The Portland daily press., 1869-01-08
Varieties.

-"The widow of one of the most distinguish
ed OF the Lieut.. Generals of the Confederate
army is teaching school in New Orleans"
Such is the announcement in various South
ern papers, and the fact is considered surpris-
ing. The widows of great many Union oth-
GERS and soldiers are doing the same thing
doing it we'll, too, and making no fuss about it.
Professor Carl Neuman, of Munich, claims
to have discovered from the Chinese year
books that company of Buddhist priests en-
tered the American Continent by Alaska
thousand years before Columbus, and thor
oughly explored the Pacific borders.
In the course of pastoral visitation, the
Rev. DR.. Chalmers called upon worthy shoe-
maker, who, in recounting his blessings said
that he and his wife had lived happily togeth-
er for thirty years without single quarrel.
This was too much for the doctor, who struck
his cane on the floor and exclaimed, Terribly
monotonous, mani Terribly monotOnous"
Punch says of the President elect "'rhc
President elect is throwing all applications for
places into fire-evidently case of Grant,
non Grontdndo."
-"Gentlemen," said a candidate in the far
west, after having given his sentiments on the
Constitution" the "the Monroe doctrine,
and such like topics-"gentlemen," and he put
his hand on the region of his heart, these arc
my sentiments-the sentiments of an honest
man-aye, an honest politician-but gentle
men and fellow-citizens, ef they don't suit you,
they ken be altered"
"A writer in the New York Evening Post
estimates that not more than sixty per cent. OF
Al a1
New York city are duly returned to the prop
er bureau for registration. As a result of this
most culpable negligence infinite trouble arises
whenever evidence of marriage is desired. In
the prosecution of the claims OF widows before
the War Department, this has been particu-
larly noticed, and in some cases the most fla
grant injustice has been done, the widows and
children being deprived of their just claims
and pensions in consequence of this wholly in
excusable neglect on the part of clergymen in
not making proper returns of the marriages
they solemnize. The writer says the Roman
Catholic priests are tbe most faithful in the
discharge of this duty, that among Protes-
tants the more liberal denominations are ex-
ceedingly prompt, while orthodox clergy men
are almost uniformly delinquent
-Ine remarkaOle pIoPOSi0iOH -
cut up the lava lately thrown out by Nesu''
us, sell it for paving stones, aud use 'ro pr
ceeds for the benefit of the sufferers DS 'Ho
eruption. e...... NJ
THE forty-eight-year-Older in Sutton, Mass
vbo wanted to "ketcn up with MS ooys and
r;r1s has we hear, been readmitted TO school.
dorkev in Natchez was boasting to a
uuooor of the cheapness of ten pounds of sugar
he had bought at a rival store. "Let me weigh
the package" said the grocer. The darhey as
seuted and it was found two pounds short.
The colored gentleman looked perplexed. for q
moment, and then said, "Guess he didn't cheat
dis chile much; for while he was get:in' de
sugar, l stole two pair of shoos"
Thomas Jefferson. the iosnder of the Uni
versity of Virginia, had a prohibition OF a
Theological Department inserted in the origi-
nal charter.