The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-07
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arieties.

Varie ties.
General Prim has disobeyed his own ad-
vice to the Spanish liberals, and has left En-
gland, probably to put himself at the head of
new insurrectionary movement The Span
ish government has been notified of his dsap-
pearance.
Queen Victoria, during her impending
Continental tour, will visit Eugene, at Paris,
her daughter Alice, at Darmstadt and her fa-
vorite Coburg residence of Rosenau.
The people of Pesth, Hungary, are a good
deal excited over the mysterious disappearance
OF one Louis Benitzky, who had been at one
time conspicuous among the ultra liberals, but
more recently had rendered himself obuox-
ious to that party. He had received an anon
ymous letter purporting to come from an old
kossuthist, who being at the point OF death,
had something of Importance to communicate,
and wished to see Benitzky after nightfall, at
placed named in Buda, across the river from
Pesth Benitzky showed the letter to a friend,
and at the appointed time set out for the rem
devious, since when he has been seen by no
one. 1t is believed to be case of political as
sassination.
-AuOtuer ledrIul assault mas Deen commit
ted upon the British Constitution-another
bulwark of social order is likely to be swept
away. During the recent heated term. several
judges in English courts have temporarily
abandoned wigs permitting the bar to do the
same. Some of the papers regard the act as
almost sacrilegious. 1t is certainly striking
if not startling illustration of the revolutiona-
ry tendencies of the age in England. Some
venerable institution is being attacked every
day. Nothingis safe, from the Irish Church to
the legal wig. No wonder the Sir Leicester
Dedlocks of the Tory press are alarmed, and
cry out that the foodgates are being opened
and the foundations of society broken up.
AN animated discussion is going on in the
English papers as to whether a singing insect
which has been particularly troublesome this
season, is "the real mosquito of America and
the tropics" or only an extraordinary develop
ment of the "British gnat." One gentleman
who has travelled writes to the Times-Eng-
lishmen always write to the Times when ex-
cited-that he has been attacked during the
night by "the very identical brutes that pun
ished him so badly when he was in Bermuda"
aud the belief soems to prevail that these in
sects have been imported on the rigging of
vessels from the West Indies. Entomologists,
however, declare that the "baste" is not a for
eign importation, but merely specim IN of
what the English home product can become
under the favoring influences of hot season.
Letters from North Schleswig state that
the betrothal of the daughter of Charles XIV,
of Sweden. the Princess Louisa, to the Prince
Royal o. Denmark must be considered an oc-
currence of great political importance. King
Charles having no male successor, the crowns
of the three northern kingdoms may be one
day united on the heads of the young couple.
Miss Kate Reynolds has left London for
Liverpool and the provincial cities on a star.
ring tour.
English ladies are wearing their bair in
taller and taller mounds. One was seen in
Rotten Row fully two feet high and not hair
of it natural.
-Vosss Gazette states that the Queen Of
Prussia has caused a space to be reserved in
the Park of the Invahdes at Berlin, on which
flying ambulance wagons will be established
to teach young women how to tend the wound
ed in a campaign.
The death of General Halpine causes a
vacancy in the office of Register for New York
city. The place is said to be worth SIS, 900 or
$4,000 per annum, and already dozen appF-
cants, with haste scarcely decent are press
ing their claims for it. General Halpine's per-
sonal friends were counted in every political
party. 1t is said that Horace Greeley was
melted to tears upon hearing of his DEATH and
that he has volunteered to accept the vacant
position of Register, allowing the fees of the
Office to go to the family of the deceased. An
other personal friend sent to MIR. John Y. Saw
age check for $1,000 for the benefit of General
Halpine's family.
-Ex- King George of Hanover is still SEEM
ingly endeavoring to stir up muss in Ger
many. His last performance is the creation OF
a new order which he called Langensalza,"
and he made extensive preparations for the
distribution of the new decorations. But Aus
tria did not care to have its hospitality abused
in any such way, and very properly interfered
and stopped the whole affair.
All northern Europe is languishing under
the uuexampled heat of the present summer.
During the discussion in the French Cham
Der on July 20, the heat was such that the floor
had TO be sprinkled with vinegar, and in spite
of this precaution General Meson, so years of
age who was decorated on the field of Water
loo, tainted aud was carried away
-Jerrold went to party at which Mr..
Pepper had assembled all his friends Jerrod
said to his host, ON entering the room: my
dear MIR. Pepper, how glad you must be to see
all your friends musteredP'
"A Jew and Catholic were recently mar
ried in Liege, Belgium, by Protestant clergy
man. the parties having in vain applied to rab-
bi and priest to unite them.
"A very popular medical gentleman called
on Jerrold one day. When the visitor was
about to leave, Jerrold, looking from his libra
ry window, espied his friends carriage, at
tended by servants in flaming liveries. Jer-
rold-"Whatl doctor, 1 see your livery is
measles turned up with scarlet fever"
In connection with the rumor that Roths-
child intends to purchase Jerusalem and have
himself proclaimed King of Palestine, Ger
man teuiHetoniste asks, "What is the difference
between Rothschild and Solomon? solomon
was King of the Jews, and Rothschi'd Is the
Jew of the Kings"
The Washington Star contradicts silly
story that Senator Norton never made a
speeeh 1t was only the other day that he
said 81 will" to a very charming young lady in
Baltimore.