The Portland daily press., 1865-06-20
oRrorNAL and SELECrED.

dollars is still paid to men enlissing in the regu-
laraarmy.
Mr.. Henry Martin Of Springfield, Mass,
has invented machine which he claims will
make nearly 40, 900 bricks aday.-.-..--.
HDr. J. c. Aver of Lowell, the great "Med-
isine Man, is said to be- one of the principal
owners Of the NJ Y Tribune. sst
80 During last week the designations of one
hundred and sixty-four military officers were
accepted. 4 e.
The Lewiston Journal says the plan Of
giving Gen. Howard $780, ia saidto be opposed
by Gen. H. "a friends. nssc,s agre
~ Governor Bramlette will soon commence
to stump Kentucky for the abolition amend
ment. ios q soen-as egg g Asass' asY
~ Mrs Stephen A. Douglas gave her first re-
ception since the death Of her husband, at Wash
ington, week before last. pgla SIS los
~ Report has itthat Mrs. Tom Thumb win
soon add little Thumb to the bulk Of
humanity. s.5, &, ssss.s s rs
R The Lewiston Journal says that the drive
Of logs for s. R. Bearce Co., now near that
city. consists Of aboutsix million feet ai -.
50 Preparations are making in San Francisco
for the grandest celebration Of the 4th of July
ever known on the Pacific coast.
EyrA little child Of John Haney Of Bangor,
was burned to death ON Saturday evening BY
the upsetting Of a kerosene lamp, in the absence
of its mother. asesa sa sssa a hea 8
I'D The Chronicle says the number Of gold
watches taxed in Portsmouth, under the Inter-
nal Revenue law. is 1896; carriages, 2l2; pianos,
l4l.s .aoaei9e aaitHaN sM'steA 8 81 daea
- The 5Oth anniversary of the peace between
England and France is to be celebrated in the
Crystal Palace. fifty years having passed since
the two nations were at war; sssasH
Y-Rio Janeire papers Of May 2, announce
the termination Of the war with Uruguay, and
ii was thought pending hostilities with Paraguay
would also terminate NJ s. e
The Washington Chronicle considers the
eulogy upon the character of Mr.. Lincoln by
Rev. G. c. Everett of Bangor, the most eloquent
and truthful of any one it has seen.
| H Judah P. Benjamin, at one time rebel Score
tary of State, has run off to Bermuda, that nest
of pirates. blockade runners and yellow-fever
conspirators. p siaaA 9ss 94esa2n =
% 80 The Secretary of the Treasury has tele-
graphed to the Collector Of New York that the
proclamation removes all restrictions on prod
ucts and alltrade except in contraband articles
east Of the Mississippi River. ige 81 5lfaf
3, 1.-THE Chronicle gives list Of the Incomes
for 1864 in Portsmouth Four only reach S10,-
600. These are Arabella Rice $l3, 34S; w. p
Jones slS, l9s; Samuel Lord $1l,207; Ex-Gov
Goodwin $lo,s49. ii u5 sse,5s.qi
~ The suicide by drowning, during tenn.
porary fit Of insanity, of J. H. W. Page, Presi.
dent Of the Cape Cod Railroad Company,is re-
ported. Mr.. Page was well known and repu-
table merchant, about sixty years of age.
During the last week thirty-ene Nationa
Banks were authorized, with an aggregate
capital Of 1851 ,37l. The total number now il
operation is 1897. employing total capital o
$3.50, 543, 500. ~
.'saG9 "A dispatch from Washington says tn
whole number Of applications for pardon, unde
the exceptional clauses of the Presidents Am
nesty Proclamation, is about five hundred Yer,
few pardons have yet been granted.
" U Chief Justice Chase was invited by tn
loyal colored Americans of New Orleans to ad
dress them, but instead sent letter calling thei
attention to his speech at Charleston, as con
tanning his views in full on all points Of intsres
to them.
ETA friend of the Portsmouth Chronicle
while reading paper yesterday, came to an ad
yertisement of paradise LOST wherein tn
following line occurred, Rebellion in Heaven. :
"Ycu can rest assured that won't last long,
TInela Aho 10 fhora NOS - ..;d L.
HaET-Itwas probably one of the most reluctan
things ever done BY England and France, t.
withdraw their recognition of the belligeren
rights of the southern rebels. 1t was necessi
ty, no doubt, that they hoped never would com
to taem.
81 As the 0. s. Internal Revenue law allow
forty-two ounces of silver plate, free from taxa
ton, we would thank the proper officers to sen,
about forty ounces to our house-that being tn
probable amount we now fall short of what tn
law allows.
IXHrlh his Message, Gov. Smith Of Now Hanlp
shire. nobly speaks outrik ht for the freedmen o
theSouth, claiming for them all the rights o
franchise Justly earned by patience, devotion
and frm unwayering faithfulness to the common
cause" iasmf7osa- sssigmo9 AHess7e
~ The appointment of Gen. Andrew j
Hamilton for Provisional Governor Of Texas
must be highly gratifying to all loyal men. Ii
our opinion none but such as he--men who's
Unionism has cost them something-are ft t,
govern the late insurgent states.
H1The correspondent of the Boston Journa
says that Hon. Daniel S. Dickinson ofNew York
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subject of extending the right Of suffrage to tn
\ blacks, assured him that in doing so he weuId b
sustained by an overwhelming majority in al
the Northern States
CD The Chronicle says the Payroll at tn
Kittery Navy Yard for the month Of May foot
upwards . 1853 900. About 2sOe werkmen re
ceived this amount Of money, although during
thelast month this fierce has been lessened abou
800, leaving nearly 1000 persons at present en-
| ployed there.
1.-THE Bath Tines says there is now in tn,
| Park in that city, noble elm tree, placed Their
scn the Sd sf May, 1865, by order Of the author
tiles, in memory Of Abraham Lincoln. The tre
was removed from the farm formerly owned b,
the late Gov. King, and was replanted in the
Park by B F. Emery, Esq. Ign 4..essE
RA special Washington dispatch says tn,
whsle number Of troops sent north and ives
from there since the greatreview, is triae undel
l5s, 600, Of whom about half have gone hom,
TO be mustered oat. There yet remain within
circuit of fifteen miles Of the city not far from
$4,000.
| ,--a.ffA 31ttfs AsloftUlt99lqfRtb
HrThe Augusta Farmer says: ''The season
L. L.
reasonable doubt as to the success of full cror
of grass This is hestaple crop Of Maine, and
alarge crop will, we trust, encourage farmer.
to increase their stock of neat cattle, which ha,
fallen too low.'rIaTIfA III 1sT La I