The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-30


their sewing machines
n In some sections of Canada the fires in
the woods have been prevalent that many
cattle have persisted in the flames
- man named John Cox was found dead
in a barn in St. John. Verdict of the jury
killed by rum
~ The Washington Star says that there is
no doubt but that Colonel Muligan has died Of
the wounds received ON Sunday.
ia correspondent of the Oxford Democrat
says the crop of hay in that county is only
medium one as to quantity
R-The crisis in Gen. Chamberlain's wound
has passed, and he is now at Annapolis very
comfortable, gaining percepdbly every day.
sBLieut. Geo. A. Chandler, and Capt. Pills
bury, 5th Maine, are in Macon prison. They
will probably have call from Gen. Sherman in
few days.
II The next annual session Of the Teachers
Convention for Somerset County will be held in
Hartland, commencing Monday, Aug. 2Oth aud
continuing 1--WE days.
sH-B. L. Marble, the proprietor of the Ma
tional House OF Dixheld, broke his arm near the
shoulder, BY falling from load Of hay, last
Saturday.
ET-Mr. Samuel Kiddcr, hotel keeper, and one
Of the first settlers Of BridgewAter Aroostook
county, diei at his residence in that placeon the
10Th inst
II Thomas Briggs, principal clerk in the
banking house Of Roberts. Curtis Co. Lon
don, vas murdered on a first class railway car
riage in that city short time since
sEwm. r. Pottle. Of Belfast, serving on the
L. ;. Steamer MENDOZA, was killed in an action
with rebel battery, ON the james River, on the
10th inst
ES-Gen. Wallace has ordered the immediate
enrolment Of all the colorcd men in Baltimore,
directing that they be organized into comps-
psnies.
.FAccording TO the Boston Directory. there
are 55t ''Smiths" in Boston. Some Of them are
blaeksmiths; all Of the remainder are supposed
to be white Smiths.
ry-The eolorei people OF Philadelphia claim
the right 10 ride in the rail cars on the same
terms as Others. A very just claim and ought
TO be acceded TO.
E9rZion's Advocate, an ably conducted re-
ligious newspaper in this city, has been COM
pellei 10 yield to the pressure and raise the
price of its subscription TO 81 year in advance.
R-Iti is reported that board of officers of
which rear Admiral Shubrick was chairman,
have decided that the officers and men of the
Alabama, picked up by the Deerhound are right
fully prisoners of war.
N-A son of Hon. J. W. Porter, of Strong,
has been recommended BY the committee of ex-
animation for the appointment of cadet at West
Point Military Academy. He will be presented
by Hon 5. Perham and admitted.
EY-The new monitor Tunis built by firm in
Chester, Pa, has proved failure She leaked
so badly on the attempted passage to Washing
ton that it was with the greatest difficulty she
could be got into the harbor
q In the New York market on Thursday
-four declined frem 20 to 80 cents per barrel;
wheat 2 to cents and corn TO cents per
bushel, and pork 50 cents per barrel. The mar
kets generally were dull and heavy
- When deputation came to Lord Palmers-
ton, requesting him to offer mediation to our
Government, he replied:
They who in quarreis interpose.
VIII often wipe bloody nose"
Y~The citizens of Lynn are discussing the
question of bringing pure water into that city.
An Aqueduct Company has been organized, and
it is proposed TO bring the water some fifteen
- fnnn An
population of Lynn is about IS 900.
F~"Alpha," Of the Boston Advertiser, says
Secretary Fesscnden intends to leave for the
North on this Saturday afternoon. The Rail-
road Company places special car at his service. (
He will stop one or two days in Philadelphia,
and perhaps one day in New York
- The oldest surviving graduate of Yale 4
College is Rev. Daniel Waldo of Syracuse, n .
Y who will be 1902 years of age September IA
1864; he graduated in l7ss. The next oldest is
Hon David $. Boardman Of New Milford, Conn,
who graduated in 1898.
- The Biddeford Journal says there is story 4
in circulation that on the 'sGarland farm in
South Parsonfeld, there is a phenomenon of fire
issuing from underneath rock, and the place
has been visited bya large number to see the I
sight.
r The Belfast Age says fires are raging in
the western part of that city, in Knox and other I
towns. In the town of Newport the other day, I
the goods were removed from the stores of the |
village, in anticipation af general confagra- (
ton, and one or more houses, we learn have
been burned.
.grA badly bunged up Emerald Islander, in /
response to the inquiry, "Where have you
been - said, "Down to Mrs Mulrooney's wake /
and an Elegant time We had of it. Fourteen /
fights in fifteen minutes; only one whole nose
left in the house, and that belonged to the tay-
kettle
y 1.-TWO fast young men FROM this city were
driving rapidly through the streets of Bidde- /
ford on Sunday last when one of them was
thrown from the carriage and picked up for I
dead. The Journal says the Doctor decided that I
he was dead drunk, and coroner's inquest was
not called
% The Sanitary Commission have made an 4
earnest appeal to the people to put up black
berries for the soldiers The juice is of inesti-
i""oie 'Siuo, possessing quaiitS MOI iouhu ia
other fruit, or leaf, or root, or mineral to call
the slowly wasting victim of diarrhea from
approaching death back 10 vigorous life.
81 The Bangor Times of Thursday says the
Western train, due here at o'clock, did not
arrive until IL O'Clock last night, being de
tanned in consequence of fires raging on both
sides of the track in the town of Pittsfeld. Ii
was necessary to proceed slowly lest some in