The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-07-14
Varieties.

| -Antonousa Kastanopoulo is the name of
the Cretan girl who is fighting in the revolu-
ton. She is nineteen years old, cannot read,
| smokes cigarettes, is rather pretty, and has
five hundred men under her command.
| Prof. Il. ID. Bassett the colored principal
| of the Philadelphia Colored High School, has
received the degree of Master of Arts from the
Lincoln University, Oxford, Pa. This is said
to be the first instance in which this honorary
degree has been conferred upon a colored man
in this country by college board composed
entirely of white men.
Madame Olympic Andouard we'll known
in the best circles of Paris as writer of rare
grace and ability, and notable among French
women for the extent of her travels in foreign
lands, has just arrived in America. She pro-
poses to write book on the United States.
Philip w. Hubbard of Hiram sends us a
list of LA words made out of the letters in the
word STRANGE the New York Mail having Of
fered years subscription to any one who
would accomplish that feat
King William of Prussia is trying the Ha-
roun Al Raschid game again. He has recon-
menced walking about the streets of Berlin af-
ter nightfall in disguise. He was much elated at
what he had learned from unsuspecting citi-
zens and working men on his incognito walk
through the city, and declared that the people
of Berlin were, after all, as loyal TO him as he
wished them to be. jean, the faithful old
Ualet de chdnabre, accomaanied His Majesty on
this occasion.
The late Hole-in-the-Day, Esq, leaves sew
en- wives.
"A streak of lightning entered a school,
house in Illinois, recently, and took pair of
boots from off little boys feet and hurled
them at the head of the master, much to the
delight of the pupils.
"A singular application was made to the
conservators of the Lune, England, the other
day-namely, a license to fish with cormOrants
trained for that purpose. The license was
granted for the month of August.
An English paper says: "a gentleman
last season took lodgings for the season on
board the Ramsgate steamer Eagle, and ac-
companied the vessel on every trip, deriving
much benefit from the sea air. The directors
of the Company have determined to fit up
limited number of berths on board this vessel
and the Albion, which will shortly commence
running, for the convenience of persons who
may feel inclined to engage them. They may
be had by the week, month, or for the whole
season." The system might work well if it
We're not for the strain required to keep up
faith in steamboat captains and boilers.
Two clergymens wives, represented to be
very gentle, amiable women, have been de-
tected recently, it is said, in shoplifting at
Stewards, in New York. They had been in
dulging in petty thefts for several years, but,
when accused of pilfering, denied the accusa-
ton with Indignation, and were overwhelmed
with modification when it was proved upon
them. 1t is supposed that this disposition to
steal is inherited, like the appetite for liquor
or proclivity to consumption and can hardly
be resisted or controlled.
Woman is asserting her rights in France
as well as in other countries. The ladies have
appeared on the French BOurse in great num-
bers, and buy and sell stock with a vigor and
earnestness completely unknown to the less
favored sex.
The Boston Traveller says that on one of
the Sound boats Thursday night the inquiry
was made of Rhode Island delegate, why
the Democratic Convention nominated such
an unpopular ticket. "Oh," was the reply,
''as the party was bound to be beaten anyhow,
it was thought best that we should have
good whipping while about it."
The public baths of Boston were not OPEN
ed until the Sd day of June, and during the
remaining twenty-seven days of that month
the number Of bathers at all the bath houses,
Roxbury excepted, was 230,802, viz: 39,492
men, 166,O6O boys, 1915 women and 1875
girls.
An old negro woman in accounting for
the lack of discipline among the youngsters,
insists that it is because their mothers wear
caite1sl "Ye see, when we wore low shoes, and
the chillen wanted whippen, we jus TUX off
a shoe mighty quick, and guv 'em a good
spankin' but now hOw's body to git gaiter
off in time? SO the chien gifts no whippens
at all now-a-days."
Mrs. H. b. Stowe thinks George Eliot
Mrs. Lewes) is the author of Ecce Homo.
ON the Fourth of July Mr.. Childs, OF the
Philadelphia Ledger, gave substantial din
ner to Que hundred and forty newsboys AT
fer dinner SignOr Blitz was introduced, and
gave a capital performance. As the boys were
leaving, each one was given box OF bon-bons
to take home, and each was presented with
new palm leaf hat. At this point newsooy
Duffy. who on this occasion was the senior
and leader, proposed as the sentiment OF the
bows, three cheers for George w. Chlus'
With this and ''three cheers for Signor bhtz'
and three more for Mr.. Mexican, the man
ager," they adjourned at halfpass two CLOCK
in good order, as well satisfied and hiiarious
set of youngsters as was seen anywhere On
| Independence Day.
democratic principles -greenbacks and
graybacks.