The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-06
Varieties.

A New York paper says: There are in
dications of new political party which is
slowly but quietly crystalizing in this city.
Young men are movers in the matter, and they
will be heard from" .eH
Many Bohemians are settling in the West.
There are many Bohemians in the East, but
they are not in the habit of settling anywhere.
New York lemonade is described as "a
delectable compound Of croton, molasses
drippings, and bruised or decayed lemons"
and is dealt out daily by the gallon to crowds
of boys and girls, at the rate of one, two and
three cents per glass.
Quite a severe shock of an earthquake
was felt at New Madrid and also in Madrid
Bend, Missouri, on the night of July IS, at
half past ten o'clock. aa..s
An artesian well is in operation at Leav-
enworth, Crawford county, Indiana. 1t only
four hundred and eighty feet deep, but the wa
ter is pronounced the best quality of white
sulphur.
The Pail Mall Gazette has great faith in the
future of Japan. 1t says: "We have list of
eighty European and American vessels, al
most all steamers which have been purchased
by the Japanese government, and by indivHlu-
al Daimos, since 1859, when the ports were
opened; and many of these steamers are en-
tirely manned and oficered by japanese"
The London Court Journal says: 'The
publication of the map at West Point, made by
Kosciuszko eighty-eight years ago, shows
where Artemus Ward obtained his inspiration.
His amusing letter, which accompanies the
PLAN describes it as a ruff map with build
incs for the fourage,' the 'steble, the 'artelcry
barraek,' the 'bumprove for fivety men, and so
forth" Hsi
in Paris, birth cards are now issued in the
following style: Monsieur de X--has the
honor to inform YOU of his birth, which took
place the other day. He and his mother are
as well as may be expected" M
Colonel Thomas w. Knox, of the N. Y.
Herald staff has recently retur ned to his home
by way of Northern Asia, visiting Mongolia
and Kamskatka, and crossing the whole
Russia from Behring's Sea to the Polish from
tier. He travelled two thousand miles on the
Amoor river, fifteen hundred by wheeled We
hicles, and thrty-six hundred in sleighs. He
is the first person of any notability who ever
Travelled around the world and included north
eastern Liberia on his route
The Chicago Tribune says that the war OF
Sunday observance and liquor prohibition mas
broken out with great earnestness IN Wiscon-
sin. and that the German element IN the Re
,>,,h,oon marty. and q considerable portion of
.,,.;ve- horn members, will separate them
-. from any political organization which
-s.,res l;ouor prohibition portion of its creed
- -vbich sets up religious test.
Tha Montana Post of the 18th saws the
crop prospects in Gallatin Valley are excellent.
The grasshoppers have not troubled the upper
valley. Winter wheat and barley are out in
head beautifully.
1t is reportsd from Constantinople, by way
of Paris. that riots, in which blood had been
sbed had broken out between the Greeks and
tho laws. under the false pretext on the part
of the latter of intolerance from the Others
Numerous arrests had been made.
The thanks of all suffering editors are due
to Judge in Buffalo who rejected petition a
few days ago on the ground Of ''illegible writ
ing" and upon receiving letter of complaint
from prominent lawyer, replied that If the
petition had been as badly scrawled as the
epistle he would have committed its author for
contempt Of court.
"A lively place is Denver, G. T. The Col
orado Tribune congratulates itself that .neio
have been "only sixty-three loud quarreis On
Front street since our last ISSUE" Nevertne-
less there was "a whaling row in town ias'
n;obt: eighty seven in the fight; fourteen
wounded and six missing-the Killed NOT
counted"