The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-11-03
News and Other items.

Illinois churches are raising money by
huled corn -and-milk sociables.
Affectionate wives iu Detroit greet drunken
and belated husbands with doses of hot water
'assed down from bedroom windows
The Boston Globe claims to know that JUS
tIce Swayne is General Grants personal pref
renee for the Supreme Court vacancy.
An intelligent 'boter'' in Burlington, Iowa,
in scratching the name of Mrs. Hasar, candi-
late for school superintendent, wrote upon his
ballot: "Doant want kno wummum in Nine"
The Comte de Chambord has given orders to
a French horse dealer to purchase the horses
,nd gala carriages necessary to celebrate the
restoration of the throne within two mouths.
If the famine grows much worse in Bengal,
the people will have but one resource left-to
light the tiger. This is the popular method
here in such cases.
The Springfield Republican suggests. in view
If the tghtness of the times. that lecturers re-
luce their prices to the basis of 10S and that
taverns get below S. per day.
"a native-5orn carlcaturist like Thomas
Mast" says the Baltimore american, ''mght
have saved Virginia from from the folly of Sc
;ession, provided, of co1rse,'' and the reader
VIII appreciate tne force OF Tue proVlSO, his
BODY had been impervious to BULLETS"
Tie Governor-eect of Ohio has received
lspatch from Governor McEnery, of Louisiana,
which says: GAS the legally elected but depos
I'd Governor of Louisiana l send you greetings,
in the name of the people Of the State, upon
,our election to the chief magistracy of your
State"
Will the accomplished, and we may say the
ntellectual editor of the New York World,
asks the Cincinnati Commercial, read, mark,
md inwardly digest the fact that Allen did
lot receive as many votes by $3.50, when
elected fortnight since; as were cast for the
Democratic candidate, McCook, two years ago?
To an invitationfn New Brunswick, ''Hello,
Professor, take a drink?" five men sitting
al, u I'd the stove in the bar room at once arose
,!d came forward, while boot black who
just entering the door, and passing barber,
nilingly accepted the invitation, and stepped
up.
A remarkable illustration of the power of
5e getable growth can be seen at K,eue, N. H.,
where a toa1stoo has grown up unler the con-
;rete walk, breaking it and pushing it until it
has made room for itself. The concrete in that
place is nearly an inch thick, and would hold
up heavily loaded team.
The New Orleans Herald has a vivid and in
Serestlng account of a young gentleman who
ately blew the top off lung-testlng machine
IN that city. After performing the feat, he
remarked to the crowd WHO witnessed it: "look
ere, gents. that amt nothing t do at all
Tor man who has been buglar in deaf and
lumb asylum for several Years, like me-"
Governor Booth gave the Grangers of San
lose talk, the other day, reminding them of
ome of the possibilities that lie within the
srasp of such an organization. One problem
,ecnliar to the far West States is irrigation.
aid doubtless California and Colorado will be
allied upon to assume irrigation enterprises.
Governor Booth suggests that California be d.
'ided into irrigation districts, winch shall
maintain and manage each its own system.