The Portland daily press., 1868-12-11
" arieties.

Lovers of Humorous poetry" will be glad
to hear that the famous Hans Breitmann, will
o,n publish another lied, entitled Hans
Breitmann's Christmas" IL will appear in the
Christmas number of Forney's Weekly Phlla-
delphia Press.
"A distinguished artist, standing confessed.
ly at the head of portrait pain ters in this coun-
try, was visited at his studio in a western city,
one morning, by fussy and pretentious lady,
who wanted a picture of herself; and after in
specting full-length portrait on the artists
easel, inquired its price. This was named,
and was evidently beyond the DANES thought
of expenditure. She turned to the artist and
remarked "Ohi don't want full length; I
should be satisfied with cat gut size" The
lady had heard of kit-cat.
Miss Augusta j. Evans, author Of Beulah,
st. Elmo, and other books, was married on
Tuesday to l.. NJ. Wilson, President OF the
Mobile & Montgomery railroad.
Miss Adelaide Phillips has accepted an
offer of four years engagement to sing in
opera in Paris, and sails from Boston ia the
spring to fulfil it.
1t was "Burleigh," a sensational and not
too trustworthy correspondent of the Boston
Journal, who put in circulation the following
paragraph:
1t is somewhat singular fact that, as far as
1t is known, no President of the United States
since the days of Washington has been a COM
muncant in a chnrch.
If we had known the origin of the state
ment at the time we should have hesitated to
give it currency. 1t is certain that both John
Adams and John Quincy Adams were mem.
bers of the First Congregational Church in
Quincy, and, OF course, communicates. The
statement may be equally untrue of other
Presidents.
The New York Historical Society will cell
ebrate its sixty-fourth anniversary in few
days, when Mr.. John Lothrop Motley, histori-
an of the Dutch Republic and Of the United
Netherlands, will deliver an address on "Po-
litical Progress in Europe and America"
The London Fun has this atrocious conun.
drum
What is the frst historical mention of hip
pophagist banquet? When Cesar's- Ghost
said to Brutus, "We shall meet again at filly.
piel'
"A Boston barber has a razor which was
purchased at West Point when Benedict Ar
mold was i'll command of that positive silver
dollars being the sum paid for it. 1t has now
been in constant use nearly hundred years,
aud still has keen edge.
Mrs. Harriet Prescott Spoford says in a
recent magazine article; There is a certain
species of young animal, held by many moth
ers as, at best, doubtful blessing; by many
sisters OF slightly superior years as an ire
pressible nuisance; by settled spinsters and
contemplative old ladies as sort of small
Apache skirmishing upon the Outposts of civ
ilization, and specimens of which these good
people would voluntarily invite INTO drawing
room or flower garden no sooner than wild
horses. This creature is Doy'
In Idaho they not only publish all births
&, the papers but add statement of the weight
OF the baby.
The ghost of Newfoundland dog haunts
the sleeping apartments of an elegant man
sion in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
M. Berger was SO well aware that his
end was near that before leaving Paris for his
chateau he received extreme JUNCTION. It was
entirely against the advice of his medical men,
Drs. Neaton aud Ricord, that he persisted
in being removed to Angerville. The true
reason for his anxiety to get there was to de-
stroy with his own hand certain papers which
he thought might be preiudicial to the legiti-
mist party The great advocate and orator
was the principal confidential agent of the
Count de Chambord.
Gen. Espartero has addressed letter to
the civil Governor of Salamanca, in which he
says he has never entertained any personal
ambition. He insists upon the necessity Of
supporting the Government in order to facih-
tate the speedy meeting of the COrtes to enact
the new fundamental laws.
The Paris correspondent OF the Morning
Post states that the Pope has written long
Latin letter to Queen Isabella, promising to
do his host to secure her restoration to her
rights