The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-12-20
ORIGINAL AND SOLICITED.

ETRich silver mines have been discovered in
Washington Territory.
ga new Union paper has just been started
at Jacksonville, Fla.
Y-It is thought that Hon. Frederick Smyth
of Manchester, will receive the Union guberna-
torial nomination in New Hampshire.
ZEE 1t is rumored in IRly that King Victor
Emanuel proposes to abdicate soon in favor of
his son.
~ Three thousand six hundred exchanged
Union prisoners arrived at Annapolis during
last week.
RNearlY all the rebel prisoners were re-
moved from the old Capitol prison at Washing
ton on Friday, and sent North. %AA@ r.
RThe Charleston papers report the landing
of a large federal force to operate against the
Charleston and Savannah Railroad. rF
y-Wm. P. Rathburn, formerly New Jersey
Judge, lately died and left $1,000 900 worth Of
oil lands to his lucky heirs. 1850 5yadbas
gEThe Ladies' Sanitary. Fair at Bangor.
will open lto-morrow. Norombega has been
splendidly decorated.
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher lectured in
Worcester, Mass, on Monday evening. He lee
lures in this city, before the M. L. A., tomorrow
evening q yyt,zT u q. gHo.s-5 Z g.st-1g
THarper s. Bros, D. Appleton & Co., and
ma ny other leading publishers, presented Gold
win Smith with large number of their most
valuable publications as /. parting gift, on his
leaving cur country for his home in England,
|. sea-The New Haven Journal congratulates
the people of that town that whenever any of
them are locked up in the wateh-house, the sexes
will, hereafter, thanks to the march Of improve
ment. occupy separate apartments over night.
e. The Richmond Enquirer takes strong
ground in favor Of freeing and arming the slaves.
Il declares that such policy is the only hope Of
the Confederacy, and that Gen. Lee approves
II. snoo a1a siusuis,as lla sasie p5i aHsaW a
ErThe Bath Times says Messrs, Owen Co.
of that city, have paid within the last thirty
days, 5000 freight money, for merchandise
received by railroad. They do heavy corn,
-four and grocery business. sl " llla ysar
- Frederick Douglass demands political
equality for the negro with the white. Social
equality he neither expects nor asks for. That
does not exist among white citizens. More than
this, he says he wants the privilege of deciding
what kind Of white gentlemen shall have adj
mission to his parior.s ssaFa naed-is
EOn the first page will be found an original
letter in relstiou to the sanitary wants of the
Army. an admirable article from the London
INQUIRER on our civil war, and q grand article
from the Montreal Witness on the release Of the
st. Adams Raiders Humorous miscellany
may be fonnd on the last page. .,a5ai saistol
y We continue to receive names for the
City Hall, such as Congress Hall, Forest City
Hall, Metropolis Hall. Washington Hall, Com
naercial Hall, etc. We have also had the prop
osition seconded to name the Senate Chamber
Reception Room We think this matter has been
carried about as far SO is profitable for our
eolamns, and We shall decline to publish any
more propositions.
Ey Senator Davis of Kentucky, spoke at
length against the confirmation of Mr.. Speed,
the new Attorney General, admitting his honor
able and blameless public and private character,
and, his respectable standing at the bar; but
urging against him his peculiar views on
the constitutional powers Of Congress, the
President and the people, touching the question
Of slavery. 7.rT -ss.s5s.s ~ 5sasgvsaass
EOficers released from southern prisons
urge the President to adopt retaliatory measures
for the protection of our men yet in rebel
prisons. They say the rebels are not SO reduced
that they need to starve their prisoners, but
have adopted systematic plan to do SO in order
TO kill them or force them into their army. They
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