The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-04-25
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

nyAprii Term of the Supreme Judicial
Court for Hancock County commences to-
morrow, at Ellsworth.
H-Mrs. Gen. Grant visited the New York
Fair on Friday, and on the sword question,
voted for Mcclellan.
sR-The Bangor Times says that about the
only article Of food that has not risen of late,
is cream upon milk.
nD-If we would bring down price of gold
we must lessen our importations. There was
never such a rage for the most expensive
goods Of foreign manufacture as now.
sy-The Pennington Chronicle says the
highway robbery reported in Strong, was
merely fraternal fight between two drunken
"hics."
rV- The total tobacco crop for 1868,
amounts to 267 ,202,770 pounds, it being an
Increase Of 67,0O0,000 pounds over that of
1860.
on Friday last. He enlisted in the service 63
years ago and was chief engineer in General
SCOTS army. He was in his 10th year.
ncThe city of Calais is to have public
hall. The money has been subscribed, the
lot purchased and q committee appointed to
receive plans and proposals.
e1-Rev. DIR. Smythe will lecture on the
subject of Temperance, this, Monday eve
ming, at Waterville, and Tuesday evening, at
Skowhegan.
CIT is estimated that Pa, 800 hogs have
been packed in Illinois during the past season.
Porkers that on corn were fed, welcome to us
now you're dead.
n1rMrs. James Gordon Bennett gave three
hundred votes for Mcclellan on the sword ques-
ton, and thus placed the "Peace candidate"
ahead.
GVThe Argus asks IL we desire TO be
elected TO Mr.. Sweats place next fall. Our
oleaginous representative has vastly more TO
fear from Lynch-ing operation than from
any aspirations Of ours.
svThe President has declared his purpose
to afford the same protection TO the colored
troops as the white. The outrage at Fort Pill
low will yet be sorry job for its perpetra-
tors.
~ House-keepers will be pleased to learn
that flour and butter are on the decline. II
requires much longer for the intelligence to
reach some of our traders than though it was
an advance.
SVThe act, explanatory Of an act relating
to the sale Of ale and beer, goes into operation
to-day. We learn that there are arrangements
being made in some of the towns in the State
to secure its enforcement.
sT-The following endorsement is found on
a twenty dollar bill that fell into the hands Of
our traders few days since. "THE LAST OF
$4,000, ALL LOST AT THE FARO BANK, FED
ERAL ST., PORTLAND, ME-"
sy-Joseph B. Collins, ESQ.,, Treasurer of
the National Freedmen's Relief Association
at New York, acknowledges the receipt Of
eighty-four dollars from the colored ladies of
this city
~Gen. Butler is urging that the pay of
colored troops shall be instantly raised, as
they are fast becoming demoralized by rebel
butcheries and the difference of pay between
them and white troops.
1-One hundred and fifty watches per
day, or one every four minutes, are now
turned out at the Waltham Watch Factory
When the contemplated addition to the COM
panys works is completed about double the
present number of hands-about 550,-will be
employed.
fI-The Portland Price Current is credit
to our city, and does honor to our CONNER
cial population. Its columns are stored with
Rich collection Of facts, figures and statis-
tics Of deep interest to every man of business
in the state.
svThe Rockland Gazette donned a new
and handsome dress last week, which is evil
dence Of its determination not to be behind
its contemporaries in its enterprise and appear
ance. 1t is one of the live and reliable papers
OF the State and we sincerely wish 1t success.
s1-On the morning of the l4th inst, Mr..
Freeman Barry, of Perry, the Eastport SEN
tinel says, while in state OF temporary in
sanity, committed suicide by drowning. Mr..
Barry has for the past two or three years
been subject to severe pain in the head at
times, resulting in fits and insanity.
1-The Lewiston Journal says, Miss Sail
Harris, Of New Gloucester, maiden lady of
about 40 years Of age, committed suicide on
Thursday night, by cutting her throat while
suffering from temporary insanity. She had
been low spirited for some time, and enter
tanned the idea that she was coming to want.
GA map has recently been published
showing that the rise or fall In the value of
gold has depended on the movements OF our
armies. Secretary Chase suggests as remedy
for the depression in the national currency,
taxation to one half the amount of our current
expenditures, and a reduction of these expen-
ditures to the lowest point compatible with
efficiency.
fI-A Washington letter says Lieut.. Gen.
Grant left Wizards for the front on Thursday
In his usual unostentacious way. He was at
tended by single staff officer, and they were
followed by two darkies, carrying few pack
ages and valise. On leaving the hotel, they
took horse car, and left with far less parade
than did q score or 80 of Generals and Colo
nels starting about the same time to 20 by the
same train, in hacks, with aids. orderlies, at
tendants and baggage.
e1-The Richmond Examiner of the 18th,
admits the heroism of the negro, and slurs the
foreigner in the same sentence as follows
whilst it cannot be expected that they inc
groes) will ever fight with the bravery and