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gnmpruns gketfbes, ST..

A VERY OBTUsB WITNESS
has been police reporting for the London
Diogenes, and the following is a sample.
Pat Fogarty went all the way from
Manchester to London to thrash Mick
Fitzpatrick, which he did, winding up tho
performance with the assistance OF an 'aw-
ful horseshoe He was detected and
brought before Mr.. Justice Simpleton. A
part of the examination is annexed.
Court. sir, you came here from
Manchester, did you ?''
Pat.-"Your Honor has answered cor
rect.n
Court.-"You see the complainant's
head, it Was cut by q sharp instrument. Do
you know what cut pf
Pat.-"Ain't your Honor afther saying
that sharp instrument did it,"
Court, (becoming restive)- l see you
mean to equivocate. Now, sir, you cut
Luar heaa you came here to cut it did
you notY Now, sir, what motive brought
you to London ?"
"Pat-The locomotive, yer Honor"
Court, (waxing warm, "Equivocating
again, you scouudrel, (raislng up the horse
shoe, and holding it before Pat j do you
see this horseshoe, sir ?'
Pat.--"Is it horseshoe, yer Honor ?"
Court--"Don't you see it is, sir. Are
you blind. Can you not tell at once that
il is horseshoe ~
"Bcdad, no, yer Honor"
Court, (angrily, NO"
Pat.--"Of course can, you stupid Irish.
man."
Pat (soliloquizing aloud J-"Oh, glory be
to goodness. see what education is, yer
Honor! Sure, poor ignorant creature
like meself wouldn't know horse shoe
from a mares.
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"HE HAD HIM THERE 1.-Two young
men were conversing upon the subject of
matrimony. One of them, NJ, express
ing desire to get married, the other,
IL, mentioned q certain lady saying
"she would make you a good wife" NO,
she wouldn't.n replied Nj, "she is too
old.n We'll" said IL, II should
consider the fact of her being older than
yourself a great advantage, for you see
you would be benefited by her superior
wisdom and judgment" NO" respond
ed the matrimonial inclined youth, Il
don't want to go benefited by her superior
wisdom, intend to be at the bead Of my
house when get married, and l want to
marry n woman who knows less than L
do" "Why, you don't want to marry
an IDIOT, do you ?" anxiously inquired
Il.
WHY are elections like tents ? Because
the canvass ends ut tho poles.
WHEN the rain falls, does 1t ever rise
again Ies, in dew time.
liza topper and quart Of whiskey were
left together, which would oe drunk first ?
An exchange says there is one thing
which can always be found, and that is
fault.
THE California Diamond Fraud turns
out to have been developed on the Same
grand scale rs the big tree of Mariposa,
and in the fall of that famous Stanton raby
valued at two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars to soft garnet of the value of ono
hundred dollars we have fall on the scala
Of one falls of the Yosemite. Everything
! is developed on grand scale in Calii0r-
mia.
4 DISEASE has broken out among the
cats in Springfield. Some tyro in word
making calls it "catalepsis cataracts,"
/ which is not good even for first attempt.
/ The symptoms of the malady and swell
/ ing of the head, dimness of the sight, and
/ general paralysis of the body, but there
/ is no hope that it will be generally fatal.
A REMARKABLE GENTLEMAN MISS
ING.-A remarkable old gentleman is miss
! ing, and is so particularly described in an
advertisement in the London Times that
! if he be found the finders will be at no loss
| TO recognize him. lie wears "a brown wig
and green shade over one eye" lie has
no hair on his face, but carries deep red
scar over his left eyebrow, has large yell
low teeth dressed in black with dark gray
over coat.n Now, man with n wig on
over his eve aud an overcnat on his teeth
ought to 5e identified with positive assur-
ance wherever he may turn up, especially
if he spends freely and gives checks on Lon
don banks, as this -geutleman-errant is
said to do.
~ WONDER what causes the eyes Of
young men of the present day 80 be SO
weak y' said a down town lady to q coun-
try aunt, who was reading the Pilgrims
Progress in the smallest type. MY dear"
was the tart reply, 1.-The eyes OF the young
men in these days are placed in the weak
est part"
A MAN at camp meeting out West
boasted that he had been married twenty
five years, during which time be mad never
give his wife q cross word or look. He
omitted to tell his hearers that he dared
not do the one OF the the other,
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The treasures OF the deep are not so precious
As are the concealed comforts Of man
Locked up in woman's love. l scent the alt
OF blessings, when / come but near the house.
