The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-02-09
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

We Oh ING hisb IN Sc-Lcttei iiohi Dvstoh'
sgon the fourth page - Never Again,
poetry; Widowed and Poor, an interesting
story by I. S. Arthur.
sg-There is religious interest in Shap-
leigh and several conversions are reported.
% The national bounties cease on the
first Of March. Now is the time to enlist.
sg- Messrs. Austin, Hall, & Co. have
commenced on ship at Damariscotta, of
about 900 tons.
SE A dog-fght in the vicinity of Bangor,
on Sunday morning, called together about
800 persons.
~ Store and shop-breaking are as fire.
quent in Bangor as the issue Of the Wing
or Times.
II Gen. Grant can't be induced to make
aspeech. Let his sword speak for him until
the close of the war;
~ Gen. Pope is organizing his forces for
vigorous prosecution of the war along the
route of the gold regions of Idaho.
sr Peach trees were in blossom at St. Au-
gustine, at the time of the latest intelligence
from there.
sy Over 10000 claims for pensions have
already been filed by widows and mothers Of
deceased soldiers.
sE- Frederick Tudor, the well known
pioneer in exporting ice, died at his residence
in Boston, on Saturday morning last, aged 81.
gY- IT is said Fernando Wood pays more
rent for his house in Washington than be re-
ceiyes for his services. That is among the least
of his faults.
IL large portion of wearing apparel,
belonging to Rev. Mr.. Wilson of Ellsworth,
was destroyed by fire recently, communicated
to them from lamp carried into the closet.
mTRev. J. C. Fletcher, the well-known
traveller and lecturer, is detained in Spring
field, Mass, by very severe attack of rheu-
matism.
- The Manchester American says five
hundred girls can fluid immediate employ
ment in that city, at great pay compared with
former times.
sY The ship Live Oak, which cleared at
Belfast for New Orleans on the 9Th instant,
has on board 4260 bales of hay for govern
ment, probably larger cargo of hay by sew
eral hundred tons than was ever put on board
ship. The hay is compressed as cotton was
In New Orleans, and slowed with same screws.
ga letter received from our fellow-cit-
zen, L. ". Locke, the Balladist, written in
| Ohio, informs US that he has been for long
time with the armies OF the Union, East,
| West, and Southwest, and that about the 1st
| of March he will return home when he will
Letting funds for the hospital uses of the army.
| His plan is to give a concert and lecture under
the auspices of some aid society, for trifliDg
| compensation, and allow the entire proceeds
to go for the benefit of the cause. In many
| Instances societies in the West have realized
hundred dollars net proceeds in an evening
| for the benefit of the soldiers. Letters adj
dressed to him at this city will receive his
| prompt attention.
-Y-Gen. CAN'T, while addressing an audi
ence in Man chester N. II. on Tuesday even
| ing, asked all who were willing to see Arkan-
sas come back into the Mirror without slave
ry, il her people so desired, to rise. So far
| as We could see, says the Mirror all rose ex-
| cept certain Democratic politicians of the
| Copperhead persuasion. One or two of that
sort, who were standing up took the trouble
| to sit down. How is it asks the Union that
any one in New Hampshire can object to see
| ing slavery abolished in any State 1.-THE peo-
pie of that State desire it? Is it slavery the
tablished and perpetuated? Perhaps they will
not answer, but one thing is certain, every
one OF them will vote for E. w. Harrington
for Governor on the Sth of March.