The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-03-17
News ana Other Items.

News and Other Items.
Fort Sill, SO suddenly grown famous, was
named in honor of Gen. J. W. Sill, a most bril-
liant and promising young officer, who com
manded brigade in Sheraan's division at the
battle of Stone River and fell dead at the head
of his troops on Dec 81, 1862.
A Washington correspondent gives currency
to story that Gen. Belknap is actually. as has
been limited might be the case the victim OF
his two wives. The correspondent claims that
Mrs. Beknap told her husband that Marsh was
the trustee of her dead husbands estate, and
that the money he sent her was the proceeds of
it. and that the Secretary receipted for it under
this impression. His wife wanted to confess
all, but Belknap restrained her and has borne
the odium to screen her.
Six boxes matches, SO cents; pistol, $28; sus-
penders, $1.75; four yards of cambria, so cents
yard; broom rs cents; six plates, 1925; five
gallons coal oil, $40; two bushels potatoes, $40;
water cooler, $14; two bottles ale, S1.5O; bottle
soothing syrup, $1.50. This is price list al
Fort Sill, which shows how Marsh and Evans
made their money.
They are making new kind of cloth in Lyons
from the down of hens and ducks and geese
Seven hundred and fifty grams of feathers
make one square metre of light and very
warm waterproof cloth, which can be dyed in
all shades.
Daniel Drew in his palmy days was counted
worth $14,00O.000, and three years ago he was
called good for six millions.
1t is said that if Congress passes bill to
compel the Union Pacific Railway Company to
pay its interest Jay Gould will follow Uncle
Daniel into bankrupt court.
Congressman Lamar is threatened with par
aIysis, and there is little prospect that he will
be able to resume his seat in the House again
this session.
The mysterious woman whom the Democrats
have shut up in Wizards Hotel in Washing
under Indictment for completely in some fraud
ulent cotton claims. She is said to know some.
thing patent pump which has been put on
board about oil the naval vessels.
Daniel Butterfeld, who was assistant treas
urer at New York until the Black Friday, says
that he did not pay $4,000 for that appoint
meEt
Three pious girls of Elmra, N. Y, concluded
to pray for the welfare of their lovers, but the
first one had not got very far along in her petit
ton when it was discovered that they were all
engaged to the same man. The religious exer-
cises were at once terminated.
Lady Aylesford, who has made such sensa-
ton in London fashionable life by clipping with
Lord Bandford, is less than twenty-five years
old. and her husband, who is only twenty-sev-
en-, has managed in six years to dispense $3.50,
600, and SO deport himself that she had to leave
him Tho t1apoo with bor, oh bo, 10
parted has so abused his wife that for some
time she has been away from him. All the
parties are personal friends of the Prince of
Wales.
Richard Wagner has agreed to compose a
grand march for the opening of the Philadel-
phia exhibition.
Several vessels arriving at New York harbor
yesterday, report having seen large icebergs and
great fields of ice off the coast.
Mrs. Taft is most cultivated lady, highly
accomplished with decided prediction for
belleS-lettres, She is remarkable for her exem-
plary piety and her active benevolence. She
is constantly engaged in works of charity, and
her removal to Washington will be serious
loss to the poor of Cincinnati, in whose cause
she has INCREASINGLY labored. Although wealthy
Judge and Mrs. Taft have always preferred a
simple style of living, and have never cared
much to enter into gay society. They have
three sons, one of whom is married and has
children.
The Norrstown Herald thinks there was no
use of having shower of meat in Kentucky
as long as the whiskey held out.
A Western correspondent says that Congress-
man Lamar is affected, and roars like 'tpen-
nyroyal bull"
King Kalakaua got his thrty-second Masonic
degree as monarch and without being able to
work his degrees, which is opposed to the ten
cts OF freemasonry.
The Khedive has always been preiudiced in
favor of American officers in his service, and
since the signal victory that Egypt has won in
Abyssinia he will be more favorably disposed
than ever toward them. The victory which
compelled the Abyssinian King to sue for peace
was apparently brilliant one, and Gen. Lor-
ing, the commander of the expedition that
gained it, is an American, active, courageous.
cautious, and an excellent officer in all respects.
BE had to meet new conditions in the campaign
in which he has been so successful He com
manded about fifteen thousand troops, and he
had but three batteries of artillery; but with
this force he pushed his column into the ene-
my's country and joined battle with eighty
thousand men in a region of whose .opogra-
ply he knew comparatively little.
The Utah papers report great mining activi-
ty, and expect a large increase of ore and bull.
lion production the present year.
About 1000 pounds of Chicago cooked corn
beef are sold in Philadelphia every week. and
the consumption of the article is rapidly in
creasing.
Business is said to be very lively in Minpeso
ia. The wholesale trade of the cities is greater
than ever before at this season of the wear.
The National Union of Andersonville Sur
vivors will hold their third annual reunion 8 4.
Norwich, Conn.,, on the 18th of April. Gen.
Sherman, Gen. j. r. Hawley and the Hon.
james G. Blaine have been invited to be pres
ent.
METRIcAL SYsTEM.-The Legislature of Mas
sacnusetts request Congress to appoint a time
"nen the metrical system shall be the only lega1
one. An excellent request, the mere Iegalizing
Vi /. nlne years ago has, of course, produced
small enects. Even the postmasters have never
peen furnished with scales, excepr for half
ouEces; SO that they have CHARGED hr tho ho,e
ounce ior all these years. while the law has
stood that the weight of three nlckel;balf d;nes
(hfteen grains) weight go for single rate -
is time to take another step in advance .nd :.
might as well be long one. There is no mer.
cy In taxing of dogs tail by inches,-bet,er
take AL at Onca If Won ara foroo1 20 .or.. :.