The Portland daily press., 1868-12-16

"A young man in Ellsworth, Ohio, named
Broadsword, In digging around an old house,
unearthed an iron kettle containing about six
hundred dollars in silver coin.
"A lady who had refused an awkward but
wealthy suit0r said to friend as he passed.
Look at him! Could you marry him, even II
he mad carriage and horses?" "No, indeed"
replied the other, "not if be kept q livery sta.
be-"
"A smart Yankee who inaugurated in San
Francisco the plan Of female walters at bis
restaurant Is now deserted, his girls having all
found husbands in tho four weeks that the es.
Enlistment was run.
"A fve-year old boy In New York State.
having heard his father express wish that
two calves which were in the barn were killed.
obtained hammer, and, repairing to the barn,
succeeded in killing them both, and then re.
ported his feat.
An Englishman proposes to overcome
monitors with vessels armed with fire engines,
which will throw water into the port holes and
wet the powder, and into the smoke.stack and
put out the fires, when the "intrepid tars" will
board the helpless log" and take 1t into port
he proposes thus to "put an end TO maritime
warfare"
nouncement: 1T will, no doubt, interest the
general public to learn that NJ. NJ. wurtz has
succeeded in preparing by syathesis, chlor-
hydrate of hyloxetbylammonium. 1t Is
in long deliquescent needles, and Is identical
with the neuride usually obtained from brain
matter" OF course the public will be delight
| ed to hear it.
Near the summit of the Sierra Nevada the
Central Pacific Railroad Company has built
great lodging house for four hundred men,
whose sole duty is to keep tie track on the
mountains clear of snow during the winter.
| -''Vive Baudin" is the cry of the French
students, though Baudin has been dead and
buried these twenty years.
| In some of the cantons of Switzerland
the people are not satisfied with the measure
OF liberty they now possess, and advocate the
establishment OF democracy pure and sim
| pie, in which all the govern shall be ex-
ercised by the people through communal as.
semblies
The Paris journals speak of public SUBJ
scrption as about to be opened to erect mon.
ument to Rossini
The latest form of " treason" interdicted in
Paris is publishing likenesses of the Eve aivo-
Gates who defended the accused In the matter
of the Baudin subscription.
The personal piques and prejudices of
| Queen Victoria are said to be the chief cause
of the acrimony displayed in English politics,
| A New York Herald correspondent states that
many years ago, when she first assumed the
| crown, the Queen confessed 10 Lord Melbourne
that she "bated the Tories" by which she
meant that she hated the Tory statesmen with
whom she was brought into official contact.
Years have passed, times and parties and men
have changed, and now the Queen "hates" the
Liberals in the same way. That is to say, the
principal Liberal leaders are personally disa.
| greeable to her. She cannot endure Lord John
Russell; she dislikes Mr.. Gladstone. On the
other hand, she is deeply attached to Lord
Derby, and admues Mr.. Disraeli. The social
circle of royalty is therefore broken in two.
Bv this course the Queen is said to be materi-
ally impairing her legitimate influence, and
| giving rise to many rumors prejudicial to her
credit.
After the dreadful siege of Antwerp, the
childteu played marbles in the streets with
| grape and cannon shot.
"a scold and blocknead -brimstoue and
wood-a good match. b."-Aa'othorne'
| Franz Aht tb0 SlIteu anu ADMIRED COM
noser irtepds co come to this country, and
th;,,,,s Of making it his home. For his two
hast syngs, "When the Swallows Homeward
rsy," and ''Sleep Well Sweet Angel" be only
received, In his native land, the sum Of nine
dollars.
There is rather doubtful story going the
rounds TO the effect that daughter of the late
Hon. Thomas II. Benton, and sister of Mrs.
Gen. John c. Fremont, is now engaged as
teacher in one of the public schools in San
Francisco, California, that she is very poor,
and neglected by her family.
The U. s. Supreme Court, with "Old
Greenbacks" at its head, is discussing the
question whether any greenbacks are legalI
The Canadian Government organs an
nounce that the Intercolonial Railway Com
missioners are to be Mr.. C.J. Bridges, Mr.. z.
B, Chandler, Mr.. Aquila Walsh, and, tempo
rarily, for Nova Scotia. Colonel Coffin. The
Nova Scotia representative is simply place.
holder, and his appointment is a method of
keeping the Nova Scotia vote in the hands of
the Government until some Nova seotian pol
itician Is found whom 1t viii be safe TO ap-
point. -,,
AT Berlin It Is proposed 10 establish
home for single men and women OF advanced
age, in which they will be taken care OF for
moderate consideration.