The Portland daily press., 1875-12-13
News and Other Items.

Lord Dufferin wants the Dominion to erect a
vice-regal palace or summer residence for him
at Quebec, at a cost of 100000
Her Majesty the Queen has decided to send
20 pictures of the royal collection to the Phila-
delphia Exposition.
The municipality of Paris has voted a SUBJ
scription of $4,000 to the fund for the Cen
tennlal statue of Liberty in New York har-
Dor.
Mr.. ohm w. Garrett was unanimously re-
elected President of the Baltimore 81 Ohio
Railroad Company for the eighteenth time on
Wednesday. This company stands in the
front rank of railroad corporations in the coun.
try, and its high position is largely due to Mr.
Garrettslintelligent and skilful management
of the general policy and finances of the com.
pany.
The chief officer of the signal service reports
that eighty-seven per cent. of the predictions
made by "Old Probs." during the year past
were verified by the results. The Signal Ser
vice Bureau has arrsnged the weather pro-
grammes for the country now for five years;
and the chiefssoficer feels bold to assume that
its reputation as a useful institution is estab.
lished
A suit of the state of Louisiana against Gem
eral James Longstreet, the ex-Confederate. to
recover $4,000 paid to him for ''militia" gervi-
ces, is now pending in the Supreme Coutt of
Louisiana.
An ingenious correspondent from Weston
super-Mare has worked out the query as TO
the amount of one-tenth of a penny at COM
pound interest from the commencement of our
10 ,oxrfr rI1.,,N l.
gives at 1925 10000 600 900 000 900 OOO OOO-
000,000,000.
The annual meeting of Plymouth church was
held Friday night. After the close of the
weekly prayer meeting, on motion of Mr.
Beecher it was agreed that when it adjourned
it be until next Thursday evening, to receive
the report of the Executive Committee Clerk
Shearman then read the annual report The
number of members on the rolls at the close of
last year was 3900 The present membership
is 24OO, of whom 9l5 are males and 1875 fe-
males The contributions, including pew
rents, for the maintenance of worship amount
ed to S111,3 Shearman was reelected clerk.
Treasurer White was reelected. Deacons and
deaconesses were chosen. Examining aud 9TH
er committees will be elected at a subsequent
meeting.
In the Quebec House Frday,,Mr. Ommet in
troduced bill to prevent all conflict between
religious and civil authorities in regard to
Roman Catholic cemeteries of the Province.
The effect Cf the bill is to provide that it
shall be the absolute privilege of ordinaries of
the Diocese to indicate the place where Catho-
lies are to.be buried in Catholic cemeteries of
the province
Iu the French Assembly Friday the ballot
ing for life senators was resumed. The follow
ing were elected: BY the Right, Generals Dau-
relle de Paledines aud Chaugarnier; by the
Left, Gems. Treybault and Chanzy, Admrals
Pothuon and Fourichon, and NM. Krsntz
Deaystric, Corne, Laboulaye, Rozer, Fourier
Wowlcski, Sthelaire, Casimer, Perer, Cordier,
Picard aud Maleville. The success of the Left
is attributed to the support given it by the
Legitimates and Bonopartists.
Two hundred and fifty men were DISCHARGED
from the Brooklyn navy yard, Saturday.
Egypt has sent 142 cases to the centennial,
and the Egyptian commission will sail for this
country the 18th inst.
Lemual I. Ellis has been appointed chief
clerk in the ordnance bureau of the Navy De-
partment, vice Mr.. Brandt deceased.
Gen Babcock has given bail in $1,000.
Judge Donahue has made permanent the in
junction restraining the Panama Railroad Com
pany from going into the steamship business.
Steamship Faraday has gone TO repair the
Direct cable.