The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-05
BELOW are the votes for President in 1868
aud for Governor at the last State election:
Brief Jottiugs.

There is a noticeable increase in the number
of horses to be seen on the streets
Tonight the six months agony will be over
and President Grant elected for second
term.
Novel conveyances, fast becoming no novel;
ties, are beginning to be a very common
sight.
The Liberal Republican club still hangs out
its red signal lantern of danger Too late gen.
tlemen, the Union train is upon you.
For the benefit of our contemporaries, who's e
wits have apparently been dazed by the glare
of aerotites, we will state that the word was
acolytes. The curse attending GEOGRAPHY pefelI
us, when the manuscript came into the hands
CT the Intelligent composing
The officer making the arrest on Centre street
Saturday night says that he did not meet with
the slightest resistance. He ought to know
Mrs. e. r. Fowle has her grand opening of
French hats and bonnets on Tuesday morning
the 9TH inst. She has provided herself with
the latest styles wherewith to catch the eyes of
the ladies who are expected to attend in body.
To-day will be the saddest, if not the busiest
of "busy life.''
Wonder if Mr.. Greeley looked over his right
shoulder at the new moon last night, for luck?
If he didn't the Liberal papers will attribute
his defeat to the omission.
Out in the country yesterday morning the
ground was white with snow.
That big beet to be presented to the Sage OF
Chappaqua is nearly ripe. 1t will be harvested
tonight.
Wagers on the result in New York were quite
frequent yesterday. One prominent journalist
of this city is the happy possessor of three hats
won on Pennsylvania. He is now anxious to
bet several pairs of boots and an innumerable
quantity of cigars on the Excelsior State.
The great sewer in the west portion of Com
mercial street, under the Boston & Maine ex-
tention, is approaching completion.
The election fever has settled upon the com
munity, and already anxious faced men are
hurrying to and fro, drumming up the lag
CARDS.
Fourteen medium-szed doughnuts formed
the Sunday lunch of nine years old boy ur
town. The boy was small of his age too,-but
he is growing
There seems to be a fear prevalent in the
city that the horse disease may attack man.
Indeed many avow themselves suffering al
realty
There has been "a, $50, 545 90 paid for life in
surance premiums in Maine during the last five
years.
Mr.. Edwin Adams, who has made himself
famous by his impersonation of Enoch Arden
will visit this city ON professional tour the
last of this month Our exchanges speak high
ly of his powers as an actor.
The great bell of the Catholic Cathedral was
hung yesterday.
The dedication sermon of the new vestry at.
ached to the st. Lawrence street church will
will be preached by the Rev. Elijah kellogg
of Boston.
The usual Haydn rehearsal took place las
night.
Another new paper is announced. 1t is the
NORTHEAST this time, and will be issued month
ly. The first number will make its appearance
this week. Hoyt Fogg & Breed publishers
Rev. G. W. Hayes, editor.
The admirers of Superint endent Merritt Of
the Boston & Maine. railroad, have invested
twenty-five hundred dollars in a horse, buggy
harness, robes, &C.. and made the Supernted
dent present thereof. A horse is rather risky
property to have now.
No Supreme Court until Wednesday, The
judicial mind does not subject itself to the cleo
ton excitement. The Superior Court has alst
adjourned.
James N. Whitney, the celebrated tenor, il
one of the Army and Navy cards this season.
The Mercantile Association are to discuss thu
horse epidemic next Saturday evening.
Rev. Henry Morgan of Boston, is to lectur
at CITY Hall on the 18th inst, on "Why mel
don't marry"
To glance down Widgery's wharf is enough
to stir the blood of business man. The larg
shipment of goods eastward by the various
packet lines, and the huge loads of sugar boxe
daily carried down the wharf make things lool
lively.
The Liberal Republicans assembled last nigh
to make arrangements for the funeral. Thu
mourners were few but sincere, and many tear
were shed for the poor old m an, untimely Gu
down.
NO material additions have been made to thu
voting lists. Some fifty names have been add
ed, few struck off, and some cbanoed from
one ward to another,
The Greeley and Brown Zouaves ,,oroh;,,
through the streets last night, were sinoin[
Marching through Georgia" Georgia is abon
the only State they will march through.
The meeting of the directors of the Main
General Hospital yesterday afternoon was ad
journed TO next Monday. No business wa
transacted
Some inconvenience has attended funerals i
neighboring cities, ON account of the scarcit