The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-07-25


The value Of the silver ore brought to mill
in San Francisco averages $40, 900 per day
Mr.. Alexander A. Stevens has been re. elect
ed Grand Master of the Free Masons of Cam
ada.
The railroad connection between the Misss-
sippi and Missouri rivers, from DUBUQUE to
Sioux City has been completed. The last rail
was laid few days since.
The recently pardoned convicts from the
resented, by an enthusiastic ''local" of that
city. as having left with good characters and
cheerful faces" Happy fellows.
Some enterprising citizens of Manchester,
N. II :. have in contemplation 'grand" wood
en- hotel, three stories in height, with accom-
modations tor three hundred guests during the
summer season. 1t is to be hoped that they
may not remain too long in the contemplation
of it.
The railroad over the st. Gotthard mountain
is Just now causing great stir in Europe,
Italy has voted 100000 toward it, Switzer-
land votes 10000, 600, North Germany 10, OOO,-
600, and even little Baden votes 5000 900 of
francs for its construction. France has COM
mercial reasons for voting nothing toward it.
This is the way they live in Canada; beef
first quality to cents, second quality 5 to 6
cents; veal, first quality 10 to 10 cents, second
quality 6 to 10 cents; mutton, first quality to
cents, second quality to cents; lamb, first
q
pork, first quality 10 to IA cents, second quail
ty to 10 cents; -four $275 per 100 pounds;
butter 70 cents per pound; potatoes As cents
bushe,; eggs 10 cents per dozen.
The silk product of the United States in 1910
was $1,000 pounds, worth $250OOO; in 1874,
4O0,O pounds, worth 81 500 600; in 1859 it was
only 14,76S pounds; in 1860 the product of five
states. including Pennsylvania, was S. ,OOO,-
0oO: The business has increased steadily since.
california is devoting great energy to it, and
It's eggs are highly valued. Of $214, 5000
raw silk produced annually, Asia is credited
with $l41 100000. Europe, $73, 600; Africa,
$4,000 ''''' anu '''e"'
A happy reunion was consummated in AL
nany few nights since between young mar
RED couple from the West, who had been tray
cling about in search of each other for three
months. The husband had been to the East
for new stock of goods, sickened on the wav.
and continued in condition between life and
finally heard of his death and came on to re-
cover his remeins They were brought togeth-
er accidentally in turning the corner of street.
A charming young lady, named King, is at
present doing her utmost to prove to one of the
Judges of the Law Courts at Hartford. Conn.
t tnat s she Il entitled to divorce and alimony
that ne had promised at the altar to love, honor
and cherish her, but instead of SO doing. that
IS first act after their return from the bonev-
inIo n was to-thrOw her out of doors. Both
s Geionf 20 ..sDectable families, and have con-
The following statls.;cs prove that f. 10 for
the interest of every city to nrevent +ona III
houses from being overcrowdes. both IN sam;'
tary and moral grounds. The avs.ae 70" n onn-
Der OF persons living in a single house in LON
thirty-6ve, in st. Petersburg fifty-two. and IN
Vienna fifty For every 1000 Inhabitants
the average annual mortality in London ia
twenty-four, in Berlin twenty-five. in Paris
twenty-eight, in st. Petersburg forty-one and
ton OF illegitimate to legitimate births in Lon.
don is four per cent, in Berlin sixteen per
cent, in Paris twenty-nine per cent. in St
T petersburg twenty six per cent and in Vienna
..Ity'one per cent. 1t is evident from these
figures that in those cities where the nonnla.
ton are much restricted in house room. not
only Is the mortality higher but the number of
liiesl'lmate births is also greater.