The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-05-08
Gleanings and Gossip. q.

The New York Evening Post is ''a little
mixed" in its ideas Of geography. A para
graph in recent letter of our correspondent,
&c, referring to some contemplated railroad
lines in this State, is transferred to the Post in
the following shape. The italicized words
were added by the intelligent itemizer, proba-
bly, to make the thing plaineri
A railroad route has been surveyed from
Pittsfield, Mass to Hartland and thence to st.
Albans, Vt., about two miles beyond Hart
land. The route is very level and it is es-
timated the road could be built for $4,000
mile. The legislature has authorized the
towns of Hartland and st. Albans to loan their
credit for twenty per cent of their valuation,
in aid of the enterprise.
-Menschikoff, the Russian Prince and Ad-
miral, who died on Monday last, was the
grandson of that famous pastry-cook who at
tanned to the highest dignities of the Empire
under Peter the Great and Catherine, and like
his grandfather, the founder of the family, vas
intensely Russian in every respect. He was
born in 1889. He entered the public service
in 1906, and was for some time an attache of
the Russian Embassy at Vienna. In 1872 he
was aide-de-camp to the Emperor, and served
in the campaign against Napoleon. He had
chief command of the Russian army in the
Crimean War-a war which, as Ambassador
in Turkey, he had labored to bring about.
Since the war he has lived quietly, and shown
himself thoroughly an old Russian and an an
ti-reformer.
1t is reported in Germany that Rosenkold,
the Swedish naturalist, and his wife have been
shot in Paraguay by order of Lopez
The Pope gave the golden rose this year to
the Duke Robert of Parma, who has Just mar
ried the Princess Maria Pia of Sicily.
"A California paper calls White Pine "stu-
pendous perhaps" There is less mining than
selling as yet. As soon as ore is struck in
claim, work is stopped for fear it may ''peter
out" and the mine is for sale.
John G.. SAKE was walking up Broadway
the other day, when he was accosted BY
friend, who asked where he was bound. The
poet replied: "To Boston, this afternoon, Dec
Volente." 'What route is that?" asked the
inquirer. by way of Providence, of course
Ernest Edwards, a famous London photo
grapher, writes to the Athenmum that he has
succeeded in securing permanency of the pho
tograph, and considerable variety of color.
The prints produced have withstood the most
severe tests, and will compare favorablv, as re-
CARDS cost, with the cheapest Photographic
printing processes extant.
The Home Journal says that Boston is 90
ing to work in earnest to adopt the French
musical pitch. The great obstacle is found in
the necessity of procuring entirely new wood
en- wind instruments from abroad; and the
Handel and Haydn society, the Harvard musi-
eal association, and the Music Hall association,
are arranging to give a grand concert this
month, the proceeds of which are to be devot-
ed to this object.
a writer says "Babies resemble wheat in
many respects. Firstly-neither are good for
much till they arrive at maturity; secondly
both are bred in the house, and also the Hover
of the family; thirdly-both have to be cra-
died: fourthly-both are generally well thrash
ed before they are done with" We would
add that, ffthly-too many get only half
baked.
An "aerial velocipedst" in San Francisco
tried to ride bicycle across rope stretcned
over the water, tumbled off, and swan ashore.
The Duke of Genoa prince Thomas of
Sayoy) has Just entered at Harrow school.
While there he will be in the family of Mr..
Matthew Arnold. who is residing at Harrow
Sticks differ. A yard stick is very useful
in store; stick on the stage is Of no good ,
use whatever; stick in a tumbler is some
times in danger of making the sidewalk un-
even to pedestrians; stick of husband or
wife is apt to be much longer than is desired;
and a stick-tull of matter Is the commonest
thing that is read in newspapers.
jerome Thompson's four well-known OIL
paintings were sold at auction at New York,
Friday evening-the "Old Oaken Bucket for
$4,000; "Home Sweet Home'sfor $500; THE
Captive Child for $17OO, and paddle Yoar
Own Canoe for $1,000.