The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-12-21
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"A Brahma rooster was recently killed in
Amesbury, Mass, and in its crop were found
thirteen nickel cents and two two-cent pieces.
The Lost Image" is the name of an Amer
ican novel about to appear n the Independent.
"An Orthodox clergyman" is said to be the
writer. -,,
"A bear suddenly made his appearance in a
young girls school, at Richmond, La, the 9TH
er day. Ofcourse the terror was great, but no
one was hurt, Bruin retiring in haste, and be-
ing perhaps the worst frightened Of the party
The London Times accuses Lord Russell
of "apologizfng for introducing the subject Of
Education to the House of Lords"
Our readers may remember that an artist
named G.. L. Brown, and Col George Ward
Nichols had quarrel concerning their respect
i've rights to diamond pin given by the Prince
OfWales as an acknowledgment Of the cour-
tesy with which he had been presented with
picture of New York Bay and City by certain
New York gentlemen. The trouble was OF a
private nature. but was speedily made public
and discussed in the newspapers, Mr.. Brown
claiming that the pin was intended for him
and that Colonel Nichols, who had possession
Of it, was doing him great inju stice in keep
ing it. TIE testimony of the Princes private
ecretary, having been called in, settles the
case by declaring the pin to have been intend
ed for Col. Nichols. 'ai' -hio'A 7-'7
The Memphis Post says that the Memphis
and st, Louis Railroad has recently received
new impetus. The part of the line extending
from the present terminus of the Iron
Mountain Railroad to the Arkansas and Mis-
souri, State line is already pushing forward
rapidly, the road having been purchased from
the State Of Missouri by Thomas H. Allen.
The entire work to the State line is under con-
tract, and fifteen hundred men at work.
Z "A foreign letter in the N. Y. Post describes
a remarkable discovery recently made in the
island of Antiparos, in the Grecian Archipel-
ago. "A vast cavern has been found contain
ing an infinite number of marble sculptures,
representing with wonderful fidelity all sorts
of plants and trees. 1t is 0 subterraneaD garden
where every stone, projection and festoon repre-
sents petrifed vegetation, the whole in trans
parently white, crystalized marble" Very re-
markable gro.toes have long been known to
exist in this island. Perhaps this is not a new
wonder but one of the old ones temporarily
lost sight Of
Punch has this conundrum: Why is
Charles Dickens like one of Little Bopeeps
sheep? Because he's left his stale" b,hind
him.
The hotel and restaurant keepers in Par
is arc now having turn Of penance. Their
charges were enormous during tho Exhibit
ton; now they are without customers. We
learn that the two great hotels, the fame Of
which has gone drought Europe and Ameri-
ca, the Louvre and the Grand Hotel, are in
the market. The price is eS0O,0Oo for the two
establishments, and it is said that an English
company is in treaty for them. . .-
There is sharp practice outside of Yam
kee-land. A rich Partisan entered into nego-
tiations for villa, situated in the suburb Neu-
lily. The price of the house was agreed upon,
and the chaffering commenced on tho subject
ofthe poultry. The new proprietor, examine
ing the list drawn up by the former owner,
noticed the specification Of a certain
rooster, whose bodily presence was not visible.
The salesman assumed an air of desolation--
"Ah, he was magnificent, that rooster, he cost
me fifteen francs, but since he died last week
only charge you halfpriee for him."
The snow is thirteen inches deep near New
York city. Near Boston it is but five. In
this city there isn't any, except here and there
dusty little heap blown into some odd cor
ner. Everybody is praying for snow to make
sleighing d.
are about TO establish an Industrial School for
vagrant girls. Fifteen thousand dollars have
already been subscribed, and five thousand
moro is all that is wanted to begin this excel
lent work. Something of the kind is much
needed in this city, where young girls frols
ten to ffteen years of age are adopts in every
species of crime from area-pilfering to actual
house-breaking
Col. Greene, Of the Boston Post, is one of
the last victims of the icy sidewalks in that
city, falling on Wednesday, and badly injuring
his face.
"A Roman journal says the Gari5aldians
are still on the watch for an opportunity to re-
new their attack on the territory of the Pope.
1t is stated that in various places in Tuscany
near the frontier many Garibaldians with led
shirts are gathering together, and in Oryieto
enlstng offices are publicly opened for vol
uuteers, to whom is given apremium of As lire,
and pay OF two lire day. Glove, Attiglia-
no, and other places beyond the Tiber, it is
said, are peopled by Garibaldans. Some of
them were seen armed, and headed by GER
tain Micci, on the hill of CHA. AT Voitoncino
band of go Garibaldians has united with the
intention of surprising by night the neighbor-
ing frontier villages, and in the environs of
Sora there are, although disbanded, about
5000 Garibaldians, of whom column of 900
has been formed destined to set out for Rieti.