The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-11-14
News and Other items.

Lowell, Mass, is to have a sewing schoo. for
girls.
Germany proposes during 1875 to expend
eleven and quarter million marks in armiue
the navy with needle guns
There was great excitement at Washington.
Tuesday, caused by the discovery of a number
OF bodies of negroes being shipped to Cincin-
natl medical college.
Ex-senator Pomeroy of Kansas, has obtain
ed further extensioDof time in his trial till
the next term of the court, which will open six
months hence. 1t is believed nole proseoui
will be entered
The Rev. David McAllester, d. d., the
"head CENTRE of the movement in favor of a
religious amendment to the constitution has
made arrangements for a national convention
of friends of the cause in fremont Temple,
Boston, on Dec. Is and 16.
The Berlin African Society are about to send
another exhibition to Central Africa. The ex-
petition, which will be directed by Capt Won
Homeyer. leaves Berlin in six weeks, and pro-
ceeds to Canandje, whence it is to penetrate to
the capital Of Muata Vamvo.
The ticket spectators made $4,000 out of Miss
Cushman's farewell, and the Arcadian club
grumbler who let himself be a little enthusias-
tic that evening is now under reaction, con-
demning the whole affair as an advertising
dodge-which is nonsensical.
Professor Loomis of Yale College, says that
since 177S there has been but five years besides
the present one, in which the thermometer has
not fallen below 80 degrees at New Haven, be-
foie this date. The range of the thermometer
has been bat 3S degrees, which is degrees less
than usual. The rain fall in October was but
1.H inches, one-third of the ordinary amount.
Western papers are discussing the probable
effect OF Brigham Young's death upon the Nor
mon camp. One influential paper thinks that
the death of Young will lead to the complete
decentralization of Mormondom in Utah, and
and that the unity which thus far has charact-
erized these deiuded people will be irreparably
broken.
A musical eccentricity in the form of a male
soprano, is at present fulfilling an engagement
at the Walhalla Theatre, Bellin., The artists
name is Haywood He is an American by
birth, is twenty-five years DID, and for several
years has been singing In various parts of
America, sustaining among other roles that of
Leonore in "Il Trovatore," and the grand
duchess in Offenbachs opera bouffe, appearing,
of course, in character.
The wife of the late Gen. Rawlins, who died
at hotel in Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory,
last week, left her house at Danbury, Conn.,,
about two weeks ago, for Colorado or the Pa
cifc Slope, for the benefit of her health. which
has for some time been feeble. 1t is supposed
that she became worse on the journey and stop
ped at Cheyenne to die. Mrs. Rawlins was
Miss Hurlburt of Danhury, and was a teach
er in the southwest Gen. Rawlins became ac-
quainted with her at Vicksburg, at the time of
Grants campaign in that vicinity. She was
about forty years old.
They tell good story about Christine Nilsson
and her bouquets. All the world knows that
the fair Christine likes effect when it is likely
to do her service. One night at the Italiens she
actually sent a man up to the top proscenium
box with quantity of common wall flowers,
which heswas to throw down upon the stage at
given moment. Imagine what lovely scene
was produced. How sweet and simple was this
tribute to the august Diva! How pretty it was
to see her pick up the common wall flowers and
kiss them, and then lit her fine blue eyes up
to the gallery, in sign of eternal gratitude to
the gods. letter to the Acadian.