The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-02-13
VARIETIES.

1t is now stated that Mr.. Charles A. Da-
mas new paper is to be styled The New York
Chronicle" and that it is to be started ON a
solid cash capital of 100000.
Sir Francis Hastings Doyle, who has late
ly published clever volume of verse, ''Thc
Return of the Guards, and other Poems" is
said to be the most important rival of Mr. Rus
kin for the chair of poetry at Oxford, which is
soon to become vacant by the expiration Of
Mr. Matthew Arnold's term of office.
| "A poor woman in indianapolis sold her
hair tor one dollar and fifty cents to buy bread
for her children.
"A daughter of Charles Dickens is accred-
ited with aunt Margarets Trouble" new
novel published in London and set down as
good.
"A unique Journal the Fusi Yuma Ga
zette, is published monthly on board the Fusi
una, transport screw steamer belonging to
the Japanese Government and commanded by
Adam Dundas, who says; "We beg toremind
the gratuitous critic that we are editor, report
er, compositor, printer, pressman, foreman, P.
D., and skipper withal"
Wendell Phillips having delivered lec-
ture in Boston on Daniel O'Connell, the Bos-
ooh iiot tntb, VIII Mr.
Phillips be when his acts are history, and he
has passed away from the scenes of busy life,
if there shall some large-hearted man arise In
this his own, or in any other country, who.
with equal fidelity, with the same spiri. OF JUS
tioc, and with Powers as rare his own, shall
attest the work of his life and crown the altar
OF his fame as fully and impartialiy as he has
done those of Daniel O'Connell"
Mr.. M. ID. Conway writes to the Commonf
wealth that the engagements of Mr. Thomas
Hughes will not permit him to continue as tho
correspondent of the New York Tribune.
One Monsieur Martinare, alias Lamsrtini-
ere, has been sentenced at Paris to six months
imprisonment and fined 10000 francs. for the
possession OF clandestine press in the Isle Of
st. Denis. This is the press from which are
supposed to have issued certain revolutionary
manifestoes against the Spanish government
The Egyptians find difficulty in adopting
the new ideas of which their Viceroy has made
himself the representative. AT recent sitting
of their Parliament, Hillal-bey, one of the dem
uties, having spoken of the Viceroy as "my
adored MASTER" the President observed that a
more parliamentary expression would be "my
august sovereign
The Nelson New Zealand) Examiner. in re-
porting the execution of Burgess, Levey. and
Kelly, three Thug-like murderers. saws: 'It
has been matter of dispute amongst medical
authorities whether death in such cases Is
caused by strangulation or by disloca ton of
the spinal column. The necks of the three
malefactors were therefore dissected by Drs
Williams and Cusack, and it was salts
factorily proved that death had resulted IN
each case from strangulation, the spinai COZ
umn being found to be perfect III every lu-
stance thus settling this much vexed ques-
ton at last.
About fifty years back married couple,
r.s;dno in Paris. adopted male child that
,,aa hsen found in the streets, although having
- of tbsir own. The two children were
hro,gbt up together, and received the same
oduc,tion; the foundling went into business
and made large fortune, while his benefac-
tors met with reverses, and died leaving their
son, cripple, unprovided for. The adopted
son then devoted himself entirely TO his COM
plnion in infancy refusing to marry in order
not to be forced to quit him,and has now lust
diei, leaving him fortune of nearly million
francs,