The Portland daily press., 1864-08-31
ORIGINAL AyTD sELECTED.


81 Consul General to Havana.
81 Mr.. W. G. Colo, Of Portsmouth, is about
. establish largo tannery in Ssco.
n The ruins OF the old Exchange Coffee
House, Ssco, were set on FIRE and entirely de-
troyed on Sunday.
~ Mrs Hannah II. Estes of lewiston. was
thrown from acarriage on Monday, and severe
y jurcd.
'.1- Muller has been given up to the English
Ulcers BY the American Commissioner at New
York.
q Senator Morrill,, of this State, and sena-
tor Morgan, Of New York, we're at Proyidenc,
u Monday.
90 The n. Y. Express says the government
sending forward an average of six hundred
roops daily from that city.
Il lsrgeanl enthusiastic meeting was held
IN New Orleans on the 10th inst, to ratify Oh.
ioninatlon of Lincoln aud johnson
81 The tomb of Byron, which has been
ong time in adilapidsted condition, is to be re-
paired by order of the King of Greece.
- few glasses OF liquor and thick foa
c ,used the death of Mr.. Dolan ON Wednesday OF
last week, in ST. John.
- Cap. George A. Whittimore, of Ftzwil-
lilo a., has been assigned to camp at Augusta, a.
Post Quartermaster for the State of Maine
y man who didn't take the papers sold
a quantity of butter in Lowell, Mass, on Friday
l,st, tor 20 cents a pound.
~ The East Auburn Band is giving free con-
certs ut tho head of Lisbon street. Auburn. twice
4 week.
81 Gen. CAN'T will lecture at wndham this
aIernoon and at Saccarappa this evening"
There should be efforts made to get out large
meeting.
~ A man named Elson recently walked 800
miles IN six days, over the common ruad, at ST.
John, n. b., while ''the American party we've
there.
- large number Of eopperheads are Wis
ting Canada just about this time to evade the
iraft. LEFT their country for their countrys
good
e The house and barn of Andrew j. Lee, OF
Mixheld, were totally destroyed By fire on Sat-
arday noon last. Loss rom $4,000 to 5000
Insured for $1,000.
- Messrs. Ssetson and Brothers, of Damaris-
Gotta, have under way ship of /, 100 tons,
white oak, which will be first-class in every re-
spect. ~ MAg
~ The finishing touches to the exterior Of
tn, magnificent dome OF our National Capitol
were given on Friday. II now stands proud
monument of American skill and industry.
! 81 There are xS2 persons and corporations
tlat pay tax on $50, 900 and over in the city of
Providence. The largest tax is paid by Hon.
" n. Spr,gue, u S. Sen ,tor.
ara W. Davis, u NJ line, is in the list of
de his in H.Dpton Hospit Il, and Lieut.. W. A.
C,mpbell. 9th Maine, IN the list at the Chesa-
peate.
~ DR.. Charles Jewett, the distineu shed
Temperance Lecturer. who has been in Illinois
lur a. the last two years, is soon to return to
New England.
- The furloughs of the 18th and 18th NJ sin.
regiments, as we are informed have been extend
ell he days. expiring on the l7th of September,
at shich time they will report At Augusta
y There is TO be national horse fair at
Providence. October 4,h, 5th, and 9th. Four
thousand doll,rs are to be awarded in premiums,
/ divided into $50 each.
q man of f,shion wishing to be directed
10 tn- uius' strra'"s~ .i---,-..s Cont
psny's works at chicopee, was conducted into
tue blacksmith shop.
. Sixteen selmen deserted from the L. S.
steamer Colorado at the Kntery Navy Yard ON
/ Saturday night. One Of them was recaptured
| by the Police on Sunday night, just as he was
about to leave BY the freight train on the Eastern
railroad.
! s5- Attention is invited TO the advertisement
/ OF Bryant, Strstton & Co.'S Commercial Col
lege, in lsuother column. Mr. Gray. the local
| priucipsl, is an accomplished commercial schol
r, and teacher of rare attainments.
= At the centennial celebration Of Brown
/ University, which occurs on Thurs lay, 9th OF
September, an original lie, written by Bishop
/ Burgess. will be sung to music composed b,
Prof Kelly.
! q The Bith Times says Lewis t.. son of
John E. Leemiu, run over by an team
nih.t his leg broken b,low the knee while out
Of town on visit to wo ilwich, few days
I since s4ANA ia
! = The Butf.o Courier LEI arms that Mrs. & 10
ert L. Lee, wife of the rebel general. and her
two sons, have taken up their residence in the
village of Niagara, at the mouth II the Niagara
| river.
| " A venerable oil lady. named Sarah A.
Ezell, native of South Carolina, died in Men,
phis last week, at the age Of one hundred and
seven years and eight months She was the old
est ''rehel'' in the country.
y The news coming TO us from all quarters
is of the most cheering character. In the South
rebellion is gradually being reduced in power;
in the North rebel-sympathizers are reading
their doom in the hand writing on the wall.
II A young man was arrested in Toronto,
the other day, for kissing his hand to young
lady who was passing on the opposite side of
the street. There nay be law to meet the case,
.ut the young man win prob,by be discharged
with word OF ad ice from the Court
81 Miss NJ ,jor Pauline Cushman will visit
Bath aud tell her romantic yet truthful story to
the people of that city tomorrow evening. We
have no doubt she will have full houe Her
history affords additional proof that truth is
stranger than fiction. -
- The Louisville Press understands that the
Hon. Jesse d. Bright, late an Indiana L. s. Sem
ator, has sold out all his Kentucky possessions,
freed his negroe., given them each sum suffi-
cent to commence the world with, and has. with
bis family. g.'ue to Europe, there to remain un-
Ill after the war.
Y We received a very pleasant visit yester-
dt, from |. V. Ellis, Esq, editor Of The st. John
Globe geutlem IN whose symp ithes are true
10 he spirit of liberty, and whose columns have
ever revealed kind and cordial feeling towards
our loyL people in their struggle with REBEL
ion.
~ Fort Morgan cost the U. S Government
in ITS construction an armament, 81 ,sol 900.
and is cip .ble of mounting i32 guns and Of gar
rsoning 100 men tor siege operations. This
fort comm ln Is the entrlaee of Mobile by, ami
Is possession saves the necessity of keeping
blo;ki ling 4 .et there