The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-10-14
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,

rS-A newspaper has been started in MoItlna
Territory at Virginia city.
rrThe German Opera Troupe are performing
for brief season at the Boston Theatre.
~Weldon North Carolina) papers express
So NJ an imminent attack ON Wilmington.
r5-Cyeo. Francis Train has got up an indie
nendent presidential ticket.
ry- Counterfeit $40 bills on the Essex bank of
Hayerhill lin circulation.
rz5-The relative vote of the Pennsylvania and
Ohio soldiers in Washington, was about six re-
nublican to one democrat.
ry-Tbe rain yesterday was a severely wet
blanket for the cattle shows in York, Sagadahoc
and other places.
~Dummy engines are taking the place OF
horses for drawing rail cars through the streets
Of large cities. ~ 1858 A
ETIt is said Gen. Banks will identify himself
in citizenship with the Southwest, and establish
his residence at New Orleans.
gEThe Kennebec & Portland Railroad Com
pany are putting their road in better condition
than it has benin for years.
EA large otter was caught at Whately the
other day which must have strayed away from
the Connecticut river, some five miles distant.
EA potatoe has been left at the Farmer
office, Augusta, weighing three pounds two
ounces That beats ours.
EThe Count Johannes has the Hon. Horace
Greeley in Court on charge of lbelling him as
q dramatic critic. B d3
| gFive hundred dollars was the fine New
Orleans liquor dealer paid, the other day, for
selling rum to soldiers.
81 Manton Marble, the present editor Of the
New York World, was one Of its editors when
it was first started as religious paper
RA national salute was. fired in Bath, Wed
nesday afternoon in honor Of the Western cleo
! tions. a1a4A88 8MEsErU Tssw
THE proposition to have but one session a
day in the public schools in Boston, during the
winter, meets with strong opposition.
HFather Matthews birthday was celebrated
in New York, on Monday, by the total absti-
nence societies of his formation. seeT
EDr. Josiah Prescott of Pennington, died
at his residence in that place on Wednesday
last.
EThe Coroner's Jury at London have re-
turned verdict of wilful murder az ainst
Muller. s
EOliver D. stinchfeld has been appointed
Postmaster at Danville, vice N. G. Sturgis, re-
signed. $3.50 hf
q Green G. More has been appointed
Postmaster at Leeds. vice 8. L. Lothrop, re-
signed.
R-In late session of the Governor and Coun-
Gil, DR.. NJ. R. Ludwig, of Thomaston, and DR.. j.
T. Gilman, of this city, were appointed Trustees
of the Insane Hospital
EDr. L. P. Seayey, well known physician
of Denmark, was thrown from his carriage on
Monday, and was SO badly injured that he lived
but q few hours. aw
RIt is understood that s. P. Dinsmore, ESQ.,,
formerly of Bangor, has become the editor and
proprietor of the late Fremont organ in New
York, the New Nation.
RAt q meeting Of the Aroostook County
Bar, few days since, L. O. Putnam, ESQ.,, was
, appointed to prepare appropriate resolutions on
the death of Hon. Q. P. Wentworth.
The London Morning Star announces tn.
death of Mr.. Joshua Bates, partner in the emf
! nent house of Bariag Brothers Co., in Lon
don, oath ultimo. @feWh
RA woman in Troy, small and delicate gave
birth to 81 Ia pounds of children, twins, last
| week, and in less than an hour all three were
, dead. fbE@8
R-Col. Charles d. Poston has been elected
Delegate to Congress from Arizona. He is 4
thorough Union man. In Tucson the vote stood
for Poston 1913; for DR.. Leib (copperhead)2
E-If Gen. Mcclellan should be drafted wha
s'cause'' would the Provost Marshal assign fol-
! his exemption ? Defective memory, to b,
sure. $500 a-iN9E
: - Theophilus Parsons, Henry W. Longfellow
and james Russell Lowell, were among the vic,
! presidents at Union meeting in Cambridge, Oh
7 Wednesday evening last $500 =
w The will of the late George Sanders con
J tains legacy of 800. 900 to Harvard College
for the erection of hall, or theatre, to be uset
, on Commencement Day, sc. Etk
EY-The Richmond Enquirer says that to Civ
} Mcclellan chance of being elected at all, ''th
| invading armies must gain no further successes
within the next MONTH"
RThe Bangor Wing says that counterfeit
greenbacks, postage currency, and altered Veaz
! scrip are growing exceeding plenty in that vi
cinity.
/ u
that neighborheod who sold this year from two
thirds Of an acre of ground, potatoes enough to
pay the wages of o hired hand for the season.
- The laying of the corner stone for tn,
new Masonic Temple, Boston, takes place to-day
From five to ten thousand of the fraternity vii
: appear in the procession. -fssa tss
B0eneral Sherman 'sreport of the Atlanta
| ia mn ehod Ho oof;m he
my's strength to have been between As 900 and
$4,000 infantry and artillery, and 1000 cav
airy.
1.-THE man who looked over our advertising
columns day or two ago, to see who kept for
sale the stoves that afforded the most heat with
the least fuel, we sorry to say, could not find
the desired information.
- Mccormick, the reaping machine man land
Long John Wentworth, both of Chicago, are
rival candidates for Congress. Mac has proved
himself great at reaping, but John draws an i'm
mensely long bow.
EThe Pennington Chronicle says Mr.. Geo
Dean Of Jay, was thrown from his wagon on
Monday of last week, and died ON Saturday
from injuries received. Some part Of the har.
ness gave way, and the horse became unmanage-
able
80 The bloodless battles Of Oct. llth, fought
on the fields of Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania.
will do more to dishearten JEFF Davis than the
capture Of Atlanta by Sherman. The great gem
eral battle and Union victory of Nov. 9Th will
settle the rebellion.
q An attempt was made on Friday last, by q
man pretending to be substitute broker, to Sc
cure the release of eight men who were on board
the steamer Lady Lang, in charge of sergt D.
G. Lamb, on their way to Portland. But one of
the men escaped. 30 N& /.
81 Hon. B. h. Cushman, who for many years
has been the efficient Superintendent of the
Portland Kennebec railroad, has resigned his
/ position. and Edwin Moves ESQ formerly Sn-