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The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
MAINE.
G0RHAM REJ1ICEs.
An Ovation te the Hon. Frederick ksobie.
1Snpci3l to the Press1

G0RHAM REJDICEs.
An Ovation te the Hon. Frederick ksobie.
Especial to the Press.]
GoRHAM Feb. II.
The citizens Of Gorham accompanied by the
baud, turned out in force and visited the resi-
dencs of Col. F. Robie last night, who arrived
hlme on the afternoon train from Augusta.
There was every appearance of enthusiasm ana
great satisfaction 10 consequence of the location
here of the new Normal School by the action of
the Legislature. A congratulatory and compli-
mentary speech was made by Judse Water
man, to which Col Robie replied. He urged
the Importance Of aunited sentiment and the
necessity Of generous contribution to ward
fund TO be used for furnishing suitable build
ings for the Normal School such as should be
crediteble to ourselves aud satisfactory to the
state, and that the location of the school was
secured more in consequence CT the want and
demand for new Normal School than by
personal Influence. HIS friends without dis
tncsion of party completely filed his house.
The ta3le furnished sufficient entertained ut for
all, and after feasting and good time gener-
ally, timely remarks were made by Messrs.
Geo. B. Emery, Geo. w. Lowell. R. G. Hard
ing, John G. Talfod and f. B Chadbourn.
The company dispersed at late hour, but not
without giving substantial evidence that sufi-
cient funds will be easily raised to repair and
refit the Academy and Seminary SO as to make
the same creditable gift to the state.
ITO the Associated Press.l
Failure.
EAsTPoRT Feb. 16-Fre1 Bucknam, con-
fectioner, is reported as failed.
The Herring Catch.
Herring continue plenty. Three of tbs vessels
driven off at Newfoundland came 10 hers and
loaded this week with frozen herring, Price
lowest ever known here.
Sudden Death.
MACHIAs, Feb Is Gen. jeremiah Foster of
East Machias, died suddenly today of apoplexy.
Auburn Reform Club.
LEWISTON, Feb. 16-Ths anniversary of the
Auburn Reform Club was observed today. Re.
form clubs from various paris of the state were
present.
Contract Awarded.
Contract for gates aud hydrants of the Lew
iston water works has been awarded to the
Chapman Valve Go. Boston.
Fire in WaierviIIe.
WATERvILLE, Feb. 17-House and stable
owned and occupied BY G. g. Greene was dam
aged BY fire this afternoon. Loss $1,000; insur-
ed for $1200
The st, George Murder,
RoCKLAND, Feb. 16.-Mr. Luther Meservey
husband of the woman murdered at St. George,
arrived home last night and in company with
the county attorney and others visited the scene
of the crime this morning. He was was great
ly affected. By his direction search was made
in cunningly devised receptacle where it was
kept and the money of the murdered woman
was found undisturbed. The murderer failed
in his object of robbery, but this makes the
work of detection still more difficult.
No additional evidence has yet been discov-
cred.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
Foreign Notes.

News of the passage of the silver bill reached
London too late to show what effect 1t will have
on business
The report of the wreck of the Italian frigate
Terrible near Salonica was untrue. The ves-
sci simply struck on the shoals and foated
without harm.
The French Senate again failed to elect life
senator Saturday.
The majority of the Cardinals have agreed to
hasten the Conclave to elect the Pope.
Advices from Cape Town, Jan. 20, says there
were numerous encounters between the volun-
teers and iDsurgent Catfres during the last
week. The Catfres were defeated aud many
killed and wounded,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
THE PAPACY.

The Ultramontanes Laborins to secnre
Pope of Their Choice
ROME, Feb 17.-Cardnals Mannino and Da
Fallout endeavored to bring about an arranoe.
ment by which. all foreign cardinals would vete
unanimously in the conclave. The combins.
tlon failed, the Austrian cardinals refusing adj.
hesion. The ultramontane cardinals. howevar
are working actively to obtain the election of
one of their party. 1t is stated that pilgrimaees
on large scale to Rome are preparing.
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THE RETURNING BOARD.
Gov. Nichols 10 Pardon Anders on

