The Portland daily press., 1865-07-27
ORIGINAL .AND SELECTED.

- In Enfield, N. H.. there is single field of
rye, containing 125 acres, of which the Shakers
own 100. Its estimated it win yield over 5000
bushels.
Gen. Joshua I. Chamberlain, late of the
First Division of the Fifth Army Corps. has
been made Major General by brevet, to date
from March 10Th, the day of the battle of Qua
ker Road. He viii be recollected as the officer
to whom the formal surrender of Lees army
was made after the terms had been arranged
by Gen. Grant.
B The DR.. Winship who died in Roxburv
ON Wednesday, was not the @strong man. as
some of our contemporaries have stated.
/ EB- The st. John Courier, the Oldest paper
in New Brunswick, is said to have died of bad
debts. ~ goaasis,iiit
g8 Orders have been issued for mastering
out of service the Ninth corps
B8- Mr.. Harrington, our new Minister To
| Switzerland, has taken passage in the steamer
| sailing August g. ssasstAS$
| Va The unknown man who was killed ON
the Boston and Maine Railroad, near East
Kingston depot, several days ago, is ascertained
to be Daniel Pickering, a deaf and insane man
who left Portsmouth Almshouse the day he
fore. -. 50 gas eA
a ~ The Deseret Neos announces the death of
James Duane Doty, Governor of Utah. who en-
piredi at Great Salt Lake City ON the 18th Of
June. The deceased was a little over sixty-fiye
years old. 80 uiss 8 sls si.,sig 4 *. +,
B- The Rev. Fitch W. Taylor, the Oldest
chaplain in our navy, and schoolmate Of VIM.
Writ, died in Brooklyn on Monday.
B<5Se Harry r Kauac ,,os+v...s4.- -,
| graph operator at Holderness, committed s11i-
eide Monday evening by taking arsenic. He
lived about three hours. He left note in his
memorandum book saying he was all discour-
4 aged. He leaves a wife and one child.
BY Edmund "A. Pollard, formerly editor of
the Richmond Eranaiaer, has gona to San Do
mingo to live.i,l9 IS Id a. ,aa.5'.ell4 II ~ i
Ia Dangerous counterfeit one dollar green
backs are circulating in Cincinnati.
i sEB 1t is now STATED that the government
win hold possession of Ford's Theatre paving
him rent for the building, until the meeting o.
Congress, in anticipation Of an appropriation
forits purchase.
gB Mr.. Charles Hale, now q. s. Consul at
Alexandria, Egypt, has disposed of his interest
in the Boston Adgertiser to the firm Of Dun
bar, Waters & Co., the present proprietors.
" The young man who received the first
prize for Commencement-aay oratory at Ro-
chester University, was nine years ago canal
driver, parentless, unable to read, ignorant
even of the time of his birth.
4 "a The GAINESVILLE Gazette. slearns from Q
a private source entitled to the highest credit
4 that General G.. @. Washburn will become Q
candidate for the Office of Governor of Wiscon
sin. Is ~ xkaa15I % .sIfihsH9xa SI0E
Il BB The Wing says that ON Monday evening
between and o'clock, while Mr.. John G
Libby of Stockton, was sitting on the CITY
& Point wharf. in Bangor, he was approached
from the rear, and cloth saturated with chic
{ reform suddenly drawn over his face, from til,
effect of which he became insensible Will.
in this condition he was robbed of a VALE
containing $106. A gold watch and chain OF
! his person were not disturbed, and the thief To-
: thieves) was considerate enough to leave in hi
4 pocket four dollars in change. Mr. Libbey il
represented as agentleman Of good repute, ar
this loss is a severe one to him. asesl 1ni ~ )
"a ig BBT The Lewiston journal says the construc
ton of the new Catholic church in that cit,
has been let for $4,000 to Mr.. j. T. Emery 0
"a this city, who has sub-let the brick work t,
i Mr.. D. Leavitt of Lewiston. The societ,
furnishes brick and the contract Of Mr. Elmer,
q only embraces the elevation. The basemen
which is built by the society, will cost abou
$1,000. The contractor stipulates to have tn,
brick work and exterior Of the church finished
by December LIST The glass for the church
which will be stained, is not included in tn,
q contract.