The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-01-05
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

EBF Captain Hagstrom, Swede, has in
vented a needle-gun, which fires ten shots in a
minute and does not get foul after a hundred
shots. ' i9 80. g" 81
EB~ An order will shortly be issued by
which disabled soldiers, instead of being dis
charged, will be retained for light service now
performed by able bodied men. si.
EB~ A person was asked, the other evening,
to sing "The Three Fishers" but he excused
himself because he hadn't run over his scales
lately. .sot ~. ,.5.., .... 81
By- The Madison (Wis) Journal has hor-
rible story of the death, in spasms and great ag-
ony, of two children, from drinking the milk Of
COW which six or seven years ago was bitten
by rabid dog. The, animal had shown no
symptoms of the disease until since the death
of the children. 4t,-l.e -s.t 81 I'D.
GB- Somebody having sent communica-
ton to the Boston Transcript, large part of
which was written in Latin, is reminded by
that Journal that live newspaper cannot be
published in a dead language. .5
81 G8 Palsy has done for the gallant Hooker
what the rebels could not do. Fighting Joe''
is complete wreck. ifl tt- Ha@ sou {
BB- The Hon. A. J. Ferguson Blair has
succeeded the Hon. George Brown as Minister
and President of the Canadian Executive
Council, and was sworn in at Montreal on
Wednesday, the Sd of Jan. d Tse si.l ri
EY- In the recent Congressional election in
Nevada, every county went Republican. -t
4 GB- The Christmas Tree was first introduce
ed in Germany by the Archduchess Henrietta.
wife of the late Archduke Charles, some fifty
years ago. Let the little folks make their best
bow to the Archduchess. .f- .4if l'3.i. -rT
, "a The Quebec Mercury completed the
sixtieth year of its existence on the Both ult.-
1t was originally started in 1906 by the grand
father of the present proprietor. The paper
shows as yet no signs of age, butts as hale and
vigorous as.ever. 1S aai -'t7 "ia
GB- The Empress Eugene, during her pres
snt stay at Compiegne, is attracting much COM
ment by the great simplicity of her dress. Her
majesty received her numerous visitors on the
day of their arrival in dress of cashmere
Herladies in waiting affect like plainness in
their attire. AS the example of the lovely en-
press has had much to do with causing the
present general extravaganza of style, it is to
be hoped that her efforts in the way of reform
may be equally effective. te- -.vl
EY@ Confederation has received another Sc
we're blow in the provinces. Mr.. Hebb, the
Opposition candidate for the county of Lunen
burg, Nova Scotia, has been elected by a ma
jority OF 900 votes over his opponent, Mr..
zwioker. Mr. Hebb is pledged to oppose Con-
federation, while Mr.. Zwicker, had he been
elected, would have supported the Quebec
scheme. At last election the Government can
didate. whose death caused the late vacancy.
had a majority of 700. h. - = :
EY- A few evenings since, Miss Mary Mere
dith, in preparing the articles of dress necessa.
ry for impersonation of Pauline in the Lady
of Lyons" at the Newbern IN C.) Theatre, ac-
cidentally omitted to put into her basket a
pair of shoes. She did not discover the omis-
sion until after she reached the theatre, and
was nearly ready to go on. There was time to
repair the error if the little darl1ey who waited
upon her would hurry back to her lodgings and
get them at once, so the servant was Immediate
~ sent But the curtain rose on the first act
before the little darkey returned, and Beau
seant, (Mr. Rogers,) was doing the agreeable in
his best style to the fair Pauline, Miss Mere
dith,) when he and the audience were some
what discomposed by the appearance on the
stage of character not mentioned in the bills.
1t was the little negro, who, advancing across
the stage to where Pauliae was sitting, present
ed the shoes neatly wrapped up, saying, @I
run all desway, Miss Mary, but guess desc is
UNI " 1t is needless to say that the "house"
screamed. .l- iagiG hJa -i 9a