The Portland daily press., 1864-05-23
ORIGINAL AND SELECTER,

is about SlS 100000 per annum.
sg-Robert Burnett, rs years OF age, COM
mitted suicide by hanging. In Amesbury,
Wednesday noon.
IL Every newspaper editor in Cincinnati,
living in ward where the draft has taken
place, has been drafted.
CT Listz. the celebrated pianist, is about
10 enter the convent of Sante Onoire; he Is
said to be disgusted with life.
~ MIR. Shaw. of the Bangor House, has
disposed OF his valuable horse, Hiram Drew"
to parties 10 Boston, for 5000
- The Maine Uuiversalist Convention
will be held at Orono, June 2Ist, 22d and
23d.
r"Jus;ice" shall appear tomorrow. 1t
and the article accompanying it were too late
for This morning.
s1- David Barker, Esq, OF Stetson, will
deliver The poem before the literary societies
of Waterviile College at the next Commence
ment.
~ Mr.. Peter Bush, OF Waterville. had
one of his feet lhockingIy crushed by the
cars, on Wednesday at the upper depot. He
was In the employ OF the railroad company. )
ia cotton spectator was recently hung
81 ,lnes Buff, by colored soldiers, for exut-
lag ia the Fort Pillow massacre. Served him
right.
IF Thirty-six general officers have been
killed in battle. and fifteen died of diseases
contracted In the service, or rather during the
| war
u Capt. w. W. Morreil of East Liver
more, who was shot in the fourth days battle
] la Virginia. aud instantly killed, was men,
| Der Of the Bangor Theological Seminary.
If The new depot at Dsnville Junction
| is to be 200 feet long, and 80 wide II will
be great Improvement on the present struc-
ture.
n1~The ship Avon, destroyed by pirates
as reported in our Marine Department, was
built in Kennebunk in 1850. She was fue
ship OF go tons, rated AL. and was owned by
Messrs. Hartley, Lord 4 Co., Boston.
Ia Mrs. Merrell, OF Falmouth, was
thrown from a wagon on Exchange street on
horse was left standing in the street and took
fright.
~ The friends of Major ]. w. WEIGH,
Of the 10Th Maine regiment, have received let
| tiers from Mrs. C. A. L. Sampson at Washing
ton. stating that he has severe flesh wound
in the thigh, but is doing well.
| gB- JEFF Davis announces to the British
government that If they speak Of his machine
as the "so-called coniederacy again, he will
return all documents SO directed, unopened.
The Hartford Post thinks that would probably
put an end to the British government.
| sY-The Lynn and Boston horse railroad
stock one year ago was worth $50 share,
aud on Wednesday Of last week it sold at auc-
ton in Boston for sll0 share. Four thou
sand six per cent. bonds OF the same road sold
for l06 IA.
y-Gov. Cony has obtained permission Of
the War Department to fit up several barracks
In Augusta for the accommodation of such OF
the wounded Maine soldiers as can be remov-
ed. Two hundred will be forwarded imme-
diately.
man 1uI named Talbot, from Turner,
err. He was at work on the II. r. wood-saw
engine, and bis leg slipped down on the driv-
ing wheel In such manner as TO bruise the
leg its whole length, and make compound
fracture between the knee and ankle. The
leg was smputa ed above the knce. Lewis
ton Journal
~ The Waterville Mail says little son
OF Mr.. L. E. Thayer of that town, had two
fingers of his right hand cut Of by hay cut
ter, on Wednesday, while playing with some
other boys. The Mail also says little son
OF Mr. Lessw, who lives on the Plain, was
drowned on Tuesday last, by falling into the
river.
"From the portico OF nv house." says
John N. Bolts, Il and my family have seen
nine battles fought on my own fields. and just
before my own door, between hostile troops,
who but yesterday, as it were, boosted of a
| common history, common nationality, aud
Common destiny"
~ Thompson, just sentenced at Farming
ton To twenty years 10 State Prison, in a note
g. the Chronicle, says, Il acknowledge my
past conduct has been such as TO merit the
condemnation of every honest man, but as
snre you that hare not become so utterly
faiien as to become reader Of that misera-
BILE sheet"-mesning the Franklin Patriot, q
Comprehend paper.
"a man by the name OF John NJ. Thing,
claiming to be an Assistant Provost Marshal
| from this State, arrested in Boston GU Tues
day last Mr.. Lewis Z Grant, conductor on
the Metropolitan Railroad, charging him with
being fugitive from draft. An investiga-
tion was had and IL was ascartained that
| Thing had no authority to make the arrest,
and that Grant went from Maine TO Boston
before there was any drafting in the State.
% A son Of Erin few days ago took a
carpet to clean from house on Middle street
He soon returned, and much excited, 90,
murtber," be exclaimed, +" i have not claned
your carpet" whats the troublep' asked
| the owner. " And sure, took the carpet
aud spread it on the green grass in front Of
Mr.. Woods house,-a nice clane pace-and
the lady OF the house came out and seoded
me, she did; and so | must find another place
to clane it," The owner thought the lady
served him right.
s1-Rev. d. N. Sheldon, d. D., formerly
President Of Waterville College, preached In
the First Parish Church yesterday. This
clergyman is man Of extraordinary inlellec-
tural powers, OF high culture aud OF great
logical Iorce. As a writer he has but few
equals, aud his manner II speaking Is earnest