The Portland daily press., 1867-11-02
Varieties.

-hepWOrtn DIXON, the author of New
America" has in press a volume called "spir-
itual Wives
st. Georges Church in New York, REV.
DR.. Tyng's) which was destroyed by fire two
years ago, has just been opened after its re-
construction. Its interior decoration ia said
to be very brilliant. The walls are all in chrome
yellow, with diaper designs in buff and gold.
The chancel is in blue panels, with gilt stars,
the arch of the apsis is blue and crimson. and
green and gold. The windows are surround
ed with many-tinted mosacs. The gallery
panels are in blue and white, with gold bor-
ders. The roof is supported by a net work of
beams, painted in brown and picked out with
gold. The ceiling of the roof is in blue, bla-
zoned with golden devices. The root, indeed,
is "thing of beauty" worth a pilgrimage to
see All the aisles are paved with oolored tiles
The pulpit, desk, and chancel are on a marble
platform, the centre in tinted designs.
During the battle of Kingston brigade of
North Carolina Junior Reserves behaved bad
ly and retreated before the Union forces. A
General seized one of the fugitives and held
this conversation with him
Genersl-~What are You running for?"
Junior-'Oh, General the Yankees were
shootingr'
General-"Wby didn't you shoot back
again? Amt you ashamed Of yourself? You
are crying like q baby"
Junior, (blubbering) )-"l wish aoas babv
Oh, wish was gal babyl"
A man over ninety is great comfort to all
his elderly neghbors, says Holmes: he Is a
picket-guard at the extreme outpost, and young
folks of sixty seventy feel that the enemy
must get by him before he can come near their
camp.
On Saturday evening, Governor Andrew
completed the arrangements for the delivery
of his eulogy on Edward Everett, on tho occa-
sion of the Inauguration of the statue in the
Public Garden. The 22d OF February was AZ
| ed upon as the most fitting anniversary for the
public exercises.
The London Times contains glowing ac-
count of the visit OF the civic, military and ma
val authorities of Portsmouth to Admiral Far
ragut ON his flagship, the Franklin. The af-
fair. throughout was one of the most imposing
ever witnessed in the waters The mayor of
Portsmouth invited the Admiral to bapouet.
but the Admiral was obliged to decline, ewing
to his intsnded departure.
While the family of Mr.. Parr, at West
Farms, N. Y, were at breakfast the other
morning, they were startled by the smashing
OF pane in the window, caused by bullet
which passed through and lodged in the door
just behind Mrs. Parr' chair, fortunately with
oat iniuring any one.
Mr.. Jerome Hopkins, the composer and
pianist, has been invited to produce one Of his
| symphonies or other orchestral works at the
Philharmonic Concerts of Leutze's celebrated
| orchestra in Philadelphia
| Mr.. Neal Bryant, champion snorer, ayails
/ himself of the medium of a sporting paper t.
/ offer 10 suore Mr.. Isaac Edwards for $500 a
side, each man to snOre according to the new
| rules of the National Snorers' Association.
"A letter from A. NJ Holbroox, Esq, editor
of the New Orleans Picayune, who has resd-
ed constantly in that city since the establish
ment of his journal in 1887, says: "This has
been the most sickly season have ever expe-
/ rienced here-even worse than 1853 There
have not been many deaths, but the misery
| and destitution everywhere have been terri
ble"
The Pail Mall Gazette says "Oscanyan. an
Americanzed Turk, is preparing spectacular
play for one of the New York theatres. repre-
senting inside views of Oriental life harems
and their occupants, dancing by Circassian
girls, and the like" The New York papers
know nothing about it.
An lrishman, on observing a beautiful
cemetery, remarked that he considered il a
healthy place to be buried in.
What is that which comes with coach
goes with coach, is Of no use to the coach,
and yet the coach cannot go without it? A
noise.
Some scoundrel flung a stone through a
painted window of the Jewish synagogue in
Cincinnati last Sunday while the congregation
were at worship. No one was hurt, but about
two hundred dollars damage was done to the
| window.
An old man, sta nding ON the street in
| Springfield, Ill. the other day, addressing a
crowd ON the subject Of politics, said, when
| asked what he thought of the negro, that he
thought the "nigger big thing" He said he
| had lived to see the nigger break up the old
| Wing Party, to which he belonged, had seen
him divide and distract the Democratic Party,
had seen him cause a terrible civil war, had
seen him break up the white mans Union,
and had recently seen him cause the defeat of
the Republican Party in Pennsylvania and
Ohio, and hoped TO see him defeat ruin aud
annhilate the Radicals in the presidential
election next year.
Harry, you ought not to throw away
nice bread like that; you may want it some
| day" well mother, would stand any bet
TER chance OF getting it then ii 1 should eat il
now?"
doctor, what is certain cure for a bald
eraniumP' ecapitation-eut-
| ting it off, Sir
Edwin Booth has touched deeply the
feminine heart of Baltimore. A critic of that
| city thus expatiates IF a man wishes to be
the first love of young lady he must 60 else
where than to Baltimore; here the pure fame
of each virgin heart is first offered up to Ed
win Booth. When that touching duty is per-
formed the feminine heart is ready to receive
matrimonial bids"