The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-01-25
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AN affectionate Irishman once enlisted in
the 10Th regiment, in order to be near his BROTH
er who was in the 10th,
1T is said that Mr.. Wilkie Collins is drama
tising his novel "Armadale"
"A statesman may do much for commerce.
most by leaving it alone. A river never flows
so smoothly, as when it follows its own course,
without either aid or check. Let it make its
own bed; it will do SO better than you can
w hitner's new poem of The Tent ON the
Beach will be out next month. 1t is said to
abound in beautiful seaside sketches, and is
replete with out-of-door pictures We are in
formed that it has received the enthusiastic
appreciation of literary circle to whom it has
been lately read; a custom, by the way, most
commendable and quite worthy to be fol-
lowed.
DO come and dine with me-" said John to
Pat: you must, though have only a nice
piece OF beef and some potatoes for you." 90.
my dear fellow, don't make the laist apology
about the dinner, it's the very same should
have had at home, barrin' the beef"
Thomas ID. Hall has invented a railroad
switch that should have the attention of rail-
road men. By very simple arrangement an
electric current rings continuously whenever
the switch is moved from connection with the
main line, thus sounding warming, not only
to the switchman, but to all within hearing.
Philadelphia has had her turn in a dis
turbance in her Common Council. A trusteo
OF the gas works and member of the Counc;l
came to hard words just after the board had
adjourned, and the president ordered the lights
put out TO prevent them from coming to blows.
The widow of the Rev. Mr.. Horton. who
was killed in the riot in New Orleans last .Jnlv,
is in that city trying to bring suit against the
city; but all the lawyers there decline To as
sist her.
DIR. Hayess book on "The Open Polar
Sea, now IN the press of Hurd & Houghton. is
looked for with interest. Its account of inter-
estlng discoveries in the Arctic regions covers
several new points DR.. Hayes returned home
In the fall of 1861, and the delay in the publca-
tion OF his book is explained by the fact that he
was actively engaged in the medical deparH
ment of the army until some time after the
close of the war. Since that period he has
been occupied with the preparation of this
work, and the elaboration and discussion of
his discoveries.
According to the English Mechanic, MANY
persons in England cannot write with steel
pen because of its hackering and hrpling over
the paper" What these vicious qualities are,
no dictionary explains.
Thirty young Prussians were arrested re
Gently at Hamburg on a charge of trying to es
cape for America to avoid military duty
The peculiar forms taken by the frost
upon window panes are said to be influ-
enced by the directions of the grain of the
glass. There is a large pane in a shop window
in Boston, upon which the frost invariably
lies plain and clear while the other lights are
figured in the usual manner
"A poor man in Boston drew a painting at
Chicago nearly as large as the front of his own
dwelling.
Both of the Salisbury North Carolra,
papers, the Old North State and the Banner,
have come out in favor of qualified negro suf.
frage.
Thanks to the Russian embassy at 'Pekin,
which has offered to forward private dispatch
es, the Chinese public now enjoy tho advanta-
ges of telegraphic communication with Europr.
Dispatches are sent through the post or by
express to Kiachta on the Russo-Siberian from
tier, a fifteen days journey, and their the tele-
graph begins.
The dramatic critic of the New York Lea
der gives as the origin of the snow storm this
week that the stage manager at wallack's was
careless enough, on Wednesday night, after
the performance of "Ours," to leave the door Of
the property room wide open, and out rushed
his Crimean snow storm, and soon rioted
through the city.
The Cornhill Magazine has a poem entitled
"LOve's Light" An exchange thinks it must
be written in gas-metre.
There is slight dflerance between din
ner for nothing, and nothing for dinner
The head quarters of the allied sovereigns
at the battle of Leipsic is now rum shop.
Collins the poet tells us that the man who
does not like music knows not love. There
fore to find whether your lover will make a
good husband, play the fiddle to him.
81, as Senator" said Mr.. Calhoun, on one
occasion, "may judge the President. He can
never judge me-" How far does this apply to
to the present state Of affairs at Washington
Another imitation of Punch is to be at
tempted in New York
The young chiefs of Limree and crowd
OF minor talookdars and girassias and patels
were present at the opening OF the grand fair
of Rajkote at Rattamar-and if our readers
know what sort of creatures comforted that
crowd they know more than we do.
"A Paris paper of the Goth ult. says: can
innovation has been quite recently noticed in
ladies' dresses, jet ornaments having been re-
placed by amber"
The project ofa railroad oUer the Hoosac
Mountain finds much favor among those who
desire the present generation to reap any of
the supposed advantages of the Hoosac route
to the West.
-froiessor Seely's authorship of Ecce
Homo-first confidently announced by the
Spectator, and then made the occasion for
publishing his biography and selling his pho
tograph in every direction-is denied by the
publisher of the book, who says that its real
authorship is still secret. In addition to sew
erai rejoinders of which we have previously
made mention, another has been published in
London styled "Ecce Homo and Its Detract-
ors.''
M. Taine says in n recont article: "A great
historian said to me one day: When write
history, prepare, in the first Place. table of
all the events, the great as well as the smalr
with the verified dates-the dates not only of
the years, but of the months and days; this Is
the longest and most minute part of INV labor
Then eflee from my mind all current md
preconceived opinions; l consider my dated
facts; see their connection; 1 feel the progr,
of events, ami l write my book like novel
In n late speech in the Senate on Thur
day. Mr.. Sumner, in reply to Mr.. Hendricks,
said that, before this controversy is ended tie
President would need all the ability, all the ox-
perience and all the powers of debate of the
Senator from Indiana" This remark is
deemed significant as indicating a belief en-
the part of Mr. Sumner that the President