The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-20
Varieties.


"A hunter in Crawford county, Wis, re-
Gently shot cougar, or American panther,
measuring three feet six inches in height, and
five feet in length; the largest ever seen In
that region. He got $12 bounty, and deserv-
ed it. rol .sira = 9af srafra .ro. . lid.
Three wild ducks few through the LAM
tern of the Highland lighthouse one night last
week, smashing the glass and killing them
selves. 5f .a-e ~ .i ..-sr.f .--. .-.--
The Emperor of Austria has given the
Empress Eugenie piano, chefdeavre Of the
principal Vienna manufacturer. It sof sat
inwood, ornamented and sculptured with ex-
quisite art.
The recent frost in the neighborhood of
Nachitoches, La, has nipped the promise of
the cotton yield in that region, the boIls hav-
ing been thereby prevented from opening.
Madame Tussaud has added to her cham
Der of waxwork horrors in London an image
of King Theodorus, supposed to be q conjectu-
raj restoration from Muller the murderer, who
has ceased to allure.
M. Bernadotte, formerly Mayor Of Bay
onne, has just received the Cross Of Com
mander of Wasa from his royal relative,
Charles XIV, King of Sweden and Norway.
There is every probability of an immedi-
ate and general cab strike in London, unless
some compromise can be offered by the Com
missioners of Police.
The Patrie says that it is not true that the
Prince Imperial is going to spend the winter
at Nice, and adds that his health never was
better.
Victor Hugo's drama, lie Roi s'An,tse, is
about to be produced in Brussels. The author
himself will be present. This play, after its
first representation in the time of Louis Phil
lippe, was forbidden in Paris, its denunciations
of royal license being deemed inimical to the
safety even OF "citizen king" 1t has never
beenpertormed there since. .-.1
"A young man at Grasse Point, near De-
troit, while hunting ducks, sunk into mo-
rass, and remained with head and shoulders
only above ground through an entire night.
More wheat has been sown in northern
Arkansas than ever before, and it presents q
very promising appearance.
AN Englishman has invented a process,
for Photographic printing on oiled canvas The
effect is perfect Gil painting.
There is a model man-of-war in the State
Prison of New Hampshire, whitfield out by
convict with pocket-knife.
In Boston short dresses are about all that
are seen upon the streets, but the length is
made up with the evening dresses with their
long trains. 1t is said OF fashionable Boston
lady, who went to a party in that city not long
since, that she arrived there about the first Of
the evening, but the last of her dress did not
arrive until twelve o'clock. Everything is
gored, and it is predicted that the fashion will
reign as long as have full skirts. For outside
garments, loose sacks, a trifle longer than last
year, are worn. The English jacket is a new
style; it is short, and fits the figure with pock-
cts ON the back. 1t is reported that the hair
is to come down little, but as yet no move
ment has been made in that direction. One
long curl down the back is commonly worn,
and occasionally two braids.
The official Roman journal has a severe
article on the attitude of the English Govern
ment in reference to the Conference. The
writer accuses England of encouraging the
revolution first, and then abandoning it. He
speaks of Mr.. Gladstone as one who, ito sec
ond the wicked projects of the revolution, has
lied as much as any body ever did' disgnisIng
the truth, and inventing "na' hao not even
the appearance of truth. ...~... Id .........
Among the naru odSos, VIC nave nearu OF
.r,e.ssionaI gentleman who took a short va
...;on to visit friends in Connecticut. He
snept all the time he had at command showed
up in the cars or on the road, and had to re-
turn to keep his appointments without reach
ing the place he started for at ALL
Colonel Meline, in his lately published
volume entitled "Two Thousand Miles on
Horseback" tells this instructive story:
And this reminds me of a story pr ,mised
to tell in connection with the remarkable
twenty-ox teams mentioned in my last As
ever in the Santa Fe trade, high official in
Washington expressed great dissatisfaction at
the dilatoriness of the quar- termasters at Fort
Leavenworth in starting transportation out in
the spring. He did not appear to know that
until the grass grows on the Plains, the:ani-
mails cannot be- fed, and, consequently, cannot
be sent out. They were always started about
the middle Of May, but that, he declared,
would never do. He insisted on their starting
the middle of April-came out himself and
made the contracts accordingly-very easily
finding the contractor that suited him. Hay.
ing written triumphantly to Washington thas
he had revolutionized the whole system Oh
transportation contracts, ana PPI ProPoaIIon- n
ately pleased with himself, n1 snrUs & "
anworth ohomt ths second week Of May, and
tharo ~ b;, o"stonishment and disgust, found
W R I,;s teams that he supposed month
~, tha road to Santa Fe! They had started,
inst as they agreed TO-