The Portland daily press., 1866-10-12
VARIETIES.

The Independent has the following ao-
nouncement: "Rev Henry Ward Beecher
will, we are authorized to say, speak either in
Plymouth church or the Academy of Music,
Brooklyn, on some evening of next week, max
ing an argument and appeal, from his own
ground, in favor of the Republican party in tile
pending elections. He will also speak after
ward, in other places In the State, in support
of the Republican candidates"
james w. Addison, convicted AZ the Nforo,,
term, 1866, of the United States District Court
for the District of Massachusetts. of stealing
letters from the postotfice, and sentenced 10
ten years imprisonment, has been pardoned by
the President.
The Texas Legislature passed through both
Houses, a bill providing for the removal of the
Federal dead to potter's field. The cause as
signed for this act, endorsed ON the bill and
placed on record, and ON the statute books Of
the State, was that the "vile dust of those Yam
KEGS mightnot be permitted to contammate the
dust OF brave Confederate soldiers of the
state. This bill was pushed through both
Houses in the short space of two hours
-At the last performance of Don Juan" at
the French Opera in Paris Madame Battu had
such an enormous bouquet thrown TO her. that
the tenor, Faure, declared afterwards that no
sprained his wrist in trying to lift lit.
The Hartford Press thinks that when Andy
johnson woke up Wednesday morning his first
thought probably was: "the people are a danger
GUS body hanging on the verge of the govern
ment." ls .- .fT
AT the Industrial Exhibition in the Agri-
cultural Hall, Islington, London, there is shown
an ingenious invention by which the action of
shower of rain is made b close an open win
dow. The window, when opened, stretches
two India rubber springs. These springs are
prevented from drawing the window down by
means of a curved rod fixed outside the sash,
the end of which works up and down in tub
uiar bell-mouthed stand on the window-sill.-
A little piece Of loaf-sugar is inserted into the
mouth of the stand, and the end of the rod is
let down gently upon it. The sugar prevents
the rod descending into the tube, and of course
keeps the window sash up. AS soon as it be-
gins to rain, the bell-mouth of the tube CON
meets the drops, the sugar is melted, aud no
further obstacle being presented to the action
of the India rubber springs, the sash is drawn
down.
-One Of MIR Lincoln's Secretaries in his
"White House Sketches" tells Of personal
popularity in him we have not seen mention
ed. His writing was done when alone, and
was rarely corrected, either by himself or 9th
ers. He composed slowly, and when done, was
accustomed to read his manuscript aloud, "to
see how it sounded, as he could hardly Judge
of thing by merely reading it."
"A belligcrent individual who is apt to ex-
aggerate when he gets excited, threatened an
other thus: "I'n twist You round your own
neck, and ram you down your own throat un-
til there is nothing left Of you but the extreme
ends of your shirt collar sticking out of your
eyes," His opponent left
MIR. Leonard Grover has organized a trav-
elling concert company, including such we'll
known talent as Mr.. James Wehli, Mr. Franz
Himmer, Mr.. Habelmann, Mr. Wilhelm Formes
and Mime. Frederiel. fu.g 1BI f....r.