The Portland daily press., 1873-04-02
News and Other Items

Logs killed poU,UUU worth OF Sueep III IAeH-
lucky last year.
Taylorsville, KY, has not tailor, and adver-
tises for one.
The April dividends payable in Boston
amount to $4,650,671.
Back-pay conundrum-What will he do with
it? Better give it up.]
A farmer in New Hampshire has been offer
cred 100000 for the wood on his farm and
wants more.
HCarroh County, Ohio, registers voter named
Deford who is hale and hearty at the age of
103
Miss Stoker, young lady of Piqua, Ohio,
fell dead of disease of the heart last Sunday
while on her way to be baptized by immersion.
Norfolk, Va, received one day last week
over sc, 900 shad from North Carolina, intend
cd for the New York market.
Somebody has already nominated the DEM
ocratic Presidential ticket for 1876 1t is
Charles Sumner and Alexander H. Stephens.
A leading dry goods firm in New York gives
away over $4,000 worth of goods in samples an
nually.
Congressman Starkweather of Connecticut,
voted against the extra compensation, and re-
fused to accept it, directing that it be returned
to the United States Treasury
The Lechmere Bank, at Cambridge, Mass,
has declared its usual semi annual dividend of
eight per cent, notwithstanding the defalcation
by Mr.. Savage
The Brattleboro Spiritualist who is finishing
'Edwin Drood'' gives out that the great novel;
list cleared 1000 during his last visit to this
country
A new history of the States is in course of
preparation, beginning with Michigan instead
of Maine. A Michigan man is the historian,
of course.
The editor of country weekly persuasively
remarks: ''We offer especial inducements to
our subscribers who club together and send in
any little matter of eatables, as it were"
The New York State Association of Chris
tians opposed to Secret Societies has issued a
strenuous manifesto. One of the head men in
the organization is Senator Pomeroy.
The New York Ice dealers propose to put a
high price on their commodity this season, to
make up for the losses the last two years.
which have been large,
A little girl was killed in New Hampshire a
year ago by a kick from horse which had
pCCh IL is3uoChOu W q uof.s duu uCi ldGucI uttS
just recovered 81 ,450 damages from the owner
of the dog.
| The Boston Traveller intimates that Senator
| Sumner has declared that he will not again put
his feet on Massachusetts soil until the battle
| flag resolves of the last State Legislature are
! rescinded.
| Senator Boutwell, has gone to Charleston, S.
c., accompanied by his wife and daughter,
and expects to pass two or three weeks in trav-
cling in a more genial climate. Senator Nor
rill of Maine accompanied them.
Comparative receipts of the internal revenue
for six months ending January 81, 1872, and
January 81, 1873, show an increase in the lat
ter on spirits of $2,617.9O2; ON fermented Ii
quors, $3.50, 234; penalties $6S,512.
1t is reported that very important changes
| are soon to take place on the Grand Trunk
Railway. 1t is proposed to narrow the road to
a uniform width OF four feet eight and half
inches, lay new steel rails over the entr e main
line, supply new rolling stock, etc., etc,
Some one who claims to have looked into the
matter says that under the electoral system /,
1874, 746 of the votes cast last November could
have m&de President of the United States,
been concentrated without success.
The Richmond Enquirer thinks Vice-Presi-
dent Wilson's act in calling Gen. Gordon to
the Chair of the Senate, was a very delicate
and friendly overture to the South, and it
saws it will be received in the proper spirit and
duly appreciated by the Southern people.
Ii is stated that the old hand presses, on
which so many fine books have been printed,
are again coming into use in France. 1t is
found that in small editions, requiring much
care, these presses are much better than those
worked by machinery.
The Register of the Treasury has received
statistics, from which it appears that the year
1s72-was remarkable for marine disasters. The
number of vessels lost from all causes was 1926,
OF which 1852 were sailing vessels and 244
steamers. Of this number about 211 sailing
vessels and 80 steamers bore the flag of the
| United States.
| Hasn't the newspaporial habit of coming
words, just 10 make a sensation, been carried
| about far enough? "Epihippic'' was bearable
because the .pesky disease had to be called
| something; "epi-zootic" was correct, scien-
| tific, and all that-after it attacked dogs and
| traction; but what shall we say of the latest
attempt of a newspaper to be funny by calling
the newest phase the ''homozootic" a
man, zoon, an anima-what does homozootic
mean ?-Spring,SeId Republican.
New Jersey is considering whether it will
keep or sell the famous Stevens Battery. Some
years ago, it will be recollected, Mr.. Stevens, of
Hoboken, died after having commenced the
construction of battery which was to exceed
anything ever before designed. In his will he
provided for the completion of the battery, at
an expense of not more than S1,O0O,OOO. The
work has been continued for years under the
direction of Gen. Mcclellan, who now reports
that $4,000 above the sum appropriated by
Mr.. Stevens will be required to complete the
battery, and the New Jersey Legislature is ask
ed what it proposes to do about IL