The Portland daily press., 1866-10-01
VARIETIES.

80 "au amended the preliminary trial of man
oie county magistrate, charged with steal
ing corn from neighbor's crib. The evidence
o"' W snow that the defendant had been
iounu with his hand in an aperture in the crib.
Saiely fastened in a steel trap which the own
er Oh the crib had set for the purDoso Of ootob-
ing thief who had been previno uno,, h;s
grain. 1t was also in evidence that two a,,,,,,,
sacks were found lying at the feet Of tbe an.
trapped individual. The decision of the mao-
strate was Il there was no proof that the
prisoner had stolen any corn, and as To beipo
caught in steel trap, any gentleman had a
perfect right to stick his hand into one II he
felt inclined to do so. ..,t
The Boston Traveller, commenting upon an
interesting article on Etruscan art which ap-
pears in the last number of the Atlantic
Monthly, makes repeated reference to a coun-
try which it calls "Etrusca." Will the classic
ally learned critic of the Traveller have the
Kindness to inform us en- what map, ancient or
modern, that country win be found laid down?
"A man went into the sanctum of an editor
and indnlged in TRADE against citizen with
whom he was ON bad terms II wish" said he,
that you would write a very severe article
against p, and put it in your paper
every we'll" was the reply, and If er some
conversation the visitor went away. The next
morning he came into the office in a high state of
excitement. "What did you put into the pa
per? have had my nose pulled and boon
kicked twice." "WrOte q severe article, as You
desired" calmly returned the editor, "and
signed your name to it,"
The widow of the late Professor Henry d.
hos .k.It txxA H. T.. -
nology the scientific library and collection OF
fossils and geological illustrations belonging to
the deceased. The library includes many cost
ly works on paleontology, and combined with
the cabinet and illustrations will prove a valu-
able aid in the equipment of the geological de-
partment of the school.
The Manchester Union relates how a
young man who advertised, under the name
of "GeOrge Willis" that he wanted to open
correspondence with some young lady for the
purpose of mutual improvement, was badly
sold by another young man of Manchester, who
answered the advertisement under the sigma
ture of "Gracie Williams"
The railway over Mount Cenis to connect
France and Italy, is so near completed that the
entire line is likely to be open for travel before
winter. The portion already completed on the
slopes along the carriage road of the mountain
has lately been gone over by a train, consisting
of several carriages, at a rate of eleven miles
an hour in ascending, and nine and half com
| ing down. The incline sometimes attains eight
and half feet in the one hundred, and some
of the turnings have radius of only one hun
| dred and three feet
| The emigration of squirrels westward
which was noticed all over the State of Michi-
gan short time ago, is now being followed by
migration of bears. The same reason ac-
counts for both-a scarcity of mast, as both of
these animals depend alike on nuts, ETC., for
food. .aI mHr
"A Conference preacher one day went into
the house of Wesleyan Reformsr, and saw
the portraits Of three expelled ministers sus-
pended from the walls. "Whatw said he, shave
| you got them hanging there?" "Oh, yes,'
was the answer, "they are there" "Ah, well,
but one is wanted to complete tho set" ''Pray
who is that?" "Why, the devil, to be sure"
"Ah" said the Reformsr, "but he is not yet
| expelled from the Conference"
| AN amusing errorin the columns Of lead
| ing paper in Paris, has excited no small
amount of merriment at the expense of a man
of talent. The following paragraphs, intend
| ed to have been printed separately, were by
| some blunder so arranged that they read con-
secutively: "Dr. = has been appointed head
physician to the Hospital de la Charlie. Or
| ders have been issued by the authorities for
the immediate extension of the cemetery of
Mount Parnasse; the works are being execut-
ed with the utmost dispatch"
4 "A woman in Charleston, s. c., begged for
$50 to bury her husband. A benevolent lady
visited her home to take her the money. In
r4s SAned apartment lay the corpse, the widow
darA - and everything looked very melan-
was cryin,. e. the $50 and departed, forget
choly. She le. Returning, she found the
ting her parasol a. the money.
corpse carefully counting introduced to
An old lady managed to b. grasping
..s zen 1rant , at the depot in Erie, an. ears
his hand very cordially, greeted him with
ana affection. "Oh," said she, 81 am so glad to
see you! 1 had four boys iu the war. Two of
them were killed, and the other two came home
Dauiy wounded. would like much to have a
taiK with you, but suppose you have not the
t'me now. But assure you am glad to see
yon, notwithstanding you are in bad COM
pany" sl - IL
-Ata tournament recently held nj Lees.
burg, Va, rebel flags were substituted ror tha
Union colors. $500" Wv
"A voice from the past.-General Mcc,o,la,,
writes home from Europe that he annro,as ,,,a
Presidents policy.
The Nation of this week winds nm a d;s-
.uSSion Oh the problems of domestic economy
mus housekeeping is human, boarding is
smpiy animal. Yet even the lower animals
know enough to avoid boarding, the
only exception being the apparent exception of
'he western rattlesnake, who is said to take
iodgingS and meals with the prairie dog. Ap-
parent exception; we say, because our friend
tue crotaius is not so stupid as really to sink
himself into mere bOarder. Every little
whiie ne swallows his landlord or one of the fami-
iy, which in manner is a laudable reversal of
the custom in human boarding houses"
The city of Alexandria, Virginia, supports
the President, and rejoiced over his veto of the
Freedmen's Bureau bill. Its mayor, under
instructions from the city council, has lust ad
dressed communication to Gen. Howard.
through the bureau agent there, PRAYING that
the issue of rations lately suspended bv tho
Executive be continued till MAY next
In Washington the other day. a ganar.,
officer who is strong johnson man said that
he had been present during the war at the &C.
enpasion OF nearly all the principal Southern
cit'es' and that in none of them was the union
army 80 coidiy received as were the johnson
Soidiers by the citizens of Cleveland.
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MR. GLADsToNE AND THE REFORM LEAGUE.
-Afhe Icndon Daily Telegraph, which is un-
derstood to be the organ of Mr.. Gladstone,
contains the following in reference to the mo-