The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-29
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


S-At Woltboro' N. H., the mercury rose re-
Gently to IS degrees in the shade.
20 People who visit Harpswel are enthusias-
tic in their praise of the Seaside House.
gY-The rebels claim to have captured from
5000 to 1000 horses in Maryland Like most
'horse talk, - this is rather loud.
pwm. Cornell Jewett is described BY the
New York World as that dancing wind-bag of
popiniay conceit''
81 new daily evening paper is talked of in
Portsmouth. Desperate undertaking with com
mon printing paper at IS cents per pound
1.-THE yellow fever isprevailing to an alarm
ing extent on board the U. S. War Steamer Ia
homa, in New York harbor.
EA special session of the legislature is
talked of in New Hampshire, to amend the mill
tia law.
- Mr.. Timothy Field patronized the Catho-
lie Fair in Bangor, to the amsnnt of $1,000; lib
eral for one man.
y II is estimated that the internal revenue
tax will yield million day during the business
season Of the year.
E-A newspaper carrier has paid 5000 for
the exclusive right to sell papers at the depots
and on the cars of the New fork Central Rail-
road.
- The train Me from the west at Bangor ON
Wednesday was delayed four hours by fires
along the route in Pittsfeld, which it was not
decreed prudent to pass So says the Wing.
The Richmond Examiner says that the
merit of unusual grasp and ability must be &C.
corded TO the plan of the Federal campaign in
Virginia in June
- Hon. Henry Carter, for many years editor
and one of the proprietors of the Portland Ad-
Aertiser, now of Bradford, Mass, has been on
brief visit TO this city.
- Elias Smith, name familiar in New Eng
land twenty-five years ago-was severe on doc
tors of divinity. He used to say that only
diseased divinity needed doctoring.
- The Democratic State Convention. for the
nomination of candidates for Governor. and
two Electors at large, will be held in Bangor.
Tuesday, Aug. 10th.
- The Democrats of the LIST Dstyfct will
hei' thth tphfthtiou W lciiouliidtt MI. sweat
for Congress, and to nominate candidate for
Elector, in Bddeford. Wednesday, Aug. 18th.
B-The Troy Press, intensely hostile to the
administration, indorses the arrest of Fuller.
the New Jersey editor, who counselled people to
arm and resist the draft.
R-The high price of paper has caused the
Bangor Daily Times to discontinue at once all
its yearly subscribers, and depend alone upon
the sale of single papers for remuneration.
g~The Petersburg Express of July 23d says:
"An excellent article of fresh beef was sold in
the Richmond markets on Thursday at three
dollars per pound
- The quota of Pennsylvania, under the
call of the President for five hundred thousand
additional men, is sixty-one thousand seven
hundred
RrA victim of sea sickness described the
sensation thus 1.-The first hour | was afraid |
should die; and the second hour was afraid
shouldn't
Warden Rice of the State Prison, was in
our Sanetum yesterday, and when leaving very
politely said he should be pleased to see us at
his place !
81 The Hartford Press believes that the hay
crop, harvested in good condition, throughout
the State of Connecticut, is larger than usual.
with prospect of good second crop.
EY-If we had not within ourselves the prin-
eipe of bliss, we could not become blest The
grain of heaven lies in the breast, as the germ
of the blossom lies in the shut seed.
q The Trenton True American announces
that Gov. Parker of New Jersey has assented to
recruiting negro slaves in the South, to aid in
filling the quota of that State under the new call
for troops
- A hermit from Indiana, aged 90 years,
has put up a shanty at Newport beach, on
Eas tons Point, near the bathing beach, and
will pass the summer there, contemplating ma
ture from his lonely habitation
- While our army was crossing the Chatta-
hooehie tremendous thunder storm arose. The
lightning was incessant and exceedingly vivid,
and eight men were killed and twenty injured by
it.
e The Springfield Union says fire has been
burning on Mt. Tom for several days, and near
ly the whole Of the west side of the mountain
has been burned over, destroying large guam
tity of wood
% The Union State Committee had meeting
in this city on Wednesday evening last Hon.
James G. Blaine, the popular and accomplished
from the third district was in at
tendance, looking finely
- Bartlett Mills, Newburyport, pays tax
Of s44SO; Globe Mills, 1860; James Mills, 1920;
Ocean Mills, S2i0o. Thetwo largest individual
taxpayers in the city are John Currier, .Ir.
S2o32, and Sarah W. Hale, s20o5
-Four Democratic" friends who oppose
arbitrary arrests, will remember with pleas
are that Gen. Mcclellan advised them most extern
live arbitrary arrest of the Wharf.-The seizure of [
The Maryland Legislature
ETA Scotch paper tells the story of dairy
'armer, who, after the burial of his wife, drove
! hard bargain with the grave digger, who, !
bringing his hand down on the shovel, ex-
slammed, "Down wi another shillin', or M she
zones -
q The public debt now amounts to 81 $685. /
523 1890, being an increase during the week of
80 ,320, 200 against increase of only 81 no.
500 during the previous week. Over seven
and half millions of the increase bear no in |
erest.
q Tuesday, July Is, was hot day in Que
Dec. The Gazette says the thermometer marked
Is high as 9S in the shade. The News says it |
stood at io3 in the shade in St. Peter street, and
n some exposed situations in the Upper Town /
wen higher.
- On Tuesday, the 9th of September next,
he day before Commencement, Brown Uniyer- I
ty will celebrate the completion of its first CEN
Jury. 4 general invitation is extended to all |
graduates, regular and honorary, to be present
IN that occasion The Rev. President Sears will !
deliver the centennial address.
e We are grati6ed to learn that Gen. CAN'T |
II Arkansas, will visit our state in few weeks,
md we are not without hope that he may be Sc |