The Portland daily press., 1863-05-04
Or IGINAL AND LECTE ID.

gg-On the first PRESCRIPTIONS OF Pois-
oning; Sims Return to Boston; Career of
'Punch."
GB-On the fourth page-Time in the Prim-
er! apoem, by Eugene Batcheder.
gB Steamer Eastern Queen is not to be
put upon the route between Bath and Boston
until next week.
orThe old Methodist Church in Auburn
has been sold, and is to be converted into a
tenement house. The Society will for the
present worship in Auburn Hall.
9vThe stable of Jas. Keddie, at Fort.
Kent was consumed by fire on Saturday night,
18th, together with two tons of hay, two cows
horse, farming tools, &c. Loss about S400.
The Pioneer says there was no insurance
DSThe Aroostook Pioneer tells of little
boy who had been to church and heard the
minister discourse from the text-"Ye must
be born again" and came home crying through
fear that if born again he should be gal,
sg-In Portsmouth IN. H. as we learn
from the Chronicle, three drunken women
shocked the public gaze on fast-day, stagger-
ing along the streets in the broad glare of day.
shameless, noisy and profane.
gBBusiness is lively in Ellsworth. The
American says there is not store to let in
the place nor decent tenement to be had
The American observes the building of both
dwelling and stores
sEeThe editor of the Ellsworth American
lost four hives of bees last winter, and
Moses Hale, Esq, of the same place, about
dozen. The American hears OF only one
hive in all that region that survived the win
ter.
sB-Col. Beals, on Saturday, dismissed the
soldiers of the 10th Maine until Tuesday. and
they departed for their homes. 1t is expected
they will be mustered out of service to-inor-
row, and be paid off by Major Mann, if the
rolls are ready.
GA small rebellion occurred in Antioch
College, Ohio, last week. caused by the intro
duction of negro student from Oberlin.
Two classes withdrew en- mdsse but the facui-
ty compromised by making new classifca-
ton, with other students, to avoid the often
sive association.
sB-Fort Constitution, which protects
Portsmouth harbor and the Kittery navy yard
is to be enlarged to about double its present
size. The battlements on the south side will
be extended about half way to the light house.
Nearly hundred men are now employed up
on the work.
sB- company from Dexter is about to
build WOODEN factory on the SebastcoUk riv-
er, in Benton. At town meeting held on
fast day, it was voted to exempt the factory
from taxation flor ten years. A correspond
ent assures us that the factory will be in oper-
alton by September.
srThe chaplain of the 18th Maine, speaks
of grass growing in the middle of the streets
of New Orleans, and says it reminds him of the
big threats and frightful prophesies of certain
southern leaders, uttered two years ago or
more, concerning such northern villages as
New York and Boston,
S-The parish of st. Landry, La. of which
at last accounts General Banks was i'm possess
sion, is one OF the largest in Louisiana, having
population of some twenty-three thousand
OF whom twelve thousand are slaves. Nearly
all the latter will prove valuable auxiaries
vi oui tIoOps, anu were no Otner result TO
follow the expedition, the liberation of these
twelve thousand slaves and their removal
from the plantations, on which heretofore they
have been employed in growing supplies for
the enemy, would be in itself sufficient COM
pensation for all the toll and loss incurred in the
movement. The parish of st. Landry it is in
terestng to know is not exempted from the
operation of the Emancipation Proclamation.
A SAD FATE.-A young woman about 10
years OF age accompanied the l4th Iowa reg
iment to Cairo, dressed as a soldier. Her sex
was discoveyed by the Provost Marshal while
attending theatre; she promised to assume
her proper attire. But the next day the Sc
cret oozed out, and the boys in camp gathered
around her tent to have a peep at her-The
Colonel getting wind of the affair, sent an
Adiutant to investigate it, but the poor girl,
ashamed of being exposed to the gaze of a
thousand eyes, and afraid of punishment took
up a revolver. and placing the muzzle at her
head, fired, and instantly fell dead on the open
battle-ground. An inquest was held, but no
clue could be obtained Of her real name, fami-
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