The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-09-27
Current Notes.

Now is the time to say, in various ways,
that the leaves have caught crimson glow
from the early frost, and to remark. incident
ally, that the golden days have come again.
The New York Mail holds that the most
satisfactory Renaissance connected with the
financial troubles of the past year is the re-
markabe firmness with which our national
securities have held their own. 1t teaches
blukers and brokers that government securi-
lies are the corner. stone upon whicr to build.
The Rochester Democrat says the Emperor
of Morocco, whose dea'h has just been an
no need, is affectionately mentioned as shat
venerable old pirate.' 1t may al least be
said of him, however, that he never voted
the Democratic ticket. Let us be generous
as well as just.
In the New York Herald of May 5th, 1885,
price one cent IA paper less in size than one
half of thu Sun of to-day, and the first num-
Der OF Mr.. Benefits paper) appears the fol-
lowing paragraph: "Balloon ascensions are
getting numerous as the spring sets in. Clay
ton, in Cincinnati, travelled from that city to
the Alleghanies-400 mles-in len hours. A
Mr.. Wise also assembled in Philadelphia. We
have seen no pun yet on his name'
Men who would a-woong go should ponder
the latest decision of the New York courts, IN
breach of promise suit. Though it was not
claimed that the delen ant ever gave prom
Use to marry, The court charged that the
CLEAN of the eye and the conjunction of the
lips are equivalent, when frequent and pro-
tracted. to a proposal Light minded men
should beware.
Playful jewellers on the banks of the Father
of Waters are evincng their interest in
Clouds 1.-THE actor's) progress on his rowing
trip to New Orleans, by firing sautes as he
passes. But disagreeable feature of their
cordiality is, that they load their rifles and
send bullets against which Cloud may find
his silver lining but sorry protection.
The Texas newspapers are making merry
at the expense of young city man who
bought fine orcha d of two hundred apple
trees in Steuben county, and tapped every
one of them in order to secure supply of CT
der.
There is talk of sending Mrs. Woodruff to
England as a delegate to something. We
don't know what the something is; but we
have no hesitation in saying that Mrs. Wood
hull is exactly the person for the position.
Let her go at once. Good bye. Not word,
Victorial The honor is yours. Take it, and
heaven bless you.
There will be suspensions and rumors of
suspensions innumerable, it may be, but how
long they will last depends upon how holders
of money stand by each other. This IS all
that is to be said, that the reasons for actual
fright are past, and that the present renewal
of the excitement is but the natural sequence
of the real breakdown of last weekly. Y
Mail.
There was a little Parliamentary discussion
in the Florida Senate the other day, in the
course of which the President pro tenn. was
knocked down by an honorable member. In
the language of the local reporter, the Presi-
dent actually flew INTO pieces, his wig, glass;
eye, false teeth being scattered over the Sen
ate Chamber. He asked time to collect him.
self, which was granted.
Mr.. Bradaugh has possibly his use in Eng
land-as an irresponsible protest against
class injustice. The Nation certainly has its
use here land we should deeply regret its dis
continuance from any canse), as a sort of
Greek chorus which may always be relied on
to say the unpleasant and often the necessary
thing in politics and literature. But we in
sist that we do not need Mr.. Bradlaugh while
VIC hdfC tuC IN ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OOuTuU
The ". Y. Tribune, in referring to the
Liberals of New York who are surrounding
John Cochrane, says: ''We do not share
the beliefsome of them express, that they
ar about to form the co ling new party.
New parties are not made in that way; in
fact, are not made at all-they grow"
The N. Y. Post thinks il the government
keeps hands off we shall gravitate toward
''hard-pan," and resume specie payments at
least five years sooner, and substitute for our
present ham strung and half-paralytic system
of banking that free or l4nzaton which is
alone consistent with rational principles, and
with economical safety and progress.
The editor of the Boonesboro (Iowa) Dem
ocrat attended a Grange picnic the other
lay with several oat-straws behind his ear in
place OF pencil, and his blue denim bifurca-
5ions beautifully ornamented with burrs
rne farmers looked him over carefully. de
clined his proffered copies of the Democrat,
smiled blandly, and passed by.