The Portland daily press., 1865-05-23

Exssys the Bangor Whig, it is but just that
our own merchants, VINO pay taxes and do their
full share towards bearing the burdens Of the
Government, should be secured in thelegitimate
pro6ts of their business against untaxed foreign
competition. -
IF The grand billiard tonrnament for the
of Maine, which was to have /
taken place at Augusta the present month, has
been postponed until Sept. 4th, at which time
several distinguished players from other States
will be present, rrYp Yrr yyrTl
EIn Chicago empty whiskey barrels now
sell at i've dollars each. They are bought, OF
course, to deiraud the government. They are |
relied with whiskey which has sHaid no duty, !
and thus, under the old stamp are struggled. |
Whiskey is now selling in that market at ~ OF.
The tax is 81. 1t costs 4Oc to make the article.
EThe Boston Post, Democratic, copies APP
provingly from the Salem Gazette that "no peri
son should be denied the privilegeof suffrage on
account Of origin or complexion nor should
any person be admitted to it who is not identi- |
fed in interest with the country and ofpresum-
able intelligence to vote understandingly."
! HAt an antiquarian supper held in Skowhe-
gan the other night, 4 reverend gentleman pres
emit offered the following conundrum: "Whatll is
the difference between the, nfchiyalry' Of the
crusades and the chiva1ry Of the Confederacyi"
Ans. sThe former tonight in coats of mail; the
latter in coats of female"
| 4 EEx-Governer Swan Of North Carolina, W:
| W, Holden, editor Of the Raleigh Standard, and
other prominent Union men of North Carolina,
will be in Washington this week in obedience to
request Of President johnson, to consult
on the civil restoration of that State to the
Union. lls ae 4aal saaRe saa oildsq eds "a
Fl .EyThe Journal says the appropriations made
1 by the City Council of Lewiston, for the cur
rem. year, foot up $129. 1893 rs, which amount is
to be assessed upon the polls and estates Of the
city,, of this sum $4,000 is absorbed for
schcole, $4,000 for drains and sewers; and
$7,0O0for Highways !.
! 9The Memphis Argus has reliable infor-
nation that Forrest was killed at Parkville,
Alabama, on the 18th, by four Of his own men,
to avenge the death of six Of their comrades,
who were ordered to be shot by Forrestthe day
| before, for exultihg over the news Of Johnston's
| surrender. -ui
Z EI-Itissunderstood that President ] oApson's
proclamation will withdraw the unconditional
amnesty profered by Mr.. Lincoln, and substi-
tute an offer of amnesty on certain specified
| terms below the rank sof brigadiere general.
Rebels in the civil service, at home and abroad,
will be excepted from the amnesty.
RAt Arlington, Vermont, young Copper
head was expressing his satisfactienat Mr.. Lin
coins murder, when q physician suddenly
clAppedover. hislmoath large sticking plaster,
whichh he had been quietly warming on the stove,
and thus effectualy stopped the flow Of treason
able sentiments nj G. sSibgI .sqooH 5S
EThe Mschias Republican says schooner
Zina, Capt, Bradbury, on the passage from
Boston to Machiasport, q few days since, was
struck by lightning. The lightning struck the
topmast completely shivering that and the lower
mast. Capt. Bradbury was standing between
the two masts at the time. No one was hurt.
81 HThe Bermuda .aapecots Of April 2e, con-
tains full report Of the examination Of Ed
ward Swan, confederate of DIR. Blackburn, in
the infamous conspiracy to introduce yellow
| fever into New York and Philadelphia. Swan
was examined before the magistrates Of st.
Georges, and committed for trial.
R Referring to the reward offered for Extra
Billy Smith, the rebel goysrnof of Virginia, the
Newburyport Herald says, she had better de-
iserohimself up for that reward. twill not be
necessary to hang more than one man for the
vindication of the laws, and JEFF. Davis will be
that one. There is no danger to anybody else
now they have caught him. z ? e z = -
HThe Wing understands that the Lincoln
Academy is in very fourishfng condition,
Through the efforts of Mr.. JIM Knight, the
present instructor, a valuable library has been
collected for the use of the students. Mr.
Knight will remain during the Fall term. :, Mrsl
K. is regular correspondents OF the Pressfrom
the Penobscot region.
VA dispatch to. the Boston Advertiser says
the statement that Reverdy johnson is prepar-
ing an eiauvrse- u,s rsaAnt against the iurisdic-
ton of the court is correct, and accounts for
his absence from the court room for the last
five days. After the culprits are hung will be a
good time TO consider the rquestien of jurisdic-
| ton. .
TX Ringiew sotSthe present sprofuse offers of
the opperhead journals to support the Admins
tration of President johnson, the Jersey City
Times suggests that tits imposing too heavy a
burden on him, for the present at least to carry.
such load. Give him two or three months.
an the Administration may then acquire
/ strength enough to stand it, 49Ip0U
| ~ Among the stories told now or Mr. Lin
coin isone to the effect that partyo Of Christian
commission clergymen wentto seeh one warm
day, one Of them being in his shirt sleeves. The
president gave his autograph on narrow slip
of paper to all the coated once, but the shirt
sleeves man gotta whole sheet Of paper, with the
official seal upon the margin.
| 50 Says Henry Ward Beecher, 81 have heard
persons praying. and praying and praying for
/ the presence Of God; and have Thought that,
if they would eat less, and work more, and spend
not need to pray 50 muchs What they TAINTED
was not answer to prayer, but simple Obedience
to thelaws Of God in nature"
rGEThe Springfield RepabHcdn says "Rev.
DR.. Todd Of Pittsfeld Who declined to read
| Gov. Andrews Fast Proclamation because it
failed to recognize the divinity 81 Christ, win
perhaps be surprised, if not amused, to learn
that the proclamation was written BY an Ortho-
dox Congregational clergyman. And this is
the only one of the governors, proelamations
not written by himselpllII0A4 X9EG
HWeinvite oar merchant friends to the fact i.
that in September 1868, the gold quotations
WIRE just the same as at present - in the close
vicinity of $780, Bnt -four is so per cent higher
than then, pork l5O per cent. higher, bacon 100
Fpef cents lard 9oper cent ,buttersO per cent,
cheese 80 per cent, sugar IS per cent, and so on
to the end of the chapter. Is the desire of the
merchants for large profits which they have got
used to and hate to giyeSup the case Yof the
high prices now, and not the rate of goldf
sPECTlL NO TTCEs.