The Portland daily press., 1864-02-10
ORIGINAL AND .sEIECTED.

lyon the first page-Letter from Vir-
ginia the New Hampshire Election; Sensi-
BILE Democratic Editor.
sg~On the fourth page Miscellany.
sJ- There were one thousand seven hun
dred and sixty-five deaths in Buffalo last year.
cy-Recent advices remove all anxiety in
regard to NewbuIn NC.
~ Three gunboats and eight steamboats,,
loaded with supplies for the army at Knoxville,
left Nashville, Tennessee, on the Goth ult.
er Mr.. Edward B. Hutchinson OF Hart
ford, has been admitted to practice in all the
Courts in this State.
eTHenry Bates of Co. G, LIST Maine Cav
airy accidentally shot himself few days since
says the Lewiston Journal
giment, died at his residence in Lewiston on
Sunday last.
nT-J Q. Barton Esq. Register OF deeds. for
Aroostook County, has been appointed Assis-
tant Paymaster in the us. Navy,
EJef Davis has ordered every able
bodied man in the rebellious states to shoulder
arms. No substitutes excepted.
sTThe entire strength of the rebel army
cannot exceed $4,000, if every able-bodied
man is mustered into service.
eg-It is estimated that ship owners in
this community have realized the snug sam OF
of SOL 800 for vessels sold in England since
Oct 1852.
nBGeorge Thompson the celebrated Eng
fish anti-slayery orator, has arrived in Bos-
ton by the Arabia on Saturday and will have
public reception next week
ay-It is said there is an important move
ment on foot in the Southwest under Gen.
Sherman. Its precise destination is Of course
not made public.
ev Mrs. Mary c. Bruce, of Portsmouth,
N. H., while on a visit to East Boston, fell
down flight OF stairs, dslocating her neck
and causing almost instant death.
sF-The Oxford Democrat says number
of Portland capitalists have purchased the
Coe Farm, at Island Pond, and have organized
company for the purpose of mining copper.
They will commence early in the Spring.
sEwe learn from the Bath Times that
Mr.. David ]. Young of that city, of the 18th
Maine Regiment, died in Washington on the
7th inst. His body is to be sent home for
burial.
s1-Capt. Hanscom, of the ship James
Guthrie, OF Portsmouth N. H., a Calcutta let
ter says, was found ON the 2lst of Dec. In the
cuddy of his ship, with his throat cut from
ear to ear. 1t is supposed he committed sui
| eide.
H-The plea of insanity will no doubt be ur-
| ged in the Mulden murder case. How man
could deliberately plan and perpetrate such
cold-blooded murder, in such public place
in broad daylight for the paltry sum obtained
il is difficult TO understand.
sH~The Boston Journal of Tuesday says
5000dressed hogshave been received in that city
within the last forty-eight hours, from Chica
60, over the Grand trunk Railway and Port
land steamers, at their depot India wharf. The
steamer Lewiston Darrived Monday afternoon
| with another full cargo oil defunct porkers.
ETA Democratic Committee, Of which L.
De. NJ. Sweat, ESQ. of this City is chairman
has been appointed to prepare the copperhead
programme for the coming Presidential cleo
ton. II, as is declared by the democratic
press, slavery is a dead issue, it will be diff
cult to find live one on which to rally.
|
| V-Edward w. Green, in addition to the
crime murder, has pleaded guilty to setting
the Post Office on fire, on the first Of Novem-
Der last. A few years ago the Maiden Post
Office was robbed, and some people now ex.
| press the belief that Green was the instru-
ment Of that crime. There are multitudes Of
stories anoat, many of which are without
doubt, untrue.