The Portland daily press., 1877-10-17

Tall form, long yellowish whiskers and tall
descriptive way in which the new Governor of
Ohio is mentioned.
Skobeleff swan the Danube on horseback to
show it could be done, and has had five horses
shot under him during this campaign. During
one of his reconnoissances uear Plevna he came
in view of a delicious springiof water. apparent
~ inaccessible however, because of the hail of
Turkish bullets that pattered round il. The
soldiers shrank back from facing almost GER
tain death, till Skobeleff dismounred, lesurely
walked to the fountain, drank freely OF its wa
ters and bathed his face aud hands. Stung by
this implied taunt the soldiers rushed forward
to shield him; Skobeleff ordered them under
arrest for leaving their ranks and calmly
walked bacE
General Mles's appearance on the field of
battle is thus, ,sketchsd: Mounted on his horse
which he rode fromifrst to last of the battle.he
guided the engagement. He looked the leader
that he was--tough, rough.and ready. Weigh
ing nearly two hundred pounds,ihe sat on his
charger like centaur, ,shis brown moustache
and side whiskers sslightly mixed with gray,
adorn features that are heavy but pleasing, and
were yvershadowed by a broad-brimmed,
slouched drab hat A wide blue ribbon en-
circled its crown with blue streamers behind.
He wore a red blanket, frontier shirt, and a
black necktie, its ends floating over his shoul-
ders; outside the shirt a buckskin coat short at
the hips and carslessy battoned; the light blue
trowsers of a private soldier, with black stripes
down the seams, and coarse boots, completed
his attire"
Anecdotes of M. Theirs of course rain upon
the public since the great mans death. One of
the most amusing that have seen is that
which recounts the little mans love for GER
tain preparation of timed Goldfish, an extrava-
CANT fondness which was astonishing in a man
who, as rule cared, exceeding little for what
he ate or drank. This dish, which the fastidi-
GUS critics of this northward icapital have al
ways pronounced southern and vulgar, was
pronounced by Theirs to sbs the chef d, ,evre
of the human mind Ee would have eaten is
every day if he could have had his own way.
His distinguished friend MIgnet shared the
fondness for this preparation. 1t happened
in May, when the venerable politicians health
began to decline Nine. Theirs felt constrained
to Danish the well-beloved Goldfish from his
diet. This grieved Theirs to the heart but he
said nothing. Soon after however, it began to
be noticed that NJ. Mignet used to come fire.
quently to the house of his friend with large
packet under his arm. When the ladies asked
him why he was always 50 loaded down he
generality muttered something about "books,
rare editions" etc., and bolted into Thierss
cabinet. When he arrived there he would undo
his bundle and take therefrom not books, but
rare edition of an unctuous Goldfish done up in
those creamy. savory rolls which the French
grocers pride themselves upon, when the two
friends would feast. But in time Nine. Thers
found out the secret of the bundles, and he was
not allowed to bring them any more. This was
considered q great misfortune by the illustrious
old men, and they complained bitterly at the
hardness of their lot.-Edcard King in. Boston
Journal.
The sale of the pictures, books and household
effects of John q. Fremont, which is now TAX
| ing place, seems to excite but little public in
terest There was a time when the "Pathfind
err was the idol OF a large section of the Amer
ican public. His career has been remarkable
one, full of romance in his early life, and of a
nature to attract public attention up to within
a very few years. Fremont is very notable
type of a certain class of Americans-bold, ad-
venturous willing to take great risks, moral as
well as material. He has had the fluctuations
of fortune which usually befall persons of that
| character At one time he held mining prop
| erty which, wisely nursed, would have made
| him the richest man in the world; yet he is un-
| derstood to have lostimmense sums by danger
GUS speculation. The fact that his family pic.
lures, including those of himself and wife, were
sold last night at public auction, would seem to
indicat, that there had been another crisis in
bis affairs. The pictures were mostly of very
worthless character, and the prices they brought
were quite up to their value as works of art A
| picture of Mrs. Fremont by Fagnani, very
fine one by the way, brought only $lOO. One
| by Reed of Fremont himself as young man,
| which cost $1,000, was sold for $50, and still