The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-07
News and Other Items.

NEWS anu OtueT ltcmSs
On Monday eighty vessels arrived at Boston.
Great Britain has 1896 paper mills, France
634, and Spain 139.
No tobacco was exported during the past
month from Richmond, Va.
Only two feet of snow and good s'eighing in
some parts of Wisconsin.
Cotton appears to shrink in price, but there IS
not heavy stock in the hands OF manufacture
ers, and New England can stand decline.
Boston's most experienced fnanciers antici-
pate an easy money market within sixty days,
but think business will be dull during the win
ter.
Gov Sheppard of the District of Columbia,
declares that Congress will be asked to assume
the improvement debt of that territory. Al :
most too good to believe.
They refused Nellie Barnards vote at Wor-
cester on Tuesday, but pleasantly told her she
could vote early and often in neighboring box
for receiving contributions for the Memphis
sufferers.
An exchange says that the greatest feat in
gastronomy ever known was that recorded of a
mau who commenced by boiling door. after
which he threw up a window, and then sat
down and swallowed whole story.
Scene, sophon ore den. Sophomore deeply
engaged in scanning Latin. Some one knocks
at the door. Sophomore pretends not to hear,
and as the door opens continues in a loud tone,
"Quod 81 con-noin-u-as. -MadisonenSis
According to the Independent, the future of
New York is not very fattering. 1t says that
one person in twenty three is a papper, and
the rate Of increase of this class is twice that of
the self-supporting. Three generations are Of
ten in the poorhouse together.
The Springfield Republican thus critics Mast
as a lecturer: 'As a public speaker Mr.. Mast
would hardly be called success, although he
has a pleasant voice and rather taking way
AS public sketcher he is slow, particular, but
'as good as Nast,' and is well worth seeing"
The Director of the United States Mint says
that from the most trustworthy data obtainable
the gold coin in the United States is estimated
at $135,0OOOOO, and subsidiary silver S. 900 900;
total $14O,OO0,0O0. The silver coin is principally
in circulation in California. Oregon, Nevada,
Idaho, Arizona and Texas.
According to the last census of Paris there
are 10000 Americans permanently residing in
that city, snbdivided thus: Louisianians,
nearly 10000; Virginans, 5000; other southern
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preponderance of southerners in Paris is due to
causes which arose during and have risen
since war;
The Worcester Spy says that the Butler in
fluence had much to do with the Democratic
gains; and Republican apathy, the Springfield
Republican thinks, and the rum interest was
large factor in the CASTOR vote 1t says
There is very barley-corn flavor to the Gov
ernor vote. A man could almost get dru nix
reading the CASTOR figures
The.reporter of Nashville paper, who, men
tioning young lady's disease, touchingly al
1uded to her as ''one of the brightest Jewels
that ever glittered in the dadem of an earthly
home ;one of the purest stars that ever cleaned
upon the froDtlet of our social sky; one of the
sweetest flowers that ever bloomed in the gar
den of earliest association" has had his salary
increased to four dollars month, half cash and
the balance in cord wood
The Taunton Mass. Gazette says last Sun
day witnessed the revival of the apostolical
order OF deaconess in the Unitarian church in
Norton One of the deacons being unavodably
ABSENT and no gentleman consenting to act in.
his place, the PASTOR Rev. s. C. Beach. request
Ell MIS-. Royal +. Hodges to assist in the COM
munIon service, whichshe did with entire suc-
cess.
The Boston journal says that one result of
the recent election will no doubt be an essential
modification of the prohibitory law as if now
stands The prohibitory organ claims but
eighteen of the forty Senators elected. tbonob
it claimed twenty-six or twenty-seven before
election, and it has very little hope for the
House. What substitute will be proposed for
the law no one can now conjecture, but that it
will be essentially changed is matter of no
doubt.
The st. Johnsbury (vt.) Academy was ded-
Gated last Friday evening. President Rnck-
ham, of the Vermont University, delivering
the address, The Rev. E. r. Fairbanks gave
a historical sketch of the institution. and the
Rev. Mr. Fuller, principal of the academy
made statement of the present condition of
the school. The outlay on the buildings and
furniture has been 100000, the gift of Mr..
Thaddeus Fairbanks
transcript is being prepared for suit in
the Marion, Ind, circuit court to test the ques
ton whether the statute forbidding persons
with visible admixture of negro blood to mar
ry whites is or is not in conflict with the civil
rights laws and the recent constitutional
amendments. The suit is specially interesting
to one Edward Brown, colored, who is serving
out sentence of five years in the penitentiary
for marrying white woman.