The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-05-10
News and Other Items,

Friends of Grace Greenwood say that she
will soon institute proceedings for divorce
from her worthless husband.
Stewart once remarked that his ambition
was to sell 100000 worth of goods at retail in
one day at hisi uptown store but he had never
been able to go beyond $4,000.
AT a recent sale of autographs in Paris,
Samuel Adams sold for S12 (6O frarcs), Hora-
tio Gates for SIG, Patrick Henry for $40. Rob
ert Livingston aud John Jay each So, James
Madison So
significant illustration of the worldwide
interest 10 the Centennial is afforded by the
fact that all the principal papers of Australia,
AMI there are some very enterprsipg and able
papers Published there,-are represented by
SPECIAL correspondents at Philadelphia
Instead of the six regular 'resting days" in
each month recognized from time immemorial
the japanese government has substituted four,
corresponding to the Christian Sunday, aud
they have als) adopted the old New England
custom of considering the latter part of Sltur
day as a time for rest or recreation
New York paper says that Mr.. Lewis J.
Jennings, late of the Times, will be the editor
of new journal, Republican 10 politics, which,
1t is said, will he published in New York, ne xt
autumn. 1t is further said that number of
we'll known members of the Uniou League
Club will be interested in this new new spapsr.
An interesting consequence of Judge Cart
ter's decision in the Hallett-KIlbourn case is
the appearance in Washington of Pat Woods.
who comes to bring a suit of $4,000 damages for
illegal Imprisonment, By order of the 42d Goa
gress, for contempt in sssaultiDg Congressman
Porter at Richmond, Va.
An immense chandelier, "a feet in length,
having a spread of IA feet, and weighing 1000
pounds, has been hung in the Art Gallery 1t
is manufactured of crystal and gilt, in the Re-
naissance style, of a special design, to accord
with the interior design of the building. Twen-
ty large four-light brackets of style to match
this chandelier, are being put Up there by the
same firm.
The last manuscripts of Voltaire have fallen
into the appreciative hands of Arsene Hous-
saye, WHO samoes them for the Tribune. The
thoughts are skeptical, cynical, shlewd,-here
is one that, in his day, stung: 'Inscri 1tion for
print representing beggars: Rex fecit.'"
And here is the essence of Voltaire: 1--WE must
have a religion without believing 10 priests,
Just as we must observe a regimen; without be.
ieVlnS III pnysiCidnS.
A Missouri negro who had pleaded guilty to
murder in the second degree, was recently seq
fenced to imprisonment for 80 years The rea-
son for this was that under the laws OF that
state mau sentenced to imprisonment for life
may claim and get his discharge at the end Of
fifteen years, which W wis what the court wan ed
to prevent. Still, under the three fou-ths rule,
good behavior will reduce the % years to "a
and if the family is of Geu. Washington's body
servants he will live long enough to breathe the
air of freedom once again.
The sinking of the grave of Capt. Jack, the
Modoc warrior, who was hanged aud buriel
near Fort klamath. Oregon, in 1873, created
much speculation in that neighborhood, last
| summer and, to set all doubts at rest, the grave
| was opened few days ago and nothing but an
empty pine box was found. 1t is believed that
| the bodies of Capt Jack and the other Indians
| hanged with him were brought East and en-
| balmed, and that they will soon be found in
possession of a Snowman.
Prof. Marsh is as good judge of idols as he
| is of army blankets. Mr.. Barnum recently
left lot of Central American idols that he had
used in one of his shows with New Haven
merchant to SELL and Prof. Marsh bought them
for $3.50. Mr.. Barnum not knowing what had
happened, met the Professor one day, and said
he had lot of old idols for. sale that cost him
| $1,000, but 'the fact is," said MI. Barnum