The Portland daily press., 1868-02-26
aI.ieties.

"--- Varieties.
The article in the Edinburgh entitled
Two per Cent" is said to be from the pen OF
Mr., John Stuart Mill, MP.
"A letter sent to the London post office, di-
racted 'Mr. Owl o'Neil," found its owner in
Sir Rowland Hill
"A member of one Of the cooperative So
cieties in London writes that he has saved
enough by it to take his family on a continent
al trip.
The Strangled Journal of the Brawlers
is the name of a new paper announced In
AT the French Academy of Sciences, re-
Gently, scientific agriculturist read an essay,
the object OF which was to convince farmers
that they were mistaken if they trusted to
frost for the preservation of their crops from
insects, and they must exert themselves il they
wished to be rid of the scourse.
A Partisan dairyman has taken an action
against Russian princess to recover G 20, the
amount Of his bill for nil supplied to the
princess's bath The latter says tnss elk was
not pure. The dairyman denies the soft i'm
peachment, stating that he himself poured
the milk into the bath, and that the princess
added the water. The trial promises some
fun.
The African Times says: at is owing to
the Mohammedan powers of the southeast OF
Europe, in Asia and Northern Africa, that the
horrible slave-trade-a slave-trads that sur
passes in enormities even that So long carried
ON in Western Africa, but now happily almost
extinct-that the horrible slave-trade of Cen
trail and Eastern Africa is still continued. It
Is carried on entirely by Mohammedans for tho
supply of the Mohammedan states"
Among the recently announced patents ia
one for a wateh-sase that is dust proof and
water proof. The inventor washes the outside
of watches having the improvement and leaves
them in pail of water over night without in
juring them.
The late Professor Farraday kept q record
of his experiments. The last one was number
ed 1854.
AT Hong Kong, among the English resid-
ents, discussion of an interesting character
has recently taken place with reference to the
existence of coal in China. 1t Is said to be
available in enormous quantities, although it
is at present unworked.
The sexton of a Presbyterian church in
Cincinnati has come into court to recover
money lost at the unecclesiastical employment
of fighting the tiger.
The New Orleans Picayune is rejoicing
over the failure of all the attempts made by
the Southern people to establish colonies in
Honduras or other foreign countries. News
has been received of the entire failure of an
attempt of this kind made at Tuxpan, where
a large number OF Southerners tried to estab-
lish themselves after the overthrow ofthe Con-
federacy; they are in great distress and would
be very glad to return. The Picayune says
the Southern people win very soon learn that
their own country after all is the best in the
world, and if they will stay in it and devote
themselves to its interests they can remedy
whatever evils at present afaict it.
The management of the st. John and
Shediac section of the European and North
American Railroad has been taken out of the
hands of the Government Commissioners and
placed under the control of Mr.. Lewis Garven
as general manager.
The "loyal" Canadian papers announce
with great satisfaction that the Dominion
Stock" has been taken up in Nova Scotia, New
Brunswick, Ontario and Quebec at par.
Before the Canadian Zouaves left Montreal
for Rome, an address to the Pope was drawn
up and signed by the Bishop of Montreal and
Three Rivers, and about $50 priests. In it the
volunteers are commended to the considera-
ton of His Holiness, and he is assured of the
devotion of the people of Canada to his person
and See.
The French Canadians are reported to
have set their hearts on that route for the In.
tercolonial Railroad which goes round tho
Gulf of st. Lawrence, in preference to the
more direct route, one reason, if net the chief
one, being that it will involve a much larger
expenditure in Lower Canada, than any other.
Ontario, New Brunswick and Quebec, it is
believed, favor some one of the more direct
routes, which involve less expenditure at first
and will ever after convey freight, consider
ably cheaper. But it is supposed that the
French Canadian influence preponderates in
the Government, as there are rumors of the
retirement of Sir John A. Macdonald upon the
question.
John Paul." writing from New York to
the Springfield Republican, refers to the great
puppies who every afternoon stretch their
legs on Broadway, peering under every bon
net, and ogling every woman they meet it the
most impertinent way and adds: at is pity
that some ingenious mechanician could not
or would not invent kicking machine, which
ladies could take out with them. What con-
slant employment the thing would have, and
how little sitting down would be done by
some Young men, If the invention did Its duty.
An important meeting composed of the
leading merchants of the city, was held in st.
Iobp n. b., last Friday to take action respect
inc the offensive duties imposed on certain ar
t;cles by the new tariff, and resolving that
concentrations be made to the Dominion Gov
ernment, indicating changes desired. The
press of the city also held a meeting and pass
ed resolutions strongly opposing the imposi-
tiC of newspaper postage.
Judy represents gentleman at dinner lad
ing up horseshoe from the soup tureen, and
saying, "Pon my soul, it's too bad This Is
the second time cooks forgotten to take tho
shoes off,
Last Sunday, Gen. o. o. Howard address
ed the children at the House OF Refuge III
Boston, giving an account OF his early rei'g'ou'
experience The writer who rePoI" MS fe
marks for the Zon's Herald, relates tno ioi'oW-
inc anecdote to show how much Cen howarus
hobits and piety were respected III the army
even by his superiors'
ntleman told the writer, that ON the
"A ssahIe Southern campaign, Gen. Sher-
me-, men once came to Howards tent The army
nlan llI.iioon was there at the same time. Seeing
tbaf sherman was looking somewhat fatigued,
and knowing that General Howard bad no
Iiouors in his tent, the surgeon wiuked az
Sherman and said, General you don't look
well, go over to my tent and will give you q
Seditz powder" 20 there's no need OF going
away for that" said General Howard at once,
Il have powders here in my tent. soid tbs
give yourself the trouble TO get them, salu she
Surgeon, s seeing that his plan was not working
tororahIv @I have them all ready in my quar-,
trouble a. mo%snt all sa4 Se e' hsa SSdeG he So% oRa
actlNe 60 nd mixed, and presented the glass TO
SeaS SnarUoan With a queer smile towards the
Doctor at the unexpected joke Howard had
mon them, down he swallowed the somewhat
--EE..Iotohla dOs0.