The Portland daily press., 1864-07-23

y A correspondent of the Evening Post
wrote that paper the other day, "My BOYS gave
up their Fourth of July 6re-crackers. to aid tho
onion-fund Of the soldiers. so. of course, I am
compelled to cut down the diurnal expenditure
for cigars, and enclose the result, ten dol
lars
y Copperhead papers have been quoting Of
late what purported to be an extract from Mr..
Webster's famous seventh of March speech, for
political effect. The whole thing is a base for
gerry. Mr.. Webster uttered no such language
1t is base copperhead attempt at imposition.
like the Clifton House proposals for peace
q We understand, that the Lewiston Mills,
(Dagging co., propose to erect a new boarding
house at an early day. The recent addition TO
their works calls for larger accommodations in
TINS direction. Bags are now only one of many
arucies manufactured by this company.-[Lew-
iston Journal.
q An exhibition Of "natiye art manufac
lures, specimens of agriculture and live stock
with useful African produce of every kind, is
to be held in Freetown, Sierra Leone. in Decen-
Der next, under the patronage of the Governor
and other high officials Medals are to be given
and other than African articles are to be exbbi.
! ted.
I p Excellent paper is now being manufactur-
/ ed from corn husks The editor of the Proyi-
/ dence Journal says: "We have never seen more
! beautiful, or frmer, smoother, or tougher pa
4 per, of every variety, from the coarsest to the
hnest, than that made of corn shucks; indeed.
they excel any we have ever seen from cotton or
I linen
\ - The appeal Of the Secretary of the New
Haven Water Company to its customers TO use
water sparingly is adapted to many sections of
this State. He says: "0ur streams are LESSEN
ing, the earth is ashes. and the heavens are
brass. Without relief from above, want, like
an armed man. will be upon US. Let us prac-
tice economy, that nothing be lost -
ETA preacher, whose text led him to speak
OF the prophet Jonah, among other things.
said-"I am Of the opinion that Jonah was a
! eleanly old gentleman, neither smoking nor
chewing, from the fact that the fish retained him
in his stomach so long. If the fish had swallow
ed the house where we are now worshippng,
he would, no doubt, have vomited himself to
DEATH
z The Giraffe in Van Amburgh's Menagerie
is valued at $4,000. They are a very delicate
animal. and very seldom long survive trip
across the Atlantic. The one referred TO is sad
to be the only one now known to be in captivity
except one in the Geological Gardens, London.
and the only living animal Of the kind exhibited
in this country fer years.
FDaniel s. Dickinson was orator of the day
at Oswego on the Fourth OF July, and in the
evening of that day sealed envelope contain
ing one hundred dollars was handed to him as
an acknowledgement Of his highly satisfactory
effort, but Ms Dickinson handed il back with
the request that a committee of ladies should
strbute it among the poorest families of alb
sent soldiers from that village.
81 We are indebted to Mr.. L. Milliken, Scar.
boro', for specimen bunch of what he calls
potatoe onions-a very fine sample-grown by
him the present season from the seed, the lare.
est of them measuring nearly three inches in di
ameter. Mr.. NJ. considers them fully equal to
the best specimens brought from other States
After a salt-6sh dinner or beef steak carnish.
ed with these fine vegetables, we expect to write
some very strong paragraphs.
81 The Piscataquis Observer will be suspen-
ded for the space of two or three weeks from
the nth Of August next The editor says .'h,
wants some relaxation after toll Of forty lone
years in printing Office; besides, he wishes 10
collect the debts due him, and we trust that h,
will not only find relaxation health-giying and
pleasant, but also fill his Golfers with the need.
fal. 1t is good loyal paper. and we hope il
will be well sustained
Eg'Samuel Jackson Gardner, late editor Of
the Newark IN. J.) Advertiser, died at North
Conway, n. H., July IL, ased76. Mr. Glrdner
grad, ated at Harvard in 1907, praetieed law fol
several years at Roxhury, removed to Newark
il 1855, became editor of the Advertiser in 1850
and continued to edit it until 1861 lie was q
Webster Wing and Claiming Unitarian; :
man of refined and scholarly tastes, and gener.
Gus and honest impulses. Avolume Of his es
says, Autumn Leaves, will soon be published