The Portland daily press., 1864-04-16
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

SB iue huuloer OF vessels IN our navy Is
CIT, including Y iron-clads and two rams.
nB- Conductor Mitchell, the Clarion says,
is about to remove TO Portland
% The Wooden Mill at Oxford is now
turning out 10000 yards of cloth per week.
% Thomas Weir is now on trial at Haver-
hill, n. H., for the murder of Caleb N. Dyer,
an elder of the Enfield Shakers.
Charles Cobb had one of his feet badly
crushed one day last week, while Stacking a
car in Skowhegan.
sB- The Oxford Democrat says Walter II
Thomas, ESD, of this city, has purchased
Dunn's stave and planning Mill, in Oxford.
SB-Why are decayed teeth like the public
lands? Because you can get rid of them for
about dollar an acher.
V-There have been several cases of the
small pox in Ellsworth, and one death, sol
der named Geo. s. Hodgkins.
sB-There is an increasing interest in the tenn
perance cause in Ellsworth; many of the sea-
captains, the American says, have taken an
active interest in the movement.
D- Five former residents of West Bath,
have sent $3.50 from San Francisco for
the benefit of the sick and wounded soldiers
In that town.
w-Mr. John NJ. Robinson of East Sumner,
recently sold pair of oxen for $3.50. A cor
respondent wishes US to let hun know when
that is beat.
sI-Flour has taken rise in anticipation
OF short CROP 1t may be in pursuit of but
ter, which has gone up so high that many
families "can't zee it."
U- The house of Mr.. John Smith, in Co
rinna, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday of
last week, as we learn from the Skowhegan
Clarion.
SH-In consequence OF some changes in
army commands, it is said Gen. Howard will
take command Of the 4th Army Corps, at
Chattanooga.
Block Island has been heard from after
a delay of three weeks, and the election of
James G. Smith, for Governor of Rhode
Island, made sure by Isl majority.
sy- Gen. Shepley, late Governor of Louis-
ana, Capt. Miller, late Mayor of New Orleans,
and Capt. Thompson, Of Gen. Shepley's staff,
were passengers on the steamer Olive Branch,
that arrived at Cairo, ILL.,, on the 18th inst.
s1- Rev. John H. Ingraham, of Augusta,
died quite suddenly at his residence in that
city on the 18th inst. He was native of this
city, son OF Mr.. Joseph Ii. Iugraham, and was
seventy-one years of age.
sV-Rev. George d. Hamilton, an old aud
beloved minister of the Maryland Conference.
Methodist Protestant church. died at his resi-
dence in Baltimore on in Wednesday the 9th
year of his ago.
sE-It is proposed to erect Corinthian
column OF white marble, surmounted with a
full length statue Of Rev. T. Starr King, in
some one of the public squares of San Fran
cisco.
gg- Only one train a day, each way, is to
be run this season on the kennebec & Port
land Railroad. An extra train will be run TO
Portland Monday morning, and from Port
land Saturday evening, on and after Monday
next.
sE- John G. Rivers, Esq, whose death has
already been announced, is well known to the
country as the former associate of Francis p.
Blair, Esq, editor of the Globe, the trenchant
his long intimate acquaintance with the hero
of the hermitage.
sy-It is said New York candy merchant
keeps pair of boots for every day in the
the weather. That Is better than to be con-
fined to one pair, and that in dilapitatod
condition, to be worn without regard to
weather.
sT- The Rockland Free Press is stirring up
the business men of that city, to look after
their interests ifthey do not want to be left
out in the cold, in a business point OF VIEW
He says they ought to have a railroad to the
Ksnnebec-a High School building first
class hotel, &c.
IL Fire was discovered yesterday morn
ing in a building on the premises of the Paci-
lc Mills Company, at Lawrence, used for sort
ing wool, but by the active exertions of the
fire department the flames were confined to
the second story, which was pretty thorough
ly burnt out.
EE- DIR. Lamb Of this city, as we learn. re-
moved tumor from the eye of lady in New
buryport, Mass, on Wednesday last, who was
about so years of age. Considering the age
OF the lady, the locality of the tumor and IA
vorable condition Of the patient amer the ope-
ration, we should think the work as well
done.
sy-Rev. Mr.. fairfield in his description
OF soldier life, says he sawIone camp occupi-
ed by Maine regiment, not far from the
headquarters of Gen. Birney, that was really
beautiful. The cabins were built OF slabs,
split from the trees, and hewed so smoothly
that they had the appearance Of having been
planned. The streets were regularly laid out.
graded and numbered, and kept in state of
neatness that would shame some OF the New
York and Brooklyn thoroughfares.
sVThe City Council of Providence have
agreed upon the following as the salaries of
the teachers of the public schools of that city,
viz two male teachers in the High School
$3.50; one male teacher in High School
$500; female teachers in High School from
800 to $3.50; principals of grammar
schools 1920; assistants $500; principals of
schools 1915; assistants, 1925;
u.