The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-19
Varieties. 5.

The Berlin Kreutz- -Zeiiung, the organ OF
the feudal aristocracy Of Prussia informs its
readers Of Carl Schurz's election to the Unit
ed States Senate with many gFoans and sighs;
but the North German Universal Gazette,
Bsmarck's special organ, expressed much sat
isfaction at CARTS success.
The London Owl tails Lord Stanley, that
any statesman might have seen with only half
an owls eye that the treaty respecting the AL
ALBANIA should have been negotiated at Wash
ington In London, Lord Stanley was in every
sense in fog, and was beguiled by the jack
olantern evolutions of Mr.. Reverdy johnson.
In Washington, the British representative
would have sounded public men, have ascer-
tanned the feelings and wishes of the majority
of the committee of the Senate, and would as
suredly not have affixed his signature to doc
ument certain of rejection.
"A short time since school-committeeman
in Rockport, clergyman not acquainted with
the fishery business, wanted to test lad in
one of the schools, and asked him what the
product of fshing-trip would be If such
number of quintals Of oil were obtained, and
given number Of barrels Of oil was sold at a
stated price. The boys ready reply was: 1T
can't be done, sir" "Can't be doneY' replied
the committeeman; ''you can do anything if
you determine to-" 'No, sir" rejoined the
boy; you can't get so much lie out o them
fish, no how you can fix it.
The Russian Government is highly in
censed at Count Bismarck's speech respecting
the confiscatior of State property, and the
Emperor has intimated to the King OF Prussia
that he hopes such an uniustifable proceeding
will not be enforced.
Senator Morton is to be orator, Bayard
Taylor poet, and Ward Beecher chaplain at
the dedication of the Gettysburg Monument,
next 4th of July.
-Harper's Bazaar publishes the annexed: A
small boy made application of his first instruc-
tions on the sanctity of the Sabbath by object
ing to the apothecaries' shop, which he saw
open on that day But" he was told, the
druggists must keep open on Sundays, sothat
sick people can get medicine" "Whyl do
people get sick on Sunday?" Yes, just as on
any other day." ''well good people don't die
on Sunday, do they?" i"Gertainly."
can that be? Does Heaven Keep open on Sun
davs' We are not told what the reply was.
-Offenbach has written a sharp letter to
luc EuRilSu 14OTQ OndtuDCttdtu dD0uG the al
legged Immortality of French opera.
"A book has been published in Savannah,
Georgia, entitled the Great Earthquake BY
which the Destruction of Savannah and the
Surrounding Country Within a Radius of
Fifty Miles is to be accomplished" The date
of this dreadful mishap is fixed on the 7th of
June next.
There is no greater nonsense about any
thing than about inconsistency. The truth is,
no man ever is inconsistent His utterances
are Inconsistent; but, did we not know all
about him, and about the circumstances when
he has to encounter, we should not SPEAK Oh
the man as inconsistent. ..-s... ..,,.
They have pleasant fashion of for0iuuins
the banns of marriage in Georgia-tney spoo'
the parson. ,,v,...,,
A fine new vessel called the 'Whittier,
in honor of the poet, j. G. Whittier, sailed
f.or, Nawhnrvport on her first voyage yes
,srdav In reply to a note, asking liberty to
,se his name in this connection, the poet says
that in the course of his life he has done some.
thing in the sea-faring line as well as in
Spanish castles, but unfortunately his ships
rarely came to port 1t is a satisfaction to him
10 feel that he has now an interest in
craft, substantial as oaken ribs and
copper bolts can make her, May favoring
oreezes ever attend her.
Paul de Kock once gave this recipe ioF
q Polish name: Break q cnair'
and add ski to the sound of the crash.
Prince Iturbide has bought an estate On
the shore Of Lake Constance, and calls IL New
Mexico.