The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-05
News and Other Items.

Ann ELIZA Young, Brlg0am eA Wile, has
formally Joined the Methodist church.
Lord Dufferin has contributed $25 to the ty-
biographical Greeley monument fund.
The reported illness of WhitelaW Reid of the
New York Tribune, is denied authoritatively.
1t takes $40, 959 cars and 1889 locomotive
engines to run the railroads in the United
States and Canada.
Gen. John G. Breckenridge still continues in
very poor health, aud his physicians are very
anxious about his condition
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher will deliver
the address before the Fair of Grafton county
at Plymouth N. H., on the cd inst.
The Chicago Times announces the forthcom-
ing marriage of Lieut. Col. Fred Grant with
Miss Ida Honore, daughter of I'll. I'll. Honore
of Chicago and sister of Mrs. Potter Palmer.
The kindergarten system in the st. Louis
schools has been so successful that Superin-
tendent Harris recommends the establishment
of at least two additional schools
''Can't the Chinese be trained to eat grass
hoppers?" is the question which agonizes the
heart of one section of the great West; while
another is rven with anguish over the dread
inquiry: ''Can't they train the grasshoppers to
eat the Chinese?''
The principal evidence in breach Of promise
case in England consisted of a letter in which
the young man advised the lady to take beer
daily, and giving her permission to use his tooth
brush during his absence Such proof of affec-
ton brought verdict of $3.50.
Gen. Gustav when setting out on his expedi-
ton to the Black Hills country, ordered din ner
Loc r4nr A,,<r Q1ct OF
which time he intended to be back. he sur
passed the feat of Jules Verne's hero, Phineas
Fogg, by coming in twenty -four hours ahead of
time.
Judge Basil Harrison, Mchigan's centena-
rian, died Oh Sunday, aged 104 years. He was
nephew of President Harrison. 1t is stated
that for several years his hair had been white,
but two years ago it began growing darker, and
was nearly black again in many places on his
head.
Superintendent Stevenson of the Shore Line
road proposes soon to walk over the road for
the purpose of examining the rails, bridges,
ETC. He has quite reputation as walkist,
having passed frequently over the whole or
part of the Harlem branch previous to his TAX
ing the responsible position he now occupies.
A party of twelve persons is said to have left
Chicago recently to join in the establishment
of a community" similar to the Oneida in
Lake Champlan, the foundation of the So
ciety being absolute social freedom" and its
only governing law, complete, universal free
love-" The chief mover in the enterprise is
said to be one Col. John Wilcox of o MIRO, Wis,
and accessions are expected from Chicago, Wis
consin, Iowa and Michigan.
A private letter dated Hotel Bristol Paris
18th ult., from one of Mile. Missions party,
announces her arrival there after tour of the
Continent, and her departure to London pre-
liminary to a pleasure trip through Scotland.
1t also conveys the intelligence that she has
been decorated by the old Duke of Coburg with
the ''order of merit for art and science"-an
honor never before conferred upon woman
with diamond cross surrounded by wreath
of emeralds. For several days Mademoselle
and her suite were the guests of the Duke of
Edinburgh.
Mr.. Murat Halstead writes as follows in one
of his letters on the Iceland celebration: "Mr
Bayard Taylor was introduced as the Skald
from America. He quite surprised the people
by addressing them in Danish briefly, but flu
emily, expressing sentiments of respect and
congratulation. When he had concluded, the
King, who was standing in the thick of the
crowd, led the cheering, giving the Skald the
full and regular three times three. At the Gey-
sers few days afterward the King told Mr..
Taylor he was exceedingly surprised to hear
him speak in Danish, and comp.imented him
upon his command of the language.