The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-02
News and Other Items.

A Kentucky justice has decided that it is not
legal for farmer to hitch his wife up with a
mule. no matter how anxious he is to plough.
Rev. DR.. Storrs of Brooklyn has accepted q
call to the pastorate of the Brick church in
New York City.
The Khedive, though the cable has failed to
chronicle the fact, is seriously ill He suffers
from mental depression caused by the death of
his daughter.
The Hon. A. S. Gaylord. prominent lawyer
of.Saginaw City, Mich, has been rendered the
appointment Of solicitor of the interior depart
ment by Secretary Chandler.
The proposed constitutional amendment in
Ohio permitting tax OH dogs, was defeated
by the vote of the rural districts in the recent
election
A compromise has been effected with the
Pittsburg iron puddlers, and they are to receive
S. per ton for the next thirty days, and then
the price is to be regulated 10 accordance with
the prices paid in eastern states.
Thousands of emigrants and artisans are
migrating back to their old homes in Europe
on account of the hard times and scarcity of
work in the United States. Two hundred en-
barked at Philadelphia in one day last week.
French Canadian Htterateur of Ottawa
Gains to have become possessed of document
relating to the fate of Sir John Franklin which
has never been published. 1t was sent to him
by friend who has lately travelled in the
Northwest
1t is not generally known that the Treasury
Department employs too learned and skilful
chemists, one of whom is constantly engaged
in fa5ricating iDdelible inks, while the other
devotes his talents to washing out the inks, and
thus far chemistry has devised no ink which
chemistry cannot efface.
London bridge has become too narrow for
the immense travel upon it, and there are now
plans for its widening which will increase its
convenience, though they may spoil its beauty.
The average number of foot passengers who
cross it in a week is between 100000 and 70O,-
| 600, and of horses more than 10000.
John Babbage, aged eighty five, and his
| wife, aged eighty seven, were buried in one
grave in a cnur,hyard in South Devon, a few
| days ago. He was veteran of Waterloo,
where'he was desperately wounded, ard he
wore silver plate in his skull the remaining
sixty years of his life. The d-ath of his wife
occurred on the day following his own demise.
The contract between the Province of Quebec
and Mr.. Macdonald for building the Montreal
| Ottawa and Western railroad has been closed.
The price is $4,000 per mile, embracing steel
rails and iron bridges This road is to be the
Western extension of the Portland & Osdens
burg road, and is to be pushed as rapidly as
possible The road from Portland to Georgisn
Bay will be opened in 1877.
The wedding OF Mrs Moulton, at Cambridge
the other day, to Norwegian gentleman with
the unpronounceable name of LIE Chambe'lon
de Hegermann Lendenchrous, included some
curious Norwegian customs, one feature being
wedding carpet brought over from Norway
for the occasion. 1t is piece of workmanship
of quaint design and beauty and fabulous valu,
like an India shawl. Upon it unnumberet
Norwegian brides of the unpronounceable nam
have rested their little feet while the minister
pronounced the mystic words OF bestow@l. rh
groom doubtless had some old cou TRY supersti
| ton or tenderness for the habit, aud so i'm
J ported his bridal floor-cloth for the occasion