The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-29
), News and Other Items.

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News and Other Items. 5
John Bright will visit this country next
year.
Mr.. Gladstones pamphlet has reached Its
one hundred and fourth thousand in England.
Parson Brownlow will give the whole of his
mind to editing the Knoxville Wing after
March LIST. "a. 1l afosf In -aF
The Pope has sent to the cathedral fair in
Boston a marble medallion of Christ and an
elegant cameo brooch. r. ...r
PIT Barnum's Christmas present was
span of horses of the Mambrino stock, costing
$500. They were presented by the managers
Of his show.
The Strakosch opera troupe met with poor
success in Boston. One OF the largest au-
diences at the Globe theatre numbered only
$50. Strakosch is $4,000 out and the theatre
makes nothing. .1 e+
A party of patrolmen who were guarding
Uniontown, KY, against suspected incendiar-
ism on the part of negroes. took colored wo-
man and hanged her three times to extort
confession as to a suspected plot. She has re-
covered from her injuries.
Strong influence is being brought to bear up
on the Governor of Massachusetts to release
Spencer Pettis. 1t is claimed, however. that
his pretended evidence is worthless and that
his assertions are merely to secure a pardon.
1t is thought the Governor will refuse.
An experiment is about to be tried at Liege,
Belgium, of new kind of pavement. In con-
sists of bed of masonry on which is spread
layer of asphalt, while in the bitumen are laid
blocks of iron nearly two inches thick. The
aualtey of this pavement will have to be excel
lent to repay the expense of putting it down.
The Hartford Times says this has been
very hard year for newspapers and periodicals.
It is asserted that only four of all the New
York city dailies have made any money, and
not one of the magazines has proved profitable.
1t is estimated that fully $3,OOO,OOO have been
lost in twelve months in the publication busl-
ness in New York city alone.
The late President Lincoln gave the late
Senator Sumner cane with 'an ivory head
representing the American eagle defending the
flag against the serpent, secession" Mr.. Sum
ners sister has directed that the historical, pa
triotic and personal memorial shall be given to
Major Ben Perley Poore.
A Washington special says Mulletts sue
cessor will no doubt be William A. Potter of
New York, an architect of high attachments
and excellent reputation. He is brother OF
the Hon. Carkson N. Potter, representative
from New York land of General Robert b. Pot
fer. Mr.. Mullett has notified Secretary Bris-
tow that he shall vacate his Office on the first
of January.
The late Isaac Bu.terfield in his will, has be-
oueathed $500 to the First Baptist church OF
Boston, the income only to be expended for the
Door of the church; $40 900 to the East parish
of the town of Westminster, VT, for the pur-
chase or erection of public library building
and $4,000 and the residue of his estate, after
all legacies have been paid, for the purchase OF
books.
Two men, accompanied by the son of Prof.
Peck, went into the residence of the latter in
New York, Sunday, while the family were at
church, and stole $4,000 in silver ware, bonds,
mortgages, money and jewelry. The boy was
subsequently taken before the police, but his
father has made no complaint. He was
gambler. His accomplces have not been ar
rested.
Young man walked into an indianapolis
drug store the other day, and called for fifty
cents worth Of strycbnine. The clerk, suspect.
ing his object, gave him harmless dose of
sugar of milk" the youth swallowed it at
once and sat down to die To the surprise of
the clerk he showed every indication of poison
ing, and he thinks had he not told him of the
harmless nature of the portion he would have
died from mere Imagination.
A man from the United States opened a
drinking saloon in Victoria, Vancouvers
Island, and his first hours experience was
lively. Six Indians filed in wi it'll great gravity.
One of them took position at the right of the
proprietor, behind the bar, with an uplifted
scalping knife, and another stood at his left
with a musket. A third poured sixItnmblers of
whiskey, and the fluid was silently run down
six threats. Then the solemn customers filed
out without WORD, leaving the man prejudiced
against a rush of Indian patronage.
In the early days of the London Times, the
announcements of births, deaths and marriages
were made without charge, and the senders
were thanked for their communications. In
course of years charge was made for the an
nouncements in question, and the column was
playIuliy 0due OfCl w eiiO ohOh piopiiSOoi D
wife, as her source of pocket money. The
product of such column would now suffice to
maintain middle-class household, dover the
daughters, establish the sons, and secure a
handsome assurance for the widow.
Lizzie Chase Hutchinson, wife of Asa b.
Hutchinson of the famous family of singers,
died recently in Rushford, Minnesota. Mr..
and Mrs. Hutchinson were engaged at the
time in a vigorous temperance campaign with
the Rev. Mr.. Satterlee, agent of the state tenn
perance alliance of Minnesota. Just as Mrs.
Hutchinson had returned from a short walk in
the afternoon and was about to prepare for the
shocking to come in the evening, she was
stricken with an apoplectic fit and died within
an hour.
The dentists suit against the Rev. Henry
Ward Beecher is for the recovery of 5000, with
interest, alleged to be due for four sets of false
teeth furnished with Beechers knowledge and
consent, to Beecher's wife, and to his father,
the Rev. Lyman Beecher. When the com
plaint was served on Beecher his counsel called
for bill of particulars, but Judge Busted paid
no attention to the demand. At the expiration
of twenty days, in which it is necessary to make
answer Beechers counsel pleaded the statute of
limitation in defence, the goods having been
furnished over six years ago. The arguments
upon the case will be heard in few days.