The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-10

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- The London Lancet laughs at the public
dread of Interpretation of the Russian epidemic
into England.
IL An enterprising individual once said that
he knew distinguished judge very well. On
inquiry it was found that the said judge once
sent him to the penitentiary.
BThe Portsmouth Journal suggests that
Mr.. Hackett of that city, will he the Speaker of
the next House of Representatives in that
State
80 Fred Douglass is to deliver discourse on
the Life and Death of Abraham Lincoln, in
Cooper Institute, by invitation of the colored
citizens Of New York
EYrJudge 7. D. Patterson, son-in-law of Pres
ident Johnson, and Hon. Jas. s. Fowler, Comp
troller of State, were on Thursday last eleted
s. Senators from Tennessee.
BFhe municipal elections in Les Angeles,
Stockton, San Jose, Grass Valley, and else
where in California, have resulted in Union ma
jorities. ai
HThe Saso Democrat pities an editor who
cannot find something else to write about than
criticising an obituary notice written by some
friend in affection.
BF Gov. Pierpont. of Virginia, proposes to
offer reward Of ten thousand dollars for the
arrest Of the runaway rebel Governor, s.Extra
Billy Smith,
VThe New York Commercial says the coal
trade is unusually depressed, and owners find it
impossible to effect sales at present high
prices, -.
VThe house of Rev. Dr. Chaplin of New
York wasrecently entered by burglar, who
stole various articles and money to the value of
about 5000. sas
81 Pliny Miles, "Communipaw' of the Bos-
ton Post, the Iceland explorer and traveller, re-
Gently died in Malta, while on his way to attend
the opening of the suez Canal -
WForrest has yet an uncaptured command
somewhere in Mississippi or Alabama His
crimes will make him a fit subject for the gall
lows. He was the hero of the Fort Pillow mas
sacre.
HThe Baltimore city council has requested
the commander of the department to close the
four new Methodist churches in that city, all of
which are composed of disloyal come cutters
from the other Methodist churches
RThe editor OF the Skowhegan Clarion has
suspended his paper for two weeks, for purposes
Of rustication and visiting. This is new idea
in journalism, Skowhegan is to be deprived Of
internal light orhalf MONTH
William P. Powell, well educated and
eminently respectfully colored man of New York
city, has been appointed Notary Public, by Gov.
Fentsn-the first Of his race toreceive that ap-
pointment in that State.
RIt is hoped that our merchants will not
fail to note the decline in gold. They had their
good times when it was going up; tits right that
their customers should begin to realize their good
times. -~sr9a a Ne &A
H The Columbia, Douglas and lexington
Hospitals in Washington, Seminary Hospital of
Georgetown, and Fairfax Seminary Hospital in
Virginia are to be discontinued, and the build
ings turned over to their owners.
when Montgomery, Ala, was evacuated,
the Rebel Buford burned ninety thousand bales
of cotton on storage there, despite the protests
of the citizens, who wanted to sell it to the
Yanks es4a 8.
BThe New York legislature passed bill al
lowing the New York Central Railroad to raise
is passenger fare to two and half cents per
mile, freight rates to remain as they were; but
the bill was vetoed by Gov. Fenton. q
R Chief Justice Drayton Of Liberia was ac-
cidentally drowned last December He was a
native of Charleston, s. G. He was a worthy
man and an upright judge, and at the last presi-
Dental election in Liberia he was candidate fo1
the presidency. 50 ao
~ Who can tell what has become Of Petro-
leun2 A few weeks age it was seen in all the
papers, heard on all the streets, smelt in every
conversation; now it is neither seen, heard or
smelt Has big bubble burst, or has every
body got rich and retired from the business
B-In addition to the wants Of Portland, sug-
gested in the Press, the Saco Democrat suggests
few more wholesale merchants, and very justly
says ''there is no good reason why all kinds Of
goods should not be sold as cheap in Portland
as in Boston"
VWe are indebted to Mr.. r. Gilmore Of
Leeds, graduate of Bowdoin College and half
brother to Gen. Howard, for q copy of the
ssCircular and Catalogue of the Law School of
the University of Albany n T., for the year
1s64-65 Mr.. Gilmore is student in this we'll
known school, -
R Captain Reed, the captain of the ill-starred
rebel ram Webb, is described as young man, a
nephew of Jefferson Davis, very reckless and
dangerous fellow when afoat. He thinks the
war is over, and for this reason probably in
tended to turn pirate if he had run the gauntlet
safely. s5aa a4Taai ssee.
HAn exchange speaks Of piglet, born in
Bath, having Eve ears-four on one, side Of his
head and one on the other. Piolet That is re-
fnement, indeed The author of this new style
of designating infantile hogs, probably has but
two ears, but wen wager tri6e they are a ire
mendously long pair.
The Louisville Journal has information
that the rebel Gen. Gideon ]. Pillow has reques-
ted to be allowed to return to his home in Ten
nessee under heamnesty oath and giving bonds
1t would be unkind to take from the troubled
rebelleaders, who have not where to lay their
head, their only remaining Pillow.
gThe class of persons who see no moral
guilt in treason, and would treat it as mere
difference Of political opinion, are presumed to
be the same who call exulting over the assassi-
nation the exercise of free speech-the enjoy
ment of an American citizens most sacred
right
The Walton, new paper in the interest
Of thefreedmen, is soon to appear in New York,
under the auspices of the National Freedmen's
Aid Union. 1t will be edited by Wendell Phil
lips Garrison, aidedby Edmund Quincy, John
G.Whttier, Mrs. Child, and other eminent anti
slavery writer's.
BThe Bangor Wing must have donned the
wrong spectacles. 1t speaks Of certain paper
which opposed the Union ticketin the last cleo
ton in this city, and supported some of the
rankest copperheads, "a faithful laborer in the
Union cause" and says it .''should be sustained
by the Union men of Portland" We hope the
W'hiq has not got off the track. ~
BrThe Argus and advertiser state that A.
g. Tenney, Esq, of the Brunswick Telegraph is
to succeed Mr. Hall in the editorial charoa of +ha