The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-23
News and Other Items.

The centennial of the battle of Fort Moul
trie, fought on the 2Sth of June, 1776, is to be
celebrated by the Palmetto Guard of South
Carolina by erecting $12,O 900 monument.
A Norwegian opera company is the latest
musical novelty in European circles The
operas which have already been given, nine in
all, are said to have created the most enthus-
tic receptions for the performers.
A contract has been closed between parties in
Chicago and Liverpool, Eng, to build num-
Der of sailing vessels to ply between those two
ports in the grain trade, each vessel to have a
carrying capacity of $1,000 bushels, and to be
constructed in time for the opening of naviga-
ton next year.
Berlin. A jubilee has been celebrated in
Broekman's Circus in honor of monkey which
had compiled twenty five years of service. The
animal was formally installed in the place OF
honor at the grand banquet at which, beside
those engaged in the establishment, there were
several representatives of the press.
Benjamin G. Harris of Marylaad, has sent
circular to the Democratic members of Con-
gress asking for the position of SeIgeant-at-
arms on the score of poverty, and claiming this
bounty from his party associates for the reason
that when member of Congress he voted
against every appropriation for the war, and
was censured for saying in his seat, "God
Almighty grant you may never subjugate the
South" He adds frankly, that his greatest
regret is that God did not grant his prayer.
The Russian Minister of Education states
that there were in 1873, 22,635 primary schools,
with $4,000 scholars in that empire, of whom
74S,S66 were boys, and only 185,034 girls; by
adding the Sunday schools, the numbers were
increased to % 75S schools, with 942, ,4S7 pupils.
The total population of the Empire being 75,-
00J,0OO it appears that there is only an aver
age of one school for 3,294 inhabitants. and an
average of one pupil for 70 inhabitants.
A singular burial custom has lately been fol-
lowed in Ireland 1t appears that every menu
ber of the King-Harman family is buried by
torchlight, and the funeral of Hon. l.. H. King
Harman has just taken place in accordance
with the peculiar custom. The family mansion
is three miles from Boyle, aud all the space was
crowded from end to end. A long, continuous
line of carriages followed the hearse from the
house, and thousands of tenants and laborers
of the estate, wearing scarfs and hat bands
and bearing torches, took part in the process
sion. The interment took place in the family
vault in Boyle church.
The centennial regatta committee announce
that the boat race at the exhibition will be in
ternational and open to all regularly organized
boat clubs in the world. They will be rowed
in accordance with the rules of the national
amateur rowing association of the United
States They will consist of an international
college race for four-oared shells, open only to
under graduates, and an international gradu-
ates' race for four-oars, open only to graduates
oficoleges or universities. Professional races
will be held, open to all crews throughout the
world, for four-oared and single scull Shells for
suitable prizes The amateur races will be
rowed one and half miles straightaway. The
professional races will be rowed three miles
one and one-half miles and return. An en-
trance fee of S25 will be charged for fours, S15
for pairs and doubles, and $40 for singles.