The Portland daily press., 1876-09-13
News and Other Items.


1t Is estimated that at least II, 600 people
have left Savannah since the setting in of the
yellow fever panic.
The Minister of Commerce stated at the Cabi-
net council that the harvest in France this
year is little above the averge, both in quality
and quantity.
A philosopher in Paris has learned that peo-
pie who have extraordinary long first joiuts
on their thumbs are born with homicidal in
stincts.
Up to the 1st inst there were 1858 miles of
railroad completed in the Unitel States this
year, against GA miles for the same period in
1875. 962 in 1874, 1852 in 1873 and 1852 in
1872
Louisville Journal: whenever anything of
sufficient weight falls in the South it is sure to
kill colonel or general. A bucket dropped
in Macon, Ga, well, without malice prepense
and killed Gen. Hangabook
W. f. Cody buffalo Billy telegraphs his
wife at Rochester that he is en- route for home,
his services being no longer needed, as the In
dams are tired of fighting and anxious for
peace on any terms.
@. L. Jennings, noted materialzing spirit
ualistic medium, publishes in the Rochester
Democrat full confession, in which he re-
veals the various methods by which he has
practiced on the credulity of the public. The
manifestations have attracted wide attention.
The baby was doubled up by the cramps, and
yelling at the rate Of mile minute, as the
father stood over the crib with the laudanum
bottle between them. "No, Maria." he said
gently, but firmly, "you pour it out; that child
10 growing SO much like your mother that
can't trust myself. Brooklyn Argus.
A young man named Harris, a school teach.
or. was recently killed in cowardly manner
at Anderson, Tenn, being called at bis door
one night by unknown parties and Immediate
ly shot dead. He had been teaching in the
place but two weeks, and so far as known had
not offended any. The only reason that can be
assigned for the brutal act is feud in tie dis
trict in regard to the selection of teacher.
Georgia now reports the prospect of larger
yield of cotton than last year, Florida poor
crop and about the same as last year. In the
upper portion of South Carolina the crop will
be much better than last year, but in the cas-
terra and southern parts rust and drouth have
done much harm. Picking became general in
southwest Georgia about August 25th, and in
the northern parts as we'll as in South Carolina
1t will be going on in good earnest after the
18th of this month.
Sultan Abdul Aziz, the "suicided'' calipb. is
graphically cartooned in the last International
a an average specimen Of the modern Turk, a
dandy tiger in dress coat. good humored
sleepy sort Of a man, who spent the greater
part of his life in bed, or his private theatre,
gazing at native farces, and laughing immoder-
ately at the coarse jets and stupid witticisms,
and every now and then, when the everlasting
routine palled upon his imperial sensbilities,
snd he wished to distinguish himself as man
and king, ascending the tight-rope and per-
forming to the delight of his applauding court
10 an art which in the aspiring years of youth,
had been his pride to excel"
Edward Pierrepont, our Minister to England,
has addressed letter to the New York papers
respecting his connection with the medium
Flint. He says that several years ago he and
some other we'll known gentlemen of New
York were together making investigations and
applying tests to a number of so-caled medi
ums. They were making them not publicly
pus piNosoay, ohu uyiuS w ESQ uoW muCu
truth there was in what seemed difficult to ex-
plain, but could not, and gave it up. In refer
ence to the attack on his christian name, he
says the Joshua" spoken of was simple
falsehood. "In my youth, in my college days,
aud in my fathers will my name WAS written
Munson Edwards PierreDont. L think it is now
thirty-seven years since dropped the first
name"