The Portland daily press., 1864-12-22
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

ooteror ior washington dinner parues.
20 The Fenian brotherhood OF New Jersey
nave held mass meeting and theoretically rec
ommend the invasion Of Canada. - ~ -
RThe New York Times says that Gen. Thorn
as Christmas present to the wayward sisters is
worsted Hood.
Railroad for the quarter ending October 31st,
was ma. aga 600 AZ
As@ *.
~ = 20, ". - - W. ~ P-
nen' cluzens OF New YORK 10 erect statue In
memory of the late Rev. DR.. Bethune. 4
FThe first ordinance of secession passed by
any State, was on the 10th Of December, 1860,
by South Carolina. s..,-.-..
EFourteen cars filed with cattle. laid over
at Brunswick on Monday night last. Is thatthe
way merciful men show mercy to beasts, BOG
RThe number of .Jallen seomen has been
alarmingly on the increase for the past few days
Many Sc first family has not escaped.
Rx-We racret n s.v that since last Sunday.
oroo+ roonv 80 o,,r ,.as,.c.abI. ,,..o,,,. h.vs
sonnd their vav 10 the ontter /, D
rz-The L;vernool Past men,;o,s +bs dan, !,
a voung man from chew;no tobaoco .orns 81 the
iuio ~ ruhsnh he
rzr RI Rev Jobp r F;tzna.r;o.s .e,.tho,;c
R;shon ~ Massacbusatts 4 i fsorsd lie. a. ,he
point of death.
E-The new Uniyeasaiist church in Auburn
was dedicated Yesterday. Sermon by the pastor.
Rev. ]. c. Snow. sgssss
EWhy can a lady never properly object to
gentleman putting his arm arppnd her waist 70
nrpp bsr manner 'O'u'e ~ - 'sa' nef ~
rsrThora or. oo+orod ~, .ho Novo,,,har ,,ov
roll of the Kittery Navy Yard the names of up
wards of 100 workmen, to whom Will be paid
IN 70" uass 'he SUM y ~A4sso0y' lonron'0ie:
V Admiral Farragut has received three
months leave OF ABSENCE rom duty. His nag
snp' 'ne ihaf'io'u' 10 0iue'eu in'o uocA lor ~
pan GIT .E.Sa. ..N5 Tf#
An' Da.n s"''' o"p'a,n' u Inc so'Ar0iss
u 'enelnen.s ~ 'aas oiss Anoush real eS'a'e
'"''. a,e Ivy q"'s"' sA' 1e-''nu 4or 1en'' iS W
yonu .ne supply. -ss,, &c
vs. .ne Dansor s.@sg says INC Oasn ieOs.p.S'
including all denomna'ions' at tne close OF .ne
nrst evening OF tne SANITARY falr In tnae CITY
announced 70 $o,uoV. DIS ga. aad4 rswo,T
VS. nes. a. w. nugg' pas.or .. inc UNIVERSE
ns' Onurcn IN Da'n, mas resigneu ms pAs'ors'e
on account OF Ill nealtn, ana VIII preacn ms iafe
VIGIL SERMON On 0unuay next ..t
~ Gev.H Hahn OF New Orleans says the people
are going to light out tins contest ana are Wii-
ing 20 give more money-enouGn 70 carry ON
tne war seVenty-nve years more.
| VWe are indebted to Col. Granger. of the
9th Me provisional commander of the Sd Divis-
ion, for copy of the Richmond ErQminer Of
the 10th inst. ee.4..1s-f
EThe Washington correspondent Of the
Boston Advertiser says that the action of the Of
ficers of the internal revenue in furnishing news
papers with lists Of persons taxed. meets the cor
dial approval of Commissioner Lewis 4 foHH
~Tbe Berlin correspondent of the London
Star. in recent letter, asserts that the vast ma
iority of Germans % nine-tenths of the people
and press of Germany--fayor the cause of the
Union in this contest.
r%-Tha M;ssor,; Democrct nubl;ebas q conv
~. .,,,,;...;o,, 80 IT q Co.. g.. ~. &c
county ano;neer ~ ST. Iou;s County wh;ch l.
S...d Ann,s.,s 1850 .ra l. ,.orlsa cps.
40, ,,'--'77 - So.
49, rh.,, houo -. nm +rvs,,,a ;,.,, s,o.r,
.,,h;..,a :. a. Manohs.,sr IN N I,ocomot;v,e
WorLs wh;cb n i said cap he heard ten miles.
and has a yery decided effect ON the sleepers in
the morning. Y'. e3s =
GA correspondent of the ARGUS pays very
handsome commitment to Judge Dickerson. who
has inst closed h;s frat sitting IN this county.
and also To Mr.. Butlery the County Attorney.
Tho comr,;rent ia undoubted,v we'll mer;ted in
both ;nstancesJ III NlJIcl IT "
ETA very amiable lady remarked yesterday
that though she had no particular spite against
Portland she should rejoice to see its principal
streets laid in ashes ]! The ashes would save a
great many ladies from being laid in the
streets. s roaa4
.EA New Hampshire copperhead Journal
copperhead as distinguished from democratic =
| frankly saws it don't go for any war that tends
to destroy rebellion and slavery. To save slav-
cry he is willing to destroy the Union. That is
pars seppe-beadism.
RThe danger Of asking 400 ..sssh fs-s good
in cold day is illustrated by Vermont paper.
The other day, itseems, q man came into Rut-
land with load of wood for which he asked
$i2.s Nobody purchased it and the owner sat
euROn ~ 0AtAA AAS 6Ss SAAAASA eAAASNeAS N1uSht
violent cold. and went home and died. aE
E-sA. s. .P.,'' in renting two dollars in
greenbacks for years subscription, from San
Francisco, says s'F.. 0. ]. Smith was laboriDg
under mistake last summer when at the COP
perhead convention he said that greenbacks
were worthless here in California. I paid so PEI
cent for these. They are two per cent. higher
here than in the Eastern States --ss ss- -
ry- poetical tribute to the 18th u 8 aTnfan.
trv. and Major Andrews. their gallant comuar.
der ia dacl;nsd only because of the dessct;ve
character of the poetry. The Seventeenth is a
noble regiment, and has seen a full share of
hard service It suffered severely at Chancel-
louisville and Gettysburg, and the survivors bear
m,ny an honorable scar in proof of their bray.
ery. 80 ~
EThe New England colleges have Jared we'll