The Portland daily press., 1875-08-21
News and Other Items.

News and Other Items.
The New Orleans Picayune says that never
before in the history of Louisiana, have so
mapy white men taken active part in the prec-
tical details of agriculture, and it is at least
a singular coincidence that seldom if ever be-
fore has there been a crop so promising in all
RESPECTS" as that now on the ground. 1t con-
cIudes that white men can endure field labor in
that climate.
A frog, said to be the size of cows head, has
made its appearance near Montreal, and has
voice as loud as dog. Several unsuccessful
efforts have been made to capture his frogship,
but when pursued he dives into deep water, and
keeps quiet for several days. Advise frog
that.
1t Is said that ''Monte Christie was written
with so many short lines because it was paid
for at three francs line. But the people who
paid thought Dumas came it strong when line
sometimes contained three syllables-say
franc a syllable. He was paid afterward by the
letter-one-ffth of cent for every letter.
When a newspaper, as several have done, re-
fers to a vacancy existing in the fourth Iennes-
see congressional district, the people of the dis
trict get mad and show fte-Samuel M.-who
has been elected since the death of Mr.. Head.
The Indian nations of the Indian Territory
have SO far advanced in civilization as to take
the initiatory steps toward an international"
fair, to be held at Muscogee during three days
of next November. The fair, as far as cash pre-
miums are concerned, will be confined to In
dams, though others will be allowed to exhibit
their goods.
At the Louvre Hotel there is Mr.. Walker.
Mr.. Walker had dog. His dog has lost run
ming match. And this is how Mr.. Walker has
to pay his wager: He is, during one whole
month, to run into the arms of the first loan he
meets at the corner of the Rue de Valois after
9o'clock, and to say: "My dear brother, at last
we meet after twenty years" Then he is to
apologize. Mr.. Walker has thus embraced
fourteen Frerchmen! Ugh.-Paris Figaro.
A case has recently occurred at Goshen,
Mass that seems to confirm the popular belief
that beech trees are never struck by lightni ng.
A beech and maple standing near together,
with branches interocking each other, received
an electric bolt from passing cloud which
shattered the maple and passed into the earth
through PROSTATE hemlock tree lying rear
which was stripped of its bark nearly the whole
length. No trace of the lightning was left upon
the beach.
Henry Ward Beecher's paper, the Christian
Union, on Wednesday passed from the hands
of j. B. Ford & Co., as publishers, and Henry
M. Cleveland has become the manager. In
order to place the paper on permanent basis
in its new hands, 100000 of the reserve stock
of the Christian Union Association has been
put upon the market and portions Of it ssold at
par Mr. Cleveland the new publisher and
manager, states that 1.-THE connection between
the Christian Union and the house of J. B.
Ford & Co. was never anything more than the
lations natural to publishers and owners of
newspapers, and these relations have now ceas-
ed. Mr.. Beecher, will publish in short time,
an editorial in which he will state bis new re-
lations to the paper. He will abandon all lee
lures in distant fields, and devote most of lis
time to the paper giving it, in editorial form,
The benefit of which he had proposed to say in
the public work which he thus gives up.
Prince Carnillo Starhemberg, of Austria, &C.
companied by Mr.. Won Bedtenbacher, of his
suite, is at'Newport. The Prince has just made
tour through the Adirondacks, Canada and
he lakes, and will remain at Newport few
weeks and then go to the West to hunt buffa-
ioes He is one of the largest landowners in
Austria, and is direct descendant of Prince
Reidenger Won Starhemberg, who. defended
Vienna against the Turks.
President Grants visit to Bristol, R. l., brings
co mind the visits of three other Presidents to
that town. George Washington made visit
to Bristol in 1893, and was the guest Of Cover
nor Bradford then United States senator from
Rhode Island. The "Father of his Country
was received by seventy-ive young ladies dress
ed in white, reception doubtless more pleasing
to the great statesman than the most gorgeous
military display of the day. In 1874 James
Monroe came to Bristol and was entertained by
General George DeWolfat the old house still
standing on Hope street. Many people can be
found in the town who will remember the visit
of President jackson in 1888, who was accom-
panied by Martin Van Buren,, then Secretary OF
State. and afterwards President.
A statement of the liabilities and assets OF
most of the suspended firms might be summed
up in the words, sMuch due, about nothing
Com. Ady.
+. ly along, within easy range, he will involun-
tarily look around for a stone, however good
and noble he may be.
Satisfactory.-Devoted lover: Sir, I love your
daughter; all that is necessary to complete our
happiness is your blessing. Stern Parent: No,
sir! my daughter has got to marry a wealthy
man. Devoten Lover: am one of the gaugers
indicted by the grand jury. Stern Parent
Take her-bless you my children.-MEooaabee
Meacs.