The Portland daily press., 1867-01-16
VARIETIES.


The San Francisco Times of Nov. %
speaks of a valuable load of bricks: "Ouite a
crowd of people were collected in front of the
Bank OF California yesterday, watching the
struggles of powerful team OF .horses in their
attempts to move a wagon load of silver bricks
The load was so heavy that the wheels sunk in
to the cobble stones nearly to the hubs After
long struggle, and the assistance of several of
the bystanders, the team started the load, which
consisted OF about one hundred large silver
bricks from the State of Nevada"
"A flying machine is in course of construe-
ton, and is being made "on the model of a
wild goose" The inventor sits as model.
"A drama in one act entitled "The Baronet
Abroad and the Rustic Prima Donna. half
musical, half sensational, has been produced
with moderate success at the London Adelphi.
"A lady about to marry was warned that her
intended, although good man, was very eccen-
trio. "Wel' she said, 'f he is very unlike
other men, he is more likely to make good
husband"
"A Utica paper says that during the fltful
fever of her life now ended, woman In that
city had been married three times, and each
successive husband was named Tompkins.
"A man who had profrsion of rings ON
his fingers was pointed out to a cooper. "Ah,
master, said the artisan, "it is a sure sign of
weakness when so many hoops are used.'
The case OF Benjamin Bright VS.. the Hart
ford and New Haven railroad, petition for
damages caused by the burning OF the plain
tiff's barns in Thompsonvilie, alleged to have
been set ON fire by sparks from locomotive,
has just been DECIDED by the Superior Court.
Hartford, in favor of Mr.. Bright; damages
$500 and costs.
-Gen Walter Hartman, the nominee for
Governor of New Hampshire, was one of the
nifty ohcers placed under the Union guns. in
Charleston, during the siege, as a retaliating
measure.
"A ST. Louis paper gives the details of zone
more unfortunate" under the headline of
"suicidiana.''
We see it stated that "Gen Phil Sheridan
denies that he is about to be married, or that
he wants to be President" Probably it should
read "or wants to be at present"
The first gold in the United States was
found IN Cabarrus county N. q in 1899
The Weekly Musical Review says that
Madame Parepa is about to marry Carl Rosa.
the violinist.
M. Renan has in the press new edition of
the Life of Jesus" in which he replies TO nj.
Veuillots attack upon him, and deyelones
his own theories, it is said, with much less
circumlocution than heretofore.
Alexander Smith, the poetGs dangerously
ill in England
The newest fashion in Paris is to have the
dining room chairs no longer covered with
morocco or moleskn, but with dark green
cloth, the walls hung with dark colored velvet
paper or cloth and relieved by candelabras,
behind which are attached plates of metal or
glass, the whole being highly becoming" to
ladies in full dress.
"A daily newspaper man who has just got
out of the traces says he is becoming quite well
acquainted with his family.
AT Santa Cruz, California on the 18th ult.
Justice Rodehouse was trying one C. j
Richards for a trespass' when the friends of the
prisoner came in, hauled the Justice off the
bench, and tarred and feathered him all over.
The severe punishment of one days imprison-
ment was meted out to the playful violators
of the ermine.
Aso'. nrs. LII Dudulngton, OF BROOKLYN,
now travelling with her husband in Palestine,
writes home that the sea is so rough near Jop-
pa that it is matter of no surprise that the
whale was unable to stand the double agitation
of Jonah and the billows, and viewing the
prophet as a conundrum, had to give him up"
! In a recent case in Indiana justice con-
placently remarked, in summing up the testi-
mony: Gentlemen of the jury, in tins case the
counsel on both sides unintelhgble the
| witnesses on both sides are incredible,
| and the plaintiff and defendant are both such
bad characters, that to me it is Indifferent
which way you give your verdict
| 1t is stated that the mil1men of Elizabeth,
N, j.. refuse to supply customers ON Sundays.
"A Cleaveland justice fined a man.S5 for
cutting his wife's head fearfully with hatebet-
| Other luxuries are not so cheap in that city.
AT Morrisville, Pennsylvania, is an cpl
taph on one Sam Mclaughlin mortuus with
,he addenda: "If all the leading politicians
| and priests 60 to heaven, want to get of at
| some other station
The Springfield Republican says the New
York Independent "has fallen away to a mere
sensation, political, and advertising sheet, and
is edited by inidels." Indeed