The Portland daily press., 1875-07-08
News and Other Items.

Mexican marauders recently took four hun
dred head of cattle from Texas across the Rio
Grande
Mrs. E. j. Attoche, widow of the late Judge
Attoche of New Orleans, died in Boston, Tues
day.
Gov. Allen and ex-Gov. Hayes spoke at the
unveiing of soldiers monument at Findlay,
o., Tuesday.
On account of the expense, the Italian gov
eminent has decided not to partici pate in the
Philadelphia centennial.
The Democratic convention for the first Cali
fornia district have nominated w. A. Piper fos
Congress.
Cheap labor" Comes uD in new form in
San Francisco, where Chinese young lady
is an applicant for vacancy in public school.
Willis Russell, prominent wtnsss against
the Kentucky Ku-Klux, was assassinated
day or two since in his own house.
A contractor has made arrangements with
town in hungary to work out debt by taking
an egg daily from each one of the !, 900 inhabi-
tants for six years. This will give him 4, ,16l 200
eggs.
Mr.. Shepherd LETTER, the Democratic and
Liberal nominee for Governor of Iowa, is called
the William Allen of that state. He entered
political life in 1888, and it is said the man does
not live who can tell how old he is.
The lingering love for free passes Of the Con-
necticut legislator revealed itself last week in
an adverse report by tue Railroad Committee OF
the Senate on bill prohibiting their use. The
report was sustained.
The Pittsburg Commercial says the clergy
men of Towanda have struck, that is, they have
combined to have but one service on Sunday
for the next six months, and sinners must get
along the bestway they can.
Baltimore lawyers are amazed at the vgor-
GUS memory and lucid logic of Reverdy john
son, now in his S1styear. His physical strength
too, seems to puzzle them. He stood and
argued case in court for a whole day last
week without appearing fatigued in the least
George Kent of Amherst, Mass, deaf and
dumb man, who is also almost hopelessly lame,
has caught with hook eight hundred and
eighty trout for the Boston markets this sea-
son, besides seventeen hundred and sixty fish
of other varieties.
A new potato disease has made its appear
ance in England, being fungus which attacks
the tubers when young. At Chiswich, it is
said, its effects have been most disastrous. the
entire crop of the American varieties having
been destroyed
Instructions have been received from Eng
land by the agent of the Cape Breton coal min
ing company to close their mines. owing to the
large quantity of coal on the banks unsold.
This will cause much distress among the labor
ing classes in Cape Breton.
The constitutional convention of Missouri
has adopted a proposed constitutional amend
ment prohibiting the acceptance, by any state
senator or representative, of municipal or
| United States office, and also making muni-
cipal and United States officers ineligible to the
| legislature during their term of office.
The buoy that marks the entrance to Rocka-
way Inlet was mysteriously moved mile to
the eastward Monday afternoon, which nearly
caused the wrecking Of some excursion steam-
ers, laden with about 1000 people. The design
was evidently to prevent steamers returning to
take the people away from the clam hostelries
| there.
Colonel Long, the American explorer in
Egypt has arrived at Paris after a second exped'
ton for the extension of the authority of the
Khedive in the Nam MAN county, Africa.
He has with him five specimens of anthropo-
| phagi. Two of his negro attendants, who as
sisted him in a conflict with natives, have bee n
decorated by the Khedive with the Egyptian
order of Mediidee Colonel Long will soon yis
it this country.