The Portland daily press., 1864-06-03
ORIGINAL IND SELECTED.

p. s. e. p. Observation-Disclosures
Lost-Mournipe Pin
Administrators Eotice-Estate Joshua Waite
Atlantic Insurance Co.-John w. Munger
House and Lot at Auetion-Henry Bailey 4 Co.
House and Land at Auoiion-Genry Bailey & Co.
Dancing for Children and Gymnastics for Ladies.
FIRST pAGE-Special Postal Reforms-impor-
tant changes; Clark Mills, the Sculptor.
LAST pAGE-The Picket Guard, original poe
try; the Mountain Ammiss; the Lion IS Roar
The PRIZE offs double field glass at the Mary
land Fair was awarded to Gen. Grant.
The UNITED States produce 20 900 Piano
Fortes yearly
"REsrs are increasing, . as the boy said,
when taking view Of his dilapidated pants.
Hon. JOSIAH II. DnUMMoSD, Delegate to Bal
timore, starts for the Convention to-day.
A NArroNAL Bank is about to be established
in Damariscotta.
Hon. l.. ID. NJ. SWEAT has our thanks for n
copy of the Navy Register, and for other IA
yors.
FEMALE typographical Union has been es-
tablished in California. 1t had thirty ladies' and
fifteen gentleman members at last accounts.
The NATIONAL Division of the Sons of Tenn
perance will hold its annual session at Cleveland
Ohio. on the 9th inst
HE LEADING retail dealers in boots and shoes,
in Boston, have adopted the cash on delivery
system.
AN ARTICLE relating to the Cleveland Conyen
vention is necessarily laid over until to-mor-
row.
iHE BANGOR Times says man by the name
OF Eagan, of Calais or ST. Stephen. driving
logs on the Millinocket stream, was drowned ON
Sunday.
RUMoR says Col. A. J. Butler, who recently
died at New York, left $4,000, 900. one-half to
his brother, Gen. B. F. Butler - fact takes off
one of the ciphers, making it S20o, 900.
The BosToN Post asks, Cannot America
make her own rattles?'- One item of duties At
New York last week was Si6,7s6 for foreign
toysl
HE PORTSMOUTH Chronicle says a deserter.
by the name of George r. Norris, who was ar
rested in Epping and brought to that place.
committed suicide on Tuesday by taking poison.
THREE gentlemen in Saco, the Democrat SAYS.
returned last Friday from four days, journey
In the northern part of York county, having
bagged eight hundred and fifty-three trout.
GEN. SnEPLEY's command has been extended.
embracing now Norfolk, Williamsburg. Ports
mouth, Fortress Monroe, Yorktown and the
eastern shore of Virginia. 1t is called the De-
partment of Eastern Virginia
CAPT. Nathaniel wiggin, Provost Marshal for
the First District, New Hampshire, had mar
row escape from death by poison, on Sunday.
i4th INST, having taken thirty drops of aconite.
installing it for eolchicum.
If THE subscriber to the Maine State Press in
kumford Center, who sent us one dollar in a
letter dated May 10Th, will forward his name he
shall have proper credit. His letter had no sig
nature.
fERLEY" reports the following deaths in the
Maine Hospitals at Washington: Ruff, Mad
den, 9th Maine; Major A. d. Leavitt, 10th, and
George 5. Smith, 3lst Maine; Almer Morton and
Sylvester Drew LIST Maine HeIvy Artillery.
The STATE Treasurer has notified the different
towns in the State that he will be ready on the
10Th INST, to pay over the amount paid BY them
for State aid last year. The whole amount win
exceed half million of dollars.
HoS. CHARLES Hale, Of the Boston Adyer-
tlser, having accepted an appointment from the
President of the United States to be consul
Reneral for Egypt, sailed from New York We'd
nesday in the Persia. -
LEADING Democrat Of this city told US YES
terday, that he would frankly confess that our
report OF the Convention in the City Hall was
more perfect than that of any other paper It
lifted the curtain and allowed the reader to gst
peep behind it.
NEw Books. T. d. Peterson & Brothers.
Philadelphia, announce the following new books
to be published June 18th, to wit: the Bridal
Eve,' by Mrs. Southworth, and ''Self-Sacri-
hce, by the author Of Margaret Maitland ;,
at Sl.25 each in paper covers, or sl.5o in
cloth.
The n. Y. Tribune says the price Of beef cat
tie was never SO high in New York as now, and
says it is the duty OF every family to curtail.
or entirely suspend, the use OF fresh beef. until
the present cause of the outrae eous high price
is broken down. A suspension Of two weeks
will effect the cure.
SAD AccrDEST.-0n Thursday last, as Henry
NJ. Dennis and Lieut.. Fred Beecher we're riding
from Brunswick to Richmond, when near H.r-
woods crossing, the kingbolt Of their buggy
broke and they were both precipitated to the
ground. Lieut.. Bsecher is still very lame from
wounds received at Gettysburg, and had the
misfortune to strike On his lame leg and break
it.-lGardiner Journal.
DR. BELLows.-The reception of this clergy
man at San Francisco was exceedingly cnthu-
sastie. lie did not arrive until Saturday even
ing, but the next morning the church was filed
to overfowing, and the DR.. did not disappoint
those who had assembled. The pulpit was
splendidly decorated with beautiful flowers.
Since the death of the lamented King, the pull
pit has never been occupied, nor the Bible dis
turbed. The sermon was very appropriate to
the occasion, earnest and eloquent In the even
ing he preached an eulogy on the character of
Rev Mr.. King and gave great satisfaction to