The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-08
News and Other Items,

Geo. l.. FOX Is In Brooklyn ana ID i'm proving
In health.
Another Painful evidence of the stringency
OF .he money market is shown 10 the fact tn at
Brigham Young has been obliged to reduce bis
stock of wives to eighteen.
Two women named Rutherford, who OCCUPY
cottage at Cape May, and live at Philadel
phis, had their dresses set on fire by spark
from cigar while out riding, Sunday, and
were terribly burned.
REV. DR.. Cuyler, who has been to the Adj
ondacks, complains of signboard that he sa W
there near the grave of John Brown, which
said: "To John Browns home fresh trout,
chickens and lodgings always suppl ed''
The Methodsts of Richmond and Manches
ter, Va, held mass meeting Sunday, and
heartily endorsed the plan of union between
the Methodist churches North and South,
which was lately agreed upon by the commits
sioners.
Judge Shaw of the fourth circuit co1r: Of
South Carolina, following the example of
Judge Reed in regard to Whipper, publishes a
card announcing that he shall not yield his seat
to Judge-elect Moses, until he is overruled by
higher judicial tribunal
The grand jury at San Francisco reflect So
Verely on the majority of the Board of Super
visors, for wastefulness and extravaganza in
public expenditure, in awarding contracts for
supplies at exorbitant figures, especially 10
connection with the new house of correction.
There are more than 5000 post1fics savings
banks in Great Britain, the depositors num-
boring 100000, and the deposits amounting to
something over $1150O0,OoO. The proportion of
depositors to the population of England is
about ore to fifteen, and the average amount
belonging to each depositor is Q little short of
$40.
The European hop crop promises to be COL.
siderably smaller this year than usual, land high
prices are expected in consequence The crop
IN England is estimated at stwo-thirds of last
years crop; that of Germany at only one-fourth
OF last years yield, and that in Belgium at
one-half.
An Arkansas coroner. having occasion to in
vestigate the cause of mans death lately
charged the jury that they were to ascertain
whether the man came to his death by acci-
dent, by incidence, or the incendary." The
jury returned that she came to his death BIZ
incidence, the bowie-knlfe having incidentally
touched vital part.
The imports into the United States during
July amounted to $50, 551 ,939, against Sal. 295-
3l7 in the corresponding month of last year
while the exports, footing up Si256o $685. show
an increase of something over 100000 For
the fret seven months OF the year III. Imports
show decrease os $50, 800 600 and the exports
an Increase of Sll,9OS,o55; Including specie,
the Exports show 40 increase of S32 600 900
The funeral of Walker, the prize & sbt.r who
was killed last week AT Pennvlie, N. j.. was
attended at Philadelphia Sunday by aa i'm
mense throDg OF persons. The officiating c.r.
gymau Was Rev. W A, Ervap OF the -Epscopsl
church, who Said, after The services, that tie
pf'ze-lng does not owe ITS perm2 uercy and us
ofoIahz'us tendencies 10 sGch a mau as Walk
rf' Out r't'er u those ~ho, from secure posi-
tiohs' use these victius as Iustfuueuts Where-
by TO further their own ends,