The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-03
News and Other Items.

The Whitehall Times says it is almost impos-
sible for young man to advance very fast
nowadays, for he is surrounded by so many
pull-backs.
Allen A. Angel and Elizabeth Hunt were
married at jackson, Mich, the other day, their
marriage contract, signed by both, ending TINS:
"If the union and harmony that now exist be.
tween US should exist through our natural lives,
then this contract is to remain in force; other
wise to be null and void"
Partisan lately bought in small shop for
few francs a string of imitation pearls. A
jeweler who called on him expressed astonish-
ment at seeing so valuable a necklace on his
little daughters doll, examined. and found the
pearls to be genuine, and worth some 10000
francs.
Col Forney announces:that Mr.. John Gross.
ley, M. p, ard Mr.. N. V. Squarey, two Eng
lish capitalists noted for commercial shrewd-
ness and erergy, have taken charge of scheme
for organized annual excursions of English
capitalists to this country to investigate Amer.
ican investments.
Small pox is increasing with alarming rapid
ity in Brooklyn. Of the 90 cases reported to
the health board, last week, seven have result
ed fatally. The preceding week, forty-fiye
cases were reported. With but few exceptions
the disease has been confined to the 16, h ward.
VaccDating physicians have been sent out to
make house-to-house visitations in the infected
sections.
Arrangements for mammoth hunt are in
progress at Oshkosh, Wis. 1t is proposed TO
organize a shooting party that shall start on
shoots the most game within given hours will
be made the recipient of handsome gun. All
kinds of game will be numbered, and the party
whose game foots up highest in the scale will
be entitled to the prize.
No more reading of the Bible in the public
schools at q nion Hill, N. j., say the board of
edu 'ation OF that place; barring that the re-
peating OF the ten commandments is allowed.
The vote was tie at first, but throwing out
the commandments turned the scales. Some
of the citizens foolishly threaten that there
shall be bloc lshed before the Bible shall be re-
moved.
A rich and eccentric Belgian wrote lately to
his relatives to come and see coat be had Or
dered. They imagining the invitation meant
breakfast, went, and were astonished 10 see
series of coffins, which the original was trying
one after the other, he having caused them
to be made by number of diffe rent joiners.
At last he found one which suited him, laid
down in it, took some poison, and expired sud-
denly.
Many OF the Kansas settlers in the valley of
the Arkansas, are doing profitable business
by gathering up buffalo bones Heads and
ribs are worth So ton for fertilizing purpos-
es. Shins and shoulder-blades brins $40 ton
aud go to the sugar redneries The horns are
worth $50 for heads of umbrellas, fans, pipes,
&C., and even bits of hide found hanging to
the heads are gobbled up by the glue-makers.
A clean sweep has been made of the valley tor
40 miles each way from the railroad.
Mr.. Wylie, the successful checker-player,
has met his equal at Burlington, VT, in gen.
tleman named McGregor Dat of twelve games
played by them since the 18th of Oct each has
won a siugle game, while ten games have been
drawn. This result seems to corroborate what
has often been asserted by critical observers
of the game, that its combinations are SO COM
paratvely few that hey may often be complete-
ly mastered by skilful players, who consequent
ly on meeting find themselves very evenly
matched.
case of considerable interest to photograph
ers and their patrons has Just been decided in
Brooklyn. One of the profession" iu that
city sued young lady for S25 damages because
she sat IL times for picture and then wouldn't
take it, and he has won his case. The plea of
the defense was that the young woman was
told, to begin with, that she needn't pay for
the pictures unless they we're perfectly satis-
factory, but he court decided tha! il was rath-
er too much OF an imposition for girl TO pre-