The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-10-27
News and Other Items.

voluntary and responsible insanity" is Ger.
mt Smiths analysis of drunkenness.
The Working Womens' Association will
meet in Washington some time in January.
1t is stated that the mission of st. Peters,
burg has been offered to Gen. Meigs.
Mrs. Lizzie Sinclair of Lowell, Mass. died
Monday, OF grief at the death of her husband,
who was killed by cars two weeks ago.
The representatives of the great trunk lines
of the country have decided not to make any
reduction in the old rates.
Congressman Willard of Vermont, proposes
to return to journalism at the expiration of his
term.
son OF the late Charles Dickens has been
appointed constable in the northwest police
force In Canada. He served ON the police in
India.
Gen. Sherman, according to the Freeman
Journal, is not Catholic, but be promised te
fore his marriage that his children should be
brought up in that faith
Mate Herbert L. Brown, Of the schooner
Carrie Bell of Newcastle, N H., was struck by
the main boom, knocked into the water and
drowned near Montaux point, the 10th inst.
He leaves wife and child.
The salary of $4,000 per aununl paid to Pres.
ident Jewett of the Erie Railway is the largest
paid to any railroad official liz the United
States, and it is believed larger than any paid
to any railway officer in the world
The Arcadan says that q Western man who
visited the Fifth Avenue Theatre and saw the
school for Scandal expressed himself to the
effect that if Sheridan wrote any more plays
like the one'he had witnessed he would soon
knock Boucicault "highel than a kite" He
also observed that "the way the play hit off
that Brooklyn muss was a sight to see,''
The fall wool clip of Los Angeles county,
CAL, will reach 1000, 900 pounds, and for the
entire year 5,000,OOO pounds 1t is believed there
are fully 100000 head of sheep in the county,
The clip of this year shows an increase over
that of last year of 500. 900 ponnds; this too.
Notwithstanding that the needs of agriculture
are steadily encroaehing on the old ranges of
the sheep.
The New Orleans Pcayune says that the
largest sugar planters above the city have COM
menced grinding and the yield is very good,
exceeding the expectations of the most SAN
guine. New sugar is already in market, and
sales were made at high rates. The weather
still continued very fine, and it was hoped that
nothing would interfere to interrupt the gather
ing of the crop.
private letter received from London saws:
"There is great deal of CHASTITY talk going on
about Lady Dilke's body having been sent to
Dresden to be cremated. hear he (Sir Charlesl
is quite off his head, pro tem, in consequence
OF her death, and that he rushed abroad the
very day she died, and has shaved off his beard
and changed his name in the hope that no one
viii ever know him again"
A Brooklyn brides back hair fell down and
fell off during the ceremony in church the
other evening There was an Instant pause.
but nobody was brave enough to stoop down
and pick up the mass of blonde stuff aud hair
pins The bride left the church leaning heavi-
ly on her husbands arm. Her face was yery
red, and sprout of hair (possibly eleven hairs
in all) stuck out at the back of her head, tied
with bit of shoe string Aud now her pa Is
mean enough to refuse to pay the poor hair
dresser's bill.
The farewell engagement of Mrs. Charlotte
Cushman on the American stage is to be sig
halized by an event as pleasing as it is novel in
TINS country. Indeed, the programme of the
Arcadian Club seems TO be borrowed from
Italy, for it is proposed to meet the artist, as
she retires forever from the tragic stage, on
the last night of her engagement, end present
to her a testimonial, and afterward escort he
home amid the glare of toreblishts and 10
the crash and swell of music AZ seienade
by musical societies will also probably be feat