The Portland daily press., 1866-02-27
FOREIGN MISCELLANY.

"A notable innovation of an Eastern custom
is thus noted by the Opinion Rationale of Paris:
" A singular incident marked the second ball
at the Tuilleries. The wife of Sayiet-Pacha the
Ambassador of the Porte, appeared in Euro
pean costume, with her face uncovered. She
is perhaps the first Turkish lady that has thus
openly discarded the national prejudioes of her
country-women. She wore an elegant Parish
an toilet, and danced several mazurkas with
perfect grace and distinction sGT
General Schofeld, U. s. A., whose visit to
Paris gave rise to so many reports short time
since, went, the other day, to the fort on Mont
Valerien, which is prominent object in the
environs of Paris, and was shown all over the
fort by the officers ON duty.
1t is reported in Paris that the telegraph
Office there is about to introduce stamps for
ranking kilograms similar to postage stamps.
There will be four kinds of these stamps, of
which the value will be twenty-five centimes,
fifty centimes, one frank and two francs re-
spectively. The introduction of telegraph
stamps into this country would prove very con-
venient to merchants and brokers.
-Maximilian evidently intends to- make
himself comfortable in Mexico SO long as he
does stay there. He has ordered most mag
niicent garden to be constructed near his pal
ace, the cost of which will be $4,000. iaa
"A contagion has broken out in the bee
hives of certain districts in France. A distinct
sort Of infusoria fastens on the bee, and multi
plies on his body with such rapidity that death
ensues in a few hours
Lovers of Biblical antiquities will rejoice
to hear that the excavations now being made
in Syria have resulted in the discovery, at Ma
dir-Sarape, of Hebrew house dating from
about the second century before Christ. Some
of the rooms, with their contents, are in perfect
preservation, among the latter being number
of Hebrew books, showing that the house be-
longed to a literary man. Besides the books
of Moses and the Psalms of David, there is a
collection of Hebrew poems, absolutely I'M
known to the Orientalists of our day. These
interesting remains, many Of which bear traces
of Egyptian origin, have been sent to the Asiat-
ic Society of London. Bs,
"A recent number of the Calcutta Gazette
contains an account of an aerolite, which fell
at Shergotty on the 25th August last A ma
tive, who witnessed its fall, states that about
nine A. NJ, stone fell from the heavens, ac-
companied by very loud report, burying it.
self in the earth knee-deep, and at the same
time the sky was cloudy and of a murky color,
the air calm, and no rain. The stone has been
forwarded by the government to the Asiatic
Society of Bengal.
The Emperor Napoleen's recent speech,
consisting of one thousand seven hundred and
eighty-four words, was transmitted to the far
thest part of France by the telegraph in little
over half an hour % ie2f''-t t-i
Carlo Patti, brother of the gifted sisters,
Adelina and Carlotta, is announced to make
his appearance in Paris before the close of the
month, as violinist.
The latest English journals announce that
Sir John Lawrence has sent three native
agents, disguised as merchants, to explore Gen.
trail Asia by different routes Each is indepen-
dent of the others, and all are kept in ignorance
Of their appointment so that on their return
three Independent narratives may be Hooked
for. They are instructed to take note of all
that they see, to observe the temper Of the diff
ferent peoples among wnom they travel,
whether movements are taking place in favor
of Russia, and to visit Bokhara, Khokan and
Samarcand before they return. ~;
M Albert writes to the Paris papers that
the statement of his intended journey to Amer
lea to present. the French medal to Mrs. Lin
coin was mistake. That medal will be pre-
scented by the Committee on April IA to Mr..
Bigelow for transmission to Mrs. Lincoln.
In Southern Italy the clergy are doing their
utmost to prevent the introduction of civil
marriages among the people. Not onlyis civil
marriage denounced from the pulpit as unlaw-
full, as in Genoa, but dissolution and extreme
JUNCTION are denied to those who are not mar
ried in church. -
The panic among the pork-eaters of Ger
many, in consequence of the spread of the new
Undiscovered worm disease, is so great that, &C.
cording to the Frenadenblatt of Vienna, the pig
dealers Of that city have telegraphed to their
agents in servia and Hungary not to send them
any more swine for the present, as most of the
great hotels have suppressed in their bills of
fare all preparations of pork.
The Pail Mall Gazette, in an article allud-
ing to its first birthday, says: 1.-TWO months
ago there went an order forth to the magician
Hoe of New York-he who makes those won
derful machine presses which shower printed
sheets as fast as the snow falls; and in week or
two he will enable us to overcome the dear de-
lightful difficulty of @short supply"
The iron-clad corvette driven into Brest by
stress of weather and detained there, bears the
name of Huescar, and carries Peruvian flag
She has on board the crew of the Shenandoah.