The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-31

the 18th inst, by way of Matamoras.
g The net proceeds Of the Philadelphia
Sanitary Fair were Si,020,7i2.
EA man was fatally injured by the horse
cars in Boston, . few days since.
VCOngress stands adjourned till Thursday.
Jan. 5th.
HThe Hallowell Gasstts, an excellent Fami
ly newspaper, has entered upon its 9th volume.
Ewe are indebted to Hon N. A. Farwell, U.
s. Senate, for valuable public documents.
RBOston offers only SIS bounty for three
years men.
- There are now said to be living only four
Of the soldiers Of the Revolution who receive
pensions.
RThe recent storm on the coast Of North
Carolina is said to have been the severest known
to ''the oldest inhabitant." .s-.E.sfl 81.
ETA pedler named Francis Fall fell down
stairs in Boston few days since, and was killed.
A severe Fall, that.
e The horse cars in Boston have been
stopped by the ice in the streets. The embargo
is fast being removed. bae~u e..r sa~s~u
RThe publication of the Northern Monthly
has been discontinued, for the present at
least
80 The death Of the noted guerrilla Mosby,
will not be likely to raise the price of black Grape
in the Northern market si8 sss& GOES
VThe tide has been so high at Newbern, N.
| c., that the wharf rats have made sudden raid
upon the city. sga s1ass AzaN
RGen Marston, nominated for Congress in
New Hampshire, commands division in Grants
| army. f@ -
RThe venerable editor of the National Ia
| tslligencer, Col. Seaton, has retired from the
newspaper world.
| B"The Dying Year" poetry, on the last
page; DR.. Carruthers sermon on the first
| page. ---.--------
RHon. Daniel Marcy Of Portsmouth, q
wealthy ship owner and member Of Congress,
gives in an income Of $500
ETwenty thousand dollars worth of hops
have been sold in the town of Bethel the present
year.
| EThe bells were rung in Hallowell on Mon
day in honor Of Sherman's recent conquest We
talk of Hallowell being dead, and yet it has
shown more life in this respect than Portland.
| B Portland should wake up and be active in
raising men to fill her quota, or by and by she
will find herself far in the rear of her sister
| cities. - = -
| H The Bangor Times, the most neatly print
ed paper in Maine, agrees with the Press in the
views expressed relating to publishing books in
old English type. ees W.. e \,
EH Gen. Butler has established at Norfolk q
Savings Bank for the benefit of the rs, 900 freed
men in his department Within a few weeks
over $24 900 had been placed on deposit for the
benefit Of colored people. &@ At@
RAt avery large public meeting of the oiti-
gems of Sumner, Oxford county, recently, a vote
was unanimously passed directing their Repre-
sentative and requesting their Senators to give
their votes for Mr. Fessenden for senator.
81 The Lewiston Journal says the Bagging
mill in that city has IFS looms on bags, which
when in full operation would make over 5000
bags per day, or 100000 per year. The bags
are made of jute.
e The Bangor Wing says Of the Portland
Kerosene, which has long been used in the Office
of that paper, that it is superior to that manufac-
tured at any other establishment, and is vastls
superior to that made at the large majority Of the
manufactures in the country.
/ RDr.sJ. G. Holland (Timothy Titcomb) in
writing from the oil regions to the Springfield
Republican. cautions eastern people not to in
vest in Petroleum companies without knowing
what they are paying for. He says the grossest
swindles are being psrpetrated. $50 San
~ The Augusta Journal says reform is
going on gradually in Maine regarding the
terms of subscription to newspapers. The ever
lasting credit system, especially for articles Of
daily consumption and personal use, is going
entirely out Of fashion, and it is high time that
it did. Us sHf
Ewe advise all who wish to be greeted with
a "Happy New Year." and who would COM
mence the year in way to secure happiness, to
attend church tomorrow, listen attentiyely to
the preaching, and then practice upon the pre-
cepts inculcated. In this way improvement is
almost certain.
VIn their excessive anxiety to make out Q
case against the administration, some of the
democratic @ papers assert that an officer had
reached Louisville on his way to supplant
Thomas, when the news Of that Generals great
victory over Hood stopped his progress. But
this is not all. Suspecting their word would
not be credited unless made specific and the
name Of the supplanting officer given, they
seized upon the name of one who has been in
his honored grave for more than three years
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