The Portland daily press., 1877-06-05
News and Other Items.

The telephone will not work during nantes
tations of the northern lights.
One pharmacy in New York state at Geneva,
sold six tons of homeopathic pills last year.
Andrew jackson, colored, at Philadelphia,
was arrested for forgeries to the amount of $780,
500.
At Concord, N. H., Friday. Secretary Evarts
presented the prizes for the athletic contests at
st. Paul school
An attempt is making to alter the state Con-
stitution of Georgia so as to establish public
whipping post.
The suit against Peter B. Sweeney was called
in New York yesterday and postponed till We'd
nesday.
Articles have been signed for boat race be-
tween Smith and Ross, on the Kennebeccasis.
on the Oath of July.
The National Exchange Bank in New York
was robbed Saturday afternoon of package
containing from $4,000 to $40. 900, by lad who
seized it and escaped.
During the last week largeischools of mack
erel appeared in the Bay of Fundy, and large
hauls were made at Digby, Clementsport and
other places.
Col. George Butler has written to Postmaster
General Key, asking to be heard in vindication
of himself as against the charge that he got
drunk on his way to the Black Hills
When only 20 Abdul Kerim, now command
er-in-chef of the Turkish army eloped with
pretty Moldavian Jewess, the vivandlere Of his
regiment, and the lovers withdrew into a re-
mote village, where they were discovered year
after He was degraded and reduced to tho
ranks.
OF over 2600 mail routes in the First Diyis-
ion, embracing New England, the Middle states.
Virginia and West Virginia, bids for service,
which were opened on the 10th of March, there
are but 81 on which the lowest bidder has nos
given bonds and executed contract. OF these
81 five are in Maine, two in New hampshire
and two in Vermont.
The President has commenced to examine
the record of James Anderson, the Louisiana
carpet-bagger, who has been appointed Consul
to the Madeira Islands. The record against
him in the Louisiana testimony is very bad, buk
OF this the President had no knowledge at tbs
time of his appointment.
One of the good things which the late Lepis.
lature of North Carolina did was the establish
ment of two State Normal schools, one fo1p
white and the other for colored teachers, tha
same appropriation being made for each school.
This is the first attempt ever made by tbe stats
OF North Carolina to train the teachers of her
public schools.
The President intends to visit Boston on ths
18th of June. The ostensible object of his yis-
1t will be to be present at the graduation of his
son from the Harvard Law School, but he will
spend some time in Boston, and the citizens
will see him and have a chance to get acouaint-
ed with him. The President intends to make
visits to various parts of the country during the
summer.
Princess Demidoff, a young Russian lady
wearing the full uniform of hussar and mount
ed on magnificent charger, rode at the head
of asplendidi regiment of cavalry through the
outskirts Of Bucharest not long ago. She ia
the daughter of the'honorary colonel and propri-
etor of the regiment, who is reported as srend.
ing $4,000 year upon it. No Russian cavalry
is so well mounted, the horses averaging six.
teen hands, comprising chestnuts, whites.
browns and bays, respectively.
When Sir Samuel Baker, the African travel.
er, was taking leave of Kamrasi, King of Un.
yoro, that potentate asked him, as a particular
favor, to leave Lady Baker behind. This cool
request raised Sir Samueps ire, and in high in
dignation he told the King that if ever bs
made such request again he would shoot him.
The King was surprised, and offered generous
terms in the way of exchange of wives, and
Sir Samuel did not feel called upon to jump az
tho bargain.
Monsieur V. A. Alvergoat, an Instructor OF
French, who was bitten by dog on April 3Oth.
died last week of bydrophobia at Hartford, CT.
1t appears that after being bitten by the dog the
Professor began to receive notes from friends,
acquaintance and strangers, some assuring
him that hydrophobia was sure to follow his
wounds, while others, assuming that to be
foregone conclusion, gave him directions how
to proceed to cure himself. These unwise let
ters led him to brood upon his condition, and
he began a thorough course of reading upon the
subject of hydrophobia. By inquiry from a
prominent physician he learned how long ths
disease took to manifest itself, and as the day
approached for symptoms to appear he grew
constantly more agitated, until he broke. down
completely on Tuesday morning Among med
ical men at Hartford the case has awakened
great interest, and a number of physicians yis-
tied the patient. He had occasional spasmss
and at times had been very violent. There
seems to be little doubt that he was frightened
to death.