The Portland daily press., 1875-04-08
News and Other items.

Charles o. Francis Of Brooklyn. ate 237 oys-
ters at a sitting, and is disgusted because the
Review mentioned him as can ass of % sum-
mers.''
S. L. Clemens, "Mark TWAIN" is put down
among the heavy tax payers of Hartford, Ct,
paying taxes on $S4, ,45O. OF course this does
not represent his entire property, as there are
many exemptions. Marshall Jewell figures in
the same list with Sl02, $50.
The modern Damon and Pythias are living
at South Arlington, Mass. They are the two
Oldest living graduates of Brown University it
is said, aud are both over 80 years old. They
were born in the town, are members of the
same church, were partners in practicing law,
served together as Representatives in the Leg
islature, and are connected by family ties.
They are both in good health.
Smokers and coffee drinkers have trump
card to play in Mrs. Jemma Setter, OF North
Carolina, a first cousin of Daniel Boone, who
now in her nine fifth year sews, knts, spins
flax, goes to mill, milks the cows, walks three
miles to church every Sunday, has never been
sick but two hours in her life, and yet smokes
a pipe three times day and drinks strong
coffee at every meal.
Thomas Whyte of Petersburg, Va, has pre-
sented to the Virginia State Library curious
and valuable lithograph. 1t consists of small
portrait of a venerable negro, under which is,
in fac Sin1lle noe from Lafayette bearing
date of September 10, 1884, certifying that the
bearer had done essential services as spy in
the British camp, and exhorting citizens OF the
state to see that he was rewarded.
There are now seven candidates for the two
vacant seats in the French Academy caused by
the deaths of NM. Guizot and Jules Janin.
The candidates are NM. John Lemoinne, Chas.
Blanc, Jules Simon, Charles de Mazade, editor
of the Revue des Deux Mondes; Dumas, Sec
retary of the Academy of Sciences; CASTOR
Boissier, Professor of Latin Poetry in the Col
lege de France; and Auguste Langel. The
election will be held on April Goth.
All the people in Paris house were startled
one night by tremendous noise made in an
upper apartment. Rushing to the doors they
| saw man coming down four steps at time.
| He was arrested, half dead with fear. he was
| thief, had made his way in with false Key
| and feeling his way about the apartments from
| room to room to find valuables, had come upon
| some strange soft, movable, upright thing IN
the middle of the room. He felt of it, passed
| his hand higher and higher and felt face, cold
as ice. frightened, eager to escape, he could
| not find his way to the door. and in his flight
| upset every article of furniture in the apart
ment. Then they all went up stairs and found
| the tenant of the fourth floor hanged in hi:
room.
| Insurance business seems to bs favorite
refuge for the Confederate leaders. A South
ern correspondent of the Syracuse Courier
| writes: "Jeff Davis is, L believe, President o
an insurance company; Wade Hampton is il
the insurance business at Baltimore; Beaure
gard is engaged in insurance and street rail
roads, understand, at New Orleans, and Gen
Joseph e. Johnston, who surrendered to Sher
man, is President or manager OF company
Savannah. found a son OF Gen. Dick Tay
lor, and grandson of old President Zach Tay
lor conductor of Pullman car running fror
Jacksonville to Louisville. The President {
the st. Johns Railroad, in Florida, (conneetin
st. Augustine with the st. Johns river),
Gen. John 7. Sprague, who was Adjutant Ger
eral of New York on the staff of Gov. SCI
mour."