The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-10
News and Other Items.

Hon. VIM. Il. Chandler IS reported engaged
to Miss Lucy Hale, youngest daughter of the
late Hon. John P. Hale.
A saloon keeper in Jacksonville, Ind, has
sued Mrs. NJ A. johnson, editor of the Agi-
tatcr, temperance paper, for calling his saloon
murder MILL" Damages are laid at 50, 600.
The report of Gen. Blair, insurance commits
sioner of Missouri, says that the business OF
life insurance for 1873 discloses the continued
existence of the depression which began in
1870.
An Amherst freshman is the one who this
season claims the annual honor of having
whipped three sophomores, each bigger than
himself.
Gen. Shaer has returned from Chic ago. He
says he has concluded not to live there perma
nently, and will not take charge of the fire de-
partment until invited.
The names of all persons in Rockford, ILL.,,
who cannot be trusted alone with a bottle of
whskey is entered on black list, and this
precludes the owner from getting drink at
any saloon in town.
Ia Detroit an insane German named SWEET
ger, set fire 70 his house and then shot himself
in the face. His wound not proving immedl-
ately fatal the result was that he was burned to
death in the building.
An old man in Alabama has tree near his
house overhanging the road which he wishes
to cut, but is compelled to keep it standing for
fear it should kill candidate for Congress
when it falls.
James Nethercut of Ashburnham, Canada,
was thrown into the water by the capszing of
his boat, lately, and might have swan ashore
safely. but his faithful dog persisted in climb
ing on his shoulders and he was drowned.
The once-famed United States steam revenue
cutter Harriet Lane, transformed into q trim
sailing vessel, is now lying at the wharf in
Galveston, preparing to take on board cargo
of cotton for Providence, r. I.
A California historian relates now that a
San Juan miner, who has been prospecting in
southwestern Colorado, has found a whole
forest of petriied trees, with petrifed birds
sitting on the limbs, singing petrifed songs.
The stunning statement is hard to believe.
The will of the late Bishop Whiteh ouse of
Illinois has been made public. His property
consists of $4,000 in personal effects, $4,000
in books and pictures, real estate in Cook coun-
ty, ILL.,, $4,000, and real estate in West Vir-
ginia, $35O,OCO.
Robert Small the colored pilot who during
the war escaped from Charleston harbor with
his vessel and surrendered it to the Union
forces, is candidate for Congress in the
Charleston District.
The grand testimonial concert given to Theo-
dore Thomas, in Chicago on Saturday evening,
proved perfect success. McCormick's Hall,
the largest in the West, was beautifully decor
ated with flowers and evergreens, and crowded
with an enthusiastic audience.
1t was pleasant scene on the Hoboken ferry
boat, Chancellor Livingstone, Monday night,
when stout man named Kolbs took advan-
tage of the crowd on board to 60 crazy, and
rushed about stabbng whomever he could get
near. No one was MORALLY injured, but there
was little enjoyment on the boat.
Macoupin county, ILL.,, is annoyed by very
destructive species of vernin, of unknown
ancestry, which has entered the granaries and
is playing havoc with the wheat. 1t is de-
scribed as white worm entirely unlike the
ordinary weevil, but equally hardy with its
little auger.
United States detectives have broken up
nest Of manufacturers of bogus coin at North
Branch, Mich. Dies for American ten cent
pieces, and also for Canadian ten and twenty
fve-cent pieces, as well as some very strong
evidence to convict the accused, were dis
covered.
A Toledo girl who was to be married in
Cleveland, recently, went with the bridal party
to the door of the church, when all at once she
took to her heels and started off down Cherry
street, with bridal veil, orange blossoms and
white drapery generally Tapping in the morn
ing wind. The groom was struck dumb at this
sudden departure, but did not follow.
The organ grinding business seems to pay.
A ragged and abject-looking professor of the
hand-organ, accompanied by monkey. after
three days sojourn at Staunton, Va, went to
the bank before leaving and got large notes for
$500, SO that he could conceal It on his person.
In reply to the surprised inquiry of the bank
men he said, ''De maunky make it ALL
At the last lesson in cooking at AZ East Tenth
street, New York, there was an attendance of
thirty-fve women, twelve of whom came in
| carriages, wearing thread lace and diamonds.
AS free training is not intended for this class of
women, but for those who a1s obliged to econ
omize, housekeepers class is to be opened
and the same instruction is to be given as for
| pay.
Fosters Democrat says: Five of the shoe
manufacturers of Dover have made transfer
of their freighting business from the Boston &
Maine road to the Portsmouth & Dover and
Eastern. These parties are E. G. Klnnear, J.
Hurd & Son, John II. Leighton, George b.
Wentworth, Strong & Burt and Geo. w. fash.
| We ale not informed that they get freight any
| less on the Eastern, or can secure any better
| advantages in any way than they have enjoyed
on the Boston & Maine, but they have chosen
| to give the Eastern the encouragement which
| their business affords and turn their trade into
: channel where the city is directly interested