The Portland daily press., 1864-02-01
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


nH-Gen. CAN'T OF Arkansas, sheaks at Coo
per Institute N. Y, to night.
eY- history of Watervile is soon to be
published.
sY-The S. J. Court at Auburn, adjourned
over to to-day on account of the illness of
three lawyers, having cases in the Court.
sHA large tannery has recently been built
on the northern branch Of the st. Croix river,
about nine miles from Weston.
sEThe Congregational Society of Saco
have voted to invite Rev. +. Tuxbury Of Ex-
eter, N. H., to become their pastor.
rThe Old Folks Concert was given in
Saco on Wednesday last, in behalf ofthe SOL
diers' Aid Society.
% Hon. Samuel Eastman, of Strong,
died at his residence at that place, on the goth
inst, aged 10 years.
nv Mr.. w. w. Potter, formerly tele-
graph operator in Boston, died at New Haven
Oh the 9th inst.
nE- Several females have been detected in
shoplifting alias stealing goods from store in
| Belfast.
To- Twenty-four schools have been recent
ly organized among the French settlers in
Madawaska, comprising 73s scholars.
gg- 1t is reported that Major Generals
Hunter, Howard, Rosecrans and Blunt were
in Cincinnati on Thursday Of last week.
LIE 1t is said the late Mr. Thackeray had
weakness of desiring to be thought younger
than he really was.
AIc Gen. Grant has been spending few
days at st. Louis on account OF the dangerous
illness of his son, who, at the last account, was
considered convalesccnt.
sH- Messrs. A. G. Dennison & Co., Me-
chanic Falls, have perfected their arrange
ments for manufacturing paper from straw,
and will soon have some Of it ready for use.
~ 1t will be seen by the acknowledge
ment Of Mr.. Hadley that the town Of Skowhe-
gun has sent $500 in cash in aid Of our sick
and wounded soldiers. A noble contribution.
sH- The Massachusetts Anli-Slavery So
ciety is holding its annual session in Boston.
Many Of the old guard, the true and tried an
ti-slavery men are in attendance.
sH- The sum of $1,000 was raised by the
levee for the Sanitary Commission held at
North yassalboro on Monday and Tuesday
last, as we learn by the Wateryille Mail No
town of its size has done better.
gY- Our Agent, Dir. Tracy will canvas
Cumberland County this month. We hope
subscribers will be prepared to receive him
and those who are not subscribers will add
their names to his list.
~ The ladies of Calais have raised 1920
towards building City Hall, and guarantee
$1,000 IL the city will build such Hall as is
demanded. The city authorities had better
do it or let the ladies take their place.
sy- The Military Committee OF the House
of Representatives have reduced the commut-
alton claim in the Senate enrolment bill to
5000, and refused to exempt clergymen and
Quakers.
aE- The trial OF William Mitchell, James
Cole and John W. Perry, belonging TO Har-
rington in this State, commenced In Boston on
Wednesday. They are indicted for man
slaughter, in causing the death Of John Haw-
thorne, by stabbng him on the 30th ult.
GV- By letter from Chattanooga, dated
Jan. 10th, VIC learn that Gen. Howard was
about TO take a brief furlough to visit his fam
lily and friends in this State, and expected to
reach here about this time. He will leave his
command in good condition and comfortably
provided for in all respects.
nY- The Bath Times takes ground against
the removal Of the seat Of government from
Augusta. Bath has been so well accommo-
dated by up-river management, that it has
large debt Of gratitude remaining undischarg-
ed. In our opinion the people of Bath would
vote two TO one in favor OF removal.
gB-The Oxford Democrat says Mr.. Charles
Cannon of Norway, while in the act of I'M
dressing himself ON Friday evening last, pre-
paratory to retiring for the night fell dead up
on the floor. He was considered TO be in
usual health that day, and had been TO the vii
iage in the afternoon.
% Messrs. Bayard and Richardson of the
u. 5. Senate, who refused to take the oath of
allegiance in accordance with its requirements,
finding the Senate in earnest, have backed
down from their position, and taken the oath
required. Mr. Bayard announced his inten-
ton to retire to private life, which announce
ment must have been exceedingly gratifying
to the loyal men who have marked his course.
sB-The clear-sghted editor Of the Bath
Times has discovered that our spacious city
buildings afford no accommodations for the
seat of government that with u single excep-
ton there is not room init "that, for comfort,
lightand generalappearance win compare with
the rooms Of the present State House." Any
person who seriously makes such statement
awakens the suspicion that he never has been
in our city building, except possibly in going
directly up to the main hall, the room in ia
vor of which his exception is made. Such
silly and absurd statement needs no other re-
iutation than personal inspection of the two
places. We are quite sure there are dozens
Of rooms in our City Hall structure that the
editor OF the Times has never set eyes upon,
and yet he makes this sweeping statement