The Portland daily press., 1864-06-08

III Da'h On MONDAY night, to attend the funeral
of Capt Harvey.
ONE OF the Connecticut hailstones that de-
scended in a recent haistorm measured inches
in circumference
THOUSAND mormons have just arrived at New
York on their way to Salt Lake. The old world
furnishes hosts Of these religionists.
FiFTY-sx actors and actresses are about to
leave France for Mexico, where court theatre
will be established.
''Hop UP" and ''Wig wag'' are the appro-
pirate names of two new brands of New York
whisky.
The QUANTITY of cotton burnt on the Red
river expedition, is estimated at 260, 900 bales,
worth $1,000, OOo tt5t1
The TITLE of Gar is a corruption of Cesar.
1t was first used as title by Ivan III, of Russia,
about the year 1879. r
How To cook Steak (From Macbeth). fit
were done when tits done, then twere well if it
were done quickly.
Mrs. HoPPs of st. Stephen, died few days
since, lacking only few weeks Of hundred
years old.
A WORN called the "currant worm" is using
up the currant and gooseberry bushes in wes-
tern New York.
Twenty persons were baptized in Saco, on
Sunday last by Rev. Mr.. Wheeler, and % by
Rev. Mr.. Martin
A MACHINE for cutting and planting potatoes
has been invented by Mr.. Joseph L. True, Of
Garland.
The PORE has borrowed nine millions Of
scudi tthe scudo at Is. I'd. sterling each) from
Belgian clearinghouse.
OVER 100000 have been taken at the st.
Louis Sanitary Fair. There are several huge
bars of silver on exhibition, being over a foot
/ long and 3 "a inches thick-valued at S1l 900.
The STORE Of Mr.. F. A. Day, on Factory Is
land, Saco, was broken open on Sunday morn
ing, and about $1,000 worth of silks stolen
therefrom. as we learn from the Democrat
An THE May Term Of the s. j Court held in
Alfred, Jesse Gould of Biddeford, was admitted
to practice as an attorney at law in all the
Courts of this State.
MUCH larger number Of emigrants to this
country, from England and Ireland, are endeav-
oring to obtain passage in the ocean steamers,
4 than can be accommodated.
GARIBALpI is going back to England in the
autumn, by which time it is supposed the policy
reference to the opinions or position Of the
sturdy republican.
YOUNG DAVIS, Of Lynn, who murdered Mr..
Breed, the grocer, TO rob his money drawer for
holiday change, has pleaded guilty of man.
slaughter, and has been sentenced to the State
Prison for twenty years.
GEN. NEAL Dow, by invitation Of the City
Council Of Dover, N. H., gave an address in
! that city, on Tuesday evening Of last week,
upon the affairs of the country and his expe-
rience at Libby Prison.
4 CART. HEsnY b. TwoxBLY, Of Kennebunk-
I port. late master Of ship Anna +. Schnaidt,
burned by the Alabama, has been examined and
/ commissioned as Acting Ensign in our Volun-
teer Navy.
DANIEL Foster. Esq, Deputy Collector at
Fort Fairfield. the Sunrise" says, seized ten
I casks of salt on Sunday morning which was
being imported without calling at the Custom
House to pay Uncle Sam his due.
THE FUNERAL of Maj. Leayitt, of the 10th
Maine, who was MORALLY wounded in the battle
of the Wilderness, viii be conducted by the Ma
sonic Fraternity at Turner, this afternoon WED
nesday).
A MAN calling himself John Fernald, lately
stole team at Bangor and was chased through
dozen towns but was at last arrested and bound
over in the sum Of $1,000. says the Times. for
his appearance at the 8. ]. Court Committed.
I The CONVICTED drunkards the last year in
New Zealand were one out of every forty lone
persons OF the population. Deduct females and
children, and there would be scarcely sober
persons enough left to try the offe nders.
VIZ HOPE the prediction of the Cincinnati
Gazette will be verified, when it says, as soon as
the Internal Revenue bill passes, very nearly all
the distilleries viii stop. Corn can then be pur-
chased for less than seventy-hve cents bushel
as the law Of supply and demand, with that use
of il stopped. cannot carry it above that price.
TnE BANGOR Wing says Josiah T. Taylor, son
of Col. Theodore Taylor Of Burlington, wa.
drowned on Grand Falls, Passadumkeag, the
10Th of May. He was at work on the Nicatowas
Drive. He was about rs years Of age, young
man of much promise and will be much lslnen-
ted
A VERY pleasant rumor is in circulation that
Max Strakosch is engaged to Adelina Patti who
is now astonishing the old world with her won.
derful vocal powers. If this be true, we should
. think he would take the next steamer for Eu-
rope and leave America and 1.-THE rest of man.
kind behind
THE PRINCIPAL reason of Louis Napoleon
inactivity and lack Of warlike spirit is in conse-
quence of the state Of his health. He is repor-
ted to have "Brights disease (of the kidneys
complaint that is certain to carry off its victim
in one or two years at farthest II such is tn.
case, the end of an active reign draws near.
Vallandigham is banished. A gang Of them re.
Gently made descent upon the negroes EN-.
ployed BY the Railroad companies in Hamilton
county, and attempted to drive them from tn,
country. They burned the shanties occupied
BY the negroes as quarters, but the negroes re
built them. The ruiians still threatened them
the negroes got arms and finally whena body OF
SIX copperheads came to attack them, defendes
themselves. One white man was wounded, ant
two colored men are missing; the negroes, out
numbered, retrcating, fighting, seven miles t,
the railroad and escaped.
q THE BUILDING well known as the Preacher
Stand, at tho beautiful camp ground in Kenne
bunkport was entirely consumed by an incen
diary fire on the evening of the 3lst ult. |
contained 10 cooking stoves and various ar
tic sbelonging to the Methodist societies usual,
occupying tents upon the premises. There wa
insurance, at a Gorham Office, for $500 dollars
But few of the tent frames were reached by tn
fames and less damage was done to the stated,
trees than was at first supposed. although abou
thirty of them were more or less injured o.
killed.