The Portland daily press., 1873-03-12
News and Other Items.

NCWo duu VtucI 1ttuuS.
Loads of false hair ON the heads of women,
are going out of fashion. The change will
greatly benefit the upholsterers.
y And now Franklin B. Evans, ''the North
wood murderer" claims that he, too is victim
of malicious newspaper SANDER
There were 52S deaths. sos births, 1872 mar
riages and 40 still births in New York last
week.
A Washington despatch says that the appli-
cations of females to become Postmistresses are
rapidly increasing.
An offer of sc, 900 was recently refused for a
lot of unimproyed land in Detroit, Mich,
which the owner gave musket for thirteen
years ago.
1t is reported from Boston that since the fire
many firms have been surprised by the pay
ment of forgotten and outlawed debts. There
is some good in human nature after all.
The House of Lords few nights ago occupied
long session in discussing the apparent de-
generation in the number and breed of English
horses, and it was resolved to appoint special
committee to inquire into the subject
The Committee of the Richmond County
Board of Supervisors appointed to investigate
the alleged heavy defalcation by Abraham
Vincent, Comfy Treasurer, have reported that
his indebtedness reaches $36,OO3.99.
What are Vermont people coming to? An
old lady of eighty summers in Barnet has as
tonishing the people of that usually quiet town
by dancing a good share of night to such
tunes as the Devils Dream "Money Musk"
etc. What other girl of so can beat it?
Dawly.moda hr;da in TruuhuU Co,ptu
Ohio, threw sulphuric acid upon the members
of a serenading party, binding one, destroying
an eye for another, and badly disfguring the
faces of several others. She was arrested and
bound over for trial,
An Ohio man attached medal to an eagles
neck and set him at liberty with much cere-
mony on Washington's birthday. Two days
later the proud bird made descent ON farm
ers sheep-pen, and his career was ignomini-
ously brought to close by charge of buck
shot.
Nobody, says the Philadelphia Press, has
borne himself with more lofty and intrepid
integrity, in the recent troubles in Congress,
than Hon. James G. Blaine, Speaker of the
House. He faced the music from the start,
and by his ready and manly conduct won the
admiration of all Sides
A colored woman in Baltimore Saturday call
ed in the aid of the kerosene oil can to help
make the fire burn better. and at once Joined
the innumerable caravan of the victims Of that
treacherous assistant. This, with the other
agencies of civilization, is gradually exter-
minating the fools.
The surrender of the Modocs is regarded as
great triumph at the Interior Department.. 1t
appears that the Peace Commissioner had
abandoned hopes of friendly settlement and
the department had resumed negotiations
through Gen. Candy, when Captain Jack sur
rendered
Nearly all of those members of the last Con-
gress who were not reelected are hanging about
the White House complaining of their health
which needs the invigorating effect of sea
voyage and residence abroad in a Diplomatic
or lucrative Consular capacity Failing to OBJ
tain this they will accept positions here as
Heads of Bureau.
The New York Times asserts that Mrs. Put
nam, widow of the car-hook murderer's victim,
has been paid $40, 900 for her letter to the Gov
ernor favoring the Communication of Fosters
sentence to Imprisonment for life. 1t is also
charged that certain journalists have been paid
$1,000 each for their influence. These efforts
have already cost the condemned mans father
over 100000 and have obliged him to sell two
valuable houses.
The st. Paul Pioneer says that John P Rob
son, with party who has been engaged since
June last in exploring for a line for the Canada
AID Pacific Railroad, have located 42O miles of
the road, being the distance between Neepigon
and Fort Garry. The line is an excellent one.
Work upon the line of the road will be COM
menced early this spring, and it is expected
that the entire line from Neepigon to Fort Gar
ry will be completed in two years.
A Vermont court has decided that it is no
crime to keep Post Office A man who had
been Postmaster at Plymouth, VT, continued
to receive and distribute the mail matter for
the accommodation of his neighbors after the
post Office had moved away, and its emolu-
ments fallen into other hands. He has been
tried and acquitted for keeping Post Office
without sanction of law.
The council called to dismiss Rev. William
Sewell. from the Congregational Church at
Norwich, VT, who was compelled to resign on
account of the fuss made by his church because
he played "blind name buff recommended
that the church do not accept his resignation.
The council administered sharp rebuke to the
church for impairing its usefulness and wasting
its energies in such strife as this trivial af-
fair stirred up.