The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-17
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

ent.
rB-on the fourth page-Corrected Mar
kets.
nrThe Detroit Board of Trade is in favor
of the abrogation Of the Reciprocity Treaty. 2
sB- The Messrs. Simpson of Kittery, have
sold $4,000 worth of timber, and have ON hand
1000 cords Of wood, cut from the Rice estate.
nyr The Adjutant Generals Report, COM
prised in two volumes, is expected to be pub
lished about the middle of next month.
sy-The 18th Maine regiment has furnished
sixty commissioned officers for colored reg
ments.
aRThe whole amount paid TO the families
of volunteers in this State, during the past
year is nearlyS600,000
sE-There are seven vessels on the stocks
at St. Martins, N. B. with an aggregate ton
mage of 1900.
IH-Gen. Howard says Gen. Grant is a
strictly temperate man. Reports to the con-
trary have been in circulation.
LEA store at Milton Mills was entered on
Thursday evening last, and robbed Of about
$50 and some tobacco.
sE-The dwelling house Of Joshua Beede,
at South Leyant, was destroyed by fire on
Wednesday evening last, as we learn from the
Bangor Wing.
Ig-A London paper says the commander
of the Great Eastern has caused her to be
arrested for $4,000. 1t is difficult to build
ship too large to be eaten up by her expences.
sI-"Josh Billings says he never owned
but one Shanghie, and he got choked to
death by the kink of close line after he had
swallowed Is feet Of it.
sgBond's extensive Steam Cracker Bake
ry, and the Congregational church in Whining
ton, were destroyed by fire on Monday even
ing last.
rH- A 20inch Rodman gun was cast at
the Fort Pitt Foundry, Pittsburg, on Thurs
day last. Its weight is $4,000 pounds, and
its length 20 feet inches.
IF The Maine Teacher for February has
been received. 1t contains much valuable in
formation of interest to others than teachers
1t is very neatly printed.
sg- The case of Davenport for the killing
OF Crawford has been on trial in Bangor. On
Friday the jury brought in verdict of guilty
of manslaughter.
nH-The police department of Boston num-
bers 334 persons, WHO last year made 2S,s~
arrests, 1867 of which were for drunken
ness. There were last year in that city
murders, $50 larcenies and 23l fires.
III New York is to vote on the second
Tuesday in March on a proposed amendment
to the State Constitution, authorizing the leg
islature TO pass a law to enable soldiers to
vote.
n9-Rev. Mr.. Tefit, recently L. S. Consul
to Stockholm, before the Legislative Commit
tee on Monday, advocated the adoption Of
means to secure immigration to this State,
from the Northern countries of Europe.
eH-The Chicago Tribune says1llinois will
be unanimous in favor of the reelection of
Mr.. Lincoln, but questions the propriety of
popular nominations in advance of nominal
ing Convention.
ag-The quota of Maine, remaining to be
filled is about 2600. II men engaged in the
naval service are passed to the credit of the
State as the new enrolment bill contemplates
it will leave large balance in favor of the
State.
lg-At the launch of a gunboat at St Lou
is, on the 18th inst, the coils of a rope, attach
ed to the anchor, carried overheard several
ladies who were stationed on the bow of the
vessel to christen her. Mrs. Bradley was
drowned.
EY-The late Miss Mary Ann Parkman, of
Boston, among other numerous requests for
charitable purposes, gave S300to Mrs. Phoebe
l.. Upham of Brunswick, to be given to the
"Women and Children's Band" for the bene-
fit of heather women and chilren.
II 1t is said new paper is soon to be
started at Livermore Falls. A man who has
the courage to start a newspaper at the pres
ent rates of everything that enters into its
publication, ought to be in the front ranks of
our army.
rg-The Bangor Wing says that Mr.. Thorn
as Welch of that city. was killed Thursday
last by the falling OF tree while at work in
the woods for Messrs. Palmer & johnson. He
was % years Of age, and leaves wife and
three children.
sH-Dayid K. Carleton, Esq, a son of Col
Rowland Carleton, Sedgwick, died at Denver
city, Colorado Territory, on the lst inst, as
we learn from the Ellsworth American. lie
was about returning home with a competen-
cy acquired in business in thelnew territory.
He went to Pixies Peak five years ago.
lV-A jury of inquest, held on Tuesday
last in the city of New York, upon the body
of John Boyle, a Catholic priest, who was
found dead in his room, rendered verdict of
death from intemperance." He was for many
years connected with the catholic church in
Louisville, KY, and at one time owned large
amount OF real estate.
sV-The Lewiston Journal says the deial-
cation alleged to have been committed by one
OF the Selectmen of Durham, swells in amount
and is now estimated as high as SIS, 900. In
one of our banks. says the Journal we are in
formed there are $4,000 Of demands on the
town, signed by the alleged defaulter. 1t is
true, however, that this money may have been
legitimately used in paying bounties. At all
events we suppose the town is liable.
ey-The New Bedford papers in reference