The Portland daily press., 1864-05-06
Stock Market.

% Mcclellan stock is so low and The
king Of Spades" has been so essentially
played out" that not cheer can be raised
in his honor evea in negro concert, when
joke is perpetrated or song sung with evil
dent design to please his friends
svrFears are entertained in England that
many of the farmers with moderate means
will emigrant to the United States and pur-
chase farms at the West, particularly in those
States where in consequence of the rebellion,
improved lands may now be bought very
cheap, and can be made Immediately produc-
tive.
sg@T The Ellsworth American says Addison
Pool, Esq, formerly Register of Deeds of
Hancock County, was paymaster on board the
gnnboat Southfeld, which was sunk by the
rebel ram near Plymouth on the Roanoke.
George w. Brown, young man of Ellsworth,
had just arrived there. Mr.. Pool is reported
missing.
sBThe Portsmouth Chronicle says Capt.
Henry c. Keene, of this city, who some
Lieutenant in the Navy, from disability, has
been re-appointed to that rank, with orders to
report at the Portsmouth Navy Yard. Capt.
X. lost leg at the bombardment of Port
Royal, and was promoted from Acting Master
for gallant behavior on that occasion.
rrMany farmers in Western Penn, who
for years supposed their farms were exceed
ly dry, have Of late found them wonderfully
juicy. The Pittsburg Chronicle gives the
sales of several farms in the oil regions, as
follows The Parker farm for 100000; the
Punk farm for $4,000; the King farm for
$s5, 200; the Noble Delanater well and terri
tory for 5000, 900; the Egbert farm for $500 900
Dalzell & Ewing have sold their oil property
located on the Hays farm, to an Eastern COM
pany for 100000 cash. The original purchase
was about 5000.
.E-Just now the copperheads are express
sing great solicitude Tor Fremont, or some
other favorite of the Union men disatIected
with the administration, and their studied CEN
tempt for President Lincoln is everywhere
visible. Let Mr.. Lincoln fail OF renomina-
ton at Baltimore, and how soon their tune
will change. Mr.. Lincoln will then become
immaculate and the Union party set of in
CRATES, and should Fremont be nominated
who can estimate the malignity with which
his military career and his famous proclama-
ton will be paraded before the public?
FEARPUL. AND FATAL ACCIDENT. = The
Louisville Journal says Miss Stockwell, tai
ented and beautiful young lady rom Eyens-
vile, Indiana, on visit to Bowling Green,
Kentucky, had, with two other young ladies',
been spending last Friday with some friends
living on the opposite side OF Barren river
from the town. Late ia the afternoon they
started on there return To Bowling Green.
The wind had risen aud was blowing a furious
gale. In attempting to cross the railroad
bridge, over Barren river, a sudden gust swept
the surface. aud in spite of struggles against
the powerful blast, Miss Stockwell and Miss
Cook were carried over the edge of the bridge.
Fortunately the skirts of Miss c. caught on
the timbers and held fast until she could be
rescued. But no friendly jutting saved the
fall of Miss 5. She was blown from the giddy
height, and fell with heavy splash into the
river, seventy feet below the span of the fridge
She was speedily rescued from the water, but
all efforts to restore her failed. She fingered
about two hours.