The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-04-13
Varieties.

The Tying case may be revived. A grand
impeachment is talked of, the young clergy
man having preached in Methodist meeting
house since his recent admonition by the
Bishop.
1t appears that there is some trouble con-
nected with the will of the late "Artemus
Ward" (Charles F. Browne) The bulk of his
estate, according to that document, was to be
transferred to his mother, to be enjoyed by her
during her lifetime, and after her death to be
applied to the foundation Of an asylum for in
digent printers. 1t is understood now that
none OF his property has been so transferred,
and statements are made to the effect that
neither the money he was known to have pos
sessed nor any assets have come to light. He
was understood to have had round sum OF
money in bank and otherwise at his death but
his English executors are suspiciouslJ silent
on he subject. Some of our contemporaries
are calling upon them to render an account OF
their stewardship.
The Troy Times, alluding to the statement
that this is the year for the return of the sew
enteen year locusts, says: $50 is every year,
as for that matter. The fact seems to be that
there are seventeen kinds of locusts, and they
come round in turns"
Temple Bar is not falling after all. Only d
few bits of plaster have been thrown out by
the concussion caused by the falling of houses
| in the Strand.
Before the close of the year a railroad will
be opened from Athens to its ancient port, the
Pireus.
"A newspaper has already made its ap-
| pearance in Alaska. 1t is styled the Alaska
| Herald, and is printed in Russian and Eng
lish.
The Mormon newspaper at Salt Lake City
cautions the followers of Brigham against
yielding to the lust OF god-not because they
have yielded to so many lusts that it is unde-
sirable to pursue that course, but for the lea-
son that a gold-mine "is no place for man
protesting to be a Latter-Day Saint" Nor
mons, therefore, cannot serve Brigham and
Mammon.
The Transcript man has had Msy. flowers
sent him. We have not as yet, but the first
flowers are not always the sweetest, and we
feel sure that somebody's fingers are going to
gather us a delectable nosegay-we hate that
upstart word bouquet which Yankees always
mspronounce-somebo we know, is intend
ing to bring us fair and fragrant cluster Of
these beautiful flowers, the sweetest that
bloom on our northern hills. Who speaks
first?
Late English papers contain letter from
Mr. Disraeli to the Earl of Dartmouth which
was attracting attention. Mr.. Disraell says
the crisis of England rather than that OF Ire
land is at hand, for powerful party now
avows its purpose 10 destroy what ne cails
"that sacred union between church ana state
which has hitherto been the chief means OF
our civilization, and is the only security for
our religious liberty" This is remarkable
doc,aration. coming from the Premier of Eng
I,nd The acknowledgment of the strength
Of the party opposed to the state establish
,,ent is most distinctly made.
| A French writer calls the Gulf Stream a
hot well or spring, which, rising in the Gulfof
Mexico, carries warmth and fertility to the
northwestern regions of Europe. Western
Ireland and England, and Western europe
generally, owe their fertility and mild equa-
be temperature to the boiling wen OF our
great Southern gulf 1t is reported that dur
inc the present winter the set OF the Gulf
stream has been hundred miles farther
go from, our coast than usual, thus account
inc for the cold, dismal and protracted winter
from which we have just emerged.