~oS NIcu0iis 10 tafdOn AndersO ON.
NEW YORK, Feb. ia New Orleans special
says that if the Supreme Court refused Ander-
son new trial, he will be sentenced according
to law, but it is certain that Gov. Nichols will
at once pardon him. In this event the prose-
cution will be abandoned in all the cases, and
Wells, Kenner and Casenave will be set at
liberty.
The SUMS New Orleans special says 1t
appears there was an unauthorized secret
pledge given by two or three high officials in
the state that not even the Returning Board
forgeries would be noticed by the law officers
There is much excitement at the discovery of
this fact. The agreement is generally de-
nounced as transgressing the official limits,
treacherOus and reasonable.
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mENEO&ANDA.

ship e Chapman, Pote. at New York from Cal
euta reports 6S days to the Cape crossed the elua-
the Cape for 12 days, and moderate weather since.
sens Mary E Douglass, and VIM Jones' which ar
rived at New York 18TH brought five Ct the crew o.
the wrecked barque Melville Bryant
Sch Jos Farwell, from Rockland for Baltimore
which was raised and beached at City Island has
peen pumped out and was towed 10 New York 18Th
for repairs. Her foremast is out bowsprt and head
gear gone. and hull lightly damaged.
sen vineyard Yard Rosebiook, at New Haver
from rensacola,-wben of Hatteras, in trying TO Sc
cure boat, the captain was thrown against The pump
by heavy sea aud severely injured
Sen Mary j Ward of Calais which was abandon
Ion 43 40 W -' 80 ''S - w ~
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For New EaxIaad


HALIFAX, Feb. 17.--Information as to the
nature of the fishery outrages at Fortune Bav
says that Sunday fortnight several American
crews succeeded in hauling many hundred
barrels of herring at Anderson Cove. The
people turned out en- masse to prevent the
vlo,ation OF the Sabbath; cut the nets, traps
aud seines Into piec-s, shootiag seines on Sun
day being aga.nst the law. The fishermen, /,
instead of referring to the authorities, took the
matter into their own hands.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
MONDAY MORNING, FEB. is.
BY TELEGRAPH.
FROM AUGUSTA.

Gov. Connor TO Send Message - the
Legislature ON the State Tax.
AUGUSTA Feb. 16
1t is thought that the Governor will to-mor
row, send message to the House showing the
necessity of a State tax OF five mills on the dol
lar, instead of four mills as now decided by the
Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

Rev. Henry Ward Beecher announced yester.
day that the colored evangelist Amanda Smth,
would speak several evenings in the Bethel
and Maytiower missions. He said he had seen
the time when it would have been preposterous
20 think of woman speaking in one of our
Gnurches, but they had overcome that bar
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

A collision occurred on the Hudson River
Railroad near Fort Washington yesterday
morning. Two freight trains ran into one an
other while rounding curve. The axle of the
down train was broken and two of the cars,
laden with grain, were thrown into the river.
Twelve other cars were thrown off the track,
put none of the train hands were injured.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
M-A-RINE NEWS,
PORT OF Portland.
saturday, Feb. 40.

Hatufdays FeDs aO'
ARRIVED.
Steamship Franeonia Bragg, New YOrk-passen-
Brig Agenora, lof Portland) Crickett Bouaire with
5552 bbls salt to Waldron & True. Vessel TO Web
ster.
Sen Frances Ellen Fanning, Lubec for Boston.
Sch VIM Mason, French, PaIker's Head for New
York.
Sch Jos Rudd, -. Boothbay for Savannah
Baltimore.
Sch Brazos, Glover, Parker's Head for Brooklyn.
New York.
Sch Mariett Clark, Round Pond.
Sch Ariel, fainter, Boothbay.
CLEARED.
Torrance s. Co.
Sch Chalcedony, ingalls,, Machias-Nathl Blake.
Nath'i Blake.l
Sch G M Gimor, Gillmor, St Georges W Tbax.
ter.
Sunday, Feb. ~.
ARRIVED.
Sch Ruth Baker. Collins. New York.
Sch koret, Ba6bage, Winterp0rt.
Sch Reaper, Teel, st George
Sch Kate McClintock, NlcClintock. Bootbbay,
lFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGED
don, "Scorate.'
Ar at Calcutta prev to 18Th inst, ship Willie Reed
Yates, Liverpool.
Ar at Havre 18th inst, ship Transit, Percy, from
United States,
Ar at st Helena Jan =, ship Henry Sanford
Sleeper, from Hong Kong for New York, with loss 3
tore and maintopsails.
New York, Feb 16, PI-Brig Clara NJ Goodrich
putting back in tow of a tug.
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MARRIED.

ma Bean. both of Sidney.
In Tenants Harbor. JAN 30. Capt. Edw. A. Rich
ardson OF Deer Isle and Miss Helen Hayes of St
George.
=, In Union, Feb. 9, Eden L. Cummings and Miss
Helen NJ. Mosman.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

LIVERPOOL. Steamer Quebec-32, 300 bush Of
oo lbs greese 27S,7O0 do lard, 27OcO0 do cstton
% a7 mead cattle 100000 lbs oatmeal 500 bbls Tour
100 do beef, $4,000 do cheese, 1850 do meats.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
DIED.

