The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-11-05
News and Other Items.

Senator William Sharon, borrowed $600,OO0
of San Francisco savings bank. few days
ago, mortgaging some of his city real estate.
Miss Anna E. Dickinson will soon begin the
delivery of new lecture which she has written
on the subject of "Father Mathew"
Eoise Kelly, girl totally blind from birth,
was married the other day in San Francisco to
a mechanic with two good eyes, who was en-
poyed in the lum where she was living.
The new church of st. Stephens at New
York, recently finished at cost of $4,000, bias
glass cross on the tower which is Illuminated
at night and is visible from long distance.
Three of the nine women nominated to be
county school superintendents in California
were chosen at the late eleetion-Miss Char
lotte NJ. Pitcher in Alpine, Mrs. D. M. Cole
man in Shafta, and Miss Morgan in Tuolumne
county.
1t is rumored from New Orleans that Brig
Gen. A. Barber (colored), who died last week
was burned alive. Several persons testify to
having noticed movements of the face and reg
ular respiratons. Two physicians were sum-
moned, but neither made any examination.
Bayard Taylor will, on the 18th inst, deliver
alecture on SCHILLER" at Washington, under
the auspices of the "Schiller Bund," of that
city, an organization of which Postmaster
General Jewell and other nigh government
officials are members.
At q state inter collegiate oratorical contest
between eight colleges of Iowa, at Des Moines
in that state, last Friday evening, the prize
was awarded to Miss Evelyn M. Chapman, of
Simpson Centenary College, over seven Compel
a. noek l.co s1xa, H. L.
sents is the youngest collegiate instltut ion in
the state.
wag entered a smoking car on the N. Y.
Central few days ago when the train was in
motion, and in an earnest and sympathetic tone
said: "There is o lady in the next coach tainted
away. Has any gentleman here any liquor for
har9 -Twousy-os i->->al;ateIv rose tn
-sayh- sfAss -Asoh- with task in bis hahd.w ny
According to the official statistics, 100000
persons have been banished to Siberia, but its
population has scarcely had a perceptible in
craese. In 1873, IL. 3S7 were banished, but only
1926 were traceable as residing there. The Rus.
sian government explains this disproportion by
escapes, but the escapes might have often been
death.
The birth of daughter, a few days since, to
the duke of Edinburg increases the number of
Queen victoria's grandchildren to q. of whom
"a are still living Altogether the queen has
now 50 children and grandchildren lv
Ing and three other children are not yet mar.
ried, while one of those married, the Princess
Louise, is as yet without a family.
An elegantly dressed gentleman and lady
rather astonished conductor in Pennsylva-
mia train by getting into the smoking Car. He
informed the man of the supposed mistake, land
got this reply: "Well, whose business is it?
don't I smoke, and don't my wife smoke, and
amt this smoking carp" A moment later, the
man handed cigar case to his wife, who, with
her delicate fingers, selected dark olored
Havana, and the next minute both were puff.
ing away, seemingly as contented as wood
choppers ...-.
This is the way pretty Sarah Jewett inspires
the western editor when she appears on the
stage: Miss Jewett achieved a heart thrilling
impression. The susceptible youth were cap
tufed in shoals. She invested her PRESERVATION
with so many winsome graces, manner so
aftless, voice 80 mellifeuous, that, with the
charms which nature, in joyful mood, SO
lavished upon her dainty figure, it is no WON
der she is,par excellence, the stellar magnet of
the dramatic constellation, that pales its light
before her audiance.
The recently discovered coal deposits in Ar
kansas and Utah promise to be of great utility.
In Arkansas the coal is excellent and we'll ad-
apted to the making of coke. The veins are
from four to seven feet 10 thickness, and the
coal semi-bituminous and improves 10 quality
the deeper it is mined. For manufacturing
purposes it is inferior to none, and for the max
ing of gas it is of about the same value of
Pittsburg coal. The deposits in Utah yield
coal which has already made the manufacture
of coal successful industry in that region.