The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-07-16

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population of 50, 800
gE-A National Convention of Spiritualists
will meet at Chicago on the It'll of August next.
% The Boston Herald is out for James Guth
RE for the honors of the Chicago Convention
~ Hon. James Buchanan is on visit to
New York, asking, no doubt, to be saved from
his friends, the rebel raiders.
Eg'A female rebel spy, arrested in St Louis,
had piece of Union soldiers skull in her
trunk a souvenier.
% The wool clip of the United States, for the
present season, has been estimated at eighty
million pounds.
% The workmen at the Kittery Navy Yard,
who suspended work on account Of the yellow
fever, have again resumed their labors
81 The editor of the Aroostook Pioneer had
green peas on the FOURTH raised by Mr.. s.
Hall, Castle Hill, in that county
- Fifteen hundred cigar makers were thrown
out of employment in New York city by the to-
bacco tax.
- The wife and child of Sergt. II. d. Barber,
Calais, were rescued from drowning, on Tues
day last, by Capt. Jacob Young
% Harry Gilmore. the rebel raider. is sup
posed to have plundered the citizens of Mary
land of 5000, 900 in greenbacks
Y-Gen. Breckenridge, it is asserted. did not
order the burning of Mr.. Blar's summer resi-
dence, lie sent Mr. Blair his papers and silver
plate
D The Government has purchased 1854 cav
airy horses in Vermont since March l7tb. 1864.
paying from 1913 to Si45 apiece for them.
Most of them were shipped from St. Adams.
~ Richmond contained in 1850 a population
q $40, and in 1854, 30 $3.50. At the commence
ment of the war the population was about 40
100.
90 The Richmond Examiner says that .Gen
Grant is vulgar in his manners'' Prentice
thinks the Lieutenant General is very taking in
his manners. "a
% The dwelling house of Nathan Whitney.
in Stow, the Oxford Democrat says. was de-
stroyed by FIRE on the 9th inst Loss about
$1,000 Insured for $780,
u Carleton a popular GORE pendent, in
writing direct from the front, SAYS aiIairs before
Petersburg were never in better condition than
now.
- The cargo Of the Electric S park is said to
be worth 5000 900, embracing dry goods, boots
and shoes, and other articles Of prime value to
/ the rebels
/ 81 The actors in New York are ON a strike.
Their services are not indispensable during the
war, which affords all the tragedy, if not come.
. DIV and f,,..n hat nat;s,
~ At last accounts the rebele were making
haste to get back across the Potamac with their
+ plumber. Their entire force in Maryland is not
| believed to have been over Is, 900 to 20 900
rT-A woman in Roxbury, Mass. has been
/ obliged to pay eighteen dollars for too free use
of her tongue to a school teacher who had kept
a scholar for punishment after school hours
= Rev. Mr. Kenuard, of Boston, Mass. has
preached 10 900 sermons, baptised 2o33 persons,
married 4OS9 couples. and attended 5000 funer-
ais during the past forty-six years.
a Mr. Jacob Emerson, of Harrison, IS years
and months old, hoed, on the 18th inst $3.50
hills Of corn. II needed he could do good SER
vice in putting down the rebellion.
70 Maj, Pauline cushman is astonishing the
I theatre going people of Boston with on account
OF her thrilling and hair-breadth escapes She
I appears in the full uniform of her rank.
r The wife of Peter Mckenzie, of Pressure
Isle, was seriously injured, on the Sd inst. by
being thrown from carriage, as we learn from
the Pioneer.
H-Among the emigrants who arrived at New
York this week, from England, were about a
hundred factory girls, whose passage had been
paid by the Lawrence mill companies
EJ-Mr. Horace Hambet, formerly keeper of
the Ocean House. Newbnryport, was thrown
from carriage in Amesbury on Tuesday eve
ming and fatally injured. He died on wednes-
day evening.
n The reason for the recent attempted assas-
sination of Hon. Edmund Burke, in New Hamp-
shire, was that he acted as counsel for the wife
of the would-be assassin in a proceeding for di-'
yorce for ill-usage.
accompany B, State Guards, Rockland.
have rendered their services to protect our Ma
/ tional Capitol. Col. n. A. Farwell. after max
Ing patriotic speech, pledged himself to 90
with them.
/ q The n. Y. Times has special telegram,
saying that the State Department has advices
/ from Europe, that upwards of 10000 Swiss emf
I grants are now at Havre and other European
! ports, awaiting passage to this country
/ ER'An order has been received from the War
/ Department appointing Gov. Cony and Major
/ Gardnera commission to determine the credits
/ of each Congressional and sub-district in Maine
of enlistments in the navy.
/ EH-A boy, named Geo. A. Brown, employed
I in the mailing department of the Bangor Wing,
lost finger, and narrowly escaped more seri-
Gus injury. on Friday morning. while playing
with the shafting that drives the presses.
r Edward Smith, son of Mr. Jane. Smith.
was drowned at Little Ridge. ST. James, ON
Thursday week He was attempting to cross a
stream at the time, and was carried down by the
force of the current. The body was found on
the Saturday following.
= About one hundred more wounded SOL
diers are expected to arrive at Augusta this
week from Portsmouth Grove, Il. / ;, to be trea-
ted in the General Hospital in that city Those
/ who have come from the Portsmouth Grove
hospital tell sad stories of their treatment
81 Mr.. Charles A. Robbins. Of Brunswick, a
member of the graduating class in Bowdoin
College, has been appointed Assistant Paymas-
ter in the L. 5. Navy, and is awaiting orders.
He is a very promising young man, and will
doubtless make good officer.
The Philadelphia North American esti-
mates the original rebel invading force at not
exceeding $4,000 men, of whom 1000 were lost
at Martnsburg, 1000 at Monoeaey, 500 by de-
sertion, and 500 more by isolated captures and
disasters.
ia grand demonstration of the colored
people of Memphis, Tenn, took place few
days since The participants marched in pro-