The Portland daily press., 1876-08-04
News and Other Items.

The mulatto who brought the last tidings, as
1t were, of Charley Ross, has disa ppeared. Mr..
Ross lost his temper during an interview with
him, last week. and exclaimed: "If but made
the effort, could have you hung" The mu-
latto was either frightened by this strong Ian
guage or tired of repeating his liesfor he failed
to keep hfs appointment the next day, and has
not been seen since. 1t is said that Mr.. Ross is
convinced that the mulatto saw the child after
the abduction.
The ''unkindest cut of alr' is administered to
) Dana of the New York Sun by the Washington
az tar. Dana having stated in his Sun to ahx-
. ,us inquirers on religious TOPICS that he fer
vently believes in hell, the Star remarks that
''Dana without a hell would be literally "a man
without a country"
Prince Milan of Servia is thus described: He
is stall, stout, very muscular, and greatly
resembles Prince Nap oleon, but is very mobile
He speaks with great fuency and even elo-
quence."
Judge Schaeffer has rendered decision in
the case of Brigham Young vs. Ann Eliza to
recover alimony, which reduces the amount
from $500 to 800 per month, gives the defend
ant 30 days in which to pay the amount now
0uCS ouu pLOftuco tudt, III utlduib Vi SuCQ
payment, an execution shall issue against his
property. The court also decides that the
costs of the suit shall be paid by the defend
ant.
Mr.. John B. Cough will not prepare a new
lecture this year, and will not lecture in New
England. His Temperance" address has been
delivered $50 times.
An autograph collector of North Adams has
received from the Rev. John S. @. Abbott, the
historian, who is now lying dangerously i'll in
Fair Haven, Conn.,, two cards, one of which
bears the following: John s. q. Abbott, daily
expecting the arrival of the CHARIOT of Israeli
to take him to his heavenly home, July IA,
1876" while the inscription on the other card
reads: "Penclled on sick and dying bed of
great happiness"
We have not had a monopoly of hot weather,
this summer. At Paris. on the 18th of July,
the mercury stood at 105 in the shade, while
the London Telegraph of the 18TH in a long
wall against the weather, declares that call
England has become vast gridiron, with
thirty millions of st. Lawrences broiling on the
bars"
A new relic of Washington A lady in New
burgh has in her possession piece of the ia
bleclcth the Father of his country ate on at
Morristown. She gives this account of it in
The ,Newburgh Journal: Seen. Washingto on
gave it to the washerwoman, and by accident it
got scorched. When she returned it to him
there was young ladypresent by thu name of
Eunice Lindsey, and he gave it to her. And
when she married she made a wedding shirt of
it. 1t was the fashion ia those days to wear
skirts and shortgowns. One of Gen. Washing
toms generals gave the same lady her wedding
fins'7 oHe Irvcu auu ureu III Wcsruoru,-;. tho
town of MinisInk. Mr.. Edmund Cocks wife
was granddaughter OF the lady spoken of.
She gave the piece to me. She was formerly
of Newburgh, but now of New York.
MI John Bright did not, as reported, refuse
to drink the toast of "Ths Empress" The
toast was "Victoria, Queen of Great Britain
and Empress of India" Mr.. Bright rose.
though he did not drink, as he never touches
wine.