The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-08-12
JUVENIs.
Varieties.


Many trunks at Long Branch stand in the
halls, because they are too large to be carried
through the room doors. .1eE@
-Velocipedes, on the Parisian plan, have
made their appearance on the Avenue in New
port 7H.a siN ,--la1
The Siberian plague is reported to be ap-
pearing again in Russia. H .a
The Notifications of Prague, after a dis
cussion lasting two years, will now be demol-
ished. ..r.a-.-t .. .ff t.. ....f-. .I,..s
"A Western politician, in speaking of a ri
val, said: "Pilkins is of great use to observing
men. Straws show which way the wind blows,
and, as straD, Pilkins has no equal in the
countryl"
"A good deal Of excitement has been occa-
stoned among the employees at the United
States Arsenal at Rock Island, by the con-
struction put by the Secretary of War upon
the eight hour law passed by Congress. In re-
ply to letter of inquiry from General Rod
man, commander of the works, Secretary
Schofield wrote that in his opinion the law
never intended to give ten hours pay for eight
hours work, and that until some definite
clause is inserted in the law by Congress, rega-
lating the question of wages under it,, he shall
direct that the persons who are engaged on
work in which the War Department is inter-
estedl shall receive the pay to which their
wages entitle them, in proportion to the hours
they labor-that is, eight hours wages for eight
hours work. The men objected to this inter
probation OF the law, and stopped work. Gen.
Rodman gave them twenty-four hours to re-
consider the matter, with notice that those
who did not return to their work at the end of
that time should consider themselves discharg-
ed. One hundred men went to work on the
old plan Of ten hours a day, and about four
hundred left. "@
Christina Nilsson, the young Swedish can
tatrice, who abroad divides the honors with
Patti, is of very humble descent, aud was born
in poor hut IN the province of Smaland.
The great peach orchards on the east shore
of Lake Michigan, are loaded with fine fruit,
which will begin to reach the market next
week, and continue to supply it for two
months. The peach yield this year will be at
least double that OF any previous year.
La Canada of Ottawa says that number
of bears, probably driven away from their re-
treats by the large Ares raging in the woods Of
the Gatineau district, have been seen on the
shores of the river, and have greatly scared
the people around.
They have flies in Hartford, Conn. The
Post of that city said on Friday: cat twelve
| o'clock this noon there were 986, 800 450 ,9OO,-
$4,000 flies in town, with the Filth and Sixth
/ Wards to hear FROM"
| 1T has been scijed by the Portuguese
/ government that the Duke of Montpensier
! and his wife shall be allowed to reside in Por-
! tugal, and they have concluded to live at Lis
4 bon,--so as to be near at hand in case there
should be another Spanish movement. and
| there is likely to be one on any day of the
year. :1a.
Napoleon III. it is intimated, will publish
a proclamation, and also letter to his Minis
| ter for Foreign Affairs next month, which will
create much excitement IN Germany. The
Whole world will share in the exciteme Mt, and
would be glad to have it. idl 20.
The Stakeholder says that Mr.. Henry
Keep, one of the most wealthy railroad men
in the United States, has bought lot of land
on Fifth Avenue, New York, on which he pro-
poses to erect magnificent art gallery at a
| cost of a million and half dollars. After
founding and endowing this noble work it is
| proposed to place it in charge of committee
| OF ladies of fixed number, with provision to
keep the same good as vacancies occur from
| death or otherwise. A small admission fee
win be charged to each visitor, the revenue
4 coming from which is to form a fund for two
| purposes, first, the care and repair of the
| building and its contents; and, second, the
surplus for the relief of the poor of all nations
needing snccor in the city of New York.
Old Deacon Sharp used to relate this sto-
ry: He was standing one day beside frog
| pond aud saw large garter snake make an
| attempt upon an enormous bullfrog. The
| snake seized Que of the frogs hind legs, and
| the frog, to be ON a par with his snakeship,
| caught him by the tail, and both commenced
| swallowing one another until nothing was left
OF them.
The rush of Scandinavian emigrants to
Minnesota a aring the present year has had no
precedent since the settlement of the State.
Thomas Starr Nevada newspaper earri-
| er. modestIy unconscious OF being pedestri-
an, walked thirty-fve miies day for two
| years and half, through rain and shine, mud
and dust, up hill and down. Ris load of pa
pers weighed from twenty-five 70 thirty
pounds and was frequently increased by post
ers, books, etc. to fifty or sixty. The papers
were issued, of Course, only six days in the
week, but the seventh was his collection day."
so that he went over his route every day, max
ing a grand total of 81 ,24O miles in the whole
time. Walking round the world and 5000
miles further in two years and a halt isn't bad.
to say nothing of the baggage.
Mr.. Seth Boyden, of Newark, saws tn q
with twenty years cultivation he can raise
strawberries as large as pineapples, which will
retain all the dehcacy of the fruit now grown.
Tbis is considerable of an undertaking, ami
we hope Mr.. Boyden may live long enough to
accomplish it.
Miss Winnie Ream's statue of Lincoln is
described as "a CHASTITY corpse in clay"
The American residents in Paris have or
ganized Young Mems Christian Association
in Paris, and appeal for aid to their brethren
at home. The subject is one OF interest and
Importance to all who have the welfare of our
ms and brothers travelling abroad at heart.
Tbev are subjected to innumerable tempta-
tous, and need every safeguard that can be
thrown around them' .l.t
The Mormons are manufacturing iron in
Utah.