The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-12-19

"A Cincinnati girl drowned herself the
othar day because her sweetheart took some
one else to the circus.
"A writer in the Bostsl Congregationallst
speaks of 4 parish in Berkshire county, Mass
"shat has not been ashamed to employ a taitn.
fnl. laborious, godly pastor for the amazing
sum of 5000 per annum, since April, 1851, till
last spring, when they decided to turn him out
to PASTURE as being too old to answer their
purpose apy longer. He is aged S.xty-thres
years"
Professor Agassiz has begun his winter
course OF lectures, free to all 'cbool teachers,
at his museum in Cambridge.
"A Houston swell offered TO allow pho
tocrapher to retain a copy of his portrai as
compensation for taking bis picture.
The collection of jewels owned 10y the late
Count de Morny was recently sold by auction
in Paris. The total amount paid was $4,000
franc>-S110000. Three brillianls, which cost
10000 francs in 1861, went Tor $4,000.
"A Yokohama, Japan, letter OF October q,
says: 1t is said that in one of the late actions
| hear N, egata, japanese Tommy" who at
tracted so much attention from the American
ladies in the days of the Embassy, was killed.
died fighting for his chief, true to the Tokuga-
wa clan. His history, as 1t has been tod me,
is most romantic, and will give IL you in my
next, Tommy" was a brave little fellow, and
won several promotions, some from his own
merit, and some through the influence OF eur
minister here, for whom at one time he was
interpreter.
-"Abramo Lincoln Giovanni Booth" Is
the title OF play now aching at Naples the
atre. The sensational seeue is the ap Of
slaye-girl from three-story window.
"A little three-year-old fIiend of ours, the
son of a clergyman in this city, was made very
happy recently by the possession OF sol
| der's cap" with gay band and feathers he
enjoyed it hugely, and paradea All over tue
house in true martial fisnlon' 'ui"'sui"s MS
| own music When snhu". nioiIins eaune u's
,,,o,t,,. ,o,,,d rho noise rather oppressive, and
sr,costed that the cap should DO put aw-y, as
;s,ers didn't lrain on Sunday. But Pm a
soldier of the Lord, mamma" replied the
youngster, quick as a 1lsL. Mamma gave it
up. ,,,. Ill,
that Brick Pomeroy's New York D, mocrat is
in q sinking condition, and drawing heavily
Il on the La Crosse (Wis.) concern to keep it
aAoat a little longer. Subscriptions 10 both
nauers have decreased rapidly since Grants
election.
~rhe crown OF laurel placed on Rossini's
coffin was from the trees growing at the tomes
ct Virgil ard OF Tasso.
"A Chicago paper tells bow the men OF II.
rrois came 10 be called suckers. Che prai'
ries were vide, The tramps long, and at tunes
water was scarce Tue crawHsh is cold wa.
ter animal unde. all circumstances and where
he lives at all, he bores for his iavorite liquor
If he can get it on no easier terms. The hab'
i,aton Of the happy crawfsh is never out OF
water, in wbnch sits the crusIacean damp aDu
cheerful. The early thirsty prairie 'raEe'lef,
coming to ono of the crawfsh hoes even !,
the surface of the low soii was DSAeu ~"
parcbed, knew that here was water, ana me
aS,aosn, p resos-rerhaps he carried one stuck
,r S;s no. nd-iuruished the read, means OF
aar" ~ us ON tbe stock of the crawfsh So they
Co., 90 be known as suckers.