The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-03-06
News and Other Items

Sir. Richard Wallace lost a set of armor
worth $75, 800 by the burning of the London
Pantechncon.
Bayard Taylor is leading quiet life in Ger
many, writing little or nothing for the Amer
lean press, being busily engaged in collecting
materials for joint biography of Goethe and
Schiller.
How the Republicans of Michigan look upon
the project of imitation is indicated by the fact
that twenty-nine Republican papers in the
State oppose it, while only eight advocate it,
among the former being the most prominent
journals in the State.
1t is asserted that some of the Western papers
favor imitation in the hope flat they may get
chance to emp 10y their cylinder presses in the
work Of print ng greenbacks.
The Philadelphians who were opposed to the
reelection of Mayor Stokeley will not contest
the election for the very sensible reason that
the necessary investigation would probably last
three years, cost from $4,000 to $4,000, and
fail after all.
The farmers of Illinois appear to be assum-
ing political organization preparatory to the
fall campaign. In three Congressional Dis
tricts of the State conventions have been called
toA Vic lpoSC VI uOuiIdtlLS ldTIQ6TS CdQQl"
dates for Congress, and it is thought that
similar action will be taken throughout the
State.
The leading men of both political parties in
Philadelphia meet this week to revise the rules
OF their nominating conventions. It is said
that the Crawford county system, on account
OF its exposure of frauds, does not give good
satisfaction to the Republicans, who are likely
to so back to the old delegate system. The
fact is, without honest men in the ascendency
no system will work well.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont wants it dis
tinctly understood that ne did not vote for the
confirmation of Simmons. He was not in the
Senate, but was paired against Simmons with
another Senator.
A young n arried woman in Lansingbnrg, n
T., who was recently called into mourning by
domestic afhiction, has issued invitations for
masquerade on mourning paper.
Richmond is worth capturing again. 1t is
overstocked with pretty girls, and there are
fewer eligible men there to turn them into good
wives than in almost any other city of double
its size in the whole country.
European tourists now take excursion or re-
turn tickets, good for six or twelve months,
which the steamship companies sell at reduced
rates.
Vive la Science! The result of the doctors
examination of the Siamese monstrosities show
that the world has made a great mistake in
calling them Siamese twins. Their true names,
according to the requirements of science, is
.u,nspnetophagus Xiphodidymus. That's what
IN ~, "ere' says the Providence Journal.
Lon, g.. 'oons'n senate has passed the liquor
sr.s sl0er amending it so that liquor selling on
unuays ana election days is prohibited a hill
nas also been passed declaring railroads 20 ho
puollc highways and the companies co,,,,,
carriers and prohibiting the acceptance of free
passes Vi lice
GENERAL Sheridan has had cook stove man,
ed after him. "''-
"o SISTERS residing within six miles of each
81 near bennington, VT, have not seen each
o'ner Tor about thirty years. There 10 not ord
lint :, h LOS oeen any i'll feeling between them.
-" nut, !. mas Jest happened SOL
i1,aer Knapp, the famous reviva1;st a;oa ..
"a u' Illinois. on Tuesday, at the ace of
80 e was well known in Boston. and tirured
tho aa tnere twenty-five years ago In |
,ro.. 10y history of the corps, the Lancers |
"eie called out to dispense mob in Bowdo;n
square, occasioned by the exc;tement causoS h
MS preaching. ny
IL. ",iilam Nesbet was killed, his wife struck
:. ~ ana MS children thrown out of wagon |
~ h"homo, Ind, Wednesday by stroke of |
lightning.