The Portland daily press., 1868-02-07
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ventors and scientific dscoverers, died poor.
Notwithstanding the value of his inventions,
two of the most practical are the brilliant
Illumination of light houses by means of the
magneto-electric current, and the process of
electro-plating by means of the same current
-Farraday gave himself up to science, and
never turned out of his course for the sake of
making money. He was often consulted BIZ
the British government, and was always ready
TO give his counsel and assistance without re-
gard for pecuniary remuneration. Farraday
died in the fall of 1867. He was in the receipt,
during the later years of his life, of pension
of $500 year. A movement is now on foot TO
have the same sum continued to his widow,
and the request certainly seems reasonable.
Its stated that the recent joke played up
on Mrs. Harrison Gray Otis has been traced to
a near relative. Invitations were extended to
many distinguished citizens to call at her
house, and orders were sent to plumbers car
penters and dealers in all varieties of articles,
to send their merchandise or call and attend
to orders. There no originality in tho
joke, aud it was not eminently successful.
Why so worthy lady as Mrs. Otis should bo
thus annoyed, is beyond comprehension, but
there was malice at the bottom of it. The af-
fability with which she received those who
came has added many to her previously long
list of friends.
When intoxicated, Frenchman wants to
dance, German to sing, Spanard to gam
BILE. an Euglishman to cot, an italian to boast.
Russian to be affectionate an Irishman TO
fight, and an American to make a speech.
California, instead of prohibtory or IL
cense law, proposes to enact stringent rulss
for the inspection of liquors.
-Shakespeare's play of Julius Cesar" has
been convert ted into an opera and performed
on the lyric stage in Hanover.
1t is diffic2lt and unsafe to approach Mo-
bile by water, owing to the thousands OF pilss,
sunken vessels and torpedoes that still fill its
channels.
A man in Philadelphia has obtained YER
dict tor S2116. for damages sustained in being
thrown violently to the ground while stepping
from horse car, by the sudden starting of tho
car.
"A petite blue-eyed maiden, who was mrs
ing her fifth Christmas doll, and listening to
her mother and some female friends talking
about domestic broils and Chicago divorces,
created a sensation by remarking: "Well, ma,
I'm never going to marryl I'm going to be
widowr'
Three Boston vocalsts, Miss @. W. Hunt
Icy, Miss Annie V. Whitten and Miss Annie
Cary, have recently made their appearance in
opera at Copenhagen with gratifying success.
Mayor McMichael of Philadelphia has
caused the arrest of news agents engaged in
selling the lewd and indecent illustrated week
lies recently started in New York. These
vlllainous prints are constantly if not openly
seld in this city, and are in the hands Of boys
and even girls, too young to be aware of their
damnable character. If there Is any law to
reach tho venders of such things, why in tho
name of decency do not the authorities apply
it? The guilty parties should be treated as we
would treat the poisoners of wells and cis-
terms. They deserve no mercy.
Mr.. Harrison Gray Otis, of Boston, has Of
fered reward OF one hundred dollars for the
discovery of the parties who, during the last
month, maliclously sent out forged invitations
and business orders in the name Of his moth
er Mrs. Otis.
The following is cut from late Berlin
newspaper: "Skating is true art. One can
heartily say with Fulton, La Style c'est
fhomme. Skating exhibits mans character.
Germany passion for skating, and excellence
therein, has passed into q proverb. But to
America belongs the prize. Every day in tho
Skating Park two Americans perform suoh
difficult evolutions, their circles are so sym
metrieal, that the figures drawn and cut upon
the ice can be measured with a pair of COM
passes. One Of them carries this ice painting
to such perfection, so unparalleled is his skill.
~ cir Ia far irna ~,
cession, without taking his foot from the ice,
whereby he, of course, always attracts q crowd
of astonshed spectators. Therefore, hats of
to America in this modern art"
An old negro woman in New Orleans
bought some queer looking papers, which she
thought were ornaments for the hair, but
which proved to be species of sky-rocket.
She thought the day of Judgment had come
when mischievous urchin set the fireworks
fzzing in her wool.
Punch has caricature which is making
sensation. Louis Napoleon Is holding the
pope over an abyss by slender cord. All
around are red shirts (Garibaldians), below
| ing, "Let him fall" "No," replies Napoleon.
shat would make too much noise; III let him
| slide"
1
zette saws he has found sulphurous acid one OF
| tina hest means for promoting the speedy un-
ion of parts which have been divided during
surgical operations, and OF great service whom
anplied to wounds in general.
Quebec citizens who are dissatisfied with
the late choice OF a mayor, are asking parlia-
meut to take away the charter and place the
city under the government of commissioners.
| Robert Browning was recently sned for
the value Of two bottles of port wine, said TO
have been ordered by his servant He resis'eo
the claim, gained his case, and gave his coSS
to the poor.
Mr.. Grote, the historian OF Greece, will
Immediately publish new work-his own re-
view of the work of Mr.. John Stuart MIL.
entitled Examination Of Sir William HAM
ilton's Philosophy"