The Portland daily press., 1875-06-18

Bismarck, it is stated, has given assurance to
the foreign representatives that Germahy's in
tentions are peaceful.
A missing two year old child in Port Jervis
was found unconscious in rattlesnake's den,
and rescued after the snakes had been killed.
Mr. Clement NJ. Biddle, a citizen of Phila-
delphia, noted for many deeds of benevolence
and philanthropy, has just SVEN the city free
bath for the use of the poor.
Mrs. Lncoln's arrangement exhibits itself
mainly in general mental feebleness and in
capacity, and it is not yet possible TO give an
opinion as to her restoration.
a-Franka S. Colby of Sanborton,- IN. H., at
tempted suicide in Lowell yesterday by taking
| laudanum. Loss of $500 accounts for the
attempt
Adaring attempt was made Wednesday to
rob the banking firm of Monroe & Co., corner
Wall and Broad streets,of pile of sovereigns,
but the rascal was cnptursd
Log.rolling was carried about far enough In
the last Nebraska Legislature, when $4,000
were appropriated for the establishment of an
institute for the blind at Nebraska City. This
f1onrishing institution now cutertains six in
mates, four of whom are girls and two boys.
Three of the girls are sisters, and the boys are
brothers
According to statement of the Minneapolis
Mail, the condition of the MINES )ta State
Treasury is unsatisfactory. The general reye-
nue. fund is now overdrawn 900. Added to
this is the sum of $50, 900 in warrants now out
standing, and drawing interest at the rate of
per cent. per annum, issued for grasshopper re-
lief.
The ravages of the grasshoppers in Nebraska
have thus far been confined to two counties,
though the air is dark with the grasshoppers
flying northwest, and the farmers are fearful
lest they settle down and wipe out the crops,
which are now looking very finely. Kansas is
pretty much rid of her hoppers, and the people
are hopefully going at the work of replanting
their fields
The directors of both the Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore aud Ohio Railroads, Wednesday
ratified the agreement or compromise drawn up
in New York the other day, the Baltimore and
Ohio folks only adding one amendment, the ma
ture of which isn't stated, but in which it is
expected the Pennsylvania people will ac-
quiesce.
Richard Grant White, says New York cor
respondent, has among his fancies a taste for
oSSS
he purchases it, and adds to an already over
flowing collection in his peculiar den. He
thinks they are funny-that's the ostensible eI-
cuse-but L have an idea that he is going to
| pull the inscriptions to pieces and find gram
maticai errors in their mysterious twists and
| turns.
The widow of Samuel Williston, the founder
of Williston Seminary, at East Hampton,
| Mass, at the anniversary of the institution re-
Gently made it a gift Of the Wlliston home-
| stead of fifteen acres, valued at fifty thousand
| dollars The only conditions attached were
| that the new library building be placed upon
| the land, that she be allowed to use the family
mansion as her residence, and that after her
| death it shall be occupied as residence by the
| Principal of the Seminary,
While most of the German papers, and even
some of the English, are full of complaints as
| to the Excessive armaments" Of France, 1t an
| pears that the French army is not as large BY
| To- 900 men as in 1870 The total effective force
| is now 325 662 men. The reorganization of the
| army ordered by the famous law of July, 1879,
| cannot reasonably be effected before the end OF
1 1877. This has always been the common opin-
| ion among military men. The only questio1
has been whether it is incumbent upon the
Prussians to sit by and allow it to be carried
| out at all.
! Aveds Palanjee Mardirosian, native ot
| Arabgir, town of Asiatic Turkey, and mem-
| ber of the junior class of Hamilton College =.
died in Utica on Saturday. His history pre-
sents an exceeding heroic phase of human char~
| acter About twelve years ago he became q
convert to Christianity and resolved to seek
| land of religious freedom. He travelled on
| foot TO the Mediterranean coast, where he earn
| ed mouey enough to pay for steerage passage,
and with bag of ship biscuit embarked for
| America He landed in New York city with
the knowledge of but few words Of English,
worked his way to Illinois, where he obtained
a situation on farm, fitted himself for Knox
College, and began systematic training for
missionary work in his native land. Subse-
ouently he entered Hamilton College, where in
spite of his defective speech, his attainments
were very conspicuous. The fatigue of travel
| during a recent visit to his country, and hard
study during the winter. past, induced disease
which ended in his death on Saturday at the
home of a friend in Utica.