The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-01-20
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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1-on the fourth page-Corrected Mar
kets.
sV-Dr. A. L. Stone, OF Boston, lectures in
Biddeford tonight.
nVThe Kennebec Journal says that near
~ all the town quotas in the State are filed.
sVWe learn that there is quite a religi-
Gus interest in South Berwick.
CO We are indebted to Vice President
Hamlin for valuable public documents.
10 Every regiment in Gen. Dodge's Army
Of the Cumberland, has re-enlsted.
aVH. X. Bradbury Esq. has been fined
SO and cost for assault on the Senior editor
of the Courier
cy-The steamer Potomac, hence, arrived
at New York yesterday, and the steamer
Parkersburg, bound here, is detained in New
York on account of the storm.
sE~ William Small, Esq, of Fort Fairfield,
has been appointed Deputy Provost Marshal
for Aroostook county, vice Eben Woodbury.,
Esq.
sr An exchange says the friends of VIM.
Caswcll, of the Maine 4th regiment, who was
captured at Gettysburg, have received4ntelli-
gence that he died at Belle Island, near Rich
mond, of starvation.
nTThe Calais Advertiser says there are
already arrangements made for building five
vessels the coming season on the Calais side
| OF the river, and two large vessels and
steamer on the St. Stephens side.
sE-.The first press on which Benjamin
Franklin worked was presented to the Massa-
chusetts Mechanic Association on Saturday
last. 1t was in the Office of the Newport
Mercury until 1850 when 1t was sold to par
ty in New York.
nvDr. True in an article in the Lewiston
| Journal, says that the name of Merrymeetng
Bay was probably the first English name APP
piled to any point Of the Androscoggin River
1t was SO called because the Indians were ac-
customed to assemble at this place for their
holiday recreatlons.
n1-It has been. stated that Rev. Henry
Ward Beechers salary has been increased to
Sl2,500, but statement of the doings OF the
| Plymouth church Society places the matter
in little different shape. He has been pre-
scented with 5000 in addition to his salary Of
$500.
co. The Calais Herald says the travel be-
tween that place and Bangor by stage is very
large since the Boston steamers discontinued
their trips, and thinks a railroad with the
Provinces would do a profitable business. On
the Air Line extra stages are in constant en-
ployment.
IL Chicago is to be supplied with pure
Lake water by extending tunnel under the
Lake two miles from the shore. The tunnel
is to be five feet two inches high, and five feet
wide, arched at top and bottom. The work
has been contracted for, to be completed 10
two years, for S3l5,l39. Some of the papers
Of that city prophesy a failure of the project.
eIT The st. Louis Democrat thus explains
the difference between the gradual and the
immediate emancipationists of Missouri: "The
immediate emsncipationists want to get rid Of
slavery as soon as they can--the gradual eman-
cipationists want to keep slavery as long as
they can. The former desire emancipation
from choice-the later are willing to take ii
when they cannot help themselves.
sIThe London Star, referring to the
American President, says, MIR. Lincoln has
been tested as few goyernars- haze ever been
tested, and though he may not always have
risen fully to the level Of a great emergency,
he has seldom failed to display noble Impair
TALLY, great lrmness ofpurpose, and some
what utilitarian, judgement, We believe a
| ment."
srThe Lewiston Journal says Loring
Parcher of that city, attempted to commit
suicide Sunday night, while laboring under
temporary insanity. He inflicted a terrible
cash in the side Of his neck. When he did
the deed he was in his room alone and had no
sooner done it than lie cried for help. When
assistance reached him he did not seem to
know what he had done. --Parcher enlisted in
the 10Th Regiment.
sH-Itis not usually considered in good
taste for physician to force bis practice upon
unwilling patients, but physician in Cincin-
natl seeing lady in the street with Jfacie evil
dence that her nose was frozen, seized hand
full OF snow and held it to her face until the
frost was out when he made the necessary cx-
PLANTATION and apologies. The propriety OF an
act depends very much on circumstances, and
the rules Of etiquette may be disregarded to
save life or suffering.
~ Springfield, Mass, is suffering from
lack Of tenement accommodations for its fast
increasing families. The Republican COM
plains that young business men and men with
salaries from $500 to $1,000 year, have to
pay from 500 to 800 rent for very indiher-
ent tenements, between which and no house
at all is the only choice. 1t is just as bad for
those who board. Five dollars week for
| gentlemen is common price, without fur
nishing either fuel, lights or washing; and for
families the rates are proportionally higher.
The Republican further says, 1--WE know of
one man who rents house for 5000, under
| Tor over) lets three front rooms for 1922, and
| has seven back rooms for himself and family,
besides being paid s35 for condescending to
live there; an anomalous ease certainly, in
this age of high rents"
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