The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-13
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"A clean paper collar and purple necktie is
the daily adornment of the pet poodle of a
Philadelphia engine company.
-Hows, the New York artist, is painting a
picture OF the birthplace of the poet Bryant,
near Cummington, Mass
w. Gilmore Simms is at work on ro-
nance whose character may be inferred from
the title, "The Cub of the Panther, a Mountain
Legend"
-On opening bag of buckwheat at an
Iowa city (Iowa) mill the other day, the miller
discovered supplementary bag containing
1870 in gold and silver. A few nights after
ward the miller was awakened b y the owner,
who said that he had had this buckwheat on
hand some four years, and about that time
made it the place of deposit OF this money,
but forgot all about it when he took his grist
TO the mill
The new Prussan forts are to be made of
a combination of earthwork. masonry and iron;
but chiefly iron. The plates cast for the pur-
pose are gigantic, and it seems would resist
any calibre of ordnance brought TO operate
against them.
Brigham Young proposes to educate the
young Mormons only in the "Deseret Alpha
bet, so that their minds may not be contain
mated by wicked books of Gentle authorship.
The decree of fashion which has banished
| straw bonnets from ladies' heads has caused
much distress among the English straw
braiders.
| The cable announces the death, at the age
of 26, of the notorious Marquis Of Hastings
Since attaining bis majority, five years ago.
he has managed to squander a princely for
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constituted another. The inhertances of the
deceased Marquis combined those of his fa-
| ther, who married wealthy English lady, and
those of his grandparents, and were of great
amount The ruinous expenses of the turf
| swallowed all, and honor too; and the Marquis
! of Hastings died poor iC all things. even in
reputation.
| Miss Carpenter, the English Dorothea
Dix, has departed for a second visit to India,
for the purpose of founding a system of schools
for girls.
Bears abound in Michigan this fall. A
teamster on the Midland State Road, going
out of Traverse City, at Boardman river on
the 29th ult., met four of the varmints in going
a few miles.
Sir John Young is not to leave England to
become Governor General of Canada until
Lord Monck arrives. The latter is to sail from
Quebec on Saturday.
Nicholas, the late emperor of Russia, issaid
to have done his courting in a novel and ex-
pedtious manner. During visit to the King
of Prussia, while at dinner, the emperor rolled
up ring in a piece of bread, and handing it
to the princess royal said to her in subdped
voice, ''If you will accept my hand put this
ring on your finger" She didn't lose any
time. She put it on.
There is a story about an English geolo.
gist now "going the rounds" which would
have delighted Buckland or Hugh Miller. The
gentleman had spent some hours one hot day
last summer in collecting specimens. AT the
close OF his investigation he returned home
despatching well-flled bag by donkey
driver. This genius, thinking IL was a pity to
! overload his animal, and that stones could be
pieked nm in every section OF the parish, emp
tod the sack and at the station refilled it With
naving stones and semi-pulverzed bricks. The
moral for geologsts is evident-"Put not your
trust in donkey drivers"
Isabella has been on her good behaviour at
Pau. A correspondent says that when the APP
preaching arrival Of the fallen monarch was
announced, the English residents, who were
very numerous, resolved firmly that the bad
conduct of the Queen should be punished by
ostracism. None of the English ladies would
be permitted to see her. Whether Queen Isa-
bella heard of this, or was gently warned by
those who did, is an open question-certain il
il that her behaviour became very crcum-
spect. Her conduct at Pau has been model
of reserve, and yet of affability. She is con
tinually surrounded by her children, and ap
pears to seek the society of her husband. ssnoI
Marfori is now obliged to hold aoof, but he
still performs the duties of his office.
We have always entertained high respect
, for Mrs. Edwards, the novelist, and the feeiin1
is increased on hearing that she denies win
Indignation the report that she wrote the CIR
| of the Period" articles in the London SATURDAY
Review. The Galaxy will print her new move
{ from advance sheets, as they have done with
/ two of her former books.
D wall whitman is said to be preparing a
: .scond series of Leaves of Grass"