The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-29
YARIETIEs.

The article ON Correlation, aptly entitled
"E Pluribus Unum," which appeared in tho
GALAXY of November 1, was written by Fita
Hugh Ludlow.
Mr.. r. H. Stoddard has withdrawn from
the round Table, with the literary departments
Vi winch he has been identified from the start.
Macmiilan & Co. London, announce book
6" 'ne campaign in Germany, entitled "Thl
no'eh weeks War; its Antecedents and its
incidents" by Fl. NJ. Hozier, military corres-
| ponoent OF the London Times with the Prus-
sian army.
MI George Henry Lewes has retired. on
account of ill-health, from the editorsbin of tha
London FortDightly Rev,ec. No one is as VET
appointed in his place.
"A graduate of the Female High School Of
Newburyport was neither absent or tardy dur
ing her whole term of four years. she is the
third scholar of the same family with the sams
record Happy the men who get these girls for
wives. Their dinners will always be ready 'ou
time''
An exchange informs US that Bierstadt, ths
artist, was married in Waterville, N. Y, on
the 21st instant to Rosalie Osborn, of New
York city. Mr. Bierstadt has just erected ut
lrvington residence costing $4,000, and COM
manding one of the finest views of the Hudson.
1t is really studio with house attached Ths
studio is eighty feet in length with walls thig-
ty-tour feet high galleries for art studies. ard
lovely views from its windows. Mr.. Bierstadt's
"Storm in the Rocky Mountains" goes to ths
French Exposition. He is now engaged upoa
a new piece with mountains, plains and sun.
set glow, entitled "Emiglants Crossing the
Plains" He has nearly completed bird's-eys
view of Yosemite Valley-larger than any %
his previous pictures. 1t is painted to fill an
order given three years ago by LIE Grand Lock-.
wood of New York.
The Quebec Chronicle relates a curious
case of superstition: A few days ago, when a
skull was taken out of the earth, at the spot be-.
leved to be Champlain's grave, an Irishman,
suffering from toothaehe, deliberately raised il;
to his mouth, and with his own grinders, drew
from its socket, one of the teeth still adhering
to the long buried relic of humanity. A day
or two after he was heard to remark, in tone
OF gratitude and admiration,-"Be gorra, that
must have been good man (meaning, ofcourse,
the person to whom the skull belonged) for I'm
entirely cured of the toothache'
Sunday, the 25, was observed in Quebec, as
day of solemn Thanksgiving for the deliver
ance from cholera during the past season, and
for the ingathering of the harvest.
The Round Table makes this good point
The rebels, just when their cause was caving
in, proposed to arm the negroes; the democrats,
now that they are in the very article of death,
propose to give the negro the ballot. The ne
gro did not save the rebels, and he will not
save the democratic party.
1t is announced that the Postmaster
General has concluded treaty with Great
Britain, by which postages each way are to q
reduced to twelve cents. The postage in all cases
is to be prepaid, and is to be kept by the gov
ernment of the country in which the letter is
mailed. The reduction of the rates by one half
is important, and the result will naturally be a
considerable increase in communication be-
tween the two countries. The advantage of
this arrangement is thought to lie with our
government, since before, we had exchange
against us, and the balance of the postage will
be in our favor.
The most astonishing fish story yet told is
the statement by Professor Agassiz that in
Brazil they have species of fish which can
climb trees
1t is stated that sharks are sold in Paris
fish markets. They are classed in the city tar
if as 'curiosities," but become fish in the hands
efpurchasers, and figure in the bills of restau-
rants as sturgeon or funny. One lately sold
was more than nine feet long.
General Sherman and some of his friends
recommended Colonel George Ward Nichols
for the position ofsecretary obligation at Paris.
Colonel Nichols is the author of the "Story of
the Great March, and was fomerly on Gener-
al Shermans staff.