The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-25
VARIETIES.

eral OF Canada, is to be married early in March
in London, to Miss Bernard, sister of Mr.. Ber-
nard chief clerk in the Attorney Gt neral's of
fee at Ottawa.
The coal fields recently discovered in
Chindwarra, India, extend over a surface of
upward offfty miles, varying in thickness of
good coal from three to thirteen feet. There
can be little doubt that these coal fields are the
most important discoveries that have been
made in India for years. The official report
gives very high opinion of the coal as fuel,
its freedom from iron pyrites and the great
facility in working it.
Owing to high winds in the Adriatie
Venice has been inundated to an extent which
has never been equalled within the memory of
any of the inhabitants The piazza of San
Mark was so flooded that boats and gondolas
passed over it, and the whole of the SD. ce had
the appearance af a vast lake
M. Leve-rier predicts another meteoric
shower on or about the 10th of August next
The Illinois River has not been SO high for
thirty years as now.
The last report about Mr. Lee of Opera
House notorioty is, that he is cousin to Mr.
Crosby or his wife. An exchange thinks il
will be well if this is all the cozenine there ia
about the matter.
-Afew days since daughter of Mr.. Alexan-
derson, OF the Township OF Elgin, c. E., heard
the family dog barking furiously in the nj tht
she went out and followed him a quarter of 9,
mile, when she was startled 10 see her father
lying IN the snow on his back. He died five
minutes afterwards.
sleeping i'll church is q serious crime in
Rhode Island Last Sunday afternoon a poor
Irishman went into one of the churches in
Providence, was shown into seat took a
quiet nap during the services and was peace
ably retiring at their close, when he was ar
rested, tried and sent to Jail for ten days. A
good deal OF tronble has arisen from this reck-
less invasion Of the right to sleep in church
which so many claim The Bulletin, referring
to the affair." says the judicial procedure 'touch-
es not only the pews, but threatens the pulpit
also. If a laboring man is to be sent to Jail for
sleeping during a sermon, how much mora
should preacher suffer for a failure to keen
his hearers awake? 1t is evident that this kind
OF ofJusuce, distributed evenhandedly through
out our congregations, would make mischief,
and it had better be tempered with mercy SO
abounding as to reach back to the first often.
der"
Emma Hardinge, long known as medi-
um and lecturer on spiritualism, is preparing
a"History of Spiritualism in America
"A Paris correspondent enlivens his letter
with the following anecdote--"I heard an
amusing anecdote the other day, illustrative of
French incompetency to master any foreign
language. A young married lady. welded to
a German n
purchases in the Chaussee d Antin. At
length she desired the things purchased might
be sent to her address. And your name,
maam| Really, sir, am not acquainted
with my name; was the Princess Tremouille.
and 1 have married the Baron-Tenter-Ten
ter-if you will call my servant, who is at the
door, think he knows"
Laura Keeue, who Is playing in Mobile.
lately received the following anonymous note:
Mobile, Feb. 8th, 1867.
Laura Keenei
"You are requested to Live cure city, if
you don't you will get hurt.
"Obige the inhabitants of Mobile.
You are nothing less but Yankees"
There is only one solid bridge across the
river Rhine, and that is not completed. A
Munich letter says: "The Germans are much
IS.
crotohets, easels, constitutions, musical books.
botanies, oratorios, &C., than in certain other
works which are quite as necessary
-Tamsey Jordon, freedwoman, offers re-
ward of twenty-five dollars to any body who
VIII assist her in getting hack her son, Bry-
ant Jordon, a colored boy, who went off with
the Fifteenth Army Corps when they came
through Georgia. He is about sixteen years
old; is of ginger-cake color; carries his head
thrown back when he walks, and has some
deficiency in the movement of his eyes. Tam
sey may be addressed at Davisborough, Ca.
Central Railroad, and she requests all humane
papers TO copy her advertisement.
--"You want to know what Phil. Sheridan
is like?" said President Lincoln once to Uncle
Gideon Welles, who was asking in his dreamy
way what manner of man was the youpp
Western sdbrear, whose name was Just then
beginning to attract attention. "He is q
brown little fellow, with long body, short
legs, not enough eek to hang him, and such
long arms that he can scratch his ankles if
they itch without stopping" No better des-
cription could be given in such brief Ian
| guage.
We see it stated that Algernon Charles
Swinburne is writing another poem of great
length and power"
"A Boston paper tells story OF an irisn
teamster, who, seeing lady unable 10 cross
street during one of the days the slush' rem
ed his horse so as to bring his SLED direc'y
across the street-in Boston the streetsare not
all wide-whereupon the lady accepted ms ex-
,anded hand and crossed without difficulty on
the sled, II is not stated that the Irishman has
anv ;ntention of competing for MIR. Jeromes
nr;zs medal, but it would be an excellent plan
e. he could be sent to all the colleges of the coun-
trv in rotation, and finally to Congress, which
| in dignity is surpassed by the Indian, and in
native courtsey by the Irishman.
The French papers give accounts of bread
riots in Turin. The troops were called out to
suppress them.
"A huge silver brick, pure metal, was ey-
hibited on change in Chicago last week. 1t
was half a yard long and foot wide.
The following is General sheridan's speech
at his reception by the Ohio legislature:
"GENrLEMEN-I feel very highly honored y
| this tiattering reception from the representa-
| tyes of Ohio, my native State