The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-08-28
News ana Other Items.


The Pc nnsylvania department, Grano army
of the Republic, have begun to make arrange
ments to gather all the posts in the country az
the centennial.
Gail Hamilton thinks she has found clear
case of genius in a little Cambridge boy, who
the other day closed his list of the exports of
Massachusetts, with "mauy learned men from
Harvard College"
The Mormons are to have female physicians
of their own education. Twenty-Five girls of
the Latter Day SAINTS are now studying medi-
cine at Salt Lake.
Commodore Vanderbilt is said to have no
real estate in his own name except the house
he lives in. 1t was all conveyed to William
Vanderbilt on the eve Of his fathers marriage
for the consideration of 81.
An artificial spouting bath of sulphur water
of the same temperature as the Springs of Boil
licame at Viterbo, was prepared in the Vatican
for the use of the Pope, who had the rheuma-
tism, but who recovered before the bath was
ready.
In an agricultural convention at Dalton, Ga,
q few days ago, gentleman called upon all
present who owned sheep and no dogs to rise,
aud thirteen rose up He then called upon all
who owned dogs and 20 sheep to rise, and GO or
20 responded.
A Liverpool breach of promise case has en-
largei our acquaintance with popular man.
ners. The courtship began in the bayfield, by
process called 'tsweetenipg the hay" which
the learned counsel described to be kissing a
handful of hay in order TO sweeten the rest of
the stack
In recent reply to "a deputaton, Cardinal
Manning re-affirmed his war prophecies, but
he thought that one needed the gift of
prophecy to perceive that the armament of
7,00O,0 900 men at least, with power of destruc-
ton which has never been equalled in the an
nails of warlide nations, all portended greater
and bloodier conflict in Europe than we have
hitherto witnessed.
The expected release of Mrs. Lincoln from
the private insane asylum at Batavis, ILL.,, ap-
pears to have been worked up by Mrs. Myra
Bradwell, a female Chicago lawyer, who in
forms the Chicago Times that Robert Lincoln
has consented TO her discharge, provided that
Mrs Edwards, Mrs. Lincolr's sister. will re-
ceive her, which that lady has agreed to do.
There is an old bachelor at Congress Hall,
Saratoga, who is seen dancing in the ballroom
every evening. ne Is ueT6 uuuer tue duVlCo OI
his physician, who recommended him to dance
every evening to cure his rheumatism. He
has already victimzed half the young ladies,
but many of them have found out his object
and refuse to dance with him any more. They
would be quite willing however. to undertake
a cure of rheumatism about the heart.
Over 200 guests attended the wedding of
George O'Nau and Miss Osborn, in Owen
count, KY. 1t was a memorable event, both
saDguine and sanguinary Thirty pouHds of
crackers. a big cheese and fifteen gallons of
whiskey were swal owed. Besides the cere-
mony and the feast there was fight, in which
one man had an artery severed with a knife,
and another was mortally stabbed in his stom-
ach.
W. w. Chapman of Newburyport has just
purchased new gold vein discovered at Berk-
shire, Vt. Mr.. Chapman, who passed through
there Thursday. reports that the rein is most
remarkably rich, and will undoubtedly yield
ninety dollars gold to the ton.. The gold is also
mixed with copper. yielding three per cent.
The yield is unprecedented and far outrivals
the Newburyport bonanza. Berkshire is much
excited over the discovery.
A black man, with sober vsage and a
white cravat, arrived in Boston the other day
and went straightway over to Charlestown.
Solemnly he marched to the foot of Bunker
Hill Monu nent, and took off bis hat in its
shadow. Then he called out in loud voice,
civilian Gravesr' and answered himself.
"Here!" And then he said, "But am free
man. by the grace of God and the proclama-
tiou of the Martyr President" He used to be
a slave of Robert Toombs in Georgia, and he
had come all the way to Bunker Hill to get off
this little Sarcasm on his old m ster's wild
prophecy.
Don Piatt relates story of Colonel B., of
Chicago, who, stopping at the Laugham Hotel,
In London, during the Dollymount excitement,
became so joyous that he wagered ten pounds
to fifty that he could hit the center of the e!e-
CANT clock in the hall at the first shot with his
navy revolver. taker being ready, the re-
vo,ver was brought from the Colonel's room.
and. measuring off the space. he blazed away.
bringing down the clock in terribly shattered
condition. A report was soon spread that the
American guests at the hotel were butchering
themselves in true Western fashion, and the
Colonel was surrounded in trce by an i'm
mense crowd of spectators, not few of whom
were policemen.
Final arrangements have been completed for
the soldiers national reunion at Caldwell,
Ohio, Septem Der 1, and g. 1t is expected
that Generals Sheridan, Logan, Negley, ex-
Governors Curtin and Hayes, General Cocker
i'll of Missouri, Governor Allen of Ohio, the
Hon George 81 Pendleton, Senators Thurman
and Sherman and the Hon. George W Morgan
will address the camp. President Grant is
confidently expected. sword, captured by
General Cockerill from Colonel Archer at Til
ton Station, Georgia. will be returned to its
owner with impressive ceremonies. Many
states have responded, promising large delega-
tiOns