The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-09-21
News and Other Items,

Jesse Pomeroy is in solitary confinement and
no one is allowed to visit him but prison Off
GERS. He is just now idle but will soon be put
to work.
Jay Gould's profits on the decline in coal
stocks are said to be enormous. He is reported
to have sold stocks short, right and left, giving
buyers the choice of the company and agreeing
to deliver the stock of any or all.
Justice Dykman Of. the Supreme Court, has
confirmed and signed decree of absolute d.
vorce giving Mrs. Woodruff the privilege of
marrying again, but denying that privilege to
Col Blood.
At meeting of Methodist ministers in New
York, severe attack was made upon Moody
and Sankey, and DR.. s. Fl. Tying, Jr, by
Brother Johns of the Free Tabernacle church
The former he characterized as religious hum
bugs and erratic comets. and the latter as an
ape and trickster.
Krupp, the great gun-maker, has an estab-
lishment that extends over 700 acres, and en-
ploys 1000 workmen. 1t is traversed by a
railway five miles in length and tramway of
two miles. Its various parts are connected by
lines of telegraph wires and not less than thr-
ty stations.
Another exposure of bogus spiritualistic me-
diums took place in Rochester Sunday evening.
The Markees. Of Havana, were andacious
enough to again appear in public, and the re-
suit was a second and more complete exposure
Of their fraud. 1t was fully shown that Mrs.
Markee personated the "materialized spirit"
which made its appearance in the usual man.
ner, and it is probable that the occupation of
the swindlers is now at an end
The Montreal Wing ssys that several Mon
treal houses have recalled their travellers, as
they cannot make sufficient sales to cover ex
penses. The Wing says that this may be I'M
pleasant for wholesale firms, but it is the best
sign we need that the mercantile comm unity
has profted by past experience and purpose,
taking Sir A. T. Calls advice to limit purchas-
es until better times come round again. The
incoming harvest though believed to DO quite
up to the average, is yet uncertain, and mer-
chants are wisely deferring their fall purchases
until something definite is known about how
the farmer is to stand.
A citizen Of Richmond, Va, who was an in
innate friend of the late ex.Gov. Wise, relates
the following s9ory: 'sDuring the Harrison
Presidential canvass was in Washington, and
slept in the same room with my friend Henry
A Wise. In the middle of the night was
awaked by a noise ia the room. Upon looking
up could see by the light of the moonbeams
the figure of Mr.. Wise. He was kneeling by
the table and praying aloud and earnestly to
his Maker. I have heard many distinguished
and eloquent divines pray. but never before
have heard prayer SO beautiful, so touching,
grand and appropriate as 1 heard upon that
night from the lips of Henry A. WISE"
Mr. Jennings writes from London to the
New York World"T never saw 80 much drunk
ness in any country during all my wanderings
and they have been many. know very we'll
that strong drink is consumed pretty freely in
the United States; but in ten years there did
not see SO many drunken men and women
about the streets as 1 have seen in three
months here. I acknowledge the fact with
sorrow. In some towns every other shop
seems to be public house. 1t is so at Liver
pool, and was SO much surprised to notice the
same circumstance the other day at Hereford,
which lisa cathedral city and presumably a
very virtuous and well-conducted place. In
London the gin palaces would afford bril-
liant light at night without the street lamps"