The Portland daily press., 1877-03-10
News and Other Items.

IL is Sdlu several EdSlGru SFISiUu II'io
gineers are going to Brazil 10 run on railroad
from Rio Janeiro to Gala
1t is estimated that there is sufficient gold,
silver, and nickel in the mines of Montgomery
county, N. G., to pay the national debt
Three of Washington's third cousins, the
grandchildren of Warner Washington, of Vir-
gnia, are now living, old, poor and dependent,
in Cord onsville, Ky. ss-s.4.
General G. T. Beauregard and Jubal Early
are to institute and conduct a series of MANI
moth lottery drawings in New Orleans.
The sea serpent interviewed some Cinnamon
near San Diego, Cal, last month, and gave
them bad scare. They say he is 160 feet
long. v
The New York Historical Society on Tuesday
even elected President Hayes an honorary
member of the association, an honor which is
usually conferred upon a new President. -.
Nelson's flagship, the Victory, is still pre-
served In Portsmouth harbor, England, and is
one hundred and eleven years old. Patriotic
John Bull won't allow her to be broken up.
She is the oldest craft he owns.
1t is foolishness for man to try to make
game of boarding house chicken by looking
gaze of the human eye will make any ami NAL
quail - a" We
In the Superior court at Lawrence yesterday
in the case of Georgianna A. Maines, VS.. the
city of Lynn for injuries received from a
defective sidewalk, a verdict was returned for
plaintiff for $2s771,5O This was the third
trial. - ....
In Springfield, Mass, a stranger opened a
store, put out a sign as a commission mer-
chant, sent circulars far and wide soliciting
consignments from farmers, received vast
quantity of produce, shipped it to some un-
known place, and now has disappeared.
The theatrical wardrobe of the lats actor,
John Dyott, which was recently sold at New
York, contained many curiosities, among
which was the playbill which Abraham Lin
coin held in his hand on the night of his assas-
sination, for which $4 10 was paid.
A Chicago cribbage club has just had an ex-
perience in that game which is very rare, if not
unprecedented. 1t has just finished series of
277 games, which resulted in 1888 in favor of one
side and 139 in favor of the other tie winning
side being the victor in the odd game by
single point out of III points.
Two Baltimore men bet 81 900 on tn. result
Of the Presidential election, and being unable
to amicably agree as to which had won, the
case was taken into court. Then the District
Attorney, under a law took possession of the
stakes and turned the money over to the city
treasury.
Experiments are soon to be made at the San
dy Hook life-saving station of new rocket for
throwing lifeline over wrecked vessels. 1t is
an adaptation of the rockets used by the
British army with great success during the
Ashantee war, and will, it is said, throw line
$50 yards, while the largest rockets of the kind
may be thrown nearly three miles.
There is member of the Georgia legislature
who is almost exactly like Governor Coqutt of
that State, in feature and form, and who is
constantly, by way of joke, getting the Gov
ernor in trouble by making promises to appli-
cants for Office which the latter is called upon
to fulfil
The commission under the Washington treaty
to settle the question of fisheries compensation
to Canada, has been appointed. Senator Kel-
logg will act for the United State, SIR A. T.
Gait for Canada and the third, appointed by
the Austrian Government, is the Belgium
Commissioner at Washington.
One hundred years ago not a pound of coal
nor cubic foot of Illuminating gas had been
burned in this country. No iron stoves we're
used and no contrivance for economzng heat
were employed until DR.. Franklin invented the
iron-framed fireplace which still bears his
name.
j. W. Scott now gathers ripe tomatoes from
the top of a twenty foot ladder in Los Angeles
Cal. This vine is growing on the sunny side of
his house, is twenty-five feet high, and bears
blossoms and tomatoes in every stage of growth
1t has attracted no little attention from strapg.
ers, who wouldn't believe in its existence u ntil
they had seen it.
See what it is to be famous! A London iour.
nal tells the following story: cat Washing
ton tea party, where General Butler was re-
Gently guest, the hostess. glancng over the
table, perceived his cup unfurnished with an
important implement, of which he was suppos-
ed to appreciate the value. why. General
Butler she exclaimed, in a little womanly fiut-
ter of CONSERVATION, haven't you spoon"
No, indeed, madam! quickly responded the
General, sprnging from his seat and slappiDg
pockets one after the other, upon my word,
madam; if you don't believe me, madam, you
may search mer The applause which greeted
this spontaneous sally may be more easily
imagined than described +"