What a delicious breath marriage sends forth,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-14
MASSACHUSETTS.
The Defacing Of the Record.
Interesting Hearin on the Resolution
Concerning Senator Sumner.

Boston, Dec. 13-The Committee on Federal
Relations held a meeting to-day to consider the
resolution introduced ON leave in the House.
Thursday, by Mr.. Hoyt, of Athol, condemnng
the course of Senator Sumner in presenting a
bill in the United States Senate for erasure of
the names of battles with fellow citizens from
the army register and regimental colors. Mr.
Hoyt appeared in behalf of his resolve and pre-
scented Mr.. Summers bill which was introduced
in the United States Senate Dec I'd. The prop
osition was simply to erase from the flags of
the regular army as the regimental flags now
contain a list of battles in which they have en-
gagged. If the principle was right, it would be
a shame to keep names on the flags in our own
State House The proposition in effect con-
cerned every man who took part in the war.
The proposition was to reduce the Union to the
level of the Confederate soldier No other de-
duction could be made from the bill Mr.. Sum-
ner was elected by the Legislature and this re-
solve was the only means the people had of ex-
pressing their Reputation of the atrocious prop
osition He offered it in no partizan spirit, but
us citizen and an old soldier, aud thought the
Legislature would do itself credit in the passage
of the resolution
Mr.. Mutt, member of the House from Ma
tick, followed in advocacy of the resolution and
said it originated with Col. Hoyt, and was not,
as had been charged, by Gen. Butler. 1t was
only beginning. Adopt this and the erasure
of tablets and the leveling of monuments would
follow, and such mutilated veterans as Sergt
Plunkett must be put out of sight.
Mr.. Porter, of Revere, coucurred in the senti-
ment of the resolution, ana had been asked to
present a similar resolution himself. 1t pre-
sents recurrence of the same sentiments ut
tered by Mr.. Sumner in 1916 The relations of
those who served in the army very strong
They endured privatiops for meagre pay, and
had claims on the consideration of the country
which no mao who was not in the army could
appreciate They volunteered and performed
their duty from a sense of right, and it was not
fora man like Charles Sumner, who had been
a man of words, to say that these memories
should be thrown aside The Legislature of
this State would be recreant to its deity if it
failed to censure this proposition from a man
who had only decried war.
In reply to question from Mr.. Smith, OF the
Committee, Mr.. Porter said he should never
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Brief JOttings.

THE Portland Cadets are to give a grand mil
itary ball at City Hall on New Years eve
The ball will be preceded by fancy drill, and
will undoubtedly be a very select aud recherche
affair.
A lady who resides in Deering was suddenly
seized by cramp as she ives coming out of the
concert hall Thursday evening, and the aid of
physician was required.
The. two miles of grading on the Ogdensburg
railroad, from the Lawrence place to the Craw-
ford House has been sub-let to Mr. G. Court
enay of this city.
The damage claimed on the schooner Thames
which was run into by the schooner Midnight,
near Squirrel Island, is $780, She was cut to
the waters edge.
A snow slide on Middle street yesterday af-
ternoon, struck lady who was passing. For
tunately no serious results followed.
The brig Ernestine, Knight, from Troon,
which arrived at here yesterday with cargo of
500 tons of pig iron, had two of the crew badly
frostbitten during the passage.
The Rev. Mr.. Bicknell, of the India street
church, will repeat tomorrow evening, by re-
quest, his discourse on lessons from the life of
Horace Greeley, delivered last Sunday.
The number of vessels built in the Portland
district during the present year is nine, and the
total tonnage 2O96 21-100.
The Advertiser has a correspondent who COM
plains of the fast driving on Congress street,
west of High street, and says it is dangerous
for naIoaA:- -
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HOUSE..

