The Portland daily press., 1874-10-12
News and Other Items.


as they arrive at the proper period of life.
The young daughter of Secretary Bristow
will be debutante in Washington society this
winter. "t
President Grant has ten horses entered at the
st. Louis fair. There are more Hambletonians
than OF any other blood in the lot.
Several copies of socialist proclanations aud
some Orsni bombs have been seized in the
house of an Internatonalist in Florence, Italy.
The elections in the departments of Drome
Nord and Disc, in France, are ordered for Nov
Sth.
Dispatches received at the Navy Department
state that Paymaster MacMahon is doing well
and that the yellow fever is abating.
The Montreal Herald makes the following
correction: SIN our report of the Reform ban
quet yesterday, four places, for 'foor read gov
ernment.'''
A barn with contents, including a horse
owned by Chas. w. Farrer in Belmont, N H.,
was burned Friday night. Loss $1,000; insured
for 5000.
President Grants visit to st. Louis has a
characteristic effect in Chicago. Envious para
graphs appear in the papers of the latter VIII
age.
The Piute Indians of Nevada are increasing
more rapidly than the white race, because they
ate temperate and virtuous The white race
should take the hint.
Oregon is growing in wealth Mt a very fast
rate. During the last four years the increase
has been four fold. With population of only
100000, the exports eeceed 100000 900 in value
The Earl Danraven and party of English
IN in MI
being badly hurt recently in a fight with fierce
California lion.
Game in Virginia is said to be abundant
Since the war deer have become quite numer-
GUS in many localities in which they were pre-
viously unknown. Partridges, squirrels and
hares are said to be unusually plentiful.
A 'prairie" bull snake, four aud half feet
in length, crawled into a house at MontelIa,
Wis, one night recently, aud coilel itself up
on the carpet. The Cat discovered it, and kick
ed up such a rumpus that the inmates awoke
and killed the reptile.
A man at Traverse Bay, Mich, who swal.
lowed mixture prepared by another member
of the family for the destruction of bed-bugs
in the house, thinking it was whiskey, saved
his life by following up his drink with fourteen
raw eggs.
Brigham Young informed an eastern furniture
dealer, who called upon him to get the contract
for furnishing the new harem that he proposed
having it perfectly gorgeous. 'No house,"
said he, in New York or San Francisco shall
compare with it. want the best. regardless
of cost"
While northern woolen mills arc stopped,
those of Georgia are increasing the number Of
looms and reaping dividends. Columbus has
$1,000 spindles, 60 wooden and $40 cotton looms,
all built in less than seven years by city which
lost 10000 bales of cotton, worth S15OO0, 900,
and millions of other property
The oldest Mason is dead again. This t;me
it was Daniel Bostwick who died in Jersey
City, and.was buried last week in New Canaan
Conn. He was made a Mason IN Stamford,
Conn.,, in 1906. AT his death he was ninety
four years, ten months and fourteen days old,
and had been Mason sixty-nine years.
An unpublished romance of Alexander Da-
mas, the father, is known to exist and may
shortly be given to the puolic. 1t has pecul-
lar history. Dumas, though he received a great
deal of money, never retained much. And be
wished late in life to provids for third child,
an ilgtimate daughter, who was likely TO be
left penniless in case of his DEATH He wrote
this romance, therefore, for her fortune, and
certainly she is thus well provided for.
The Two Republics of Mexico mentions the
recent discovery of an artificially excavated
grotto fifteen miles from Tanctaro, in the state
of Michoacan. which cannot fail to enlist the
attention of antiquaries and archDologists
This grotio is represented to be of immense
depth and vast extent; the remains of walls
and arched corridors are still to be seen, and
many curious specimens of the handiwork of
an unknown race have been brought from this
subterranean palace.
A. A. Austin, prominent young lawyer and
CLERK of the District Court of Taunton, has de.
faulted and probably gone West The precise
amount of his deficit is not yet known, but it
is enough to make his bondsmen vince An
examination OF the books lately showed some
heavy deficiencies, which Austin acknowledged
but could not meet, and leg bail was his resort.
Fast horses, sc, which drew heavily on his
purse, are the supposed causes of his descien-
cies.
1t is proposed by st. Johns Guild of New
York to build next season hospital barge ex-
pressly to the excursions of sick child:en.
This barge is to be kept constantly employed,
and will accommodate 25OO persons. The up.
per deck is to be surrounded by wire screens
breast high. The lower deck will be fitted
with sliding windows, heating apparatus, and
hospital furniture This deck can be occupied
in rainy weather. The proposed cost of the
barge is $4,000. The daily expsnse of ran
ming it will range from $50 TO $500 Tic
guild appeals for contributions to enable them
to carry out this benevolent project.