The Portland daily press., 1868-04-23
Va1.iet5eS.

Mrs. Morris, the wife of the American
Minister at Constantinople, died in that city
on the 23d of last month. She was native of
Philadelphia.
The question of female suffrage is being
elaborately discussed in a series of public
meetings in Worcester, Mass. The report of
the last meeting says: 'The time was used by
two carefully prepared addresses on either
side. b. P. Chenoweth spoke in the afirma-
tive and William S. Davis in the negative.
The relative merits of the two are epitomized
in saying that the first rested on first princl-
pies, and the other on secondary cireumstan-
ces;" which is pretty good statement of the
ground usually taken by the two parties on
this question.
queen Victoria's birthday, the oath of
May, falls this year on Sunday, and the festiv-
tiles will take place on the 235.
An influential meeting has beer held in
LIVERPOOL of the principal non-conformists
connected with or interested in the prncipai-
ty of Wales, at which it was resolved in the
event of Mr.. Gladstones attack on the Estab-
lished Church of ireland proving successful,
to proceed without loss of time, to organize a
regular system of agitation with the object of
abolishing the church establishment in Wales.
"A Washington merchant advertises for an
experienced book keeper at q salary of eight
dollars week. He probably expects and GER
tainly deserves to be robbed.
Rev. Stephen FL. Tying preached in
Beecher's church Sunday evening
The social status of the freedman, as COM
pared with that of the white, seems to have
been finally settled in Starkville, Mississippi
ri. e., from the high Indian point of view. An
Indian ball-play recently took place in that
town, ON ground owned by an Indian named
johnson. A small admission fee ives demand
ed. On being asked how much? johnson re-
Piled In broken English: "Whte man fifty
cents; nigger seventy-five cents. Niger he
work, he got lots O. money; white man he la
zy, no work, got no money! Nigger pay
| mostp'
"A letter from Rome, in the Movimento Of
Genoa, states that upward of two thousand
persons left their cards at the residence of
Count Cruvelli, Austrian Minister to the Papal
Government, on the occasion of the adoption
of the Civil Marriage Bill in the Vienna
Chamber of Mobiles.
According to the London Standard Car
dinal Bonaparte has just had conferred on
him, by the Pope, the title of Altezza Eminen-
tissma The Papal Court has also placed at
his disposal, for ecclesiastical ceremonies, four
state carriages, the servants of which will
wear the Imperial livery"
| 1t is proposed to place the new institution
at Northampton, Mass, for the education of
deaf mutes, on an equal footing with the
American Asylum at Hartford, with refer
ence to the pupils to be sent there, and the aid
to be given them by the State.
In western city certain doctor, who
was acting as q sort of master of ceremonies
at public meeting, arose at the proper time,
and, advancing to the front OF the platform,
said: "The audience will now be addressed aoitb
prayer by the Rev. Mr.. S."
"A little girl of seven years, who had been
brought up to go to meeting" and conse-
quently was ignorant OF the doctrinal sgnfi-
canoe of the terms High Church, Low Church,
Broad Church, Ritualism, etc., etc. had been
taken by friend to the Episcopal Church on
q Communion Sunday, and on returning nome
was asked by her papa how she hked tue ser
vice. She replied: Il don't like to 80 10
| place where the minister has to change has
shirt three times during neetiagF
In tho summer of 1865 four young gentle
men met for the first time in Omaha City, and
purcbased team to cross the Plains. After
having travelled hundred and fifty miles west
of the Missouri river, one of the party thus
addressed his companions: Boys, we are now
safe from officers and the laws; let each of us
come out, tell what our real names are, and
achat zoe ran doody forp Particulars of colo
guy not given.
The last number OF Punch, April 4th, has
a two-page cartoon called the Battle OF the
Spurs" Two fighting cocks, one with the face
of Disraeli and the other with Gladstones.
These cocks are fighting with each other in
mid-air, and beneath them is hen-coop call
ed the Irish Church. The old hen is calling
her brood of chickens home, each one of which
wears a college hat and the full robes Of
bishop. The dung heap in front is labelled
| "office."