A bill was reported from the committee to
examine and pay the claims of several insur-
ance companies for the loss OF the bark Cal
dera
A resolution was adopted, calling on the
Postmaster General for information concern
ing the postal cards and the present contract
for postage stamps
Several private bills from the Committee on
Patents were reported.
The House went into committee on the pri-
waite calendar, and considered the bill to re-
iinburse the College of William and Mary,
$4,000 for property destroyed during the re-
bellion.
An amendment was offered by MI. Shanks of
Indiana, providing that no money be paid, I'M
til the college is thrown open on equal terms to
coored persons.
1t was supported by Mr.. Hoar and opposed
by Mr.. Pierce, Chairman of Committee on
Education as designed to kill the bill, and as
its adoption would render the College one for
colored citizens only; and by Mr. Crutcher who
said there was already within q few miles of
William and Mary college devoted exclusive
ly to the education of colored children, but it
was adopted 70 to II. The committee then
reported the bill to the House which adopted
the amendment SO to rs. The only Republi-
cans voting against it were Butler of Ten
nessee, Cobb of North Carolina, Perez of
Missouri and Sargent of California. No Demo-
Gratis voted for it. The bill was then rejected
yeas SO, nays 1875.
The House took up the Senate amendments
to the House bill, abolishng the offices of \ s.
SCISSORS and Assistant Assessors of Internal
Revenue.
All the mere verbal amendments were con-
CURED in without question, the only important
one remaining, being that authorizing the ap-
pointmenJ of twenty-five Treasury Agents.
After long uninteresting debate, in which
the Senate amendments was opposed by
Messrs. Dawes, Kerr and Beck, members OF
the Committee on Ways and Means, and de-
Tended by Mr. Butler of Mass, who stated
that distillers were in Washington lobbying
against it, in order that they might have a
wider field for evasion of the revenue law.
The amendment was rejected-26 to &c. and
the Committee of Conferees on the part of the
House consisting of Messrs. Dawes, L. H.
Roberts and Beck was appointed
The House at 4. 10 adjourned.
The session to morrow being restricted to
general debate
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Rci;yious Noticea.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, Congress st., corner Of
Wilmot. Rev. VIM. II. Shailer Pastor.-Preaching at
5; Sabbath School at LAB S. s. Concert at P. M.
ADVENT CHRISTIAN CHURCH Union Hail. 81 Free
St.-Elder 4. L. Churchill, of Brookfield, N H., will
preach Sunday the usual hours Prayer Meeting at
CONGRESS ST. NJ E. CHURoH.-Rev. G. B. Pit
blldo, Pastor Preaching at 1890 a. m. and p. m.
by the pastor
YIN. c. ASSOCIATION, Mechanics Building, Con-
gress street; This Saturday evening, service OF
Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at II. Young
people especially invited
PREBLE CHAPEL, corner Preble and Cumberland
sar ,ets. Sunday School at M; preaching at B.; a
Temperance meeting at 7. All are cordially invited
BETHEL CHURcH.-Sab5ath 1OAa NJ, 3 and u p.
Prayer meetings on Monday and Thursday evenings
ut u p. m. All from sea andland are invited.
MoUNTFoRT STREET A NJ. +. CHURCH.-Rev.
j. II. Madison, pastor-Services at 10a m, q and
p. m. Sunday School at p. m.
WEST Cong. CHAPEL-Services by Rev. George j.
Pierce. S. s. at II A. NJ; Sermon at 3. and Evening
service at u P. NJ.
WILLIsroN CHAPEL-S. S. 1O4 A. NJ. Preaching
service at P. NJ. Social meeting at Pm
ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL-Sundays 1890 a.. ms and
730 p. m. Daily, $50 a. m. and p m. Free to all.
CAsco ST. CHuRcH-Rev. A. A. Smith, Pastor.
Preaching at 101 a. m. and 3p. m. Prayer meeting
at p. m.
CONGRESS SQUARE UNIvERsALIsT SocIETX.-Ser
vices by the pastor at 1o3 a. M AT F. M, the pas
tor will deliver the third OF series of lectures.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH, corner OF Congress and Lo
Gust street.-Services Sunday at 1890 o'clock AM
and p. NJ.
SPIRITUAL FRATERNITY, ARMY AND NAVY UNION
HALL-Children's Progressive Lyceum at 103 A. NJ.
