The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-09
News and Other Items.

An agent Of hundred Chicago families is
prospecting Florida for settlement.
According to the official census, taken last
Friday, there were then 571 persons residing on
the Centennial grounds, exclusive of the fire.
men and guards,who also reside there and num-
Der about 800.
Alexander H. Stephens is now able to walk
three or four miles day and is writing for one
of the cyclopadias biographies of promi-
nent Southerners and articles on Southern sub
jects.
Prof. Huxley was immensely pleased with
his visit to this country, and only regrets that
his stay was but seven weeks instead of seven
months. Both he and Mrs. Huxley declare
themselves especially delighted by the glimpse
they got of American home and social lise.
The Slade trial in London has developed the
fact not heretofore reported, that gross inde-
cencies were practiced at some of the seances
One of the witnesses, man of high charact-
er, testified to facts which cannot be repeated
in print.
Springfield youth who was married the
other day gave the officiating clergyman $50
for his job, spent fortnight on his wedding
tour, and then came home to enjoy the COM
forts of $40 chamber set, the only furniture
he owned, on which he had paid but $40, and
when he will pay the rest nobody knows
dog near Norrulk, Va, was taught to wait
every day for railroad train, catch news
paper thrown out by the baggage master and
carry it home. His master died several months
ago, but he goes every day to get the news
PAPER, and gazes after the cars in apparent dis
appointment when nothing is thrown out to
him.
The English Anti-Slavery and Aborignes
Protection Societies have petitioned Lord Der
by to bring Stanley. the African explorer, to
Justice for shooting SO many natives: but the
Minister says he has no control over an Amer
ican citizen, and all he can do is to turn the
correspondence over to the United States Min
lister in London.
King George of Greece is preparing book
on the "Bees of Hymettus," and has made a
collection of 80 different sorts of honey from
various countries. He expects to prove that
the famed honey of Hymettus was inferior to
Danish honey. His Majesty has a special fond
trained magpies and a gigantic tanned vllture
named Miltiades, which he takes pride in stat
ing were all tanned by himself
Iu connection with the recent reduction in
price of the New York Herald, the fact is re.
called that, fifteen years ago, Bennett, Ray.
| mond and Greeley agreed to advance the price
of their papers simultaneously. The next day
| the Tribune ard Times printed the promised
announcements, but the Herald contained a
long article stating the intention of the pro
| pretor to adhere to the oil rates. There was
a general outcry of bad faith, but Greeley and
Raymond were obliged to take the back track.
The distressing sensation known as "stage-
fright" which often afflicts nervous people in
experienced in public, can be relieved by few
whiffs of ether Dr. VIM. Pullor of Montreal
| says that either this remedy or minute dose
| cf morphia, will remove the spasm of the cere-
bral vessels, the violent palptation of the heart
and obviate the confusion and forgetfullness
with which the sufferer is seized, so that he
does not have to wait for the symptom of re
action to set in to enable him ito get warmed
] up"