The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-04-14
News and Other items.

Charles Tappan the last fsurviving member
of the well-knewn anti-s.avery family, died at
Washington Thursday, aged 90.
The new Usury law in Georgia is avoided IN
the rural districts by the sale of corn at 81
bushel for cash. and for S1.5O on time.
The Sacramento, CAL, Board of Education
has decided to admit Chiuese children to the
public schools.
"Babbleon has fallen" is the disrespectful
way in which the st. Louis Republican an-
pounces Dio Lewis determination to retire into
private life.
According to the Washington "Star" the
popular impression that ex-Treasurer Spinner
writes an almost illegble hand is erroaeous, as
his hand writing, while slightly angular, is
perfectly legible. .-.
The Newcastle Chronicle says that Moody
Sankey have asked the London papers not to
report their sermons in full, as their repertoire
is limited The cost of their revival services at
Liverpool was 100000.
E. c. Steadman is in Jamaica much improy-
place for keen-eyed correspondent, but the
romantic scenery about Kingston is more at
tractive for some journalists.
At meeting of the Maryland bondholders
of the Chicago, Danville & Vincennes railroad
in Baltimore, Monday, foreclosure under the
first mortgage was recommended. The COM
mittee of investigation reported NAL admins
tration of the pecuniary affairs of the road.
William Squires Of Nostocton Oregon, offers
to furnish the centennial commission with fir
plank 100 feet long and II feet wide. This is
offering great DEAL but he goes further, and
proposes to bnild fac simile of Noah's ark out
of the same wood as the patriarch used.
The wool interest, which has been making
rapid strides in California, is constantly
strengthed by importation of thoroughbred
sheep. So large are the demands for blooded
sheep that many breeding farms have already
been established
In an old curiosity shop in Ninth street,
Washington, are piano, formerly owned by
Washington at Mount Vernon, violin of
''Tad" Lincoln, a gold-headed cane formerly
used by Joe Miller, and the saddle used in the
last Mexican war by Santa Anna.
'Zion's HERALD says that Mrs. Bingham,
who was murdered recently in East Boston by
a tramp" told friend that on the night be-
| fore her death she had suffered from a terrible
dream which she could not throw off; viz, that
| she was murdered. She remarked that she
was not afraid to die, but was terribly shocked
at the idea of such form of death.
| The worst case of deadheadism on record is
furnished by England. A man went into
bakery and asked permission to warm himself,
which was granted. While the bakers back
was turned the fellow took off his coat and
buried himself in trough containing the
"sponge' for bread, and was suffocated when
| found. He literally sponged his way out OF
| existence.
Sir Charles Lysll has left fortune of about
| $3.50 600. To the London Geological Society he
| w,lled 900, the annual interest of this sum
| to be applied to the encouragement Of geology
d! or allied sciences. The money, it is provided,
| is TO be appropriated partly for travelling ex-
penses or for memoirs or papers, and without
reference to the sex or nationality of the
authors.
Homer Griffin, of Lodi, Medina county
Ohio is said to be one hundred and fourteen
years of age. He works in his garden, chop
wood with one hand (having lost an arm By
the fall of tree about forty years ago) ant
shaves himself. He never used tobacco in any
form, but was an habitual drinker for cen
| tury. His first vote was for President was 70
John Adams. and in later years he has votet
the Whig and Republican tickets.
The Bishop of Manchester, Eng, preachin
| at Urmston, recently remarked that he desire,
above all to see the church of England recove
her glorious title of being the poor man.
church. He deplored the want of liberalt
which rendered it necessary in some cases {
charge pew rents, and said it would not be pos
sible to maintain the church as national in
stitution unless it rested distinctly upon
popular basis