The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-10

The Colt Arms Co. of Hartford, Conn, are
to make $4,000 needle guns for the Prussian
Government.
The frigate Constellation, with 100 midship-
men on board, is in New London harbor. She
dies will have shore leave.
Danbury has two excellent boat clubs, but as
there are no water nor boats the members are
to be worked up into saloon settlers, where ga
long pull, a strong pull and pull altogether
is useful
Fifty shoe manufacturers of Lynn, represent
Ing seven-eighths of the capital in the business
have signed an agreement not to employ Girls
pins hereafter. $3.50.
The specie in tho Bank of France has in
creased %, 900, 600 francs during the past week.
Six Major Generals, five Colouels, two United
States Senator'S, and politicians ad infnitum, in
the surf at Newport Thursday.
The valuation of Lawrence is $40, 763, 693, =
gain of S2,2l1 ,693 since 1871.
The last "eccentricties" which correspond
snts bring to light with regard to Joaquin
Miller's youthful years are that he once
"hoOked" a horse and shot the constable who
pursued him, through the thigh. This story,
taken in conjunction with the poets canara as
to his being in Walkers expedition, goes far to
prove him "liar and horse thief Is Mr..
Greeley would say. I'D '.
The New York Herald has an editorial de-
handing statue of DIR. Livingstone in Central
Park. ..- ...
The belle of Cape May is Boston lady, who
receives flowers every day sufficient in quantity
to fill good sized conservatory.
A girl in Brookville, Va. stood on her head in
a spring and was drowned.
An editors pocket was picked at Litchfield,
ILL.,, and he tries to make the public believe he
lost So. .h9lr.H ~ @f1st--"''
Spotted Tail and his Sioux braves, who are
doing New York, have not quite got the hang
OF civilized fixtures, They kept their rooms
on Thursday, being fatigued, and some one who
obtained squint at them says they displayed
unusual ideas as to the uses of bed furniture.
One was lying crosswise Of the bed, with his
head and shoulders resting ON chair. An
other slept generously with his feet on the pill
lows and his head leaning over the side of the
bed. 1t was quite the exception to see one..who
had got the hang of affairs rightly.
LhO ANe@'iAos' osoSf UFfe says. "A lttuy SOi iOo-
pondent who promenaded Main street for half
an hour yesterday afternoon to see the Philoso-
pher, told her husband last night that he was a
much better looking man than she expected to
see. "Where did you see him?" inquired the
lady's husband. "Why, on the seat with the
driver, to be sure" The husband laughed
while the wife was terribly vexed when informed
that Horace was on the back seat, and that the
gentleman with the driver was Gen. Hunt.
THE CAMPAIGN IN WEST VIRGINIA.-The
Washington correspondent of the Boston Aduer-
tiser says:
I" A Senator and ex-governor of West Virginia
who is in town to-day says that the campaign
in that State, which ends on the 22d instant
will certainly be very warm, and with almost
equal certainty result in the reelection of Gov
ernor Jacob and the defeat of the new consti-
tuition. Should the constitution be rejected a
new election for State officers would be held in
October. In the first, Parkersburg district
Representative Davis-independent democrat
anti-Grant and anti Greeley-is makinga strong
canvass with excellent prospects of reelection.
Mr.. Davis publishes letter in which he says
that he shall support for the Presidency the
nominees OF the Louisville convention.