The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-10-03
" Varieties.

General Mcclellan, after repeatedly essay
ing the task, has finally arrived in New York.
That is more than he ever did for Richmond.
"A congress of metaphy sicians Is about to
assemble at Prague. Imagine the feelings of
the newspaper reporters who will attend this
gathering with the delusive hope that they
can make clear account of its proceedingsl
"A California writer, after ford article on
Louis Napoleon, says sit is about time the old
hummer was getting ready to hand in his
checks You bet"
In recent Democratic torchlight process
sion at Opalousas, Louisiana, there ives full
rugged ship containing eleven young ladies',
representing that number of Southern States.
MIR. Beecher's sermons are hereafter to be
regularly published in pamphlet form, weekly,
by New York house. They will be sold sim
gly or subscriptions will be received by the
year.
-Quibble, reading that "it has been decided
in the Court of Queens Bench, in Dublin,
that a clergyman of the Church of England
can legally marry himself" observed that that
might be very well as a measure OF economy,
but even in the hardest times he would rather
marry q woman.
The authorities of Jasrbereny, a Hungari-
an town, have just had the following notice
published to the sound of the drum: Seeing
that oaths and blasphemies are the real causes
of earthquakes, every one, no matter who, is
forbidden to swear or use bad language, uader
penalty of receiving twenty-five stripes with .
rod and paying fine of 25 forms"
-Ot Mr.. Douglas Cooke, the editor Of the
London Saturday Review, who has Just died,
friend and warm admirer says that "he
hated woman and America" This peculiari-
ty, which certainly most readers Of the "Sat-
urday" will readily believe in, is spoken of as
If it were merit. The editor of the Galaxy
thus comments upon it: ITO hate woman and
America is to hate what promises best for the
world in the immediate future. 1t is the ha-
tired of the cynic and the reactionist. In the
century past, America has made more relative
progress than other nations. and woman more
relative progress than man-are these the OBJ
jects of distrust and calumniation for the CEN
turies to Gomez"
John Allen, having rented his Water
street saloon for good sum, has nothing on
his hands, and goes visiting" leaving the
itiuerant pastors to take care Of themselves.
Tommy Hadden has signally failed in his at
Burns being shrewd manager, succeeds bet
ter in his role of second wickedest man" of
New York.
The London Spectator speaks wsli OF the
new Governor-General of Canada. 1t saysi
'The Conservative Government suppose
the Duke of Buckingham has the credit of 1t
have made very good appointments to tho
Governor Generalship of Canada, having pro-
moted Sir John Young, now Governor of New
South Wales, and formerly Of the Ionian Is.
lands. who is a Liberal This was a liberal
| thing to do, though it is done by Conserya-
| tives."
"A Washington despatch states that the
enforcement of the eight-hour law passed by
the last Congress is occasioning much trouble
in the Government service throughout the
country. The War Department. construed the
law as meaning that eight hours in the Gov
ernment employ should constitute legal days
work, but that it was intended that only
proportionate amount OF pay should be given.
| The various laborers in the Government work.
sbons and other branches of the public service
coptepd that the intention OF the law was to
Give them the same pay, but that eight hours
service only should be demanded The latest
trouble arising from this cause is the strike Of
the engineer workmen employed at Fort Ste
vens, Oregon. The strike is unfortunate at
this time, owing to the scarcity of mechanics
and skilled laborers and the importance Of the
work upon which the strikers were epgageu'
A new style of round hat has just been
brought out 1t has high crown and Is ornA-
mented with long plume.
One day last week two black bears were
caught in Bolderness, New Hampshire. one
of the animals was a yearling and the other an
old one weighing about four hundred pounds
Tssv we're caught in traps and then shot,