The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-18
VARIETIES.
TRAxI.


a member of Congress once said:
what the honorable gentleman has just
asserted consider as catamount to q denial"
presume" replied his opponent, that the
honorable gentleman means tantamount." {"
NO, sir, done mean tantamount am not
so ignorant OF ouR language not to be aware
that catamount and tantamount are anopy-
NOUS"
Won Helmont tells US that Adam was
created without beard, but that, after he had
lllien and sinned, because of the sinful pro-
pensities which he derived from the fruit of
the forbidden tree, beard was made part of
his punishment and his disgrace, bringing
MIN thus into nearer resemblance with the
beasts, towards whom he made his nature ap-
proximate. The same stigma was NOT inflicted
upon Eve, because even in the fall sac retained
much other original modesty, and, therefore, de-
served no such opprobrious mark. Won Helmont
observes, also, that no good angel ever appears
with beard; and this, he says il capital
sign by which angels may be distinguished.
| The Boston Post thinks it probable that
Congress viii finally deny the soft impeach.
| ment."
| Some of the New York Common Council
men have novel way of Singing ink"
The Portsmouth Chronicle saws: "Amona
the improvements in this city, which we hear
talked about for the coming summer, are a
Chime OF Bells on the Catholic Church, an
Observatory on Lookout Mountain, and a
public Common, with perhaps bridge across
the South Mill Pond"
The Boston Advertiser, speaking of the
newly appointed minister to Austria, saws:
What are Mr.. Cowan's qualifications for the
place, beyond his inability to secure reelee-
tion to the Senate has not been stated. 1t is
needless to inquire, however, for it is probable
that period ofMcGinnsses is now to set in.
which will remind us ofthe palmy DAYS before
the war" g.
An English journal says: "The success
of the Atlantic Telegraph has, VIC are Inform
ed, led to the revival of several schemes for
establishing telegraphc communication by
other routes. Arrangements are nearly COM
pleted for commencing at once the manu-
ufacture, at Liverpool, of the cable intended IN
be laid for the North Atlantic route bv wav
OF Iceland and Greenland. The prospectus
of the new company will, it is said be issued
immediately" This is only the becinpinp.
The total number of emigrants from Liver
pool during the year pastis is $1,000
Some of the boys at Russian public schools
at Moscow, Petersberg, and Kew and Kasan.
have sent Count Bishmark warm letter of
thanks for having so greatly facilitated tho
study of the most difficult part of European
eography-namely, the political geography
of Germany
. The London Daily News says: son
Thursday, December 9th, the annual Christ
mas tete took place at Hauteville House; in
Guernsey. There were assembled some forty
two poor children, varying in age from three
to twelve years; all looked happy ard Joyous,
and seemed perfectly at home in the house aud
in the presence of their host. The yJete was
divided into three parts, an excellent lunch, q
distribution of clothing and Christmas
tree IlI
"A bright little girl, in playful anger, caught
hold of an older sister, saying Now, I'll shake
the sawdust out of you" thinking the human
species was got up ON the same plan as her
doll
"A member of the New York Assembly late
ly received Buffalo paper addressed to
him at the Ass. Chamber, Albany" Tho
member demands change in the direction,on
the ground that if the Ass" applies to the
Chamber it may be considered breach of pri-
vilege; and if to himself, he would rather not
have it known in Albany.
Madame Anna Bishop tSehultz) after hav-
ing miraculously escaped death from shipwreck
on Wake Island, in the Pacific has arrived at
Hong Kong, and is giving series of musical
entertainments, which are well patronised oy
the nobs and snobs of that place. .,, ,,,,
"A London letter-writer says: MI oA-
man has been astonishing the Italians, ana es-
nec;sIIv the Florentines. Having organized
coneert tronpe. with Charlotte Patti as his pri-
ma donna. he announces a series OF "unprece-
de,te5 concerts on the American system"
Tho Ital;ans have no belief in any music but
their own. even in Europe. TO talk of giving
concerts in Florence on the American system
seems to them about as absurd as to pro-
pose to bring them Hottentos literature or Es-
quimaux art. So they are waiting for the
American concerts But Carlotta Patti they
are likely to have heard, for the doors Of her
concert room were so mobbed by eager crowds" i"
the other day at Lyons, that the police had to
be re-enforced by the military. Let me add
that the bewitching Adalina has come out as
a composer, FIRST Of successful waltz, and now
0fs song"