The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-05
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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rockingham, U. S. A., formerly of this city.
1-On the fourth page.-My Mothers
Bible, poetry; Miscellany.
Saturday evening, Feb. 9th. q
1The wife of Ri. Rev. Bishop Potter, Of
Pennsylvania, died on Friday.
~ Maine has 10000 men in the Navy
who should be credited on her quota.
Coz A lady Is lecturing in New Brunswick
on "Courtship and Marriage"
ng-We regret to learn that Hon. Owen
Lovejoy, remains very i'll at Washington.
To- "Burleigh,' of the Boaton Journal,
says wife-killins is now the rage in New York.
sIThe New York Herald is out in favor
of Mcclellan. Its price has not been publicly
stated.
20 Rev. Austin L. Park was ordained
pastor Of the Congregational Church in Gar
diner, on the I'd ult.
n1- Rev. Zenas Thompson has removed to
North Auburn, where he will preach every
other Sabbath.
CO. A County Medical Association has
been organized in Skowhegan, of which DIR.
NJ. Snow is President.
aTThe Rockland Free Press, in well
written article, favors the removal of the State
Capital to Portland.
sT There was fight in Skowhegan on
Friday between Frederick Dame and George
Mason, in which the latter was dangerously
wounded.
nTGen. G. G. Washburn passed through
this city on Wednesday last on his way East
to visit his relatives, He is expected in this
city in thecourse of next week,
hgSmall packages addressed to individu-
al prisoners at Richmond and contributed by
relations and friends only, are allowed to
pass.
sB- Gen. Fitzpatrick is now "alone" in the
world. His father, mother, brothers, sisters
and wife are dead, and his only child died at
West Point, N. Y, on the Goth ult.
"Hon. E. w. CAN'T will deliver no
more addresses in the eastern section of the
country, as he is on his was back to Arkan-
sas.
1The young people of Bangor have got
up series of dances in aid ofthe Sanitary
Commission. All right so long as they re-
gard Sanitary laws.
~ There is salt spring in Edgecomb on
the farm of Mr.. Joseph Merry, twenty quarts
of the water OF which will make one quart Of
~ h,.kt he ,o he eborn
and is covered with the tide at high water.
ry-The present winter, thus far, is said to
have been the midest ever known in Lower
| Canada. There is time yet for old winter TO
fully redeem his character for getting up
SHOWS and blows.
nD-The "Gray Jacket" which was recently
overhauled and captured as it was coming
| out of Mobile, by the U. S. steamer Kennebec,
was commanded by Capt. Tim Meagher, a
Maine man.
~ We understand the opposition in Ban
gor to the crossing of the Kenduskeag stream
by the European and North American Rail-
way has been Withdrawn, and that the COM
mittee Of the Legislature will be unanimous
in their report on that point.
sT Gen. Thomas, of the Army of the
Cumberland, has made application for a bril-
| gade Of Eastern troops, to be commanded by
Gen. Ames, who is DESTROYS Of joining the
18th corps. Gen. Howard desires that this
brigade should be made up largely of Maine
regiments.
0-Rev. Mr.. Smythe, distinguished Tenn
perance Lecturer, will address the citizens o.
Portland at the new City Hall. on Sunday and
Monday evenings next. He win visit and
speak at the Reform School on Sunday. The
Temperance question is one of vital impor-
lance to the people of our city and State, and
it is hoped an increased interest is about to be
awakened.
sT- An officer in the Army of the Cum
berland sends us kind word. Under date
Of Jan goth he says-in a private letter-"I
was much gratified to receive copy Of the
Estate Press" of Jan It'll, and to find that it
had been enlarged. 1 have for some time be-
lieved it to be unrivalled by any newspaper in
Maine, and l see no reason why it may not
take rank with the best newspapers in New
England.
~ The Joint Special Committee of the
Legislature on capital punishment voted on
Wednesday evening last to hold meetings on
the two next following Wednesday evenings,
and to invite those who would be heard be-
fore them to govern themselves accordingly.
Last Wednesday evening Judge Tanney read
private letter he had received from Prof
Upham of Bowdoin College, making strong
appeal against the death penalty, and we I'M
derstand Prof. U. will be invited to appear
personally before the committee.