The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-07-27

selling canes fashioned from pieces of the hulk
If Commodore Perry's flagship the Lawrence,
which was raised few weeks ago, from the
bottom of Lake Erie.
And now comes negro with story that he
was long time cook for gang OF thieves, and
that Charlie Ross was a long time in their GUS
tody. He says he cut off the boys curs, and
another man cut his hair still closer. The gang
kept the boy in the South for several months
He thinks he can produce the lad in short
time.
The first application to get baby carriage
into the Centennial grounds was made on FRI
day OF last week. The rolling chair company
has by contract the exclusive control of every
vehicle in the grounds propelled by hand, and
is liable to object to the entrance of baby car
riages. The question of their admission is soon
to be decided.
The st. Paul agent of the New York Life In
surance Company, informs the president of the
death of six army officers who were insured in
that company in the Indian fight on Little Big
Horn. They are as follows: Gen. G. A. Gus
ter, $4,000; Capt. G. w. Yates $4,000; Capt M.
w. Keogh $4,000; Lieut.. James Calhoun,
j. E Porter, $4,000.
The Danish government has selected nine
teen gentlemen. mostly mechanics out of
eighty-two applicants to visit the Information
al Exhibition They are to study and report
on their different trades and professions, the
Danish government paying their expenses.
The party have already left Copenhagen, Den
mark, and are expected to arrive in Philadel-
phia in few days.
The late George E. Pugh was man most in
temperate in industry. 1t was a habit Of study
to lock himself up in his room and work-work
through the day and through the night with
no cessation from the hardest labor-right on,
with his hand TO the plow, and not looking
back for days and nights together, till his task
was accomplished Few men that ever lived
could have endured such strain of continued,
arduous Intellectual effort as he imposed upon
himself, and he finally broke down under it.
President White of Cornell assisted at the
welcome of the winning crews, and made a
speech of hearty congratulation. Last year, he
said, there was small possibility of the vic
tories having occurred by chance; now nothing
of the kind could be claimed. He expressed
Ills Utlltl III Tue Vhluc OI dGultGlC Sports,
and thought they were far from being unessen-
tial to the best college education. He found
the cause of Cornelrs numerous victories in the
personal vigor aud aspiration developed by the
young university itself. One of the professors
presented the winners with wreaths
They say that Mrs. Garner always had IA
foreboding that some great calamity would re-
suit from her husbands liking for yachting and
for long time succeeded in preventing him
from buying yacht When the Mohawk was
about to be launched, Mrs. Garner was selected
to break the bottle of champagne over the
bows; she said as she went through the cere-
mony, 81 christen thee Mohawk and then,
turning to her husband, few moments after.
ward, said: swell, understand that this yes
sci is liable to capsize. believe that it is, and
that in some way it will bring death into the
family. wish that you had never had any.
thing at all TO do with it,