The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-11-05
News and Other Items.


Gen. Reno is making efforts to be reinstated
in the army.
The Secretary of War orders all employees of
his department to abstain from intoxicating
drink between the hours of a. M and D. m.
The powder mill at Acton, Mass, was blown
up Saturday morning, ami Charles Fl. Perry
was killed.
The hog cholera has been prevalent in Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Michigan and Kentucky, but
is now disappearing.
Henry Norfolk, on trial for the murder of his
wife, near Friendship, Nd, in May last, was
convicted of murder in the first degree. 1t
may he explained that they had three children,
all girls, and he killed her because they were
not boys.
The farmers ware housing elevator at Belle
vile, Ont, containing $4,000 bushels of grain
was burned Saturday Loss $4,000. Richard
Dewsburgy, the engineer, was burned in the
building
The body of John Anderson was found Sat-
urday in Leighton's dock, Gloucester. He
probably fell overheard Friday night and was
drowned while intoxicated.
The Grand Trunk Railroad Company are
taking steps to purchase the Michigan Air
Line railroad, line running west from Detroit
to Rome From this point it is proposed to
extend the road to Chicago. This will give
them through line, all under their own man
agement, and put them in a position to bid for
eastern bound freight with the other companies
which have SO long had control of the busi-
ness.
Earl Russell hardly reminds one now of tn
Lord John of twenty yearslago A correspond
ent OF the Cincinnati Enquirer says: 81 saw
him yesterday clad in furs-a little heap of
wrinkled humanity
A custom of the students of the Washington
and Lee University of Lexington, Virginia, of
keeping daily watch over the grave of Gem
eral Robert e. Lee, as tribute of respect to
the dead general, has recently been saban-
doned.
Mr.. Robert 81. Newton of New York has
filed caveat relating to an improvement for
safety pocket designed to thwart pickpockets.
After valuables have been put into the pocket
it can be closed up instantly by neat and con-
Venient contrivance, SO that when pickpocket
gets his hand in, he is feiled by false pocket
that puts stop to further operations. The
pocket does not differ from an ordinary one
except when the owner chooses to close it.
The arrangement can be fitted to either to vests
or pantaloons, or to ladies' dresses.
1t has been decided to restore the tombs O
the Khalifs at Cairo, and the Egyptian Gov
eminent, after appropriating certain sum of
money, will open subscription list, to which
not only the members of the Khedive's family,
but all others interested in the work, will be
invited to subscribe. The popular idea in
Egypt respecting these mosques is that they
were built with money wrongfully gotten, and
should, therefore, be allowed to crumble to
dust
An association entitled "Simplicity" has
been formed by women in Leipsic ito promote
simplicity in dress and make war upon al
forms OF luxury" The members are pledged
not TO wear trains, false hair. jewelry, or
snperfiuous decoration; to abstain from cos
metics; to cultivate and teach, by precept and
example. standard of simplicity in domestic
management and soois. sestivity, and to devote
their leisure to simple. beautiful, virtuous and
refining pursuits"
lsmail Khedive Is man about 48 years of
age, under the middle height, but heavily and
squarely built, with broad shoulders, which,
during the last year, seem to have become
bowed down by the heavy burdens imposed
upon him, under which he has go manfully
struggled. His face is round, covered by a
dark brown beard, closely clipped, and short
mustache of the same color, shading firm but
sensual mouth. His complexion is dark; his
features regular, heavy rather than mobile in
expression. His eyes. which he keeps habit
ually half closed, in Turkish fashion, some-
times closing one entirely, are dark and
usually dull, but very penetrating and bright
at times, when he shoots a sudden sharp
glance, like fash, at his interlocutor. His
face is usually as expressonless as that of the
Sphinx or the late Napoleon III.
In Dallas, Texas, lately man named Davis
died from the effects of skunk's bite. Within
twelve hours of the time when he was bitten
large drops of perspiration appeared on his face
and white froth on his !lips, in which condI-
ton he died.
Mr.. Johu Harper, owner OF 'Ten Broeck."
the famous race horse, has refused 100000 for
this animal, but declines to name a price for
which he would part with him. He considers
him even superior animal to his former horse
the wonderful "Longfellow."
French statistician says that during the
year 1876 there were 120 duels fought in
which artists connected with the operatic stage
were concerned.
A Russian student at Odessa recently met n
terrible fate in attempting to play the spy, He
was studying in Government gymnasium and
was induced to join Socialist Society while
under the pay of the police. His associates
soon found him out, and one evening while
taking lonely walk near the city he was set
upon by band of conspirators, who beat his
head to jelly and then drenched it with
vitriol. He lived for several hours in terrible
agony before death relieved his sufferings.
The country papers in South Carolina are.
with one consent demanding the rs-establish-
ment of the whipping-post. The argument is
that larceny, highway robbery and burglary
have become SO common in all parts of the
state that no mans property is safe The
chickens in the coop. the corn in the field, the
very clothes that man pulls off at night in
the expectation of putting them on again in
the morning, become alike the prey of the
midnight providers 1t is a popular theory
in the South that it is morally impossible for a
negro to be honest, and the whippng.post. if
introduced, will be used exclusively as an in
strument for intimidating and punisbinp the
blacks. The result of this experiment in a
slate where color and race lines are sharply
drawn is easy to be forecast.
The Grange experiment in California is
hardly as successful as had been hoped. They
expected to make great savings in the purchase
OF supplies and the sale of produce on a co.
operative system and denounced Mr.. Fried
lander, the Grain King as their chief enemy,
but the man whom they set up in opposition,
under the name of Morgan & Sons, did no
enrich them, and since the old Grain King
suspended payments, under the influence of
the droath, many of the Grangers regret that
he is out of the market. The retiring Grand
Master, Mr.. Webster, in his address had much
to say upon Cooperation, and the pith of his
conclusion is contained in the advice, ATTEND
to your own business when you can, and unite
with your neighbor when you can't"