The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-04
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

a. NaPh"i, AseW tne famerstOn Scandal.
1rOn fourth page,-where is the End, po-
etry; Miscellany.
aVThe Spring term of Bates College
| opens finely.
EV "A detachment of the I'd Cavalry is ex-
pected to leave Augusta on Sunday morning.
s1-Barnum offers 500 for a six pound
trout alive.
GB- The body of an infant was found in a
barn in Gardiner on Saturday last.
T Newcomb and his troupe commence
their black carnival tomorrow night at Deer
ing Hall.
IT.. ID. Pulsifer, John S. Walker, and
Elphalet Rowell, all of Maine, were confirmed
by the Senate as paymasters in the army, Feb.
Esd.
GA musical convention is to be held at
Lewiston, commencing Tuesday, 18th inst,
and continuing four days.
E~Lleut. Col. Davis of the 4th Maine reg
iment has arrived at his home in Waldo coun
ty.
CT We notice that there has been quite
an advance in the market value of the stock
oil the International Bank OF this city.
p-Hon. Mark II. Dunnel is spending the
week in New Hampshire, stumping for the In
ion nominees.
ia charge of drunkenness has been pre-
ferred against the Chief of Police at Toronto.
which was not sustained.
sV-lt is rumored that Admiral Farragut is
to succeed Admiral Dahlgren as commander
of the Charleston squadron.
sJNewcomb's Minstrels. with the won.
drous Hernandez, appear tomorrow night at
Deering Hall.
V-Among the passengers in the steamship
Africa, for Liverpool, is Capt. J. ID. Carlisle,
of this city.
VThe receipts for the East Tennesseans
up to 3 O'Clock on Wednesday, received by
Mr.. Everett, amount to S30,670.
sERev. VIM. Hurlin has resigned the pas
torate OF the Baptist Church at Damariscotta
Mills.
90 A hall larger than the Mconian at Au-
gusta is about to be erected at Gardiner by
the landlord of the johnson House, Mr.. Benz.
johnson.
sB Albert, son of William and Lucy Hobbs,
aged two half years, died in East Fryeburg,
few days ago, from bleeding, having fallen
and the teeth perforating the tongue.
~The Gospel Banner thinks cergymen
should receive pay for attending funerals out
side of their parishes, especially where they
have to go several miles.
tVAn English Judge, who had been in a
position to mark the secret of success. was
asked what contributed most to success at
the bar, said, commencing without shilling. >,
sV-Mr. Charles w. March, gentleman
favorably known in literary circles, died in
Alexandria, Egypt, on the oath of January.
He was native Of New Hampshire.
| VFourteen highwaymen have been hung
| by vigilance committee in Idaho territory.
after the manner of the Californians few
years ago.
sI-At the term of the S. j. Court, held at
Dover last week, on motion of A. M. Robinson,
Esq, Evans S. Pillsbury, ESQ.,, was admitted
| w PA"eS~o IA INC Noutts vi Inls State.
V-Frederick Douglass delivered his lee
ture on the Mission of the War, in Chicago,
ON Thursday evening last, for the benefit OF
the Ladies' Loyal League Association.
sVThe Rockland Gazette learns that the
quota OF that city, under the last call, is more
than filled, and that the surplus will be trans
ferred to other towns.
B-A New York paper says the number
OF soldiers leaving that city, and passing
through from the Eastern States, averages
about 1000 day.
% Mr.. j. ID. Watson, Paymaster of the
Amoskeag machine shop, died suddenly at his
residence in Manchester, n H., on Monday
last.
u Joseph Augustus, son of Hon. Amos
Pitcher, Northport, member of the ist Maine
Heavy Artillery, died at Georgetown, d. c.
the 2lst ut.
sR- The chandelier in the Centre st.
church in hachias, was let down by boys at
play, a lew days since and entirely DESTROYED.
besides damaging the pews and carpets on
which it fell.
~ Tomorrow morning we shall give the
very candid and able decision of the Magis-
trate, in the case OF the Chesapeake pirates at
l st. John; also the debate in the Nova Scotia
Legislature on the Chesapeake affair.
| sB- Our respected friend of the Courier
seems to be afflicted with general soreness,
and is sensitive to the slightest touch. We
would advise slippery elm and soothing
syrup.
SH-The Christian Commission has estab-
lished preaching station at Gen. Meades
headquarters, which is TO be supplied with
some of the most eminent men of the country
of different denominations.
s1-Tyler Porter of Dixmont while logging
in the employ of Robert Hinch of Bancroft
was taken suddenly i'll, and soon. after he was
brought from the camp 10 house, where he
died.
The Boston Board of Trade are deter
mined to establish line of steamships be-
tween that city and Liverpool. They propose
to raise capital of sl,7OO,000 in shares OF
800 each, and to construct four first class
steamships of 2G00 to 2sOO tons.
SB-lt is said the Kennebunk Fair, at which
$1,000 were raised, was carried on without re-
sort to railing or lottery a custom that is get
ting too common not to attract the attention