The Portland daily press., 1864-04-08

| fentlOu, ItSuiiCu III tuO IOHiplStt vi
the Free State party.
| nB-Mrs. Caroline NJ. Kirkland, author of a
"New Home, Who II Follow" and other live
| ly and entertaining books, died in New York
| on the 4th inst
Ey-The season is favorable for sap gather
ers in Franklin county. Dea. John Titcomb,
the prince of syrup and candy makers, has
1900 trees "on tap" says the Lewiston Jour
| nal
aB-American agents are in England OBJ
tanning female operatives for the manufacto-
ries in this country. Not less than 200, the
| Oldham Chronicle says, left Newton and Falls
worth, on Monday, 14th ult.
LEA well-known London printer, being
called upon to reply to a toast, said, "Gentle
men, thank you most heartily. can't make
| speech, but can print one as long as you
| like
sE-There is proposition before the n.
Y. Assembly to raise the salary Of the Gov
ernor to $4,000. They could, no doubt, find
good men to take the office for half the
money.
IA Washington correspondent of the
N. Y. Times says it is now understood as
settled matter that Gen. Meade will be re-
tanned in command of the Army of the Poto-
mac, more firmly fixed in position than ever
syeOur Consul-General to Canada, Mr..
Giddings, states that the change of sentiment
10 Canada towards this country, is very decld-
ed, and urges that in return we should not
repeal the reciprocity treaty.
rg- Justice Clifford dissented from the
decision of the other Justices in the Quick
silver mining case, giving the verdict for the
| company. The amount involved was about
| $20,0O0,000.
svJohn Bigelow of Marlboro, Ct, vet
eran aged ninety-three years, who has never
ton, went to the polls on the 4th and cast his
ballot once more for the Union-for Bucking-
ham and every man upon the ticket.
svThe Bangor Wing says that on Mon
city, was broken open and between two and
three hundred dollars stolen. Henry C. Ames
was arrested for the crime. Ames is a soldier,
having served in the lst Me. Cavalry.
wThe exports from Newfoundland to
the United States during 1868, amounted to
e56,997 against e30,605 in 1862. This was in
dependent of about $4,000 bbls. herring from
the Fortune Bay winter herring fishery, which
are purchased each season by the Americans
sT-The Court Martial still continues its
session 10 this city. We learn that in the case
of Lieut.. Folsom, for kicking soldier at
Camp Berry so violently as to cause his death,
the evidence was closed yesterday. There
are other cases to come before the Court.
eTThe United States minister at Rome,
General King, writes that the Americans in
Rome have made liberal contributions to the
Metropolitan Fair for the Sanitary commits
sion, about to be held in New York, and that
the-Pope and Cardinal Antonelli have joined
in the contributions.
svThe last number of the Gospel Banner
contains the valedctory Of its retiring editor,
Rev. r. A. Ballou, and the sautatory of its
incoming editor, Rev. g. w. Quinby. We
part with Br. Ballou with sincere regret, while
we cheerfully extend the right hand of fellow
ship to Br. Quinby.
gV- The Rockland Free Press says we
notice that one paper in the State objects to
the election of delegates at large by the leg
isature. While we insist as strongly as the
strongest upon the right of the districts 10
elect in convention, we cannot see SO much
improperly in the election of delegates at
large by the legislature"
sTThe stomach of Thomas McEwen of
St. Stephens, who died suddenly, was exam
ined by physician and found to contain
alceho, turpentine and copper! The latter
Of which was sufficient to cause death. Nc
Even had been drinking rum aud ale In diff
ferent shops. The verdict OF the jury de-
clared that the deceased came TO his death
"by drinking poisonous liquors and ale.'
eg-George Thompson has addressed note
to Mr.. Morris of Ohio, demanding proof or re-
traction of the statement by the latter, on the
floor OF the House, that he (Thompson) once
said that "The dissolution of the Union is the
object to be kept steadily in view" 1t is said
that Mr.. Morris has a speech of Sherrard Gle
mems as authority. but has made no answer to
Mr.. Thompson as yet.
eT-Mr. Sewell Phelps, OF the well nown
firm of Phelps and Dalton, Boston, died on
Friday last. He was one of the oldest practi-
cal printers in Boston, and for many years
was senior member Of the firm Of Phelps &
Farnum, favorably known to the trade some
thirty-fve years ago. For the past twenty
years he has been at the head of the firm of
Phelps x Dalton, ranking as type founder
with the first and most prominent of his pro-
fession in the United States.
To- The members of the Mass Legislature
made their annual visit TO Pro Agassiz's Mu-
scum of Comparative Zoology in Cambridge
Tuesday, 9TH inst, accompanied by Gov. An
drew, Gov. Cony, and Ex-Governors Hub
bard and Kent Of Maine, and John A. Poor,
Esq. The company spent an hour in exam
lining the Museum, after which Governor An
drew made few remarks, expressive OF the
gratitude of the community to Prot. Agassiz
for his labors..
nrThe Advertiser evidently is pleased
with the speech of Mr.. Slower, of Harpswell,
In the Legislature, on the bounty and commu-
taton question, for it is publishing it for the
second time We heard that speech delivered.
and we venture to remark that no intelligent
member of the House for a moment supposed
it was written by the gentleman whose name