The Portland daily press., 1866-06-08
VARIETIES.

4 -1ne Wost CURIOUS worK at present going
forward in Paris is the levelling of the hill OF
the Trocadero, on the right bank of the Seine
opposite the bridge of Jena. One-fourth OF
the work is completed. The ground is mined.
and four mines are fred simultaneously by
means of an electric battery. A surface of
more than two acres is raised by each explo-
sion. L11M -fF9s1 IJl1o- s.r
-Bulwer says, Female friendship is to a
man the bulwark, sweetener, ornament of his
existence. To his mental culture it is invalua-
ble without it all his knowledge of books will
never give him knowledge of the world.'
+ The New Bedford Mercury says that some
CT the old whaling captains in that city are very
much downcast at the prospects of Fenian
defeat in Canada; their desire being that John
Bull should have some punishment as a set-off
of the late piracies. oH seA 49,
= referring to the fact that the business
men of Boston began on Tuesday refusing to
receive the notes of all of the State of Maine
Banks, the Lewiston journal says "This is a
most unreasonable procedure as all the notes,
of Maine State Banks are redeemed at the
Bank of Mutual Redemption in Boston. If
Boston merchants choose to discard Maine
paper, we suppose Maine can get on BY discard
ing the Hub, for beyond is New York
John Townsend of Edisto Island, s. c., the
man who gave the consederacy 100000 in gold
ia 1861, has not been more successful in keep
ing his recently hired German laborers than he
was in retaining his slaves. He says They
cost me $35 each to bring them to Charleston
from New York. fed them far better than L
ever thought offeeding my hands, even gave
them coffee and sourkrout, when what should
they do but demand butter for their bread and
milk for their coffee, and the next thing the
whole crowd left me-" sga rails5r
The Anglo-Brazitian Times of May 4, says
Professor Agassiz has arrived at Rio de Ja-
metro from the North, and proposes to give
course Of lectures on the interesting subject of
his great ichthyological and glacial discoveries
in the Amazonian region.
"A torpedo, which was sunk in Charleston
harbor over three years ago, recently exploded
in eight fathoms of water 1t lifted an immense
volume of water. j o,.flai. .s..o.
The Cincinnati Commercial asserts that the
famous hardshell sermon "the harp Of thous-
and strings" was not written by Rev. Henry L.
Lewis, but by the artist and poet, Wm p.
Brannan, now editor of a western paper.
Tommy, my son" said a fond mother "do
you say your prayers night and morning ."
HYes, that is, nights; but any smart boy can
take care of himself in the daytime" i
"A new weekly Republican paper printed
nthe Scandinavian language, hasjust appeared
in Chicago. 1t is very radicalin politics.
AN honest man Is the noblest work of the
Lord enthusiastically exclaimed o Hardshell
Baptist; and then, after pause, he added
"but the Lord hasn't had job in the world for
fifty years" .,.. -. Ia -.f...t fr-
The Prince of Wales isn't as well posted in
British literature as he should be. He recently
| went to the theatre to see Fechter perform in
| the "Master of Ravenswood version of
| Scots bride Of Lammermoor." After the
| play the Prince complimented the actor on the
performance, and said, II suppose tits trans
lation from the French, or is it something of
| your own ?" 4a'c 81 .-sa surd o.. .a
| - The sentence of Charlotte Winsor, the
| child-murderess, has been commuted to penal
| servitude for life. -t.I.l.. -.I -.f..-.. ...
| An Industrial Exhibition, showing the
progress of art and industry in Sweden, Nor
way, Denmark, and Finland, win be opened at
Stockholm on the 18th. s4aoa
! "A vine leaf of pink silk, with glass dew
drops pendant from it, is the latest style of
bonnet out in Paris. aE
Trial by Jury has been introduced into
! Russia. ~
| The first volume of HindoostaDee trans-
lstion of Shakespeare has been issued at Bonn
bay. l.
-Furioso was the name given the boy Bee
thoven by his schoolfellows dad. IL.
AT New Vineyard, on Sunday, q child of
Elijah Smith, about three years of age, while
plavinr about the door, fell into hogshead of
water and was drowned.
The Bath Times learns that the Postoffee
al East Bowdoinham was broken into last
Sunday night and all the postage stamps and
money carried off, besides some small articles.
| The Belfast Age states that young man
named Charles Welsh belonging in Rockport
village, was drowned in that harbor few days
| since. He was 18 years of age, had served
three years in the army and was highly es-
teemed. aL ''-
| The Ellsworth american advertises that
the porgy fishermen on the bay between Els
L worth and the ocean will pay fifty dollars for
evidence to convict any person of a breach of
the new porgy law. l.. r
| The Belfast Age gives adifferent version of
the recent stabbing affair at Deer Isle from that
| which we gathered from the Rockland papers
! 1t lays the blame OF the provocation on Capt.
Collins who is said to have treated Hooper
badly in consequence of his being interested
in getting passengers for the steamer City of
Richmond to the injury of Collins packet boat.
The writer says the wounds were inflicted with
small pen knife, and after an assault by Col
Inns. Also that the citizens who drove Hooper
out of town were only some of Collins friends
that he was brought back Immediately, and
that the wounds are not dangerous. .o@ ll
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