The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-23
VarietieS.

In New Orleans two "drunk and disor-
derlies," man and woman, were locked up
in opposite cells. They made each others ac-
quaintance through the bars. Their sympa-
thies were probably enlisted by common mis-
fortune, for they fell in love. They were sent
to the same prison for the same term; the mu-
tual flame grew warmer, and on being released
their first step was to go to a magistrate and
be Joined in blessed matrimony. Who saws
romance is dead?
The Spanish Provisional Junta has issued
circular to the diplomatic representatives of
Spain at foreign courts. 1t explains the ORR
gin and progress of the revolution and advo-
Gates the sovereignty of the people and reh-
gious freedom. The future form of govern
ment is not announced, but the circular says
if the example of the United States is not fol-
lowed freedom need feel no Encouragement.
No foreign Intervention is apprehended. The
Provisional Government seeks to put Spain
on level with the most advanced powers, and
hopes that the friendly relations of foreign
governments with Spain while under the late
oppressive regime, will be continued unbroken.
The French minister of war has ordered
ten million sheets of cartridge paper to be de-
ANerSu uVe Weeks Is W
as another token of peacel
-Laboulaye is forbidden to lecture any more
on the American Constitution in the Universi-
ty of France.
Napoleon has given the Countess Walew-
ski pension of 10000 francs fIom his private
purse.
-"The Devil to Pay" is the title OF a new
French periodical.
The subscription to Maximilian's monu-
ment has reached 1000 horins.
-Auerbach calls his new novel, "The Villa
on the Rhine" his masterpiece. He has sold
advance sheets to publishers in six different
countries.
The bells of the Cornell university are
nine in number and weigh respectively 1870
pounds, 1917, S99 7S3, 657, 400 and 231. The
bells we're moulded, cast, transported 25O miles
and set up ready for dedication within eigh-
teen days from the time their manufacture
was ordered Each bell bears an inscription,
a verse or couplet from Tennyson's song of the
bells; the largest as follows:
"This chime the gift of Miss Jennie McGraw
to the Cornell university.
"Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart, the kindlier hand,
Ring out the darkness of the land,
Ring in the Christ that is 10 be-"
"A Spanish paper makes the remark that
the revelutionists have exchanged one queen
for two, viz: the beautiful Duchess de la Tore,
wife of Serrano, and the Countess de Reus,
wife of Prim, creoles both of them, the first q
Mexican and the latter Havanese. 1t ap-
pears that Serrano does pretty much as his
| wife bids him.
Some new and unexpected features are de-
veloping in the Parliamentary canvass now in
progress in Great Britain. One is the appear
ance of q number of young men of arstocrat-
ic birth and position as candidates for Parlia-
ment, in the interest of the extreme liberal
sentiment A son of Lord Middleton and a
brother of Lord Caernarvon, both from old
Tory families, are carrying on a vigorous cam
paign against Toryism They are, like most of
the Oxford graduates of the present day, disci-
pies of Mill and the school of liberal thinkers
whose influence is paramount at that Univer-
| slty.
Humboldt, who witnessed several earth
| quakes, said that one never gets used to them,
but on the contrary, his feelings of dread are
| intensified at each successive one which he ex-
| periences. All beasts and birds partake OF
mans fear and seem panic-stricken Hum
| boldt accounts for mans inability to become
| accustomed TO- and consequently not to dread,
| eartbouakas Inv saving that, whatever we have
| % ,,, +;r,a or under any circumstances con-
| a;lo,.oJ sbaky the earth has always stood firm
,1 1vben we find that tossing beneath our
| c,at IL SEEMS as though the very bottom Of
things had been knocked out.
"A new insurance company in England has
been started to compensate such Of its MEM
bers as may be turned out Of house or work.
shop in consequence of voting on the wrong
side.
"A plan has been adopted by the Emperor
of Austria for changing the course OF the Dan
ube. This project has been under considera-
ton for the last five years, and when it has
baap carried into execution will be of great
;r,rortance as it will prevent future inunda-
tions of certain Austrian districts, and will re-
move this danger from Vienna
"A cable despatch from Paris reports that
Senior Marior, the intendant of Queen Isabel
la, has fought duel with Henri Rochefort,
editor of the Lanterne. The latter is said to
have been badly woun1ede No further partic-
ulars have been received.
"A lady of fortune near Paris has commit
ted suicide She had boil on her nose' and
was afraid of being disfgured.
"A Berlin engineer has Invented military
land torpedo. which he pretends will blow up
a whole battalion.
A how of sixteen, apprenticed to glider
:, poris hung himself with his waist bel, In
-tbs water closet. He objected to run errands.