The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-17
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gBr Several deaths have recently occurred
in Lynn, from spotted fever.
sT A new depot is being constructed by
the Eastern Railroad Co. in Portsmouth.
grGossips say that Gen. Rufus King, and
not Secretary Chase is about to marry Mrs.
Stephen A. Douglas
sg@ Hon. VIM. d. Forbes has been elected
President of the Bank OF Mutual Redemption,
Boston.
-SfThe State Teachers Association will
9th and 2sth inst.
Ir The house and furniture of Mr.. Simeon
Ross, in Kenneblnk, was damaged by fire on
Sunday morning, 18th inst. Insured.
sv- On New Years evening, in East
| Greenwich, X. l., Cesar Clark, aged about
100, was married to Betsey Fry, aged about
| 20.
20 The Biddeford Journal says Frederic
| Somes, son of Hon. Daniel f. Somes of
that city, died in Washington on Wednesday
last.
gg- Rev. Thomas B. Thayer, pastor of the
fifth Universalist society in Boston, has re-
| signed his charge-to take effect in March
neXt-on account of i'll health.
G- The Bath Times learns that Gen.
| Caldwell of this State, has been allowed leave
of absence from the army on account of con-
tinued ill-health.
rIe A resolution has been introduced into
the United States House of Representatives,
authorizing the President to raise 100000 ne
groes to serve in the army for five years.
gr The Biddeford Journal says the new
and beautiful house erected by the First Con-
gregational church at Wells was dedicated
Thursday the Sth inst. A sermon was preach
ed by the Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Leach.
rr Gov. Berry of New Hampshire has
just been on a brief visit to his native place,
Bath. He was born in what is noM the town
of West Bath, and left there, says the Times,
at the age of II years.
S- The Richmond papers complain of the
scant fare allowed the negroes employed by
the rebel government. They say the unfortu-
nate negroes are literally starved" and the
owners are raising row about the matter
gThe Democrat says red squirrel
leaped from the flag staff on Bethel common,
at the height of seventy feet, striking on the
solid ice, and ran away to get rid of the boys
who were pursuing him.
GvThe Oxford Democrat says that Mrs
Waity, wife of Lackman Chapman of Giead,
was killed instantly, few days since, by fall
ing out of the sleigh. She was fifty-one years
of age.
gB-Gov. Coburn has appointed the follow
ing gentlemen to be his Aids-de-C Camp, to wit:
Geo. w. Dyer, Calais; John A. Waterman,
Gorham: Joseph W. Porter, Lowell Henry
S. Osgood, Portland.
The barn of Mr.. John Murphy of JEFF
ferson was destroyed by fire on the 18th inst,
with its entire contents consisting of nine
head of cattle, four sheep, and other property,
valued at $1,000. The barn was insured for
S200.-Augustd Journal
sB-We learn from the Democrat that on
Thursday of last week, Mr.. Stephen Chandler
of Paris, aged ~ years, was found in dying
condition in his barn-yard, and soon expired.
Post mortem examination proved his death to
have resulted from Justification of the heart.
% The Belfast Journal learns that John
+. Anderson, son of Ex-Gov. Anderson, serv-
ing on the staff of Gen. Foster, has been again
promoted for gallantry in the field in North
Carolina, and is now senior officer on the staff
OF the Major General, ranking as Lieut. Col.
sg0 A lady communicates to the Harris
burg Union the conclusion, resulting from
long investigation, that diptheria is mainly
caused by the want of sufficient quantity of
common salt in ordinary diet. 1t should be
awfully prevalent at the South in that case.
gB- DR.. Harris 'Treatise on Some of the
Insects Injurious to Vegetation" so elegantly
Iepublished under the direction of the Massa-
chusetts legislature is very warmly praised
by the English press, both for its form and for
its matter. "Who reads an American book ?o
gg-The Skowhegan Farmer says that Mr..
Jesse Harding, aged 70 years, was run upon
by sled, on which boys were coasting down
mill in that town, on Saturday evening, Sd
inst, receiving injuries from which he died
the Saturday night following.
sgrOn Friday evening break occurred in
the banks OF the Erie Canal, near Rochester
Some fifty feet of the bank was carried away,
and the water poured out with tremendous
volume, overlooking all the low lands, sweep
ing away dams, lumber, saw mills, &c. and
doing great injury to culverts and toadways.
sB- John Tyroe, clerk for Grover & Gard
ner in Baltimore, recently collected $4,000
due the firm by the government at Washing
ton, went to New York, sold his 'green backs"
for gold, and has left for Canada and parts I'M
known. Surely in roguery he has proved ev-
erything but Tyro.
-Y-Hon. Alexander Ramsay, present Gov
ernor of the State of Minnesota, was, on
Wednesday, elected U. S. Senator for six
years from the 4th of March next Gov
Ramsay heartily approves of the emancipa-
ton proclamation, and is true patriot He
takes the place of Hon. Henry NJ. Rice, dem
ocrat.
s- "Burleigh," the New York CORES
pondent of the Boston Journal says that some
months ago a shrewd financier held for sale
$4,000 in gold. His price was $4,000. He
was laughed at, but he said let those laugh
who win. He should keep his gold till he got
his price, as he regarded the security to be
ample and safe. He now seems in Q fair way
to realize his price.
G5~ We were told in neighboring city
few days since, of merchants who had taken