The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-12
News and Other Items.

Tom Karl, the well-known tenor of the Ade-
laide Phillips opera troupe, is convalescing, at
Worcester Mass. from his dangerous illness.
Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria's youngest
son, will resume his studies at Oxford next
term, if his health shall have sufficiently i'm
proved to enable him to Go 30.
Reports from Ures in Sonora, Mexico, say
that the Apache Indians are very active lately.
They attacked a party near Cam pos recently,
killing three. The people are terror-stricken
and many are leaving.
On the 9Th of April the sun will be totally
ecipsed, but the phenomenon will be visible
from but few land stations. and those mainly
situated in Siam and South Africa. Soft won't
pay to get out your smoked glasses here.
The Chicago papers have reported the death
of Sojourner Truth, but she still lives 1t is
probable that her approaching death has been
announced more times than that of any other
person in this country.
Gen. John c. Breckenridge, of Kentucky,
Vice-President under the administration of
Buchanan, who was lately reported GONZALES
cling, has experienced a relapse so serious as to
cause great alarm to his family.
A cigar mandatory, carried on clandestine-
" within the Vatican domain, having been dis
covered by the Roman authorities, steps were
at once taken to close it up, as tobacco is gov
eminent monopoly. The cigars were intended
for the Swiss guards, the papal police and fun
kies.
Lord Charles Russell has resigned the post of
Sergeant. at Arms in the British House of
Commons, to which he was appointed by Lord
Melbourne in 1S48 Lord Charles is half-broth.
er to Earl Russell. 1t is expected that Cap,
tain Gossett, the present Deputy Sergeant, will
succeed to the vacancy.
The amount of gold exported from Melbourne,
Australia, including New Zealand gold export
ed via Melbourne, during the year 1874, ex ;lu-
sive of the month of December, was 9l4,043
ounces. The value in round numbers was $751;
OO9OOO Since the year 1861 there has been
steady falling off.
A gigantic swimming bath, composed of iron.
and rooted in with plated glass, has been moor
ed in the Thames at London. The water that
ia admitted to it flows through thick bank OF
charcoal and is so effectually filtered that it
sparkles and glistens as If it were drawn from
az artesian we'll.
The London papers announce the arrival of
a new III Vic ohhPC VA p"
Cyclops; that is to say, to those uninitlated In
mythology, gentleman with only one eye and
that in the middle of the forehead. He does
not hail from Mount Etna, but Australia, and
hears the unclassical name of Piper Wilson,
aged 80.
The want of foxes is the cause Of complaint
in England, although with what foxes they
have. very fair sport has been obtained. Rev.
n w Wilkinson has broken his neck, and
LADY Florence Douglass her collar bone; so
that the season so far, has not been altogether
without little innocent amusement.
A girl in Macoupin county, ILL.,. recently saw
ed cord of hard wood in one hour and forty.
five minutes. each stick being cut twice. she
is described as pretty and not yet ~, and she
performed 1.-THE task in a fit of anger because
her mother told her she was fit for nothing but
to sit in the parlor and read novels.
Considerable excitement has been caused
amorg the Hindoos of Bombay by the lectures
of Benares pundit, named Dayanud Sara
swati He attacks idolatry, claiming it to have
no sanction in the Vedas, nveighs against
many Brahmin customs, and declares the spir
ituality of God. His doctrines have aroused
much opposition.
Mrs. James X. Polk has presented the Ten
nessee Historical Society with an historic pen
made from quill dropped by an eagle in Vir-
giuia and presented to President Polk in 1916.
Mr.. Polk signed his first message to Congress
with the pen made of this quill, and also the
ONT resolution of Congress for the admission
of the state of Texas, the law to extend the
laws of the United States over the state of
Texas, the act reducing the duty on Imports,
and for other purposes" and the treaty of
peace with Mexico, July 4, lS4S.