The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-22

Bohemian 1ooosIHenry Bailey Co
Theatre-Deering Hall.
In ernatonsl Bshs-spec,sl Meeting.
Hou o aud LaUd-E. N. atten
House and Land-reIley Russell.
In France there are 26, 700 ladies engaged as
Physicians and Apothecsries
AMOS KENDALL heads the list of delegates
from Washington to the Chicago convention.
MEssns. Houghton Bros, Bath, have stretched
the keel of ship Of 1850 tons.
RIVER driver named Smith was drowned at
the forks Of the Kennebec, last week
Bass, weighing over thirty pounds have been
taken above the Covered Bridge, in Sico river,
within few days.
ANsos celebrates the coming 4th of July by
national concert, an Grafton, q horse trot and
grand ball.
The Bangor Wing has at last yielded to the
pressure and Put up the price of the Daily to
S., and the Weekly, 50.
The total debt of the country on the last of
this month will be one thousand seven hundred
and Twenty-Five millions.
The number Of deaths in the hospitals in
Washington, since the first Of June, amount to
1852.
The mail from the army of the Potomac,
through the Washington Post Office. Friday
and Saturday, weighed upwards Of six tons.
SOME OF the farmers in Massachusetts, have
commenced cutting their grass and the promise
is that the crop will be abundant
MATCH game at Base Bill will occur next
Saturday, P. NJ, on the grounds Of the Bates
College Club, Lewiston. between that club and
the Freshman Club of Bowdon.
The Aroostook Sunrise vii not be published
next week, The only compostor, alady, is to
be absent one week, and singularly enough the
Editor is to be absent about the same time.
/ THE present price Of cotton will amount to
nearly prohibition Of its use. Wool, fax and
silk must take its place until it takes q much
| lower figure.
/ The Washington Chronicle says it is expected
4 that President Lincoln will be present at Con :
mencement at Harvard Co lege on the ,hnd
Wednesday of July.
TUE Rev. Gordon winslow, of New York.
"i"J ShaPhoHs ahu iOt euulc past m
agent of the Sanitary Commission, was acc :
dentally drowned in the Potomac on Tuesday
morning Of last week.
The Saturdays issue Of the Baltimore Clip
per came to US dressed in mourning ON account
Of the death Of one of the publishers, VIM. N.
Tuttle. Esq. He had been connected with the
Clipper quarter of century.
WILLIAM PIERCE, young man employed in
the Borers' Gang on the Kittery Navy Yard,
Committed suicide by hanging himself on Sun
day evening, near his residence on Christian
Shore.
LII. Col. Spodord, OF the 18th Maine. died in
Hospital at Fortress Monroe, on Saturday, OF
wounds received while repulsing rebel attack
infrout Of Gen. Buffers entertainments He
belonged in Dedham this State
TnE Han yard Sophomore Glass Base Ball Club
has challenged the Senior Club at Bowdo o
to match game The Bowdoin Club, Us we
learn from the Lewiston Journal, accepts the
challenge, and the game will occur on the 4th OF
July in this city.
"PERLEy' says the bill reported in the House
for aiding the construction Of military rail.
road from Bangor to the front, will not be con.
sidered till next winter. Probably a special
committee of tho House will visit Maine tn.
summer.
The Lewiston Journal says Frank Look Of
North Arson, a boy of IL years, while in swim.
ming Thursday with others, got beyond hi,
depth and drowned. Continued search has been
maze since, IN the Seven Mite BROOK near ,ss
conjunction with the Kennebec, but the body
has not yet been found
AMONG those who were severely hurt at the
railroad catastrophe at Berlin. CT, on Monda,
last we notice the names Of b. C. Woodbury.
Bradford, arm fractured, and other sewers
bru ses and Frederick +. French, of the sam,
place, returning sick soldier, leg and finger
broken.
Two men and boy are going to sail from
New York this week for England in q lttls
boat, brig rugged, only fifteen feet long and on,
aud three quarters tons register. This is tn,
smallest vessel that ever essay,d to cross III,
Atlantic. and it is expected the voyage will take
six weeks.
LADY in New York lately bought two chick
ems and turkey at an up town stall The,
we're fat almost to bursting. and looked beauti
fally. On preparing them for cooking, the
plumpness was discovered to result from pal,
OF old wool stockings wadled into each chicken,
while the gobbler had been loaded with an old
pair OF drawers.
PETERSBURG, to which the attention of the
peoples now directed by the movements Of
Gen. Grant, Is on the south bank Of the Apo.
mattox river, twenty-five miles south Of Rich.
mond and ten from City Poiut. There is mn un.
limited water power in the vicinity, which Yam
kee enterprise will put 10 use after the rebellion
isput down.
TIE Bath Times learns that Major Edwin
Flye, of Newcastle, who for several month,
past has served as Army Paymaster in Washing.
ton, has been compelled by sickness to resign
his official position. II is to be regretted tina,
the Department should lose 50 efficient m
officer. lie is now at home to recruit his
health.
The communication from Bath, detailing a
dialogue in the cars between DE-. ann and the
passengers, we do not deem il worth while 10
riyes Importance only from the notoriety given
him by Others His reasonable drvel is Of NO
more account than the harrangues of Daniel
Pratt. He is unworthy Of notice in a respec,a.
bic journal.
THE Portsmouth Chronicle says in relation to
the sickness on board the steamer De Soto,
which has created so much alarm, that but four
L. Ill
haps fatally The rest are apparently getting
well; and there have been no cases since the
steamer arrived there. The officer who was sick
at one of the hotels has gone home So the
alarmed and the alarmists-o.d women whether
in pantaloons or petticoats may quiet them
selves.
SAD CAsUALTIEs.-Eugene Fnnegan aged