In this city, Feb 16, Edmund Greene, aged 26 years
months. ''
Funeral this (Monday) afternoon at u O'clock At
No. 394 Bracket street. Burial at convenience of be
family1 " WV
In Farming.on, Jan %, Philip Rodigue, aged about
% years. eN ''"'
In Newport, Jan. l2, VIM. t. Lowell aged 40 years
II years. 'ssu
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Clearing House Transactions.
PORTLAND, Feb. 16.
The Clearing House Of the Portland Banks report
the transaction Of business as follows to-day:
gross exchanges s......................S 90 500 81
Nee balances. '...... ...."...."..."... 26S57 70
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

NoTIoE.-The old fashioned and common yeasts
which ferment bread, are rapidly being supplanted
by the Congress Yeast Powder; the best baking
powder in the world. Try it.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
Bank Statement

NEW YORK, Feb l6.-The following is the weekly
statement OF the New York City Banks for the week
ending to-day:
Loans, decrease 1871, 400
Specie increase ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. s6i,700
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
m Persons Drowned.
sEaTEO ROLOGeCAE.

INDICATIONS FOB rRs NExr TWENTY -TopR
HOURS
WAR DEPT, OFFICE GRIEF SIGNAGI
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Feb. Is. Il A. MI
For New EnxIaad
and Middle states rising barometer, fresh to
brisk northerly winds. colder, cloudy weather,
light rains and snow, followed By partly cloudy
weather
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
no the COnsurnpt,ye,

Let those who langush under the fatal severity Of
our climate through any pulmonary complaint, or
even those who are in decided consumption, by no
means despair There is a safe and sure remedy at
hand, and one easily tried. "Wu6ors Compound of
Cod Loer Oil and Lime, without possessing the very
nauseating flavor of the Oil heretofore used is en-
dowed by the phosphate of line with healing prop
erty which renders the Oil donbly eaicacious. Re-
markable testimonials of its efficacy shown to those
who desiru to see them. For sale by A. B. wILBoR,
Chemist Boston. fsbseodlw
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
MARINE NEWS.
SDruug Aleak.

Sprung Aleak.
EAsTPoRT, Feb. 16.-Sch. q. D. Haskins of
Gloucester loaded with salt herring, sprung
aleak and came in here for survey and repairs.
Sfeamship HibernIam Missing.
HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-THE Hibernian, II days
out from Liverpool, it is feared, has met with
an accident to her machinery. The Austrian
left two days later and arrived last Tuesday.
Accident to the Steamer Old Colony.
PROVIDENCE, Feb. 1.-THE steamer Old
Colony from New York for Fall River, broke
her walking beam about 1 o'clock this mornipg
when between Watch Hill and Point Judith
Great injury was done to the machinery but no
person hurt. Vessel was towed into Newport
by steamer City of Fltchburg. Loss $50, 900 to
$4,000.
Fourteen Persons Drowned
LONDON, Feb. 1.-THE cosstipg steamer G.
M. Palmer sank in collision near Harwich,
Fourteen persons were drowned.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
New York steck and menev Mark.a,

NEW YORK. February 16-12.25 P. M.-Gold at
1872; do short, 4s4. Governments firm, and in some
cases higher. State bonds steady. Stocks frmer.
The following were the closing quotations of Gov
aacuritias. y - ~
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
California Du,ri,y s,oc,..


