The Portland daily press., 1872-03-22

gentlemen confidently anticipate the coming
of the Asiatic cholera. If it would only
visit Washington Gen. Grant might have II
quiet summer undisturbed by the inroads OF
politicians. LJ
DESTRUCTION OF THE DUSSELDORF GALLERY
ALI interested in art matters will hear with
deep regret of the destruction by hre OF the
world famous Academy of Art at Dasseidorf'
Prussia, together with large number Oh the
most valuable paintings IT contained. Inc gar
| lerv was established rs early as 1890, and many
of its MASTERPIECES were transferred to Munich
but IA. 900 original drawings and "a 900 engrav-
ines and casts remained, and received in 1S41 an
addition of 300 water color drawings after Ital-
ian masters. In 1922 the building was removed
by Frederick William Ill, and at about the
same time arose group of painters of peculiar
merit who laid the foundations of what's known
as the Dusseldorf school of painters. Of late
! years there has been an average annual attend
ance of about 400 art students at the place.
The actual extent of the damage will be await
cd with much interest.
THE English Parliament is blessed with a
practical joker, Lord Alfred Bury, eldest son of
the Earl of Albemarle, and Civil Secretary of
Canada several years ago. This versatile gen
tleman has reportorial talents of high order
Some time since he sketched scheme for the
separation of the Colonies from Great Britain,
which gave birth to the lying dispatch which
has been going the rounds concerning recent
treaty for the independence of Canada 1t
turns out now that the pretended summary OF
the Queens speech published by the Pal MdH
Gazette in advance of the opening OF Parlia-
ment, and which contained singular references
| to the Alabama claims, was pure fiction em-
! anating from the same humorous nobleman.
THE MAINE CENTRAL directors voted, at a
meeting held at Augusta Wednesday, to issue
bonds not exceeding .$9,OO0,OO0, Oh forty years,
at 8 per cent, for the purpose of retiring the
bonded Indebtedness of the road and its branches
and for putting the road and its equipment in
first class condition. Artemas Libby, ESQ.,, of
Augusta, ON the part of the Portland s. Kenne-
bee Company, Hon. j. H. Drummond of Port
land, on the part of the Maine Central Compa-
ny, and Mr. G. G. Moses on the part of the
| Androscoggin Company, were made Trustees
of the bonds. 1t is claimed that this restric-
tion upon the amount of bonds will materially
increase their value and prompt sale.
SHARP.-The Toronto (Canada) Globe having
made a fierce attack on the Washington Treaty
and ON Sir John A. Macdonald for having sign
ed that famous instrument in behalf of the
New Dominion, the Montreal Star, which ad-
vocates separation from the mother country,
sharply retorts: Assuming to be the essence
of loyalty the Globes cavilling at the Treaty
is very much out of place. 1t should know that
as long as Miss Canada plays the baby, and
clings to Mrs. Britannia, she must expect to be
spanked now and then. l-i. - .
THE Directors of the Maine Central Railroad
Company have appointed Messrs. A. P. Nor
rill, Abner Coburn and George L. Ward a COM
mittee to make searching investigation into
the expenditures of the road for the purpose of
making every possible retrenchment.
THE Hartford Courant says the defeat of the
Democracy IN Connecticut promises to be
more overwhelming than it was in New Hamp-
shire" 'Yr1l~ro.r. --a 4,9-r+r--