The Portland daily press., 1864-08-18
p Forget not to entertain stranger,

b Forget not to entertain strangers. In
Circleyille. Ohio, three men attempted to break
into the house of a soldiers wife, to rob her OF
a sum she had received that evening. She was
defended, and the housebreakers killed, BY
wounded soldier to whom the lady had hospita-
bly, given shelter.
q Aslghtly intoxicated workman fell into
q well in Philadelphia few days since. A man
went down to rescue him, but being nearly suf-
located with foul air, hastily put rope round
the mans neck and hung by his legs. Both
we're hauled up, but one of the pair was very
nearly hanged till he was dead"
y The latest idea for a show in London is
proposed donkey fair,'' in imitation of the
dog and baby shows in this country. 1t is seri-
ously intended to open an exhibition of asses
and donkeys in Ellington next month. Such an
exhibition was held in Bangor on Tuesday last.
1t took place under big tent
u The Canadian excursionists are having
good time In the maratime Provinces The Nova
ocotians receive them with open arms, dine,
wine, and give them great attention. They are
treated to some splendid dinners. where very low
aitoasts are drank and strong federation speech
es are made. This question of federation is the
all-absorbing one in Canada at this time.
y The holy horror expressed by the oppo-
nents of the war at the sending North of four
hundred women and girls who were making
clothing for the rebel army in factory in Geor-
gia, has been misplaced. II seems now the ex-
odus was voluntary, and arranged by General
Sherman at the request of the emig rants them
selves. They were anxious to go where they
could escape starvation and earn livelihood.
30 The Buffalo Courier says that the Queens
Bench, in Canada, Judge Wilson presiding) in
an action brought in that court, upon a contract
made in the United States, for delivery of
quantity of corn, has recently decided that the
amour. recovered was payable in U. s. curren-
ey, and that payment in Canada of forty cents
on the dollar (such being the value of American
paper then) was full satisfaction and discharge
of the demand.
81 The coopers in New York are behaving
even more absurdly, if possible, than the print
ers. They have "grand society," and one of
its rules is that none of their sbosses" shall use
machne-made hoops. leading concern, find
ing it impossible to get any others, bought
few of the machine hoops, whereupon the work
men all left, and though the employers apollo
gized, and offered to pay the men for reshaving
the hoops, the society was inexorable, and voted
the shop ''foul,' and the men could not 90
back.
81 Gerrit Smith, in letter to a friend, ex-
presses the sentiment and feeling Of many who
have NOT been the ardent supporters of Mr. Lin
coin. He says, tissues with the southern rebels
and their northern friends are the only ones we
can afford to make before the election The cleo.
ton of no loyal man, however faulty he may be,
can destroy the nation. But the election of
whatever disloyal man will. Strong as is your
dislike of some of Mr.. Lincoln's measures, you
will not suffer it to stand in the way of your
voting to save the country. nor in the way Of
your entreating others to do so'