The Portland daily press., 1864-05-19
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

SB Mr.. Everett's acknowledgements of aid
Tor East Tennessee amount to S94, 7S5 SO.
sy-The Lewiston Journal-the size of the
Evening Courier-has raised its price to 81 90
per annum.
sy-Orders have been received to launch
the U. 5. Steam frigate Franklin, at the Kit
terry Navy Yard
TY A little four-year old, the other day,
confused his mother by making the following
inquiry: Mother, If mans mister, amt a
woman mystery"
GB- The Rome (Georgia) Sentinel says
that the rebel troops find the weather very cold.
We should like to see them before roaring
fire. Prentice.
% The LIST Maine cavalry was in General
Sheridan's recent daring and successful raid
in Lees rear, and between him and Rich
mond.
gB- A New York paper has engaged Bar
mum to write fifty-two articles on ancient and
modern Humbugs, for which it is to pay him
$1,000
sg- The Copperbead papers wax exceed
ly bitter against Gen. Butler With the reb-
els, both North and South, he is 'Butler the
Beast"
90 marshall Potter of Lee, who has been
confined in State Prison since 1859 for the
murder of his mother, two brothers and
nephew, was released by death ON Wednes-
day of last week.
20 The Advertiser yesterday contained
fling at the Argus for which we care nothing,
and the Argus contained worse fling at Ex-
Gov. Washburn for which he, probably, will
care less.
sgr Virginia City, Idaho Territory, must,
be delightfully."- moral place. Lynch law has
recently been invoked, and twenty-seven des-
peradoes have suffered its severest penal
ty.
81. W. Forney will give the Philadelphia
Sanitary Fair one days income of both the
Philadelphia Press and the Washington
Chronicle, and one mouths salary as clerk of
the Senate.
sI- Capt Nathl Wiggin, Provost Marshall
for this district, had narrow escape from
death by poison on Saturday last, having tax
en- thirty drops of aconte, installing it for
colchicum. He has so far recovered as to be
able to attend to his duties Portsmouth
Chronicle.
u The Bangor Wing seems greatly exer-
cised about the Natural Seaport" its news
papers and its opera. The Wing may as we'll
let civilized institutions alone, and give its at
tention to the Oldtown Indians and birch bark
canoes.
GH- The Lewiston Journal says Sheriff
Parker, of that city, has received letter from
Wash srfo H.. l.
Newton Parker, 18th Maine, was shot in
Fridays battle of the Wilderness. His body
was left on the field in the hands of the en-
envy.
gB- We shall not repeat the scandaous and
mischevous canard sent over the wires yes
terday morning, in the form OF a proclama-
ton from the President. The author of such
an outrage deserves halter. The publica-
ton OF it, knowing il to be false, is poor bust
ness.
sU-A very large meeting was held at the
High Street Congregational Church last eve
ming, to take into consideration the resigna-
ton Of Rev. DR.. Chickering. Appropriate re-
solutions were passed, among which was one
accepting the resignation, TO take effect when
a man can be obtained to supply his place.
The meeting was a very interesting one and
there was universal expression of regret.
srWe are indebted TO Hon. James G..
Blaine for a copy Of his very able speech on
the assumption Of the war debts of the States
by the general Government. We have had
this speech on hand for some time and propos-
edto lay it before our readers, for its general
soundness and strength Of argument, but war
news and our limited space have thus far rem
dered it impossible to do SO.
rrThere is small though pretentious
sheet published in remote village of the
state, called the Loyal Sunrise, and edited by
clergyman. In his last issue he says of the
late Mr.. Douglas, whose last labors in his
country's behalf were truly herculean, "He
did his share of the mischief when living, and
when heaven in mercy to us, took him from
earth, the mantle Of forgetfulness should
cover him foreverg This is not simply bru-
tai, it is ilendish. Mr.. Douglas during his
last week of active life, probably did more to
strengthen the loyal cause, especially in the
Northwest, than regiment like his Aroos-
took traducer could do in a life time long as
Methuselah's.