The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-02-21
ORIGIN AND SELECTE ID

sVFirst page-Reciprocity and National
Defenses, No 2; Situation at Vicksburg.
ry-Last page-The Dying Child, poetry;
An Incident of the War; Henry Ward Beech
er on Thurlow Weed
sE- The Hartford Post says that out West
Vallandigham is appropriately designated as
Villaindamhim.
SV The Bridgton Reporter learns that the
story of the insanity and death of Mrs. Palm
er, OF South Bridgton, resulting from the ia
tai burning of her child, is Incorrect
Sv- The papers-which never lie-are tell
ing of a pig in New Bedford, having but one
eye, in the center Of his face, and his nose sit
uated above the eye.
syr John Van Buren, has made a sudden
sheer from the Seymourtes, and in late
speech speaks for a vigorous prosecution OF
the war. The peace men are flourishing their
knives over his head.-(Free Press.
.gr The Pennington Chronicle says that a
daughter of Mr.. Clark Josselyn, Of Phillips,
20 years of age, died of diptheria, after few
days sickness, Feb. 10. This is the fourth
child that Mr.. Josselyn has lost within few
weeks, with this disease.
sg- One of our paragraphs was emascu-
lated yesterday morning, by mistake of the
type-setter, in substituting the word man for
tcen. Because OF this we have, in homely
way, worked up Beecher's illustration, for the
amusement if not the instruction of the read
err.
II gentleman recently arrived at New
York from Canada, states that fee of $500
was paid to MIN the other day in Quebec,
wholly in American silver. He didn't want
the stuff, but was compelled to take it. Fam
cy man in these times, and in the United
States, looking with disgust upon half BUSH
ell of silver.
gB- The Augusta Age learns that Mr. viii
liam Reynolds, of Sidney, was found dead in
the road on Wednesday evening. He was on
his way home from Gardiner with horse-load
of plaster, and was found dead in the road a
few hundred rods from his house-his team
standing in the road near by. The occasion
of his death is not known. He had no marks
upon him, except an abrasion on the side OF
the head, supposed to have been made by fall
ing. 1t is probable that he fell and expired in
fit.
sr The Boston Journal confesses that IL
is unable TO see how Congress can have any
hesitation or doubt as to the removal of the
paper duties. There are certain indisputabe
facts which of themselves furnish conclusive
arguments for such action. One is that the
circulation of newspapers and books will be
diminished at least Que hall, If the present high
prices of paper continue for a year longer.
Another is that the duties are now absolutely
prohibitory-a degree of protection which is
enjoyed by no other manufacturing interest
And this protection is afforded at the expense
of newspaper and book publishers and OF the
reading public. 1t increases the cost Of edu-
cation, and limits the spread of intelligence.
IL The "base uses' to which Eve come
at last" are sometimes strikingly exhibited in
the contents of the rag-bag. A few days since
as Bro. Rich of the Prce-Current was watch
ing the transfer of some bales of rags from the
English steamer to the Boston boat, his atten-
tion was drawn to some protruding pieces
VI NASN"oiS" P"Poi. "hihS 'hchi hohi thc
bale, they proved TO be the first" and third
Of bill Of exchange, dated at Boston, Sept.
%, 1918, drawn by Ellis Davis, for l2f, 1ss Cd
sterling, on James Hoffman, London, In favor
Of John HANCOCK, ESQ.," on the back of
which the name OF the illustrious payee was
written in true Fourth OF July" style. But for
single fact this discovery would be of great
historical value, and the autograph paper
would possess a wonderful degree of interest;
to wit: the old RerolutioRist died In 1881