The Portland daily press., 1865-05-26

H The rebel pirate vessel 6tonewall has sur
rendered in trust to the Governor General Of l
Cuba. He nobly refused to accept the surren-
der with condition that the vessel should not |
be delivered TO the United States authorities.
EThe Halifax Journal is deeply grieved at
the ''heartless" cruelty of the St. John Globe in
making merry over the capture Of JEFF. Davis.
II does mot envy the spirit which can indulge in
tests tsbeeause a good man has fallen among /.
thieves !"
-Eg Alarge photograph of the rebel General
and murderer Of Union soldiers, Robert E. Lee,
hangs side by side with George B. McClellan's
in the editorial room Of the Argus.. Pictures Of
JEFF. Davis and Booth should beaded to the
collection.
81 ~ woman who had been considerably
married within the last three years, vent with, q
third husband to Pennsy lsania lawyer the other
day and requested his assistance in collecting
bounty and psy fortwo husbands who had been
killed during the rebellion.
~ Miss Dickinson said in a recent lecture in
Hartford, that \ she traitor leaders were Y
again sit in congress and take part legislation,
she should certainly ,protest against having Der
garb as woman dishonored by being worn BY
JEFF. Davis in the senate chamber.
| GBOliver ohnson has resigned the editorship
| Of the.Anh-slassry Standard, and will DO sac7
decided by Parker Pillsbury. Mr.. Johnson, in
his valedictory, has some sharp words for those
who have surreptitiousy got possession Of the
society andits Effects y. Vssz BeeH e.
| AZ The New Brunswick papers are quarreling
over the ..greenback bill" now before the Legisla
ture of that Province. 1t provides that Treasu-
~ notes may be issued to an extent not exceed
ing four hundred thousand dollars, to- be taken
/ in payment for all custom house and crown
duties. n... $780,
/ RA certain small animal but little larger
thana house cat, doubtless feels elated with
/ pride to see the nobler brutes as well as man
/ give him the whole path, and thinksita evidence
Of his personal i'm ortance II the brutes Who
thus turn aside for him should speak, they
would assign very different reason for yielding
the walk, even though they had TO hold their
noses while SO doing.
81 According to Parton, the historical biog-
rapher, Aaron Barr Ike JEFF. Davis. was Ndetec-
i ted in his attempt to escape through the South
10 the dulI coast, Dy MS SOte surroundings.
"His (assumedl dress was the rude homespqn
of the country, but the quick eye of Perkins
observed that his boots were far too elegantly
Pshaped and of material much toe fine to accord
with the coarse, ill7outr pantaloons from, which
they protruded.'
4 E Victor Hugo wrote a letter to Minister
i Adams, at Londen ON the death Of Mr. Lincoln.
in which he said: 'sThe thunderbolt which has
broken on Washington has shattered the world.
Darknesses of this kind occur in history. After
the dawn the night. But the American people
is colossus Of bronze. Traitors can scratch it,
but they know not how to destroy it., nliberty
should fall in America, there would be . ship
wreck in humanity. Frightful deluge."
fos EY-It has been stated in these columns that
C. C Clay voluntarily SURRENDERED himself up
for trial on the charge Of complicity in the
assassination of President Lincoln, so conscious
Is he of his innocence, and Of his ability TO make
that innocence appear. His'wife jocularly re-
marked while ON the voyage from Port Royal
/ TO Fortress Monroe, that as she had given her
/, husband up to the authorities she should claim
i .-the reward offered for his arrest. TuoY o
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