The Portland daily press., 1864-03-12
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

try; The Old Love.
nY Counterfeit SIS on the Eastern Bank of
Bangor, are in circulation in Boston.
srThe authorities of Biddeford, are talk
ing of purchasing steam fire engine.
1B-Ten thousand dollars have been sub
scribed in Boston in aid of Bates College.
B-Report says that Messrs. A. c. Denni-
SOP d Co., at Mechanic Falls. convert daily,
four tons of straw into printing paper.
Joseph Bennett, ESQ.,, has been appoint
ed Postmaster at Denmark, in place of Mr.
Gray, resigned.
I-Mayor johnson, of Augusta, having
declined reelection, Sylvanus Caldwell, Jr.,
Esq, has been nominated for the office.
90 The name of Hiram Beal, a contrib
utor TO the East Tennessee fund. was errone-
ously inserted in our columns as Henry Beal
nB- 1t is bad sign for Gen. Mcclellan
that the New York Herald has again taken
him up.
GB Eleven men were killed by powder
explosion at the armory at Quebec last week,
and great many injured.
ITGoyernor Buckingham, of Connecti-
cut has appointed Friday, March 18th, as
day of public fasting, humiliation and prayer.
1-The Herald says the ice went out of
ST. Croix river for the second time this season,
on Saturday night, March 5th. Several YES
sells came up the river on Sunday.
FrWonder if those persons who hoard up
the nickel cents, are aware that they may be
repudiated! We would advise such persons
to get rid of them as early as possible.
CT am here on business; 1 want to fin
ish it up and be off" said General Grant when
he declined to receive visitors at the hotel in
Washington.
D-The hotel recently built at Richmond,
N. B., at the Railway Terminus, by Messrs.
j. F. Hanson & Co., was destroyed by fire
recently.
% The Knights of the Golden Circle are
said to be again active in Illinois and Indiana,
and to control the Copperhead organizations
in those States.
En- The increasing business of the Port
land Co. has rendered it necessary for them
to make an addition of $50 feet TO the Boiler
shop.
aTr A small steamer, named James Hol-
ton, and owned by Mr.. James B. johnson, is
receiving her boiler at the Portland Company's
Works. She is we'll calculated for pleasure
or fishing parties.
kB- The British steamer Don, captured by
the gunboat Pequot on the 4th of March,
while attempting to run the blockade at Will
mington, N. c., was brought to Boston ON
Friday morning.
sB-Five pirates were hung at the Old
Bailey, London, on the 22d ult. 1t was a
shocking scene, and the London Times does
itjustice, in description, occupying column
in length.
vThe Chicago Board of Trade has pur-
chased lot occupied by Baptist church, and
will soon erect a building for their Exchange.
About $4,000 have been subscribed thus
far.
rThere seems good ground to hope
that Butler and Ould will arrange for a gen.
eral exchange of psisoners. What Joy the
news of such an arrangement would spread
through the land.
GTLord Lyons visited Quebec on Satur-
day. The Chronicle says 1t Is his Lordship's
intention TO visit Nova Scotia and New Bruins
wick, and return to Washington via Port
land.
srWhile loyal papers are almost daily
publishing the lists of contributions to the
fund for the relief Of the loyal East Tennes-
scans, the Argus consults its taste and proves
true to its instincts, by daily chronicling the
progress of the Vallandigham fund!
nB- Adjutant General Hodsdon's report,
made to the Legislature recently, shows that
the town bounties paid will amount to over
100000 Portland, with only 5000 bounty
under the two last calls, has paid Sls4 ,136
bounty money.
sv-"J. N" in the Courier, after reading
Mr.. Fessenden's remarks in the Senate, as
published in the Press, very justly says, ave
see how greatly he, Mr.. F. has been misun-
derstood by some of his best friends, and
how cruelty misrepresented by Others"
GE- Out of LOG Union members of the
Ohio Legislature, 80 have signed paper
recommending Mr. Llncoln's denomination;
three absentees would, if present, have sign
ed while six declined to sign out of personal
regard for Mr.. Chase.
nV- The Steamer Lady Lyons is receiving
her machinery at the Portland Company's
Works, and will be ready for service about
the first of May. We learn that she is to be
put on to the route between this city and
Bangor.
1- We beg to call the attention of our
readers to an able and interesting commune
cation in to-day's Press, from the pen of one
of the most sagacious men ia the State, upon
the subject of Foreign Immigration. Its
suggestions are worthy of the earnest consid-
Grafton of our people.
NBA number OF prominent New York
merchants, have addressed letter to Hon. N.
G. Taylor, desiring him to make statement
of the condition of the loyal men of East
Tennessee, to the people Of that city, with
the view of aiding in behalf of the suffering
Union men.
sH-The Legislature will have to adjourn
soon, to make room for the Supreme Court
to hold its March Term in Augusta The
Court has been twice nOstnoned for lack Of