The Portland daily press., 1864-03-15
ORIGINAL AND 'sELECTRD.r

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BrA severe shock of an earthquake was
felt in San Francisco on Monday last.
AE "A. 7. Stewart, the New York merch-
ant prince, is about to build house at a
cost of 100000.
sBrThe train with the passengers by the
steamship Jura, run off the track at Danville
junction, last evening. No one was injured.
DJ-The camp of the LIST Maine Cavalry
is about three miles from Warrenton Junction.
eg-The Bath Times says the Eastern
Queen is to be On the route between Boston
and Bath about the goth inst.
sV-The Legislature will remain in session
during this week and probably portion OF
the next.
TAccording to the best estimate that
can be made, the total number of troops in the
rebel army is $4,000. -
Thursday, the 7th day of April has been
appointed by the Governor ard Council of
Massachusetts, as a day of fasting and prayer.
n1-The American illustrated papers for
this week have been received at the book and
periodical depot of A. Robinson, 81 Exchange
street.
sB The claims of Col. w. X. Kimball to
an appointment Of Brigadier General, are be-
ing earnestly and justly urged by his friends
in this State. ~ BEE
sI-The Portland people have raised $40,
coo in joint stock company for a Dry Dock.
Portland is bound to have what is needed for
agreat city for city it is to be. f NJ
V-One of the agents of Fire Insurance
Company of Hartford, in sending small re-
mittance OF 1000 from the West, the other
day, wrote upon the foot of the check, "Good-
for Burns.v .-4-.
sV-Gov. Goodwin formerly of Maine, has
temporarily established his headquarters near
the confluence of the Salmos and Rio Verde,
where he is engaged in the organization of
civil government for Arizona.
sV The cost Of transporting the mails in
this State is Sl07,612. Among the four mail
contractors who have been discharged for dis
loyalty was j. B. Leslie, who carried the mail
from Patten to Smyrna.
0-The st. John Globe says, upon the ad-
vice of their CounseEthe soundest piece of
advice, perhaps that they ever received-Ken-
ney, Collins aud Seely, the Chesapeake pirates,
left for parts unknown to the many, immedi-
ately after their discharge.
VWe are indebted to Z. p. Weston, ESQ.,,
for the Tenth Annual Report of the Superin-
tendent OF Common Schools of this State 1t
is voluminous work, containing many impor-
tant facts and suggestions, in addition to the
report of the condition of the Schools.
WGov. Hahn was inaugurated on the
4th inst, as Governor of Louisiana His in
augural address regards slavery as the cause
of this unholy attempt to break up the gov
eminent, and its UNIVERSAL and immediate ex-
tinction as public and private blessing.
~ Win Bro. Sayward of the Kenuebec
Journal send US perfect copy of his paper?
For several days we have received only sprint
ers" and the poorest kind at that-so poor
that We have had to borrow To make out our
Legislative reports. f-.sz
p gy- What bounty does the town Of Linn
ington pay under the former call? Report
says $500. A Broker yesterday enlisted in
this city young man belonging in Rhode
Island, paid him $500 and took the money to
forward to his friends. Who got the other
$i00?-- 1,.~---s4--1-.-4 sfsk4l 4C4 -.-6A
sBWe learn from the Houlton Times
that the house of widow Shorey, in Littleton,
was destroyed by fire on Friday morning last.
The fire took in a sled adjoining the house, as
supposed from ashss, and Communicated to
the main building 50 rapidly after being dis
covered, that nothing was saved. There was
no insurance. rs@@
sy-Among the yerr extraordinary circum-
stances worthy of not, that have occurred in
Bethel within the past few weeks, a sewing
circle kept secret rpm its President three
weeks. This unhe,rd Of circumstance can
only be accounted fc on the supposition that
the President was whiting, where there were
no telegraph or mail Accommodations.
Z nJ-The list Of ensted men who have been
recently released frO the rebel prisons at
Richmond, includeshe following Maine sol
diers; W. P.Dyer, o.; John F. Harding Geo.
w. Smith, l6; A. Murray, II; H. f. Burgess
and E Smith,. LIST Cayay; F, Larvin, 4th; ].
A. Shrull, Sd; b. Seavser, 9th; ]. l.. Butts.
1lth; r. II. Preston ad II. o. Hunter, LIST
Cavalry; II. Savage, 15,; L. Vose, LIST. &
~ Bro. Adams Of he Argus, facetiously
intimates-for he is of be "gay and festive,
order-that we may bepme g a defender of !
Vallandigham year orwo hence" "judeiao
from the past" This ia hit at our having |
supported that hoary d-patriot % James |
Buchanan. We did dahat thing, and we |
feel ashamed enough oit,. perhaps quite as
much so as Bro Adams pes 20 think he was |
at one time an active maber of the Portland |
Anti-Slavery Society, orlat he was the head !
officer in the State OF tbtRechabite Temper-
ance organization. Blu hen he has efFectu
ally repented of suchfJuthful indiscretions
and early fanaticisms. .a.ll
! u Those who ha friends confined in
Libby Prison, Richmo., to whom they wish
to send any PARTICLES, re informed by the
Board of Distribute that boxes should
not exceed two ieet nare and three feet
long that they SPONTANEOUSLY be stoutly
and securely bound w iron hoops that
coffee, tea, sugar, flou and articles of like
character, should be 1t in stout canvass