The Portland daily press., 1865-01-05
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declined to be called reverend.
q Manly spirit, as it is generally called. is
often little else than the froth and foam Of hard
mouthed insolence.
90 Dew is an Invisible vapor, which, chilled
by the cool surfaces Of the flowers, bursts into
tears over the beauty that must fade. ! yLka
e Many persons, like moeking-bird, or a
blank wall, say nothing of themselves, but give
back imperfectly the utterances of others.
e. Gen. Meade arrived in Philadelphia on
Saturday and is spending a few days with his
family. ES8 81 (FN a. .HEHfA
u Commander Collins has been detached from
the Wachusett, and Commander Colovoreses
transferred from the Dacotah to that vessel.
ECapt. Winslow of the Kesrsarge, was pre-
sented on Monday by the Philadelphia Board of
Underwriters with wetch valued at 5000. ~
B The Massachusetts, cities boast of two
Mayor Lincolns-Mayor Lincoln of Boston and
Mayor Lincoln of Worcester. Sa
RThe Boston Advertiser gives this hint to
young parents: When you walk out to take the
air, take your heir with you. Az -.
RA lineal descendant of Martin Luther is a
chaplain in one Of the regiments in the U. s.
service. stlFl q faHs sase) 81 s5s5s 5oiiaasiA
RA fourishing and estimabie charity in
Portland is called "The Widows Wood Society. p
But can it be possible that there are any widows
in that city who wouldn't RI Boston Adv.
R Mr.. Joseph c., Haskell, teacher of the
Grammar School in Auburn, has been appointed
Principal of one of the Government schools IN
East Virginia. ~ M X KS. ea.
- The BangorD Daily Times comes to us very
much enlarged,-and improved in appearance,
mo OH h,rk hat L. L.
| possible. sQJ45gS 81 3ha5
EThe Main Street Free Baptist Society in
Lewiston, have voted to increase the salary Of
their pastor, Rev Mr. Lowell, by an addition of
$500. g.ss ~, ,.-ss =. ts,5s d...i, ma
70 Lieut.. Cushing, who destroyed the ram
Albemarle. was at Wilmington in the recent at
tack, and constantly under FIRE, but escaped ur-
harmed. exra ~ rsV Fgssyss sSz
R-A Philadelphia paper gives the names Of
fourteen new petroleum companies organized in
that city within week, which, together, have o
capitalof s1l 100000 q VA kAss-t-- v 10y
- The New Bedford Mercury learns that an
anti-slavery paper is contemplated in Baltimore,
and suggests William Lloyd Garrison for
editor. ssfse III sosa ~ssveIs
| - The Machias Union reads the Post out of
the party, and commends the Courier, saying
1t is the only Democratic paper in Boston Sub
stitute Copperhead for Democratic, and the re-
mark would not be far out of the way.
EVA special dispatch to the Boston Herald
says the self-instituted Peace Commission of the
two Blairs has come to an untimely end On
reaching the Army of the Potomac they were re-
fused passes to Richmond WIS nats owes
~ Deer have become unusually thick this
winter on the slope of the Allegheny noun
tains in Pennsylvania. Hunters believe that
they must have emigrated there from other
States.
RA pastor in Maiden, Mass, at the opening
Of seryicesSunday morning, 18th inst, acknowl-
edged the very generous Christmas present from
his wife of two babies "a q little daughter and
| son. fhaR4s"A+ q s
90 The Bath Times thinks it rather sscheeky'
for managers of entertainments to request and
receive free advertising in its columns, and then
| go to another Office to get their bills printed.
We think as much. B9goss ca.s +, sssf
The celebrated Russian astronomer, Fred
erick Strive, whose nameis associated with all
the great works of triangslation and geodosy
carried out in Russia and Eastern Europe died
on the 23d of Nov, at st. Petersburg. oN9sa4i
- A young lady was heard to declare that
she couldn't go to fight for the country, but she
was willing to allow the young men to go, and
| die an old maid, which she thought was as great
| sacrifice as anybody could be called upon to
make.
RA benevolent institution is to be opened
In Philadelphia for the purpose Of giving men
| who have been disabled By loss of limb or other
/ in he mi arv
tunity of education for some practical pursuit
Telegraph operating, bookkeeping, ETC., will be
| taught tsf'-s5f
1 ~ Rev. Mark Traftion, of New Bedford,
! adyertises: s1f the person who stole my over.
coat from my hall on Sabbath evening will read
the Methodist Discipline, which was in one of
! the pockets, he will learn something to his ad-
| vantage" $3.50 --
exhibition of Mr.. Felt's type-setting
and justifying machine with an explanatory
lecture. was given in Salem, Mass, last week.
Mr.. Houghton of the Riverside press was present
and expressed his confidence in the success of
the invention. G = 81 8Q
q Rev. Dr.. Taylor, pastor of the Strong
Place Baptist church in New York, has re-
signed on account of i'll health. His congrega-
ton propose to make him present of $50 900,
Of which $l2 900 was subscribed on Friday eve
ming. 4'- .s. 100 3 sse .' 5 Is,
HJosh Billings is lecturing in Troy, Doe
sticks attacking the risibles In Philadelphia, Ar
temns Ward exhibiting his great moral wacks
fggers in Boston, and the oleaginous <Petro-
leum v. Naseby, preaching through his nose in
Cincinnati - tff,y ssiss.s7sr.,a x as
HrThe rebel house of representatives asks
JEFF. Davis whether passports have been granted
to young men in the confederacy, ON their arri-
val at the fighting age, to leave the country.
They mean toinsinuate that Davis has favored
some of his personal friends. ,;s,.,. s
R-A French physician is out in a long dissera
tation on the advantages Of grooming and cry
ing in general, and especially during surgical
operations. He contends that grooming and
crying are the two grand operations by which
Nature allays anguish. .s as n
90 The time fixed by the Council for the exc
cution of Green, the Maiden murderer, is Fri
day, Jan. 16. The Boston Herald under
stands, however, that the Governor has not vet
signed the death warrant, and it is believed that
he will submit the matter to the new Council.
which will come together in day or two.
81 San Francisco supports forty-fve periodi-
Gals, VIZ, ten dailies, twenty-five weeklies, eight
monthlies, one semi-weekly, one tri-Aeekly and
two ANNALS. Three are German, three Spanish,
two French, and one is owned, edited and sup
ported principally by American gentlemen of
African descent. & 1t p Edis,R.
20 Did our neighbor of the Argus consider
itpeUsctiy honorable to copy, without protest,
such paragraph as he did yesterday in relation
to the position of the editor of the Press on the
Senatorial question Did he not become at least
accessory to the sin of bearing false witness
The Hartford Post tells Of well-dressed,
bright-eyed fellow of about sixteen years, who
was present at the recent charity dinner in that