The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-13
News and Other Items.

1t is claimed that to English diplomacy is due
the decree for the gradual abolition of slavery
in Cuba and Porto Rico
New York handles about $50, 900 900 worth of
oysters annually.
Prince Louis Murat has left the French ser
vice and Joined that of Sweden.
Barnun's gorilla was heard to remark, one
hot day, that she'd be- if he'd wear a hair
overcoat much longer this hot weather for $40
week"
Mr.. and Mrs. Spotted Tail attended church
for the first time in their life at Germantown
Pa, last Sunday.
Two politicians of New Haven, have bet $780,
600 on the presidential election.
Monsignor Capel. whom Disraeli made ia
nous in Lothian, has been made domestic pre-
late of the pope, which gives him the honors of
a bishop.
Presbyterian ministers appear to be very
long-lved race. Seventy-four of them have
died during the past year, and the average age
of sixty-three was nearly sixty-five.
Woodruff & Clafin's Weekly has gone "where
the woodbine twineth," and Demosthenes will
now devote his exclusive attention to the Gold
en- Age.
w. w. Corcoran has sold his beautiful coun-
try seat adjoining Washington, known as Hare
wood, for the sum of s225, 900, to an English
gentleman, who contemplates making it his
private residence. The proceeds of the sale,
with other benefactions, are to be bestowed up-
on the gallery of art which he has presented to
the city of Washington.
The Worcester saloon keepers have a regular
aer yho
the streets to watch for the State police. When
ever constable makes his appearance, the
scampering of the scouts is decidedly amusing
to lookers-on.
A Salem lady says it is always safe when
travelling, to inquire the price of any article
before deciding to purchase. She bases this
opinion on the fact Of a railroad restaurant
taking fifteen cents for a cup of tea from all
who didn't ask the price, and only ton cents
from those who did.
A Boston boy of thirteen, writing home to
his father from his summer vacation, boasts of
his exploits as follows: "Have been knocked
overheard, had tooth pulled, and gained six
pounds"
Chicago thieves exhibit an undaunted per-
sistency in the pursuit of their calling, which
is pr0DaDly seen nowhere else In the world.
Two ladies who had drawn $1,000 from the
bank were recently followed by two men, one
of whom managed to set on fire the dress OF
the lady who carried the money. He and his
companion were very officious in extinguishing
the flames, but failed to get possession of the
money. The same night, however, the private
apartments of the lady were entered and the
money stolen.
Last year in Taunton, Mass, the sale of malt
liquor was prohibited by vote. This year there
is an unrestricted sale. Last year the number
of cases tried before the Municipal Court of
that city up to Aug 10 was 3O1; this year for
the same time, 4S4. Last year the greatest
number of cases in any one month was that of
March, when there were 40 cases. The present
year the greatest number of cases was in July
los The first nine days of August, 1871,
gave cases; the first nine days of the presenl
August furnished 80.
Lightning did considerable damage at Dover
and Laconia, N. H., Saturday night. At Wor-
cester cellars were flooded, and foundations of
houses were washed out while the lightning
struck several houses.