The Portland daily press., 1864-12-17

81 A manhas actually been convicted of lille
gal voting in New York city, and is awaiting
sentence. ce~--sss
"a One of the rebel officer prisoners at john
sens Island, has given birth to "bouncing
boy" So says the Sandusky Register.
81 A very full abstract of Secretary Fessen-
denis Report on our National Finances, will be
ound on our first page.
~ The libel suit brought by ex-Mayor OPP
dixie, of New York, against Thurlow Weed, is
now on trial. sa aom
V W. C. Cromwell, of Berwick. has been
appointed chief clerk in the 4th Auditors office,
at Washington g
H Rev. J. c. Fletcher, the Brazilian lectur-
er, has had very successful lecture tour in
England, and is going to Naples and Pompeii.
RG Gen. syoungest child, six months
old, died last week at South Bend. Ind, at the
residence of Speaker Colfax.
81 The Aroostook Pioneer has commenced
its eighth volume. 1t is an excellent family pa
per, and an honor to that county.
81 A farmer of South Coventry, Conn, lost
Ave hundred dollars worth of oxen, the other
Jay, Ny Luo ldlt VI tlc btdDiO uUOEe WuLCu 1SAt
the cattle hanging by their necks. =
81 Three negroes were arrested in Philadel
phia on Monday and bound over to keep the
peace, simply for attempting to ride in a street
car. -0a4-4-2 ~
~ Thirty thousand dollars have been con-
tr,buted by the citizens of Philadelphia, to pur-
chase residence for presentation to General
Grant. III 500 .aeifr7e# vsay5eE
81 The Lewiston Journal says the Pine st.
Congregational Society in that city-Rev. Mr..
Balkan Shave voted to raise the pastors sala-
ry from 81 900 to 81 300.
- The Paris Democrat regrets to learn of
the death of Mrs. Betsey Abbott, of Bethel, the
lady whose carding and spinning at the Bethel
town fair, attracted SO much attention last fall.
She was over 81 years Of age. =l b ssleigs
3 81 The Pitts6eld where the man was put off a
railroad train in the night and was killed by
dropping into deep, dry gulley, was not Pitts
field on the Maine Central Road, but the town
of that name in western Mass. geq ~, sa5
. ~ The Newburyport Herald says the re-
lease q St.. Adams raiders creates univer-
sal indignation, as it should. 1t is one Of the
basest judicial acts that was ever perpetrated in
any country. ,,ie,f ~ 4.5f n, 4, ~
- Hillsboro' county, n. H., is determined
to do up the business Of thecounty ii Scriptur-
al manner, hence the Union convention has NOM
mated Gilman Scripture for County Commits
sioner.
- The fishing schooner, &C Davis, Nc
Donald, master, Of Gloucester, has this year
stocked ,0s2. She is ten years old, and has
earned her owners eighteen thousand dollars
clear.
R The Pressure Isle Pioneer says MRS. y.
Richardson, OF Ashland, IN coming out OF church
at that place on Sunday, slipped upon the ice at
the door, and fell, breaking her leg near the an
kle joint. 49,.
. % The Toronto Globe, In an arucle apparent
~ of semi-ofiicial character, announces that
strong measures are 70 pe taken IN q ieglsiauve
sense TO put an end TO the attacks e1pected 10 DC
made upon the United States territory Oy per-
sons residing In Canada. a4rq aul5si
q There are nve citizens OF lynn. MASS ,
VINO report special income OF S~V,oVV anu up
wards. hon. John b. Alley REPRESENTING IN
congress from tnat dlstrlct, Is put uo"nl@N
800; the largest saves. M. Bubler, whose special
incomeis $4,000. s lelibaaq
aa u The Richmond Enquirer, referring to
Georgia and North Carolina, says, 'the whole
cry about State rights is o subterfuge to cover
up personal luminosity to the President, and in
reckless disregard OF the dangers wnicn sur
round US. - 3 70
R-The New York Post suggests that Hon.
49,
Thaddeus Stevens, of Penn, having lost his gold
bill in the House of Representatives, will intro
duee another for the regulation Of the tempera-
tnre of this planet, by means of the thermome-
ter.
j - The new Freewill Baptist church at Win
negauce was dedicated on Wednesday last. Ser
mon by Rev. DR.. Graham, of this city. The
singing, which was excellent, was furnished by
the choir OF wesley (Methodlst) church In hatn
assisted by some OF the best talent Oh tnat
city. sbls ao
% Professor Goodwin smith expressed his
intention OF retaining to this country next sum-
mer All the opposition papers have been bark
ing at him here, and when ne returns home the
London Times and other papers sympathizmg
win 'ne reDeliion WIN JOIN In 'ne GAMING me- ono
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hasr sos;o.,.,., .,.,sss.ol "a a.. !. -
hsen sor;on.,r oo,.a,a,la.ad - sye ,hen, .bs;r
$500. !. .a.s.ra e.. f.;.hf,,I ,,;,;.o,, sor
vices, ba4sis 79is5 z F8g sir aai
o5g- The TEMPERANCE journal saws II has not
changed hands. and probably. will not. Some Of
it's readers will think il has siueularly changed
it's tora--wbetber for better or for worse Il is
NOT our nrovince to say. The Journal saws it's
recent fling at the Press was by accident: that
the article belonged to another paper and got m