The Portland daily press., 1868-11-06
" VarieCieS.

-Thoreau says: "In proportion as our in
ward life fails, we 90 more constantly and des-
peratey to the post-offce. You may depend
upon it, that the poor fellow that walks away
with the greatest number of letters, proud of
his extensive correspondence, has not heard
from himself this long while
"A writer in the Atlantic Almanac declares
that it is not true that we have in North
America no genuine bona iie Skylark There
is found in the far northwestern table, lands Of
Dacotah bird, which in its peculiar and re-
markable powers of song, aud in its general
habits, is an almost exact representation OF the
kylark OF Europe. This is an interesting fact, ,
and one not generally known.
"A new volume of Fairy Tales by Hans
Christian Andersen, written in 1867 and
1868" is announced in London.
Bentley, the London publisher, announces
the Countess Guiecioli.s "Recollections OF
Lord Byron, with those of the eye-witDesses of
his ife.' This book is to contain photograph
from portrait of Byron now in the possession
of the Countess
The proposal of the Provisional Junta at
Madrid that all children of slave mothers here
after born should be free, has aroused a gener-
GUS effort from Carolina Coronado, the famous
poetess of Spain, once crowned for her genius.
A sonnet from her on the abolition OF Siay-
cry in Cuba" appears in the Madrid papors.
This distinguished lady has also headed pc.
tition, drawn by herself, in these words: "The
ladies VINO subscribe, impelled by an irressti.
BILE sentiment of charity, Of piety, of humani-
ty, and of justice, pray with cries OF the soul
that the Spanish Government would decree
the complete and immediate abolition OF sav-
cry III the Spanish islands," This petition is
receiving thousands of signatures. IL may not
be generally known that the Spanish poetess
is the wife OF Horatio G. Perry, the Secrs tary
of Legation of the United States ct Madrid.
The Orange County Elgle, published II
West Randolph, VT, bears away the palm for
the best snake story. That paper comes out
with the statement that Mr.. Stanley, Of Ran
dolph, a few nights since, caught large crick.
ct in the kitchen of mis- house and dropped It
into the chimney of burning lamp, and there
came out of the cricket snake some five TO
six inches in length, and alive and darting out
his tongue.
Richard Purser, the Oldest man in Eng
land, has just died at Cheltenham at the age
OF 112 years.
Some of fashions latest freaks are pretty
and useful. Instance, the PoDcho, the new
travelling cloak, borrowed from the dress Of
South America. 1t combines a wrapper and
railway rug, and IS a square of cloth or plush,
yard and half across, lined in gay colored
plaid flannel, the coarse twilled sort most ap.
prooriate, bound with heavy gal o1n and p' ace
cut out in the centre, through which the head
is slipped. This convenience will be inds-
pensable when its comfort is once tested. Then
there is the new veil, called the religieuSe. 1t
is OF erenadine, square, with light tassels at
each corner, and is thrown entirely over the
head and shoulders, something after the fash
ion of nuns veil
The Gau duct-the proposed tunnel un.
der the English channel
The Earl of Salisbury (Lord Cranbourne)
has purchased the London Saturday Review
with the view OF making it the organ of the
new conservative party, and will write the
leading political articles himself This is i'm
portant news, for Lord Salisbury is one OF the
sharpest writers and most persistent antazo-
nists that Disraeli or Gladstone could eucoun-
ter.
The ordinance of baptism administered by
immersion, caused the almost instant death
of a Mr.. Stephens at Rochester, Missouri. The
physician who publishes the account says the
usual indications of apoplexy or epilepsy did
not appear, and there were no indications OF
his having taken water into his lnngs; and the
doctor thinks it most probable that he died Of
the physical shock on the nervous system,
causing syncope or fainting Immediately after
the immersion"
The following is the list, as it stands at
present, of pretendants to the vacant throne at
Madrid: The Duke of Montpensier; Don Juan
of Bourbon, second son OF Don CIrlos (who
however, abdicated in favor Of his sony; Don
Carlos, son Of the former Prince Allied the
Duke of Aosta, a Prince of Hohenzo lera, one
of the family already employed in Roumania
the Due d'Aumlle; Prince Napoleon; Ferdi
nand of Coburg, father OF the King Of Portu-
gal, much to be recommended, who acted as
regent during his sons minority; the Prince
of the Asturias the ex-Queen; and the Re
public.
dows on the Pacific Railroad.
Some English Yankees are horlifying the
Brahmius in India b. pumping petroleum
from their sacred wells.
The baby prince of Greece is very popular
there, because an old TT -dtioa declares that n
prince born upon Greek soil, aud named Con-
stautine, shall restore the ancient glory of
Athens.
In the schuylkin county tPs) a'ms'onss
is an lrishmoman who has reached the axe @.
one hundred and nine wears.
A tory candidate for Parliament sent n!
portrait to every eleetor in the boEooy On.
New York complains that Central Park
drear ard cherries.
Carl Formes thinks OF forming an Italian
opera troupe