The Portland daily press., 1867-02-19
VARI ETIEs.

The clever paragraphist of the Boston
Post is Nathaniel G. Greene, son of the sem
ior editor. Nat" as he is familiarly called is
one OF the most promising of all the Hub
journalists.
Pail Mall Gazette has commenced a
'iN"oe against ,--'sical adaptors and en-
cores
-Punch is witty dpropos Of the weaSl.er.
"The slippery pavements were very trying to
all classes. Ac'obats tumbled for nothing:
bankers lost their balance; farmers grazed
their shins soldiers embraced the flags; tall
ors measured their length, and travellers trip
ped in all directions"
The publication of the Correspondence of
ss,sss.,. ttn ssssat- Prince of Orange COM
menced in 1S47, has at last peem
II hfis s- --~.ArA- volumes.
The return of Mr.. Walter, OF the Iunoo,
Times, and his eldest son, from their tour in
this country, is chronicled in the English
papers. a..l .
The next number of the Galaxy will con-
tain an extra sheet of sixteen pages and will
give the concluding eleven chapters of An
thony Trollope's "Claverings," thus completing
the story nearly three months sooner than the
Cornhill. The Galaxy for April 1st, Will con-
tain the opening chapters of stephen Law
renee, Yeoman," new serial by Mrs. Edwards,
author of"Archie Lowell"
"A Paris correspondent of an English pa
per writes; "Chiefy among the American
colony here, which is more numerous than DUR
ing any former winter, does dancing 90 on,
and with far more animation than in French
salons One cannot but be struck with the
superior freshness and beauty of American
girls"
MIR. Charles Hale, our consul at Alexan-
dria, is making the most of his spare time in
collecting the material for work upon modern
Egyptian habits and customs.
The latest rumor is that young Bennet's
fame has won the heart of an English girl,
whose father is member of Parliment, and
whose wealth is Of a nature to satisfy the most
avaricious mind, and that he is to bring her
back with him as Mrs. j. G. B., Jr.
"A London letter says "Strange things do
get into mems brains sometimes, but the
strangest of all were taken from the brain of a
man who died suddenly this week. The doc
tors official report after post mortem exami-
nation, states that, to his astonishment, he
found two pieces of ice inside the skull, upon
discussing and theorizing upon the marvellous
fact"
-On one occasion, before the Chancellor, in
the case of an alleged fraud the counsel, in the
course of the argument on the wrong side of
the question, attempted to strengthen his weak
points by supposing case Suppose" said
he, "your honor stole horse, and" "Stop,
stopl' said the Chancellor, ''it's not a suppos-
able case" "Well, then, your honor"
| continued the counsel, after recovering from a
| momentary confusion, suppose I stole the
horse?" Very like, sir; very like" added the
Chancellor.
Two young women fell through the ice ON
apond at Quebec the other night, and were
drowned, while participating in skating mas
querade ON the ice.
The editorial staff of the Philadelphia
Press is made up as follows; Managing editor,
John w. Forney, Jr.; literary, DIR. r. Shelton
Mackenzie and Charles Godfrey Leland; city,
G. G.. Wilson, financial John +. McDevtt;
| general writers, John E. Norcross and A. e.
Lancaster. The Press lately appeared in a
new dress.
| The polite name in New York society for
| bore is Hoosac, in honor of the great tunnel.
| A number of men who had plumed themselves
| ON their capacity to interest the opposite sex
| have hoard themselves called Hoosaes all win
Tor and were fiattered by what they regarded
| as a sentimental distinction from the common
| herd of society y-seekers. In certain sets the
| term Hoosac was used for months, and under
| stood only by few. 1t was species OF social
| shibboleth that gave satirically inclined women
nv 70 oh
their companions without discovery The se-
cret escaped at last; and the fascinating FLOWS
| who rejoiced in being known as Hoosacs have,
| just at present, peculiar dislike to the term.
The costliest W atch that was ever made is
said to have been one whichwas constructed in
1874 for the Sultan Abdael Medjie, il was hve
inches in diameter, and struck the hours ana
| quarters on wires, with a sound resembling
that of powerful cathedral CLOCK. IL COST
| 1 900 puineas. Another famous wa'cn' niaue
| IN Geneva was inserted in the top oil pencil
.... .nd tbouob il was but three-sixtesnths OF
-, in diameter its dial not only indicated
an NJ ,,;nutes aud seconds, bnt also the
| aoys of the month.
""' A stre.t car in New Orleans ran over and
rI,e h child. The driver was arrested and
taken before the recorder, who punished him
with few pertinent remarks"
Dutch butter is now sent from Rotterdam
to Harwich by steamer, and thence to the
south of England by rail, at cost OF less than
one farthing per pound. Normandy butter is
also sent from St. Malo to Southampton by
water and thence to London by rail for one
half farthing per pound.
Mrs. Elizabeth Murray has just given one
Of her exquisite water-color pictures to the
Sisters of Charity in Boston.