The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-03-01
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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SgThe new rank of Lieut.. General has
been created by Congress, and Gen. Grant has
been appointed to the position.
sy-A convention to consider the subject of
improving the navigation of the Ohio river, is
in session at Louisville, XIV.
IB The Treasurer of the Brooklyn SAM
tary Fair, which opened on Monday evening,
had in hand on Thursday night, $4,000.
sBThe Boston Courier is down upon
james Brooks because the latter has spoken
irreverently of slavery.
20 Diptheria is making such havoc in Luz
nenburg, Vermont, that there is not at pres
ent single school in the town in operation.
arThe loyal citizens of Indiana soiourn-
ing in Washington have organized Lincoln
club.
% There are 3 ,955 sick and wounded SOL
diers in the army hospitals in and around
Washington.
EB@The wife of Thomas Ewing, of Ohio,
died on Friday night last, after an illness of
several weeks.
ey-The BangorIWhlg says, that Saturday
last house occupied by Mr.. Geo. Snow, in
that city, was partially consumed by fire.
sg~lt is said that tho Selectmen of Dur
ham have refused to allow a committee raised
at town meeting, to examine their books.
sB-A deserter named William Horne was
arrested in prayer meeting at Jay, last Sun
day evening by two returned soldiers.
GE~ The American Illustrated papers for
this week have been received at the book and
periodical store of A. Robinson, No. 81 Ex-
change street.
g-oliver Kirk, convict of Thomaston
State Prison, has been pardoned by the Gov
ernor and Council. Kirk has been in prison
about five years.
Sg- Hon. Owen Lovejoy, Of the House of
Representatives, has our thanks for copy of
McClellan's Report and other valuable docu-
ments.
ga Miss Evans-a young girl in her
teens is turning the heads of the Bostonans
by her eloquence on Temperance, and in be-
half of philantoropic objects, She is female
prodigy.
sB-A dispatch to the Evening Courier,
from Augusta,states that Arnold Blaney, Esq,
the late displaced member from Bristol, de-
manded his pay in gold and refused the green
backs.
sB-The dwelling house of Mr.. Robert
Lar in
day oflast week, while the family were at
church, and burnt down. The foundation
was saved.
a-lt is reported that 81 Union soldiers
belonging to the I'd regiment of the North
Carolina Union Volunteers, who were captnr-
ed at the time of the attack on Newbern have
been shot.
sB-An lrishman. about As years old, name
not stated, was killed in No. Is, Aroostook
Co., last weekly the falling ola tree. He was
at work for Jeremiah Whitney, of Pressure
Isle. So says the Sunrise"
SVThe Temperance journal says, Rev.
Dr. Smythe and Mr.. Revell, will lecture on
Temperance at Gorham on Wednesday after
noon and evening. Mr.. Revel speaks especi-
ally to the children.
SgrThe both and Both Maine regiments, as
before stated have arrived at New Orleans,
and been sent to the Attakapas country. The
despatch says there are appearances of Dick
Taylor's rebel force in that region. Two or
three rebel gunboats are at Grand Lake
sg-The proprietors of the Boston Courier
are to issue special edition of Gen. McClel-
lan's Report. 1t is queer, if Mcclellan is
thoroughly loyal and anxious to put down the
rebellion, that all the disloyal men and quasi
traitors in the North should be sworn friends.
gB-A letter from Little Rock, Arkansas
says" The new organization of the state
will be asuccess. OPPOSITION to the new con-
stitution dininishes daily. 1t is safe to esti-
mate the radical vote for the nominees of the
convention at ten thousand"
sg-George Clay Smith, representative in
Congress from Kentucky has been dangerously
i'll with diphtheria in Washington He was
once thought dying from strangulation, and
was saved from it by friend, who, with his
fingers, tore from his throat, the false member
ane, as it is called.
Canada exchange says that the Leeisla-
ture of New Brunswick recently passed law
providing for the inspection of gas METERS
The result is that in the city of st. John last
year, of 1887 meters inspected only 900 were
found correct, and it is singular fact that
the S3T incorrect all registered against the
consumer.
srThe Montreal Gazette says: "The Ro-
man Catholic Bishop of the diocese OF Three
Rivers has forwarded circular letter to the
clergy of his diocese, requesting them to warn
their flocks against the malicious arts Of the
Federal recruiting agents. The Bishops of
Quebec and st. Hyacinthe have written let
OF the same sense"
SB-The gunboat Housatonic, which was
blown up in Charleston harbor by rebel tor
pedo, on the 18th inst, by which o. Muncy,
Captains clerk, Mr.. Hezelton ensigne and
three others were lost, was a second rate sloop
propeller of 1910 tons, and carrying thirteen
guns. She was built at Charleston Navy
Yard more than year ago, being twin yes
sci to the Canandaigus.
eB-We learn from the Bath Times that
there is an extensive revival of religion in
connection with the Methodist church in
Woolwich As the result of protracted
meeting held during the past four weeks. be-