The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-02
arietios.

We learn from Copenhagen that the FIRST
iron-clad ship-ofwar built by the Danes has
just been foated She is named the Lindor-
men. (Sea-dragon)
Under the head of "highly interesting
from Pesth," late English paper says: "The
well-known American philanthropist, George
Peabody, has honored the jurisconsult, Paul
Ladislaus Won Bulky, with the instruction to
select for him country seat in the neighbor-
hood of Pesth, which Mr.. Peabody intends to
purchase. The price has been limited by him
to 100000 florins. This gentleman, IL is re-
ported, intends to reside part of next year in
the Hungarian capital. On bis Hungarian es-
tate he will build large steam-mill in which
only grain for export is to be converted into
-four"
Mr.. Charles Reade has sent letter to
Harper & Brothers, expressing his keen re-
gret on hearing of the fracas growing out of
the contested versions OF his drama OF "Foul
Play" and enclosing $50 for the benefit OF the
old man and the boy who were injured in that
affair.
1t will soon be time for the ladies to gather
the beautiful leaves Of autumn, rich in tin o
as the soft plumage of the woodcock, to deco
rate their vases during the long winter. New
England autumn leaves are famous the world
over
An Austrian captain recently shot him.
self, having drawn lots with another duelist a.
the most quiet method of settling little disa-
greement.
"A bgamist in the New York court alleges
as his defence that his first wife was a witch
who drew all the brains out of his head. As
this is not an unusual occurrence, his plea did
not avail.
Count Walewski, whose death has just
been announced by the cable, had an origin
and career more than ordinarily romantic.
lie was the natural son of Napoleon l. and ths
Coui4 tess Walewski, Polish lady of great
beauty whom the Emperor first saw at q JSte
given in Warsaw in 1909. The young Count
was educated in Geneva, and returned to Po-
land in 1924. Refused permission to visit Par
is, he escaped to that city and was present
during the revolution of July, 1880, when he
was sent on q delicate mission to the Polish
government, and afterwards served as aid-de-
camp to the Polish generalissimo, gaining the
Military Cross OF Poland at the battle OF Gro
chow. In 1881 he married daughter of the
English earl OF Sandwich and, after her death,
married descendant of the last king OF Po-
land. His intimacy with Rachel, the great
actress, is well known; their son, whom he ac-
knowledged, was ennobled by Louis Napole-
on. Unable to live in Poland he became nat
| uralized as n Frenchman, and entered the
| French army where he served with honor.
From 1sao until 1852 he was sent by successive
fora;op ministers-including NJ Theirs and NJ.
| cuizot-on important foreign missions, the
last being to England. In 1856 he was recall
ed from England to take the position of Min
lister for Foreign Affairs, which he held until
1859, and then held that of Minister of State
until 1868, when he resigned, in consequence,
it is said, of his warm sympa hiss in favor of
the insurrection in Poland. He has been
| member of the French Senate since 1855, and
| President Of the Corps Legisatif. He had al
so no little distinction as writer.
| "A distinguished actress was lately intro
dpced TO lawyer in New Orleans, who was
not at all backward in sounding his own
praise. HE is a very smart man." an ac-
quaintance remarked soon afterwards. "I
know it" she replied; ''he told me so himself"
"A plan is on foot in Italy for cutting
through the Col di Tenda (Maritime Alps), for
| the purpose of opening direct communication
berween Piedmont and France.
The Prussan troops are learning 10 exc
| cute new maneuvre. battalion throws IL
self on the ground and two other oa"an0ns
march over them at quick march to the 'front.'.
The movement was lately executed Tor the
hanaf, of the Crown Prince of Prussia, who
was ;nsnec,ing the troops at stettin. Two
Hn.,;s,, oft,cers in his suite also witnessed it.