The Portland daily press., 1869-02-09
Varieti0S.

Cincinnati has given five years lease
of its lamp-posts for advertising.
Five couples eloped in one night lately,
from the Oneida Community
The Boston Commonwealth suggests the
following as scene for "a painter of the good
time that has come: Senator Wilson escorting
Frederick Douglass into levee of the Vice
President elect" Nine years 20 no eolored
man would have been admitted to such place,
except in the capacity of waiter.
"A new female violinist has arrived in New
York. She is Frsnchwoman, sixteen years
of age, and her name is Marie Rose.
When Charlevoix first discovered the
skunk, in Canada, he gave it the name of
PEnfant du Diable.
"A Philadelphia reporter apologies for the
coarseness of his language, caused by the gold
pen with which he was writing having been
lately used to open oysters.
"A translucent agate containing drop of
water was lately exhibited at a meeting Of the
California Academy of Science. 1t was found
at the mouth OF the Willamet river in Oregon.
Wards statue of the 'Tndian Hunter" has
been purchased by private subscription, and is
to adorn the Central Park in New York.
The latest historical discovery is that Ma
poleon lost Waterloo because he was sleepy.
So exhausted was he by fatigue and wakeful-
ness that the strongest coffee, with which he
was constantly piled by his officers, could no:
keep him from doing in his saddle, and the
effect upon his combinations is now declared
to have caused his defeat.
AN English clergyman has published an
essay to prove that Mr.. Gladstone, the Prime
Minister, is the Beast of the ApocaIypsel
Miss Martineau, in her biography of Hal
lam, the historian, gives this account of the
death of Arthur Henry Hallam: "It is need
less to tell what was the promise OF his son
Arthur, whose qualities and honors were the
joy and pride of his life. The young man was
advanced in his professional studies, was en-
gagged to sister of Alfred Tennyson, and had
he prospect of the brightest of lives, whom he
went ON the Continent with his father, for
tour of recreation. At a German town he was
slightly unwell with a cold; and Mr.. Hallam
went alone for his. afternoon walk, leaving Ar
thur on the sofa. Finding him sleeping on
his return, he took a book and read for an
hour; and then be became impressed with the
extreme stiffness of the sleeper. The sleeper
was cold, and must have been dead from al
most the moment when he bad last spoken
10 like manner died the eldest daughter; and
in like manner the cherished wife-an admira-
BILE woman"
DIR. Prime Of the Observer has been visit
ing Mount Vernon. He found the house, with
the exception of four or five rooms, closed
against the people; and in some places the roof
is leaking so badly that the rain comes down
through the floors and is caught in pals and
tubs! How like "ole Virginnyi" DR.. Prime
says: Everything about and within the house
indicates neglect, indifference, improvidence
and decay. Desolation, not by violence-for,
in all the long years of civil war we have pass
cd through, not an unfriendly hand has been
laid upon this sacred spot-but desolaton by
utter abandonment to the elements, without
even an attempt to keep things up and in or
der and repair, reigRs supreme. Imagine an
old manor house, on plantation where an ar
my of servants eat the master out Of house
and home, so that he let's everything go to rack
and ruin, and you have an idea of Mount Yer
non as it is since we contributed 100000 to an
association Of ladies to purchase and preserve
it for the American peoplel"
Humorous advertising is the fashion in
Chicago. A morning paper in that city has
the following among among its wants:
wANrED-I am smartl Can keep hotel.
Want "holt' of one in the great Northwest
where enterprise and virtue are appreciated
and will pay. With full particulars, address
The humor lies principally in the VIRTUE
1T ia announced from Berlin that the Jour
nalists of that city have, at the suggestion OF
the celebrated writer, Herr Berthold Auer-
bach. adopted an address to be sent to General
Grant, begging him to bring in a bill for the
protection of literary and artistic copyright
between Germany and the United States.
+ Accounts from the Russian frontiers bring
lamentable reports of the suferings of the
Jewish population from hunger and typhus.
In fact, unless early assistance is rendered, it
Is feared that entire communities will perish.
Sir John Dowring has translated Chr
nese novel, entitled "Hwa Tsien XII lTns
Flowery scroll), and it is published in Lon
don. .aod
Bulgaria last summer have just bcen orougns
to trial and sentenced to six months imPris-
onment. I ~ -,... ,,ho d;ad ,ta
o.ha. A. =, Pari. was one Of the most dis
.;--,,;.hsa ,nap of France. He belonged to a
,,oh,a f.roilv of France-Comte and was de-
..araad from Reuaud de Moustier, who accom-
,.n;sd King Philippe Augustus in the third
crpsade and lost his life in 1190 at the siege
ot st. Jean d,Acre. This family has sent
many warriors into the field and in later times
has given to France able and distinguished di
plomatist. The Marquis had himself held
many important diplomatic offices, and was
one Of Louis Napoleon's ablest and most de-
voted supporters. He resigned the portoho
Of Minister of Foreign Affairs in December
last, and on the same day that his resignauon
was accepted Napoleon appointed him SEN
ator of France. He was succeeded oy 'ne
MARQUIS de la valetts, the present Minister "
Foreign Affairs. At the time of his death ~
held no other position than OF ssr"'Vi
Some one attacks Rev. Edward GVe,e''
ua,a Cor publishing a story in the AdVeruser'
.~.;oh he contrives to change the sex OF a
- - go od,ocapt columns. The baby goes
-, -, hov and wakes up a girl, aud con-
" o'eep - ,h-oughout the rest of the story.
,naes !. e.hiug, says Pittsburg paper, to an
Us = ,srfOrmance OF Hale's, where he makes
., ealn ash through the ice for pickerel on Sum
s.v. and ON Monday makes him hoe in his
deid, all without any variation in the course OF
nature.
-Neander, the great church historian, was
exceedingly absent minded. 1t is told OF nun
that he was once seen in the street WIN
broom under his arm instead OF an u"DrsH-' ,,.
and that having removed to new o"e
near the University, he for some uDs Ill
the way be used to 60, and compialn he
he might, that it was much i'nS'' 'A~A
supposed.