The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-14

oOo anu onfer Dlaung-GeO. w. Manson
Gas Fitting-yohn Kinsman.
For BaDgor-S,h Kate Aubrey.
Tobacco. Coffee. &c.-E. N. Patten.
GREEN peas and Strawberries have made their
appearance in our market.
ELLEN JOHNSON, of Concord, N. H., drowned
her griefs and herself in the river at Hanover a
few days since
AT THE annual meeting of the Somerset &
kennebec r. r., the old Board Of Directors was
reelected.
A MACHINE for cutting and planting potatoes
has been invented by Mr.. Joseph True, of Gar
land. in this State
The North Ameri can Hotel, st. John, was
nearly DESTROYED by FIRE on Thursday morning
last.
The PASSPORT Sentinel says several vessels of
the fishing fleet which went to the Magdalen
Islands have returned with very light fares.
Miss Major Cushman, who is said to have
done great service in the Union cause in the
Southwest, now forms one of the attractions of
Barnum's Museum
FAIR is to be held at Concord, Mass. ON
Friday, 18th inst, in and of the Colored Or
phan's Home in Georgetown, D. c. There will
be large gathering
Mr.. Silas Ireland, of Pressure Isle. an old
gentleman was very severely inferred on Monday
OF last week at Tobique, by being thrown from
his carriage.
The Chicago Tribune calls the letter in which
Fremont accepts the nomination of the Cleye-
land convention, "the last will and testament of
the late J. c. Fremont"
SUNRISE" must result in q very queer kind
OF light in Aroostook, when all its rays are en-
ployed to blacken the name of the honored and
patriotic dead
Mrs. Gen. Grant, Mrs President Lincoln. Mr.
Bonner, of the Ledger, and Mr. Jerome, the
stock Spectator. have all taken rooms at Sara
togs.
An IRISH girl at play on Sunday being accos-
ted by the priest, "Good morning, daughter of
the Evil one," meekly replied, "Good morn
ing. father
RoBERr J. wALKrR has gone to Eaypt 70 re-
cruit his health, which is quite feeble, caused by
the effects Of an amateur balloon excursion
taken in London in October last.
E.J. SEARS. the editor of the National Quar-
terly Review, has had the degree Of L. L. d.
conferred on him by the university of the city of
New York
PRINCE Kung. the foreign secretary Of China,
has informed Minister Burlingame that orders
have been given for the exclusion of the pirate
Alabama from the Chinese ports
A GREAT deal Of land in New Jersey and
Pennsylvania has been devoted to fax this year,
and the prospects for q large crop are very
good.
SEVERAL Italian officers who arrived in New
York on board the transport voltana, paid their
formal respects to Mayor Gunther. They are
mostly counts with unpronounceable names
ITALY. = In the Chamber Of Deputies, the
Minister Of War stated that the active army
consisted Of $780, Infantry. 80 batteries Of ar
tillery and 10 regiments Of cavalry.
THE New Yorx News-Beu Woods paper
says Andrew johnson is recreant Democrat of
the most malignant type, and as such fit com
panion for Lincoln.
The Hallowell Gazette says the signs still
continue favorable that Halowell is coming IN;
new store has been commenced on Water St.
by Mr.. Tobey.
The Courier states on the authority OF an
lrishman, in Barre. Mass that the Bangor whip
has had boy baby weighing 10 pounds. What
ciii the newspapers do NEXT
The BEEF spectators have got caught with
their garments dishevelled-cattle held over in
New York found no sale. and people not buying
loss Of ten thousand dollars falls on the ope-
rators for rise.
DONATION FROM THE PoPR. = The statement
has been both made and contradicted that Pope
Plus TX sent donation Of $500 for the benefit
OF the U. s. Sanitary Commission. A letter in
the Boston Pilot, from Bishop Timon, Of Buffa-
10, places the matter right. HIS Holiness did
send contribution of $500 in geld for this
benevolent purpose. to the care of BishopT.
CONVENTION Of sportsmen is holding
weeks session in New York, the main object Of
which is to take means to secure the protection
Of game. birds, animals. and fishes while they
are nursing their young, and of birds of song
always. The American medical association is
also holding its session in New York this
week.
CAPT E. H. Reynolds, Of the sth Maine, who
was wounded, and is now at Rockland, claims
for that regiment the credit that has been awar-
ded the 9th. of saving the right from crushing
defeat in the battle in the fog of Monday morn
ing, sd inst. 1t doesn't matter much SO long
as the work was done and Maine regiment did
il.
Tux Aroostook Pioneer says that on wednes-
day last, as i've persons, two men and three wo-
men, were crossing the Aroostook river, a short
distance above Fort Fairfield, the boat upset,
precipitating all hands into the water The two
men being good swimmers, too two Of the wo-
men to the shore, but the third, being an old
lady, wife Of James Armstrong, being left be-
hind, and unable to swim, was drowned
GEs. HOWARD. - At the battle which took
place at the Western spur of the Altoona range
on the 18th ultimo. Gen. Howard had his foot
struck by ball, which took off part Of his
boot. He said; "I'll not look down; my foot is
gone. One hand and one foot Will never do
One Of his staff felt down, and replied, Seen
eral, your foot is safe" at which he was much
grstifed.
MELoDY.-To our ears. says the Round Table,
there is not passage in all English poetry
which is more truly melodious than the lines Of
DR.. Watts:
There Is . stream whose gentle aow
Supplies the city Of our God"
The very sound Of the words reminds one of tho
placid current of the "River of Life" flo wing
under the golden gates of the Eternal City.
The Progressive Age contains the following
well-merited notice of Maj. r. II. Gray, of
Stockton, who fell in the battle of thu Wilder
ness: "His whole soul was interested in the cause
of the country. As soon as he recovered from
wounds received at Bull Run, he rejoined the
regiment and was again promoted Captain,