The Portland daily press., 1875-10-13
News and Other Items,

Steamer Carroll, Capt. Wright, Boston for
Halifax, broke her shaft at 6 a. M, Sunday,
135 miles east of Berlin Light. She was towed
in by the steamer Worcester.
A tremendous steam hammer, capable of
beAing up mass of steel weighing 100 tons, is
to be constructed for Krupp's works at Essen,
in Prussia. 1t is to cost 81, ,OOO 900, and will be
the largest in the world.
Nearly complete returns from the Connecti-
cut town elections show that eighty towns were
carried by the Democrats. and sixty-four towns
BY the Republicans. while twenty-one towns
chose local officers of both political parties.
Chicago is having high old time with her
one-horse cars. A crowd gets in, refuses to
pay fare, and il the driver tries to collect any
he is hit in the ear aud laid away in q corner
until the trip is finished. He who pays is call
ed fool and fools are few.
The twenty ninth annual convention of the
Delta Kappa Epsilon college fraternity closed
its sessions in Syracuse, N. Y, last Thursday
On Thursday evening public exercises were
held, at which Prof. Winchell presided. An
oration on National Architecture was deliv-
cred by Francis Forbes of New York, and
poem was read by Prof. j. d. Warner of Alba
NY. AlleI Luc cAcICiocS d WAS served at
the Vanderbilt House.
A very sharp swindle was practiced on Mich
ael j. Ash, Balti more merchant. man ap-
peared at his store in the guise of telegraph
messenger, and delivered what purported to be
a dispatch from customer in Washington or
dering goods. He signed his name in the de-
livery book opposite the figures supposed 10
represent the number of the dispatch. 1t turn
ed out, however, that he had really signed his
name to a check for $2S3, which was concealed
under the page on which he wrote his name,
and so arranged that the signature appeared
in the usual place for signing check. The
rascal went to the bank got the money and
made his escape
Anna Connett, young girl OF more than or.
dinary prepossessipg appearance, residing in
Painfed N. j., was placed at the bar of the
Usion county court on Tuesday to answer to
the charge of burglary. 1t appears that the
charge was preferred by neighbor of the Con-
netts, and grew out of some spite between the
families. On the stand the girl told her story
in such an artless, honest ard winning way
that verdict of not guilty was rendered by
the jury without leaving their seats. The audi
ience burst into applause, which the judge
could not stop. Hats were swung and the floor
stamped wildly. While the judge was about
to discharge the prisoner she sprang on the
bench, threw her arms around his neck and
kissed him repeatedly. This was the signal for
another outburst of popular sympathy, which
it took considerable effort to stop. 1t was some
time be fore the uproar ended and business was
resumed.
The controversy regarding the title of REV."
still goes on in England, and in the course of it
the following god story has come to light: A
WESLEYAN and church of England minister of
precisely the same name lived in the same
town, and of course the letters of one OCCASION
ally went to the other. The Episcopalar, hay
ing received and opened by mistake letter in
tended for the Wesleyan, returned it with this
note: Dear Sir-This would not have happen
ed if you had not assumed a title to which you
have no right" Soon after the Wesleyan re-
cerved and opened parcel which contained
number OF setmons, Autographed in imitation
of manuscript, such as are supplied by certain
dealers in London to clergymen who prefer 10
buy rather than write them, whereupon ne dis
patched them to tho rector with this missive:
'Dear sir-This mistake would not have hap
pened if you had not assumed an once tor
which you have no proper qualification.