The Portland daily press., 1884-04-14
Nuts and Raisins.

Weston, who is now in England, has COM
pleted five Thousand mile walk in one hum
bred days.
Eighteen Gloucester vessels and with them
TWO hundred and forty-nine men, have been
lost since last August.
The journey between New York and the
City of Mexico now consumes but seven and a
quarter days.
Paris is about to organize a baby show, with
appropriate medals and certificates, and Vic
tor Hugo is to be honorary president
Seventy-nire fourth class post offices were
raised to the presidential grade during the
quarter now ending.
A benevolent contribution to youth and age
was made by the late George Ball, OF Calves
ton, Texas, who gave $4,000 to build home
for aged women, and 500 to found school,
A pearl, said to be valued at 100000, has
been found in an oyster she'll by Mr.. Rawlins,
OF Thomastown, Eng. The jewel is now on
exhibition in Cardiff.
A new game called "Mascotte," and new
gambling establishment have been set up
jointly in the Casino of Nice, aud lady es-
tablished as banker by the Project.
The New York elevated railroad tracks are
maintained at yearly cost of $4,000 on
straight linz and 800 on curves. 1t may
readily be conjectured that the company fail
to perceive the beauty in curved lines.
Last year San Fir 'ncisco exported steam
boat, valued at 900 to Russian Asia, for
use on the AMOR river. Among other exports
sent to the same market were 5000 barrels of
-four.
Three hundred thousand dollars worth of
land in Van Buren, and Coleburn counties, Ar
kansas, is claimed by Mrs. Miles, Kansas
widow, under title of Spanish grant, dated
1893.
When John Brown was hanged, carpenter
bought the gallows for lumber, and built a lit
- 1sn.A
has recently given 5000 for the porch. which is
doubtless to be converted into cuff-buttons,
charms, etc.
A dress of cream yellow silk and leaf brown
velvet was recently worn at London recep-
ton by young Boston matron. A bird of
paradise, perched on the wearer's shoulder, re-
peated the colors of the costume in its "superb
flowing TAIL"
Mr.. Swain, the exponent of the dead meat
trade in the British colonies, is at present en-
deavoring to open meat depots in England
mutton at reasonable rates. instead of paying
100 per cent. above the wholesale value.
During Easter, London is to have ballet
lighted by electricity. The designer of this
novel stage effect was arrested on his arrival,
with dresses and machinery, at Charing Cross,
the detectives regarding him as a Partisan Fe-
MAN.
Eleven different mission schools in New
York City have received gratuitous instruction
during the past year in free hand drawing,
modelling, plain sewing and fine needle work,
through the efforts of the society of Decota-
tive Art. The object is not to make artists,
but to train the eye and hand to all the uses OF
life.
President Grevy, Premier Gladstone and
the Queen OF Saxony are rivals in the art Of
making jam. The Queen is said to excel, and
as the poor of Dresden are largely benefited
thereby there IS a joke extant at the Capital
hot How Maiac 1.
suite. 1t is not the first instance of queens
subjects poaching on her preserves.
wooden elephant is to be erected on Coney
Island. The interior of the beast is to be d.
vided into rooms. Staircases will be built in
the leg and telescope, commanding view of
the harbor and headlands, will be placed in
each eye. The first floor is to be occupied by
a caterer, the second is intended for use as a
bazaar of all nations.
The observations Of the Government geolo-
gist, now in Western Australia, lead him to
believe that black snakes have the power to
commit suicide. He illustrates his belief with
the statement that one of these reptiles when
half killed was attacked by red ants and sit
instantly turned and bit itself twice In the
neck, with seeming determination" and died
In less than one minnie, probably from the
fatal effects of its own venom.
Mrs Henry Bingham, wife of the Phisdel-
phla representative In Congress, who has been
given up to immediate death by our most emf
nent surgeons, is so far recovered as to be abe
to eat sleep and ride out The cancer in her
mouth has been treated by Nine. de Strune,
the wife of the Russian minister, who has
used the homeopathic remedies and methods
of the great DIR Mattel of Bologna, Italy. Nine.
de Strune has now sole charge of the case, but
takes no credit for her successful treatment,
attributlng this to DIR. Matters medicines. AS
the two ladies occupy prominent positions in
high life the case has attracted much atten.
tin.