The Portland daily press., 1868-01-14
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The Boston Post asserts that Thatcher,
the New York weather prophet, has become
a eutbstone teleseopst. Perhaps some Of our
readers know what that is-we don't.
"A dissenting English clergyman has sent
Louis Napoleon tract
"A Paris letter says; N. Granier, the young
architect Of the new Opera House, stimulated
by the success of Baron Haussmann, now also
asplres to the honors Of membership OF the
Academy OF Fine Arts. One Of the daily pa.
pers remarks msliciously in connection with
this fact: cit is alleged that NJ. Granier built
tho new Opera House in order TO become
member Of the Academy of Fine Arts. Ifthis
be true, we can assure him that the public
would have gladly supported his aspirations to
the Academy provided he had agreed not to
build the Opera House e-at.a
--In reply to an application from Bonner TO
contribute to the columns Of the Ledger, Gen
erat Grant replied; You may print my
speeches - i. h. '....i..i.- .f..-l.a.a. .aI
This being leap year, the 'Local'' Of the
Providence Herald notifies good looking young
women that he is ready to entertain proposals
The uncharitable will be inclined to think
that the ugliness Of her real name was sufi-
cient excuse for the author of "Playing for
High Stakes" calling herself Annie Thomas.
(which her real name II is," Mrs. Pendler
Cudlip. i'3
"A turkey was brought TO the Philadelphia
market last week, which weighed forty-twc
pounds. Itsold for thirty-five dollars. ll
"A Minnesota physician, when there is no
hitching post at the house of q patient, knocts
out couple Of panes of glass, and fastens his
horse to the sash. T.. fas r..
Red ink came near furnishing case Of
spontaneous oopbustion in Wisconsin few
days ago. A pile of paper printed with 1t, OK.
posed to no external heat, became so hot that
IL blistered printers hand in separating the
sheets. s' ."
Two old gentlemen were complimenting
each other upon their habits of intemperanee:
did You ever, neighbor," said one, "see me
with more than could carry?" "No, indeed
was the reply, "but have seen you when
thought you had better have gone twice FOR
it, % afam3t 30 baA .-.al' s'..- -r'
1.-The Goodman (siss.) Star got light at
Christmas. 1t makes the following candid
confession: sour friends and patrons viii ex-
euse the paucity Of editorial matter this week
Our Christmas negg, together with little
New Years Tom and Jerry has so muddled
our brains that they won't work WE'LL"
-swift's "Gulliver's Travels" deals with
two faneiful provinces. One of these was for
long time written "Brobdignag," and subss-
quently corrected to Brohdingnag A writer
in FrsEer's Magazine thus amends the amend
msnt on the authority Of the author: "Ies
this unpronounceable and blundering word DO
universally dropped for the future and the Oft
mentioned country Of giants be known by It's
true name Brob-din-grag."
Tho customary "fne weather" salutssion,
more honored in the breach than in the OBJ
servancs, recalls an incident that took plaes
in Hartford, CT, some years ago, between the
late President Goodwin, Of Trinity College,
and the late Charles Sigourney, husband Of
Mrs. L. II. Sigourney. Both gentlemen were
very precise in their manner of dress and
habits of speech. Mr.. Sigourney was engaged
in conversation with lady, known to both
himself and Mr. Goodwin. As the latter en-
tered the store, he said Fine weather Mr..
Sigourneyp' No reply. "Fine weather fine
weather, Mr.. sigournsy!" Still no response
Fine weather, 1 say" persisted the venersbls
President. "Yes, sir" hastily rejoined Mr.
sigourney; az heard you the first time, but ]
never allow myself to reply to anything that
has no relevancy-no relevancy, sir, never"
Bishop John Henry Hopkins, who died ST
Burlington, W., on Thursday last, was born in
Dublin In 1872, of English parents, and came
with them to this country when he was eight
years old. He received q classical education;
was clerk in Philadelphia; engaged in an
unsuccessful enterprise for the manufacture Of
iron; studied law and was admitted te the bar
In 1928 he received ordination in the Episeo-
pal Cbuich, and the next year was Rector OF
Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, Pa. In 1882 he
was elected first Bishop Of Vermont. He was
active and energetic In many ways; scholar
and quite a voluminous author he had the
unenvia6le notorlety of being one Of the apol
ogists Of slavery, and wanting in sympathy
with the patriotism OF the free States. Con
troversy seemed TO be TO his taste, and he was
frequently engaged In polemic contests, which
he carried on with trenehant spirit. What
ever may have been his ability as Church
man, and however excellent his private life
the bent OF his mind and his opinions were
not calculated to give him influence or popu-
larity in New England.
1t is forbidden by Law to ply any hand
craft in the streets of London. The London
Telegraph tells how great English marqui,
lately prosecuted a wretched looking lad, near,
ly blind, for the atrocious offence of embroid-
erns lady's petticoat-skirtin in the street. %rls
Marquis Townshend was walking along the
Euston road, when he saw this boy pursuing
his demoniacal trade of embroidering petti-
coats, and exciting thereby tho sympathy Of
acrowd Of bystanders. The Marquis bad had
his eyes on the embroiderer for years. Al.
ready be had hauled him up to a police court.
There the 'rebellious needleman' was merely
cautioned. The wretch then took to selling
fusees for livelihood; but, with the customa'
~ incurable depravity of the poor, who, as We
all very we'll know, are born bad he returned
10 his former abominable trade Of embroidery.
Then the Marquis was down upon him. The
most frightful offence alleged against this
hardened young misereant by the noble pai.
lanthropist was that he executed his work
rapidly so that the public deemed him to le
Industrious The unutterable villain-and 50
young, and nearly blind, tool admitted that
he could earn six or seven shillings a week ty
Il Is amazing turpitude, and that he mainly
supported his mother thereby. The caitifi wsa
rernanded for week" ..f...l..
Professor Selwyn has turned Mr.. Tenny
sons "Enoch Arden" into Latin hexameter..
The London critics pat the performance very
gently. ......... ..
! MP. T. tcon it be the tuneGul TGpper:l
writes to the London Times to protest against
the practice of sending refuse vietuala to tho
pigs rather than the poor. Gensrous asd