The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1876-10-06

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slightest drop of the nitro-gly cerine the City of
Sacramento would have gone to the bottom of
the deep blue sea in an instant. And it
would" said the professor, "the steamer
would have blow into bits''
News and Other Items.
William Dodge wants Mr. Newton to
apologize.
Forty thousand dollars were left to Vassar
College by Mr.. Lyons of Cleveland who died
recen
The late Bishop James was not wealthy as was
generally supposed, but only small amount of
property is left for his family
The grasshoppers covered and creased the
track of the Hastings & Dakota Railroad on
Friday so that the trains could not run, and
travel had to be suspended for the day.
Bishop James successor as presiding bishop
of the Methodist Episcopal church, by right of
seniority, is Bishop Levi Scout of Dover, Del.
He was elected bishop in 1862
A case of unusual fecundity is chroncled at
Chenoa ILL.,, where on the 25th ult., Mrs. Chris
tian Zeber gave birth to boy and girl, precise
ly year from the day on which she brought
three girls into the world.
Louis Napoleon had a narrow escape from
drowning in the Rhine recently, while boating
off Schaffhausen, violent storm coming up
suddenly. The party were for long time I'M
able to reach the shore.
professor Dixon, who performed the civ
ing burial feat recently at Belvidere, S. c.,
died of fever few days ago, and was buried
in the identical coffin which he used in per-
forming the trick.
The Gypsy Queen prophecies, whom the N.
Y. Herald is advertising cheap. prophesies now
religious war in which the Roman Catholic
element will disappear and all will become
Professionals.
In compliance with his wishes James Lick,
the San Francisco millionaire, was buried on
the top of Mount Hamilton, the site of the
observatory provided for by one of his trust
funds
The "Eite Directory" is a new issue in New
York, which gives the names of residents of
the fashionable parts of the city by the street
and number, so that the people may know their
own neighbors, by name at least.
Mr.. Story's colossal statue of America is in
tended for Philadelphia. About the base there
Will DO PIC JCO d liuo VI GAQuiSlI6Iy lUNely W.
men with hands and arms interlaced, repre-
senting the sister states
On the first of January next it will be seven
ty years since the Emperor of Germany entered
the Prussian army. He was at that time not
ten years of age. which is now the age at
which the Prussian Princes first be come SOL
ders.
Long engagements have always been consid
cred unwise, and now the Indiana Supreme
Court declares them illegal. 1t has filed de-
cision that if promise of marriage is by it's
terms not to be performed within year it is
void, unless in writing and signed by the par
ties.
The 100000 of Russian gold recently re-
ported by cable as on the way to New York,
has arrived. The coins are new and fresh
from the ST. Petersburg mint. The money
has been shipped for account of the Mennon-
ties who have recently arrived in this coun-
try.
Boston Corbett, who shot Wilkes Booth, lives
| in alittle old forlorn-looking house in Camden,
N. j. He busily plies his trade as halter.
He lives alone in his little house, doing his
own cooking and housekeeping, and seeing no.
body but the members of his little flock of
| Methodists which meets nightly at his house,
and of which he is the head.
A fight between the cannibals and the Brit
| ish is reported at FIJI The natives fortified
themselves in caverns after the attack, in which
| a number of whites were killed and wounded.
The stronghold was blockaded and the natives
starved out; seventy prisoners were captured
and confined, awaiting an order for their exc
cution.
A patriotic Pennsylvania on Thursday, af-
| ter paying his own entrance fee, handed the
Centennial gatekeeper three-dolar bill and
| turned the stile round half dozen times re-
marking that his six children couldn't come,
but he was representing them. Another man
| took out the value of ten-dollar bill in the
same way.
The Boston Journal says: "Col Ingersoll,
| when down in Maine, was asked for bill of
expenses, having refused any recompense at
the hands of the Republicans. Expenses
exclaimed the orator, I've had such glorious
time that want to contribute something in
order to make it square. Don't talk to me
about expenses, but let me know what 1 can
pay for the privilege of coming again."
The sum of S314.75 in condemned money"
was taken at the gates of the Centennial eXhi-
bition up to Sept. 49, Three-fourths of the
pieces of silver had been mutilated; the re-
mainder were cGunte1feits. The largest amount
of counterfeit money received on one occasion,
$1,000, was on New York day. The stile-
keepers, from whose salaries this loss is de-
Quoted, have really done excellent work, since
oI+b g.,
ed through their hands, only a few hundred
have been found worthless.
The Louisville Courier-Journ publishes an
interesting description of new and valuable
employment for negroes in Indiana. 1t says
that the demand for active, able bodied men
there is enormous. Negroes are caught up by
the agents Immediately on reaching the state,
and, if they desire, can obtain permanent stu
atious The kindness of the Courier-J ournal,
Democratic organ, inssstatlDg these facts will be
appreciated by all.
The n. Y. Bulletin says October opens with
multiplying evidences of business recuperation
which promise to continue through the season,
adding 'The reports coming to US in the
commercial journals from all sections are even
more encouraging than those which preceded
them from week to week throughout Septem-
Der. The wheels of business, to speak eonsid-
erately, are now fairly in motion, and for the
first time in lorg period congratulations are
in almost every quarter taking the place of
complaints"
Grimes and Casualties.
A loosened joint of steam pipe in sci DOL 81,
East ADD street, New York, yesterday morning,
caused panic, but no more injury than the