The Portland daily press., 1872-05-09
THE PRESS
THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1879.


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THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1872.
News, Gossip and Editorial Notes.
The marriage of Count Mitkiewicz, of Rus
sia, and Miss Carrie Lester, of Rochester,
New York, took place at Amherst, Massa-
chusetts, on the 1st. The parties were first
married privately by Catholic priest, and
afterward publicly at the Episcopal Church.
None of the brides friends witnessed the GER
emony.
JOnesborO', Tennessee, is, according to a
local print, the termaini of railroad. That
railroad like the hoop snake, must have curl
ed round and taken its tail in its mouth.
The Goodyear hard rubber patent expired
on Monday last, which announcement will be
hailed with joy by all teething infants and
others interested in the article.
Jewelry of all sorts is so successfully imi-
tated nowadays, and the limitations sold so
cheaply, that it has come to be considered
common to wear any jewelry on the street,
and fashiOnables are seriously considering
whether fora while they will not give up jew
elry altogether.
The last Pullman idea for long routes-a
library car with reading room and writing
desks. Bowling alleys, billiard tables and
croquet grounds next
Malicious mischief-Some reckless boy has
mutilated the announcement of Quaker Bit
tiers on rail fence, so that it reads Quack-
Bitters. 11 ~
The Republicans of one idea," who sent
despatch to Cincinnati, according to the
wires, turn out to have been the Republicans
of Oneida, N. Y. lal'. a.3 0e ---
On his last birthday, the German Emperor
received splendid piece of massive silver
plate from the Cologne banker, Herr Won
Oppenheim. The piece is executed with the
highest artistic skill. 1t represents scene
at the close of the battle of Gravelotte, in
which the Emperor forms the central figure.
Mrs. Beecher Stowe is to give readings
from her own works in New England during
the coming lecture season.
Mr.. Toyama, Secretary of the japanese
legation, is going to take Michigan Univer-
sity course to prepare himself for lecturing
tour in this country.
The health of his Majesty, King Charles of
Sweden, which has been very poor for some
time does not improve, and fears that he may
not recover are nteertained. a
Another little revolution is going on in
Hayti. s ra -.4a
Gen. Joe Johnston's history of his cam
paigns during the war is nearly ready for the
press. Southern papers say he confines him
high civil officers of the Confederate govern
ment, SO far as they relate to his command,
will necessarily come up for discussion, and
we may look for some interesting revelations
and criticisms.
| The Richmond Enquirer advertises, sWant-
ed-Twenty-five First-class Funerals" and
says they "are afflicted with lot of very old
gentlemen, and some ofvery middle age, with
/ very old ideas, who are in possession of unim-
proved real estate, whose fathers lived and
died in happy dreams that their landed prop
| erty was going to make them millionaires,
and who now hold on like grim death, and
| will m of soil
The arithmetic man of the Cincinnati En-
! quirer ciphers out 253 votes In the electoral
college next fall for the Cincinnati nominee
against 81 snr Grant. --aE
The Danbury Ne,cs says: "How any un-
| prejudiced man can look upon the present
sized penny-cake of maple sugur, and claim
that the world is growing better, passes on
comprehension" ' =
A crowd of Clevelanders who went to see a
hanging, 'gazed morbidly at the jaip' when
they found it was to be private affair. va
Garibaldi has accepted the presidency of
the committee which proposes to erect a
monument to Mazzini. .s-gf
The Steinways celebrated the completion of
their 5,0O0th piano in a cheerful manner,
at New York, Saturday. Several eminent pi-
anists gave tone to the exercises.
i. hls r.a aiI .a b.
| 1t is an old Polish superstition that there is
a mysterious connection between each month
and some one or more of the precious stones,
and that the possession of jewel emblematic
of the month of ones nativity insures for its
owner the particular destiny which that stone
represents. The gem appropriate to each
month and its slgniication are given below.
January-jacinth or garnet, constancy and
fidelity in every engagement. hl a.
February-amethyst preserves from strong
| passions and insures peace of mind.
| March-blood-stone, courage and success in
dangers and hazardous enterprises.
April-sapphire or diamond, repentance
and innocence.
| May-emerald, success in love.
June-agate, long life and health.
July-cornelian or ruby, forgetfulnsss OIL
cure of evils springing from friendship and
love. ~
August sardonyx, copjugal felicity.
eptember-chrysolite, preserves from OF
cures folly.
October-aqua-marine or opal, misfortune
and hope.
| November-topaz, fidelity and friendship.
December-turquoise or malachite, brilliant
success and happiness in every circumstance
| of life. n ea
| A Virginia paper says: 'The Governor is
about to commission four hundred colonies
of militia, that being the number of Virgin
ians over twenty-one who have no titles al
ready"
The house of Rothschilds is said to be weak