The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-22
VaI'ietics.

The Archbishop of Algiers has published
heartrending description of the sufferngs of
the native population Tens of thousands of
Arabs have already died from starvation ac-
cording to his statementl, and the number will
reach hundreds of thousands before the return
of the warm season, unless relief be provided
on the largest scale. The Archbishop makes q
fervent appeal for help,
Gen. Grant has reticent brother. This
trait in the Grant family must be maternal
one, for the old gentleman can talk fast
enough.
Madame Parepa Rosa is so i'll hat the
New England tour in company with De Mey-
| er, Rosa, Feranti and others has been aban-
| doned.
"A young lady near Columbus, Mississippi,
met her death very suddenly few nights
since, from eating snow. She complained of a
headache when she retired, and was found
cold and stiff in her bed about midnight
An actor in Paris who had lost his reason
recently died in an insane asylum. A few min
utes before his death he raised himself in bed
and asked: ais the last act on?'
-Trichina has broken out again-this time
in Philadelphia. Three persons have died of
the disease.
-General Palmer, the Treasurer of the
Kansas Pacific Railway, has been exploring a
route to the Pacific by the thirty-ffth parallel
of latitude, and writes from Arizona that he
is not only satisfied of the practicability of the
Both parallel, but convinced that it is the best
across the continent.
Judge Richard Busted of the United
States Court, arrived in Montgomery, Ala,
from Mobile, on the 11th inst. He is improv-
ing in health, although still feeble from the ef-
fects OF his wounds.
Mr.. A. T. Stewart paid thirty-fve thou
sand dollars for the painting OF the "Horse
Fair" by Rosa Bonheu-
The latest sensation among sporting men
is dog and pig fight which occurred at Will
liamsburg, n. Y. last Saturday The contest
lasted sixteen minutes, and piggy triumphed
at the end of that time. The dog had leg
broken, and would have been killed had he
not been withdrawn by his owner.
Tho other day, at ball in Nice, Russian
princess wore diamonds valued at one hun
dred thousand dollars. But so did the wife of
NJ Hartman, who made his fortune by invent
ing the Magenta dye; her diamonds were as
rich and as valuable as the Princess's. SINH
ltF events nave OcCufleu III Inglanu, anu DEL
gravia is disgusted at the impertinence of "the
common people,"
One of the Mexican bandits captured a
rich merchant, and sent to his wife demand
for large ransom. 1t was refused, and the
next day another messenger appeared with an
ear, which the lady recognized as once upon
her husbands head. She still refused, and
the following day another ear was sent with
the intimation that the gentleman would be
sent home in pieces unless redeemed in the
lump. This brought out the money; but when
the husband returned his ears were on his
head. The question Is, where did the other
ears come from?
The Boston Transcript contends that "a
tiuker's dam" is not proiane expression.
The tinkers used TO tramp about England
mending pots and kettles They masticate d
and Iaoistened bit of bread and used it as o
dam TO prevent the solder from running off.
After being thus employed what value remain
ed in the "dam?" Can anything be imagined
more worthless? Hence the proverb If this
explanation, definition or conjecture be not
satisfactory, let somebody favor an inquiring
world with better.
The Transcript is not quite so bright on
another subject 1t critcizes correspondent
OF the Lewiston Journal for saying that Ia
DIV, recently deceased, was zone of our best
citizens" and asks: "Are women citizens of
Maine?" Certainly they are, and Of Massa-
chusetts, too, for that matter.
The editor of Western contemporary re-
marks that he is glad to receive marriage no.
tiees, but requests that they be sent soon after
Al boeo tIa ia
ed for He has had several notices spoiled in
this way.
The good boys at the Lycee Bonaparte
are entitled to q banquet given by the pro-
fassors on the fete day, and as the Prince I'm
nerial is among the number, he sat down with
tbo rest. The Emperor furnished the game
and wine. and the boys had nice time. The
Prince got off a couple of speeches with
which he had been previously crammed, and
altogether it was very edifying occasion.
The fabulous monster cutie fish has been
seen north of Teneriffe.
The Springfield Republican says, a Japan
ese will dsembowel himself as soon as he gees
into bankruptcy; and an American will pay
ten cents to dollar, and laugh at his credit
oTs. -,
-Ine number OF DOCKS puUHShOu ~ 49,
country last year was 2,12i, divided among the
different departments of literature as iolows'
Fiction, ia; Religion and Theology, 20; hls-
tory. 1O7; Poetry, 100; Law, 121; Medicine ~;
Travels and Geography, "a; peie', N'
Sc 50; Fine Arts, 81; Arts. Trades oeeuPs-
t;ons 40. Sociology and Householus, o-i NJ
aOa,;on soui' M 10: Amusements, II; Philosophy,
'. ~I''a,s and Temperance, %; Science, 2l; Gov.
.,n,t no." 80; Biography and GenealOgy, 1os;
1anrned Literature, &C., 25; New Periodicals,
-. Other books 81. The number published
in 1866 was 900.
The Committee on Incendiarism and Ar
son. at the late meeting of the Natonai
Board of Underwriters in New York, report
ed that they had not been able to getnet su'
reliable information on the suRjec's' Dus -.
stanced the case OF a company tna' lepOtseo sI
that pinety-five per cent. of their iOsses " n''
Saa ,na' haan S caused by arson and incendarism.
hau us Ueen ~ york Home for the fallen rescu-
- nnnv 100 women from prostitution last year