The Portland daily press., 1876-01-06
News and Other Items,

Five Turkish steamers recently landed five
battalions of troops at Klick,
Thomas Hughes can't come to umpire the in
ternational collegiate reg alta.
Hamilton, Richardson & Whitney, dry
goods jobbers of Boston have failed. Liabili-
tiles 100000.
Massachusetts legislature met yesterci ay
Geo. B. Loring was chosen President of the
Senate, and j. d. Long Speaker of the House.
The Boston & Lowell railroad directors have
authorized the issue of S75O,OOO bonds for nav
ment of the floati ng debt.
In the libel suit of Erastus Metcalf against
ike Boston Herald for $5OOOO the jury returned
verdict for plaintiff for 81.
1t is rumored that Server Pasha, who was
despatched to Herzegovina at the outbreak of
the insurrection as special commissioner has
been recalled.
They had tn Centennial jimiams bad in Gin
cinnati New Years The Gazette says they
howled a whoop and with the howlment of a
whoo they yipped yawp.
1t is denied that chairman William R. Morri.
son was dangerously wounded at Fort Donal-
son, as was reported in Chicago paper. His
wound received there was slight
Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, who has been in
Springfield, ILL.,, since her stay in the insane
asylum, continues to improve in health and
spirits and visits among her friends She lives
with the family of Mr.. Ninian Edwards, her
brother-in-law.
The New York Sun says that since Tilton be-
gan his present lecturing tour he has gained
fifteen pounds, freed bis paintings from pawn,
and repainted his house. Whether he has as
yet hung his paintings in his newly painted
house is not stated.
Mr.. Cooper Garfield, veteran Of the war of
1912, died at Weston, on Friday, at the age of
100 years, 6 months and % days. He has been
an inmate of the almshouse since 1910, when
he was admitted, as the records show, on ac-
count of infrmities and old age.
The statue of Napoleon just placed on the
Vendome Column is of bronze, twelve feet
high, and represents the great Napoleon in the
dress and laurels of a Roman Emperor. The
cost of the entire work is estimated at $4,000
francs
1t seems the Prince of Montenegro wrote to
Prince Gortschakoff that by following the wish.
es of the powers in relation to neutrality he
imperilled his throne, but the Emperor of Rus
sia asked him to face the danger aud not aban-
don the neutral policy, and the Prince replied
that he would follow the Cars instructions
The Boston Cunard steamer of Saturday took
out one hundred packages of American print
cloths, and the steamer of the previous week
took out sixteen packages. Heavy shipments
are being made every week from New York.
This promises to be large aud perhaps profit
able trade.
Tha atr,nf oe A. w.
ready to shed the last drop of the blood of his
wife's last cousin in the cause of his country,
has been bettered by French physician at In-
grande, Dr. Lannelongue, who, having received
from Frederickshall circular offering to sell
him the famous "bitter water of that Spa at
low rates, Indignantly replied that France had
no need of German mineral waters, and that
sooner than "order German mineral waters for
any of his patients he wonld gladly see them
die" 1t is to be hoped the doctors patients
may be as patriotic as himself.
Scrumptious weddings they have in Missis-
sppi, AT the last one we are told that the
bride was "exqusitely attire1 in heavy white
gros-grain silk, with trailing wreaths OF starry
jasmine and milky myrtle blooms, as delicately
perfect as if fashioned by the fairy hand of ma
ing its gloss into a glimmer, dashed foamy
waves of illusion, as if the sea of happiness
that seemed stretching out at::her feet had flung
up visible white spray to bless her bridal gar
ments. Crowned with her bridal coronet, half
hidden in the fleecy folds of her wedding veil,
this young lady reminded one of radiant star
in veil of mist"
The rage for antiques and varieties is very
apt to cool down when vis-a-vis with bawlirg
auctioneer In New York, Friday, at a forced
sale, set of Japanese chessmen brought S31,
the highest sum bid for anything. Other goods,
consisting of Sevres china, Dresden, Palsy
majolica, Flemish, Bohemian, Choisy and
Bsque wares, figures and ornaments, also
brought very low prices. The best prices were
paid for the Sevres ware, $22 being given for
finely decorated tea-set, and 81 for a cup and
saucer. A tea-set decorated with the monogram
OF Louis Philippe, and two handsome plates
with the medallion of Louis XVI and Marie
Antoinette, were sod the former for $15, and
the latter for So