The Portland daily press., 1864-11-22
ORIGINAL IND SELECTED.

city to furnish itself with steam fire engine.
E Commodore Mutt and Minnie Warren.
the lilliputians, have sailed for Europe.
BMr and Mrs. Charles Kean are playing in
San Francisco.
% The Democrats of Portsmouth have nomi-
mated Hon. Charles H. Peasleefor mayor.
% They are exhibiting oat straw in Cal;for-
mia, six feet in length.
% The N. o. Pic says that none but seedv
DOCTORS ana needy undertakers could object to
the present weather in the Crescent City.
% Another Democratic paper, the Detroit
Free Press. has withdrawn from politics since
the election.
V-A Richmond chap advertises pair of old
SHOES as lost, offering a reward for their re-
covery.
R8lt is reported that Gen. Mcclellan is about
70 visit Europe. Didn't he promise to do go if
the abolition policy was adopted
Rone firm in Faneuil Hall Market. Boston,
received an order from New York ON Thursday
for poultry to the amount of $13, 900.
% Hiram Austin, an Incorporate man. was
found dead in the rear of house in West6eld,
Mass, a few days since.
BSurgeon J. Q. A. Halves of Hallowell. of
the 18th Maine, has been obliged to return home
Prom failing health.
% The Hartford Times says the Portland
Advertiser is "the leading administration organ
in Maine'! ee
y In England, in the month of October.
thirty-four firms suspended, with liabilities to
the extent of sixteen million dollars.
B John slidell, insolvent soap-boiler of 1924,
was the father of John Slidell. the Southern
aristocrat'' of 1854.
EB-ln late gale about fifty lives were lost on
Lake Michigan, and shipping suffered to the
amount of SO .OOO, 900.
% Bangor is to have skating park provided
a sufficient number of subscribers can he nro-
cured at So each
50 Michael Sullivan of New York, who drug
ged, robbed and enlisted Thomas H. Mitchell of
Cape Elizabeth, has been released, after refund
ing the money belonging to Mitchell.
Cd The very singular fact has been discovered
in England. that in 1861, according to the report
of the Registrar General, there were more women
than men married.
RA man was recently tried in New Fair.
field, Ct, for attempting to sskiss, hug and
tickle p so the indictment read = a certain
woman.
BThe Boston Post referring to the Presi-
dents late serenade speech, says SITS tone is
worthy of the Chief Magistrate of the whole
people,
% Gen Butler says the $4,000 in gold
which he took in New Orleans, and was sued
Tor in New York, in the United States treasury,
and the owners must present their claims there.
B-A new census of Chicago, taken by the
comptroller of that city, shows a population of
1853, 353-an increase of 81, 1877 since 1852, great
er than that of Boston.
! 81 The fight of a wealthy Yankee merchant,
Joseph P. Jones, from rebeldom, excites wrath
full comments from the Richmond Examiner.
Jones was from Andover, Mass.
% Judge Sprague Of the U, s. District Court
for the Boston District, has been confined to
his residence for several weeks by indisposi-
ton
80 Religious services were held on board the
Kearsarge at Boston. last Sunday. Rev. Phineas
Stowe preached Gov. Andrew and family were
of the forenoon audience
H-The Boston Transcript pays a very high
and deserved compliment to f. c.. Bailey, ESQ.
of the Boston Herald, for his service, through
his paper and on the stump, to secure the great
Union victory of Nov sth.
- Col. Holloway of the Indianapolis Jour
nal "a Republican paper) has been placed under
military arrest by order, it is stated, of Gen.
Sherman. for publishing contraband army cor
respondence.
% 1t is proposed to have celebration in
Washington on Fore fathers Day under the
auspices of the Massachusetts Association. Sem
ator Sumner has been invited to deliver an adj
dress.
% Lieut.. VIM. H. Gushing, tie daring young
hero who blew up the rebel ram Albemarle, visi-
ted the Board of Brokers in New York on Sat-
urday morning, and received the boisterous
congratulations of the bulls and BEARS
RThe Worcester Spy, a la Springfield Re
publican, publishes summary of New Eng
land news, and under the head of .Maine,''
gives the very remarkable item that the Portland
Courier and Press are to be united
HThe .fdUertiser denies that the reelection
OF Mr.. Lincoln, by more than 400 900 majority,
is an endorsement of his administration We
suppose it is an odd way the people have of
showing their preference for Mcclellan.
There is hope of the Argus. 1t has SO far
worn off its accustomed saturnine expression of
countenance as to indulge in a grim joke. 1t
actually intimates that Mr.. Lincoln is about to
adopt the Democratic platform 1t would be
like loyal man swallowing dead rebel.
% The advertiser seems greatly exercised be-
cause the pirate Florida was captured in Bra
lillian port, and insists that our Government
should make amends for the ct;-return the
pirate, probably. to be let loose upon our peace
full merchantmen.
go The New York Freedmen's .adpocote ap-
propriates without word of credit, s'the vigor-
GUS lines from the pen of John Neal, - addressed
"To George B. McClellan, p which Mr.. N. orig
inally contributed to the columns of the
RA Psychologist who was examining the
head of one of his audience, was asked if he
voted for Mcclellan. He replied that he did
not know; men changed their political opinions
so rapidly that the bumps had not time to con-
form to the changes.
o. The case of Cyrus Hapgood Us. the Maine
Railroad, which was brought to recover damages
to plaintiffs team in consequence of defective
switch, and which has been on trial before the
Supreme Judicial Court, at Cambridge, was
closed by the rendition of a verdict of So, 600
for the plaintiff Fl Boston Herald.
HThe Montreal Gazette states, on what it
believes to be good authority, that the United
States Government has given notice to the
British Government that it intends to place
floating armament on the Lakes, and make
other necessary provision for the defence of the
Northern frontier.
90 The San Jose Mercury says the wife of
Jose Castro of Monterey has giyen birth to