The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-09-16
Gleanings from the Mails.

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The son of Gen. Sherman and the son of
Senator Kerwan, of New York, have become
novitiates of the Jesuits of England.
A new and very beautiful tiger lily, snow
white, with delicate maroon spots is discovered
on the mountain tops in Nevada.
Thomas Richmond, who has been for thirty
years an exhorter among the Enfield, Conn,
Shakers, has been expelled by the community.
Crime and drunkenness have increased in
London during the past year, according to the
police reports. Tho number Of arrests for
drunkness was 2,SCj.
AT Leasburg, Fla, when man is fined by
the Mayor and cannot pay, he is hired out to
former, who pays the fine and takes the often
! der TO work out the amount on the farm.
There are five families living near New
Jerusalem, Pa, who have among them no
less than s5 children. One numbers %
children, another 10, another H. and one of
| II of one mother
"I'll subscribe for that paper said Wander
pilt, laying down an agricultural journal Le
had been reading, ''its editor is a man of high
attainments." His eye had caught an article
headed. ''Water Your Stock Regularly
On a recent Sunday at London, Ontario,
robin flew into the Methodist Church, took up
its position on the railing opposite the minister,
sang loudly and well when the people sang,
was perfectly silent during prayer, ehirped
when the minister said anything good during
the sermon, seemed to re-echo the doXology,
and did better than many regular church.
goers, by remaining until church was formally
dismissed.
1t has been supposed that gimlet pointed
screws were modern invention, but some
were recently taken from piano at Worces-
ter which were made in London in 1851. They
bore unmstakable evidences of age and of
having been made before screws were turned
out by machinery. The most curious thing
about the matter is that they did not at once
supersede the blunt pointed screws which con-
tinued in use for nearly century longer
The east bound freights from Chicago are
diminishing considerably since the freight
rates advanced.
Talmage sails for home Saturday. lie will
be met in New York bay and rendered
public reception October 3d.
Interviews with hotel keepers show that the
hotels at New York are brim full. The guests
are CHEEKY and busy, sure index OF good
times.
All workmen employed on the buildings in
14th street, New York, which fell Saturday
are accounted for. The four men injured will
probably recover.
The examination of the accounts Of Treas
urer Wurtz, of Union Hill, New Jersey, dis
closes deficiency of $4,000 Wurtz was last
heard from at Rochester, New York.
Two hundred mouders of the Ohio Fails
Car company who struck against n reduction
last week. are still out. 1t is stated that the
louisville and Nashvllesrailroad contcmplates
a reduction in wages of moulders
Stock raisers throughout the West are
alarmed over the prospect that pleuro-pneu-
monia may be introduced among their herds
by imported bulls. Petitions to Congress will
be presented asking for prompt protection.
Jacob Proper, the second victim OF tthe
Taghkanie, n. v, tragedy, wounded by Henry
Moett Friday, died Sunday The wife Of
Moett was inferred at the hour of her PARA
mour's DEATH The excitement is great
Moett in jail iustifes the double tragedy
Public opinion is against him.