The Portland daily press., 1874-07-14
News and Other Items.

A professorship of dentistry is to be estab-
lished in the Michigan University
Mrs. Mcfarland Richardson's marriage with
a Chicagoan is. announced for September
1t is estimated that the hackers of Scharff lost
at least $4,000 by the defeat of their favorite in
the boat race at Springfield, Wednesday.
Senator Logan's friends think it very hard
that Mast should have pictured him as a dog
just at this time of the year.
California has II Baptist churches, Oregon
30, Washington Territory 3. and Nevada /,
making total of 1856 on the Pacific coast
A wagon road has been completed into the
Yosemite Valley, and it is no longer necessary
to use the saddle in making the trip to it.
Forney is going to Europe, but will resume
his Anecdotes of Public Men, as soon as he
arrives in London. Then what good is to come
OF his going to Europe?-Courier-Jo Journal.
Mr.. John Anderson offers to give $500 to
the Penikese School of Natural History, in adj
dition to what he has already gwen, if other
persons will contribute $500, 900 more.
Tue total value of exports last week WAS
S203, 219. Total since January 1, SIG, 1883,
against SIS, ~, 562 for the corresponding period
of last year:
which it is proposed to ''make noise that
shall astonish the world and make Cleveland
ard Boston hang their heads for shamep'
Quite valuable pearl was found recently in
a clam shell in a brook in Waltham, Mass,
1t is of perfect globe shape, and weighs sixteen
grains.
The Springfield Republican wants Gen. But
Ter sent on foreign mission. Spain is I'll e
country we have the greatest grudge against,
and travellers are sometimes despatched there
too Waterbury (Ct.) american.
The Richmond Inquirer rather incorporate
ly remarks: AT o'clock at night, when you
see the big dipper with the handle toward ycu
and the tail of the comet in the bowl, it is
about time to take drink
The canse of the Count de Paris unpopular
ity, or rather want of popularity, is said to be
his extreme penuriousness, a feature in which
he greatly resembles his grandfather, Louis
Philippe.
AT last reports, says the New York CONNER
cial Advertiser, Indian Agent Miles had had
his scalp nailed on for safety, thrown away his
broad brimmed hat and was coming east at the
rate of mile a minute.
A letter from Watonwa county, Minnesota,
in the grasshopper region, says: "The locusts
are flying north in immense clouds, the air so
thick with them that were they to fall to the
ground as snow fails they would be over foot
thick at night"
The bad taste in dress of the Duchess of Ed
inburgh is said to be something fearful to
contemplate II er latest innovation in that
line consists in appearing at the opera in a
large lace cap, plentifully bedizened with bows
and flowers, which novel head-dress caused her
to look more like midde-aged dowager than
blooming bride.
1t is probable that the Hoosac tunnel cannot
be completed before the expiration of one year,
A large portion of it must be arched with
brick, and as it would greatly incommode pub
lie travel to prosecute the work after trains
begin running, it is not probable that the tun-
mel will be opened until it is completely fin
ished.
Bret Harte's last story, John Oakhurst,"
was written in single night. The author
sketched the outlines of the story in his head
as he was sitting, one afternoon, in Washing
ton Square. After dinner he went to work
writing and got through before breakfast, the
next morning. The price paid him by the New
York Times is said to have been $500.
memorial headed by the Rev. DIR. Vinton
of Boston, is circulated among the clergy of
the Protestant Episcopal church, asking rea-
sonable concessions to such ministers as do not
believe in the baptismal regeneration of in-
fants. 1t proposes no change i'll the prayer
book, but to give liberty to omit single SEN
tence after the act OF infant baptism by in
serting the word may in place of SHALL and the
same liberty to substitute the collect for
Easter eve in place of the closing collect of the
| baptisnal services.