The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-06-28
News and Other Items,

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charge of losing the battle of Gettysburg
Barnum's colored show bills cost $75O,OO for
| the season.
The latest remedy for rheumatism is aspara-
gus a..
The police of 81. Louis have come out in the
uniforms of Maj, Generals.
A California paper states that joaquin Mill
er is dying of consumption in London.
The Little Emma Mine, into which British
stockholders poured a million pounds sterling
proves, upon official report, to be valueless.
| 1t is reported that the private banking house
of j. Daniels, at Winnings Ill. has suspend.
ed. Liabilities $o75,0OO.
The Quincy, ILL.,, Herald says "the Weekly
Moranian wants an editor. The last one was
killed by shooting him full of shingle nails.
One of the most peculiar and most fashiona-
bic combinations of color is dark sage green
and light blue.
| Mr.. Summer, of vinton, Ia. tried to kill his
wife, and not succeeding killed himself, which
anybody would call summary proceeding.
Joseph Shipley and Walter Mcclure got
drunk, and quarreled on railway train near
Warren, o.. on Wednesday, and the former
pushed the latter off the train. fatally
The Toledo Blade says, farmers are very
much discouraged through this part of the
State, and our intelligence from Central. Ohio
is quite unfavorable for crop prospects.
Pennsylvania woman by the name of
Franks has 500 living descendants. History
mentions that Franks and Huns went in
swarms. a G
| Capt. Jack, also, wants to be tried by jury
| of his naars nomaIu Modocc Such courao
would be in-jury-ous to the interests of the
country.
The students at Amherst College have ap
pealed to the Mayor of Springfield, Mass, to
aid them in breaking up pool-selling at the
coming regatta.
Georgia newspaper recently informed its
readers that it was not worth while for them to
raise boys. The agonized editor insists that he
wrote hogs
The usual examination of candidates for ad-
mission to Harvard, commenced yesterday.
There were 202 applicants of the freshmen, and
10 for advanced standing.
Ida Lewis, the heroine of Lime Rock, New
port, has separated from her husband, William
Wilson, because he is lazy fellow and won't
support her. She still remains at the light
house.
An Illinois magistrate has fined a man $40
for cutting off his wfe's back hair Under
what statue such All offence is ranked, we are
not informed. Perhaps under the general head
of barberous treatment and sheer brutality.
Mrs. Lee, Of Utica, N. Y, who believes in
woman's rights, recently attacked tax collec-
tor with an axe. He objected to SO much Lee
way, and she has been brought before the
courts to answer for her conduct.
A correspondent of the New York Journal
OF Commerce says twenty-one natl NAL banks,
with capital of over $4,OO0,0OO, had, up to the
LIST of January last, failed, and all but half
million dollars of their circulation had been re-
deemed. 500 -e
1.-THE drain If emigrants to America" says
the Limerick Reporter, sis absolutely alarm
ing. The people are leaving the country in
crowds. A respectable, well-dressed, intelli-
| gent and orderly population are abandoning
their country in countless numbers.
Notwithstanding the immense quantities of
| public documents which have been shipped
from Washington, since the abolition of the
franking lrivilege, the officers at the capitol
report that carloads will remain undisposed of
after July l.
Gen. Belknap states that he has caused
most careful examination of the records of the
war department to be made, and that he does
not find that any records ara missing. Tho
parties making the charge do not hold that
Gen. Belknap is in any way responsible for the
alleged loss, as they fix the date of the theft at
period anterior TO to his entry upon Office.
The Springfield Republican thinks that with
Andy johnson Governor of Tennessee, and
Gen Butler Governor eff Massachusetts, there
would be great dancer that the peaceful and
friendly relations now existing between these
two sovereign States, might be interrupted
The Pennsylvania Constitutional Convention
has adopted aprovision prohibiting the dona
ton of State funds for sectarian schools
The Shah of Persia has live fowl killed in
his bedroom every morning, because he is not
allowed to sleep in any room where animal
blood has not been shed. He wanted 10 have
sheep thus slain In his apartments while at
Berlin, as a sacrifice, but was induced to let
the operation be performed in the kitchen The
munificent apartments provided for him at Der
lin, will have to be completely reftted, owing
to the oriental practices irdulged in by him.