The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-02

The grand jury of New Orleans failed to in
dict Warmoth for the murder of Byerly
Alarming news comes from Salem, Oregon,
where a debating society has Resolved, That
the public press Of the United States is public
nuisance, and ough. to be abated."
Thursday night the residence of Mr.. Wilkins
in Lowell, Mass, was entered by burglar who
took the pantaloons Of the sleeping wilkins
from the bedroom into the kitchen, rif1ed them
of S153, and left without creating an alarm.
Schumacker's share of the Pacific Mail plum
der for distribution was greater than Kings,
and it may be shown that Democratic Con-
gressmen received correspondingly greater
sum than Rep ublican Congressman.
The late Hon. Alvah Crocker of Fitchburg
made will long time ago which he recently
destroyed, intending to make another changing
its provisions. He expressed his intention of
so doing on Thursday last, but died on Satur-
day without executing the important document
His estate is estimated at 81, 100000
There is party familiarly known as "Private
Dalziel' who enjoys considerable celebrity in
western newspaper Offices AT the east his
character and mission are not so thoroughly
understood, but he's believed to be sort of a
cross between George Francis Train and the
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was to offer his left ear as model for the fan
light over the main entrance to the Philadel
phia centennial building. Brooklyn Aryus.
In Rev. j. w. Jones' personal Reminis
cences of Gen. Lee" it is stated that in 1861,
after Lees arrival in Washington from Texas,
Gen. Scott. with whom he was great favor
lite, and who had.he highest opinion of his mill
tary talents, used all his powers of persuasion
to induce him to stand by the old flag. MIR.
Lincoln sent the elder Blair to him with an
offer of the chief command of the army. His
reply to Mr.. Lincoln's messenger was: "Mr.
Blair, look upon secession as anarchy. If
owned the four millions of slaves in the South
would sacrifice them all to save the Union /;
but how can L draw my sword upon Virginia,
my native state?'
A sudden outburst of religious fcrvor has
convulsed the town of Cedar Rapids Iowa, to
its very town pump. 1t seems that the good
people of the town were in the habit Of keep
ing their stores open on Sunday. The Mayor
looked over the statutes and found that the
state had Sunday law He therefore ordered
the closing of all stores and the rigid enforce
ment of the Sunday ordinance. Trouble en-
sued, of course: half the citizens of Cedar
haplQS IeIuSeu W ODty INC OruiuduCe anu upon
violating it were arrested The foreman of the
engine company has issued an order to his men
to observe the Sunday law to the letter, and not
turn out to fire under any circumstances
between Saturday midnight and Sunday at one
o'clock.
The Rev. Dr. Noah Porter Of Yale College
was IN Brooklyn last week, and made friend
ly call on Mr.. Beecher During the interview
Mr.. Beecher said ;-"Dr. Porter, L have been
invited by your college to deliver a supple
mentary course of lectures on theology, three
in number, to follow those delivered by DR..
John Hall of New York. L have accepted this
invitation, but you see what circumstances 1
am surrounded by. L am enyeloped in law
| suits, and am under charges that affect my
moral character. feel constrained to free you
from the engagement. Please consider it can
| celled." Dr. Porter replied with great warmth:
81 shall do no such thing. L believe in your
moral integrity with all my heart Yale Col
lege believes in you; New England believes in
you; cannot release you from your engage
ment." Mr.. Beecher submitted, and the course
| of lectures will be delivered.