The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-07-02
News and Other Items.

A Japanese despatch says that, terrified by
rumors of small pox the natives are Hooking
to the idol Mo, the chief belief being that
whoever will crawl between its legs is safe
from the disease. From all directions the
crowd comes creeping like a great flock of
ants.
A Montreal woman AZ years of age, and who
has been married twenty-four years and had
nine children, has just discovered that she has
no affinity for her husband, and eloped with
boy not yet nineteen. She carried away prop.
erty belonging to her husband to the amount CT
over $1,000
A curious episode in the railroad depot at
Lincoln, Neb., the other day, ives Mennonite
divorce. The man was anxious to go TO Dako-
ia, and the wife equally anxious to remain, so,
after long argument in Russian and German,
they sat down upon the floor, and, opening a
bag containing $4,000 in gold, counted it out
piece by piece, the man taking one-half and the
woman the other. They then shook hands and
separated, the man jumping on the train bound
for Dakota.
When Vassar College was built and filled at
once by about four hundred inhabitants, none
of whom could find one closet in the whole inn
mense building, Matthew Vassar was as
founded at being told that the girls wanted
closets why" he said, "they can have two
nails in the wall, one for their. school dress and
one for their best dress-and what do they want
more?' But in spite of the unreasonableness
of the demand the closets had to be built after
all.
An interesting surgical operation was per-
formal of Worcestar Mass rnnapt1v on
child eight weeks yold. The case has excited
considerable interest in the medical faculty.
The child was born with duplicate foot on
one leg, consisting of six toes united at the
heel, and DR.. Carmichael removed the six toes
and the metatarsal bones. The child was
placed under the influence of the anasthetic
and did not suffer from the operation. Another
operation is now to be performed in which the
talpes is to be corrected
Chicago now has Sunday theatrical enter
tainments regularly. The first attempt was at
the Academy of Music for the Dan Bryant
testimonial. All hypocrisy was thrown aside
and roaring farce opened the bill. The house
was jammed. Thus encouraged, the political
philanthropists set to work to give Billy Man
ming benefit, with similar results Mean
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arranged series of lectures at the Academy
of Music. Two weeks ago Russell Soggs had
benefit at Hooley's Theatre, and the audience
was as large as ever. From this point Sunday
benefits are to come thick and fast. A week
ago on Sunday night, there was monster va
riety entertainment, at which all the popular
stars appeared.
Prince Louis Napoleon has shown himself a
plucky youth. A correspondent to the London
Globe gives this account of fan act of his: "a
few days ago DR.. Russell Reynolds was being
driven in four-wheeled cab from Charlton
station near Blackheath. The horses became
FESTIVE ran away, and the position of affairs
was critical for not far off there was precipi-
tous unprotected bank. Over this the animal
would certainly have plunged had not its pro-
gress been stopped by the young Prince Louis
Napoleon, who, happening to be close by
sprang forward, seized the horse by the head and
pulled him up. The Prince, who was dragged
along the muddy road for considerable dis
lance, was not recognize by the gentleman
whose life he had,thus CALAMITY saved at the
risk of losing his own, and when asked for his
name replied-without, however, giving it-that
he was very glad to have been of some service,
and that they would doubtless meet again.