The Portland daily press., 1867-01-17
vAAkIETIEs.

"A member of the Wisconsin Legislature
blew out the gas light when he went to bed
and in the morning found himself dead"
The English papers are still speculating
on the presumed intention of the United States
to procure naval station in the Medditerra-
mean.
An Italian boy, seventeen years old. walk
ed all the way from Chatham, G. w., to De-
troit, to hear Ristori
Two Parisians are digging in the woods of
boney after a treasure said to have been buri-
ed there in times of the French Revolution.
The Eckford and Fulton Baseball clubs.
ON Saturday, played game of base ball on
skates, at the Satellite Skating park, Williams
burgh. Five innings were played, the score
standing 81 for the Fulton and rs for the Eek
ford club.
Josh Billings says it is highly important
that when man makes up his mind tew be-
cum a raskal, that he should examine hizself
clusly, and see if he amt better konstructed
for phool
Mrs. Chibbles declares that she thinks il
very strange that little quicksilver in a glass
tube can make such awful cold weather. by
just falling an inch or so.
An exchange says that it, Just as sensible
move to undertake to get married without
counting as to attempt any business without
advertising; both often prove abortive.
According to the Winstead Conn.,, Herald,
chap who was hunting in Canaan, a short
time ago,saw a fox on the opposite side of Black
berry River, and drew a bead on him. Just
as he pulled the trigger, pound trout jumped
ont oft tI,a and Al. lSol
him, and then through the fox, and then struck
bee-tree, and out squirted stream of strain
ed honey as big as your finger. Wading up the
river, and picking up his trout and fox, our
Nimrod hasented to the tree; and, while sud-
denly withdrawing his rammer to plug up the
tree and stop the criminal waste of honey. he
knocked over rabbit and brace of partridges.
The Greek Committee in New York make
an appeal to all American citizens to aid the
Greeks, who are struggling in t he Island of
Gambia against the Turks.
The Hotel du Louvre and the Grand Ho-
tel have determined to raise their prices dur
ing the exhibition 80 per cent, and to insist on
people dining or paying for their dinner
-Itis announced that the Hotel des Inva-
lides, Paris, will be employed as barrack for
the use of the many companies of foreign
militia and national guards that are expected
to visit France during the Exhibition.
"A Paris letter says: "In regard to the
presentation of Gen. Dix, it appears that
there has been regular tempest among the
other members OF the Diplomatic Corps pres
ented the same day, because of the prominence
given to the General in the columns of the
Moniteur. The Emperor's speech in reply to
Gen. Dix was the only one given, and the
Turkish Ambassador, who ranks the Ameri-
can, and all other Ministers as well, by his
superior title of Ambassador, has succeeded in
obtaining reparation so far as to have the En-
peror's speech in reply to his published this
morning in the semi-official Constitutional"
The following copy ofa love letter is in
teresting:
Beluvid Gurl:-You air the darling of my
heart; the april of of my i. luves yon ten
| div and trooly' and ifyou can only luve me we
| let me no when can SO you, and tell you on
my bended nees all that's in mhat's- in my
| hyrt. Send your ancer to--2l3,-street,
| and believe me, ever your oan, -.
"A Kansas paper nominatcs "for President
| General Grant; for Vice-Presdent man that
| can be trusted
The latest light of Brigham Youngs harem
is a Maria Folsom, whom Brigham caresses IN
public with Folsom frequency.
The Quebec Chronicle says: "The mildness
| of the weather this winter is subject OF gem
eral remark and one that has sent the Oldest
Inhabitants back in their memories IN searIh
of parallel season."
They have had nine snow storms tnls WIN
| ter in Richmond. The street cars have been
nut into winter quarters.
New Years was the coldest day in Gal
weston. Texas, since 1859. The mercury stood
| at % degrees above zero.
-Brigadier-General Dick Busteed diffusely
denies the anecdote which made the tour of
the Southern press, and was afterwards en-
balmed in these columns, to the effect that his
Honor had said in vicious moments, that "as
an United States officer he was in favor of the
adoption Of the amendments to the Constitu-
tion, but that as Dick Busteed, private citi-
zen, he would see 'em id first"
Earl Russells son, Lord Francis Russell,
who was lately fined for ill-using his horses,
has just been brought to the bar at Maiden
head for punching bis coachman's head. This
time, however, his lordship was acquitted,