The Portland daily press., 1864-07-13

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! 81 The Com !ressional District Convention
Tor the Sd pist.ict will be held at Augusta, We'd
n esday, Augr ist 10th Hon. Jas. @. Blaine will
no doubt be nominated for reelection by accla-
ma ton.
20 VIII ord Tucker and Levi F. johnson, of
the 3lst Maine, two towards in zen. Potters
division o f the army of the Potomac, who mutt
lated ther nselyes to escape duty, have been tried
and sente need to the Dry Tortugas for three
years.
HIhe Philadelphia North American saws two
young mt from Maine (brothers) deposited
the proceeds Of five weeks labor in the gold dig
gings in Idaho territory, in the U. s Mint in that
city, and received in gold coin S24. $50. Rather
a large story but it comes from good authority,
EY-Some of the English papers are growing
because Queen Victoria still accepts the 81, OOO,
900 allowed her every year for her reception
entertainments" although she has given none
for three years. One Of them suggests that
portion of that salary ought to be returned.
gy-A letter from Capt. Gardiner. of the 18th
Maine Volunteers, TO the Bangor Wing, an
nounces the death of Hiram L. Lord, Musician
of Co. |. He died of typhoid fever, June 10th,
at Morganzia, La. He was resident of Frank
fort
g-Gen. Franklin, who was captured near
Baltimore on Monday, left this city few days
since, before his furough had expired, at the
request of Gen. Grant to take command of his
corps Q9th), which has been transferred from
the Department of the Gulf, and has just arriv-
ed in Baltimore.
~ Whole villages have been destroyed by
fire in Wisconsin recently. and with such sud-
denness that the inhabitants had to flee for shell
ter under the bluffs of the lake, leaving in their
retreat their cattle and horses, which in many
cases were devoured by the flames A large
amount of tan-bark, lumber and cordwood was
/ destroyed
/ - As neither the Argus nor the Advertiser
has published the proceedings of the meeting to
/ provide for Soldiers Home in this city and
the list of Directors chosen, is it fair to infer
that both papers are opposed to the project, as
! by vote of the meeting papers in the city
/ friendly to the object" were requested to
copy?"
The 0swego tN. W Commercial Adver-
tser says, "from personal observation and from
| what we have been able to learn by enquiry, we
are of the opinion that throughout Oswego
County, and throughout this section of the
State the farm crops, taken as a whole, will be
/ full up to the average of preceding years-a
little falling off on some, gain on Others
81 A distinguished English physician has
shown the difference in the average time Of re-
covery from sickness between those who have
been in the habit of using alcoholic drinks mod
erately, and those who were total abstinents
The number who became infected from the same
exposure of those who used the alcohol was
nearly two to one of the other, and the time Of
recovery double.
B-A paper in this city, copperhead of course
says, Hundreds of vessels lying idle at our
large ports and decaying in the ports of other
countries for want of employ" 1t could be
scarcely possible to compress bigger or fouler
lie into so small compass. Our vessels are
employed. Freights were never higher. Ships
never commanded larger price found a
reader sale. The only drawback is the fear of
pirates.
yCanadian gold-hunting does not seem to
be remarkably profitable. A gold-seeker, wri-
1 ting from the Chaudiere to a friend in Toronto,
says that the very best of them are not doing
much, and that some claims have not 'got the
color of gold'' He says that there is gold
around large tract of country, but concludes
with the remark that "'where one gets plenty,
there are hundreds that can't pay their expen-
SEES"
n verdict of S2l. 469 has been given
against William P. Earle & Son, keepers of
Earle's hotel, New York, in favor of William s.
wilkins of Tennessee. Mr.. Wilkins came to
New York in the spring of 1883, stopped Mt
Earle's hotel and gave package containing
some $50, 900 in greenbacks and some notes of
hand to the clerk to be deposited in the hotel
safe Next morning both, clerk and green
backs were missing. The case was ably argued
and the decision is very important one con-
corning the obligations of hotel keepers to trav-
Z elers.