The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-16
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


Coffee made of roasted pea nuts is one of
theluxuries of rebeldom.
R-A sewing machine is called a mechanical
make-shift. --a-4--
20 Anew journal is to be started at New
ork, called the Mexican Republican the interests
OF the liberal party in Mexico.
10 dealer in ready made linen advertises
ms shirts and chemises under the melliAuous ap-
pellation Of "male and female envelopes"
% The story about ex-senator Gwyn of Cali
fornia being made Duke under Macmillan. is
said to be canard of the first water.
10 Gov Bramlette of Kentucky, has advised
the ratification of the abolition amendment of
the constitution, as the best thing for his state
- The funeral of Senator Hicks of Mary
land, took placein the Senate Chamber, yesterday
afternoon. 7es4 -
70 Fifteen States have thus far ratified the
antl-slavery amendment to the Constitution, and
only one has rejected it,
- 1t is said the gauge" question before our
legislative committee was very Poorly managed
by the Boston interests
B General Lee says the attacks of the
richmond press on JEFF Davis pain him very
much, as he has the utmost confidence in him.
% II has just been learned that one of the
patroimen in Albany has become heir to three
million dollars worthof property.
- There is rumor that Mr.. Seward will 90
to England and exchange places with Mr.. Adams,
the latter going into the State Department
% The New Bedford Mercury suggests that
by allowing "Hangman Foote'' to go to Europe
instead of Fort Warren, Government will save
his board.
% Gen. Dix is applying stringent rules to
raiders and bounty Jumpers in his department
He has their deeds re-corded-ed in a way that
will be remembered by all of like proclivities.
80 The whole number Of sick and wounded
in the different military hospitals throughout
the country, on the 31st of January last, was a
little over seventy-nin thousand.
EThe New York and New Haven Railroad
used over three tons of white paper for tickets
last year, costing over $4,000 A fish story
probably.
90 The Cleveland Plaindealer states that no
less than eleven boys were turned out of one of
the district schools of that city last week, for
being drunk in school.
! 20 The following is statement of the coin
age at the Philadelphia mint for January: gold,
s1s3, 995; silver, SIS, 4s9; copper, $92, 200;
total $304, 1884,
90 The seven territorial delegates in Congress
wish it understood that they would have been
| glad to vote for the anti-slavery amednment. if
permitted.
% The latest news from Paris is that the En-
press has abandoned the use of crinoline Who
cares We have ten thousand Yankee girls as
good as she is, and who have quite as good
right to give the cue for changes in fashion.
q Benjamin Stevens, Esq, for many years
sergeant-at-arms of the Massa .husetts legis
lature, died at his residence in Boston, Satur-
day morning, at the advanced age of seventy
five years.
- A New York correspondent of the Gin
cnnatl Gazette says it is not unlikely that Sena-
tor Sumner may be induced to take foreign
mission, and that Gov. Andrew will succeed him
| in the Senate
20 The Richmond papers attribute much of
the unpopularity of Mr.. Judah P. Benjamin to
the fact that he has carried his private belief into
his official papers, and has practically made the
rebel confederacy repudiate the Christian relig
| ion.
| % The Lowell Courier says one of the silliest
notions that ever found its way into the head of
politician is that s'the great Democratic doc
trine of State rights" will be completely over
thrown and destroyed, unless each State re-
tains the right to duy and sell negroes.
RIt is reported that the House of Represen-
tatives will vote for the renewal of the Goodyear
rubber patent. The opposition to the renewal is
very widespread and active, and Congress will
have thorough canvassing on both sides of the
question.
THE government of New Granada has is
sued an order prohibiting the passage of foreign
troops across the Isthmus in future. Exception
is made with regard to the United States troops,
OWING to the situation of their territories on the
Pacific
i B-A domestic in Springfield, Mass, startled
the family in which she was employed, by de-
caring that she had the diptheria, and the priest
must be sent for at once, because she was going
to die without delay. She could feel the dip
liberia in her throat and could see it. 1t turned
out that the girl had just discovered her palate.
Dixon telegraphs the Boston .advertiser
that the War Department has dispatches from
General Grant enclosing news paragraphs from
Richmond papers of Monday. They are of such
tenor IS to leave no doubt that Sherman has
thanked Branchv and gained all the advantages
which its occupation would give him.
- Major Rowen of Hallowell, Paymaster
in the q. 5 Army, is stationed at Fortress Mon
roe, where he has been the most of the time for
the past two years. Major informs us in
private note that he hopes to visit the Pine Tree
State during the coming spring. He is one of
the truest men in the service.
The New Bedford Mercury states that
right whale was captured in Proyincetown har-
Dor last week, after running fight of two hours;
but not until he had struck the boat, knocking
two men overheard and breaking the thigh of
one of them. The whale was fat and will weld
| 40 bbls.
~ The State Convention of Missouri; has
unanimously passed resolution endorsing the
action of the President in the peace conference
and pledging the loyal people of Missouri to
sustain the government to the last extremity in
prosecuting the war until peace shall be estab-
lished or conquered ON the basis contained in
the Presidents note to Secretary Seward.
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