The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-15
Gossip and GIeaniuus,

William Horace Lipgard asd Alice Dun
ming have been reconcied for the one hun
dred and eighty sixth time.
Two wild cats were caught In the village
of Winstead, Conn, last week. The Herald
says, "these creatures carry their nightly In
cursions almost to the gas lights on Main
street."
Where is Jim Fisk, now? A little fellow
went into store in Troy the other day to
buy pair OF skates-price, sixty-seven cents.
He wanted to pay six cents down and bring In
the seven in few dlys.
The New York Mail says that "fasaiona-
bic young ladies are discarding the Alpine hat
which is now worn by children and women
Of the den,imonde." The reference to women
is bad enough, but the SANDER on little girls
is atrocious.
Milwaukee, Wis, made and drank last year
thirty six million two hundred and three
thousand six hundred and one mugs OF lager
beer. And still it cannot decide whether lager
| is Intoxicating.
"A Texas paper, which opposes woman
suffrage, remarks incidentally and somew
obscurely that "the character and society of
females, in government like this, should
ever be maintained as the vestal virgins 10
guard the sacred altar of liberty"
"A Mr.. Lyon, of Carter's Station, Va, re.
Gently married his mother-in-law, his father
having died. A clergyman and magistrate
refused to marry the couple, and they had to
get the ceremony performed in an adjoining
county, where they were not known,
-lir. Sidney Webster, son-in-law of Score
tary Fish and counsel for the Spanish gov
ernment, has completely freed himself and
the Secretary from the charge OF having made
any improper use of their respective positions.
-Eugenie, Empress, Is said to be In debt to
Haussman, displaced Prefect of the Seine.
This little fact will probably not be forgotten
by the ex-Prefect. 1t is not at all bad thing
to have powerful Empress in your debt.
The Adrian Tines is responsible for the
last good story at the expense of Justices
jury. 1t says that recent case oil assault
was tried in that city, on which SIX jurors
voted by ballot Juror No. voted mo case
of action.o No. 2 voted "Salt aud battery
Secon DeGree.D No 8 deemed the prisoner
"Gty of Salt" No. decided there was sno
action of caus" No. voted It assault and
Batory," while No. 8 decided the prisoner
'Gilty of an salt only"
Five thousand marriage licenses wsrs
gaanted in Chicago last year. The divorc,
record is still ahead The Chicago papers re-
fuse to publish it, pleading lack Of room"
| Acunros1rY IN ESaLIsa PRoSuxcrArroy
aHus usband." says Joan. "'tis plain enough
Tbat Roger loves our daus shter:
And Betty Ioves HIM too, although
| She treats his suit with lauahte
| tor Roger always hens and coughs
While on the field he's ploughing;
Then strives to see between the ooughs
| Ii betsey heeds his coughing"
M. Victor Hugo gave his annual Christ
mas party to children at Hautsvillo House
Guernsey, on Wednesday last. The attend
: ance of distinguished visitors was numerous
and amongst them were the Duchess oi Ss
Albans and Lady Diana Beauclere. Lisn
refreshments having been served In 'ns oraw
ing-room, the company adjourned 70 ano.ns
: onartm.nt. were NJ. Victor Hugo delivered
. speech and subsequently, distributed the TOY
Z rom two enormous Christmas trees 70 .n'
}. children who had been invited on the 'SsA
sisnL