The Portland daily press., 1874-11-03
News and Other items.

The Chicago Times says that the orders for
iron shutters in that city are driving all the fac
| tories with business. Business men in some
sections of the city have laid fire mains in the
streets at their own expense.
| james Voorhees, son of the Hon. Daniel w.
Voorhees, of Indiana, after studying law and
going through a two weeks experience as a
practitio Der, abandoned his fathers profession
| for the stage and is now travelling with the
Fanny Price troupe.
The eldest son of the German Prince Imper-
ial has very short left arm, and is compelled
to use at table long fork especially adapted to
his necessity. With this long fork he may, Jun
der the rule of the proverb as to long spoon,
be regarded as prepared for even more imperial
company than that of his grandpap.
| The dispute between the municipality and
the canton of Geneva as to the succession
| duty on the Duke of Brunswick's bequest has
been finally settled. The municipality agree to
hand over 2 100000 to the canton, the latter
waving the legal question as to the liability of
municipalities to succession duty.
1 An American male soprano Mr.. Haywood,
has been playing at the Berlin WalLalla, Leo
nora in al Trovatore," and LIE GranSe Ouch
riously, not as 0uresque, and his voice is stat
ed by the German critics to be that of pure
and sympathetic soprano.
Some fellow has been getting of sell on the
hfchly respectable pathological conference of
German savants now in session at Innspruck
Austria. A paper was read TO that profound
and learned body concerning supposed Pha.
Iician statue, found near the town of Syracuse
in the United States,' which turns out to be
nothing less than our old friend the Cardiff
Giant"
The Archbishop Of Canterbury has invited
his rural deans to inform him as to the general
opinion of the laity with respect to the orna-
ments, rubric, and the position of the celebrant.
Should any concession on these points be rec.
ommended, he asks further what corresponding
concessions would be asked on the other side
on mstters at present equally illegal
Al old woman, seventy-seyen years of age,
has been arrest ed in Louisville, Ky, for being
a professional beggar. Concealed among her
cothing was found bag containing a couple
Of hundred OF dollars in nickels and silver ,and
weighing 24a pounds. There were also smaller
bags containing gold and silver the whole
weighing about 30 pounds
The Prince de Joinville and the Duke
dAumale were endeavoring to arrange with
M. Theirs when he was driven from power the
removal to French soil of the remains of Louis
Philippe, who was buried in England They
are now soliciting 1.-THE same permission from
Mcmahon. They promise to effect the rar.>--
al so quIeJIy Inas cannot give rise to any
manifestation.
A French paper tells of a marriage which
occurred not long ago, where the bridegroom,
unable to write, signed his name on the regis
ter with cross. The bride, though she had
received good education, did the same, reply
ing to relative who whispered remonstrance:
"Did you wish me to humiliate my husband in
this solemn act by placing him in state of in
feriority to his wife? will soon manage that
be shall be able to write"
Mr.. Beecher replies to an inquiry in The
Christian Union, as to whether he thinks God
enjoys praise, in this way: ''We do not think
that God is pleased with the perfunctory laud-
ations Of long prayers or anthems, executed
without feeling, or that he he would be de-
lighted by the insertion of his name in the con-
stitution of the United States. God cannot be
praised by joint resolutions"
Captain Jesse @. Bushee, one Of the veteran
soldiers of Nashua, N. H., who served in the
third regiment New Hampshire volunteers
during the rebellion, committed suicide We'd
nesday by hanging himself. The deceased was
subject to Respondent moods. Tuesday night
he listened to Mrs. Livermore's lecture, "Con
cerning Husbands" went home depressed and
ended his life as stated. He was about sixty
years of age and leaves wife and several
children.