The Portland daily press., 1875-08-25
on the same day, SO severely injured that it is

on the same day, so severely injured that 1t is
thought that he cannot survive.
The grave of Horace Greeley in Greenwood
cemetery has been surrounded by an arbor
vitae hedge, forming an enclosure ffteen feet
in diameter, within which scraggy rose bushes
are planted and tied to sticks, painted red and
white A plain slab, with the name and the
dates of birth and DEATH marks the grave.
The denial of the request of the coored citi-
zeus of San Francisco to be allo wed the privi-
lege of sending their children to the public
school will necessitate the maintenance OF sep
arate institutions for the benefit of the 1863 COL
ored children Of the city. of whom only 60 at
tend school.
L. I. Copeland, correspondent of the Chi
cago Times, who had asserted that ex-Presi-
dent johnson died drunk and an absolute athe-
ist, and that woman of loose character at
Greenville had killed herself on account of his
death, has been tarred and feathered by the
people of Knoxville.
Some very candid sort Of person asked JEFF
ferson Davis the other day if he considered
himself an honest man. jeff. viewed his inter-
rogator a moment with some surprise, and then
pleasantly observed: "Its so long since I've
had any official business in Washington that
can't tell''
King Kalakaua held meeting at his palace
in Honolulu last month, at which he addressed
the 80 idiers, band boys and others employed on
the premises, and urged them to become tenn
perance men. He said he had seen the evil
effects of the use of intoxicating liquors, now
on the increase, and desired to see it checked,
fhat his paonla m ioht haonno tamparafo pduc
trious and prosperous.
A body of an Indian was found In an excel
lent state of preservation by some workmen
who were digging on plank road at Shaler,
Pa, the other day. The shroud was perfect,
and what remains of the cofiu shows that it
was made of birch bark. Excavations will be
begun soon near the spot where the body was
unearthed, in the hope of finding traces of an
aboriginal burying ground.
Jefferson Davis has declined the prop )sition
of the citizens of Texas to purchase for him
residence in that state. He says in his letter:
"It 10 enough for me to know that your people,
who have suffered by our common disaster, in
stead of blaming me for their misfortunes, have
been willing to share the remnant of their for
tunes with me- L should show myself unworthy
of such generosity if 1 were willing to avail
myself of it"
The higher education of women is making
notable advances in foreign parts. Nine lady
students of Cambridge, England, have lately
received the title of Bachelor of Arts, and one
Z girl, an American girl too. which, we suppose,
means girl from the United States, won the
gold medal at the recent examination at the
College of Brazil, Rio de Janeiro.
The Sovereigns of Industry of Massachusetts,
will offer two bills to the legislature at its next
session. One makiog it penal offence to en-
ploy children in shops unless they present
certificate from the district school principal to
show their ability to read aid write; the other
making it penal offence to play employees for
labor with orders on stores, or anything but le-
gal tender.