The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-01
News and Other Items.

Gen. Sickle,' eldest daughter is said to be
about to marry Spanish nobleman.
Mr.. Spurgeon, the great London preacher,
has come out strongly against the expulsion of
the Bible from public elementary schools.
The skeleton of the horse that carried Gen.
Sheridan on his historic 90 mile ride to Win
chester, Va, is owned By Rochester (N "
man and is to be exhibited at the Centennial.
A case in one of the civil courts of San Fran
cisco had to be postponed on account of con
fict of jurisdiction, one of the jurors having
been sentenced to twenty-four hours mprison-
ment for intoxication, by police magistrate.
While the Rev. Charles Williams, colore1 !,
was expounding the Scriptures in the pulpit at
Hampstead, Texas some officers invaded the
sanctuary and arrested him on a charge of
horse.stealng
The commission of David Crockett as JUS
bearing the date of Nov. "a, 1917, and signed
by Gov. James McMinn and William Alexan
der, Secretary of State, has just been received
by the historical society of that state.
Quoting the report that Paul Morphy, the
famous chess player, had become insane, the
New Orleans Republican says: 'Mr. Morphy
can be seen on our streets any day having given
up chess paying for he practice of the law.
He was never in better health, physically and
mentally, Than now, and the above news is cal
culated to surprise him and his friends"
The Pail Mall Gazette speaking of recent
English book on Nebraska" and of the cost
of getting there. says: But, after all, the Amer
lean railway charges for the transport of goods
and persons are so reasonable that the compar-
alive cost of the journey to one state or another
need scarcely to enter into the emigrant's cal
cuations.
Mr.. j. 81. Heap, United States Consul at
Tunis, writes that the Bey Of Tunis has ar
ranged for varied display at the Centennial,
including essences, gilt brackets wooden and
silk goods national costumes, jewelry, arms
and saddlery. He will also send two large
Arab tents to be erected in the park. Some
French and runisian merchants are also ar
ranging for display of Oriental merchandise.
An accidental discovery of great importance,
If verified, is announced by French veterlna
rian, who, noting that the "foot and mouth of
disease" seemed invariably to spare cattle af-
fected with COW pox has vaccinat, a number
of oxen as prove NATIVE measure, with the le-
suit that mot one of the twenty five beasts
successfully inoculated has, to this da e, shown
any sign of foot and mouth disease, although
living among animals largely infected with it."
For the Centennial Exhibition three hundred
and eighteen artists have applied to the Ger
man commission for spaces, against five hum
dred and eighteen applicants of all other class
es. Of collective exhibitions in the German
dana vfraar hos xr,;II ~
hundred participants. The architect Bartels,
who was cent to Philadelphia by the German
commission, reports very favorably on the pro-
gress of the buildings, and pronounces Fair
mount Park one of the handsomest public
places in the world.
A Bengal editor suspended his newspaper for
two weeks on account of the Prince of Wales
visit, instead of devoting his eaergles to pub
fishing accounts OF the festivities, ard excuses
himself in this novel fashion: 1.-The present is
an occasion when all our countrymen should
cease to work, and participate themselves in
the joys and festivities incidental to it. Ac-
cordingly we allow ourselves and our establish
ment leave of absence for couple of weeks.
During this short recess we wish our subscrib-
ers and constituents health and good LUCK
Edgar A. Poe's only sister, Miss Rosalie Pee,
died last year, an inmate of a charitable insti-
tuition in Washington. Everything that the
kindness of friends could suggest had been
done to relieve her pecuniary needs, but she
was compelled at last to accept the aims of
strangers. just bsfore her death she is said to
have requested that her body be taken to Balti-
more and buried beside that of her brother
The request was not needed, however, and her
body is now in the vault at Washington, where
1t was originally placed.