The Portland daily press., 1875-05-14
News and Other Items.

A homeopathic department is to be added to
Michis gan University; also college of dental
surgery.
Mr.. E. D. Winslow has bought three quar-
tiers interest in the Boston Post for $3OO,OO0.
The editorial management Of the paper, like Its
politics. will rem ain unchanged.
A silent member of Congress being entitled
to send his speech free by mail, put his frank
upon himself and wanted to ride free in mail
car. under the pretext that all his speeches
were in hm.-Brooklyn Argus
The fine Gothic monument to the memory of
Heloise and Abelard, in the cemetery at Pere
La Chaise, is undergoing repairs. The entire
stone work is to be removed, and the thousands
of signatures which -empty headed tourists
have scratched upon the tomb are to be remov-
ed.
Postmaster General Jewell is still an object
of rdyiSsen,ent to the female correspondents.
One of these ladies goes on about his beautiful
silvery hair, which catches and reflects the
light "in way that transforms all behOlders
into so many points of admiration"
At moderate estimate, Bowen's testimony
is equivalent to 5000 letters from the faithful,
each containing the words: "Stop my paper."
1t will be useless to urge that Mr.. Bowen took
the sacrament at Plymouth Church the Sun
day previous, and that he shook hands with
Mr.. Beecher after charging him with perjury.
His testimony went the wrong way, and cross
examination only made matters worse. 1t was
bad day for the Independent
M. D. Conway tells of a lady in one of the
manufacturing towns OF Great Britain who re-
Gently had her attention attracted to the win
dow of milliner's shop by beautiful and
very expensive French bonnet, and she inquir-
ed the price. She was told it was sold. "Oh'
l had no idea of buying such an expensive
bonnet" said the lady, upon which the millin-
er said SIT is joint stock bonnet-that is, it
belongs to three factory girls, who wear it by
turns on Sunday ...
Providence, Rhode Island, is putting in her
claim now for centennial celebration. The
First Baptist meeting house, whose graceful
spire and comedy proportions have long been
justly celebrated, will be 100 years old on the
18th of next month. Its corner stone was laid
June 1, 1774, and the house was opened for
worship on May %, 1915. The centennial OF
the latter event will be celebrated with appro-
pirate exercises. A historical discourse will be
delivered by the Hon. Samuel G. Arnold, the
President of the Charitable Baptist Society,
the corporation in which the property is vested.
Two singular monstrosites are reported in
Holyoke, Mass. The first. child born last
Wednesday, has formation upon its back Xix
bag, which is filed with watery fluid Tie
spine at this point forms ring, through which
the contents of the sac are passed. After the
birth of the child the sac continued to fill with
the liquid, until it was found necessary to draw
it off, and the operation is now repeated daily.
In all other respects the child is perfectly natu-
raj and healthy. The second curiosity is two
weeks-od infant. which weighed when born
Just one pound and a half Its head is describ-
ed as being about the size of an orange, and its
voice about the volume of young kitten cry.
Tt has a thick growth of hair.