SAN FRANCISCO. February 16 The follawing are
the opening official prices Of mining stocks TODAY
compared with the closing of Yesterday:
Ilah < Eah
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
D0uKEaTTC nARTS

PENsAcoLA-Cld 18th, sch Emma Hat, Hart.
FERNANDINA-Cld 9Th, sch j Nash, Crowley.
BRUNSWICK. GA-Ar 18th, schs Alma. ,Johnsop
Demarara; Lexington: Leighton, Poot SPAIN
CD 1lth. brig Gambia, Staples Sagua
Darrab. Havre. - SsS'
CID 18th; seh Carrie BonnelI. Harris, Bahamas
TIM Tn0SnDEIoWN Savdnn sC--Ar 1lth, sch seabury,
,NoRFoLh-Cld 18th, sch Cook Borden, Luut.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar 18th. sch Maria AdeI.,ds
Kent New York. ->"e'"iue'
Sid 10TH ship VIM Davis.
ar NJ a, Delaware Breakwater 18th, sch Moe, Ath-
NEW YoRK-Ar iitb. scbs Frances. Patte,so,
n6eOTgS.C"n nsudey p 81; May, Davis. Kennebec; S
. Ar 10th, barque Lavinia, Eaton. Bordeaux: briu
Open sea Wyman, Providence; schs Mary Dong
lass koif, Para 10 ds; Somes, Doane North Shore
NIB; Clara G Loud. Thompson Galveston * do1s
Addle Fuller, JorgeusoD, Savannah for Providence
nlt nndsop p GSeman, Caais; Sammy Ford Allen East
Gar, hammond and Lottie X Friend, Snmers do;
.i. Jos Miller. Matthews Boothbay; John Wentworth
nigSt fTanni1Pt a Seventysx Teel do Caroline
ariscotta; Teaser, Orr, Portland; Nathan Cleayes
Atwood, do for Virginia; Efie Simmons, Harrin9
Mail. Merrill, Kennebec; Rogers Rogers East
port; Catawamteak. Kennedy, providence.
Gia no,n' 6rig Starlight Thompson. Trinidad; sch
Stubbs, Minatitlan; Post Boy, Robinson, MayaSnez
s!sd DeHhaw; cId ,ss5 Chase soas Ry Rwpington Nc
Hattie Ross O'Malley JeTemie. P
Sid. sehs Maggie Ellen, Lucy Keeler, and Pacific
for Portland. ~ "0iuO'
NEW HAVEN-Ar 18th. brig Moses Day, Crosby,
PENSACOLA; sens Annie z Chase, Poole, and Vine,
yard. Rosebrook. do. ' anu v i"e-
NEW LONDON-Ar 18th. sch Clio Cbillcott Fpl.
leTton, from New York for Providence. "
PROVIDENCE-Sld 18th, schs Henry Means Nror
gan. New York; Ellen NJ Colder. Megatblin Wiscos
set n load ice for Norfolk at S .25. "ASe"s'
DUTCH ISLAND HARBOR Sailed 1ttb b-;,
open , A pea, Wyman, from Providence for New York;
sen Marion Draper, Bailey, do for Weebawken -A
ton, Perth Amboy. o''' uier
Bucksport, for market "1sA' 0Ani'n' Hon
NEW BEDFORD-Sld 18th. sch A,har. 1or~,.o.,
Candage, New York. -AOeA' o"uiesoh'
NETGAsRD-HAVEN-Sld y 18th. sehs H M ROGERS.
Natnan CleaVes, John Wentworth Hudson Car
Ella. 6annah Stone, Seventy Six, Coryo Josenhine
Belle Brown, Nettie Gushing. Rueleader.
bOSTON-Ar 18th, sch Edward Everett Tburston
Rockland. e'T Anuiston,
Newark NJ. ~ ioau ior
(end sailedl O'A0' Aoisanu'
Port au Prince. O."s'' Auiiuse,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
SPOKEN.

Dec ~. Iat 90 81 s, Ion II W, ship Updauu.ed.
DihsnoIe, nom San francisco for Queenstown.
Hull for New York. e' -i0Aoi'' iui
Jan So on Caernevaron Bay Lightship ship Rich
ar4 IL T. hno9ard, from Liverpool for Charleston
cit, from Amsterdam for Saugus,
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
Boston stock Market.

