The Portland daily press., 1886-02-05

It the next commencement is declared TO be
he largest in number and highest in ef6cien-
" ever graduated from the institution There
ire seventy-eight members OF the class.
Three Massachusetts towns will be $50
years old this year. Springfield in May,
)edham in September and Scituate in Octo-
,er Lynn and Duxbury will be $50 years
ID next year, and IN 1889 Taunton, Barn
/ BILE and several other llaceS in South
lern Massachusetts, will take their turn.
2nny, N. T., is arranging to celebrate her
anniversary this year.
ably the most expensive oyercoat ever
li" .N Boston is at present being construct
~ ;ua - largest and most fashionable tailor
ns ishment in that city. says the Tray
en % e. h,exterior of the coat is to be made
III oide r. f. ,astor beaver cloth, while the in
I Russian sained with the finest selected
with hat saanfur skins, The coat, together
being made owes, is to cost $1,000. It is
Boston gentiea well known ana wealthy
A patented E. e. =. +ho nro+oo+ion of
mindoas. t LIN 1ositors against absent
,,,,,nbo,.o,, ioi :, c'sists of deposit ticket
handed ~ anu mice ut in triplicate This is
n,us V the teller ho. after verifying the
nss ~ -, .e"ss OIL one s.o and hands the 9TH
eis ~ 'ne uelesitor. C,e Of these the de-
onlv no onanod Ia q lochd box which can
of the bank and II th fs4 Examining committee
rlstem offers an admirablbe retains. The
| deposfue- The difficulty wousrnard for de-
1 themselves Sold not be, Wiliilis that the
ton. Cor their own prs-ar.
MemDers OF the Atlantic yacl4 club at Nen
OK are trying to raise subscr;ntio,S to
Dulid an Ellsworth boat to compete ,4or the
position OF the Americas cup aginst the
Gaiatea next fall 1t is understood that Bos-
Ton parties are endeavoring o improve on
Ine PURITAN, but the New zorkers want a
New York boat, if pessibl, and they do not
regard the Priscilla as Och, altogether, be-
cause she:was built atyNilmington The in
terest excited by thefaces with the Genesta
last year will, it is topped, result in the pro-
duction of faster6Oat even than the Puri-
tan to fight the British craft, and the New
I ork boys propose to try honor of producing
1t. One outcome of these efforts is likely to
pc that The preliminary races will become as
interesting and exciting as those for the cup
itself. NNP
PresidentGrevy rises regularly at 5 O'Clock
every morning, and sips his coffee or choeo-
Late III his bedloom on the first floor of the
palace, at the corner of the rue de PElysee.
AT y he begins t read his letters and at 10 he
goes down to hisstudy and receives minis
ters, ambassador and other visitors. who
come and go usually till midday. Then the
president gives himself up to domesticitv fill
]ne, his favorite amusement being to food
me ducks IN the garden with his little grand
laughter, Mile. Marguerite Several intimate
ri la are pretty sure to JOIN NJ. Grevy. un-
,ften the painters Bonnat and Cafs.s n,,r are
he lawyer Betolaud and Alexander a Duian'
The president eats heartily and with a. .ii a
client appetite, ending HIS meal with cigs,
T pipe and coffee. Four o'clock finds him |
laying chess or discussing art or politics
With his guests.
Il heard pretty good story of Senator Ed
lunds the other day." says the Washington
correspondent of the Boston Herald, sin
Onnection with the discussion of usage and
recedent and official etiquette The day
Ongress met Mr.. Edmunds and Mr.. Harris
ere appointed committee to inform the
resident that the coordinate body was in
le attitude of attention. While performing
lis duty there was some talk about the pro-.
,iety Of Withholding the message for
lother day. The President remarked that |
e document was not quite copied, but was
printed form, and, taking handsomely |
'und copy from his desk, handed it to Mr.. |
dmunds, with the remark that he not see
e necessity of sending up large bundle of |
a userlpts when the pamphlets would be |
- ir y, more convenient Suppose | sign
y name name to one of these and send it up?'
os.sieS me President. Mr.. Edmunds was |
5riIlned: such thing was unheard of. and.
s Exec 1hf mSs expressly said
,ess in writing u'' To communicate Iate with Con-
e Senator that the art of printing v wan not
led very extensively in the DAYS Of ~" no i ~
ers bat the latter still persisted that i,I ia 4
as well to comply with the terms Of the
until they were altered, '"O