The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-12
VARIETIES.

General Early has written amemoir OF
the last year OF the war;" 1t is of course writ
ten in a running style.
3 The Houston Texas Telegraph celebrated
Christmas with a hogshead of eeg-noeg. 1t
was partaken of by editors, compositors, re-
porters, carriers, correspondents, devil and all
There is Flemish paper at Ghent which
celebrated its two hundredth anniversary on
the 1st Of January. On that day each OF Its
subscribers received copy of the Oldest issue
extant, dated September, 1867.
in communication by reverend gentle
man to the Cincinnati Gazette on Ritualism.
burning little frankincense," was printed
burning little from kerosene" The reve-
rend gentleman complains that they have thus
made light OF a very serious matter.
"A prize of silver cake-basket and a gold
ring was given to the couple who waltzed fif-
teen minutes in the most graceful manner at a
oai' In wheeling. Fifteen couples competed.
Rev. James freeman Clarke, In recent
lecture, said he wondered why young ladies
indulged in Italian screams and German
moans, under the pretence of singing, and
why they did not sing some of the beautiful
English melodies which abound In our Ian
guaSe; sentiment which met with the hearty
assent of the audience.
The yachts, which made the short trip
across the Atlantic, are about 200 tons bmthen.
The time male by them has been heretofore
eclipsed by clipper ships. The ship Dread
naught, commanded by Capt. Samuel Samu-
els of the Henrietta, crossed the Atlantic to
Europe in February, 1859, in 13 days and 9
hours-beating the Henriettas time, which
was IS days and % hours. 1t was Capt. Sam
uels' scientific attainments as a sailing mas
ter which caused him to be selected as the
commander of the Henrietta. His compensa-
ton will be 5000 for the voyage. The fastest
time for a steamer was that of the Scotia,
which arrived on the 2sd OF July in days,'
hours and minutes from Queenstown
The yacht America left New York July, 1851.
under the command of Capt. Richard Brown.
and reached Havre in 20 days. She was not
crowded, however, or she might have made a
quicker passage.
The Boston artists have held number of
meetings with view to forming an Artist
Fund Society, similar to that in New York.
They will have, some time this month, public
sale for the benefit of the family of one of their
number, lately deceased. Many pictures are
promised by Boston and New York artists.
The monastery OF Arcadi, which was lately
blown up by the Cretan insurgents, was 800
years old, and was the finest and richest mon
astery in the Levant. 1t contained very rich
library, with rare Byzantine manuscripts, all
of which persisted in the ruins
You cannot do anything so meritorious but
that every Ounce about you will think that he
could and would have done the same, if he had
had equal opportunities.
"A new publication entitled The Literary
Eclectic has been begun in Cincinnati.
--Montrealis to have new hotel ofthe larg-
est and most magnificent class.
An exchange thinks Sir Morton Peto paid
the people New England high compliment,
by not undertaking to induce them to sub
scribe to his enterprises, and thereby save his
sinking fortunes.
Last Monday morning there arrived gen
tleman from France, who quietly proceeded to
the residence of Mrs. Lincoln at Chicago, and
without pomp or speech presented her with
medal in behalf of $4,000 French people, in
tokeH OI tutlT IeSPcOt ioi ADi"'
Female teachers in Hartford live on saia-
ries ranging from 500 to sou Inc fress
SAYS it is worse than matrimony
Two girls were arrested in the streets Of
pitts6sld, Saturday night. in state of intoxi-
cation. and when found were stuck in a snow
hank from which they were with difficulty ex-
tricated.
There was snow storm at New Orleans
on the Sd inst for the first time in fifteen
years.
-Bradford's painting of "Sailers Crushed
by Icebergs" has been sold to Mr.. LIE Grand
lockwood of New York city for $4,000.
"A man has been arrested in New York and
put under $500 bonds for violation of the actto
prevent cruelty to animals. His offence was
setting dog to worry cat,