The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-10-05
News and Other Items.

A London corn doctor named Zacharie, ad-
vertises himself as slate Chiropodist- General,
United States Army"
Willard Carpenter, a wealthy citizen of Ev-
ansville, Ind, has just filed claim upon i'm
mortality by giving $500, 900 toward the endow-
ment of great educational institution. He
proposes to further enrich it with 5000 900 here
after
Ida Lewis denies being a heroine; says she Is
glad to attend to the light, because her parents
are getting on in life and are poor, and asks
why people do not give them small sums of
money or useful household articles if they
must manifest their appreciation of her ef-
forts to save the drowning.
DIR. Hembold has been again placed by his
friend in a lunatic asylum; he is now patient
at Bloomingdale asylum. Ever since his re-
turn from Europe he has been subjected to q
mania that has become so aggravated that his
removal is necessary.
The Rev. FL. w. Beeoher made his first reap
pearance since vacation in Plymouth pulpit
Sunday. The spacious edifce was crowded
from door to door and many hundreds went
away, unable to get in. The reverend Dgentle-
man preached on'"The Religious Influence of
Personality"
The high church curate near London having
horse that did not like the water tried to cure
him. He stripped to the skin, and then mount
ed his steed, which he sought to force into the
sea. But the brute did not "see it," and,
wheeling round, started at full pace for the
town, through the main street Of which he
dashed, greatly to the surprise and horror OF
his rider, the male Godiva. 1t is said that the
curate did not oficiate the next Sunday.
Robinson of Winnebago county, ILL.,, turned
out to hear ex-senator James r. Doolittle say
that a married man ought to have two votes,
because he always represents at least two in
the interests of good government, and has had
more experience than single man in govern
| ing human society. Then Robinson went home,
and as be kicked over the last batch Of bread
he was heard to remark that now a man could
sell his vote to both candidates without going
back on his party.
AT times Mr.. Gladstone engages in his favor
| ite exercise of telling trees. Two weeks since,
for aportion of two days, he was welding the
axe upon large tree in a lane at the outskirts
of Hawarden village, and succeeded in bring
| ing it to the ground Those who saw him say
| that he went to work in true wcodman fashion,
| with his braces thrown off behind him and his
shirt collar unfastened. After completing his
| ts SIX he walked home with his axe slung over
his shoulder, and two hours later was at meet
ing looking quite refreshed with his bodily la
l bor
Barnum's balloonist, Sailor Ned, had rough
time of it on Wednesday, when he made an as
cension in Cincinnati. He started in the small
balloon at p. m, and landed about three miles
away. Then, concluding to prolong his trip,
he threw out his ballast and went up again. A
fresh wind coming up he was driven rapidly
before it about thirty miles an hour, until, de-
string to land near Morrowtown, on the Little
Miami railroad, he descended and threw out
his anchor 1t caught, but such was the force
OF the balloon that the anchor and rope snap
ped. He was then dragged long distance
over field and fence, until he was at last dash
ed into hickory tree, where his balloon was
torn shreds. He was thrown out, but luckily
] escaped with few bruises.