The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-20
News and Other Items.

Massachusetts has its so-called Fast Day
April 18th. so says Gov. Rice.
The wife of ex-senator Schurz died in New
York Wednesday, of puerperal fever.
Tammany is going to celebrate the centennial
of Jefferson's birthday on the 18th of April,
Senator Bayard of Delaware, for orator.
Gov. Rice refused to let state companies of
militia parade under arms in the ST. Patrick's
procession in Boston.
The Penpsyvan Grand Division of Sons of
Temperance proposes to furnish free ice water
in the Centennial exhibition building.
Tho dry goods trade of Boston has formed an
association for its mutual benefit and protec-
ton.
DIR. William II. Russell, the celebrated "spe-
cial. is going to do the Centennial for the Lon.
don Times,
Wade Hampton Bolton of Tennessee, recent
ly deceased, left $4,000 to the widow and chill
dren of Stonewall Jackson, because, as be de.
clares, history told him that the widows farni
ture was sold for debt.
DR.. Newman spoke in a recent sermon, of
''the sad funeral procession which followed
Able to the grave. An irreverept woman in the
audience nudged her comp anion and whisper.
ed: mot such large procession, but very
select. None but the first families"
very good trade is growing up between
San Francisco and Australia. Vessels carry
English goods from the old country to Austria
LA, coal from them to California. and wheat
from California to England again, making a
very nice round trip.
The latest national hymn reads:
A one-cent stamp for a circular.
two-cent stamp for newspapair.
three cent stamp for sealed lettair.
All licked on the right cornair.
Lick, brothers, lick with care.
On the right hand side, not everywhere,
Unless you want the postmastar
10 make things hot, and "cuss and swear"
IAzardo, who performs the gun trick, catch
ing (as is supposedly the bullet in his teeth, came
very near losing his life in Mississippi recently,
He had just finished one of his performances
when an excited and partially intoxicated Mis-
sissippian in the audience drew revolver and
shouted, "Dern you, see if you can catch this"
The Boston Advertiser says a conscience
stricken stranger called at the residence of the
Rev. DR.. Webb recently, and requested that
gentleman to forward to Washington letter
which he gave him, addressed to the Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue at Washington,
and containing $500, being the principal and
interest of a sum of which the government had
z been defrauded. The letter was sent on.
A Highlander who died recently, left direc-
tons in his will that his coffin should be cover
ed with sky-blue cloth edged with white, and
instead of the usual mort cloth Highland
plaid be used. He also wished his executors to
provide plenty of good Highland whiskey,
with bread and cheese" for those attending his
funeral, and that not more than one dram of
whiskey to be given to the children who might
attend.
'John Paul. saw the Queen ride in state
through the streets of London to open Parlia-
ment The EXPLANATIONS of the populace rath-
er surprised him: 81 just thought I'd come ont
and see the old GIRL" said one. 'rDo you think
fellow can get squint at her venerable ply
sihog? asked another. L should never have
known that these remarks all round me were
''fervent expressions of loyalty heard ON every
side" but for the Times newspaper next morn
To-