The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-03-17
Varieties.


The London Star says: I'VE are informed
that Mr. Eyre, the late Governor of Jamaica,
having come to London, an application will be
made for warrant to bring him before tho
court, charged with being accessory to the
murder of Mr.. George William Gordon Tho
former application, which was stopped by the
grand jury, Notwithstanding the strsng AID
conclusive charge of the Lord Chief Justice
Of England, in favor of the case going 10 trial,
was against General Nelson and Lieutenant
Brand, Mr.. Eyre not having at that time como
forward to meet the charge"
The Swiss military commission has adopl.
ed an exact copy of the uniform OF the army
of this country as the future dress of Ito
Swiss army.
Many soldiers of the Antilles legion, row
garrisoning Rome, are deserting and making
their way to Florence.
There is society of 81 utter Day Saints"
numbering about fifty members, in Newark,
who propose to emigrate to Utah during tho
coming summer. Among the rules adopted by
them is one enjoining total abstinence from
the use of tobacco and intoxicating drinks.
1t may be interesting to know that Gus.
tave DoIe is not a painter only but an admira-
bic musician.
"A twelve-year-old child who is lecturInr
on intemperance gravely asserts that she has
been a teetotaller all her life.
"A letter from Silka says that though tho
thermometer indicates temperature of a..
teen degrees below zero, the Indians come out
of their lodges in the morning and plunge in.
to the water like so many seals.
An exchange says the present unsuitable
appetite for "latest news" makes man appear
to be telegramnivorous animal
An intoxicated lamp-lighter of Cincinna-
ii caused some Amusement by ascending avn
ing posts and attempting to light them.
"A teacher of IA Episcopal schoo! at Hart
ford advised his boys TO sacrifice something
during Lent. They retired, deliberated, and
decided to sacrifice-hash.
"A report is going the rounds of the papers
that Prof. Anderson, the well-known prcsti-
digitateur, recently killed one of his sons at
Cincinnati, Ohio, and then committed suicide.
The Boston Traveller is authorized to deny
this story, the Professor being at the present
time in Europe, giving performances.
Preparations for war continue to be made
in France, and that country is in condition TO
make grand fight. What Power these prep
arations are directed against we ccn only
guess. 1t Is year since the Luxemburg dis
pute began, and perhaps that dispute is 10 lo
revived.
Walt Whitman has nearly completed f.
nal edition of his poems. This edition. il is
stated, is "in better consecutive order, with
many new pieces, and especially with pew
part or collection, in which he has practically
carried ont long-nourished design of depict
ing the religious element in the character and
personality which is considered by him neces-
sary to the completeness of his work"
towing to the peculiar arrangement Of
the programme no piece can be repeated, was
the answer White received from his landlady,
upon asking for q second piece of pie at din
n,r.
Only one vote was given in the French
Corps Legislatif against the new press law.
BonapaItes are more successful in bridling
the press than were BouIbons. The attempt
of Charles x and Polgnac to rule the press.
in 1880, led to the Revolution of Three Days,
since which time the elder Bourbons have
been at home everywhere but in France; but
Napoleon III. and Rouher do ten times as
much ever the Bourbon king and bis min
lister even thought of doing, and tEere is not
the slightest 6ffort at resistance made. Per-
baps the breed OF editors is deteriorated, al d
the fraternity cannot pluck up sufficient sp.r-
it TO resist.
1t is said that little spirits of wine,
washed over the backs and covers of books
with brush or feather, will preserve the n
from the dsfguring mildew which is so apt 10
collect upon thtm in ICCms NkeIe there is no
Are.
So badly docs the present tariff OF tie Do
minon work, that the Boards OF -rade all
over the country are memorial SipE the Min
lister of Customs, Mr.. Jiley, TO revise the Gu
ties. All these urge the adoption of tariff
that will not damage the interests Ct any ono
Of the provinces. Two years ago the govern
mont of Canada sent Commissioners TO tho
British and Spanish West India Islands and
to South America, with the ol ject If bring
ing about an increase in tie direct trade be-
tween the provinces and those couutr.ef.--
The report OF the commissioners justified tho
hope that the Canadian people might ind
there market compromising them for the loss
of the United States market. But the present
Canadian duties on sugar are destructive Of
direct trade.
The obstinacy of Sir Morton Peto in re-
fasing to vaeate his seat in Parliament for
Bristol, on the ground of his failure excites
great deal of angry feeling among the oon'
servatives of that town. They have got tneF
man ready to step into Sir Morton's Shoes anu
are in no mood to wait until the general cleo
ton. They have prepared a petition to tho
House OF Commons praying that Sir Morton
Peto's seat shall be declared vacant, and it's
understood that the petition will be followed
up by direct motion in the House oi COM
mons in its spirit. Legal opinions have Oee'
taken upon the point whether Sir Morton re-
to Is, underthe circumstances, obliged 70
sign; but these opinions do not agro0 "''-
each other. -A1ts
French papers announce 'ha. or;.1 sno %,
Deguerry is preparing the Prince -
his rat communion.