The Portland daily press., 1864-04-26
oRIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sY~Last page-A Connubial Eclogue, po-
etry, by j. G. SAKE.
VTbere is an enthusiastic Temperance
revival going on in Chicago.
p-The revenue of the English Govern
ment is about 1886 100000 annually.
nHMiss Anna f. Dickinson will lecture
in Boston, on Wednesday evening next
nThomas Wier, convicted of the murder
of Caleb w. Dyer, the Enfield Shaker is SEN
fenced to be hung on the 2sth of April, 1865
GTHavana letters state that the vessel off
Remedies, supposed to be the Florida, was
SLAYER.
erGreen, who murdered Converse, teller
of Maiden Bank, was yesterday sentenced to
be hung.
sB-In school district in Newbury, Mass,
there is but one scholar, for whom teacher
is regularly employed.
lV-A schoolmaster in Ohio advertises that
he viii keep Sunday School twice week
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
GA National Convention Of Printers is
to be held in Louisville, on the first Monday
in May.
sESteam communication is about to be
established between Boston and Nova Scotia
and Prince Edwards Island.
s1-why is bridal journey like sea voy-
age? Because it is marry-time excur-
sion.
N- The ho,,sa ,.r Afrs srka,,.so, =, rr1us
ham, was destroyed by FIRE on Saturday morn
ing last about 2 o'clock, as we learn from the
| Bath Times. There was no insurance.
sH-A general congress of Free Masons
| from all nations is shortly to be assembled at
Leipsic.
gH-The New Orleans Times speaks in
terms Of high commendation of the Recruiting
rendezvous Of the Corps d'Afrique in that city,
under the charge Of Col. Isaac S. Bangs.
a1-The Newburypror. Herald suggests
that it is quite time for Turkey to institute a
"mail" system, for the females there have been
down trodden long enough.
| sg- The 300th Anniversary OF Shakspeare's
Birthday, was appropriately noticed by public
exercises in various places, on Saturday, 23d
inst.
| sI-Gov. Morton, of Indiana. has issued
his proclamation, calling for 10000 volunteers
for 100 days service. 1t is said he will head
them himself
~ Two new post offices have been es-
tablished in Harpswell, one at North Harps-
well, Charles johnson, Esq, postmaster, and
one at Harpswell Centre, L. Ii. Slower, Esq,
postmaster.
SE- The style Of the publishing firm
"Ticknor q Fields" viii remain unchanged.
Mr.. Howard NJ. Ticknor, son of the late senior
member of the firm, will succeed to his
fathers interest.
H-The New York City Inspector says, in
his report 1T viii hardly be credited that in
this city there are over 5000 families living in
underground cellars, which nurseries of dis
ease are inhabited by 5000 persons.
sgThe Ohio Farmer says that coal oil has
been found by accident to be most effective
means OF protecting fruit trees against the
ravages of the curculio, by placing saw dust
saturated with oil at the foot of the tree.
sVA Chicago paper says that at the cop
perhead banquet in that city the other eve-
uing, after the toast hoping that Gen. Nc
Clellan might be our next President, a popu-
lar singer sang "The Old Sexton"
sV-In describing the difference between
aristocracy and democracy, 1t is wittily said
of Cincinnati-the democracy are those who
kill hogs for living the aristocraey are those
whose fathers killed hogs.
sH-Mrs. Harriet Davidson Field, wife OF
David Dudley Field, died in New York on
Friday offs bilious fever produced by exhaus-
tion from excessive labor in behalf of the San
itary Fair, after ten days illness.
sD-On is being substituted for coal in
many large manufacturing establishments
and at less than half the cost. Coal specs-
la,ors will find 1t for their interest to be more
moderate in their prices.
ay-The Franklin Patriot says Messrs. b
NJ. & j. Titcomb, of Pennington, have made
over a ton of maple candy this year. They
tapped over 1900 trees, and have made nearly
all of the sap into candy, selling it as fast al
made for from 22 to "a cents per pound.
lg-Capt. John Edwards, Jr., of this city
OF the Sd u. S. Artillery, who has been Mus
tering officer at Albany, N. T., for severa
months, has asked and obtained leave to re-
join his Battery, which is attached to the 9th
army corps. He proceeded at once to Wash
ington.
rY-No person OF foreign birth can be ex,
empt from military service under the law OF
account OF alienage, If "he has at any time as
sumed the rights OF citizen by voting at any
election held under the laws Of any State ol
Territory, or of the United States, or who ha.
held any office under such laws or any o
them"
sVA young woman OF Newburyport ha
sent TO Mr.. Lincoln pair OF woolen socks, oil
the bottom OF which is knitted the secession
flag, and near the top the stars and stripes, 81
that when worn by the President he will al
ways have the flag Of the rebellion under his
feet.
sT- The ladies Of Franklin, N. H., hay,
closed two liquor shops and notified two NOR,
that unless they quit the sale Immediately the
law will be vigorously prosecuted. When tn,
ladies undertake work Of that kind in earn
est, they very seldom fail.
nH-"Carleton" of the Boston Journal, say
persons desiring TO visit Gen. Burnside's fore
will not find 1t in former quarters, therefor
they may as well stay at home. 1t has move,