The Portland daily press., 1864-04-20
ORIGINAL AND EELECTED.

~ First page-The Spectators Tele-
graph; The Highlander's Prayer.
10 Last page-Corrected Market Re-
ports.
sy- The receipts of the New York Fair
up to Saturday night were 1896, 200.
~ vexed questionable location of the
Town house in Wells.
oB- Senator Wade and Representative
Gooch, have gone West to investigate the
Fort Pillow massacre.
GA small school house was burnt on
Sunday evening, 10th inst. 1t was probably
the work of an incendiary in Bangor.
sB-An augur found its way into six casks
of liquor, in Lewiston, a few days since, and
the liquor found its way out upon the ground.
ga couple got married in Lewiston, a
few days since, lived together about "a hours,
and then sued for divorce.
sg-Mr. Geo. Allen, jr, the Principal Of
the Hancock school in Boston, lies danger
ously ill at his residence in Chelsea.
GA petition is being circulated in Lew
iston requesting the city authorities to close
up the liquor shops.
Sg-An unsuccessful attempt was made to
break into the safe of the Lewiston Steam
Mill Company on Saturday night, says the
Journal.
V-The Eastport Sentinel says that Mai.
G. w. Sabine, of that town, was recently
thrown from his horse and considerably though
not dangerously injured.
sE- Among the persons killed by the ex-
plosion of the gunboat Chenango in New York
harbor, was John White, acting Sd assistant
engineer. He belonged in this State.
sB- We learn that Major General C. c.
Washburne has been appointed to command
the district OF West Tennessee, in place OF
Gen. Hurlbut, relieved.
~ AT the recent exhibition of the Senior
and Junior Glasses Of Bowdoin College, the
first prize for English Composition was awar-
ded to Charles Curtis, of Garland.
sB-We learn that John II. Converse, Esq.,,
Of Damariscotta, has been appointed Judge
of Probate of Lincoln County. An excellent
appointment.
~ A man named Jefierds, under arrest
in New York for murder, has presented re-
volyer to the New York Fair. The weapon
was in no way connected with the alleged
crime Of the donor.
sFThe Bangor Wing says, Frank Ketch-
um, who was arrested in that city for alleged
defalcation in the Commercial Bank, of ST.
John, has been released from custody, matters
having been satisfactorily adjusted with the
Bank.
sTe Gen. Howard takes with him 10 his
new command but portion of his old staff,
but among them are Colonel Hayes, Major
Howard, and Captains Stinson and Gilbraith,
Of this State. Mr.. Frank b. Gilman, former
ly of the Merchants Bank, Portland, Is now
a member Of his staff
eD-Has the Argus lost prestige, or is the
dog little ahead of the fox? The official
notice of the Democratic Congressional Con
veniion for the I'd District, composed of Sag
adahoc, Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford,
to meet in Auburn, May It'll, for the choice
of Delegates to Chicago, appears in the Ad-
vertiser but not in the Argus.
sB-The editorial moralizing of the Argus
yesterday, on the alleged request of a muir
derer TO have the proceeds of the sale of his
revolver to swell the sword vote for Gen.
Grant, was stolen from the New York World.
If the story Is true it proves nothing, except
that man though charged with murder, may
still have some sensible notions remaining.
sE-The New York World, said to be the
organ of the Wall street brokers and gold
spectators, says: "If Mr.. Lincoln would on
ly get rid OF Chase and his schemes, and Con-
gress put competent fnancier in Stevenss
place at the head of the Committee of Ways
and Means, we might see daylight; but under
the present management we are certain to 60
from bad TO worse"
sB-At meeting of Co. A, State Guards,
held last evening, the resignation Of Capt.
Beals was accepted. Subsequently, Lieut..
Cyrus Latham was elected Captain, and Chas.
ID. Themes was elected First Lieutenant aud
Frank III. White, Second Lieutenant. We I'M
derstand that about twenty of the members
of this Company have enlisted for the war
since its organization.