The Portland daily press., 1877-06-21
News and Other Items.

Gov. Wade Hampton is to negotiate loan
IN New York city after his visit to Auburn.
Nicholas Fish has been promoted to Charge
d d'Affaires at Switzerland.
Ex-Gov. Chamberlain has taken into his new
law office in New York as student, son of
George 81. Pendletoo.
In Florida man who has lost an arm or a
leg. no matter how, is exempt from taxation
on his business, unless it be liquor selling.
SForty-fye graduates of the Naval Academy
received diplomas yesterday from the Secretary
of the Navy President Hayes was present
William Short, inventor Of carpet-!ooms and
other machinery, committed suicide Tuesday
night
Grand Trunk Railroad workshops at Montre-
al have shut down for fortnight in preference
to discharging some hands.
Pottsville, Pa, is full of people and all pre-
parations for the Molly Mcguire excursions to-
day are completed.
Lieuts. Greene and Chambers of tho United
States army, have been sent to St Petersburg
and Constantinope to watch and report on the
military movements in Europe.
Comptroller of the Currency has authorized
the First National Bank of Manchester, n. H.,
with capital of 100000, to commence b1si-
ness.
Secretary Evarts has telegraphed to the Amer
ican Minister at Lima to demand the immedi-
ate release OF the American steamer Georgia.
unlawfully seized by the Peruvian authorities.
DR.. Lindemann, director of the mint, thinks
There will be in the near future, relaxation of
the foreign demand for gold for coinage suffi
lent to permit accumulation of gold required
Ior resumption in the United States.
The Protestant pastor. of San Fernando, near
Cadiz, was recently mobbed for not removing
his hat as Catholic procession passed by.
The government has ordered special commits
sion TO discover and punish his assailauts.
The Edinburgh Scotsman says Gen. Grant
on his return from the continent, will spend
some days at the residence of the Lord Provost
Glasgow. The London Court Journal an.
nounces that the Queen has invited Gen. and
Mrs. Grant to Windsor.
Among the members of this years graduat-
ing class at the Naval Academy in Ann apolis,
Nd, are Krako Katz and j. G.. Karitomo, two
Japanese youths, who have been educated at
the academy under a law allowing certain
Japanese youths to be placed at the Nava-
Academy at the expense of the Japanese gov
ernment
The corner stone of the cathedral at Garden
City, L. l., which Mrs. A. T. Stewart proposes
to give to the Episcopalians of Long Island.
will be laid on the 2Sth, and will cost 500. 900.
She will add see house and chapter house,
and provide a sufficient endowment for the
maintenance of a regular cathedral organiza-
10, lysrfr kIax -ho1n
900.
The highest legal tribunal in Pennsylyania
has decided that church bells may be rupe for
five minutes, beginning half an hour before the
time of holding service on Sunday, and again
for five minutes Immediately preceding service
time. At all other times the ringing of church
bells. or at least of church bells in fashionable
quarters of ihe city, is adiudged illegal.
The mocking bird is becoming rarer in Geor-
gis, by reason of the capture by the profession
al catchers, who sell them in the Northern
market. Thousands are caught annually and
shipped North to be sold at high prices. A
large cargo was shipped through Augusta, Ca,
a few days ago. containing $50 young mockine
birds not fully fedged.
Ex.5tate Auditor johnson of Louisiana was
yesterday sentenced to pay inc of $50 and to
be imprisoned in the parish prison for ten DAYS,
for refusing to produce certain books called for.
and to answer certain questions as to their con-
tents propounded by the grand jury. In petit
tion to court johnson said he could not answer
the questions for fear of eliminating himself.
French publcists employ regular staff of
fighting men, who assume responsibility for
articles rejecting upon individuals. while i'm
prisonment resulting from censure of govern
mental affairs is borne by substitutes, who re-
ceive 81 per week when there is no occasion
for their services, and $40 per week while in
prison. the fines being paid by the journal
prosecuted.
The strawberry crop on Long Island is SO
large that four steam vessels are now employed
in transporting berries for the Boston market
from Greenport to Stonington, whence they
are sent on by rail. The average daily number
of quarts shipped from the eastern end of the
island to Boston is $4,000. On Monday last,
however, the enormous sum of 10000 quarts
was shipped, 1900 of which were sent from
Matttuck to Greenport.
Some recent Investigations made in Indian
mounds west of and adjoining the city of Fond
du Lac, Wis, have been fruitful of remarka-
BILE discoveries. A quantity of copper spoons
and implements were unearthed, together with
an almost entire skull. In connection with
these remains were also found an article of
iron which is said to be the 6rst instsnce
where iron and copper implements of the abor
igines have been found in.cojunction.