The Portland daily press., 1876-02-08
News and Other Items

General Dick Taylor of Kentucky has made
great social success in England, having secur-
ed the personal friendship of the Prince of
Wales.
Postmaster General Jewell has removed one
of Mosbv's guerillas who has of late been in
the postal service, and has appointed in his
place one of the Union servants of the House
of Representatives, who were lately discharg-
ed.
The last work of the late.Senator Ferry of
Conn.,, was the preparation of eulogy of his
former colleague, Senator Buckingham, and
the late Representative Starkweather of the
same state died while he was preparing eulo-
gy of Senator Ferry.
A remarkable event took place in Egypt on
New Years day. The Mohammedan lunar year
died Dec. 81 for all civil cases, and by de-
cree of the khedive the Gregorian calendar was
adopted as the authorized guide in the ordina-
ry dealings of life for Christian and Moslem
alike.
The first international exhibition of the year
that of Chili-has failed. The show did not
pay. During its progress, the foreign Commits
sioners observed the successive Sabbaths by
giving free side-shows. The American Com
missioner outdid all the others by chartering a
circus.
eta, awfuly ta," is the new slang in London.
Ia, or ta-ta, is baby talk, and means THANKS
or "thank you." A correspondent explains it
thus, and adds: "Grown-up babies have adopt
ed it. and it now brightens the life of many an
ardent adorer when in return for some trifling
attention, the dear, CHEEKY lips part, and there
drop out those brilliant flowers of speech, Ia,
awfully tap
The reports from the agricultural districts
are not at all encouraging. 1t seems that the
mild weather has pushed the winter wheat
forward to an inordinate degree, and farmers
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Kentucky,
Tennessee, and in other siates thought it ad-
visable either to plough their fields over again.
or to let the cattle in to feed on the sprouting
blades.
1t is told of western map agent that on a
recent trip he was attacked by highway rob-
bers, who demanded his money. AS he was
too prudent to carry money in the country,
they failed to make haul out of their victim.
but, said the agent 81 have some splendid
maps of the country along with me, which 1
should like to show you;'' and in a twinkling
he was off his horse had map stuck upon a
pole, and explained it SO effectually that he
sold each of the bandits map, pocketed the
money and resumed his journey.
1t is said that gentleman interested in a
Christian object recently went to Winslow and
asked him to contribute something. In the
course of the conversation the gentleman re-
marked that he had check for $50, which he
proposed to hand in for the object named.
II am glad to have an opportunity to give
whatI can to it," said Winslow. "Here is a
a note fer 500, but you must give me that
$50 check, as 1 emit afford to contribute more
than $50" 1t is needless, perhaps to say that
the note was forged, and that Winsow re.
ceived check for $50 for worthless piece of
paper.
Henry M. Field of the New York Evange-
list, writes home; "There are good many
American families on the Nile this winter. AS
we were going up, we met Mr.. Bancroft Davis.
our Minister to Berlin, returning; and on our
return. on Monday, we met Mr.. Washburne,
from Paris, going up. Both were furnished
with special steamer 0y the Khedive Christ
mas.Day we met at Luxon the Rev. Dr. Potter
of Grace Church, and Miss Wolfe of Madison
square, who had two dahobeeahs, but were
sailing in company and made one party. There
were number of English dahobeeahs lying
tn ere at the time, and we all enjoyed greatly a
Christmas service conducted by DR., Potter on
board Of Miss Wolfe's boat"