The Portland daily press., 1862-12-02
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gE Ihey had very line slelghlng at Skow-
hegan on Thanksgiving Day.
gY-Stuart, in New York, sold over $4,000
worth of camels' hair shawls in October.
sB- Mrs. Alice Malbon, says the Clarion,
fell on the ice in Skowhegan a few days since,
and broke her wrist.
-g-The Boston Post says it seems to be no
secret now that Gen. Patterson committed
suicide while temporarily insane.
rTPetroleum oil has tumbled down to
sixty cents, says the Philadelphia Ledger,
when little while since it was dollar ten.
sg-Pres. Lincoln pays an income tax of
1920 per-annum out of his salary, notwith-
standing he is specially exempted by law.
v Gen. Busteed is to deliver one of the
Fraternity course of lectures in Boston, this
evenin
.g- Thelauthor of "Hiawatha" has received
another tribute to his fine genius as poet, in
the translation into Latin of that splendid po-
EN-. 1t has a London publication.
s-Some of the shinpasters circulating in
western New York are made payable at Utica
next July, in strawberries, il The crop does
not fail.
gB-Jeff. Davis doesn't seem able to work
upon the sympathies Of his people. But the
Louisville journal thinks when he is hung he
will touch the right cord.
sE- Thanksgiving was celebrated in New
York in New England-like manner. The
churches were opened, and so were the hearts
of those who attended, for their charities were
bountiful.
SERIOUS AccrDENr-Wc understand that
Friday afternoon, one of the derricks used for
hosting stone at Fort Popham," fell. severely
injuring Mr. Eli Fish, of this city. His condi-
ton is precarious.- Bath Times.
I- "Union Circle "a newly formed As
sociation of Ladies in this city. assisted by la
dies of Cumberland Center and Wells Depot,
sent three boxes of supplies to the Goth Regt.,
on Friday last.
gr The enemy destroyed all the tobacco,
as well us all the cotton, in Fredericksburg, on
the approach of Burnside's army. SO our fel-
lows down there must "chaw up" the rebels
Post.
H-Prentice, after quoting John Lock, that
blind man took his idea of scarlet from the
sound of a trumpet, says that hoop skirt,
hanging out of shop door, always reminds
him of the peel Of BELLE
lg-The keel of the new iron-cad vessel,
Tonawanda, has been laid in the Philadelphia
Navy Yard. The vessel will be 1884 tons bur-
den, and will carry four heavy pieces OF ord
nance. -
ANOTHER MILL GONE UP.--On Friday last,
the cylinder mill belonging TO j. G. Marble
just completed and put in operation, was blown
up. Cause unknown. Mr.. Marble certainly has
hard fortune this season. his mills blowing up
almost as soon as started.-t Oxford Democrat.
.g~ During the first week Of the November
Term on motion of Alvah Black Esq., Mr.
Charles c. Sanderson of Cambridge, Mass.was
admitted to practice rs Counsellor and At
torney at Law. Mr.. 5. is graduate of the
Cambridge Law School. lie intends to COM
mence practice at Norway.-[Democrat.
sB-The Louisville Journal very justly says:
Burnside is nothing; Mcclellan is nothing;
but the general who wins victories for the re-
public is the republics benefactor. He is the
general for us-he is the general for all pa
triots."
sB-The Boston Journal says that at the
meeting of the Executive Council on Saturday
it was voted unanimously to receive the amen
ded return Of the vote for Congress in the
Third District. Accordingly the Hon. Alex
ander ii. Rice will receive the certificate of
election as the next member af Congress from
the District.
E-The result of the municipal election in
Portsmouth, n. H. has thrown cold water up
on the new fiedged enthusiasm of the Demo-
cratic leaders in New Hampshire. They start
ed upon the campaign with the idea of carry
ing the State by storm, and have met with
decided repulse from picket guard of the Re-
publicans. Portsmouth gives larger Repub-
liean majority than ever before.
II Three hundred Indians having been
condemned to death in Minnesota by drum
head court, the President is being strongly i'm
portuned to confirm the sentence, and send
them all to the gallows. He demurs. The
rins-leaders will probably swing, but the poor
! ignorant victims, who were instigated to their
dark deeds by emissaries of secession, are
proper subjects for executive elemency.
| gB@The'New Orleans Delta gives some in
teresting disclosures duplicating the French
Consul, Hon. Reverdy johnson, and others, in
purchases of clothing for the rebel army. The
contract was made with Gautherein G. Co.,
the money paid by the Bank of New Orleans
for the Confederate States. 1t was paid to the
French Consul and by him receipted for AZ
terward, feeling little nervous, he had the re-
ceipts changed to Gauthereih & Co. General
fButler is opposed to that style Of neutrality,
and has portion Of the rascals in prison.