The Portland daily press., 1867-02-15

The Mexicans are said to be the most ac-
complished and inscriptions of thieves The
dressing rooms at the court balls are invari-
ably ritied of their contents, and ladies', after
dancing, vainly seek their shawls, eloaks etc.
A ball was given by the French officers soon
after their entrance into Mexico, when the
guests cut off the gold tringes and tassels
which adorned the velvet curtains of the bali
room.
Miss Thackeray's writings from the Story
of Elizabeth down to The Village on the CHh,,
now publishing in Cornhill-and Aunt Morga-
refs Troubles, in which Miss Dickens has just
made her literary debut, are quoted in sup
port OF the opinion that literary ability is often
er transmitted from father to daughter than
from father to son.
A-lt is whispered, says the Court Journal,
that a young boy called to high destinies
stubbornly refuses to study the maps When
pressed to explain the reason the pupil ex-
claimed: "Oh, the map has so often changed
of late years, and papat Napoleon II?) says it
will soon be changed again. Cui bono to learn
it as it stands now?"
The King of Prussia is reported to have
said, in recent conversation: In order to
consolidate the Northern Confederation, Prus-
sia requires ayears tranquility. 1t is for this
reason appreciate in the highest degree the
pacific inclination expressed in the words
uttered by the Emperor on New Years Day"
"A gentleman was arrested and put in the
guard house at Savannah few nights since,
ter boing drunk and helpless" 1t turned out
that he was strictly temperate, and had been
struck with apoplexy, of which he was found
dead in the Jail.
While Major Roberts, of Oxford, N. H,
was embarrassing his horse a few days ago, he
was lifted from his feet by the wind and
thrown upon small ledge of rocks. His leg
was broken by the fall. Unable to reach his
house he crawled into the barn, where he was
found by one of the neighbors in the morn
ing.
George Alfred Townsend, one of the wit
iest Bohemians of the New York press, is
going to Europe as correspondent OF the
Cincinnati Gazette.
The New York World insists that in
nominating Mr.. Bancroft for the collectorship
at Boston, the president was guilty both of
revenge and plagiarism and mentions in con-
nectiOn Herewith the old story of a doubtful
compliment once paid to an over-eloquent
youth by one OF his friends "Where have
you been this long time, Wiggins?" Il have
been in Boston, lecturing" "Ahl / am en-
chanted to hear it,! Indeed, responds Wig
gins, with a modest blush; "and why?" why?
Why, because hate the Bostoniansl
" Mrs. julia Ward Howe threatens to with
draw from The Northern Lights, and Lights
itself Is likely soon to withdraw its pale efful-
Roba .ulo al al
to write for it, says the new magazine was too
evidently the organ of DR.. Howe's School for
Feeble minded and Idiotic Youth
MIR. Whittier's new poem, The Tent ON
the Beach," will be published about the 25th
of this month. The first edition will consist
OF ten thousand copies, the great popularity OF
"Snow- Bound" and advance orders warrant
ing Messrs Ticknor & Fields in the issue o
this large number of copies at the start
The largest fur dealer in the world was born
in Vermont, of poor parents, and is now the
great London merchant, A M Lamson, lately
knghted. No man is more respected in the
city. He is the largest capitalist in the At
lantic C
The Round Table describes the Christian
Advocate a stupid and bigoted sheet, with
pervading shuttle" The Advocate in turn in
sinuates that the Round Table is edited by in
fidels the "infidels" rejoin by calling the edi-
tor of the Advocate IAN irregular rhomoold'
MIR. Frank Moore, one of the most enter
pirsing and laborious of our literary men, mas
| nearly completed his Rebellion hecoru-ah ex-
haustive task, faithfully performed
"A garrulous Top, who had annoyed ms
,ortner;n n the ballroom by invidous remarks,
amonu other, asked her whether she had ever
h.d her ears pierced?" "No, but have often
had them borsd.
Ono of O'Connell's odd stories used to be
about Miss Hussey. Her father made a will
(said O'Connel), disposing OF the bulk of his
fortune to public charities. When he was up
on his deathbed, his housekeeper asked him
how much he had left Miss Mary He replied
that he had left her 91 900 which would do
very well if she married any sort OF a good
husband Heaven bless your honorl (cried
the housekeeper) and what decent man
would ever take her with the nose she has got?"
"Why that is really very true" replied lthe dy-
ing father II never thought of her nose" and
he lost no time id adding a codicil, that gave
Miss Marc an addition of $50 year an a set
off against her ugliness,