The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-02-21
Varieties.


The British aristocrlcy ara capable of tho
most inexcusable meanuesses. Another case
has been before the English courts that is moro
exasperating than even the Yelverton affair.
The Countess d'Alteyrac in 1849 left her hus-
band, who was French noble. and went to
England and lived with Lord Willoughby
d'Eresby. After living with him fifteen years,
during which time she proved a most affec-
tionate and faithful companion, he turned her
out of doors and claimed the property she had
brought to him. The case is submitted to ar
bitraton.
Mr.. Snap, in going through the hall Of q
house to which he was invited, came across q
movable screen on which picture of dog
was worked in worsted. "Ah, Puddles," said
he, "we have mistaken our way. This, you
see, is the family portrait gallery"
John Morrissey has given $500 to the des-
titute poor OF the New York ward which he
represents in Congress.
The Star says little three-years-old up
town has latterly been asking many questions
about ali sorts Of building projects and hav-
lug learned that our excellent citizen Hon.
john b. Brown had built the big hotel and
many other large structures, asked his mother
ceiving an immediate answer, he said, 81 'spect
Mr.. Brown found e money"
GENERAL Chambers, of Louisville, had q
daughter born to him on his seventy-fourth
birth day, and the members of the bar ex-
pressed their admiration by presenting the
young lady with silver cup.
The number of valentines that passed
through the New York post-office this year
was not more than bali as great as last year.
Horace Greeley, in his "reminiscences,
speaks of first meeting Abraham Lincoln
when he was a member of Congress, and adds:
at will surprise some TO hear that, though
was often in his company thenceforward till
his death, and long on terms OF friendly inti-
macy with him, never heard him tell an an
ecdote ur story"
The disadvantage of having bad reputa-
tion for veracity is seen in an incident that
lately happened to the New York Herald. AT
the time of the Vesuvius landslide, it receiv-
ed brief cable dispatch giving an account Of
that disaster. All its contemporaries at once
ridiculed the whole affair. They laughed tho
Herald to scorn. 1t was assumed to be ca
nard. BUTT proves true, contrary to all pre-
cedent, for it is usually pretty safe to assume
that any sensational report in the Herald Is
false.
-Guppy of the Buffalo Express suggests
that announcements of Tom Thumbs move
ments be published under the head of "Brevi-
ties"
The Corkonians, on the occasion Of George
Francis Trains third lecture there, broke into
tho room without paying, smashed all the
forms, tore down the gas-pipe and left George
to foot the bill. He did so and left town in a
hurry.
The New York Ledger is about to COM
menee the publication of series Of letters
from jesse Il. Grant, Esq, Of Kentucky, re-
latins to the early life of his SON Ulysses.
They are expected to abound in anecdotes Of
that young gentleman.
"A gentleman having got out of all pa-
tienee with one Of his servants, called him in,
and after giving him a sound seolding, wound
up with the stereotyped phrase, 1--WE must
part" The servant stood scratching his head
for a moment, and then said, with a look Of
much concern, "Sorry am that we must part,
yer Honor, but il We must, may make so
bold as to ask sckere ger Hoaor's going" The
rascal got another trial.
Blessed is the memory of those who have
kept themselves unspotted from the worldl
Yet more blessed and more dear the memory
of those who have kept themselves unspotted
in the world.
The viii of the late Mrs. Abigail Loring
OF Boston, has been sustained by the Supreme
Court of the United States, and the fund,
amounting to Si71 900, will soon be distributed
among the various charitable corporations
which have been designated by certain per-
sons under the provisions of the will to receive
it.
The papers are full of long accounts Of
horse-R Resh banquets. They are about as en-
ter,aining as Du Chaillu's descriptions of Al
riean cannbals, dining on roast missionary.
John Rogers, OF group reputation, is at
work on a new and difficult statuette, called
the Council of War;" in which are portraits
eft Lincoln, Grant and Stanton. Mr.. Linrolu
is represented sitting in an easy posture, hold
ing in bis hand map; General Grant stands
a little on one side, and has placed his finger
upon some point to which he seems to direct
the attention of Mr.. Stanton, who is rubbing
the dust from his glasses-a familiar habit
with the secretary when he is thinking hard.
Mr.. Eugene Haywood is now put down on
the tax lists of Illinois as the largest land
owner in that State. He holds fifty thousand
acres, purchased by his father fifty years ago.
Recently he purchased twelve thousand acres
in Nebraska at a cost of about seyenty-nine
cents an acre. He is only twenty-five years Of
age. ,-,-.,., =
photo graphing the beating Of a persons heart.
What neat thing for an absent lover to send
! I,a n1~fo Of nal
on gazing upon her portrait
The library of John e. Calhoun was lately
sold. with some other personal property. to
satisfy debts, at $3.50. Whole shelves Of books
were knocked down for from "a to Sc shelf
A new style of skate has been patented,
with which person can walk as readily on
frozen or other surface, as with ordinary boots
or shoes, This will be good news to those with
cold feet or weak ankles. recent number
OF the Scientific American contains descrip-
ton of this kind of skate.
An incident recently occurred at Yale
which goes very far to establish as fact that
.sthe world moves" A Yale alumnus of twen-
ty years standing, recently returned, after
long absence, to visit his alma mater, and was
verv courteously received and "shown round"
hv Professor T. After having exhibited
TO his guest all the modern improvements, tho
Professor said to him: you have now seen, I
believe, all that is new in the institution, ex-
cept the gymnasium. Come, let's go up there,
aud will roll string of ten-pins with you.
"what, sir" exclaimed the guest, starting
back in real or simulated astonishhtno" h,'a
"Why," exclaimed the Professor we we,na nayg W,,s
fine alley in our gymnasium, ana W. ;1,s n De-
to 20 there and ssil string OF tenP'nS .v,,h
yos STen.pIns, cried the alSmnaTSSi aSv wsir air
CLEAN of malicious fun tbe IN college for rolling tsa
pinsF