The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-26
Gleanings and Gossip.

The st. Lous Republican is unkind
enough to perpetrate the following: "An IN.
suuss.ssie- ie-taa-->A.rasnondaaA --.i.;,. e..
the Capital, speaks Of Gen. Logan's complex.
ion as "a brilliant olive For PHYS sake, and
for the sake of the lady of that name, do nos
let him come to be known as Olive Logan"
Mr.. Max Strakosch is making preparations
to bring Miss Kellogg out in Rossini's Mas.
The snow on the Alps was so deep at the
first of the present month that the mails were
buried beneath avalancbes. Postal inter.
course had been cut off for six days at The
latest advices.
"A contemporary asks, II q two-wheeled
velocipede is bicycle, what is a one wheeled7
Why, an icicle, of course.
The death is announced from Paris Of
Hector Berlioz, the celebrated French COM
poser. His compositions are numerous, but
critical opinion differs widely as to their er-
it. Paganini thought him equal to Beethoven
and on one occasion made him present Of
10000 francs.
M, de Lamartine's family, obeying his
last wishes that he shonld be inferred at his
country parish, st. Point, near Macon, did
not accept the public funeral decreed by the
Emperor. The decree therefore remains on
record merely as q compliment. The inhab-
itants of Macon, where NJ de Lamartine was
we'll known and greatly beloved, turned out to
look at the coffin when 1t arrived at the Macon
station. On the way from Macon 10 ST.
Point the hearse was frequently opened, 10
enable the country population to look at the
cofin and sprinkle it with holy water, No
speech was made over the grave, the deceased
having expressly desired that none should be
made -
Victor Emmanuel some years ago prom
ised to endow twenty poor girls Of Naples
with $500 each on their marriage. The mar
riages took place but the money was not
forthcoming, and now after the lapse Of vine
years the husbands are bringing suits agains
the King for the money which he owes them.
1t was lately stated that four Europeans
had become Mohammedans at Madras. The
report is confirmed, and it is also explained
by the further statement that they are all
about TO marry Mohammedan wives.
AN old writer thus accounts for the apos-
ties being just twelve in number: "The gospel
was to be preached in the four corners Of the
world, in the name Of the Trinity; and three
times four makes twelver
Sydney Smith said that errors, to be dan.
gerous, must have great deal of truth MIN
gled with them: it Is only from this alliance
that they can ever obtain an extensive eireula.
ton; from pure extravaganza and genuine.
unmingled falsehood, the world never has, and
never can, sustain any mischief
"A Wisconsin paper, the Green Bay Ga
zette, says deer were never so plenty as they
have been this season. They are coming into
the settlement, and even into the city every
day chased from the woods by dogs, making
straight for the houses and stable yards. One
was chased on Monday by boys, to town, aud
into the yery yard of Mr.. E. II. Ellis, in that
citv. where his deership was left 10 his own
salvation or destruction. Mr.. Montello found
one in his barDyard, the other day, resting
quietly with his sheep. 1t is said an Indian
killed fifteen in two days at Little Kaukauna.
Harriet Hosmer is engaged in modelling
recumbent portrait statue Of Mrs. Lsieh-
worth of Seneca Falls, young bride, who
died on her marriage tour. Itis to be placed
in mausoleum similar to one erected by the
sculptor Rausch for the statue Of Queen Lou
lisa of Prussia, at Charlottesburg, near Berlin.
"A paper in Nevada says that, as the stage
for White Pine was about to set out few
days ago, nine passengers being crowded ia-
side, the driver opened the door and asked
those within to stow little closer to maze
room for bale Of hay.
"A society for the prevention OF ioanus 10
proposed In neighboring city Such society
would have its hands full.
-Abyssinia has had civil war ever sinea
the English withdrew and famine is now i'm.
minent.
-Leng frock-coats, called prince Napo.
leon's coats" are now getting into vogus in
Paris. M .rer
"A typographical mistake of 20" for an
"h" made paper say-"A locomotive ran over
q COW and cut 1t into calves"
The ancients used to venerate the "ashss''
of their departed friends Men of the present
generation care far more abOus the dust Of
theirs.
"A life insurance agent applied to Texan
to take out policy" bus the Texan rspl'sd'
"a fellows life Is 50 eonfoundsdly unssrtain
In this country It amt worth insaring.-