The Portland daily press., 1873-02-28
News and Other Items.

Mard-Gras was finely celebrated in New Or
leans Tuesday.
A ship to register 5000 tons is being built in
Nova Scotia
In Vienna they have girls school in which
the art of type setting is taught.
Nearly all the officers of Victor EmanuePs
household are now equipped with American
wives. -~F 1911
A thoughtful New Yorker took his flute to
church with him, in order to amuse himself in
case the sermon became too dull
+ A Socialist insurrection, accompanied by
frightful atrocities, is raging in Russian Po-
land. .-.- -....
The New York Assembly Wednesday night,
by vote of AZ to 56, refused to order the New
York city charter to a third reading
Mrs. Francis Greenleaf Sparrow wife of
Rev. Dr. William Sparrow, and niece of the
photographer DR.. Noah Webster, died in Bal
timore on the Goth inst. " .aI
Charles Bradlaugh, ponderous English re-
publican, said to be cross between Henry
Ward Beecher and Robert Collyer, is coming
here to lecture next season. IS r....t d
Alexander H. Stephens has been elected to
Congress from the 9Th district of Georgia. A
small vote was polled, there being no opposi-
ton. =.
The steamer Charles S. Hardee, bound for
Hawkinsville, Tuesday night struck obstruc-
tions four miles below Savannah, and sunk.
Six men are reported drowned. - e.
The city council of Nashville, Tenn, has
unanimously adopted resolution extending an
invitation to President Grant to visit Nashville
5ur tOr,r and
the hospitalties of the city.
A heavy northeast snow storm commenced
at st. Paul and Minneapolis Wednesday morn
ing, and reached Milwaukee about two in the
afternoon. The storm extends all over Mime
nesota, Wisconsin and Northern Iowa. 1.
The Boston Traveller gives currency to re-
port that the resolutions adopted by the last
Massachusetts Legislature, at its extra session
censuring Senator Sumner We're never placed
on the record and that consequently there is
nothing to be expunged. ar 5ra =,
Some wag acting on the suggestion of Mr.
Alley, has sent circular to the members of
the House suggesting bronze statue at the
national capital to "Oakes Ames, builder of
the Pacific railroad and grand Congressional
detective" 5-r st
Bishop Simpsons notion of the effect of
woman suffrage is that it would not inure in
any marked degree to the benefit of any par
ticuar party, but rather to that of the whole
body polite. SIT has come to this simple PROPOSE
tion,'' says the good Bishop, ''either society
must go down or women must vote.'
Chief Justice Chase has bought an old home
stead near Washington and is spending con-
siderable care and cost in its establishment.
Henry Wilson has written letter, express
ing his regret at the Massachusetts, resolutions
censuring Senator Sumner and authorizing the
addition of his name to the petition for their
repeal.
Boston has just launched the only clipper
ship built in the United States for several
years; and the event is remarkable one in
connection with the efforts which statesmen
are making to revive our commerce. The
vessel is described as q magnificent one 233 feet
long, with Al feet breadth of beam and "a feet
depth of hold fa-
The members who voted against Buffers bill
for an increase of salaries, late Monday night,
in committee of the whole, are confident that
when the ayes and nays are ordered upon the
bill in the House it will be defeated 1t is sig
nifcant that the vote by tellers is exactly the
same as the former vote upon the bill
The sergeant-at- arms who was sent to New
York to summon Manton Marble, editor of the
New York World, and William B. Read, assis-
tant editor on behalf of the Wilson committee
had peculiar experience. Mr. Read answered
the summons by a telegram TO the committee,
stating that he was rot the man wanted. Mr..
Marble claimed to be i'll at his house, and de-
clined seeing the deputy. The Wilson commit
tee Immediately telegraphed the deputy to
bring the entire editorial staff of the World
Office, excepting only those who might be ply
sically unable to travel.