The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-16
Varieties.

1t was lately rumored in Paris that M
Emile de Girardin had gone to Spain. He
has declared in La Liberte Il did not go to
Spain yesterday, since 1 am still in Paris; and
it is even very doubtful if do go to Spain.
am not trained to play the part of the fly with
the coach, and the government to which have
offered my services is yet to see the light"
1t is believed the French Chambers will
assemble about the middle OF December. La
France, which repeats this rumor, adds: "There
is a great deal of activity in the different Min
istries in preparing the elements of the budget,
which will form the principal discussion and
leading interest of the next session" The
general election win be held in June or July.
When Thackeray was a candidate for OK
ford, he wrote to Dickens very much as fol-
lows: "I want you to come and introduce me
here. Nobody has ever heard of me, but
have found dozen or so who know something
of you" And the same great humorist after
wards told a story of his colloquy with one Of
the big-wigs of the same university! Author
of Vanity Fair? Is that anything to do with
the dssenter, Bunyan?' L have also written
for Punch 'Punch-isn't that a scurrilous
publication"
Mr.. Andrew Jackson Davis, known as the
Poughkeepsie Seer, some twenty years ago
stated in public his impressions of the nature
of the SUM- His ideas of its gaseous external,
and central heat appear to derive confirmation
from the recent observations of the scientists
who examined that planet during its late
eclipse.
"A Montgomery county (ohio) farmer who
wished to give lot for a church and burial
ground, had the deed made out ito God Al
mighty, His heirs and assigns forever" and
the deed s so recorded.
Colonel Kennedy, commanding the Royal
ARTILLERY stationed in Canada, died suddenly
in Montreal a few days since. He had been an
officer in the British army thirty-eight years,
and vet had never seen service in the field.
He is spoken OF as a soldier of the Havelock
tvpe. and will be very much regretted by ALL
Edmund About, who began his career as
Liberal, and afterwards made money by the
support of Imperialism, has performed new
somersault, and now clamors for parliamenta-
ry government. This last leap ot~so shrewd
an acrobat is deemed significant is Paris. Nj.
About would hardly have made it unless hs
was very certain the majority were going to
tumble over the same way. 1t has not beep
long since NJ. Ad. Gueroult, of LOpinion Ma
| tionale, made the same leap. The French are
daily becoming more desirous OF government
| such as thew "were blessed with" in the days
OF Louis Philippe.
| Cincinnati thieves chloroform their victims
| by means of a sponge ON pole carefully
thrust through a window, after which they
break open the door with impunity.
"A well-known wealthy Parisian has had
himself painted by an eminent artist, "as be
was. ""as he his" and "as he will be-. AS he
was" represents him, as the age of twenty
five, poor devil in ragged garments with his
toes peeping through holes in his shoes, sink
ing half-amished, by the side of wall "As
he is" figures him fat and jolly as an alder
man, we'll dressed, with gold chains decking
his waistcoat, and diamond rings blazing on
his fingers. And in "as he will be" he is made
hideous corpse, These pleasngly suggestive
pictures are hung up in his drawing-room.
Lorenzo Dow defined death-bed repent
ance to be burning out the candle Of life IN tns
service of the devil, and blowing the snun IN
the face of Heaven.
Hon. stepben Salisbury significantly re-
,o.,,oa =, his address at Worcester on We'd
- - "a college diploma; like good coat,
an advantage, but it will not make q
| man. Dr,o,, .ho aldast SON of the la.a
Hon. Horace Mann, died at Cambridge, Mass,
on Thursday. He was only twenty-four years
of age; but he mad already become known for
his abilities and his devotion to his studies as
naturalist
Mr.. Roebuck has become anxious lest he
should lose his seat in Parliament, and has
been electioneering energetcally. He made
speech at Sheffield the other day, in which he
declared that he would really have no oolec-
| t;on IN ask workingman to his table, not
oftop Won know, but from time to timel
The Feast of the Immaculate Conception,
which occurs on the sth of December, is to be,
in future, Holiday of Obligation in the Uni
ted States.
A Mrs. Tucker of Georgia has written life
of Brick Pomeroy. Ono of her statements
puzzles both the Democratic aud Republican
critics: "His ears are large" she observes
sand indicate the Democratic element oil ehar-
| aeter."
The hearth of Gen. Rawlins, chief OF stan to
Gen. Grant. is very precarious. He nndou6t-
| oa,,, ,,,. -,,,,,,,,notiou, and is in such bad
wav that serious fears for his recovery are en-
| tertained.