The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-10
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% An old author named his work, "High-
heeled shoesfor Dwarfs in Holiness ..--.-
p Apples are selling in Pennington, says
the Chronicle, atsS5 . barrel. tA,k
80 Why is the well of Jacob like Dutch
man brewery Because he brews (Hebrews)
drink there.-
RTwo new daily papers are to be started at
San Francisco-one republican and one demo-
cratic.
20 A New York professor, who is. lecturing
IN the west. has skated from St. Paul, Mimi, to
Quincy, III $50 miles. s e. qs5.s aaea9
EIhe Legislature of West Virginia, has re-
elected W. I. Wiley to the u s. senate for six
years from the 4th Of March next rade3 Es~s +
B-The rebel congress contains delegations
from Kentucky, Tennessee, and even Missouri
What can be more supremely ridiculous
% The snow is more than two. and half
feet deep on a level, in Dover, Piscataquis
county. sa9 = q soat io9 sT ,Sa2a s'zlafs 4
10 HASN'T the Bangor Times got the cart be-
fore the horse in its pleasantly about that even
ing and morning edition. I
@We assure SEE. P. W." that the omission to
send the Press was purely unintentional His
credit is A /. 5s 800 ,5,ls 4, e ne w VIZ
% Lewiston pays $500 bounty for one years
men, payable when the recruit is mustered into
the U. s. service BUG 'gr
% 1t is reported that just before leaving for
Europe Gen. Mcclellan was presented with $780,
600 in gold. 81 Aaew ~ asei saa9 oWE
70 Two young ladies were buried under a
snow slide in Bangor, Monday, but were mined
Oufh vvfr n+c
- There is deficiency in Hospital supplies
at Augusta and boxes are requested from any
and all points. IN ~ No
70 Gen. Lee has Issued an order calling on
the people to supply his army with arms, which
he says are much needed just now. hfesat
EB-0ur neighbors of the Transcript propose
to make their enlarged paper one of the finest
looking papers in New England.
80 The Hon. Jacob yanatta, q democrat, has
written letter in favor of the ratification, by
the New Jersey Legislature, Of the Constitutional
Amendment abolishing slavery. - q, ~ ,..5
R In an excellent article on Christmas, the
printers made the editor of the Marysville .dp-
peal say that sour Savior was born Of nirginia
Nary" u sseablk .nsgis sne
\ 81 DR.. hambelle, an eminent Paris physician,
says an electric shock is sure to bring saliva
ton to anybody dying fromthe effects of chIoro-
form, ss5gle ''' stf
90 General Grover had narrow escape from
death during the recent fire in Savannah. A
piece Of shell which was in the armory that was
burned, passed within two inches Of his head. a
q Would it be asking too much Of the Bath
Times, when it refers to the Portland Press, to
request thatit should stick little more closely
R-Itis said that sherman's army has been
reinforced until it equals if it does not outnum-
Der Grants. The rebels have no adequate force
with which to oppose his march,
HGov. Smith of Virginia has issued call
for great war meeting in Richmond Gen.
Grant is ready to accommodate him with war
meetings to his hearts content. =
BThe n H. Patriot says: "Maj George
P. Folsom, of Dover, Paymaster in the army,
has been sent to the Albany Penitentiary upon
sentenceof a Court Martial for defalcation."
HThe Richmond Sentinel says the terms
offered to the Commissioners were the abolition
of slavery, and the restoration of the Union,
which it declares is an insult to the South Z;
ETne Democratic State Convention of Con.
necticut have nominated O. s. Seymour of Litcb-
field, for Governor. and Thomas II Bond of
New Haven. for Lieut.. Governor 4, q
WSeyeral of the gang of clothes line thieves
in Belfast who have been committing depreda-
three women hayin been sent t. tbe oonntv anu a
for sixty days. Bangor Times.
- Burlington vt, Is. great lumber mart
for that region of country. The lumber bust
ness last year amounted to $4, OO0, 900, equal to
twenty per cent. of the manufactures of that
State. sedsa sYs al ssea 1859 aassea
70 The Boston Commercial Bulletin-one Of
the best of business newspapers by the way
says Of our Price Current, s.that it is Portland
all over and ought to be applaudea for being
SOL s-ft !. -st.s 3, ~ s.-,. e, f.s-s s
B-A large and pleasant party left the city
yesterday afternoon, in the Belle of Portland, I"
drawn by six horses all wearing plumes in their
head -stales, for the Temperance Convention at
Falmouth.
i BThe Journal says Timothy Downing was
sentenced to years imprisonment in the State
I Prison by Judge Walton, at the late term Of
Court In Auburn, for setting fire to the barn of
Ebenezer d, Aver OF Minot.tguq aT
80 Inc Bangor Whsg rejoices to learn that
Gov. Cony will not decline denomination, and
says Name never had more popular and able
Governor than Governor e., and we can now
IN afo,f, n lose nc H. s,r,,;.ss ~
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90 Rev. II. NJ Eaton, a member Of the House
of Representatives. and the sounder Of Eato,,s
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