The Portland daily press., 1875-07-14
News and Other Items.

any town that will prohibit the presence of a
brass band.
Olive Logan proudly refused $500 diamond
ring that was offered her if she would sign her
name "Olive Sykes"
After JEFF Davis is settled in his new home
in Texas it is understood he will write history
of the war between the states.
The famous Cunard steamer Scotia, the only
side-wheel vessel in the transatlantic trade.
has been withdrawn, and will probably be
old.
A current of terribly hot air passed over
Centralia, ILL.,, recently, which drove workmen
from the fields, and people rushed from their
houses, supposing they were on fire.
The heirs in this country to the Lawrence es-
tate of $50 millions in England are still laying
assessments to pay their lawyers. 1t is about
20 years since they began.
Gen. Sherman has written letter in which
be says he was never at the "Eaton Factory
in his life. Mrs. Sherman, he says, was always
a Catholic and has extended charity to all
alike.
A letter has been received from McGrew,
saying that he made no charges against Chief
Clerk Holt of the international revenue bureau
in connection with the whiskey frauds. No
information whatever has reached the de-
partment from any quarter on that subject.
The physician in attendance upon Robert
Dale Owen, in Indiana, gives it as his opinion
that his patient is hopelessly insane. He says
further, the indianapolis Journal announces,
that the disease is softening of the brain, and
that Mr.. Owen cannot be expected to live Ion
ger than a fortnight.
The finest private equpages at Long Branch
this season are those of Mrs. John Hoey, Mrs
Pierre Lorillard, Mrs. Julian Myers, Mrs.
Chanfrau, Mrs. Alexander Webb and Mrs.
Bite. The only fourth hand is that of the
President, and dog carts are confined to Messrs
Lorillard and Hoey.
Admiral d. d. Porter and family are at the
Pequot House, New London, where the Misses
Porter are the acknowledged bellies, as they
were last season. 1t is stated that the Adml-
rails eldest daughter is to be married in Sep
TENDER to gentleman we'll known in Wash
ington society.
The Christian young men of Indianapolis
have been violating the secular ordinances of
that city by holding public meetings on Sun
day in Military Park, and when mildly notified
of their infraction of law refused to depart un-
less dispersed by force. AS they outnumbered
the police twenty to one nothing could be done
about it.
The late Robert H. Ives of Brown & Ives,
Providence, r. l., leaves an only daughter, the
wife of Professor Gamewell, late of Brown
University. She will doubtless come into pos
session of the greatest portion Of the immense
wealth, which is variously estimated at from
$8,000,000 to $12,0O0,00O. His son fell at the
battle of Antietam, leaving the daughter the
only heir.
The following advertisement recently ap.
peared iran English paper: "Wanted, imme-
diately, for spring planting, 10000 dock and
100000 thistle seeds, to enable me to leave my
farm as L would wish, and according to the
provisions of the new tenant right bill, as
drawn up by the chamber of agriculture, to en-
able tenant farmers to do justice to their land
lords
A few days before man was hanged at At
lanta, Ga, Catholic priest, two Baptist min
listers and Methodist called on him at the
same time. They commenced discussing re-
llgion, and who had the surest means of saving
him, and they became SO noisy and violent
fere and order them all out of Jail, and the
wretch had to get along without any preacher.
The subjoined verdict is vouched for by the
Cincinnati Gazette as having been duly record
ed in the county clerks Office last week: 1--WE,
the jury, find that the said Louis Fillman came
to his death by shot accidentally. off by
himself by killing cat by shooting the same
and when she was not dead instantly by strk
ing the same with the breach of the gun and
the load discharged itself'
"Cruiser," the celebrated horse whom John
S. Rarey, the famous horse-tamer, brought I'M
der control in 1861, after everybody else had
given up the job, and brought from England to
his farm at Groveport, o., has just died there,
in his 23d year. From most vicious brute,
he became SO gentle that the people about tn 9
farm used to make great pet of him, and his
colts were noted for their kind disposition. In
accordance with the directions of Mr.. Rarey's
will, he was given the kindest care in his old
age.
The full report of the Democratic State Con-
vention of Minnesota shows that the contest
over the currency plank of the platform was
square one. Ignatus Donnelly was the chief
spokesman of the infationists and he offered a
substitute platform condemning contraction
and calling for the issue of convertible green
backs in place of the national bank notes. He
said that he wanted his resolution passed in
order to strengthen the hands of the Ohio and
Indiana Democrats. The vote against him was
"a to AZ.
Chicago is going to have a real-estate law
suit, which promises to rival in magnitude and
duration the celebrated suit of Mrs. Gaines ia
New Orleans, over strip of land worth sew
eral millions of dollars, on which stand the
Illinois Central depot and portion of the
tracks, which has just been originally entered
at the land Office in Springfield, although it
has been occupied and presumably owned by
the railroad company for the last 80 years.
Messrs. lands and Carruth of Vineland
have come, it is said, to an amicabe under
standing of their difficulties, and have agreed
to forgive and forget. Mr.. Lands has agreed
to pay all of the expenses growing out of the
shooting, and Mr. Carruth has promised to
bring no suit against him. 1t is intimated that
the state will not let so serious matter drop
SO quietly, and will bring the case into court
Mr.. Lands is said, however, to have taken his
departure from Vineland, and nothing can be
done until he is found.
Mr.. Moung Edwin, said to be the first native
of Burmah ever connected with an American
collegiate institution,was graduated few days
ago at the Columbian University, Washington.
He was almost unacquainted with the English
language when he entered the University, yet
became SO proficient as to stand with the lead
ing members of his class, and gained prizes in
Greek and mathematics. He will enter the
illogical seminary to prepare himself for mis-
sionary work among his countrymen.
Three circumstances have been discovered
tending to connect Piper, the alleged murderer
of Mabel Young, with the death of Bridget
Landergin. First the pantaloons found in a
vault near Cahill's house, and marked "Tom
Cahill," correspond exactly in measurement
with the pantaloons worn by Piper when he
was arrested; second, the handwriting on the
pantaloons is pronounced by three experts to
be Piper's; and third, the bundle found in the
vault was tied with sailors square knot, and
not one likely to be made by landsman.
The Post Office Department has adopted a
new design for postal cards, prepared at the
printing department of the Treasury On the