By water oonveyance-109o bush corn meal 60 G
NJ True & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
FOREEssN PORTS

AT Maulmain Dec 2e. ship Storm King, Reed. for
:, AT Calcutta Jan IL, ships John W Marr. Morse for
san francisco; Farnv Tucker Roberts from and for
6DomDay Saratoga, Kendall, for do; Susan Gilmore.
Carver, unc; and others.
AT bomDay Jan Is, ship Norris, Barstow from Car
qif, ar 10th; Frank Flint, Evans; Cora Coomhs
Isaac Reed, CoLey, and Winged Hunter, Maxwell
unc; and others. "A"e"
Ar at Hayre 18th inst ships John Watt, Desbon.
ana Union, Greenleat, New Orleans
SID I'm Liverpool 14th inst, ship Itaska Cotton tor
Tybee. s' So'tonI ior
San Francisco f A' L "eten'
Eaton. New York ' - sHneii'
Pabeon. Nv oA'' Aopey' ior
In port Jan 10. ships Alex Mcneil. SnronI from
raoehon ior New York, ar 18th; b p Cheney Star
Key andrew johnson, Crawford and w Ijbbv
~ imanson, dlsgi barque Saran, Atkins from port
IoWnsend. ar 18th; and Others
IT aa & IN r,uenos Ayres Dec 31s, barques Martha
Nichols, West Indies. sN' SoNA Dupons'
unc; and OTHERS -oiuei' niueoue'
York, ldg. '' -o""s' oi 1'e"
Ar at Cienfuegos 7th inst, sch Alfred W Fisk. Ke,.
from Mobile. ar 7th. i'' NoVA'
Ar at st john. NB, 1ith inst sch Carrie Harrigap
fhiiadeiphia via Portland.
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DEPARTURES OF sTRAmsaTps

RzsnSaure AlEaaoac ....-.Et bruary IS.
sun san rises. RISES ......6.55 High water II. NJ
Son SETS Moon rises .,... 7.29 PM
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

Daily Domestic Recetp,..

dron s. True. y ~
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
--latest by European s,sams-.


on Holyhead 3Oth. Belle O'Brien. O,Briep. from,
Liverpool for Hampton Roads NUN
SID I'M Penarth 31st, Wandering Jew TarIav for
Hong Hong; Nancy Pendeton. Pendleton CalIao.
New York. 'Ni' 0iosoy'
SD TN Galway LIST inst, Martin W Brett Peterson.
SD I'm samarang Dec 2i, Abbie Franklin, Howe,
New York. '"0's' "hson' lor
Sid I'M LIVERPOOL I'd inst, Chss Il Russell Hamilton
bom6oy; 4th, f l. Carney, for Havana. --"'-''''''
Bombay. "oAA A'eip pun ior
O, AZ r at Cardiff lst Chas R Lewis, Race. London
"a Golden Sheaf. Thompson do. 0' --"A''" ,
-Cld 2d, Winfield. Bbber, Havana
a., al at feDarth 4th X K Thomas Nichols Hamburo
Buenos Ayres. s'u' Anahas'
sos Sid TN Waterford slst, Norena, Nichols Tim Troop
New York. - ~ "Hi'o' "hise, Hom
New York. - - ""no' Ooslisan, ior
Ter, Savannah. wv" " NiniinoeA' MIL
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18
The Women Folks.

Find "SILvER WHITE to be the best article
they have ever used for Cleaning and Polishing their
silverware as it does its work quickly and gives to
tneir Silver an exquisite polish. Sold by Jewellers
and Druggists. and by DENNISON & CO., Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1878-02-18

Sch Ruth Baker. Collins. New York.
Sch koret, Babbage, Winterport.
Sch Reaper, Teel, st George
sch Kate MeClintock, McCintoek, Boothbay.
National Republican., 1878-04-03
POIITICIL NOTES.

JouS RUSSELL YouSG wrote the Heralds
articles on Cspsarism. Mr. Young Is now trav-
cling with the modern Cmsar, and indicates in
a variety of ways that there may be worse
things than third terms.
HoS. ALEX. II. STEPHENS, of GeOrga, will
be II candidate for Congress. His opponent, it
is said, will be Judge William Geston, indc-
pendent who will run Just for the fun Of tho
thing.-NdshrWe american.
The New York Times has called in tho as.
sistauce of the New York World to defamo
young Hamilton Fish. The Times and World
seem to hunt In couples against leading Re-
pubicans.-NsW York Commercial Advertiser.
THE New York Herald, in long article 70.
viawing the course Of the present Administrl-
tiOn, says that "had the Presidential canvass
on the Republican side been carried on accord.
ing to Sshurz's plan, Hayes would not have
come within sight Of an election"
SENATOR PADDOCK, heretofore inclined to
support tho Administration, is now decidedly
against, Republican Representatives, MS well
as Senators, are beginning to feel that forbear-
ance toward the Administration has ceased to
be.a virne.-D. d. Cone IN the Buffalo Express.
THAT old c6lored woman who greeted Gov.
crnOr Hampton, of South Carolina. the other
day, with the remark, Governor Hampton
You stay Governor. We's had n better time
since yOu's made Governor than we's had be-
fore sence the war" probably does not under
stand that the motive which impelled Demo.
Gratis to murder negro voters was withd rawn
when tho party obtained complete control OF
the State.-Phiiddelphid Inquirer.
National Republican., 1878-04-03

