The Portland daily press., 1878-07-18
News and Other Items,


A curions case of hydrophobia is reported
from Norfolk, Va, where young man has
died with all its symptoms from the bite of a
pet owl.
King Alfonso has decided to have church
built near the Royal Palace at Madrid, contain
ing splendid mansoleum, 10 memory of the
late Queen, the cost of the work being estimat-
ed at 81, 100000. 1t is mentioned as singular
coincidence that the late Queen died in the
same room in which her husband, King Alton.
SO, was born.
A wealthy and eccentric Epglishman, Henry
Green, has lately died in Leaveuworth, Kansas,
from poison deliberately self administered, but
with no intent to commit suicide. He was the
victim of his ardent passion for experimenting
with chemical and medical compounds, and
only month ago escaped death from admins
tration of certain agent, only by the timely
arrival of physician.
Royalty is subjected to fleeing at the hands
OF grasping hotel keepers as well as the ordn-
airy run Of mankind The Shah of Persia, who
dined and slept at a hotel at Fontainebleau,
with his suite, was presented with bill of
$3.50, and ultimately paid $780, The item in
$1,000 WV W. hVWCiof WOW iOi tWCuty OuiOh-
ems, $40 for two punches of cigarettes, $160 for
carriages, and $12 for single melon.
A Neapolitan priest, Don Matthias, has just
dawn prize Of $5O0O0O in a lottery. aud the
unhappy man is beginning to wish he had
never done it. He receives 700 letters day de-
mandipg relief or suggesting modes of invest
ment. The minister .of finance says he can
only pay the money in nstallments, and the
popnlace believe him to be wizard and poster
him day and night for the secret of his success.
His church is the most popular in Naples
John l. james, an Auburn, N. Y, convict,
feigned paralysis with such success that he es-
capped hard work during his confinement of two
years and half, was lifted about by atten-
dante, and, on being recently released was car
ried 10 chair to the depot and placed on the
cars. A few hours after the prison officials
were surprised by call from the fellow, now
as smart as any one, who told them of his game
and then left for home.
A singular challenge has been published by
William Bennett of Chapel Hill, N. c., who
has deposited s. with friend, and invites the
universe to produce person who desires to test
the hardness of heads in contest fashioned
man who wants his skull bursted can cover
that bet" says Mr.. Bennett 'I have been
clean through seven goods boxes at one butt,
and walked off with them around my neck,
collar fashion,"
Secretary Evarts ex-Secretary Bristow, Gov
ernor Hubbard of Connecticut, Attorney Gen.
eral Train of Massachusetts,, Lyman Trumbull
OF Illinois, j. Randolph Tucker of Virginia and
other prominent men have issued a call for an
informal meeting to be held at Saratoga on
the 2lst of .Auguss. to consider the feasibility
of establishing an American bar Association,
which will meet annually to compare views and
assist in assimilating the laws of the different
states. ..a
The report of the Irish Register General
shows that Al ,225 persons emigrated during
1877, an increase of 2910 over last year. Since
1851, when the collection of emigration returns
began, 2, 453 481 persons have left Ireland per-
manently, 81 per cent. being between the ages
of 15 and So years. Of late years striking
change has occurred in the destination of emil
grants, and of the 3S,503 natives of Ireland who
emigrated last year, 2O,271 went to Great Brit
ain and only 12,01S to the United States.
AhC intcoe IcpuItcu Is budb VI
the boarding-house keepers and hotel propre-
tors of New York for the purpose of reducing
servants wages, which are said to be quite out
of proportion 70 other expenses in these times of
low prices. The movement has taken form
Of formal pledge that no servant who has left
one house because of lower wages shall be en-
ployed by another. The rate of wages is left to
the discretion of each boarding house keeper
but it is understood that in no case is it to be
up to the standard that was recognized on the
first of May last.
A new phase of elevated transit has appear
ed in New York and raised question for the
courts to decide. President Pool, of Manufac-
turers and Merchants Bank, occupies fiat on
Madison avenue, and on the floor above is
family containing several children. Mr.. Pool
complains that his upstairs neighbors are very
noisy and keep their baby carriages trundling
backward and forward night and day to the in
finite disturbance of Mrs. Pool, and has invok-
ed the law to quiet the elevated road. The de-
PENDANTS claim that they have taken every pre-
caution, in the way of padding their floors, etc.,
to avoid making noise, but it seems that Mrs.
Pool is very nervous woman and the least
football prevents her sleeping.