The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-08

The railroad from the Pir@ls to Athens
has been thrown open to the public.
"A bill introduced In the Louisiana Lsgis-
"for the + un OF the thing" allowing the ex-
elusive right Of the father of the bill to play
keno ia the State of Louisiana,
"A Jerseyman who was no fool, went to
New York on All FOOLS Day, and whlestroll-
ing through Chatham street pulled out bis
broad, colored handker hief, and with it his
plump wallet which fell on the sidewalk Aner
walking two or three blocks he missed the
treasure, and hastened back, thinking there
was scarcely hope of ever seeing it again
But, Notwithstanding hundreds had stepped
over it, he found 1t undsturbed, Just where it
had dropred. People would not touch IT,,
thinking it was an april fooP' dodge.
The Prince Imperial has come of age,
having com pleted his fourteenth year. On his
birthday be with his household and suite took
possession of the new Pavilion de FIore, lately
completed for the heir apparent. Four Cent
Grades in full uniform were on duty Ia the
vsstibule, and several footmsn in gala liv-
cries.
Miss Van Lew has placed two ladies in
charge of the ladies' delivery, established
street letter-boxes, increased the facilities for
registration, and introduced other improve
ments in the Richmond Post Office.
1t is rumored in Paris that Napoleon is to
make Prince Napoleon President of the Coun-
Gil of Ministers. Louis has evidently given
up trying to wear the Prince out with travel.
Isabella goes to the theatre a good deal
dead head). Whenever her ex Maiesy wants
to attend pay, shs write {, oae of the 8. su-
ish 'loyalists" holding box, as follows: I,
the Queen, command you to let me have your
box for tonight. shall be pleased ~ re.
serve two seats in it for yourself and your
wife,"
Professor Tyndall is now engaged on the
chemical action OF light upon vapo-s, and be
has quite recently handed In paper to the
Roral Society on the color OF the sky, on the
polarization OF light by the sky, and ly CLOUDY
matter generally. BY the condensation of
liquids of various kinds into particles so smlll
thas theIr dameters are measured, nos by 10 Q
of .housandtls,but by hundreds of thoasandtbs
of an inch, he succeeded in producing blue
which equals, if IL does not trapseend, that of
tae deepest and pdrplest Italian sky; aud
this blue exhibits all the effects of oolarz 'Ion
which have been hitherto observed in sky
light
The Watchmau and Reflector says Blrs.
Julia Ward Howe "for the most part speaks
we'll however patronisingly OF the Christian
religion.
The subject of tree planting is beginning
10 attract considerable attention in England
and Scotland, as it long has In France and
other European countries. Gregor the emf.
ne,t arboriculturss has recently written .
practical treatise on raising and managing
forest trees, and on the profitable extension Of
the woods and forests of Great Britain He
tails us that forty years ago he made large
plantations in the Highlands, which are now
bsautifying the scenery and modifying the
blasts, while making moorland yield as coed
revenue as the best o:able lapd in the
country. He warns his countrymeu that TIM
Der is very rapidly disappearing, and that un'
less the woodman's axe Is soon arrested, tne
most untowsrd results will ensue.
"A man in New Orleans recently refused
to fight duel, with navy revo'vers, at fife
PAGES, and was posted as coward" The
murder is hardly visible to sane men.
"A melancholy newsman in E1g'and cot
rid of his troubles by pouring Kerosene oil
over himself and then lighting 10 with q match.
This is said to be sure recipe
"A Georgia paper knows man who. went
all the way from Cassville to Atlanta On his
return he looked solemn with the xeieht Of
garneled wisdom, and said, If the world was
big taother way as it was that, 1T was whop.
peri
"A bed of rock salt has been discovered at
AK, in France, which is reported 10 extend
over space more than a mile iu diameter,
and is 100 feet thick. 1t lies at small depIh'
and is of great purity.
"A tiresome talker once said to public man
he had incontinently bored IAN Oyster u
pleasant to eat, though rePulsvs to looh at
''Yes, but then he knows when 70 Snu' up
was the reply