The Portland daily press., 1864-01-09
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


Chaplai.'s Experience. Q
n1-On the fourth page-The cry for coal
Miscellany.
sERev. w. G.. Hawkins is lecturing in
this state in behalf of the Freedmen.
GA new military hospital has been erect
ed at Augusta.
sBThe small pox is prevailing in Camden,
as we learn from the Belfast Journal
- The S. J. Court commenced its Janu-
airy term in Belfast on Tuesday, Judge Bar
rows presiding.
nVAn assessment of one dollar each is to
be made upon the members of the Oxford
County Agricultural Society, to pay its debts.
TEA new road is to be laid out to the Mt
Zircon House, by the county commissioners
of Oxford comfy.
The Rockand Democrat states that $4,000
casks of lime were manufactured in that place
An increase of 100000 over the previous year.
GER. +. Perkins, just appointed Post Mas
ter at San Francisco, was formerly resident
of Augusta and prominent wing politician.
pThe Oxford Democrat says the Court
House in that county is about to be enlarged
in compliance with the petition of the Oxford
bar.
sB-Lt Thos. w. Lord, formerly I'd Lieut..
in the Maine 18th, who lost his foot in the bat
tie of Chancelorville, has recently been APP
pointed I'd Lieut.. in the invalid corps.
svThe Telegraph says the Androscoggin
river at Brunswick has opened channel
through the ice so that the Brunswckers have
no fears of inundation.
sy-The Senate finance committee consists
OF Messrs Fessenden of Me-, Sherman of o.,
Howe of Wis, Cowan of Pa, Clark of n. H.,
Van Wrinkle of West Va, and Conness of Cal.
TrThe Washington correspondent of the
World says the proposition to repeal the pa
per duty, now before the Committee of Ways
and Means, has more friends than the similar
measure had last session.
GH-Bufialo was visited by tremendous
snow storm last week, a gale of wind with
the thermometer nine degrees below zero
much damage was done TO railroads aud pub
lie and private buildings.
| nH-The widow Of Fall River man who
| in 1861 was third assistant engineer of the
| United States steamer Magnolia, has just re-
ceived S6022 as her husbands share of the
prize money accruing from the capture of the
Memphis.
John b. Cough said in a war meeting
at Worcester, on Sunday, that neighborof bis
who had four daughters, one son and SHRED
man" sent both the later TO war, and the girls
during the past season have gathered $50
bushels of potatoes and 27j bushels ofco
ly-The Gardiner Journal of the It'll inst,
contains some very sensible remarks upon the
proper temperature of rooms. 1t advises the
ladies TO take more outdoor exercse-no
matter if it is cold weather, wear more flannel,
and keep less fire.
| sy-The citizens Of Newburyport propose to
celebrate the Tooth anniversary of the incor--
portion of that town during the present year.
| Upon the recommendation of the Mayor,
committee has been appointed to make suit
able arrangements for the OCCASION
nB-A sword belt worn by Lieut.. Goodale
Of Bangor, and taken from his dead body at
the battle of Fredericksburg, was recaptured
| at Rappahannock Station by the 9TH Maine
being among the spois of that victory, says
the Wing.
sE-Mrs. o. W. Harlow of Maysyille, says
the Aroostook Pioneer, was severely injured
one day last week, by being thrown from a
sleigh at Washburn. The horse became fright
ened, while her husband was absent few
moments.
.s1-At a meeting ofthe First Universalist
Society in Lewiston on the 4th, it was voted
to raise committee of five, to procure lot Of
land to erect meeting house on, and also to
petition the Legislaturef or an act of incor-
poration, to hold property to the amount of
fifteen thousand dollars.
sB-Mr A. Robinson has received new
novel, entitled "Very Hard Cash" by Charles
Reade, author of "Love me little, love me
long," "Never too late to mend" &c. 1t is
from the establishment of Harper & Brothers,
is neatly printed, beautifully illustrated and
will find host of readers.
nV-Rey. II. Whitcher, late pastor of the +.
w. b. Church at West Falmouth, has accepted
an invitation to become pastor of the F,
w. b. Church at Phillips, Mr.. w. is an able and
faithful minister and an agreeable companion
He will enter at once upon the duties of his
new field of labor.
GA man in Lewiston went home late at
night-found door locked-went to hotel.
Good wife walked up at midnight-no husband
very much rightened-roused the neigh
bOrs, and half the town was out during the
remainder of the night searching for him who
was comfortably snoozing the hours away al
the Lewiston House.
srThe Kenebec Journal says Judge f.
w. Woodbury., OF Sweden, was candidate
for the Office of Secretary of State, until the
nomination of Hon. George b. Barrows, living
in the same county, for President of the Sen.
ate, nomination supported by Judge w.
when he at once withdrew his name, not
deeming it proper that too much should be
claimed by one locality.