The Portland daily press., 1868-01-30
Varieties.

A wretch in Genesee County, Michigan,
drove his horse twelvi miles in less than ons
hoar with u bit which prevented the horse
hom keeping his tongue in his mouth aud it
was frozen.
The marriageable men of Weston, Mo, aro
minutely invoiced by its local paper for ths
benefit of those young ladies who wish to avail
themselves OF the privileges of leap year.
1t Is pleasant custom in Minnesota for
those who drive up to house where there ia
no hitching post to smash two contiguous
panes OF glass from window and pass the
rein round the sash.
The infant of poor flower woman died on
its mothers arm while she was peddling her
bouquets on the streets in London, starved to
death.
-Albonfs vocal powers are unimpaired,
though owing TO domestic affiiction-the In.
sanity, and recent death of her husband, Count
Pepoli-she has not SUM in public for several
years. Only at Rossiui's soirees has her voice
been heard of late.
A new opera by Auber, called "Helene"is
under way, aud will be produced at the Paris
Grand Opera The composer is over eighty
years of age.
An Indiana paper says that the price of
divorce in the courts Of one of the counties ia
that State is bushel OF pippin apples. which
gives occasion TO facetious exchange to call
them marts where pairs are exchanged for ap-
PIES
A German applied to Judge Stroud to b.
relieved from sitting upon a jury. "what 1.
your excuse?" said his Honor. Il can't speak
English" was the reply. "You have nothing TO
do with speaking" said the Judge. But L
can't understand good English" That's no eK-
cuse replied the Judges "You are not likely to
hear good English at this bar"
Mr.. Richard Grant White says in the last
Galaxy: at is not generally known, we be
lieve, that the story or history on which Shake
speare founded Mact eth, mentions Lady Mac
beth as the wife of Duncan. The Thans Of
Cawdor was a frequent visitor to the castle Of
Duncan; and, as he was brave soldier and
gallant and interesting gentleman for that
time, she fell in love with him. After a long
intrigue she planned the murder of her lord
whom she had grown to hate; inspired Mac
beth with her idea by appealing to his ambi-
tion and passion, and 20 urged him to the
bloody deed, in which she assisted. Such a
plot, however, would have been too much like
stage; and Shakespeare, therefore, who was
more an artist than has ever been shown, al
tered the original story for the sake of variety
and to suit his own purpose"
Mrs. Lander is playing in st. Louis, AIiss
Kate Regnolds in Baltimore, the Florences in
Pittsburg Mr.. John Z. Owens in Philadelphia,
Edwin Adams in Memphis, and Madame Ris-
tori sailed for Havana last week, after very
brilliant farewell season in New York.
The eruption of Mount Vesuvius, has,
we are told, ceased TO be merely a beautiful
spectacle, and has become q source OF panic 10
the people living around its base. An Inn
mense torrent Of lava has overfowed the CEN
trail cone, and is now skirting the hill on tho
west and northwest, and approaching the VII
| lage OF Cercola.
A Missouri paper quietly mentions the
shooting OF man carrying off a rope hsvin.
Il horse attached to the other end"
Mrs Czarovitch (the Princess Dagmar) 10
now considered the handsomest woman of roy
al lineage in all Europe. Inasmuch as she looks
like an American, the opinion is well founded
The New York Herald continues to hawk
| the name OF A. j. as a candidate for next
| President. In view OF which fact the Herald
must certainly be considered A. ]. hawk
er.
Owing to the great destitution in England,
| Miss Burdett Coutts has undertaken to pay
| the wages Of 80 persons ior six months at 1s.
| Sd. day. She has guaranteed the rent OF
| ground required for stone e-breaking-employ-
| ment suited to dock laborers-and has oon.
| tributed E30O toward the road-m making fund.
With about thirty or forty more such ladies
in Englaad, England would be better off,
Queen Olga has scarcely mounted tho
| throne of her little Kingdom when she feels
called upon to extend her Muscovite sollcituds
to the Cretan insurgents. The Impartial OF
Smyrna, says that the new Queen of tbs
Helenes has caused three Russian ships to ba
fitted out laden with provisions and munitions
tor the insurgents of Crete.
The interest excited by the discovery OF
the unique copy of Venus aud Adonis, before
referred to, has led the owner, Sir Charles
Isham, to allow fac-simile reprint of Ihs
priceless volume. All the ornaments, heuron.,
etc.. of the early printer will be exactly given
The impression is limited to one hundred cop
les, at one guinea each.
The following is a specimen of the man
ner In which Atlantic Cable kilograms are re-
ceiyed from England. Ii will be seeu that
somebody has quite II problem presented to
him for solution before the news is fit to ap-
pear in the paper:
One division French left Rome for Civits
rest soon follow await their action Italy bourss
animated but General disarming needed TO re-
store confidence French call if conference soon
issues fora baldi claims American citizenship
marsh goes to see him vignevans eroldini com-
mands army observation quarters Irlsi nugent
braman teatherstone coty Martin acquitted
nch.
The contract for the stonework and pier.
of the railroad bridge across the river at Du-
buque, has been let at st. Paul for $4,000.
The article on Emerson in the North Brit,
ish Review is said to be from the pen of Pro-
lessor Nichols OF Glasgow.
Two Thousand gowns, says Motley, Of tho
most expensive material, adorned with gold,
pearls and other bravery were found in Queen
Elzabeta's wardrobe after her death.
The Minneapolis Tribune says that there
is great destitution and suffering in that city,
and that dozens of families are actually un-
provided with the means of ayerting hunger
and the irost," and that numbers of men, wo-
men and children arc actually in danger OF
starving or freezing to death,
Fanny Fern-and she ought 10 know
saws that it is Just as natural for young girl
to desire bonnets, sashes, gloves, and a lover.
90 Il ia for an old person to like an easy chair
and a big pair ofshoes'
M. Du Chaillu ia our authority ior tho
statement that the Pan tribe of Africans are
so very fond OF their wives that when the lat
ter die they cook and eat them
AT Aberdeen, Miss, few days since, a
little son of Mr. Bean apparently died. Two
young ladies and servant volunteered to Keep
watch during the night. At about Twelve
o'clock the servant was noticed to % asleep'
when one OF the Young ladies prieked her with
A pin, which caused her to scream. This
aroused the supposed dead child, alarming
the inmates of the room greatly. Upon ex-
animation it was found that the child had be-
come warm, and in short time it was running
about