The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-06-13


ration.
SPECIAL to the Boston Advertiser saws III,
vote by which the bankrupt bill was reiectee
will be reconsdered and the bill will be post,
poned till the next session, when it will pass.
LIEUT.. Col. J. I. Godfrey, of the secont
Maine Cavalry, has resigned his post on il
consequence of i'll health, and returned to Ban
gor.
The NAME of the benevolent man who droppet
the $50 900 penny into the hat of that old mend
icant that stands near the Green in New Haven
is Henry Farnum, Of Chicago.
THREE tons of hospital stores, from the patri
otto citizens of this State, were sent to the from
from Washington, in the care Of Mr. Hayes, or
the zsh inst.
Mr.. KELLER, Of Los Angeles, CAL, will put M
ten thousand pounds of tobacco this season
The weed" is remarkable for favor, fine colol
and solidity.
LATE news from Greece gives a very unfavor-
able account of political matters there. The
young King can only count on two vessels Of
his fleet as being manned BY loyal crews
FEAR has been expressed in Italy that Greek
pirates may swoop down on the Island of Ca.
prera. "gobble up Garibaldi, and hold him as
hostage until large ransom be paid
Two millions worth Of diamonds were impor-
ted into the United States the last year. So says
foreign writer who has been reading on the
subject.
TUNNEL is being made two miles under the
bed Of Lake Michigan to get supply of pure
water for Chicago. 1t progresses at the rate OF
about twenty feet a day.
ADJuTANT General Thomas has addressed a
letter to Hon. Henry Wilson, in which he sug-
gests that as the colored troops have been fully
tested as soldiers. their pay should be raised to
that of white troops.
The Spanish Cortes have passed law empow-
ering the government TO make arrangements
with the municipality of Madrid for the erection
of colossal bronze statute of Christopher CO.
lumbus, in one of the public places of the city.
A RECENT dispatch says General Sheridan has
gone on another very important raid, " hich,
if successful, will be one of the most beneficial
as it is one of the most hazardous expeditions OF
the war. M
The RURAL New Yorker advises the women 10
wet the broom often when sweeping q carpet, so
as to keep down the dust. Don't you do il.
Two or three such sweepings will fade carpet
more than year Of sunshine.
The BURNING Of the steamer Berkshire. on
Hudson river, and the destruction of some forty
or fifty lives. is supposed to have been OCCASION
ed By persons smoking pipes or cigars near
some bales of hay.
The REPORT of the capture of the U. s. steam
er Water Witch by the rebels in Assabaw Sound.
Ga, rests on the authority of one Of her crew,
who says he jumped overheard just as the fight
began, and escaped to the shore.
LARGE delegation of the Society of Friends
of this State, nearly one hundred and fifty in
number, started for Newport, r. l., to partici-
pate in the annual meeting of the Quakers Of
New England.
AMONG the casualties in one of the latest bat
ties before Richmond, in the 10Th Massaebu-
sets regiment, as reported by Capt. Hale of Sa-
lem, Maj. Dunn, of Poland, was wounded in the
leg.
The ALBANY Argus announces that Governor
Seymour .desires, above all things, TO seek at
the close Of his arduous administration, the re-
pose Of private life" 'sNo objection being
raised, the motion is carried. ~ Boston Adyer-
tiser
THERE ARE eleven free schools for colored peo-
Pile now in operation in Washington, where they
are taught by clerks in the government Offices.
who give their time. The average attendance is
about seven hundred, very few of whom knew
their letters when they begun.
The DEATHS of the following Maine soldiers
have been reported at Washington since June
9Th; Fred. II. Loring, Co. |, 18th Me-; LYMAN
L. Beene. 7th do; Vim. A. Goddard, 9th; Thomas
d. Cook, 18th; Daniel Beaman. do; James H.
Hannah, 9th.
A FIRE broke out in the brick stores, Nos. l6
and II Rowe's wharf, Boston, occupied bv
Messrs. A. s. & W. g. Lewis, on Friday morn
ing, destroying large part of the contents of
the stores, consisting of flour, tobacco, cotton.
coffee, lard, butter, produce. pork, &C., to the
value of 100000.
TIE N. Y. Journal of Commerce has raised
its subscription price to $40 year, and has in
creased its rates of advertising As paper is to be
had only for double the price formerly paid and
all the mater ais used in a printing Office. and
labor also, cost far more than they did three
years ago, it is not improbable that MT st papers
will be compelled to raise the price of subscrip-
ton and advertising
The Machias Republican says a son of Nelson
Lawrence, at East Machias, while pilinr boards
at 5, w. Pope & Co.'S. mill, on the 9th inst
fell from the pile of lumber into the river. and
was drowned. The water being rapid he went
over the dams and was not seen after falling
An unsuccessful attempt was made to find his
body.
The CROPS IN ONTARIO The spring crops
though late getting into the ground, are max
ng rapid strides under the influence of the fine
sunshine Of the past few days. The fall wheat.
or some ten or twelve miles back from the
axe, has been badly frost-killed in some places.
'ut what is left is growing amazingly. In the
ear OF East Whitby, and in all the rear town
hips, we are informed, the fall wheat never
ooked finer, the only danger being a vigorous
'rowth and bad Judgment of the straw.-(Os,
ava Vindicator.