The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-04-02
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

more, father of Ex-President Fillmore, died at
East Aurora, Erie County, last Saturday.
sy- The amount realized, after all the ex-
penses Of the late fair in Lowell in aid of the
Sanitary Commission were paid, was s4s40.
sB- A cotton Spectator in Liverpool, az
ter losing large fortune by falling market,
jumped from third story and broke his neck.
syr The Smell House at Houlton, has been
purchased by Mr.. Albert G. Hunt of Bangor,
who will soon take possession of it.
sy- Gen. Hooker has recently been to
Washington and had an interview with the
President.
sB- Rev. DIR. Bouton, of Concord, N. H.,
delivered his 3sth anniversary sermon on
Sunday, March 22d.
sB The tree known as box alder or ash
maple is said to be as rich in saccharine matter
as the sugar maple.
sB- 1t is stated that Gen. Fremont's estate
at Mariposa, Cal, has been sold to New
York millionaire for eight million of dollars.
sB The Wiscasset town election has been
carried by the copperheads-as was to be ex-
pected.
nV The women of Madison, Wisconsin,
have formed Union League, in order that
they may afford more efficient moral and ma
terial aid to our brave army.
sr The Bath Times says a Mrs. Perry
died at the Poor Asylum in Bowdoinham, on
Friday last, supposing to be rising 100 years
OF age.
g~ Gen. Hooker says the amount Of sick
ness in the Army is less than six per cent,
Many regiments 600 or 800 strong have only
two or three men on the sick list.
.B- letter from Quebec to the Montreal
Herald, in relation to Canadian finances, says
the deficiency this year will be nearly $780,
Co.,
sE- Information has been received from
Richmond by the Government, that rich and
prominent rebels, including JEFF. Davis's Sec
rotary Benjamin for one, are converting the
bulk Of their property into foreign exchange.
sB- In five towns in Western Virginia, in
which 1851 votes were cast in favor of the
new emancipation clause in the Constitution,
only five votes were thrown in opposition to
| it.
IL II is now asserted that there are no
| couuterfeits on the postal currency, but the in
itials ON the corner OF a part of them which
have made them suspicious, are only the pri-
vate mark of a printing house that was en-
| ployed to strike of part of them.
gy- The Bangor Wing states on the uncer-
tain authority of "rumor," that the Kennebec
and Portland Railroad company have pur-
| chased the vacant lot on which stood the
Kennebec House, in this city. and will erect
thereon passenger depot. We hope the ru-
NOR may prove correct.-[AugustaF Farmer.
H- Parson Brownlow writes from Nash
vile that the Union sentimentin Tennessee is
| growing stronger every day. There is in
\ Nashville iourishing Union club, numbering
$50 citizens, and increasing daily. The MEM
beers are all unconditional Union men.
10 The East Maine Conference Seminary
at Bucksport is in successful operation, under
the charge of Mr.. James B. Crawford, who is
a very popular educator Of youth The num-
Der of students this term is 49, nearly as
many as in the highest state of prosperity.
nH- A great Union demonstration came
off at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday
evening. Both halls were densely packed.
Hon. Andrew johnson was the principal speak
er in the Representatives Hall. Admiral
Foote and others addressed both meetings.
sE-Attention isinvited to the advertisement
of the next term of the Eaton Boarding
School for Boys" at Kents Hill, which will
be found in another column. After the full
notice we gave of this school few days since,
we need not say another word to commend its
claims to the favor of the public.
sy- The Union says the people at East
Machias are moving in the matter of building
Wooden Factory forthwith. They propose
to erect building so by 20, three stories, to
contain three sets Of machinery. one on each
floor, the building and machinery when ready
for use to cost about $4,000.
sy- The Polish Instruction is spreading
over the wheat region of that country, whence
Russia has obtained large share of her grain
for export. The rebellion will of course pre-
vent agricultural operations, and European
nations will be more dependent upon this
country than ever for their breadstuffs. With
increasing markets for their crops our farmers
have great encouragement to plant largely.
rpr We do not avouch for the correctness
of the report that negotiations are in progress
to unite the Advertiser with the Danforth
Street Wide Awake, the consolidated journal
to be entitled "The Medic graph" Rumor
has it that the new paper will become the rec
ognized organ Of the Independent" party In
the last legislature, and will be under the con-
troll of the present editors of the Wide Awake
and the Miscellaneous editor of the Advertiser.
II The Machias Union says that John S.
Dudley, a young but successful hunter at Wes-
ley. trapped three wolves within the space of
two weeks. The last one broke the chain and
made off with the trap. Young Dudley follow
ed next day and on coming up, fired at the
wolf and wounded him, but was obliged to re-
turn home. Next day he started again and
on coming to the wolf, the latter was very
shortly dispatched.
B- The Belfast Journal (copperhead)
makes gross attack upon Lewis Barker, Esq,
who recently made speech in that city. Mr..
Barker has been heretofore Democrat, and
his refusal longer to follow the fortunes of the
Democratic party in its transformation to cop
perheadism, is a sufficient reason why he
should be abused. But he will live and grow
fat undar sueh treatment he Journal in