The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-13
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News and Other Items.

1t is reported that Gen. Badeau is to be ap+
pointed Minister to Belgium in the place of
Mr.. Jones, resigned.
On the 255,000 headstones to mark the rest
ing place of Union soldiers in national ceme-
tries, 105,00 are for graves of the unknown.
Ing keepers Of panel houses In their precincts
fifty 1ollarsa week and half the money stolen
from victims
Rev. Phillips Brooks Of Boston has been
elected president Of Kenyon College, Ohio, and
the trustees have voted to offer him salary of
$4,000 year.
More than two hundred and twenty-five can
didates have presented themselves for examin-
alton for admission to the next freshman class
in Harvard College.
The Women's Journal learns from rell-
able source" that Mrs. Elizabeth r. Titon has
taken steps to obtain divorce from Theodore
Tilton.
1t is contradicted on very high authority that
Mr. Gladstone is going to resume the leader
ship OF the Liberal party next session. Mr..
Gladstone has no such intention.
A clergyman wrote 30 the Grand Rapids
Democrat: 81 am glad" etc. The impeni-
tent compositor made him aver that he was
when he saw his communication in print.
1t is stated Evarts' fee in the Bsecher case is
$4,000; Tracey's $4,000, and Hills $4,000,
and that Shearman makes no charges for his
services. It is reported that Mr.. Beach receives
$4,000, and Messrs. Fullerton, Morris and Pry-
or S25O0 each.
The Fall River News tells Of clergyman
who does not wish his name to be known In
Connection with the fact that he has asked his
society to take off $500 from his $1,000 salary
in view Of the hard times
Mr.. Schultz, who 30 narrowly escaped assas-
sination by midnight burglar In Brooklyn, N.
T., recently, is rapidly recovering and the pas
sage of bullet through his head has complete
iy cured the near-sightedness from which he
previously suffered.
When Vassar College was first occupied
there was murmuring because none Of the dor
mitories had closets. That these should be
wanted astonished the founder, who said the
girls could each have two nails, one for thei
school dress and one for their best. But the
closets had to be constructed.
There is bill before the Tennessee legislature
providing shat bachelorism is hereby declared
privilege, and every male inhabitant of this
State over thirty years OF age, being of sound
mind and enjoying good bodily health, remain
ing unmarried after the LIST day Of May, 1875
shall pay fine of $40 annually. &
The auditors statement of the revenue and
expenditure of the Dominion for June says:
Revenue, 5000, 1878; expenditures, 81, 1885,
1861. The value of goods entered for con-
sumption in the Dominion for May, exclusive
Of British Columbia, was $40, e59, 594; the duty
collected 81, ,374; goods exported during the
same period, $4,000, 466.
The Secretary has begunsthe transfer of Su-
pervisors. An order for Gen. Sewall, Super
visor for New England, to proceed to Rich
mond and change places with Supervisor Perry
for the states of Virginia, the Carolinas, Geor-
gia and Florida, has been isslled. Other
changes will follow shortly.
A considerable number Of the ships of the
United States navy, which are now returning
from abroad, are so rotten that they cannot
again be put into commission. Their places
will be supplied by the new ships ordered by |
Congress, and by others which have been re. |
paired.
A man went into furniture room az Mar |
kato the other day and sat down on a wooden
bottomed chair. He Immediately arose and |
danced and howled like the widest Kind of a |
Dervish. The proprietor anxiously inquired
il he had an attack Of any kind. "a tackr'
yelled the man, II should saw 40. and the con-
founded thing stood on its head, too"
In an extemporaneous address befora ths
alumni of Cazenovia Seminary on Tuesday.
Gen. HaWlsy strongly CRITICS ed the tendency
Of the upper classes OF American society to
withdraw from politics. declaring that "thers
should be 10 one who declined to be politi-
eian; if one did 50 such person opposed our
democracy"
The Independents have rather got into q
snsrl in California. Bidwell, their nominee
for Governor, is very strong temperance man,
and in the recent convention he denounced
and retail liquor dealers in the Sc.
verest manner. Booth, the Independent Sena- J