The Portland daily press., 1868-10-27
" arieCies.

In the Episcopal Convention on Wednes-
day the order of the day was the election Of
Missionary Bishop for Oregon and Washing
ton Territory; and the candidate nominated
by the House of Bishops, the Rev. Benjamin
Wiston Morris of Germantown, Pa was
unanimously elected.
The silly people who are digging for gold
in Kelly's island, Lake Erie, unter the direo-
ton of Panchette, have gone eight or ten feet
into solid limestone without results, but they
persevere.
An exchange predicts that in a mail or
two we shall hear of numerous publications
respecting spain and Spanish politics. Eve
ry Englishman who has stopped at Madrid 9
fortnight will be writing book on the nation
al character and the probable destinies of the
Spanish people.
In Scotland, recently, a woman went to
res ister the birth of her child, and had 10 an
swer the usual questions. To the one-"were
you present at the birth?" the astonished wo-
man ans wered, "1'm the mither of the h arm"
"But that is not an answer to my question"
replied the Registrar, with lofty dignity; "were
you present at the birth?" "Yes, OF course"
she said, Il was there"
"A little girl in Rochester stole piece of
candy, aud her mother, in order 10 show her
what hell is, where little girls who steal candy
go, roasted the child's 8 hands over the kitchen
fire
1t is stated that there has been discovered
on the Galenstock, Uri, rich grotto of topaz,
from which have been excavated blocks
weighing from two to three hundred pounds,
and valued at nearly Ell 900.
Robert Browning's new poem will have q
novel method of publication In England. It
will appear seriaIly, one volume mouth, four
volumes completing it.
The Paris Eclipse had prepared to issue
thirty-fve thousand copies of carica,ure of
the Queen of Spain. when the authorities in
tervened and suppressed the number.
1t is rumored that King George of IIauo-
yer will take his seat in the British House of
Lords as prince OF the blood-royal.
"A poor needewoman in London lived as
long she could on two shilliLgs a week, and
| then she died by gradual starvation. Two
botlomless chairs, broken table, a neap of
rags and dead woman was all that her land
lady found in the poor girls Ioom one morn
| ing.
In the current number of Every Saturday
| is paper entitled News from Sirius" which
presents in very striking manner some of
the latest results of astronomical investigs-
| ton. The idea of measuring the rate of mo-
ton through illimitabe space of those bodies
which it has been customary to call fixed $; ars,
by the diffe, ent colors of the light-waves which
| they send forth, is a recent one, but it ouens
up an immense vista of future discovery re-
specting the siderial mechanism. The article,
which is from the pen of Mr.. Proctor OF the
British Royal Society, is full of Interest and
suggestion. This number of Every Saturday
also contains the second part of Mr.. James
Hannay's admirable "Studies on Thackeray,"
from the Broadway.
The venerable father and mother of Bay
ard Tavlor celebrated their golden wedding"
ot their home at Kennett Square, Pa, on the
18th inst Their distinguished son made an
address on the occasion, in the course OF which
he said that his parents were the third genera
ton in direct line who had lived to celebrate
their golden wedding.
1t is stated that the Ancre Hotel, at Ouchy,
Switzerland, where Byron wrote the Prison
er of Chillon," and where Shelley lived, has
been so altered that not a vestige of the rooms
where the Two poets lived remains. Even BY
ron's inscription on the stone window-sill In
| effaced The building is no longer a Swiss
chateau, but fiashy modern hotel.
Never chase your hat when it blows of in
a gale OF wind; just stand still and you will
presently see half a dozen persons in pursuit
of it. When one has Captured it, walk leisure
ly toward h'm, receive it with grateful ac-
acknowledgement and place it on your head; he
will invariably act as if you had done him
favor. Try it.
The New York Post, reviewing recent
book of travels, truly remarks: ITO pub ish
book of travels in Europe now is on the face Of
it an offence which seems to require some
apology" Is there any reason why everybody
who has "done" Europe should do" the lead
ing public likewiseP