The Portland daily press., 1864-01-21
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


are detailed to hospitals as non-eombatants.
gg-Of the inhabitents of Massachusetts
40,031 were born in Maine, including its Gov
ernor.
sBrThe friends OF George johnson, pri-
vate in Co. X, 4th Regiment, deceased may
learn something of interest to themselves by
addressing Miss Hannah B. Fuller, Augusta.
10 Gen Burnside was cordially welcomed
10 both halls of the Massachusetts Legislature
on Tuesday. He left for New York on
Wednesday.
rYThe Harrington men arrested for muir
der, in Boston, are awaiting their trial in
thaticity at the next term of the supreme Cri-
minal Court.
| sg7A new company has just purchasedthe
Katahdn Iron Works, and viii commence op-
erations Immediately with capital of $780,
| 900.
Hon. r. ii. Vose, distinguished law
yer and one of the most eminent and esteem
| ed citizens of the State died at his residence
in Augusta on Tuesday last. after brief i'll
ness.
nsg-Coal operatives are being obtained from
the British Provinces, to take the places of
those who have been making so much disturb
ance in the Pennsylvania mines during the
past year.
lE- The Joint Special Committee on the
enforcement of the Liquor Law, in the Mas
sachusetts Legislature, has been instructed to
consider the expectancy of aboishing the Of
flee of State Liquor Commissioner.
LEA detailed account of the frightful dis
aster, in which upwards of 1000 persons were
recently burned to death in Catholic church
in Santiago, Chill, will be found on the first
page.
gB-Colonel Emery of the 9th regiment,
the largest command now in the field from
Maine, eligible to re-enlist, writes that three
| fifths of his old soldiers have volunteered for
| the war, and the remainder will undoubtedly
! re enlist.
lg-The Richmond Enquirer of recent
date gives description of visit made by
| John Morgan to the Libby Prison, and of an
interview with Gen. Neal Dow. The CONVEX
which passed between them is reported for a
Southern latitude.
sB- The Maine Farmer says Mr.. Jonas
Childs of Chesterville, with four sons have
entered the army at various stages of the war.
The father received injuries that procured his
discharge, but the sons are still in the service
of their country.
sg-Gov. Curtin, in his inauguration ad-
dress, expresses himself stronglyn favor of a
vigorous prosecution of the war, and against
any compromise with armed treason, and de-
en- the government in its effort TO bring the
war to q speedy and vigorous conclusion.
lB-Rev. Mr.. Hammond, the revivalist, is
now preaching in Haverhill Mass. where
meetings are being held every evening in the
Town Hall. which is crowded TO overlooking.
One SABBATH evening says the Journal 1900
remained for religious conversation and pray
| er.
eV-The Hartford Company's Carpet works
at Thompsonville, CT, were partially destroy
ed by fire ON Saturday forenoon. Loss $4,000
The main building was filed with steam at
once in order to extinguish the flames. Sew
eral operatives were injured by jumping from
the windows, the fire spread too rapidly to
allow other means Of escape.
LIZ Bishop Colenso, who is seriously
troubling the waters of the theological pool
| A. ~ = ,.;n, -, la
ton to the Pentateuch. is thus described by a
London letter: almost seven feet high slen-
der, but well formed, remarkably erect and
handsome, with clear cut features and full OF
light, there walked the present Banquo of the
English church-Bishop Colenso.
LEA jury OF inquest, called to inquire in
to the cause OF the death of Bridget wife Of
James Coryin of Whitneyville on the 18th
inst. the Machias Union says decided that she
came 10 her death by disease caused by the
negligence of her husband, in not providing
her with the necessary comforts of life; it
appears from the testimony that he has been
in state of intoxication the most of the time
for the past six months.
sg-Our telegraphic report yesterday con-
tanned the announcement that the APP
pointment of Charles G. Parsons as Consul
for Trinidad, had been confirmed by theSenate.
This, we presume, is DIR. c. G.. Parsons of
| Windham, who is well aud iayorably known
as an author and lecturer on the South as he
saw it. DIR. p. is man of ability and ster-
ling integrity, and an nnwavering friend OF
! Freedom and OF the freed or bondmen.
LEA Fortress Monroe letter states that on
the 18th inst. Major Milford left there for
City Point with flag OF truce and eommu-
nication from Gen. Butler that sunless his mes
sage was received he would stop all further
communication with them and proceed at
once to retalliate upon the rebel prisoners in
our hands for the cruelty practiced upon~our
unfortunate posoners." To this communica-
ton Gen. Butler has as yet received no an
swer.
1l-The Buffalo Express, TO Illustrate the
straits 10 which so-caled democrats are re-
duced, says the Cincinnati Enquirer has at
last stated that General jackson violated the
Constitution by his arbitrary arrests at New
Orleans. Thus, one after another, the demo-
cratic party is deiaming the memory of its
fathers. The other day the same journal I'M
dertook to prove that Jefferson, the father OF
the anti-slavery literature of America, was in
| consistent and double faced, and was really in