The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-08-14
News and Other Itams

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company adyer
Uses eight thousand tons of scrap iron for sale.
the relics of the Pittsburg riot
Mr.. N. p. Banks figures unpleasantly in a di
vorcs suit before an Indianapolis court.
The state of Kentucky has four Democratic
aspirants for the United States Senate. and no
oneor tnem has ever served in either House of
Congress.
1t is stated that the British army In India has
I7,SA men; ~, 900 Mohammedans, 2276 native
Christfans, $50 Jews, and the rest Hiudoos.
This is exclusive of European troops.
Brant, the famous Mohawk chief (who foueh hit
at oriskany,) is to have $780, 900 monument at
brantford, Ont. The council of the Six Nation
Indians has voted $4,000 to the fund.
The City Attorney of Chicago decides that as
there is no common law liability and none is
provided by the statutes of ILLINOIS, the city
cannot be mulcted for any damage to property
arising from the recent riot.
Miss Lillian Conway the youngest daughter
OF the late Mrs. T. B. Conway, was married to
MIR. Charles Camblos, ia, in PHILADELPHIA. on
Wednesday. Miss Conway was member of
the Chestnut Street Theatre, in PHILADELPHIA
The Turks in Asia Minor and Bulgaria have
been indebted for their successes largely to the
martiniPeabody rifle. 1t is painful, therefore,
70 near thst they have not been so vigorous in
paying for these rifles as in using them. The
works of the Providence Tool Company were
closed recently because the Turkish government
was behind in its.psyments for arms Of the
original contract for 100000 rifles over 400, 600
nave been made and paid for, but the company
m NOT In condition to continue manufacturing
sne remainder at risk, and 80 shuts down to
avoid becoming further involved.
Inc washington correspondent of the Louis
Vile Courer'J ournal, says that the defence of
mckee in the suit of the government against
him will rest on the pardon which he received
from President Grant, and continues: "It has
Deem ascertained that important papers in the
case have been distracted from the files in the
department. OF Justice. The principal docu-
"ent missing is an affidavit made by Con. Me-
grue and filed with McKee's application for a
pardon. On McKee's trial Megrue was the
principal witness for the prosecution. In this
Afhdavit he says his evidence in the trial was
perjury"
AThere is nothing remaining of the Borden
eown Bonapartes but the Lake House, where
PrInce Charles and Zenaide lived, and the por-
fer's lodge and gardeners house. The former
has been converted into q boarding-house. The
palace was torn down many years ago by an
Englishman named Beckett, who erected a
modern villa further back from the street. The
only things that Mr.. Beckett saved from the
palace were two mantlepieoes sent to this coun-
"y as present to Joseph Bonaparte, by his
Ancie' the Cardinal. They were carved in Italy
ct a cost OF $500 each, and are beautiful as
works OF art. The Beckett place stands unoc.
cupied. Mr.. Beckett dying few years since
and his wife moving to New York. There are
seven hundred acres in the backgrounds, so
that none but very rich man could keep I'D
the place as it should be. Murat house still
stands on Park street, but the home of royalty
mas become tenement house.