The Portland daily press., 1864-02-02
ORIGINAL AND EELECTED.


"Seeing the Elephants" What he might have
been.
sB-On the fourth page.-Our Christmas
Dinner; Miscellany.
sSBarnum has got another fortune to
spend, poor fellow.
s1- The wife of Mr.. William Blake, of
Charlestown, Mass, was instantly killed on
Friday by the cars at Coolidge's crossing.
sVA Washington correspondent says the
sum Of 81 500, coo has been expended during
the last year for printing, paper and binding.
s1-Rev. Henry s. Thayer of Salem, Mass,
has been elected to succeed Prof Stowe, in
Andover Theological Seminary.
vThe pews in Rev. Starr Kings Church,
in San Francisco, have been let this year for
$4,000.
eT Major Gen. Howard passed through
this city on his way to Augusta, on Saturday
last.
ia fire was discovered in the carpenter
shop Of Messrs. Hemenway & Jones in Rock
land, on Wednesday evening last, which was
subdued with but trifing damage.
nT-The total receipts of lumber at Chicago,
by lake, during the year 1868, were 393,074,-
SS2 feet. This does not include the receipts
by railroad.
Co The Bath Times says lady from Da-
mariscotta, name not known, fell some fifteen
feet into the hold of vessel, in that city, on
Saturday. She was not dangerously injured.
sV- A series of meetings have been held
at the +. w. Baptist church in Garland,
where an unusual religious interest is exhib-
tied.
sH- A poor rich old bachelor, in Iowa,
who couldn't afford to support wife, was re-
Gently found frozen TO death in his own bed.
A warning to others Of the same class.
CO Our correspondent IN" will see, by
looking over the proceedings Of the Legisla-
tnre, that his suggestions are too late to be OF
any practical benefit.
nVMr. Solomon Andrews, Of Freedom,
n. H., in endeavoring to hitch yoke of I'M
ruly steers to sled, recently, had one of his
thumbs nearly severed from his hand.
GA young lady in Western city who
recently fell on the icy sidewalk, said on
rising, Il will have an arm to hang on to be.
fore another winter"
vThe citizens of Watervile are agitating
the question of new public Hall. A good
hall is very much needed in that beautiful
town.
~It is asserted on good authority that
1900 deserters from Gen. Bragg's army had
come into our lines at Chattanooga, since Oct.
goth as shown by the rolls.
~ Rev. Mr.. Philbrook occupied the pull
pit Of his church at Midtown on Sunday last,
for the first time since his protracted illness.
The building was crowded to its utmost capa-
city on the occasion, says the Herald.
TEA young woman by the name of Sarah
Ann Jackson, belonging at Gitchel Ridge
n. b. was drowned while crossing the ST.
Croix river on Monday afternoon last, as we
learn from the Herald.
eT We learn that the receipts OF the Old
Folks Concert at Gorham on Tuesday even
ing were nearly 800. The proceeds to be
given to Sanitary and Christian Commissions.
They received $50 at previous concert.
sE-Gen. Banks has so far modified his
proclamation as to have the election for dele
gates to form State Constitution in Louis
lana, take place on the same day of the
election Of State officers, Feb. 3d.
s1-Fernando Wood, and that class of poll
ticians, find the whisky question one on which
they can talk understandingly and one in
which their immediate constituents are more
interested than any other.
sE The examination in the supposed pois-
oning case at Poland, is postponed until
Wednesday, Feb. 10th; in the meantime the
contents of the stomach Of the woman is TO
undergo chemical analysis.
Mink skins formerly worth twenty five
cents in the market, now sell from "a to 81,
while no improvement is discovered in the
quality. Tickle fashion has taken fancy for
the mink.
aB-William H. Williams was shot dead in
street in New York, few days since, by
Robert c. Haines. Deceased has been living
with the wife Of Hanes against his long con-
tinued remonstrance.
sx-The Bangor Times says that Thomas
S. browne Of Boston and Gilman n. Smith of
Bangor, salesman and clerk, in w. p. Stew
arts auction room in Bangor, have been APP
pretended on charge ofstealing 5000 worth
of goods.
a1- The Lewiston Journal says a man
named Geo. Williston of Brunswick, who is
said to be substitute broker, was called out
OF the Maine Hotel lAuburn) Thursday eve
ming by some unknown person, and "soundly
logged"
ga gentleman who left New Orleans on
the 18th inst, says the fertile plain of Teche,
is being cultivated under the charge of gov
eminent officers and that business In New
Orleans begins to show its former signs of
activity.
CIT is said the delegates from Arkansas,
who have had an interview with the President
upon the subject of re-admitting that State
into the Union, declare their willingness to
let slavery slide for the sake Of peace and the
Union. "No slave States" should be the
motto on which reconstruction is to be based.
eH-In the Supreme Criminal Court in Bos-
ton on Saturday morning, VIM. Mitchell of
Harrington, of this State was found guilty Of