The Portland daily press., 1877-10-12
News and Other Items.

The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette and the
Buffalo Commercial Advertiser are for Grant
for President in $780,
The clergy of Philadelphia are still assailing
the managers of the Permanent exhibition for
opening the show on Sunday.
Cheyenne is said to be the ''wickedest city in
the world" 1t has eleven newspapers, and
the rest of the inhabitants play pool for liv-
ing.
The registration of voters at New York city
this year, as compared with last year, is "a, 900
less, and at Brooklyn $1,000 less
A Millburn woman was so astonished the
other day when her husband brought her home
$50 bonnet that it was an hour before she
could open her mouth because she could't re-
member the combination.
1t is stated by a Pittsburg physician that
diphtheria is not contagious disease, ant that
it never attacks child whose system is not de-
pressed by bad health or by exposure to cold or
dampness.
The workmen engaged in repairing the front
of the Florence Cathedral recently, in remov-
ing thick coating of plaster at one of the cor
ners Of the building. made the discovery of
s'ven marble statues, pronounced by connois-
seurs to be of the best period of Greek art
john B. Cough has just returned from trip
to the provinces, which he has revisited after
an absence of q years. He was received with
the greatest enthusiasm.
The Princess Mercedes, to whom the King of
Spain is paying court, exacts from him all the
little attentions that the bellies Of Seville and
Granada are accustomed to. One of his duties
is to sing to the tinkle of guitar under her
balcony at night.
Elbridge Gerry was graduated from the Har-
ward Law School last year, and Edward Ever
ett Martin Van Buren,, Harrison Gray Otis,
Josiah Quincy, Pierrepont Edwards and Thos.
Lse are now pursuing their studies at Harvard
College. All these are direct descendants of
the men whose names they bear.
Alexander 81. Stephens took Bob Toombs in
his carriage and drove around to the White
House Tuesday, and when President Hayes,
out of regard for Mr. Stephens infirmities,
stepped down to the carriage to speak to him,
Mr.. Toombs was introduced to the President.
1t is now stated that the same law which pre-
vented Alexander 7. Stewart from being Sec
rotary of the Treasury under President Grant,
win prevent either Theodore Roosevelt or E. G.
SV"uiu iion uoiHs dppoiutou cOIlecG9r or New
York in place of Ger. Arthur.
The soil of the land in the vicinity Of Puget
Sound is found to be surprisingly fertile, rival
ing that of California in its ability to present
the farmer with enormous vegetables. cab
bage was recently discovered which weighed
1OS poun Is, and turnip feet 81 inches in Cir
cumference, which pulled down the scales to
liz pounds.
The rumor which has been current for some
days that Col. John w. Forney's Press of
Philadelphia had been sold is confirmed in an
INTERVIEW by the Col. himself, who said that
s ale had taken place. The sum of $l5O,OOO
cash is to be paid for the paper and $780, 900 for
the book accounts The purchasers are Capt
WV. Nevin, and his cousin of the same
name, proprietor of the Pittsbur Leader, who
will dispose of that paper and take charge of
this new venture in Philadelphia Col. Forney
states that he Is going abroad as correspondent
of tba Press