The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-12
News and Other Items.

Now the Philadelphia Press proposes pars-
ing bee. Conine the man.
A man with hair on the roof of his mouth
has been discovered at Savannah, Ga.
a y,rag colored divinity student in Mssis-
sppi, who preached his first sermon few Sun
DAYS ago, is now the inmate of cold and
gloomy dungeon because horse eloped with
him.
The New Orleans Picayune says the fruit
Weld this season will be quadruple that OF
last year, and the largest ever known at the
South. Peaches and grapes will be especially
abundant
Mr.. Edward G. Marshall, son of Chief Justice
Marshall is clerk in the pension office at
Washington on salary of $780, He is said,
in looks and bearing, to strikinsly resemble his
father.
Waldo P johnson, who has just been elected
President of the Democratic Constitutional
Convention in Missouri, was expelled from the
United States Senate Jan. 10th, 1872, for dis
loyalty.
First cousins were married in Ottawa county,
Kansas. last week. When the relationship was
discovered, the judge and minister waited on
the parties, read the law to them, and Informed
LQ6m tQdG Luey uuoG SOboiuSi ohSL'HS''NS
married.
A nugget of copper, SO per cent. pure ore
weighing: 5000 lbs, is on exhibition at 81.
Louis. 1t came from the Lake Superior region,
where it was taken from an ancient digging
The mass when found had evidently been de-
tached from its bed by ancient miners, whose
stone hammers in great numbers were found IN
the mine.
1t is estimated that the expenses of the ser
vices held by Messrs. Moody and Sankey IN
London will amount to $15O,0O0 To defray
these ouly about $4,000 has been raised. 1t is
stated that neither of the pre- achers has re-
ceiyed any pay for his labors. At recent SER
vice Mr.. Gladstone occupied seat on the plat
form.
The New Orleans Times reports as one result
of the political compromise that IRON every
rart ct Louisiana are heard of increase of corn
planting, and we know that in this vicinity
highland and Jowland presents larger acre
age in corn than ever before. If the year is ia
yorable for corn, our centennial will be an in
dependence, indeed
At the recent indianapolis election the
Democrats patched up their ticket very care
fully with view of capturing 1.-THE foreign
vote" An Irshman was put on to please the
Irish, German to please the Germans, and
two Americans out of compliment to the Yam
KEGS. The result was that the Irish voted
against the German candidates, and Americans
against the whole ticket on general principles.
The patchwork policy didn't work. ga
Abiding to the recent death of Miss Ann
Pamela Cunningham in Laurens county, s. @ (,
the Columbia Phenix says: sShe was honora-
bly known for her talents and zeal in raising
the funds for the purchase of Mount Vernon.
Hon. Edward Everett and other distinguished
gentlemen came to her aid by pen and lecture,
and Mount Vernon was recovered, made ma
tional property, and placed under her charge as
principal regent. Here she remained several
wears, but resigned the position two years ago,
since which time she has resided IN Laurens."
Already 5000 Heights Templars are reported
in readiness to take part in the procession
when the New York Masonic Temple is dedi-
Gated. They will turn out in full uniform. The
p,ocession will be divided into about twenty
divisions. The Grand Commandery will march
with the Knights Templar, and the Grand
Lodge in its appropriate place with the Master
Masons; while the Grand Chapter OF Royal
Arch Masons, Grand Council of Royal and Sc
lect Masters, and the Supreme Council OF the
Ancient and Accepted Rite, Northern Jurs.
diction, 33d degree, will have appropriate places
in the procession Past Grand Master John L..
Lewis will deliver the Grafton.