The Portland daily press., 1867-11-18
Varieties.

-One Marcus Radanski a Jew, recently pc
| titioned the Vienna Chamber of Deputies to
remove his daughter from a convent to which
| she had fled without his knowledge or consent
| The Chambers ordered the matter to be inves-
| tigated.
Professor Leone Levi reports the Holy
Father anxious to improve the quality Of the
instruction given to the Roman youth. In
| the Archigymnasium he has established new
| professorship of commercial law, to explain
| the code of commerce and the economical ques-
| tions pertaining to the subject. In the Uni
| versity fresh extension has been given to the
| study of mathematics, algebra and geometry,
| especially in the form of practical instruction
= In the early part of last year several gen.
tlsmen visiting the studio of Mr.. Cain, the
sculptor in Paris, were so much impressed
with the model of group OF the 'Tgress bear
ing the first food to her young" that they i'm
mediately secured the refusal of it in bronze
until they could confer with their friends in
America with the view of its purchase for the
| New York Central Park. Their negotiations
were successful, and the statue Is now in the
Park. The managers of the 1nman line of
steamers generously brought it TO this country
| free of charge.
Some time since, halter in brooklyn, for
the fun Of the thing promised his wife that he
would make her q skirt--such as never was be-
fore known. He took some felt and adopting
the beating process by which felt hats are
made, he stretched the material over frame
and beat II In successive layers till thick, full
sized seamless skirt was made, imperyious to
rain or damp, warm and not heavy; 1t was re-
garded as a wonder by the ladies' of New York
More were demanded. They became the rage.
and an immense factory has been opened, one
hundred hands employed, and the demand
cannot be supplied
"A young lady, name unknown, has been
writing in Frazer's Magazine very pleasant
lines about New York young ladies. She saws
their faces are charming. never could come
to America and return unmarried, if j were
man. Such sweet, delicate, refined little faces,
and such lovely dark eyesl'' And then she
adds: "The people all look so independent;
even the beggars just carelessly request mon
ey, and then go away instantly"
The Gazette des Etrangers announces that
Prince Achille Murat has resigned his com
mission as sub-lieutenant in the Eighth Hus-
sars
TO such as wish to get married fashionabiy
Philadelphia authority says: "The fashion
now Is, at church weddings, to stretch broad
white ribbon across the aisle up which the bri-
dal party pass, above which none but invited
guests are allowed to sit The bridesmaids en-
ter in pairs, unattended by gentlemen-the
groom with his future Enthusiastically
bride with her father. After the ceremony,
each groomsman gives an arm to one of the
Ia fha fha cbf1r0
The London Review says that the EN-
peror Napoleon III, in his youthful days,
fought against the temporal power of the
Popes, which he is now doing his utmost to
maintain. He and his brother were actively
concerned in the revolutionary movement Of
163l-a movement which might perhaps have
succeeded but for the Intervention of France
and Austria. Little, probably. did Louis Ma
poleon at that time think that he should him
self twice send French army to Rome to put
down similar movements. The elder brother
shortly after died at Pesaro, Of fatigue and
anxiety; and the story goes that Louis swore
to him on his death-bed that he would one day
destroy the Papal power.
"A grocer meeting one OF his own fraterni-
ty the other day, whose pony might be oonsid-
cred beautiful specimen of a living skeleton,
demonstrated with the owner and asked MIN II
he ever fod him. "Eyer feed himl that's good
one" was the reply; "he's got bushel and
half of o.ts at homo now, only he amt got
time to eat 'em
Tbev have pleasant way OF meeting for
.u..sbin In Iceland. They gather about the
ohurcb. and each newcomer is welcomed by
kisses all around, The priest makes his ap-
pearance among them as friend; he saIutes
them individually, each member of his flock,
and stoops down to give his almost pateinal
kiss to the little ones who are to grow up under
his pastoral charge. These offices of kindness
performed, they all 60 together into, the house
of prayer.
"A London paper says: "Sir Edwin Land
seer is at present In Ross-shire, the guest Of
Mr.. j. E. Coleman, at Lochluichard Lodle
The veteran artist IL still we'll and active, ard
is enjoying his fsvorite sport of Devastating
with considerable success"
-Galignsni's Messenger says Mgr. BenaQlia,
Bishop of Lodi, has just entered his hundredth
year. He reads without glasses, and himself
manages most ofthe affairs Of his diocese with
out his memory or judgment being ever at
fault. He also performs the most fatguing
duties Of his episcopacy. He has been bishop
for thirty years.
An advertisement of q hydraulic COW
miIker-a title very suggestive of an admix-
tnra os water in its product-says that the
onorat;on. which can be carried on by steam
or any other power, is in exact imitation CT the
| calf