The Portland daily press., 1874-11-26
News and Other Items.

Thirteen salary grabbers have been elected to
the next Congress.
Desertlons from the English army increase
rapidly, even old soldiers growing weary of the
service. Out of every three recruits one after
ward deserts.
The Knoxville Chronicle says the A,--0s GOV.
OF the Tennessee Dena~nlted Estates Senate,
John G. Bpa'spite to Andrew johnson"
saeveral ministers at Pittsfeld, Mass, have
so much consideration for their health that
they have decided to refuse to 60 to any ceme-
teries between November and May.
- Gen. Gideon j. Pillow has exchanged the
livery of war for the quiet garb of the citizen,
and is now in Shreveport, La, looking after a
cotton claim held by his wife.
The Cincinnati Gazette informs its Republi-
can friends in Wisconsin and Michigan that
the effect of the election of Carpenter would be
damaging In its results, and therefore it should
not be permitted.
"Gath" says of the next Speakership: At
the present moment it is believed that the issue
lies between Kerr of Indiana and Wood of
New York. Wood has the long purse; Kerr
the clean conscience. With my knowledge OF
the Democracy, 1 bet on Wood.
A lady guest of Lord Dufferin, at Ottawa,
redently wore suspended from her neck the
original reward of merit presented by. the King
of Portugal to Alvarez Pedro Cabral for the
discovery of Brazil in 1900. lisa ship under
| sail, composed of gold and precious stones.
A society for the protection of railway pas
sengers has been formed in England. The OBJ
| ject of the society is to enforce the rights OF
passengers as against the railway companies by
| remonstrance, and if necessary by legal pro-
ceedings. The Duke of Manchester is Presi-
dent and quite an array of leading peers and
commons are among the officers. q
| Mrs. Flanagan of Philadelphia, who is a
daughter Of Judge Strong of the United States
0uPiO..-o oo~r+, 10 said to. have received the
most valuable wedding presents of all the
brides this season. Among her gifts was |.
$4,000 set of silver and gold, q 5000 pair of
| diamond earrings, ss-nAn set of pearls and
four India shawls.
Ohio is going to send to the centennial show
cheese weighing fourteen tons. The export
of big cheese from this country to England, by
the way, is very large. An Inman steamer
from New York recently took out number
weighing from 800 to 600 pounds each, one
weighing over 1900 pounds and ona weighing
2200 pounds.
4 A female applicant for aid appeared at the
Office of the director of the poor in Detroit, the
other day, with sad and anxious look, and, ,or
being asked what she wanted replied, 'pd like
some money" ''How much?" swell, can,
say, exactly; how much do you generally give
out 10 them when they want to buy bead
belt" u9 ar.r OI lr...
1t is stated that the correspondence with ths
State Department proves that the principa
foreign governments do not take interes
enough in an exhibition on this side of the At
lantic to participate in it under any circum.
stances, and that even if they did
political reasons would prevent them from
T manfesting such an interest. 1t is probable
: that when Congress meets the House will cal
for all the correspondence with foreign govern
ments relative to the Centennial