The Portland daily press., 1864-03-05
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

mB- On first page-The Decision in the
Chesapeake Case; The Chesapeake case in the
Nova Scotia Legislature.
sH- On fourth page-Poetry; Poor Wood.
UT is expected the Legislature will ad-
journ in about ten days.
ton at Camden.
nB-S. S. Hewes, Esq, has been appointed
Postmaster at Hermon Pond.
TA son of Charles Dickens. an officer
in the English army, died recently in India
J-A large quantity of pressed hay is
being shipped from Portsmouth to Washing
ton. The price paid is $50 ton.
nYGen. Robert Toombs has been reduced
to the rank of colonel, for the exercise of bad
temper.
a-In our late repulse in Florida the black
troops took a creditable part, fighting and
charging like heroes.
s~The City Council Of Calais has voted
to build City Hall, the ladies having guar
anteed $4,000 towards defraying the expense.
nE@ Miss Anna f. Dickerson has been COM
PEELED to relinquish several engagements to
lecture, in consequence of i'll health.
rrThe new Episcopal Church at St.
Stephens is making rapid progress towards
completion. The Herald says it will be one
of the finest structures in New Brunswick.
1vF. o. J. Smith has been in attendance
upon the Legislature only one day as yet, of
which his constituents have no reason to COM
plain.
vThomas Douglas, Of Co. c, I'd Cavalry,
died at Augusta, on Wednesday night, from
injuries received few days since by being
thrown from carriage.
sB-The kind people Of Gardiner recently
made call on Rev. Mr.. Abbott, formerly of
this city, and left $50 in current money and
other articles of value.
Establishments in the navy are to be cred
tied to cities and towns. Portland, therefore,
has surplus sufficient to balance its quota of
another 100000.
nVThe election in Cumberland resulted in
the choice Of the copperhead candidates by q
reduced majority from last year. The same
at Kennebunkport.
sB- The house Of Jacob Bridges, Bidde-
ford, was entered by two young rogues, and
money to the amount of $50 taken there
faom.
sVGen. U. S. Grant has been unanimous
ly confirmed as Lieut.. General. 1t is said he
will remain in the West, but with more ex-
tended command. Gen. c. was born April
27, 1922.
eVIt is said that eight tons of greenbacks
were carried over the New Jersey Railroad to
Washington one day last week. The money
is said to be the collections of different inter-
nal revenue offices.
l. sJ-lt is said the disaster at Olustree was
caused by Gen. Seymour acting contrary to
orders, or, at least, without orders, in pushing
his command SO far. The entire loss in killed
and wounded is about 500.
TThe Courier has brought the vaunting
Goliah of the Argus to his knees, and by
threats of violence, not physical but newspa-
portal, compelled the defiant copperhead to
give credit for his legislative reports.
s1-Louisiana is now in the Union, having
cast more than one-tenth of the last Presiden-
tial vote in the election just had. She returns
free from the incubus which formerly welgneu
down her energies, and is heartily welcomed
back.
VSteam fire engines are about to be in
troduced into the city Of Lynn. No city
should be without one or more of these un.
firing fire extinguishers. A wise precaution
based on the most rigid economy, will justify
the outlay.
sVThe Rev. DIR. Dewey is preparing for
the press his Lowell Lectures. They seek
to reconcile the existence of evils to the ben
eicence Of the Great Being by whom the
world is governed, and his love for the crea-
lures he has made.
aVAs correct canvass as can be made be-
fore election, has been made by the Union men
of New Hampshire, which gives Gov Gilmore
thousand majority, after allowing the oppo-
sition more than one half of the doubtful
votes. The margin is so small, both parties
will do their best.
ga schooner brought into Swampscott,
on Friday of last week, $4,000 pounds of fish,
taken in one day by crew consisting OF
eleven men and boy. After giving the YES
sci one fifth of the total proceeds, the men d.
vided $50 each, and the boy had half that
sum. A good days work.
sV-Out of 377 town elections in n. York.
269 have gone Union II gain of rs. The
Union majorities have been largely increased.
Utica has elected the Union mayor by 50 ma
jority-a Union gain of $50 over last year.
In Auburn, the Union mayor has l07 majori-
ty, and the whole Union city ticket is chosen.
Last year the democratic mayor had seven
majority.
~ The Biddeford Journal says Messrs.
A. q f. Perkins are building first clnss ship
OF white oak OF 800 tons, fer Captains Nc
Manners and Foster of Brunswick. The rep
utation of Messrs A. IL E.Perkins is well estab-
lshed Throughout this State as first class ship
builders, and this is intended to be one of
their best.
nB-Dr. Holmes, of Calais, died suddenly on
Thursday morning while visiting patient
He had been troubled for some time with
heart disease, which probably caused his death.
The Herald says: "Doctor Holmes was born
In oxford, and was aibrother-in-law of Vice.
President Hamlin. His kindness of heart,
humane disposition, and unspeakable inteeri-