The Portland daily press., 1870-01-24
Gossip md Gleanings.

On the 9Th and 9th of January snow to
the depth of six inches fell in Athens, Ala
"A wag asks if the Pope's bull has horns.
1t used to, but frequent use has worn them
off,
The late Mrs. Cults, of Portsmouth, n.
H., bequcatbed the sum of 81 900 for music to
st. Johns Church of that city.
The officers of customs recently seized
three barrels of flour at Island Pond, in which
were found three casks of gin and 200 pounds
of poultry.
The Democratic editor of the Boston Post
says the Democratic editor Of the Memphis
Acalanche ought to be "scalped and supplied
with some respectable brains.
AT Lafayette ladies who were receiving
on New Years Day tied piece of red ribbon
on the gate. One young man tied piece TO
his leg. This was toward evening.
-Paterfamilias, winding up his watch,
playfully said to Dorabella, aged seven, "Let
me wind up your nose" "No," said Dorabel-
la" II don't want it to rum"
Two little Milwaukee boys who black
boots throughout the day and sells papers In
the evening, cleared enough during the past
season TO purchase $1,000 homestead for
their parents.
"A Cincinnati pork dealer couldn't stand
the pressure of a crowd of girls who were
begging for church fair, so he gave them .
drove of live hogs. The girls drove them
away in high glee.l
Mother" said little urchin when be
came home, 81 have heard such smart min
ister He stamped and pounded and made
such noise, and then he got mad; be shook
his fists at the folks, and There wasn't any
body who dared go up and fight him."
Sarah S. Stafford, having pious regard
for the religious welfare of New Jersey legis-
lators, has presented each Senator of that
State with Bible. The gift was accepted BY
vote of that grateful body, and a vote OF
thanks rendered to the considerate donor.
The ladies of Montreal have very kindly
presented Prince Arthur with China "tobo-
gan," upon which to ride down hill. This
kindness seems superfuous, for If reports
speak truly, the young Prince is going that
way quite fast enough.
Some of the people of Hull, Mass, want
to be annexed to Boston. The desire is very
hattering to the Bostoniaus, for they have al
ways believed that "as goes Hull so goes the
rest of the State" and they expect, II they 40
quire that, to swallow up the entire Common
wealth.
The Halifax Chronicle favors annexation
aud argues thus "The market of the United
STATES ]. necessary to our lives. The market
of Rrif is
clothe our children. The warmth of a shade
of a big flag will not compensate for bare
foot winter.'
"A fond couple were recently married In
Louisville after courtship of two days. On
the wedding night the groom asked his bride
to sell her property and give him the money.
She refused and he beat and starved her; and
now, two weeks after marriage, she has got
him into Jail.
Toronto papers report that Rev. Grevliis
J. Chester has forwarded from England 70 VI
Wilson, for presentation to the Toronto Uni
yersitv. portion of an ancient Hebrew Ms.
of the book of Genesis, which was found In
the dry well of a mosque, at Cairo, In Egypt
The MS has no sowe points, nor any division
of chapters or verses.
"A Toledo German who has been keeping
beer shop for the accommodation of print
ers, has been obliged to suspend. On bis
books were found the following named mem
bers Of the craft :-"Der Lain Brinter;" Der
Leetle Brnter;" "Der Pen Putler Br'nterS
"Der Tivel;" "Der Brinter NIT der red hair"
"Der Brinter m hair not seoost so red"
The typos of New York city are In fiut-
ter over the prospect of match between New
York and Cincinnati compositors. For soma
years Mr.. George A. Barber of Cincinnati has
had standing challenge to set type with any
fellow craftsman for $1,000. Friday, George
Arensberg of the New York Times, accepted
the challenge, Arensberg is a very rapa
workman, and is known among his friends ~
"The Velocipede."
"A German newspaper printed at bohn'
on the Rhine, reports that Baron Von D,es-
gardt, the same phianthropic German uoo's
man who gave $4,000 to the German hospi'
tai at New York, has made donation OF io-
oOo prussau thalers to the poor Of Vierssn'
town IN Rhenish Prussia. The City Council
~ another small place declined similar su'
made by the same person.