The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-24
News and Other items.
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IOliuco, WuO uleu IeCcntIy III
Mr.. Park Goodwin, all reports to the contrary
notwithstanding. is not at present editing the
New York Evening Post.
The English revision of the Old Testament
has got as far as the seventh chapter of the
Second Book of Samuel.
The schooner reported ashore on Goose Is
land, Delaware, was the Tennessee, from Blue
Hill, Ne. She came off Thursday night and
passed up.
1t is asserted that the government Of France
has confdentially informed tho Czar govern
ment of its readiness, upon certain conditions,
to support Russia on the eastern questions.
Thursday night Frank P. White of Went
worth, N. H., had his right arm crushed by the
cars so badly that it had to be amputated at
the shoulder.
Bishop Hare, Missionary Bishop to the vari-
GUS Indian tribes located on the Missouri river,
is prominently mentioned BY his friends as the
new bishop of the diocese of Iowa
The United States steam frigate Vandalia,
21OO tons, which has been rebuilt at the Charles
town navy yard, was launched yesterday morn
| ing successfully, in the presence Of an immense
throng. s ..tr- . '9a' G., r
The great central plain of California for six
swept desert. In April it becomes one flower
bed nearly four hundred miles long and thirty
wide. set under range of snow mountains.
In accordance with dying wish of the late
! Bishop Whitehouse of Illinois, his church in
| Chicago has been made free for all time to
1 come by the payment of its entire debt A
l generous member has contributed the means.
A monument to the Rev. DIR. Witherspoon,
l who was signer of the Declaration of Inde-
i pendencs, to be erected at our National Centen-
l NAL in 1876, is talked of by the Presbyterian
Assembly's Centennial Committee
Professor w. H. Barris of Griswold College,
at Davenport, Ia. the Rev. DR.. De Koveu Of
Wisconsin, the Rev. DR.. Potter of New York
/ CITY, and Rev. DR.. Edward Sullivan of Chicago
are mentioned in connection with the bishopric
of Iowa, in place of the late Bishop Lee. A
special convention for the election will be held
at Davenport on December 8.
The young daughter of rancher in Contra
Costa county, CAL, attempted to kill DR.. Buck
lev, a rising physician of San Francisco, with
whom she had fallen desperately in love while
under treatment from him, and contrary to all
precedent in such matters, had repeatedly pro
posed marriage. She crept up behind him on
fired, but her aim was so poor that the ball tore
its way through the Doctors clothes without
touching the skin.
Philadelphia will be able to show visitors, in
| 1876, two of the widest bridges in the world.
The Girard avenue bridge is one hundred feet
in width and is used only for foot passengers
| and carriages. The bridge built for the Phla-
delphia & Reading railroad, to be put over
| Richmond street, at the Richmond coal wharves,
has span of sixty-four feet, and is 2o5 feet in
width. 1t will carry eighteen tracks. This
bridge was recently completed at the Ph@nix
| Vile Bridge Works, but has not yet been put
in position.
An up-town Boston deacon made a queer
mistake the other day. Riding home in a
| horse car. he was accosted by friend with,
| "Ab. deacon, getting home rather late, eh?''
"Well yes," said the deacon, ''tis little late,
| but have attended a prayer and conference
meeting over in Chelsea this evening, and the
| interest was rather prolonged" just then he
| inadvertently removed his hat, possibly to re
lieye his conscience, when two theatre check.
fell out on the floor. 1t is needless to add tha
Jones and the deacon pass without speaking
| now.
An important enterprise is in progress In the
laying of a conduit pipe line from the Butlel
county (Pa.) oil fields to the Pittsburg refneries
This will give crude oil to the Pittsburg renners
at about the same rates as those OF Parkers
burgh or any other shipping point on the nver
and is likely to an extensive increase in the Pc
troleum trade of the smoky city. The prospec
tive advantage most important to the genera
: oil trade is that the Baltimore and Ohio rail
e road will have direct connection with the OF
9 region. and thus the trade will be no longer a
9 the mercy of the Erie, New York Central an'
d ] Pennsylvania railroad combination