The Portland daily press., 1872-09-16
News and Other Items

The late heavy rains in Minnesota have seri-
ously damaged the wheat.
Complaints are still made of outrages on the
borders of Texas by the Mexican cattle thieves.
The Louisville (Ky.) Reporter says that the
1rishman and the negro who were suifocated in
a well in Woodford county last week have met
with misfortune as peculiar as it is distress
ing. They were both supposed to be recover
ing, were going about attending to their usual
business, when suddenly and unaccountably
they both became deaf and dumb At last ac-
counts they could neither hear nor speak
The trial of Marshal Bazaine, who surren-
dered Metz is now going on, and the evidence
against him is overwhelming.
New Hampshire's cranberry crop this season
will be largest ever raised in the State.
The senior Blair, in his eighty-second year,
shot buck at a hundred and fifty yards; but
then how long he practiced on Buchanan.
1t is said to be peculiarly awkward to have a
band stand break down at a Greeley gathering,
because there is nobody about to pick the band
up.
Henry Corners, of Rutland, VT, engineer on
alocomotive, recently saved the life of a little
child at the risk of his own The father IA
poor man, worth only $75,OOOD it is said, asked
the courageous man to take glass of soda, as
reward for saving his child!
The wife of Rev, Robert Laird Collier, of
Chicago, died Friday of a fever contracted
while visiting the White Mountains
The remains of a number of ancient CONFER
mines have lately been discovered on Isle Royal
In Lake Superior These mines show unboubt-
ed proofs of having been worked by race of
men long since extinct. Historical societies
VIII go into ecstacies over this announcement.
The effort of the producers to decrease the
production OF oil will probably prove failure,
the interest in the enterprise having generally
died out -
1t is asserted in commercial circles that the
tea and coffee market has virtually lost about
Two months demand during the present year
owing to the repeal of the tariff.
Though Greeleyites continue to claim that
ex-Gov. Curtin will support their cause. it is
certain that he will strongly advocate the re-
election of President Grant. AS soon as his
health sufficiently improves he will publish
letter plainly stating his political preferences.
A prominent Republican in New York has
private letter from Gov. Curtin announcing
that he sticks to the Republican party.
Elections occur October 8th in Pennsylyania.
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Dakota and Nebraska.
A strong movement is being made by parties
interested in municipal reform to make A. T.
Stewart Mayor of New York
A despatch from Wexford Ireland, reporas
that vessel named the New Castle is wrecked
off Tuskar Rock: an the crew are supposed
tie have been drowned. This is believed to be
the barque New Castle, which cleared from
Liverpool Aug. 31st for Savannah.
Paris advices state that Bishop Dupanloup.
in an interview, said, ''Thiers is more despotic
as President than Napoleon l was as Emperor
He thinkssthat the left centre though now sup
porting Theirs, will some day shove him out of
office Gambetta, in such case, will probably
succeed him, and then follows the Commune