The Portland daily press., 1884-06-04
Nuts and Ralsins.

Robert Franz, the composer, is said to be
rapidly acquiring fame in Vienna.
Mrs. Ralph Waldo Emerson is the guest Of
Plymouth friends.
Dors never married and leaves no child to
inherit his great wealth and famous name.
Senator Palmer of Michigan pays $500
year to his cook.
There are ssventy-hve prisoners in New
York State serving out allife-long sentence.
The Prince OF Wales is travelling incognito
in Europe, seeking for reposs rather than
health, he being especially well.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws has
been conferred by the University Of Cambridge
on M. Waddington.
Julian Hawthorne is pronounced by Richard
Henry Stoddard to be "the first OF living ro-
mancers."
Tho Taxanome Company OF Hamburg have
constructed vehicles which mark, By the turn
ing Of the wheels, the exact distance run.
"Briefe an Jacob is the title of the first Of
the three posthumous volumes which are the
work Of Berthold Auerbach.
The annual mortality from intsmperance in
Great Britain is determined BY DIR. Hermann
Kerr, noted statistician, to be 40,500
The vacancy made in the American Oriental
Society by the death of its president, s. Wells
Williams, will be filled by Professor Whitney
of Yale.
Paris gives little announcement to the pros
elytism of the Mormon elders, and it is worthy
OF note that among the Mormon converts at
Salt Lake there is not one Frenchwoman.
A San Francisco millionaire, sixty years Of
age, has recently esDoused his fourth wife. She
is twenty years old aud has good social posi-
ton.
Thaddeus Stevsns's gold snuff box, recently
sold in Washington, bears the following in
scription: "To the Hon. Thaddeus Stevens
from Colorado Territory. When old Thad
takes snuff Colorado will sneezs. This box is
made Of Pixies Peak gold"
Matthew Arnold, Blackmore, Wilkie Col
Inns, w. s. Gilbert, Lord HOughton, Huxley,
Tyndall, Seeley. G. A. Sala, Cardinal Man
ming, Mrs. OliDhant and Thomas Hughes are
among the names included in the London So
ciety Of Authors.
A dictionary of all persons Of eminence who
are living or have lived during the reign Of
Her Majesty is about to be published under
the title of "The Victorian Era" 1t is the
work of Mr.. Edward Walford, is to be- pub
lished in instalments, and will doubtless occu-
py four large octave volumes.
Out of a Harvard graduating class of over
two hundred, one of the seven commencement
orators is a colored man named Robert Heber-
ton Ferrell. He was born in Virginia of slave
parents, acquired common school education
in Washington, and went to Massachusetts at
sixteen. When encouraged to 90 to college he
was a waiter at Memorial Hall, where he
earned the requisite amount to paw for his
preparation. He entered in 1880, and has
since paid his way with three handred dollars
per year. The Negro Race in America since
Emancipation is the subject of his oration.
The London Morning Post designatss church
pells as useless, and says, "The reflection of
how entirely we have abandoned the supersit-
tious views OF the bell may we'll leave as won
dering when we shall dispense with its purely
tanciful employment" In the country bells
serve their original purpose of calling scattered
congregations together, bat in cities it is vary
different matter There they add the climax
to the babel Of disoordant sounds. Large,
harsh, unmusical bells, made apparently ON
purpose to ring down their neighbors, make
not only night bat even da7 hidsous. II all
these ringings served any purpose of religion or
edifica.ion they might be welcomed, but they
are nothing more than manifestation OF
thoughtlessness, and ought to be diminished or
abolished.