The Portland daily press., 1866-11-07
VARIETIES,

"A young Illinois lover procured license
without consulting his inamorata. Explana-
ton being made, she grew very angry and
told the young man that "the county clerk
couldn't sell her for dollar, neither could any
body else" She remains single.
The following is an interrogatory put by
Copperhead to General Logan during one of
his speeches in Indiana, and the answer: @
Cop.-A few years ago. when you was
democrat, DEM the Republicans called you DIRTY
work LogaN;' are you doing the dirty work for
the Republican party now?
Gen. Logan-Yes, sir; am skinning Cop
perheads, and it is the dirtiest work ever did !;
but it has got to be done
AN ass, probably candidate for the posi-
ton of usher who failed so pass the examina-
ton, has written long communication for the
World, setting forth that the Bosten school
committee is composed of boobies, the teachers
are hrutes, and the school system is a condemn
ed failure generally, a0t
"A young lady, the other day, asked visi-
tor: What is your favorite fower?' As she
was fashionable lady, he supposed of course,
she referred to household matters, and inno-
Gently answered "extra family For some
reason or other, all the females in the room set
up tho endless giggle they are so famous for
-Twenty-seven families of Poles sailed from
Now York for Richmond, in the steam ship
Virginia, on Saturday afternoon, to settle in
Spottsylyania County, Va, on 25OO acres of
land sixteen miles south of Fredericksburg
purchased for them by General Fochman, one
of the directors of the American Emigrant
Aid and Homestead Company. They are to
pay for the land at the rate of IS per acre at
the expiration of six years. One thousand of
the 2a00 acres have been cleared, and will be
put under cultivation next spring. Imple-
ments, seeds and provisions have been furnish
ed from funds raised by subscription in New
York. The owners of the Virginia gave the
the emigrants free passage to their new homes
The Boston Advertiser says these people will
probably receive fair treatment at the hands
of the Southern people, because it takes forty
Poles to make one Rood.
The Legislature of Tennessee meets at
Nashville to-day. johnson politicians from
that State say that the Legislatureintendp pass
ing negro suffrage bill, and boast that mob
will clean them out if they attempt it.
The blasting of the ledge of the Amoskeag
dam at Manchester, N H. has commenced be-
low the west end, preparatory to constructing
fishway which will be about three hundred
feet long and will cost about $4,000.
The Boston Transcript says: "We learn
from one of the editors of the new magazine
that the newspaper report which connects
with it the names of ]. I. Trowbridge and
Sidney III. Gay, late editor of the Tribune, is
incorract The rnaraz;po will NOT l,a ooI1aJ
Genial Words 1t is not yet christened."
The annual catalogue of Dartmouth Col
lege shows total of 1874 students in the aca-
demical department, so in the Chandler scien-
tific school, and GA in the medical college, or q
grand total of 29S. The New Hampshire Col
lege of Agriculture and the Mechanic Arts
will be located at Hanover and connected
with Dartmouth College. 1t is announced
that this department will be open for the re-
ception of pupils by next fall. The programme
of study is not yet arranged. The "Dart-
mouth Egs" is out, and with other quips and
quirks presents the following conundrum.
which we do not remember having seen be-
fore: "Why is a saucy Freshman, a modern
Sophomore, or grinding professor, like the
gymnasium? Because they ought to become
odious (be commodiousl"
"A person remarked in conversation with
Republican, by way of explanation for his con-
tinuance in following the fortunes of the Dem
ocrat party, that he was born a Democrat and
he intended to die such. A clergyman who
was present quietly but aptly remarked that ne
was Dorn sinner, but he certainly hoped not
10 Gle such. The suggestive remark seemed
surprise and closed the conversation