The Portland daily press., 1867-12-11
aI.ietfes,

| Queretaro. "My old general, steedrs, ha
said Sacrificed two hundred men day noar
Nashville, just to feel the enemy and learn his
position
There is some talk of substituting the
Prussian hnlmet for the slouched hat worn by
our army. 10 would doubtless wear longer,
and so would cast iron hats
During his late visit to Paris, the Austri-
an Emperor, at tho grandest Of grand dinners,
picked chicken bones with his fingersl
Victor Emmanuel is styled by his irreEer-
ent subjects, the "French viceroy"
"A German nun has translated that
naughty book, Byron's Don Juan.
The following mode of preserving potatoes
is worth a notice: Dust over the floor of the
bin with lime, and put in about six or seven
inches of potatoes and dust with lime az be-
fore. Put in six or seven inches u potatoe,
and lime again. Repeat tho operation unit,
all are stored away.
The Downpatriek (Ireland) Recorder re
ports a case Of alleged spontaneous combustion
in the human body as having occurred In that
town. A woman named Mary Mcmillan. an d
her son, living In house in Barron lar Q,
were missed, and the door of the house wa
forced open. Hugh MCMILLAN, the sou, W.
found lying with his head next the fireplace,
and his feet toward the door, insensible. In
an inner room were fouad lying under the
window, few fragments of what had been his
mother. A bed and bedstead in the room had
been burned, and the woman had died by fire..
Some furniture in the apartment was still
smouldering. The only portions OF her body
found, were the breast.
-Chambersburg is to be- rebuilt; its citizens
have formed a building association on the CO.
operative plan. Any Pennsylvania of legal
age can become member of this association
by buying single share of stock and signing
the constitution and bylaws. The number Of
shares is fixed for the present at five hundred
no single person oan own more than ten.
Whenever the fund Of the association amounts
to $3.50, this sum is to be paid over to the
stockholder who, in open meeting, offers the
highest premium. The successful bidder is re-
quired, however, TO give ample security. Up
on this point the greatest caution will be used i.
The premium of course goes into the treasury,
and when the fund again reaches the fixed
peated. @
"A Roman qusstion-If uneasy lies the
head that wears . crown" what must the
Pope's head suffer from wearing three crowns?
Judy
AT a union meeting Of the Rochester Pres
bytefians, the ether day, the Rev. DE-. Shaw
New Schoo) said he had known and loved
the Rev. Dr. Hall (Old school) for twenty-sey-
en- years, but had never exchanged pulpits with
him. They had Just appointed Sunday for
the first exchange. DR.. Hall had said to him
You can't trot around In my pulpit as you do
on your own platform In the Brick but you
have my full permission to Iun up and down
the pulpit stairs" He had said TO Dr. Hall:
"I'll excuse you from trotting around the
whole platform, but yon'd better move about
little, or the children will think you don't
amount to much"
The ship-carpenters of Quebec are paid
tho munihcent sum of two shillings and six
pence dayl Is IL any wonder their "stsike is
obstinate, or that they emigrate to the United
States?
In Spain a royal decree has been issued
that, considering the tranquility of the coun-
try. the state OF siege is raised throughout. A
great number of copies OF revolutionary hand
bills are, however, in circulation, inciting the
Spaniards so general rising.
An Gould eountryman," Tom Donovan,
was severely hurt. His friend, Tim Murphy,
heardthe doctors talking Of his injuries. ''He
had, they say "a compound d-eomminuted con-
fused fracture OF the 'tibula,' a stellated frae-
ture of the Uranium, and abrasion of the os
Fronts" Tim listened, sws-stricken. Phil
Donohue came quickly to know how Tom
was. bad enoushr said Tim. "Bad enougal
The doetbors( Heaven be praised for larnin')
have towld me all about it. He's a dead mani
All his Latin parts are wounded and be won't
live foive mnutes!" $50
The British freeman dsesnt like Jury SER
vice. One recently, on his name being called,
fell down In fit so severe that ID was neces-
sary TO convey him homo; and another handed
in note stating that he had been convicted Of
felony, and did net consider himself q fit per-
son to try othevs. te
A steamboat arrived at Cairo, ILL.,, the 9TH
| er morning, having ON board the Decatur Fe-
male Cornet Band The women composing it
| were dressed In blue merino, and were of diff
ferent sizes, ages and degrees Of comeliness
| The ladies confined themselves TO accompani.
ments.
The Gszetta del Popolo Of Turin confirms
the report of Gsribsldi's intended voyage to
| America, previous to the meeting Of the Ital-
| ian Parliament, and further adds that the It
allan Government 10 most anxious to send
him away, In order that there should exist no
further pretext for the French occupation of
| Rome.
| "A correspondent Of London newspaper
| writing from Berlin, OF the opening Of the
| North German Psrliament, says; AFTER the
ceremony of the opening In the white saloon
| had been concluded tho Lower House held IL
first sitting, under the presidency Of the oldest
member, stavenhagsn, who appeared on this
occasion In full uniform. The sitting,was un-
| important, being chiefly occupied with the
election OF members of committees. The gen.
| eral aspect Of the room has not been changed
though 1t has been considerably snlafged Since
last session, there being now room for fortJ
more members on each side of the House A
remarkable change, however, was evident in
| the co Institution of the different parties. The
| Opposition especially have greatly diminished
| in number. Their side of the House was al
most empty, and the noble head of Waldeek
the high forehead of Jseoby, the tall figure OF
| Hoverbeck, and the famous beard Of Duncker
stood out prominently from the thinly occu-
pied benches. The fullest part OF the House
| was the centre, whore the now fashionable
| National Liberal party mustered very strong
under the active leaders Lasker, Twesten, I'm.
rub, and Reichcnheirn.
| "A new piece of ingenuity In the way 0
advertising Is in operation at che Springfield
(Mass.l post ofaee. The apparatus has on
each side . desk whore letters may be wrlttet
by anybody who chooses. In front and aboy,
each of those desks advertisements are placet
on endless webs, which are carried over pull
leys peipendicularly, and kept slowly moving
BY means OF clock work inside. Advertise
ments are thus appearing and disappearing
constantly, while all stand an equal chance
| of inspection.
| A motion was made in the Criminal Court
Indianspoiis, on Wednesday, to quash an in
| dictment against Lewis Washington, negro,
for marrying white woman, which Is q penal
offence under the State laws. 1t was urged
that the law was contrary to the spirit of the
Civil Rights Law, and therefore void. The
Court decided that the marriage was not mere
| ly a eivifcontract, but partook of moral ana
religious obligation, and was subject to re
strictive legislation, and overrnied the mo"on.
An appeal is proposed to the supreme Oour'
| TO settle the matter.
Earl Stanhopc is engaged in writing
history of England from the ascension Oh Anne
| a. .bn n.,ce of Utrecht This, in connection