The Portland daily press., 1867-07-25
Varieties.

Corps of California, has returned from visit
to Washington and Oregon. He assembled
Mount Hood, took careful barometrcal OBJ
servations, and found the height not to exceed
twelve thousand four hundred feet
The French Institute has just decreed the
biennial prize of 10000 francs for the work
comforting most honor on the country, produc-
ed within the last ten years. Each of the five
academies taking it in turns to propose a can
didate, the turn fell this time to that of the
Fine Arts, which proposed NJ. Felicien David,
for his compositions of "Hercalaneum" and
"Lalla Rookh.'
The London Owl says that no European
Intervention will take place in consequence of
the execution of the Emperor Macmillan.
"In the first moment of horror and anger it
was proposed, both at Paris and Vienna, to
take some Immediate step toward reprisals,
but reflection has shown that such a course
would be politically as unadvi visable as prac-
tically it would be useless"
Mr.. Youatt, the famous veterinary surgeon,
who has been bitten eight or ten times by rab-
id animals, says that crystals of nitrate of sill
yer rubbed into tho wound will positively pre-
vent hydrophobia in the bitten person or ami
NAL.
The London News, in referring to the alb
surd proposition in the British Parliament to
withdraw the British Legation from Mexico,
pertinentiy asks: "If an American adventurer
had gone to Hungary, waged war against the
Austrian government, and ultimately been
taken and executed, should we have recalled
our Ambassador from Vienna"
-Grinnell Willis son of the late n P. Will
H. :. c&txo uarIE
crew, who pulled in the College Regatta, at
Worcester, on Friday. He was bow oar.
= Bassompierre, French ambassador to
| Spain was telling Henri Quatre how he en-
| tered Madrid. 81 was mounted on the small
est mule in the world" "Ah," said Henri,
"what an amusing sight-the biggest ass on
| the smallest muIe!" 81 was your Majesty's
representative" was the reply.
"A correspondent of the N. Y. Times has
been to see Alexander H. Stephens, and says:
"In his physique he has just enough Of the
material to make him subject to the law OF
gravitation. There is pair Of scales on the
balcony; took the fancy to stand on it and
weigh myself. Stephens, with little laugh,
stepped on after mellow much do you sup
pose he weighed9 Ninety.four pounds avoir.
dupois
Justice aud humanity are not quite dead
yet. A magistrate in Hoboken the other day
not only discharged starving man who had
been arrested for stealing loaf of bread, but
sealed the verdict by giving the cnlprit aims.
That magistrate has laid the corner stone Of
his own monument.
The Dayton, Ohio, Journal reports sim
gular trait of the gyps;es. 1t seems that some
years ago man named Stanley, the king of
the tribe in this country, was buried in great
state in the Woodland Cemetery. Since then
no matter where a member OF the tIibe in this
country has died, the remains have been con-
veyed to the same place for interment. Last
fall and winter four children of the tribe died
in Texas, aud the remains were sent to the
vault in Woodland, until sufficient delega-
tion from the tribe could be gather to cele-
brate the ceremonies properly.
Robert Toombs has not been pardoned nor
has he applied for Executive clemency.
The Opinion Rationale announces recent
visit of Dr. Mary Walker to the Hospital de Ia
Cbarite in Paris. 1t says: "Petite and fragile,
attired with the elegant simplicity of q fashion,
able lady, Madame DR.. Walker was received
with marked oordiality and respect. She
displayed great interest in the medical and
surgical services of the establishment. Her
visit to the Hospital dc la Charlie proclaims
new principle, the righteousness of which has
already been consecrated in the New World
that Of recognizing the equality of women and
men before science"
The good people of Boston are exercised,
Just now, OVER the question of opening public
libraries and reading rooms on Sunday. Sew
eral meetings have been held Oh the subject
before Joint committee of the city councils
and a good deal of discussion has been wasted
upon the matter. The press and the citizens
are divided in opinion upon the proposed meas.
ure.
Gen. sherman's opinion of Alaska is con-
else and pronounced: "Give em seven millions
more to take it back, and be thankful to get Oh
so cheap"
-ceoloqy. said Emerson in his address at
Cambridge the iother day, is only chemistry,
r,;tb the element of time aided. Science dis
closes that the world is crystal the soil of its
valleys undergoing continual decomposition
and decomposition; nothing is old but mind.
-Longfellow always sends to the printer very
clear copy. His MSS. are all written in lead
pencil upon large sheets of good quality OF
book paper; each sheet contains never more
than two four-lne verses. The manuscript OF
his translation of Dante, if bound, would make
several immense volumes.
Mr.. Motley has left Vienna for Switzer-
land He will remain some time in London,
TO secure the copyright of the concluding two
volumes of his History of the Netherlands.
Miss Augusta J. Evans has received the
degree of Mistress of Literature from the Bal
timoye Female College.
The Princess Salm-Salm, who is said to
have o,'yered the keeper of Macmillan SSoo'-
900 to Sc ,ure the Emperor's escape hved IN
New York in the hnmblest circumstances just
of,or tho al. ,se of our war-in which, 1t will DC
remembered, her husband served The prince,
" couple DIV, VT in one room in East Houston ,l
street which apartment was at once drawing
room sleeping room and kitchen to then, them D.,
Others besides literary people have 'heir ups
and downs.