The Portland daily press., 1885-10-06
SIGNS OF WAR.
TPhiladelnhia, Press.
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The late Emory A. Storrs had neckties for
hobby, never wearing one a second time.
A half bushel of letters and papers now
reaches Mrs. Grant daily.
A complete collection of American cents is
worth $1,000.
The Gar sleeps with big shaggy dog by
his bedside
Secretary Bayard has had a new town in
Florida named after him.
| Ex-Gov. English of New Haven, CT, de-
MES the report that he is to marry Miss
Norris a handsome young lady of Brooklyn.
The electric lights of Hartford are plainly
seen cloudy evening from Ripley Hill, 90
miles away.
The Raleigh News proposes silver dollar
made up of IS cents worth of silver and %
cents worth of gold.
1t win take over four hours to perform Ru-
binstein's new opera, Moses This seems
to be one of the mistakes of Mr.. Rubenstein.
Stanley the explorer, says that when you
can't whip nor buy an African king, you can
scare him out of his boots with a ghost
story.
The Emperor of Russia travels in railroad
cars that once belonged to Napoleon Ill, but
said to be the finest in the world.
Hon. Frank Jones is enjoying excellent
helth at Carlsbad, Germany He has gained
IS pounds since his departure from this coun-
try, and will return in about six weeks.
John Shaffer, who has recently purchased
the Milford, N. j., Leader, is only 16 years
old, and is said to be the youngest profess
sionally editor in New jersey.
A new reason for not liking minister is
attributed to the senior warden of an Episco-
pal church. He says that "the minister is
too young to be the pastor of congregation
rs years old.
Mrs. Randall, who lives near Litchfeld,
mother of Charles w. Randall of Shelton re-
Gently prepared big dinner in 50 minutes
and won a race against her granddaughter,
aged years. Mrs. Randall is 90 years of
age.
About the best wolf story is one told by
the Phoebe Record 1t gives the particulars
of a lame wolf that lay in the rabbit path
with its mouth open, while the rabbits, sew
eral thousand in number, ran down its
throat until the wolf burst.
Governor Solomon Nepton of the Penob-
scot Indians is stately old man, with a
wide, smooth, good-natured face and heavy
head of iron-gray hair. He is 70 years old
and cannot read or write. but speaks Eng
lish fairly well.
Sir George Elliott well-known English
manufacturer and miner, has come to this
country in connection with new enterprise
calling for the highest scientific and engi-
neering skill. He will be the guest of Mr..
Cyrus w. Field while in New York.
The King of Sweden, surviving until 1889,
will in January of that year celebrate his
sixtieth birthday anniversary by giving
prize of $500 and gold medal worth $500 to
the author of the most important discovery
in mathematical science made between now
and then.
At New York the system of examining the
baggage of steamship passengers is causing
trouble 1t is charged that the officers show
glaring Partially, If nothing worse. Hon.
A. S. Hewitt brought set of diamonds that
were presented to him by the sultan. The
treasury officials thought they should pay
duty, but the inspecting officers passed them
free.
James Bowman, aged II, gamekeeper to
her Majesty, was on Wednesday discovered
hanging by the legs in wire fence at Cara
walt, Ballochbine, near Braemar. When
found he had been in that position for nine
tsen hours, and shortly after being conveyed
to his house succombed to his injuries. 1t
appears that he was caught in the wire net
ting, and, falling forward, was unable to ex-
tricate himself from his perilous position.
of her servant, went to visit him, but only
reached the cottage as he was expiring. Bow
man was frequently mentioned in the Queens
st,Journal.'