The Portland daily press., 1874-07-31
News and Other Items.

A Chicago virago has the appropriate name
of Catherine He'll.
Meerschaum is likely to be used as diligently
by women as it is now by men, as they propose
to manufacture cosmetic by pulverzing it.
lady at Syracuse was bitten by currant
worm, six weeks ago, and was so badly poisoned
that her arm is still disabled. Prompt medical
attention was all that saved her life.
= Seve.a bandits, who were recently captured
in the mountains of Santa Anna, Nicaragua,
received two hundred lashes each, band of
music being employed to drown their cries.
1t is announced in Iowa that ex-Gov. Andrew
G. Curtin of Pennsylvania will make several
speeches in the former State in favor of the
Autobiography ticket
That New York judge who sentenced boy
of eight years to the penitentiary for sleeping
in wagon, in lack of other shelter, ought to
be removed from the bench to the chain-gang,
Sergeant Bates. the flag toting fiend, re-
ceived a donation from England, and left
Bloomington, ILL.,, Monday last with five other
donkeys, to yank the flag all over Europe.
The st. Louis Democrat says that forty Re-
publican journals in Missouri support the move
ment for a coalition of the Grangers and Repub-
licars against the Democrats in the state
canvass
A Woman's Congress, under the auspices of
the National Woman's Association, will be held
in Chicago in October, the object being to con-
slider questions in reference to the advancement
of women, educationally, socially, physically,
and in every other respect.
Flank Lamadrid was seized with fit at
ball, and died soon afterward, aud his widow
sues certain Knights of Pythias tor 800, 600
damages, alleging that her husbands death
was caused by injuries received at his initiation
into the Order a short time before.
Stanley is going back to Africa to carry on
the uncompleted work of Livingstone, and
generally to push as much as possible the work
of African exploration. He is sent at the joint
expense of the New York Herald and the Lon
don Telegraph.
The Republican platform adopted in Della
ware on Tuesday favored representation accord
ing to population, and constitutional conven-
tion to secure the same; popular education
without mixed schools; and the passage by
Congress of the law equalizing bouuties.
Miss Emily Faithful says. "For our own
part, we believe Americans will always suffer
in health until they do away with the barbarous
practice of letting bad hot air into their houses
in place of wholesome fire, which provides
warmth and ventilation at the same time.''
The twenty seventh anniversary of the ar
rival OF the Mormon pioneers in the mountains
of Utah was celebrated in grand style by their
pofygamic descendants on Friday last. Brig
ham Young's big tabernacle in Salt Lake City
was crowded, and all Mormondom was enthus-
astic and happy.
A novel race took place at Pttsburg recently,
three Indians undertaking to run five miles and
eighty yards while four horses-two runners
and two pacers-covered ten miles. The Indians
relieved each other every quarter of mile and
the horses every mie. The latter won by a
quarter of mile. Two indians ran five miles
whiie the famous trotter Captain MCGOWAN
trotted ten miles in that city few years ago.
A statement which was recently made, that
Ganbaldi is in such utter bodily prostration as
to be unable even to bring food to his lips by
his own hands, is entirely contradcted in a
letter he has addressed from Caprera to his old
friend, Count Giorgio Pallavicino. The Gen.
eral says he only wishes he could preserve 10
his life's end the same good health he nov en-
joys; and he declares himself ready to Join in
campaign should Italy require his services
One of the novelties proposed at the centea-
NAL celebration, in Philadelphia, will be the
presence OF representative regiment from the
militia of each state and territory in the United
States. Provision will be made for an encamn
ment on grand scale. One of the prominent
citizens of Philadelphia has declared himself
ready to present centennial flag to the reei-
ment or company which shall be pronounced
the best in drill, firing, equipments, and general
appearance.