The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-08-27
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Additional troops are to be sent from Spain
to Cuba 10 two weeks
A Russian professor estimates that the GUAM.
tity of beer actually manufactured in Europe
would float the whole Prussian navy. as
A Grafton, N. H., drover named Sanborn,
had his pocket picked of $17OO while looking
at the President in Concord, yesterday.
The Women's National Convention organiz-
ed in Newport, yesterday. Mrs. Stanton Presi-
dent, and Mrs Fairbanks, Secretary. Some
| of the most eminent women in the country are
| present.
The inaugu1a alton of the Rev. T. J. Sawyer,
u. D., Packard Professor of Theology, and the
Rev. G. H. Leonard, Goddard professor in the
theological school in Tufts College, occurred
Wednesday afternoon.
Gustave Dore and Blanchard Jerrold have
been making systematic exploration OF Lon
don, from Mapping to Kensington, among
high and low, with view to great work on
the great capital.
"Prof" jackson in the presence of an i'm
mense crowd of spectators crossed the gorge
below Niagara Falls yesterday, on machine
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| him.
| Two miles of snow sheds on the Central Pa
cific road, between Cisco and Summit were
burned Wednesday night. Considerable iron
was badly bent and a great number of ties
burned. Eastern and Western trains are de-
layed.
The health of Gen. Rawlings, Secretary Of
War, is again very precarious. Upon his re-
turn to Washington, Wednesday night, he
was attacked with severe hemorrhage, and
his physicians insist that he shall remain per-
necticut for the present.
Late advices from London state that the
English yacht Cambria and the American
yacht Dauntless will start on an ocean race on
the LIST of September. The course will be
from Cowes to New York. The challenge Of
the Dauntless was unreservedly accepted by
the gallant owner of the Cambria, Mr.. Ash
bury.
A religious enthusiast named BLAND shot at
Rev. Mr.. Heinrich, of the Cathedral Church
Berlin, on the 9Th of August, as the latter was
| officiating at the altar. Fortunately the cler-
| gyman was not hit. BLAND acknowledges his
offence and says he intended to kill Mr.. Helm
1 rici in order to call attention to certain here
sizes that are prevailing in the church.
Thomas Hughes, author of Tom Brown al
Rugby, and ex-member of Parliament, who is
as much an American as Englishman in his
sympathies, will probably be the sole referee al
the Harvard and Oxford boat race to-day
Wednesday the headquarters of the Harvard
men were crowded with visitors, among whom
were Charles Reade, Minister Motley, T. 81
Dudley, United States Consul at Liverpool
and others, all of whom will return for the race
A pleasing incident occurred just as thu
Presidential train started from the station a
Nashua, N. H., yesterday Gen. Grant saw {
bright little girl, apparently laborer's child
vainly endeavoring to get to the Car that she
might shake hands with the eminent visitor
The train was moving slowly away, and thu
child, in her disappointment, burst into tears
The President, in his kindness of heart, in
stantly pointed to her and motioned for somt
one to bring her to him. Quick as though
two stalwart men seized her, and holding hel
aloft above their heads rushed with her to the
car and abe General had Just time to embrace
her with both hands when the train bore hir,
rapidly away.