The Portland daily press., 1876-11-10
News and Other Items.

News and Other Items.
Two Georgia brothers recently married
mother and daughter, the younger brother tax
ing the mother.
Two men at circus in California the other
day found in Ada Belmont, the trapeze per-
former, a sister whom they had not seen since
1856
Single gold mills in Dahlonega, Ca. get out
$500 worth of gold per mouth, and $4,000 in
gold comes monthly from northern Georgia to
Atlanta. Silver ore taken out near GAINESVILLE
assays $75 to ton
The fair season will soon be on again and
bashful men who have not the moral courage
to say 10 will be swindled out of $40 and $15
at time for trashy pin cushions or card re-
ceivers, not worth including in the stock of
goods at the dollar store
One of the British scientists has been at
work on dogs brains. He finds that the
brain of mans faithful friend is smaller than
than that of the wolf. and that the brain of the
Newfoundland dog is very little larger than
terriers.
A Georgia colored debating society was late
ly discussing: (which is best for the Iaboring
man, to work for wages or part of the crop?"
An old "uncle" spoke the sense of the meeting
when he thought ''bofe was de best, if dey
could only be brung togedder somehow"
Congressman Luttrell of California, was
thus introduced to a Democratic audience in
that state: "Fellow citizens, this is our Con-
gresham, Honorable j. X. Luttrell, the orator
who draws the cork of mirtb, knocks out the
bung of pathos, and slaves in the head of elo-
quence."
The British government has given to this
country the larger part Of the art educational
collection from the South Kensington Museum,
London, now at Philadelphia. A part of it is
to 60 to the Pc nnsylvania Museum, and part
to the new educational museum in Washing
ton.
manufacturing company of Waterbury,
Conn.,, have presented to the French Centen-
nial Commission, through Gen. Hawley, fac
SMILES Of set of gold sleeve buttons which
were presented by the predecessors of the firm
to the Marquis de Lafayette, when he visited
this country in 1924
A jealous Baltimore husband, p j. Tracy,
swallowed morphine after writing to his wife:
ut is for you that have done this, and when
am dead you can do what you like about
marrying Schlutter." Mrs. Tracy got the let
ter, but before she had time to marry Schlutter
her husband had been pumped free of the poi
son.
An American woman, Mrs. Susan Ellis
Laura Smith, believing that it is the duty of
every member of the human family to devote
their bodies after death to scientific examina-
ton until the principles of physiological SCI
aro fbNr h1vr Ial 1.
her body to the royal college Of surgeons of
England, to be dissected Immediately after
DEATH
While church property is free from taxation
1t still is liable to assessments for such purposes
as street improvements. Some OF the New
York churches, however, have lodged these
assessments in a novel and ingenious manner.
The managers say as they are not taxed their
property has no value; as it has no value it
cannot be assessed, and SO they propose going
without paying anything at all.
The long voyage of the frigate Franklin is
accounted for in private lett er from Captain
Franklin by the fact that the Spaniards at
Vigo put up the price of coal on him to an
enormously high figure just as he was getting
ready to leave port, and, therefore, instead of
laying IN a full supply he purchased only $50
tons, consequently be would have to use his
steam sparingly in order to make his fuel last.
and would therefore 60 under sail the most of
the voyage.
A Splendid dinner service of silver gilt has
Just been manufactured by London firm for
his imperial majesty, the Mkado of Japan.
The gliding alone cost over $4,000. 1t was
found necessary to apply to the Heralds' Col
lege to devise coat Of arms for the Mkado.
that he might be placed on footing of her
aldic equality with his brother sovoreigns in
Europe. The crest, chrysanthemum, with a
dragon and phoenix as supporters of the shield,
were chosen by the Mikado and his armorial
bearing will in future exhibit this device.