cessors, We shodlj advise him TO go 10 work
and do something for The advancement and
Improvement Of the District as one Of It's
Superior officers. We should advise him
further--to cleanse the District government
Of the rebels, Democrats, and dead-beats
that have been foisted upon it under his ad-
ministraton, and in that way he can earn
for himself higher reputation than he can
acquire by traducing his predecessors, who
are his peers in honesty and ability.
They reyolutionized the National Capital
and made II one of the most. beautiful cities
on this continent. Let him avoid their er-
rors, If they committed any, but let him
emulate their example by doing something
for the public benefit better than to render
himself ~ common scold and volunteer
slandercr of his neighbors. 1t was o fayorite
sarcasm Of JoHN RANDOLPH that "a jack
ass can bray at monument, but he can't
build one" Terbum snp II is not strange,
in view Of this pusillanimity of character,
that Mr. BRYAN shoald be sometimes called
" LITTLE TOMMY"
National Republican., 1878-04-03
personal.

BuRRIEI, the Spanish butcher Of Santiago
do Cuba, is dead.
MINISTER DAyARp TAYLOR leaves for
Germany on the 1lth instant.
GENERAL CALEB CUSHING Is to deliver tho
Grafton in Newburyport Mass, on memorial
day.
Mn. MEssNoRB (signifcant name) remarks
that Brick Pomoroy Is "a liar, dcfamer aud
a coward"
AT TIE Bayard Taylor dinner In New York,
on Thursday next, speeches arc to be limited to
four MINUTES each.
IT was rumored last night that Commits
sioner 10 Due, of tho Agricultural Depart
ment, was to he removed.
SENATOR RASDoLPH.-of New Jersey, will
exhibit at Paris machine OF his own inven-
tion for digging bitches.
REGIsrER ScoFIELD assumed tho duties of
his office yesterday morning, and In tho aftor.
noon called upon the President.
JUDGY HAWKINS, ex.member of Congress
for Florida, recently deceased, had been mar
ried and u widower seven times.
ANECDOTES about the late BENJAMIN
Wahe" continue TO increase and multiply
Why doesn't some biographer step to the
frontS
A WHOLE family named Pcll, in Utica. have
resolved themselves into brass band There
are six of them in IT, and all the neighbors arc
looking out for a six-Pell accordingly C0n,-
m'rciai Idrsriiser. Aud thcy expect to go for
music in Pcll.mell.ady style.
Mr.. CHARLES A. WETMoRE, of California,
has received a commission from the California
state Vine and Cultural Association to repre-
sent the native wine interests at the Paris
Exposition. This Is an excellent appointment.
Mr.. Wetmore is one of the best posted mon in
the country on viniculture-an expert, In
fact.
WITH regard to tho love affairs Of the late
Judge Leonard, of la, the Hon. J. II. Stcwar,
says he knows that Mr.. Leonard was engaged
to bo married to the sister of his late wife, wh1
| is now in Europe with his two children, and
he understood that Judge Leonard intended
visiting Europe as soon as Congress adjourned
for the purpose Of being married.
| THE Postmaster-t General and party will
leave the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad thi.
evening at six o'clock for Havana, via Cedar
Keys and Key West. The object of the triT
has already been published in the columns o
this paper, and we will only add that repre-
sentative Of the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN will
accompany the party aud duly chronicle al
haps and mshaps.
COLONEL HOLLOWAY, postmaster at Indian
apolis brother-in-law of the late Senator Nor
ton but better known as brilliant journalist
came near being killed last week at Harris
burg, Pa, in a singular manner He attempted
to jump upon moving train, but was cnugh
between the car and stone pillar, and role,
around as one would pencil betwoon tn
thumb and finger until he dropped out" Hi
injuries ars said to be painful, but not serious
From the nature of the accident, he may hav,
sustained internal injuries that will hsreaftc
manifest themselves by their effects. n was
narrow escape from horrible death.