The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-05-27
News and Other Items.


Miss Dickinson is lecturing on DRY Rot" in
Chicago.
Cerebro-spinal meningitis is killing off horses
in st. Louis.
Mr. Jewett president of the Erie railroad,
has been appointed receiver Of the company by
the Supreme Court.
Ex-King Amadeus of Spain is writing his
tory of his reign in that unhappy country. Its
title will be be"Rscolections of King" His wife
is assisting him in the work.
Hydrophobia is reported to BE raging terribly
in Texas among wolves and all animals that
they bite. Farmers are having to kill their
stock. The report comes from Castroville
The desertions from the U. S. army from
July 1, 1873 to June 30, 1874 were 1906. and
Refreshments 500. For the ten months ending
April 80, 1875 the desertons were l721 and re-
enlistmentS 1779.
The Inter-Colonial railway from st. John,
n. b., to Halifax N. S., is to change from the
broad to the narrow gauge, commencing June
17th No trains will run from a. m. on the
18th, to Monday the 21st.
The Governor of Thorassau sent the Shah OF
Persia 26O0 scalps taken from rebels. He would
have sent the heads, but the express system Of
the country is unfortunately too imperfect for
the transportation of such bulky luxuries.
A Norwich school teacher licked a little boy
into a dark closet for splitting on his slate, aud
at the close of the school forgot him; when he
was finally remembered he was imbecile from
fright, and fears are entertained that he may
not recover.
Harry Hill, proprietor of low place in New
York that thrives by being written up, seenred
cheap advertisement and great respect from
the ladies IF that city not long ago, by opening
his saloon on Sunday for the crusaders. 1t
seems he still maintains the sacred habit that
their tender influence developed. Last Sunday
he had man there to preach on "the decay OF
the marriage institution as illustrated by Henry
Ward Beecher and his perjury"
Captain Paul Boytou is said to have amused
the court circle at Osborne by his frank, bome-
ly fashion of talk. When asked question oy
the Princess Beatrice he answered innocently,
eyes, Miss and the Queen is said to have
laughed outright when at the close OF her in
teryiew with him he said he hoped her Majesty
| would Foyerlook any detection of etiquette on
his part on the plea: "You see, Madame, it is
| not to be expected L posted up in this bus
| ness
An amusing episode is said to have occurred
at one of the Moody and Sankey meetings in
London where the exPremier was present.
Upon heartily grasping Mr. Moody's hand, Mr..
Gladstone said: 81 wish / had your body"
Mr.. Moody made reply 81 wish had your
head" Mr. Gladstone again retorted: 81
mean, wish had your lungs" To which Mr..
Moody again replied: 81 wish L had your
brains," and with hearty good wishes they
parted
In reply to criticisms of the press on his ac-
ceptance of retaining fee from distillers
charged with fraud, Ex-senator Carpenter in
card to the Milwaukee News, says: 81 will
thank you to publish this card, announcing that
1 am practising law, and regard it as my duty
to accept retainers in any case, civil criminals
[ shall therefore accept the duty Of defending
such persons charged with any offence, as may
wish to employ me, whether charged with lar
ceny, perjury, forgery, murder or treason and
my present impression is-though 1 should
want more time to consider it-that should
even defend an editor sued for libel"