The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-11-08
News and Other Items,

The peanut crop this year is counted at $780,
600 bushels.
Receipts of internal revenue yesterday were
$224, 405; customs 1919 070.
Three men, named John Wright, ST., John
Wright, Jr, and James Badreau were drowned
while crossing in boat from Ellis bay to Eng
lish bay, Canada.
AT one yesterday morning some members of
political club attem pied to break down the
door of Adam Horn, Jamaica Plains, Mass,
to procure liquor. Horn fred into the crowd
killing William Fleming and woundipg several
others.
The President has formally recognized Sam
uel e. Spring as Consul of the Argentine Re-
public at Portland.
John W. Wharf, engineer at the City Hall,
New York, was seriously if not fatally hurt,
yesterday by the elevator descending on him.
George A. Kent of Lonsdale, R. l., President
of Hayes and Wheeler Club, was injured by
runaway horse Monday night, during torch
light procession in Pawtucket. His condition
today is critical.
A Japanese agent is said to be coming to
this country to buy lot of sheep.
1t was a little three-year.old who remarked
that she didn't want to kisslher papa because
he had "fringe on his mouth
Edwin Adams, the actor, was dangerously
i'll in Australia at last accounts, and is not sup
posed to be living now.
Young ladies. the new shade is ''antique
purple" 1t is about the tint of an election eye
two day old.
Not less than 100000 persons visited camp
T.. = Al. Al
summer, and the property for these purposes
was worth S. 100000.
An old Scotch woman recommended a
preacher who arrived at the kirk wet through
to get at once into the pulp:t-"Yell be dry
enough there
An old bomb shell, a relic of the war, that
had got mixed up in the coal, astonished
Baltimore cook the other day by blowing up
the range, tearing through the ceiling and
causing arumpus generally.
A London firm has just manufactured sill
yer gilt dinner service for the Mikado, costing
$4,000. The crest in it comprises a shield
supported by a chrysanthemum aud drag
on.
Suicide is fast becoming fine art The 9th.
er day a New York man cut his throat with a
broom handle, and DOW (adds the Norristown
Herald) it wouldn't surprise US at all to hear of
q man taking his life by swallowing cross
cut saw.
Oregon bears off the palm for grains at the
Centennial. 1t has sample of oats yielding
80 bushels to the acre, and with stalks eigh.
feet high; rye, 81 bushels to the acre; wheat
30 bushels and spring wheat, 80 to 100 bushels
to the acre.
Here is the latest of the Centennial stories:
Some days ago, while looking at an elaborate
painting in the art department, gentleman
was surprised to hear country woman stand
ing near him say to her companion: well,
now, Edo wonder if all that is done by haudr'
Philadelphia writer states that false hair
is not going out of fashion. 1t is as costly as
ever and is sold in large quantities. Long
natural sell from seven to eight dollars pair
and many are as high as SIS, according to the
color
At Nelson, Louisiana, a snake appeared be-
fore house and the inmates started to kill it,
The creature crept off to hole raid was
made on the hole aud in tearing up the dirt
jar was found containing $500 in gold and sill
ver
The 18th reimbursement, the most beautiful
quarter in Paris, is inhabited by 100 Crusaders.
The Rothschild family, and all the wealthiest
fnanciers, representing a remarkably large part
of the wealth of France, have dwellings in this
vicinity.
Dom Pedro. during his sojourn in Constanti-
nople, surprised all with whom he came in con-
tact by his habits of economy, giving the in
habtants of the eastern capital new notion
of the ways and means of western emperors
He expected to meet DIR. Schilemann in the
Dardanelles, and in company with him proceed
to the scene of the doctors excavation in ASIA
Minor.
The King of Siam recently opened a new
mint at Bapkok with singular ceremony. At
p. m. he repaired to the upper hall and light
ed sacred tapers, and then the priests worshiped
for two hours. The next morning he relighted
the tapers and high priest recited the five
commands. These are: Do not kill do not
steal, 90 not commit adultery, do not speak
falsehood, do not drink strong drink. The
King sprinkled with sacred water the new mint
machinery, and with his inger rubbed fur
from cousecrated cake on parts of the ma
chinery.