The Portland daily press., 1875-08-24
News and Other Items.

A youngster being required to write O son-
position upon some portion OF the human body
selected that which uaites the head to the body
and expoun led as follows: "a throat is con-
venient to have, especially to roosters and min
listers. The former eats corn and crows with
il; the latter breaches through hisn and then
ties it up. This is pretty much all can think
of about necks." -....
A desperate villain, eight years of age,nsmea
Robert Gordon, has recently been sentenced By
an English clergyman and magistrate to one
month in prison and five years in Q rsfornato-
ry, for the offence of placing few pebbles on
the track.of the Midland Railway, with the
purpose, to quote his own blood-curdlng Lam
guage, of hearing them Ego smudgs" when the
train passed over them.
John Paul fixed those Saratoga walters. He
put new fifty-cent scrip under q goblet Il
was magnfed till it looked like a So bill. Ths
waiter was the most active man in America.
John Paul never before enjoyed such . gor-
geous dinner. When he arose he coolly put
that scrip in his vest pocket and in fatherly
way told the expectaut waiter not to sink any
more money which others might give him In
French pools
An undenominational religi ious family Jour-
nal called The Golden Rule, under the sditori.
al management of the Rev. W. II. II. Murray,
with a corps of experienced associates and oon,
tributing editors is to be established In Boston.
The first number will be issued October 9Th.
The paper will publish the Sunday-morpisg
sermons of Mr.. Murray as preached in Musie
Hall.
William Horace Lingard)is fhaving his do
mestic unpleasantness this summer In San
Francisco. He has received there . notice os
proceedings in divorce Instituted against him in
Middlesex, England, by one Amerlin ThomaA
who claims him as her husband. Lipgard 40
knowiedges acquaintance with the woman, bat
denies having married her. He says she 10 Q
person of bad repute. He denies, moreover,
that his name is Thomas. Lingard can prove
his name by his mother, who is now living at
New York and is II years OF age. The charge
of being only William Thomas instead Of Will
liam Horace Lingsrd seems to nettle him more
than the accusation of bigamy.
Here's consolation for topsrs. Just before
the start in the last race at Saratoss, the other
day, quart of whisxey was poured down the
throat of Brigand, and it was claimed that ID
was this stimulant that made him the unsx-
pected winner.
Jay Gould's baby is at present long on dress,
es and short on teeth; and it's girl, too, only
3 months old.
The Philadelphia papers take kindly TO the
suggestion that Andrew Johnson's tailor-shop
be exhibited at the. National Centennial next
year, with the original sign-board hanging out,
bearing the words, "a. johnson, tailor"
The Milwaukee News dem. thinks that the
railroad question, as partisan matter, has dis
appeared from Wisconsin politics.
The Hon. W. s. Coggesball has daughter
named Proclamation Emancipation Oogse$
hall. They call her "Prockie" for shmh
When Andrew johnson was 6ovsrner ef
Tennessee, an ex-blacksmith was Chief~J Justice
of ths Supreme Cour t. and the Governor with
his own hands made vest for the Chief-Jus-
tce, while the Chief-Justice went to q forge
and made shovel and tongs to present to the
Governor
The New York World gives this as Jay
Goud's motto:-''Never put of till tomorrow
the man you can do to-day"
Jay Gould is treading closely in the footsteps
of Jim Fisk. The Grand Opera House has
passed into the ownership of Gould, Stsbbins.
and other wealthy men, who propose to revive
its pristine splendor. The entire building viii
be refitted and the interior arrangements re-
modelled. Ii will contain private rooms for
conversation, buffets, daneing-rooms, concerts