The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-12-28
News and Other Items

1ne HIst DOCK ever puDnsneu IN Jerusalem
has been dedicated to the Rothschild family.
New York agitation just now is over the SUBJ
ject of compelling horse railroad companies to
warm their cars
Messrs. Odell, Cartwright and Watts, the Re-
publican Oregon electors, are on their way to
Washington.
1t is stated that w. E. Chandler advises Gov.
Stearns of Florida, to disregard the Circuit
Courts order.
Avory Smith, the Oldest Snowman in the
United States, died at Newark, N. j., Tuesday
night.
Senator Conkling is reported as saying that
he believes Congress will agree as to how elec-
toral votes shall be counted, and that he antici-
pates no trouble on either side.
At Oakland, Nd, the 81 ow is twenty inches
deep, and it has been colder there in the past
fortnight than at any other place in the United
States except the top of Mt. Washington.
Mr.. George G. Gorham, Secretary of the
Senate, was surprised on his wedding day by
joint gift from the Senators of the United
States. This was large silver bowl, lined
with gold, raised on high silver standard, and
waiter. both evidently intended for fruit and
flowers, as a central ornament for dinner or
supper table.
A California paper suggests that ostrich rais-
ing might be added to the profitable industries
of the state 1t thinks that ostriches would
thrive along the edge of the desert of San Ber-
nardino, and that 1000 birds, yielding $4,000
worth Of feathers, might be better than sheep
raising.
Charles Leighton fatally stabbed man near
Springfield, Mo, on Christmas day and in the
evening attended ball, and without provoca-
ton shot and killed young man named Ma
son. The murders caused great excitement,
and Leighton only escaped lynching by being
speedily lodged in Jail,
John G. Richardson. the famons linen manu-
facturer of Ireland, seems to have established
genuine Utopia. The homes of his employees
form village around his mill, and tbe place is
laid out in the most attractive manner. No
liquor is sold in the place. there is not police
station or pa Tn shop to be found, and schools
and churches abound.
A new style of vehicle called tue Russian
sleigh is much favored in New York. 1t is as
broad as ordinary cutters and about four times
as long, the general appearance of the box be-
ing that of deicately formed snow-shoe. 1t
is seemingly of very stout construction and
much safer so long as no attempts are made to
turn it around in deep snow, than the ordinary
sleigh.
Chickens are hatched by steam at the Ven
nelyst poultry farm, Pentwater, Mich The
clearinghouse has been built in the form of
cross, giving five rooms, each II feet square,
in each story. The first floor is devoted to
Matching, and the incubator stands in the room
looking towards the east. 1t is not very pre-
tentious looking piece of mechanism, but it
hatches 300 or 400 chickens at time.
At Oroville, zeal, vast flocks of wild geese
are descending upon the wheat fields and they
are becoming such a nuisance that all of the
large farmers are compelled to hire men to
walk back and forth over the fields, gun in
hand, and discharge it dozens of times each
day, in order to keep the crop from being de-
stroyed. Large numbers of them are being
killed, some of which are never taken from
where they fall
John Dunnng lived with his family in hut
in the wilderness in Madison county, N. Y.
One day early last week he saw bear passing
his house and set out in pursuit with rifle and
hunting knife and with his dog. Night came
on aud be did not return. The following day
passed and yet he did not return. His wife,
becoming alarmed at his absence, went to
neighboring settlement and enlisted the assist
auce of couple of men, who plunged into the
wilderness to discover the missing man. AT
ter most fatiguing search, lasting several
hours they came upon the mangled remains of
Dunnlng and his dog while near him lay three
dead panthers Two of them bore marks of
having been shot, while the mother met her
death fighting Dunning, who had plunged his
hunting knife into her body.
A correspondent of the Chicago Times gives
the following account of Col Robert G. Inger-
soils capture by Gen. Forrest: "IDgersoll was
accommodating with a small detachment and
came upon nest of sharp-shooters greatly
outnumbering them. The first indication of
danger that Ingersol noticed was butternut
that has saved him from defeat in many law
suit be cried out, What do you want to shoot
me for? I've been wanting to acknowledge
your old copfederacy for the last two seconds.
The fellow appreciated the ,oke. of course he
didn't shoot. The squad was led to headquar.
ters. The joke soon circulated through the
camp, and the rebels would flock about the
prison tent, curious to catch glimpse of that
Yank.' Forrest treated him very kindly, and
when he was exchanged returned to Ingersoll
his horse, with a note addressed to the man
who saved his life by joke in the face of
DEATH"