The Portland daily press., 1874-08-20
News and Other Items.

Milwaukee parrot cries "stop thiefr' and
to keep the sidewalk clear, as every native
feels he has personal invitation to tarry.
The river of Alaska produce fish which is
so fat that the Indians dry and use it as can
die. These fish give clear, brilliant light,
and one will burn about fifteen minutes.
Mr.. Frank Moulton was at Gen. Buffers Of
fee in Pemberton square Tuesday about two
hours. Interviews for the newspapers were at
tempted but he declined to speak in public.
A young Leander swan across the Ohio from
a lower Keptuck town the other nj ght, to in
terview his lovely hero on the Indian side, but
the old man stood on the bank with a revolver
in his hand and Leander swan back again.
Mis-. Ross, the mother of Charlie Ross, is
now subject to fits of violent Mysteries. She
insists on a suit Of clean clothes being laid out
every day to await the arrival of her little
boy.
The Charleston Courier states that in 81
counties of South Carolina 120 subordinate tax
unions have been formed for the purpose OF re-
sisting taxation. Five county unions have
been formed.
1t is announced that President Grant will
visit Martha's Vineyard on Wednesday next.
He will go via Newport, stopping there Tues
day night. At the Vineyard the cottages of
Bishop Haven and DR.. o. III. Tiffany have
been placed at the disposal OF the Presidential
party.
The captain of the British frigate Reindeer
reports having discovered IN Guatulee harbor a
relic of Sir Francis Drake nearly 5000 years
old. 1t is a board bearing the following in
scription :-"Fras. Drake, Golden Hynde, An
no Domini, 1877.
Father Malone, prominent Catholic cler-
gyman of Brooklyn, expresses great joy at Mr..
Beecher's vindication. He regards his state
ment as conclusive, and censures the Ameri-
can people for too easily believing wrong of
him.
A correspondent of the Scientific American
writes: "Please call the attention of your
numerous readers to the great danger of buying
cheap cans for fruit, vegetables, &c., as a mix
ture of lead and tin is used for their manufac-
tyre (instead of the bright tin) by unprincipled
manufacturers"
The number of visitors to the White Noun
tains this year is nearly as great as it was last,
but they don't stay SO long. Statistics show
that the patronage of this resort is steadily in
creasing. In 1874 the receipts by the stage
lines and the hotels were only $4,000, and last
year they were abont million and half.
Philadelphia must be given up in summer to
birds of ill omen, to judge from the statement
in the Press of that city, that "lke pelican in
the wilderness and an owl in the desert is the
unfortunate being condemned in these August
days to remain with the fxedness of a mural
tablet upon the inner walls of the town."
A Milan letter tells of christening in
church of a two-year old baby. The father held
him, the god father held him. the god-mother
held him, and the priest took him. He was
laid on pillow; he was taken off the pillow.
The priest read latin enough over to him to
ruin his constitution; they put salt on him;
they poked cotton into his ears. and they
daubed him with oil, and he bore it like little
saint; but when they dipped the back of his
little, bald, red head into the cold water he
spoke right out loud in the meeting; in fact, he
put the Latin all in the shade.