The Portland daily press., 1875-03-05
News and Other items.

The st Louis Times says that Frank Blair
is 81 hiking rapidly, and is unable to recognize
his most intimate friends.
Mr. Isaac Dickinson, lately member of the
negro Jubilee singers Of East Tennessee, has
entered the University of Edinburgh as theo-
logical student.
A bill to prevent the carrying OF arms at OF
in the neghbo1hood of religious, political or
educational gatherings has been introduced In
to the Missouri Legislature.
Surprise parties are going out OF fashion IN
Chicago The man of the house calmly bus
cordially meets the conspirators at the gate
with a shotgun and small pox flag.
A citi zen Of Chattanooga has just invested
in the stock of of Tennessee railway, purchas-
ing shares which represent par valueof $780,
OOO He paid the enormous sum of rs cents for
the lot
A French patent has recently been taken out
for the preparation of leather from tripe, intes-
tine and other animal membranes. The sub
stance thus formed is to be used for glove max
ing, Sc
A wealthy and eccentric woman in Spring
field, ILL.,, contributes $500 year to the sup
port of one of the churches there, but cannot
be induced TO attend single service, nor Will
she allow its pastor to enter her house.
LADY Burdett Coutts certifes from personal
knowledge that one Partisan milliner uses 49,
900 humming birds every season, and she
thinks that at such rate the species will soon
be extinct.
Thirty Chicago newsboys were imported in
to Milwaukee the other day, to break up
strike of the Milwaukee newsboys against the
Chicago morning papers, and after smart
fight between the gamins, they all went to
work and sold more papers than ever.
The London World having said that Mr..
Bradlaugh had derserbed his children and left
them on the parish that gentleman invited the
proprietors either to make the statement good
or hand over $25 to a designated charity. The
money was handed over as suggested.
Upon what it regards as unquestionable au-
thority the New York Tribune contradicts the
story that Mr.. Jay was removed from the Aus
trian mission. On the contrary, he resigned it
Jan. 17th as he had been intending to for
months
Under the head of "Educational," the New
York Times chronicles the Interesting fact that
the corporation of Harvard College, in 176l,
thought ram punch, "as it is now usually
made no intoxicating liquor" and allowed
students sin sober manner to entertain
strangers and each other with it.
The Galveston News says: Texas, particu-
lsrly that part Of the state bordering on the
Gulf OF Mexico, has perhaps had the mldest
winter of any portion of the Union. Even
Florida has suffered more from frost In Gal
weston, the only approach to freezing was
slight seet which melted without injury to the
orange trees.
The notorious ex-senator Moses, OF South
Carolina, has filed petition in bankruptcy.
The schedule of his liabilities foots up S92,45l.-
80. in which are included state taxes IN his
hands, while his assets consist only OF some
real estate in which his interest is doubtful,
and 81, 200 worth of personal property, most OF
which is mortgaged.
The Duke de Richelieu of Paris, the great
eraud-nephew of Cardinal Rlchel u, is soon to
marry very wealthy heiress, Mile Heine.
Special permission has been obtained to have
the ceremony performed in the church of the
Sorbonns, where the remains of the 6rert Car
dinal are Inferred The tomb, which has not
been visible for months past, having been Gov
cred with panks to protect it during the fres-
Going of the chapel where it isssituated, is to be
uncovered for the occasion.