The Portland daily press., 1864-05-16
ORIGINAL And SELECTED.

"Epsilor>will appear to morrow.
IL The paroled prisoners of the Me. 10th
have been exchanged.
sE- The Bath Times says it is proposed to
start another paper in Brunswick.
sv- The question of building Naval de-
pot at Kittery is to be considered
~ The st. Louis Sanitary Fair has al
ready 100000 pledged to it.
sEc Good table butter is now selling in
this city at from % TO IS cents per pound.
IF Yeaton, who made deadly assault on
the Norway student, has been arrested.
srThe fashionable ladies of Paris have
adopted the style OF wearing dress coats, tails
and all, made Of silk and satin.
sB- The shoe business in Lynn has been
unusually active since the LIST of January,
the sales amounting to 81 100000 month.
nE- 1t is feared that Lieut.. Parker of the
Maine 18th, son of Sheriff Parker, of Lewis
ton, is among the killed, in the late battles.
sB- Mr.. Jeremiah d. Estes, of vassalboro',
has furnished five sons and son-in.law for
The army.
srSteamer Clinton has been purchased
by Messrs. Ross & Sturdivant and Others and
Is TO be placed on the route between this city
and Harpswell about the first of June.
sg- Gen. Sheridan has broken up the rail-
road running from Richmond to Gordonsville,
so that Lee is nearly isolated from his base of
operations.
sg- Among the killed in the late battles is
Col. Collins, of the 18th n. Ii. regiment,
law partner of Gen. Gilman Marston, late
member OF Congress from New Hampshire.
fvThe Wilmington IN c. Journal states
that the grand jury of Mobile recommends to
the consideration of the municipal authorities
the subject of extravaganza and dandiied
dress by the negroes.
IL Gen. Bullets promptness prevented
Beauregard from joining Lee with 10000 men.
Beauregard's column is cut up into three sew
erai fragments, and is consequently power
less.
IL Nearly 5000 sheep have died in Frank
lin County, Mass, the past winter OF the dis
ease known rs English rot, doubtless caused
by the poor quality Of the hay, as the mortal
ity closed rs soon as the focks were turned
out to pasture.
sg- The ossipee IN. H. Register says
Rev. T. w. Hill, Free Will Baptist clergy
man of that town, was instantly killed 10 his
saw mill on Wednesday, 1lth inst, BY falling
against some part of the machinery while in
motion.
u The Sanitary and Christian Commits
sion agents are doing a noble work in reliev-
ing the sufrerings, as far as possible, of our
brave soldiers who have been wounded in
the recent battles They should be sustain
ed
~ Gen. Hancock and his gallant division
corps, made on Thursday morning one of the
most splendid and successful dashes of the
war. Nearly 10000 prisoners, 80 or 40 guns,
several generals and large number Of COM
missioned officers were captured.
aVThe Albany Atlas and Argus thinks
that the Presidents course will "widen and
deepen the line of separation between the
loyal and the seeded States If so, says
Prentice, it will greatly improve the naviga-
ton OF the Ohio and the Potomac.
y-It is stated in the St. Louis papers that
the enlistment OF five thousand four hundred
and ninety one negroes in Missouri saves that
state from the DRAFT. Not only this, but there
is a surplus of several hundred men to be car
ried to the account OF the next call for
troops.
sY- We should be untrue to our own sense
of gratitude did we feel otherwise than pro-
foundly thankful to our neighbors of the Cou-
rier, for the kind and friendly spirit in which
they have referred to the success of the Press
and its large and fast increasing circulation.
Such acts of courtesy seldom go unrewarded.
T Whether or not Gen. Grant used pre-
cisely the language he is said to have used in
reference to the course he intends to pursue
shat he should fight it out on this line if it
takes all summer" such is evidently his de-
termination, and the Government will sustain
him in it.
~ The Pope is now Is years Of age, and as
his death has been several times apparently
near at hand, there has been much specula-
ton in relation to his successor. Such men
otien stick to life with great deal OF tenacity,
leaving aspirants to walt long and anxiousy
for their shoes. We have an example in this
country in the Chief Justice of the United
States, who is dying by degrees.
co. We prefer not to publish the commu-
nioation signed .'Sagadahopi !" not that we do
not cherish the most profound respect for the
gentleman whose nomination it favors, but
simply because we do not wish to make our
paper the medium of forestalng public SEN
timent in such matters, We should only pro-
yoke simllaF ARTICLES in behalf of other candi-
dates, and open the way for personal oontro-
versies leading to no profitable results. We
know that not only "Sagadahoc" but his friend
also will appreciate the motives which decide
pur action Up this matter,