Miss Jennie Legs of Mass will lecture at and II.
PORTLAND BENEVOLENT SoCIETY.-An address
by VIM. H Clifford, Esq, in the First Parish Church
Sunday at P. M. contribution will be taken.
NEW JERUSALEM CHURcH.-Rev. Mr. Hayden
will preach Discourse tomorrow morning. Even
ing lecture in the Vestry at u CLOCK.
PORTLAND SPIRITUAL ASSOCIATION, Temperance
Hall, 351f Congress ST.; at P. M, John M. Todd
and others will reply to Albert Colby in defense of
Prof. Den ton. Mr.. Colby will be present to defend
the Bible and the Christian Religion, p M, at 351
Congress street.
NEwBURY3St CHURcH.-Mrs M. D. Welcome, of
Yarmouth will preach at p. m. and p. m. Prayer
meeting at IO} a. m.
PINE ST. NJ. L. CHURcH.-Peayer meeting a. m.
and p. m. Preaching at 1oa a. m. and p m. Sun
day School at Il p m Young peoples meeting at G..
PLYMOUTH CHURcH.-Rev. Mr.. Frink will preach
morning and afternoon at the usual hours.
INDIA ST. UNIvERsALIsT CHURoH.-Rev. Geo. w.
Bcknel, pastor. Services at 1o4 H., and p. m.
FREE ST. BAPTIST CHURcH-Preaching at 1Oa a.
m. by Rev. A. K p. Small. Sunday School Praise
Concert at p m.
ALLEN MISSION CHAPEL, Locust Street.-Sabbath
School Prayer Meeting at 2.15, M. Sabbath
School at 3. Sabbath School Concert in the evening
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NEW YORK.


NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-The German Consul
General here publishes an appeal for aid for
the inhabitants of the Baltic provinces, the
terrible foundations Of last month having de-
vastated 400 miles of territory, destroyed en-
tire villages, cattle, horses, gathered crops,
ships, &C., and drowned hundreds of persons.
Biank Cartridge.
At their meeting last night the Liberal Re-
publican General Committee passed resolu
lions censuring the Administration, continuing
the Liberal Republican party and calling for
municipal reform. Voters are called upon to
elect delegates 70 the next General Committee
ON Friday evening.
A Good Move.
An intiatory meeting was held last evening
in Brooklyn to organize a system of cheap
restaurants for the working classes of both
sexes. Moses f. Beach presided, Speeches
were made by Henry Ward Beecher, DR.. Dur
yea, and others.
Various Matters.
Still another will of Mr. Greeleys has been
discovered. dated September, 1857.
The Liberal Republican General Committee
last night CONDEMNED the recent appointment of
municipal officers.
The Union League have passed resolutions
ing the Mayor elect, by making appointments
to office, and asks Delafield Smith and others
so appointed to resign.
The Times again directs attention to the
DANGER Oh Il general cOnIdSTatlOu III Tie Guy,
owing to the vast storage of inflammable ma
terial
The Herald reiterates that the banditti and
lazzaroni generally of Italy, being pushed aud
hunted down by the italian authorities, are
shipping to America.
The German Republican General Committee
held reunion and banquet last night, over the
late victories.
The Tammany Hall General Committee has
taken initiatory steps toward expelling mem
bers who have sympathized or worked with
Apollo Hall.
Criminal.
John Harrington, a professional thief, fatal
ly shot his mistress, julia Smith, aged twenty,
in fit of jealousy, while she was in bed this
morning in Bayard street.
Thomas Phillips was seriously wounded by a
pistol shot by John Galson, one of the keepers
of the Tombs, while quarrelling with him in u
10th avenue saloon.
Martin Martin, charged with forgery ar
rested by detectives on the arrival of the
steamer Calabra this morning, his arrival
from Liverpool having been foreshadowed.
In the Jumel case, several witnesses testified
that the plaintiff is the son of Betsey Bowen
Paul Bertim was arrested to-day on board of
the steamship Calabria, on a telegram from
Rouen, charging him with killing woman
and boy at that place the I'D of Novem-
bery and was held to answer by the United
States Commissioner.