The Portland daily press., 1874-11-10
News and Other items.

A Boston man was quite indignant ut re-
port that six hundred men in Mr.. GoOch's dis
trct We're prevented from voting by one man.
He made bet of twenty five dollars that the
report wss false. He paid the bet when in-
f,rmed that Warden Chamberlain of the state
prison wasthe man.
Every neso in Savannah that owns over
$4,000 worth property is woman.
MIR. Tyndalhas published another import
ant paper concerning his recent researches in
science.
A man in Ott,wa, Canada, recently sold his
wife for the very easonab le sum of $40.
Postmaster Genral .Sewell is threatened with
suit for damages " the attorney of the Erie
road who was debarhd from practice before
the Postoffice Department by his action.
Ex-Postmaster Geneal Cresswell has raised
S25OO worth of peaches 90 bis farm this year.
The New York letter writer for the country
papers in that state, says that Fernando Wood,
when married. settled a 100000 house upon
his bride (which was by previous agreement)
and that just before he gave it toher he mort
gagged it for $S5.000. So it wasn'tso suuch of q
gift after ALL
1t is reported that John Morrissey will be a
candidate for sergeant alarms in the United
States house of Representatives.
| Edwin Booths debts amount to $500 900
There is a mortgage on his assigned estate of
$475,OOO. His theatre cost 81 100000, half of
which Mr.. Booth paid out of his accumulated
property. The theatre is assessed at $4,000
and rents, with rooms and stores, gay interest
on $500, 900. The building has been advertised
| for sale at auction, but the sale has been post
| poned, the mortgages believing that they will
| gain by delay.
During recent professional visit made by
Bret Harte TO Atlanta, Ga he was entertained
| socially at dinner by the directors of the asso-
citation before when he had lectured The
| prominent members of the bar and press were
| present, and many clever speeches were made.
Acase of human petrifaction has just come
to light near St Paul, MINI. Occasion arris-
ing for the removal of the body of lady who
died eleven years ago, the weight of the coffin
attracted attention, and, on opening it, the
body, instead of showing signs Of decay, was
found to have retained all its features, but had
been completely turned into stone.
Prison architecture has reached the acme Of
perfection at Due West, South Carolina. They
have o building there in which windows and
doors are entirely dispensed with. The pris-
oners are hoisted outside by means of q rope
and dropped in from the top. Once in, it is
evident that they mus. stay in place so won-
derfuly deficient in aggressive facilities, A
captive may have kind friends outside willins
to aid him, but what friend can secretly bring
derrick and rope into the prison, and if b.
could, how or by whom is it to be worked?
Rev. w. E. Heizer, pastor of the Methodist
church in Washington, died Sunday while de
Iivering his sermon in the pulpit.
Frank d. Wenzell. suspected of the murder
of Mrs. Smith at Marlboro, Mass, has been ar
rested and placed in Jail.
London was celebrating yesterday, il bein.
Lord Mayors Day. and alse the Prince o
Wales birthday.
1t is rumored that petition is circulating 70
the pardon of Tweed.
Reverdy johnson has written another lon
reply to O'Conor about the authority of tn
| President in the Louisiana matter