The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-06-14
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


70 The New York Herald boasts that its war
correspondence has cost it during the rebellion
half million dollars
- The Fourth of July is to be celebrated in
Presque Isle. Hon. James G. Blaine and Hon.
Lewis Barker have been invited to be present.
20 Mrs. Betsey P. Eastman of Salisbury. N.
H., mother of Hon. Joel Eastmon of Conway,
completed her one hundred and third year on
the 23d ult.
% Vessels engaged in the seal fishery from
st. Johns and IIarbor Grace. have this year
taken l6s, 29l seals, which is the first successful
catch for many years.
BThe receipts of coal at Philapelphis show
decrease of la, 400 tons for the week, and 612,
GAG tons for the season, from the corresponding
time last year.
ES- Among the traders who lately arrived at
Cincinnati to purchase dry goods, was former
slave Of jeff Davis named Montgomery lHeis
"a years old, and quite intelligent. @ebs 8.
E-The Bath Postofice, says the Times, has
been designated as q money order Office and, will
commence that line Of business on Monday,
July 3D.. islspsss nsf - ssaT lses ga = ssa.
81 The Democrat says during severe thun-
der shower on Friday evening last, Henry Har--
mon, esq, of Buxton, had COW killed in his
yard by lightning. s9se as 81 n
T The Wing says dispatch was received in
Bangor Monday evening, announcing the death
ST. Louis of Major T. x. 0sgood, Paymaster
Of Volunteers, formerly of Rockland. dl
gr"The Life of Marat, "purporting to refate
the doctrines put forward by the Emperor in his
life of Caesar. has been confscated by the
French government. -
R-F. B. Staples of Eliot, offers to row bis
wherry, the Sculpin, against Walter Brown. in
shell, from three to five miles without turning,
or from Portsmouth Bridge to the Narrows and
return, for 5000 side. ~ S ia.s rsi,aa
" TheSkowhegan Clarion says Mr.. Harper
Allen Of that town, committed suicide on Mon
day last, by cutting his throat, while laboring
under temporary alteration of mind. He was
sc years Of age. ssases
i R There is "a doubtful report that John
Mitchell, the apostate Irishman, now editor CT
the New York Daily .Nses, has been notified by
the President to leave the United States il he
wishes to avoid an arrest.
ETC Orders have been received at Ottawa for
the completion of the government buildings in
four months, and the Canadian Parliament is
expected to hold its first session there by the
middle of October.
H The catafalqae and car, used in the funeral
4 procession of President Lincoln in New, York,
cost 900. 1t has been presented to the Union
Home School, to be sold for the benefit of the
orphan children of soldiers.
R-The city of Buffalo does not possess, to-
day, one-half the hotel accommodations which
it had twenty five years ago. In the meantime
the population and business have more than
j doubled "a ~ W ~ As
Our friends of the Bangor WHO have
been shown specimens of rye, raised in Levant,
well headed out, Of which the stalks were six
feet high. hetaIlest rye in this region, is pre-
sumed to be in the fluid state. and if not headed
out it laysou q good many heads = -
RTue Boston Advertiser learns that the late
Tyler Bigeiow. esq, of WATERFOWL, by his last
will, left the sum of ten thousand dollars to
Harvard College, as fund for the maintenance
and support of INDECENT and meritorious stu
DENTS
ID An Englishman is trying to get patent
In Paris for new pickpocket trap, which is a
false pocket made on the principle Of an eel
trap. Dishonesty can get its hand in, but can
not withdraw it, and SO is caught Jaagrante de-
lAiecto. Y.VWn nYe Ynr
.BT The recent story about the "negro plot
at Memphis to retaliate for the Fort Pillow mas.
sacre, has been proved to be false in every par
the "baseless fabric Of VISION. s- = - .AAz
HrOf the thousand FERNS of religion known
among men only one enjoins upon the innocent
the duty of forgiving the guilty The religion
that does this is that inculcated by him who
prayed for his murderers: g Father, forgiv,
them, for they know not what they do.''
4 The Boston Board of Aldermen have in
vited President johnson to visit their city on
the Fourth of July. The President replied that
he appreciated the compliment and would
gladly comply with the invitation if public du.
ties allowed him to do SO. @ 8 ID % e
~ The Saco Democrat insists that if Demo-
cratic councils had prevailed we should have had
a glorious peace all the way through !! Nc
doubt If the peace Of the Dead Sea, the peace
Of plantation despotism, the peace Of the grave,
yard of Liberty, could be called ssglorious.s
- Says the Bath Times 1T is said that
young Eiiard, Of the Cocker Troupe, who was SO
well received here, has been dismissed froms the
company. Did envy have anything to do with
itr' Wen bet it did II stuck out in this city
as plain as pikestaf.
- The Democracy Of Thomas Jefferson de
manded universal suffrage for American free
men; the Democracy of to-day demands the
exclusion of American freemen from the ballot
box. and that it be kept wide open to foreigners,
with very little regard to their naturalization
" When the editors and publishers Conven-
ton holds its next session we would suggest as
proper question for consideration the mutual
obligation Of giving credit for articles copied by
one paper from another. There is now a great
deal of looseness in this regard. gr aT
y Professor Mailleport, the subaqueous en-
gineer has been for some time engaged in re-
moving the sunken vessels and other obstruc-
lions placed in James River by the rebels, and
he thinks the Dutch Gap Canal will ultimately
Of great advantage to the James River
shipping. s. n8aas 9ia sss aata s.
RThs dwelling house Of Mr.. John webster.
in Rye, N. H., was badly damaged by lightning
4 on Saturday, r. M. The lightning shattered the
chimney, broke the stoves, and damaged the
furniture generally. Mrs. w. was stunned, but
has somewhatreeovered. Three other persons
Ga The Journal says Mr.. w. s. Libby of
Lewiston, who has lately visited the Pennsyl-
yania oil regions, believes that there is plenty of
roomlto sink money and wells in that region,
but IS for striking lie, it is rare good fortane
Hence his advice to those who wish to see
their money again. is to keep out of this bust
ness ~ it 81 sa14sss saf sssis4 SIS 81
in the house were not hurt. ,s.. sss
BrThere have been SO many rumors afloat
as to the disposition to be made of Mr.. John T.
Ford's theatre in Washington. that it is inter-
esting to know that the proprietor is now in
treaty with CONGREGATIONAL society. in vsbisb