The Portland daily press., 1878-10-23
News and Other Items.

Mr.. Ssnkey will join Mr. Moody in revival
work at Baltimore next spring.
The Paris hotel keepers drove away people
by their extortionate prices, and are now enjoy
ing the pleasures of bankruptcy.
Sorghum is becoming a big crop Ia ths
south. The Aiken, S. G., Courier-Journal
says: Mr.. A. S. Courtley of Aiken county has
made SO far this year eight hundred gallons
of syrup, and will make seven hundred gallons
moro before his supply is exhausted. He can
find ready sale for it at sixty cents a gallon.
An inmate of an Illinois poor house appeals
to the charitable as Gen. Tom Thumbs father,
but P. I. Barnum explains that the senior
Stratton died 20 years ago, though he (Barnuml
did once exhibit another dawrf named Scarfe,
probably the son of this pauper, but not under
Gen. Tom Thumbs title.
A French firm of silk manufacturers at
Lyons have succeeded in obtaining photographs
on silk, and although the prosess is not
divulged. it is thought that they have been
made with salts of silver. Among such
Photographic pictures which have been ex-
hibited have been large medslions of paintings
by the old masters.
The irrepressible LIE Due, commissioner Of
agriculture, intead of being snuffed out by his
late western tour is now in stronger force than
ever He has ordered a large quantity of
bamboo shoots from Japan, which he means to
plant here in order that America may here
after grow her own bamboo walking sticks,
and not be dependent on Asia for them.
There is likely to be correspondence
between the state department at Washington
and the Canadian government, over the fine of
$500 imposed on the captain Of an American
cutter, who dared to go to the relief of an
American vessel in distress at the lower end
of Lake Huron in Canadian waters. After
ward $500 of the fine was returned. the
Canadian authorities keeping the rest because
they have wrecking company which claims
all business on their coast, on which account
they consider it unlawful for Americans to
invade their waters even 10 save drowpipg rem.
Capt. Charles Ell. E. Judkins. who recently
died at Liverpool, was London boy, who rose
from the position of apprentice on an English
merchant vessel to be commodore Of the
Cnnard fleet, whose steamers he successfully
commanded up to the building Of the Scotia in
1862, the wonder Of her time, but an uuwiedy
monster requiring 200 tons of coal day to
drive her. She was Capt. Judkius' pride, and
his popularity msds her the favorite of the
fleet especially as her commander was . cool.
safe man, who always brought her through on
time. Capt Judkins was a cyclopedia Of
European news until the cable spoiled his
necessity, and in 1871 he retired with fortune
of 100000 to care for the orphan child Of his
only daughter, being stone blind for the last
two years of his lfe
One of the most remarkable cases Of mis-
taken identity of recent times came up in
New York the other day, when Robert Nc
Kellar was sauuteriug mp the street he saw
what he supposed was his boy Tommy. He
reproved him for being so far from home, and
started to take him back Just then q Mrs.
Stedman approached and demanded her boy,
and accused McKellar of az attempt at abduc.
tiou, but he spurned her protest. She secured
apoliceman,an both parties went before
justice. Mrs. McKellar was sent for to solve
the problem, and brought her boy with her.
McKellar was dumfounded with amszement.
The likeness was very remarkable, but he
readily surrendered at discretion, and all the
parties repaired to their homes with something
wonderful to relate to their friends the rest of
their lives.
Rear-Admral Paulding, whose de ath a.
Huntington, L. l., has Just been announced.
received his midshipmon's warrant when in
his 18th year through Washington Irving's
influence, and continued in active service until
temporarily tired by President Buchanan,
for suppressing Walkers American fihbusters
in Nicaragua on his own responsibility;
Pauldlng was at that time in command Of the
home squadron, the highest naval position in
the country's gift. Lincoln recalled the
veteran to assist Secretary Welles in the navy