The Portland daily press., 1865-07-24
Original AND sELECTED.


I5f-The DR.. Winship who died in Roxburv
on Wednesday, was not the "strong man" as
some of our contemporaries have stated
Dg Hon. Geo. W. Bailey, jr, of MontpeIer
Secretary of State for Vermont, died at his
residence on Monday morning last, of con-
sumption.
B3- We understand that Commodore Farra-
gut was at the Kittery Navy Yard on Wednes-
day last.
EY Joseph B. Upham has beenre-appointed
Collector of Customs at Portsmouth, and JON
athan Dearborn Naval Officer.
30 The Portsmouth Chronicle saws unite a
crowd of people collected at the Eastern r. R.
station in that city, Tuesday, ON the arrival of
the midday trains, to see General Meade.
who was promised to come there to attend
the marriage of his neice; but who disap-
pointed his friends and the public by not an
pearing.
gB- Chicago letter-writer says murders
stabbing ARRAYS and suicides are the order OF
the day as well as night in that city.
The lake tunnel at Chicago saws a COR
respondent of the Boston Advertiser. proceeds
rapidly. The distance already reached is over
three Thousand feet. The marine anchors are
in place two miles from the shore awaiting the
crib which the last storm delayed in Iau nching.
As soon as the crib is in place the tunnel viii
DO commenced from the outer END, when double
progress will be made.
Dixon" Of the Boston 1duertiser. tele-
graphs from Washington, 10th, that some of the
Baltimore and Maryland politicians were there
endeavoring to induce the President to revoke
the Baltimore appointments.
General Grant authorizes the statement
that all organizations of troops viii be dis
charged at the earliest possible date. There
will be no general order for mastering out, but
as fast as regiments can be spared they will be
sent home on special order. e
Br Military jurisdiction over Washington
has SO far ceased that orders were issued on
Monday last disseminating all infantry and
cavalry patrolmen upon the avenues and
streets. -lei4
B8g- Henry Winter Davis is retained as counsel
for MIR. John 7. Ford who proposes to test the
legal power of the War Department to close
his theatre.
B Cows are worth only one dollar each in
Buenos Ayres. Milk must be cheaper than pure
water. M
va The important fact has been ascertained
that there are four hundred thousand feathers
on the wing of moth. hh
sEB A horse stealer, on his way to the Iowa
State Prison, while ON steamboat, threw his
manaeled hands over the neck of the man who
was guarding him, and making adesperate leap
forward, threw himself and the guard into the
river. Both were drowned
bThe New York Tribune prints a letter
from firm in Pennsylvania, withdrawing
| their subscription to that paper, because they
disapproye Of the policy of Ignorant voting"
remarking that they "would like to see the
franchise taken from all persons, black and
white, that can't read and write"
| BY Somebody remarked the other day in
the Connecticut Senate that that body was
9legislating for posterity." The Hartford Press
thinks posterity is likely to get the benefit of it
before they adjourn.
/ The neurology of Harvard College for
the year 1854 is published. 1t comprises fifty
four names. eeS 6
Barnum estimates the recent newspaper
notices of his museum as worth 100000.
Vs. Particular Request = The person who
has our wheelbarrow will please call and get the
sideboards In. Il. Patriot.
Two hundred and fifty kegs of powder,
at single blast, were fired in the Eureka
claim, at North San Juan, Nevada one day last
month. + y 4A 4 Aah fl
Vs. With British America the sole remain
ing question is between reciprocity and annex
alton, says the Chicago Republican.
General Sickes, James I. Brady. John
Van Buren,, and Fernando Wood are spoken Of
as candidates for Mayor Of New York.
B Fifteen ocean steamers left New York
on Saturday week. Thirteen were advertised
to leave last Saturday.
BB- An English correspondent in the
South supported himself during the war by
giving lessons in drawing for each of which
he received a piece of bacon and pint OF
beans. aa 4N
BB@"The Miseries of a Rich Man"-evils OF
which editors know nothing, to which they are
not exposed, and from which they have no oc-
casion to pray for deliverance.
Va According to the Argus the cabinet OF
President Johnson-whom it daubs all over
withfulsome compliments-is made up of Drutes
and tyrants
BB- Commencement at Yale College occurs
the present week. DR.. Bushnell delivers an
address on "Wednesday, in memory of those
sons of Yale who have fallen in the war.
Thursday is Commencement Day The ami
versaries at Andover are next week.
B 1t is estimated that not less than 24OO
graduates and students of Harvard University
have served in the Army or Navy during the
past four years war.
Brigham Young did not make very
favorable impression on the audience of distin-
guished 1gentiles" who lately listened to his
Manifestations, His address is described as
lacking in eloquenee, in logic and in effect