The Portland daily press., 1868-09-19
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Mrs. Myra Bradwell, of Chicago COM
mences new weekly paper to be called the
Chicago Legal News, to be devoted entirely to
law intelligence Her husband is county
judge of Cook county.
-Trichin9 have been discovered in rats by
French anatomist. Rats must therefore be
banished from bills of fare
Miss Clara Louise Kellogg arrived in New
York city Tuesday morning in the steamer
Russia, from her brilliant and successful tour
in Europe.
1t is reported by the New York Mail that
Miss Charlotte Cushman win play an engage
ment next winter at Edwin Booths new thea
tire in New York.
The bare possibility of the Democratic
party coming into power is said to have dam
aging effect upon American securities in Eu-
rope. The word "repudiaton, as uttered by
that party, was the worst that ever passed
through the Atlantic cable; and its echo will
not cease till November.
"A Jardin des Plantes is to be established
in uptown New York.
Mrs Florence Williams, daughter of G.
p. r. James, the novelist, has just made her
first appearance as an actress in Melbourne.
She is said to be a beautiful woman but a poor
actress.
Recent rains have raised the Ohio to good
boating condition from Pittsburg to Cairo.
Whales have been very scarce in the Pa
cifc this year.
In the letter of General Grant, written at
Milliken's Bend, in the spring of 1868, he says:
u never expect to have an army under my
a,,1 -
whipped, and can't help it." Upon this the
Buffalo Commercial says: "The Republican
army is under his command now. We have
no doubt that he will conduct it to success as
glorious as that which crowned his efforts at
Appomattox; involving as crushing a defeat
OF the Revolutionary and Repudiating Democ-
racy, in November, as that which befel the
the rebel hordcs in his last grand campaign"
The sovereigns Of Europe all talk of peace;
the people are all oppressed with apprehen-
siOns of war. 1t is curious illustration Of
the lack Of confidence these people feel in
their rulers. Even show of disarming does
not relieve the general apprehension. 1t is
| plain that among the elements of puclio opin-
ion, from which the people make up their
judgments upon the probabilities of peace and
war, the utterances OF those who control the
question have but little place.
-"Shrley Dare" in late fashion letter,
writes that this is the season of scarlet plumes
and humming birds, and golden green fringes
rent from peacock's feathers. Any gorgeous
Ness in held-dress or neckties is admissible
now. The latter merit classification, which
shall yet be given. The new styles, 1 will re-
mark, are of the gayest colors in satin, green
or crimson, with gold-colored fringe, blue RIB
bons, with gold lines crossing the ends-tiny
Roman scarfs, only barred across the ends;
scarlet, with figures in black, gold and white,
| brocaded at intervals. A pretty collar is of
| barbe lace, with half-ineh velvet ribbon run
through the centre to the very ends, which
| cross and fasten with double knot OF velvet.
These collarettes light up a dress, whether
black or white, in a becoming way.
England doesn't know what to do with
| King Theodore's son, now that she has got
| him. The Pail Mall Gazette thinks it unrea-
sonable to expect he should be provided for by
the nation that spent five millions to accom-
plish the ruin of his father.
Among recent "hints to travellers" we find
the following: 'Insist upon smoking W benever
| and wherever you choose. This is land of
| freedom, where every one may annoy his
neighbor in an Independent manner. Old
preiudices are dying out" "If you are seated
near deaf person, insist upon carrying on a
conversation with him. BY so doing you will
not only entertain him, but also the rest of
| your fellow travellers
The Hartford Times asks: "When do Tho
radicals propose TO close the warp 70 which
| the Courant responds: "About election day in
| November. General Grant has the matter in
hand"
| Tho Atlantic cable is a great institution.
It's chief advantage is popularity supposed to
l;e in disability to furnish our news in adj
vance of that brought by steam. But the in
te!ligence telegraphed from London on the
18th in relation to the riot in Scio caused by
the Greeks there attempting to celebrate the
baptism of the heir to the Greek throne, and
suppressed by the authorities, reached us by
mail four days before, and has been printed in
most of the American daily papers, including
the Press
"A reactionary paper in Palermo recently
published some insulting remarks upon Carl
baldi which gave great offence to some of the
inhabitants. Accordingly number of ex-
Garibaldians and other persons proceeded to
the Office of the paper and raised vigorous
cheers for the General, together with shouts of
Death to the priests!" "Down with the PopeP'
and so on. Some of the young men then en-
tered the office, and meeting with no oppose
ton upset the types, seized all the copies OF
the obnoxious publication they could hnd' ana
made them into bonfire. Before the ponce
came up the rioters had terminated their de-
monstration and quietly dispersed
Fears have been expressed that the pianist
GottscbaIk may have been lost in the late
sortb American calamity. According to the
Iotest incarnation received of him, however,
he was in Rio Janeiro