The Portland daily press., 1865-09-27

- The New York Saturday Press learns on
good authority that a new Irish Society is about
to be organized in that city, having the same
object inwiew as the Fenians It is to bs called
Tue Independent Order of Hold Fellows. .
Every member is expectad Ia be iRfjslts rr 1liia
to the Mason's a xl86 n6t sa1e
20 Owing to the high price of meat of all
kinds, company has been started to manufac-
iture pork out Of pig-iron. The same parties
viii probably start q sausage factory, using
/ fire-doys instead OF the ordinary article .s.z-
The Fenian Brotherhood is said to be
getting so strong in Cork that that city will
soon be Withdrawn from British control. The
only difficulty in the wayi the want Of a cork
screw says the n. Y. Saturday Press.
va The "Gould & Curry Mine, in Nevada,
is12O0 feetloug, and was originally bought by
the company for $3.50. 1t has produced $11,-
100000 100000 Of itnet profit. Four mil
lions were taken from single pocket" Is
: BB-A letter from St. Paul, Minnesota, 18th
inst, says the harvestis ended, and the grana-l
ries are overlooking with the golden grain.
Taking the State through, the crop of wheat
lis larger than ever known before, the average
yield being at least % bushels to the acre, and
by many claimed to be 30.
% 1t is said that Attorney General Speed
will in future give consideration to appli-
cations for pardonfrom rebels not resident in
this country. tits supposed that the effect of
this viii be perpetual expatriation in the cases
of many of the extinguished individuals for
merly prominent in JEFF Davis confeder-l
acy.I Tf1 ETTF 4 @rFfaA YfFfTN IN ~
Va Washington dispatch says the Presi-
dent has concluded to stay his hand for sea-
son In the matter of Alabama pardons and to
grant few if any more to citizens of that State
until the wheels of civil government have been
fairly put in motion. ,e'asea 20
The English war steamer Devastation
has left Acapulco, Mexico, in search of the pi-
rate Shenandoah
The Southern Hotel, built and furnished
at cost of 81 $50 900, was opened at St. Louis
on Wednesday. sse,rs ,.,
vs. Dr- Clarke, Recorder of Rangoon, told
an anti-infanticide meeting in London that he
was convinced that child murder was more fire.
quent in England than in India.
BB- New Bedford is taking steps to intro
duce pure water, SO that the oily inhabitants
may Hwash and be clean" a
p. G. Greene, late postmaster at Mystic
Bridge, ct, has been sentenced to imprison-
ment in the State Prison for ten years, for tax
ing money from letters. sansis .3s
BY- Hon. Charles r. Train of Massacbu-
sets, is said to be candidate for the clerkship
OF the next House of Representatives, at WASH
ington. ht
S-Speaker Colfax, and Mfr. Bowles. of the
SpllngAeld Republican, arrived at New York
ON Saturday from San francisco.
-Four Acys in Boston, on Monday last,
were sentenced 70 fifteen days each in ia il for
stealing ilye dollars' worth of grapes. erved
them right. iIIsa !
SB AN exchange says Maine (oil com
pany' headed by Senator hsce, is operating ON.
lamp Creek, Scioto Count, Ohio VINO is
senator Rice r. 6T4.N -
The Hudson Bay whale fishing III; 8 sea- 2
l.s ''o' peen favorable one. A whaling
:. captain recently arrived at New Londos. saws
snas no vessel has secured over 1--WE llu nared
OF OIL, and that there are lust three
whales IN the bay, which are being closely muir
'ued by the whole feet of whalers. American
and English. - ---'''- ''''--
EB-A severe drouth is prevailing in the vi
unity OF Richmond, Va. The ground is SO hard
nat farmers cannot prepare for the fall SOWING
If wheat Swing
va In Connecticut, in the COMMERCIAL c;t;es
mons are sold.a forty cents bushel at whole
y anl retalled at sixty, Here they are quo
81 at wholesale at 81 Is
make ~ .ns style in which some young ladies
rood tas,a sne,r waterfall )" is anything but in
lax in : e.. lhey look Ii, re head of tangled
he cars tn, es o., bag We saw one young lady in
lirty wood aay WI 10 looked as though /
Ter neck, 0A had erched on the back of
FORK from Asn;n. Nss York arrived at New
ours and ao n;pna Saturday, in DAYS, II
age On record aeing the quickest pas