The Portland daily press., 1877-08-23
News and Other Items.

President Buchanans library remains as be
left it at Wheatland, Pa, and the place itself
is but little changed. 1t is owned by his niece.
Mrs. Henry Elliott johnson of Baltimore. who
lives there during the summer.
Margaret Haughery, the generous woman
all New Orleans knows o. Margaret" has pre-.
sented Gen. Augur with a $500 sword in appre-
citation OF his law-abiding behavior while in
command of that city last spring.
The city of Memphis, Tenn, which has a
bonded debt of $4,000O00, has recently made
an arrangement with its creditors by which
they agree to take so cents on dollar in 30
year per cent. bond, with coupons receivable
at par three months before maturity for all
debts due.the city. There is included in the
arrangement a proviso that the city shall not
issue bond or scrip of any kind until the ST.
000, 900 is paid.
Senator David Davis went to visit one of his
Illinois farms the other day to see how Jake
was making 1t on his 100 acres While there
Jake induced the Senator to take his stand on
the farm scales andIbeIweighed Jake set the
weights for 2S0 pounds, then 800, but there was
no yielding in the beam. Jake kept moving
the weight till it touched 1921 pounds ,lwhen ur
the beam tilted.
The San Francisco Chronicle Says of the DO
nanza silver mines in which California is so vi
tally interested: They have yielded up to the
close of theilast fiscal month. 500, 453 ton and
$67, 168, 376, or nearly 500 ton. We believe
that when all the ore is taken out the average
grade will not be much above $50 ton. The
ore that now remains will probably be found to
average below $40 per ton, ranging from 800
down to $40 per ton, so that unless the cost o.
production is greatly reduced the profits will
soon cease. Hence the Importance of insisting
upon economy in the management
The magnitude of photography as an industry
has received striking illustrations from the fig.
ures presented at the late sessi IN of The Berlin
Photographic Society. During the past year
100000 cartes-de-visites were produced in
Germany; the number of photographers en-
ployed was 5000, and the quantity of nitrate Of
silver used was about 5000 pounds
The Catholics claim to have missionary
force in Hindoostan of 100. In Eastern Tong
King, China, the Catholics have 45 missionaries
and native priests, with 800 Christian commu
mites and over 1000 The Catholic population
of the territory is 80, 600.
An ingenious Charleston, ILL.,, jewelers has in.
vented a clock with an alarm attachment, which
ut the same time the alarm goes off strikes q
match and lights lamp. But it will not lift q
fellow out of bed, pull on his boots. :tie his
cravat
The Vicksburg Herald is strong in the BELIEF
that In the parishes of Louisiana and counties
OF Mississippi adjacent to Vicksburg 80 900 o.
dustrious laborers could gain comfortable sub
sistence from the soil, and still there would be
room for more.
The quickest ocean passage ON record has Just
been made by the White Star steamer Britain
mic. which occupied only days, 10 hours and
30 minutes from Queenstown to Sandy Hook
The cost of living is lower now than at any
previous time in thirty years. Potatoes are sold
at 81 30 per barrel. The only article of food
which may be called dear is flour, but this has
declined 0ne-quarter in value within a few
weeks. Such vegetables as tomatoes hardly
bring enough to pay for handling them. Other
products are equally low. The eating houses
give very abundant dish of meat, potatoes
and bread for Is cents. and this in fact makes a
dinner.-N. Y. Letter.