The Portland daily press., 1868-02-25
VaI.ietieS.

piSOpho iAOul tuclE uOLue III NlSSOurl TO lllt-
nois, distance of two hundred miles, keep
ing them in a close box, lately missed them
and has received letter from Missouri saying
that they had returned to their old haunts.
The London fire brigade recently spent
several hours hunting up an aurora borealis
which was supposed to be a great fire in the
suburbs
"A Montreal dispatch says the leading
Ministerial organ there continues the publica-
tion of letters calculated to create a feeling of
uneasiness in regard to the Fenian movement
on the Eastern frontier.
"A Kansas reporter, having been on . buff
falo hunt, says that the party killed seventy of
the animals, and he has lived on the meat so
long that his head is shaggy, and he bellows
when he tries to talk.
The Toronto Globe advocates the opening
of roads through the great North West terri
tory, at the expense of the Ontario Govern
ment, rather than not at all.
The Boston Pilot thinks the man is living
who will see majority of the people on the
American continent Roman Catholic.
Bills to provide for direct taxation for ed
ucational purposes, to reduce the number OF
members from 46 to 81 and to abolish the Off
ces of clerks of the crown and OF the circuit
court, have been introduced into the New
Brunswick Parliament. Solicitor General
Skinner has resigned, and his office will To
abolished.
"A Washington dispatch says the famous
Kit Carson, who has been in that city for some
days, is an applicant for an Indian agency in
the West Strange to say he is likely to be
beaten by politician who is also an appli-
cant, but who never saw a wigwam. Carson's
name is a household word among the frontier
men and friendly Indians
"A Canadian recently ran a snow-shoe
race against an Indian and made two miles in
fourteen minutes.
"A Quebec paper says: "While young
girl was gathering chips in Mr.. valin's wood
yard, st. Roch, on Saturday afternoon, she
thoughtlessly darted forward to pick up block
of wood from under the descending axe of one
of the laborers. While in the act of grasping
the piece of wood, she received the full blow
of the axe ON the shoulder, being literally
nearly cut in two. Though still alive, her re-
covery is pronounced hopeless. No blame is
attached to the axe-man."
Florence Nightingale has subscribed
e1O00 to fund for erecting an infirmary at
Rotterdam, England.
"A new edition of the poetical works of
Robert Browning is announced in London in
six monthly volumes. The first will contain
pauline, "Paracelsus," and "Strafford.-
The Germans have lost one of their best
novelists by the death of Adelbert Sitter, who
died recently at Linz, on the Danube, In the
seventy-second year of his age. His works
are "Studien," which consist of six volumes Of
short stories; "Bunte Steine," similar coll
lectionin two volumes; and two novels, "Der
Nachsommer," and "WItiko."
Mr.. John G. Breckenridge was seen In
Beirut, the old Berytus of old Pbenicia, the
other day, he having entered on tour through
the East. He was humming, not "The Hun
ters of Kentucky" but Partant pour Ia Syris.
"A great horsefesh dinner was served at
the Langham Hotel, London on the 9Th The
company was numerous, and the. unanimous
verdict was for eating the horse. Hereafter
horseflesh is to be considered good. The et-
forts that are made to induce men to eat their
old friend prove as much that food is scarce,
as that the equine quadruped can be made a.
serviceable to man in death as he has been in
life from immemorial time.
"A newly-discovered letter of Peter the
Great is now going the round Of the Russian
journals. Iu this very characteristic epistls
Peter informs one of his courtiers that he has
heard that his the coul tiers, brother wishes to
marry a foreign woman and that he perfectly
understands his reasons for making such a
choice, the inhabitants of Russia being less
civilized and less polite than those of other
countries. He has heard that the courtier has
forbidden his brother to contract the meditat-
ed union, but his Majesty not only permits it,
he positively orders it.
The obscene papers and immoral books
with which this country is just now flooded,
are seized by the customs authorities Of Can
ada when carried over the line.
The Whitby &c. W. Chronicle says
Some two months ago Mr.. Joseph Moon, re-
siding at Port Union, missed a valuable milch
cow, and for days and weeks made search for
her in every direction without success. A few
| days ago on going to the ice house, (which had
not been entered since the COW was missed,)
what was his astonishment on discovering the
missing animal-and still alive, after having
been immured without food or water for thir-
ty-nine days!
In the Nova Scotia House of Assembly it
has been officially announced that the Legis-
lature will be prorogued whilst the delegation
| is absent in England. This shows the firm de-
termination of the Nova Scotia people to ad
| here to the course they have resolved upon.
| Mr. Howe was to have left Halifax on Friday
| as one of the delegates; and his eonfreres
would follow him in the course of fortnight.
General Sam Houston, while President of
the Texan Republic, received challenge to
fight duel with some person whom he con-
sidered his inferior. Turning to the bearer Of
the challenge, he said: "Sir, tell your princi-
pal that Sam Houston neuer fights dO'on hilii-
Every one has noticed the incongruous
readings which are often found on places well
plastered or papered with hand. bills. Tho
| amiable wife of A. Oakley Hall-late a candi-
| date for District Attorney of New York Coun-
| tv relates that she was astonished to find
from some of these hand bills, that the New
York public were seriously advised to Buy
the best Fireside Companion, a, Oakley Hail."
Two young women, who were watching
the body of supposed dead child in Aberdeen
Mississippi, were somewhat startled when
the youngster sat ap and requested something
to eat.
The Princess of Leuchtenberg has given TO
the Neurological Society of St. Petersburg,
on the occasion of her marriage, collection
of fossils which she had made in her various
tours in Europe. The association has elected
| her an honorary member.
1t is ever the case with effervescent mate.
rial that to be very sparkling it must be thor'
ouehly bottled. This has proved TO be ths
| case with Gen. Butler-the tighter the place.
,to Craoter the "pop." The General, while Ia
-. % .octice in Massachusetts,, was a terror
ona torment to Judges OF thin calibre. On one
"l1 as;on Judge Sanger having been bullied
oo e.a hodgered out of all patience, petulantly
"-,,ed "What does the counsel suppose l am
an tlis bench ior?" Scratching his head
minute Benjamin +. replied; "Well, I confess
your Honor's got me there!"
During the rebellion regiment OF Con-
federates was marching through Arkansas up
| tn their knees in mud. An officer riding oy
r,rtr Of soldiers who were assisting TO pass
pannor through the mud was hailed BY one Of
s' - ,ong ont: "wa'al, Kernal, III 20
"o .n0u,OI with YOU this hitch; but if you ever
w." snv more Unions to break up, you mag
;s,t BET your iJs asaf "ar'