The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-11-28
arietieS.

Miss Louise Durant, a young American
lady, male her debut in opera at the New
York Academy OF Music this week. She ap-
peared as Zerlind in Mozart's "Don Giovanni"
and had fair success.
The French town of Chatelaillon has grad
ually crumbled into the sea, and is now beILg
cultivated as an oyster bed.
"A physician for the insane says that Wall
street is the great harvest field from which be
"gathers them in"
When the Breton mariner puts to sea, bis
prayer is: Keep me, my Col! my boat Is so
small, aud Thy ocean is so widep
The Milwaukee Wisconsin gives an ac-
count OF young traveller, only ten ten years
of age, ON her way from Northwestern Minne-
sofa TO SkOwhegan in this state. Her name
is Stacy and her parents removed from Maine
10 Minnesota some fourteen years ago. Be
Gently her mother died, the father having pre-
ceded her to the grave few years, and the lt-
tie Que, the only child, set out for Maine alone.
A letter to the conductors was furnished her.
with tickets through, and she seemed TO bo
getting on well. On every train, the conduct
or, after telling her story, has no difficulty In
finding some kind-hearted lady to look after
reached, places her in charge of the conductor
on the ne st train she is to take.
Among those artists who sang at the fa-
neral of Rossini were Alboni and Patti. Al.
boni was in her day one of the greatest exp
nents of Rossini's music. Her voice, of unu-
saal power and richness, was marked by q
flexibility quite rare in voices Of such heavy
calibfe. Rossini was very fond of the alto
voice, and almosi all his operas-especially his
earlier ones-coni aimed leading part tor alto,
usually the part allotted by later composers to
tenors. Adelina Patti, from the date OF her
first appearance in Paris, secured Rossini's
| kindly admiration; and much OF her success
abroad is owing to the advice and suggestions
she received from him.
"A young Jersey girl recently eloped with
an adorer only to marry another man at tho
hotel where she had been left while the hrst
lover was off making arrangements for his
| own speedy union'
A white fawn was shot in Yolo county,
| @ ,lifjrna, within fifty miles of Slcrameats
City, ON the 9th of October. 1t was exhibited
in Sacramento, and excited much attention.
"A sensational writer in ciry of Mexico
newspaper has achieved great success by
description of an American duel, two locomo-
tives on a single track being the weapon"
A Western lawyer, not quite so foil of re.
| ligion as of law, was attending religious
meeting, some time since, aud being quite we'll
known to the managers OF the affIir, was call
| ed upon to make pray Not likiog to re-
tuse outright, he finally accepted the Office,
and at the proper time arose before the Large
assemblage and attempted to repeat the L Ird's
prayer He got along very well until be came
TO the passage, GIVE US this day our daily
bread" when, probably from the force of hale
| it, he Immediately added, with Costs"
The last new potato is called the Grcciaa
| Bend.
| "A civil marriage has Just taken place i'm
Spain-before the revolution such thing was
both illegal and rsbsllious against the cbursf.
This fall English farmers are paying ~
c,nts bushel for gathering acorns' and II
cents for chestnuts, both needed for feeding
swine.