The Portland daily press., 1878-06-01
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE 1.
Men and Women.

Jefferson Davis has bsen awarded BY the
Mississippi Court of Appeals large plantation
fer which he once paid his brother but did not
secure legal transfer, and which his brother
tnow dead) afterwards sold to q negro for
SSOO,0OO. This makes Davis rich man.
The young lady whom Arthur, Duke of Con-
naught, is going to marry is the youngest of
the three daughters of Prince Frederick Charles
of Prussia. Her name is Louise Marguerite
Alexandra Victoria Agnes; she is pretty, very
charming, and amiable, and is II years old.
The Duke now receives from the British nation
an annual income of $4,000; upon his mar
rage it will be raised to $l25,OOO.
DR.. A. Muirhead, Scotchman and nrofes.
scr OF science in the London University. has
adapted thu duplex system of telegraphy to the
ocean cables. His invention is already in use
by the Direct ULited States Gable Company.
The former capacity of the cable was about fif-
teen words per minute, but with the new in.
vention it is capable of transmitting about
thirty-eight words minute
A London letter to the New York Times saws:
"rhis betrothal of Prince Henry Che is IS, his
bride is 2Sl reminds me of another forthcoming
marriage of even more interest on your side of
the water. mention it with reserve Miss
Bennett, sister of Mr.. James G. Benntt,
is engaged to an Irish peer. They say
Miss Bennett has played the hostess at her
brothers house with notable hospitality and
grace. The Irish peer in question is an Orange
man. If it is true that Miss Bennett is a Ro
man Catholic, there will not be wanting in this
union opportunities for those mutual conces.
sions which are necessary to the happiness of
the married state
The Rev. w. II. Fl. Murray has lust asked
for years vacation, and requested further
that his pulpit should be declared vacant and
the services given up during that time. He
adjured the congregation also to move about
the building of church edifce. He said that
he had been in public life fifteen years, ten of
them in Boston; and in those ten years he had
exchanged but five times, and his pulpit had
been occupied by "agents" only three times.
1t is understood that his requests have been
granted. Mr.. Murray, who is now thirty-eight,
is besides being preacher, the proprietor and
chief editor OF religious journal, the owner
and manager of large stock farm, and popu-
lar lecturer.
The following little romance comes from
Washington, under date of May %: Social
circles in Washington have been excited to-day
over the marriage of John @. Fremont, Jr., an
Ensign in the United States Navy and son of
General John G. Fremont, and Miss Anderson
of this city. Ensign Fremont had been Or
dered to Paris aud was in New York awaiting
his vessel. Miss Anderson and her mother
left this city last week for New York to take
steamer for Earope, and while in that city the
young lady and Ensign Fremont met. Yester-
day the Ensign called on Miss and Mrs, Ander-
son, and invited the daughter to take a walk,
The offer was accepted and the couple re-
manned away from the mother several hours
Late yesterday afternoon the brother of Miss
Anderson received in this city, despatch
stating that his sister and the Ensign had bean
married"
Winnie Ream, who was welded at Washing
ton Tuesday evening to Lieutenant Richard L.
Hoxie of the Corps of Engineers, U. s. A., is
the daughter of Robert L. Ream, who at the
time of her birth was Registrar of Deeds at
Madison, Wis. Her father being an accom-
plished draughtsman, held several important
positions in government departments, and
Winnie was given good education. During
the war Mr.. Ream became an invalid, and for
time Winnie assisted to support the family by
work in the Dead Letter Office while her moth
err kept boarders. One day she accidentally
saw the process of modelling in clay aud ex-
claimed, "Why, can do that" aud entered at
once on the career that has made her famous.
She now lives in her own house which is filled
with works of art, and her parents and wild
owed sister live with her. Lieutenant Hoxie
was left an orphan at an early age. and while
yet boy enlisted in the army. For his bra
very he received an appointment to West Point
where he graduated.