The Portland daily press., 1869-03-03
Varieties,

"A New York paper says that one of the
walters at a fashionable hotel in that city is
a German Prince who has had misfortunes.
We are glad to know that one Prince, at least,
is doing something to earn an honest living.
The distinguished geelogist, NJ. d,Archiac,
whose disappearance has caused con siderable
sensation in Paris, and whose body was ru-
mored to have been found in the st. Martins
Canal, is now said to have entered the Monas-
terry of La Trappe.
The "Purim" charity ball in New York
netted SIS, 5,460.
"A man in Milwaukee was imprisoned for
cruelty beating his wife. Poking his nose
through the cell bars, he calculated, II thank
God I'm not locked up for any mean, dirty
crime, like getting drunk"
"A man recently appeared in a Kentucky
town attired in the simple costume Of straw
hat and a belt, carrying bundle containing
his purse and pocket comb under his arm.
"A Boston drummer" was recently vic
timized in st. Louis by some wags, who ar
raigned him before mock court on the charge
OF selling goods without a license. He took
everything in earnest all legal forms were OBJ
served, and the defence conducted with serious
vigor. He had even been arrested by mock
officers in uniform. He was finally sentenced
to "stand treat" much to his astonishment
AN English gentleman" was lately fined
five shillings for singing "If 1 had donkey"
in parish church while funeral service was
going on.
"A boy in England snapped an empty pis-
tol at his grandmother, and the old lady fell
dead, slain by Imagination.
During the war some good people in Mis-
souri, opened Sunday school for the colored
folks. One Sabbath a stout, well-dressed,
good-looking darkey appeared with a Second
Reader, when the following conversation took
place between him and the teacher: "Good
EVENING" I am glad to see you at Sunday
school. Can you read this?" "Oh yes, maam,
dun mos read it thro.'" "Well, then, ex-
pect you had better 60 into my class They
are reading in the Bible. Wouldn't you like
that?" "Oh, ma am. I'd rather read in dis;
gets great many more items out of itP Sam
bo was allowed to have his own way.
-The,Princess Baciocchi, who died in France
on the Sd of February was an Italian by birth,
the issue of the marriage between the Prin-
cess Eliza Bonaparte and Felix Baciocehi,
Prince of Lucea. Educated at the Court of
Napoleon l., she married in 1926, Count Cam
erata, one of the richest of the Roman landed
proprietors, but lived separately from her hus-
band since 1880. She was a very eccentric
person. When resident at Rome, some years
ago, she discarded the use of bells and ofthe
voice in summoning domestics, but fred pis-
tolls to bring them to her-one pistol shot for
her footman, two for her maid, three for the
coachman, and so on. Passers by used to be
terribly puzzled to divine what the popping
of pistols in her palace could mean. She died
of the effect of a fall by which her leg was
broken, and from which she suffered many
months. She was very rich and is said to
have made the Prince Imperial her heir.
"A fellow in vicksburg choked himself to
death with an oyster the other day.
"A dinner party at which all the lady guests
wore short walking dresses is late New York
sensation.
AN exchange says: "New Britain, CT, is
where the Brothers Cheeryble live. Two
brothers there owning property together pro-
posed to No axe division, and each wrote down
what he would do. They were seven hundred
dollars apart on comparing notes, each wish
ing to give more than he was Wiling 70 take.
They are in a terrible quarrel about it, and
will have to call in Tim Linkinwater to set
tie ii"
throne of Russia, is attacked by symptoms of
the same disease that caused the death of his
brother.
"A bottle containing the following curious
document was recently picked up on the Eng
lish coast: "The finder of this is to tell Eliza
beth Granton of Ashton Grange, on the bor-
ders of London, e. c., that the secret of her
birth will be found behind the picture of the
Earl Of Warwick, in the drawing room, and
receive the blessing of adying man."
The accumulation of models in the Patent
Office makes it necessary to dispose OF all
all that are over twenty years old. An ex
change suggests that they be advertised anu
sold at auction to inventors, as there must DC
MANY valuable germs of mechanical iueas III
the collection.
A aHard Times" party is announced at
Mortorv;,le wisconsin. The invitations and
- o,nr,as for the dance are issued upon the
aor,monest kind of brown paper. Ladies
- a,,nected TO dress in calico and plain COL
lars. and gentlemen in their everyday cloth
ing. Each one must bring cracker in his
pocket Fun to commence at tSPM- At11
p. M, bean soup, crackers and dried herring
viii be served, il there is enough to go round,
Most Of the stone required for the massive
masonry Of the Suez Canal has been made
from the sand of the Desert.
John Mitchell says that the Latin language
is sister OF the Irish, as it is the mother OF 'ne
French. On the same theory, 1t is aunt ana
step-mother of the English.