The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-01-08
PERSONAL AND PECULIAR.

The officials of the village of Saint
Pourain, France, have just entered
upon the possession of 1880, 900 francs left
to it by the Ma quise de Bruselle, who
was born there. The money is to be used
to build hospital for old people. The
Marqu1se was formerly seamstress in
Saint-POurcain, and there met her hus-
band.
Prohibition is something of gold mine
to the taxpayers of Fort Scott. Kan.
There are numb Der of saloons in the
place, and 1T is customary, as in a mum
Der OF Kansas towns, to haul up the pro-
prletors every month and inf1ict the
statutory fine. This line amounts prao-
t1oally to the same thing as license.
limit, and now the saloon keepers are
each fined $155 a month, tariff which
| considerably lessons the taxes.
Vincennes, Ind, is ready and willing
to match New York with Sheriffs. One
of her deputy sheriffs named Louder
milk, beat Tamsen's record last
week by not only allowing prisoner to
escape, but by getting locked in tie Jail
himself by the escaping prisoner. Louder
milk was carrying food to the prisoners
when man named Dent, VINO was serv-
ing fve-years' sentence, stepped brisk
ly out of his cell, rather roughly pushe d
the Sheriff into it, turned the key, and
quietly walked out of the jail and out of
sight,
Attorney General johnson of Mississ-
ippi, in his annual report to the Legisla-
ture of that State will make some recon-
mendations for legislation to checklynch-
ing, subject which just now much dis
oussed in the State. He suggests that,
as 1t has been found impossible to punish
individuals concerned in lynching, the
county OF municipality in which the
lynching occurs shall be responsible in
heavy damages to the heirs Of the victim.
He would fix the minimum measure of
damages at $40, 900. action to be brought
in any adjoining county. He would also
infliot heavy penalties on officers who fail
to protect prisoners in their charge.
Gambling will be unlawful in Boze-
man. Mont, on and after the first of next
month. An ordinance to that effect
passed the City Council last week by
vote of 5 to 8. The Council also passed
a ourfew ordinance compelling children
to be at home by 9 O'Clock at night.
A hairless coon was caught in trap on
North Coos River, Kentucky, few days
ago. Such an odd freak had never been
seen there before. and no satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION of how the coon lost its hair
was arrived at.
Mrs. Bradley, wifeEof Kentucky's gov
ernor. will feel at home.as the mistress of
the guber material mansion In Frankfort
The wife of old Governor Robert P
Letcher was her great aunt, and be-
queathed to her the silver service that
graced the mansion during Governor
Letoher's term.
Professor Peck, the state botanist of
New York, has made the state herbar-
ium one Of the most complete in exis-
tence. 1t consists of pressed specimens Of
every tree, leaf, minor leaf, shrub. herb,
and fruit growing in New York state.
Each specimen of fruit has the bud and
fruit accompanying it. Professor. Peck is
one OF the best authorities on fungi in the
country. and he is being urged to pre-
pare a bill for presentation to the next
legislature to encourage the growing of
edible fungi.
Ernest Charles Kotzebue, the new
Russian minister to the United States.
is cousin of Prince Cantaouzene, and
like many mem bers Of the Russian diplo-
matte service, Is of German origin. His
family is one of prominence in the Baltic
province of Russia. His grandfather was
famous Russian naval officer, and Mr..
KOtzebue himself was in the naval SER
vice for TWO or three years. While cruis-
ing in the Levant Mr.. Koozebue met the
lady who is now his wife. She was the
daughter of the Russian consul at port
in Egypt.