The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-17

Notlce-C. W RobiA son.
The snow was six inches deep on the summit
of Mount Washington on Monday.
GEO. Francis Train has turned up in Omaha,
Nebraska Territory.
JACOB Herrick, Esq, well known citizen of
Auburn died at his residence on Tuesday night,
after short illness, aged "a years.
A SON of Mrs. Mary Palmer, of Gardiner,
was run over in the streets of that city and seri-
ously injured, on Monday last.
IT is feared Lieut.. Charles W. Reyes, of the
32d Maine, Of East Wilton, whose foot was am
putated short time since, may not recover.
CONTEMPORARY says, so long as butter is
held at its present price, the dealers grease their
own threats with it,
A SUBSCRIPTION of $50. 900 has been made up
mouth College.
THE U. S. Steamer Pontoosuc got about forty
men in her recruiting trip along the eastern
coast.
0NE-thousand Mormons, just from Europe,
went up the Hudson on Saturday, on their way
to Salt Lake City.
A son Of Mr.. Joseph Atkins, Of Farmingdale,
about years of age, was drowned in the river
near his residence, on Tuesday, as we learn from
the Gardiner Journal.
THE following deaths of Maine soldiers have
occurred at Hampton and Locust Grove Hospi-
tails. Thomas D. Elbridee, Co. G., 7th Me-; N.
Z. Bunell, b, Goth.
THE editor Of the Kennebec Journal has seen
stock Of red-top grass, grown this season in
an Augusta garden. measuring FIVE feet five and
o half inches in length.
CAPT. Samuel G. Flowers, formerly comman-
der Of the steamer Penobscot, running between
Bangor and Boston, died at Chelsea, Mass, on
Wednesday last.
Rev. d. F. Bowle., pastor of the Lowell
street Universalist society in Manchester, has
been appointed Chaplain of the New Hamp-
shire House of Representatives.
THE Industrious citizens of Glen's Falls have
have already begun to rebuild the burned dis
trict of that village. The Glen's Falls Bank
and Commercial Bank have got into new quar-
tiers, and commenced dscounting.
A CIRCULAR has been issued inviting the Alum
nj of Union College. of the class of 1874, to as
semble at Schenectady on the 9th of July for
the celebration of the fortieth anniversary OF
the class.
THE two branches of the City Council OF
Bath could not agree on the question of making
an appropriation for the 4th OF July, and con-
sequently each man and boy must celebrate on
his own account.
Rev. Geo. W. Quinby, Editor of the Gospel
Banner, has just removed his family from Mel
rose. Mass, to Augusta. This we suppose set
ties the question Of the continuance Of the
Banner at the State Capital.
In Somerset county, near Norridgewock, the
army worms have appeared, and have eaten the
leaves from all the trees over a tract of land a
mile and half wide, and are making their way
northward.
WILLIAM Mitchell, Lsq., a popular conduc-
tor on the Portland and Kennebec Railroad,
was presented a few days since, by few friends
in Augusta, with silver ice pitcher, salver and
goblets.
Mn. Sumner. in q recent speech in the Senate,
exhibited the injustice and impolicy of taxing
books. 1t is proposed to tax paper three per
cent. and books five per cent, not excepting
school books or bibles.
We learn that one Of the powder Mills at
Buckheld was blown to atoms on Tuesday, and
that man named Bicknell was killed. He was
burned and MANNED in the most shocking man.
ner, yet survived six hours, suffering the most
excruciating agony-fArgus
AMONG the contributors to the New York
Round Table, which has just closed its first vol
ume, and is the first literary weekly in the coun.
try, we notice the names Of Prof Chadbourne
Of Bowdoin College, and Miss F. L. Lord, o.
this city.
MASONIC celebration will be held on the sum.
NIT of Owls Head Mountain, Lake Memphrema-
cog, at 10 A. NJ, June oath. 1t is q romantic
spot, and the Masons will have splendid view
of the scenery Of portion of this globe which
the Great Architect has made.
The London Times says, after pointing GU,
come of the characteristics of the recent bat.
ties, "Grant has stamped a new character on
the tactics of the FEEDER ais" We trust he has
and such character too as will bring the rebel.
lion to close.
Mr.. Gladstone, her Majestys Chancellor Of
the Exchequer, will presently hear something
more of "Garibaldi's compulsory departure. ~
pamphlet is at this moment preparing on the
subject; the testimony OF the English, Italian
German and French of Garibaldi's friends will
be collected in it.
On Queen Victoria's birthday, there was ,
dinner at the British Embassy in Paris, at which
the Emperor's ministers were present NJ
Drauyn de L'Huy's proposed the health Of the
Queen. Earl Croxley replied and gave thu
health Of the Emperor. They had comfortabl,
time.
a CORRESPONDENT at "Popple Hotel,' North
Newry, says one party Of FIVE took from Eas,
Branch brook on Tuesday Sos fine trout, and
another party Of four from Bethel took from
the same brook 300 more, making a total OF
SIS in almost hours. and the brook was then
not half fshed.
BIsHor GENERAL PoLK. - The latest intelli-
gence from the Southwest is that this ecclesias
teal son of Mars, who for season laid aside
the niitre for the sword. has been killed in battle
II was said sometimes since that Polk fought
not as Bishop but General, SO the old
query now becomes pertinent: II the Devil has
got the General what has become Of the
Bishop?
Ar Fremont ratification meeting in New
York, Mr.. Edward Gilbert declared, in an e1-
ceedingly rampant speech, that Fremont should
run, if all the members of the pres, mt Cabine,,
were kicKed out, and the Archangel Gabriel was
made Secretary Of State, the Archangel Michael,
Secretary of War. and like characters filed the
other departments. So long as Mr.. Lincoln was
a candidate for the Presidency, Fremont would
run.
The New York World sneers at the nominees
OF the Baltimore Convention, on account OF
their early occupations. Was DIR. Franklin any