The Portland daily press., 1876-02-26
News and Other Items.

Mr.. Edwin Booth has been offered twenty
thousand in gold for twenty performances in
San Francisco
1t now seems that the Mrs. Green who lost
her life in the Strath-Clyde disaster, was the
niece aud not the daughter of Dion Boucicault.
Judge Colt of the Massachusetts Supreme
Court has decided that the Old South Society of
Boston may sell their church and invest the
proceeds in new one. This probably ends the
case.
The Mussulmans have permitted the Chris
tians to put up bells in the holy sepulchre at
Jerusalem. As the Mahommedans are oppos-
ed to bells the sound of one has not been heard
In the city since the twelfth century.
a temperance society on a novel plan has
been organized in Chicago. The members are
pledged, if they wish to drink, in no case to ex-
ceed three drinks day, and reserve the right
to drink half bottle Of claret or ale at each
meal
The wedding Of Mr.. James Gordon Bennett
and Miss Ida May of Baltimore, will be cele-
brated the third week in April Miss May is
10 years of age; tall and of rather slight figure;
has brilliant black eyes, dark waving hair, and
q clear complexion with delicate color.
A young American lady who has enjoyed the
rare privilege of taking stroll with the poet
Tennyson, Incidentally mentions in a letter to a
friend that ''it seriously affected the romance
of the situation when he paused during the
walk to scratch his back against gate-post."
The Boston Journal says there is rumor that
one of the passengers of the steamer Atlas for
Liverpool had in his possessession about $15,-
600, which is to be used for the benefit of Ezra
ID. Winsow. With plenty of funds and good
counsel, extradition proceedings in London
might be delayed for a considerable time.
The Rev. DR.. Lorimer Of Boston, tells story
that while in Kentucky be was invited to per-
form a marriage ceremony, and rode ten or
twelve miles through mud and rain 10 unite the
pair. AT the conclusion of the ceremony the
mother of the bride offered DR.. Lorimer a filled
wine glass which he declined, and said: "You
ought to be ashamed of yourself, madame, for
offering these young people that which may ul
timately work their ruin.'' The woman, plac
ing her arms a-kimbo, said: ''Look h'yar Mr..
Preacher, you kim var to marry this var couple.
You've married this var couple. Now git"
At the closing session of the Advisory Coun-
Gil Thursday evening DR.. Bacon said he was
called upon to say few words about himself
His name had been mixed up in this case by
''the Bacon letter." He did not come here to
try Mr.. Beecher; but he did not come here to
affirm and maintain the result of this council.
Until the pastor is proved guilty man he shall
be held to be innocent. He rel )iced in the
part he took in bringing this council together
DR.. Bacon then spoke of his long and intimate
acquaintance with Mr.. Beeeher's father and all
family. He had observed the progress of the
scandal, and was thoroughly convinced of his
innocence.
At a masquerade ball recently given in At
lanta, Ga, young Benedick personated the
devil Those who saw him in costume say he
was horrible to behold. During the evening, at
q time when tie gay maskers were having their
best joy, this personator was requested to go to
the door. There he found summons from
home to run for doctor. In the excitement
he forgot his impersonatlon and rushed to the
DOCTORS Office and rang the bell. The ringing
was of such terrific vehemence that it caused
the doctor to get out of bed and rush in neglige
costume to the door. He took one sudden, hasty
glance at the disturber of his slumbers, and
then ran. Being an important case the young
man rushed through the doorway and began a
vigorous search for the fugitive physician. He
found him under the bed with pistol in each
hand. 1t took him long time to convince the
doctor that he wasn't really the parsonage he
represented.