The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-12-18
oRIGINA4. AND SELECTED.

coin and Frederick Douglas; &c.
sH-On the fourth page-Christmas Carols;
Miscellany.
Pun. Doc.-We are indebted to Hon. l.. NJ.
Morrill, for valuable public documents.
~ The death of DR.. John W. Robinson,
late army surgeon n Fort Smith, and for
merly of Rockland has been announced.
I sE-A young lady in Chicago, considers her.
! self damaged $25, 600, by young doctor who
refused to marry her according TO promise.
a1-Mrs. Barrows, the favoritc actress has
an engagement at Springfield, Mass, next
week.
ETMiss Evans, the distinguished girl lee
sturer, has for her theme, "The fast young
man, An audience confined to that class
would ill good size hall, in this city.
o. Hon. VIM. p. Fessenden is chairman of
the Senate committee on Finance, position
which he filed with credit to himself and the
State at the last session.
rTLieut. Col. Storer, of the 18th n. II.
regiment, soR of Admiral Storer of the Kit
terry Navy Yard, was badly injured by the
cars in New York on Monday last
~ One of the most elegant churches III
New York was paid for out of the proceeds of
an acre OF land left many years ago by par
ishioner to one OF the clergymen for the pas
turc ola COW.
u Dan Sickles is death on seducers and
traducers. A miserable fellow was slandering
the Union soldiers in his presence the other
Iav nd hn bra ta Re ho,
The only mistake was in not breaking the head
instead of the crutch.
sE- Bridgeport, Connecticut, for a long
time thoroughly secession place, was the
scene Of Union victory on Monday-the en-
tire loyal ticket for charter officers having
been chosen by maioritics ranging from 80 to
l13.
sTThe American Publishers Circular has
for its rignette pen resting upon broken
sword, with the motto, "The Pen mightier
than the Sword" The truth is doubtless con-
tanned in this sentiment, though II is doubtful
il the present generation can see it.
lvThe new state OF West Virginia is
making rapid progress in the right direction
4 system favoring internal improvements has
been adopted, and more than all, common
school system like that of New England has
been put into operation.
90 An exchange speaks of a venerable
colored citizen who, on the Goth ult., ate his
Thanksgiving dinner in the same room that he
had eaten it on every successive Thanksgiving
since he was four years old. He patronized
milk diet at his first Thanksgiving dinner.
sTCharles r. Farnham, of Manchester,
n. H., Quartermaster on board U. S. ship Bra
zileira, doing blockade duty in st. Catharines
Sound, on the coast of Georgia, was drowned
in November last by the upsetting of a boat.
He was 10 years of age.
aY- The n. Y. Evening Post says Rev. Mr..
Fletcher has, during the last one hundred
days, travelled by rail, steamship and sailing
vessel, the distance Of 10000 miles, visiting in
his philanthropic enterprise the chief cities of
Brazil, and has returned in time to fulfill his
lecture engagements.
~ On the motion to lay Fernando Woods
peace resolution flor a commission TO Rich
mond) on the table, Messrs. Marcy Of New
Sweat of Maine, Democrats, voted with the.
minority. Messrs. Bailey Of Pennsylvania,
Gansou, Griswold and 4. Ward of New
York, and Yeaman of Kentucky, Democrats,
voted with the majority.
LEA disconsolate widow In England in
giving account to her clergyman of her dying
husbands sufferings, and how he lay groan-
ing unable to die said, "At last l recollected
that had got new piece Of tape in the
drawer, and so took some of that and tied 1t
as tight as could around his neck, and then
stopped his nose with my thumb and finger.
and poor dear, he went off like lamb"
~" The Congressional report contained
the fact that Mr.. Sweat has introduced bill
providing for an examination OF Casco Bay,
TO ascertain ii it does not contain site for
Navy Yard Of construction superior to either
New London or League Island. We trust
the members of the House and Senate from
this State, will leave nothing undone to bring
about an object SO important to the State.
sR- The Manchester American sends US a
note, saying: sour reporter is a Portland boy,
and wishes to exchange with the Press"
Bless him, we ordered the Press sent to the
American Office more than ten days since.
We regard the American as perfect gem. 1t
is not only loyal to the core, but it is all core.
II sparklcs with briliancy all over. Col.
Hartman we regard as one Of the best polit-
cal editors in New England.
nTThere are several long but very valu
able articles that we have been requested TO
publish which we have placed OH file. The
narrow limits OF our space have precluded
their insertion up to the present time, and
will for two weeks longer, when we hope to
make room for them. OF the articles referred
to Is the very able letter of Rev. Mr.. Froth-
ingham, formerly Of this city, to the London
Inquirer, on our national troubles.
~ A Washington correspondent Of the
! Boston Journal says application was made to
Secretary of State TO demand Of the British
authorities the surrender of the captors of the
Chesapeake as pirates under the Ashburton
treaty. To make this demand it was necessary
TO have the names and facts which were tele-
graphcd for. The requisite affidayits have
been received and the demand will be made.
The question will be then raised as TO whether
the captors were pirates and criminals or bel