The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-08
0RIGTNAL AND SELECTED.

E See original and other poetry on last
page.
VWhiskey is now called in polite circles.
''the fluid extract Of rye"
g Warren with his popular combination
company, is playing in New Bedford.
80 The Richmond Whig without change OF
proprietors, is now published as Union paper.
70 The naval flag of Switzerland VIII De q
white cross ON red sfeld."
EPresident Lincoln was expected to return
to Washington yesterday.
EThe scheme to annex Boston to Roxbury
has fallen through
EE- JEFF. Davis when last heard from was
hunting lor the s1ast ditch
EThe effort to get the quota for the second
district reduced, has failed.
E General Sheridan was born in September,
1884, and is therefore only thirty-three years old
20 Senator Sumner is reported to have gone
to Richmond.
HFrederick Douglass lectured in Worcester.
Mass, on Wednesday evening, on the enfran-
chisement of the negro.
| 80 The Providence Press says that Governor
Smiths majority is nearly ten thousand, being
greater than his entire vote of last year.
II The bells of Biddeford and Saco were rung
on Tuesday, and 100 guns were fired in honor
of the fall of Richmond.
9There are three Governor Smiths in New
England, either in Office or elect, to wit: in Office
in Vermont, and elect in New Hampshire and
Rhode Island.
HThe Advertiser finds nothing in the SUBJ
jugation of the rebellion to rejoice over, and
thinks the nation has done nothing to be proud
of or to add to its glory.
! - The guns captured at Richmond-all left
uninjured-ares stated to be from four hundred
and fifty to five hundred, many of them CT large
calbre.
VThe Biddeford Union says Mayor Shaw of
that city, has presented a five hundred dollar
clock to Rev. Mr.. Tenney's new Pavilion
| Church.
BrGov. Andrew presided at the Unitarian
convention which met in New York, Wednes-
day. About four hundred delegates, from all
the northern states and Canada, were present.
RThe members already chosen to the Thir-
ty-ninth Congress now stand: Union, IA; DEM
ocrat, 35. Kentucky, Tennessee and perhaps
other Southern States will swell the Union num-
ber
VIn the last Congress there were three Dem
ocrats from New England ,-one each from Maine
New Hampshire and Connecticut. They have
all Ihad leave to stay at home, and in the next
Congress New England will be unit.
- Horace Greeley told the President in July
last, that the country was bankrupt A few
days since he said in the Tribune, we can pay
the interest on the national debt, and ultimately
liqpidate it with the greatest ease.
VThe imperial government of France has
already spent 122, 500,0 Door. on the improvement
of the French seaports. 1t appears that 81
millions are required to complete the work al
ready decreed.
RA decision has been given by the privy
council, in the Bishop Colenso case, pronounc-
ing his removal by the bishop of Cape Town
null and void, that power resting with the
! queen.
RA gentleman in Philadelphia has had his
horse-an old and favorte animal whose sight
had become impaired = fitted with pair of
pebble-gasses, and the faithful old servant seems
to appreciate the artificial aid to vision. and has
never stumbled or SHED once since he donned
| the spectacles.
| B The Bangor Wing says that on Monday
last the body of young man, supposed to be
that of Sergeant Major Mills of Milford, was
found in the river at the head of Mr.. Dwineps
Boom at Great Works. He was at home on
furlough last fall and was supposed to be drown
ed at that time.
9 Complete returns from the Connecticut
election give Buckingham II ,066 majority, and
show that the total vote was about the same as
that of last year. The State Senate is unani-
mously Union, as at first supposed, and in the
House there will be 161 republicans and 70 dem
ocrats. P. 7. Barnum is elected from Bridge
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