The Portland daily press., 1868-02-08
Varieties.

Mr.. Hepworth Dixon's new work, "Spir-
itual Wives" has appeared in London. The
correspondent of New York paper says:-
The object of the work is to make it appear
that new religious revolution is going on.
especially in America, and that the main prip-
ciple of it consists in men and women living
together without troubling themselves about
marriage. The most scandalous and false as
sertions are made of the American people.
Thus in the second volume: No woman in
that country needs to care whether she offenda
or not. If she is right in her own belief, that
is enough. She is hardly more responsible to
her lover than to her groom Mr.. Dixon goes
on to insinuate that society is rather with
than against women who profess free love-
This calumnious work is garnished with all
sorts of halt-indecent anecdotes and stories.
and filled up with letters of adventurers in
America. New America by the same au.
thor, was at least interesting; this new work
is mere imposition"
The somewhat astounding statement that
the Florida Peninsula has been enlarged 10
explained when it is known that the Peninsu-
la is seven by nine newspaper.
"A poor girl in England, after being nearly
murdered by her lover, was thrown into Jail
because she ran away to avoid prosecuting
him. Her case was taken up by some of tho
London papers, and in the course of single
day the editor of the Telegraph received from
several persons the amount of the bail bond
for which she was detained. Among these
benevolent persons was Mr.. Ruskin, who
wrote:
Except in "Gil Bias" never read of any,
thing Astr@an on the earth so perfect as tho
story in your fourth article to-day. 1 send
| you check for the Chancellor. If 40 in LEGAL
terms, means 400, you must explain the fur
ther requirements to your impusive public.
The money was paid, and the girl immedi.
ately liberated, but it would seem to be almost
as criminal in England to be murdered AZ &c
murder.
Mr. Gladstone is fine amateur vocalist
| aai has lately been singing at concert in
Hawarden.
New York is to have "TattersalIs."
"A single incident will show the state of af
fairs in Memphis. A young fellow from Chi
cago stepped into saloon with friend, ant
met there an ex-reoel soldier who appeared (
know him, and who, after asking how long b
had 6een in Memphis. remarked "a d.
Yankee has no business here" drew a revolver
and shot the inoffensive stranger through tn
head, killing him instantly. Sweet place, tho
Memphis.
An old lady in Newburyport complaine
Of her tax bill, insisting that she had nots
much property. At tho suggestion Of the
SCISSORS she sent on her bank book to Sa
ings Bank in n neighboring city, and was So
| prised to find herself possessed of S1,7t0, n
accumulated amount of $3.50 deposited yea
| ago.
writing of Maximilian's funeral at Tries
SAYS there was little sorrow expressed.
was very orderly and quiet, but it did not 1
press one with the notion that it was the
lence of respect, of reverence, or regret
was like the silence of people who, havl
waited three or four hours in the cold, tb
they have not got enough for their pains P
pie who had como to see great and gorge
show were disappointed in fndin! it was,
ter all, only a funeral