The Portland daily press., 1875-08-03
News and Other Items.

News and Other Items.
The death of Andrew johnson leaves no ex-
president living, which has never happened be-
fore since. the death of Washington.
What next? Live frogs are said to be ex-
ported from this country to England for breed
ing purposes.
The Bridgeport (Ct.) paper announces that
Mayor P. T. Barnum will take the Lecture field
this winter.
At recent sale in Liverpool, England, nine
teen American horses brought remarkably
good prices. l-
U. S. frigate Powhattan left New York yes
terday to cruise on the coast of Maine for the
health of the crew.
On one of the raj lroads in Nevada it has beer
found necessary to shorten the rails, as the
un's heat expanding them, caused them to
spread.
The annual consumption of coffee in Europe
and the United States is 100000 tons or $780,
100000 pounds. OF this amount we consume
100000 tons, or 200, 00O,O yearly.
The treasurer of the Dan Bryant testimonial
fund reports the total receipts at SIG, 1888 SO.
As there have been no expenses, the whole sum
goes to the children of the dead minstrel.
E. G. johnson, State Senator from Columbia
county, Fla, was lately shot dead in cold blood
by an unknown assassin. By his death the
Republicans lose their majority in the state
senate.
Scarcely drop of rain has fallen at Duluth,
MINI, for six months, and everything is as dry
as powder. Very destructive fires have been
raging in forest and prairie. and great deal of
timber has been destroyed.
Father Burke, the great Dominican preach
er, continues to improve in health at his home
10 Ireland. from Jne nauure OF his mafady his
convalescenceis ne .essarily slow, but he en-
joys the best of spirits.
The state of Georgia appears to be prosperi
ing. In 1865 its taxable property was valued
at 1925, 635, $40. Atpresent it is $273O92, 900.
The state debt is only $S,1O5,OOO, and the state
owns property valued at $6,OOO,OOO.
A young Euglishman recently drove a veloci-
pede four miles in twenty minutes, to bring the
fire department of neighboring village, thereby
saving much property from destruction by a
fire which was raging.
Minnesota will have this year the best and
largest crop of potatoes for many years. The
crop of western New York, Notwithstanding
buC Low oSCo Va IuC uCCoic3 Will De lully up 10
the average.
At Vincennes. France, during the marriage
ceremony, the brides teeth fell out, which so
frightened the bridegroom, worthy tailor, that
he made the sign of the cross, rushed off like
an arrow, and has not been seen since.
There is movement among some of the
members of the Society of Friends in England
to disinter the bones of George Fox and remove
them to new burial place. as the cemetery in
which they now lie is soon to be encroaehed
upon by the erection of public building.
Spelling isn't my. profession; one man can't
do everything What's a printer for? If
printer can't spell, he'd better quit his bust
ness" is the line of argument adopted by Joa-
quin Miller when cold, unfeeling critic ridi-
cules his photography.
Mr.. S. A. King, the aeronaut, made some
what perilous balloon ascension on the oath
inst, from st. Louis He reached an attitude
of over four miles, when he found that ne was
at an unsafe height, and that the valve would
not work, Those who were with him said he
looked very pale and serious. The voyage,
however, terminated safely.
Worcester thieves have got so bold that they
steal the boots off mans feet. A fellow be
came SO hilarious over pair of new ones that
he had just bought that he went along the
treet, dropping into saloons, and treating his
friends to drinks but was soon so overcome
that he lay down, and while he was mapping
somebody stole those new boots
A false report has been circulated that the
Saratoga Rowing Association will not hold a
fall regatta for amateurs The regatta will be
held, and the probability is that it will be much
he largest row yet given. Several of the
rews have already engaged quarters at the
lake. The date will probably be fixed for Aug
3 1st and Sept. LIST and I'd.
At mass meeting recently held in Dubuque
make arrangements for celebrating the birth
day of Daniel o. Cornell, a wax cast of his face
was exhibited. 1t was taken at Genoa two
hours after his death. and was brought from
Dublin to Dubuque by James Rowan. The
head is large, indicating great cerebral devel-
opment, and pleasing and satisfied expression
rests upon the countenance indicating re-
markable benevolence and kindness
NJ T. Bowden, school teacher at st. James.
La, filed pocket with advertising limitations
of greenbacks, and when somebody at the vii
age store offered to bet on something he drew
out handful, saying, "Make it $500 and I'll
take you" Most of the by-standers saw the
character of the supposed money, and laughed
at the joke, but not SO Karl Ahlberg, an ignor-
ant Swede, who regarded the bills as genuine
and the amount as fortune. He therefore
entced Bowden into stable, where he MUIR
dered him with shovel, secured the worthless
roll of paper, buried the body and fled.
Samuel Plimsoll, who is so we'll known as
he champion of seamen's rights in England is
a native of Bristol, and is in his 51st year. He
was educated by a tutor, and obtained gold
medals at the universities of Glasgow, Edin-
burgh and Gniessen. He is coal merchant,
and author of several pamphlets, and book |
named Our Seamen." He was an unsuccessful !
candidate for the British House of Commons Of |
Derby, in 1865, but was elected in 1863 nv a |
large majority, on the liberal ticket. Mr.. Plim.
soil has experienced the ups and downs of for |
tune, and has learned the condition of the |
working classes of England by sharing their lot |
81 have had to make" he says in his book. |
"$1 .S6-72 cents of which paid for my lodg- |
ing-last me whole week, and did it. 1t is |
astonishing how little you can live on when |
you divest yourself of all fancied needs Sew
eral years age Mr. Plimsoll espoused the sail
ors' cause, and has been the leader of the |
for the preventing of unseaworthy |
or overladen vessels.