The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-01-16

lBT Europe demands 100000 900 lbs, of
cotton to keep its machinery in operation, each
year.
% One of the Lewiston Mills has turned
out half a million dollars worth of goods with
in four months.
gBD The Gardiner Journal says that Capt.
Oliver Colburn of that city, has been appoint
ed Lieutenant of Marines in the U. S. Navy.
Capt. c. is very popular shipmaster, and
nober sailor or truer man never stood eth
er before or after the mainmast.
% One of our city contemporaries reoices
in Miscellaneous Editor" and correspond
ent inquiries what he is to understand by it.
We can't enlighten him, unless it means an
editor made up of miscellaneous materials, or
in a miscellaneous manner.
lE- The entire edition of the Boston Jonr-
nal yesterday was printed on paper made of
rood, by new process. The paper is white,
smooth, even, tough, and as soft as common
rag paper. 1t also takes water as well as that
made from rags. OF the relative cost of such
paper we are not informed.
gBr The Gardiner Journal says that one
young lady got so interested in skating last
week, that she took a pair of skates from the
store of j. S. Lambard without consulting
him. City Marshal Colson waited on her, and
she owned up, gave up the skates, and the
matter was allowed to drop.
Sg@ We are sorry that a fellow naturally
81 playpr &c Dil-a Of tbo Aur A 4
make an attempt to dig under his meanest
down river neghbor, in his devotons to an
unworthy cause. Did we reside at Hallowell
we should labor to have Pike indicted for ac-
cumulating so much filth on the river ADORE
us.
20 The Argus having stated that Col J.
Rust, of the Sth Maine regiment, does not be-
heve in the emancipation proclamation, the
editor OF the Belfast Age, brother of the
Colonel-says ''the imputation of the Argus is
false. Col. Rust heartily sustaius the Admin
istration and all its war measures, including
the emancipation proclamation"
sr The Bath Times learns that saw
mill at Damariseotta Mills, which had just been
put in complete running order, was entirely
consumed on Saturday night last. Owners
not known, or amount of loss The Times also
learns that the dwelling house of Mr.. Bearce,
at Bristol Mills, was recently destroyed by
fire. The furniture above stairs was entirely
consumed No insurance
sB- The Bangor Wing learns that on Sun
day morning last, Jan. 14th, an old man was
seen to stagger and fall in the road by Joshua
Pamer's, in Dixmont. Mr. Palmer went to
his assistance, and with the aid of some bows
got him into his house, where he died mmedi-
ately without struggle. The selectmen were
notified, who gave his body a deceut burial
On inquiry it is learned that he has been beg
ging his living through the country for num-
Der of years past, calling his name Robert
Martin, and hailing from Haverhll, Mass.
Sy~ We are indebted to Mr. E. o. Robin
son, postmaster at Beaufort, S. c., for a copy
of the New South and for a brief note. dated
Jan. @. The health of the Sth Maine regiment
is very good; the recruits are doing well. only
Two needing treatment in hospital. None of
the officers are sick. This regiment has fur
nished 10 or II officers to the LIST South Caro-
lima (negro) regiment under Col. Higginson,
and will furnish as many more to the I'd, if
another should be raised The feeling against
the enrolment of blacks is dying out: and
those who opposed it at first are learning, that
it will be a means of great relief to white sol
diers