The Portland daily press., 1865-04-26

ORIGINAL and SELEOTED.

OffGfNAL Ind SELECTED.
81 The Bangor Wig says one dollar bill
on the International Bank, Portland, altered te
ives, are in circulation.
81 Camilla Urso's violin is said to be valued
at $4,000. 1t lisa Guerharias instrument, bear.
ing date 1773.
% Has a man right to claim that he ha'
one brother simply because he has two hall
- The washington correspondent Of the
Boston Post says President johnson is exceed
ingly vexed at the escape of Howell Cobb after
having been captured at Macon.
- Siyori has lately met with an accident. A
drunken coachman overturned him and broke
not his bones-bnt his violin. The German pa
pers are pathetic over the calamity.
- A convict received at the Auburn, N. T.,
prison, on Tuesday week, completed the exact
number Of twelve thousand persons incarcerat-
cd within its walls during its existence.
V The Louisville Journal wants to have
Booth hung SO high that all the people on
the continent can see him without the aid of a
telescope * m
81 Mr.. William Hunter. who is now the act
ing Secretary of State, is q son of the late VIII
liam Hunter, of Newport. R. l., the former min
lister to Brazil
81 Mr.. Alexander Heron, well-known mer-
chant of Philadelphia, and brother Of Matilda
Heron, the actress, recently died suddenly in
Philadelphia.
81 A clergyman, who had not reputation
for always interesting his hearers, asked an ac-
quaintance what he should preach about ON o
certain occasion. He received for reply
About fifteen minutes"
V Mr.. William Hunter, who is now the
Acting Secretary of State, is q son Of the late
VIM. Hunter of Newport, the former Minister to
Brazil. He has for many years been Chief
Clerk in the State Department.
~ The dwelling house Of Mr.. Mathew Fowler,
inskowhegan. was totally destroyed by FIRE on
Wednesday last, together with portion of the
furniture and all his provisions. The loss is
about $1,000, on which there was no insurance.
H A candidate at an election, who lacked ell
oquence. when another had in long and brill
liant speech promised great things, got up and
said, Electors Of G., all that he has said, !
will do iss h =
~ Dolorsolatis, a new patent medicine, is
warranted to remove pain of any kind in one
minute. If it will remove the pain resulting
from guilty conscience, there ought to be 9
great demand for it down South.
@ Commodore William W. Mexican, United
States Navy, died at his residence near Bingham
ton, N. Y, at O'Clock A. NJ on Saturday. He
was 81 years Of agelast September, and has bsen
in the service since 1913.
R The rates of fare for the present season,
for western travel, are fixed at a high figure
compared with former years From Chicago to
st. Paul, formerly, about $ll, the fare is now
$40; from Boston to Chicago SOL, and to st.
Paul Salts.
E The table upon which General Lee signed
the articles of capitulation was purchased by
Gen. Ord from its owner for fifty dollars. The
chairs which the two Generals occupied were
also purchased, and will be handed down to
posterity as relics of the great event.
~ Miss Sarah Sherman, niece of Major
General Sherman, recently made her debut as an
actress at the National Theatre. CINCINNATI
She played Lady Gay Spanker in London Az
surance," and her performance is well spoken
Of.
~ Col. Bakers detectives, by the aid oil
s'ssool- pigeons" have made a large haul Of
counterfeit $50 greenbacks, 80 well executed
that none but experts can detect them. The
parties dealing in them have been arrested, but
the plate has not yet been secured.
FL A very suspicious demonstration was
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of the residence of Chief Justice Chasein WASH
ington, last Friday night. A guard has been es-
tablished there by Gen. Augur. although object
ed to by Mr.. Chase.
T The Mayor Of Indianola, Indiana, is said
to have made this remarkable peroration to bis
inaugural address, s'With these few derogatory
remarks, gentlemen, / tender you my diabolical
congratulations, and subside into useful and
Union-loving citizen of this great and conglom-
Grated republic"
R Mr.. Henry Heynemann, who at the COM
mencement of the rebellion made vow that
when Richmond was taken he would walk from
Boston to Washington, started from the State
House in Boston, Monday morning, on his
journey, carrying with him small American
flag.
B The Bath Times understands that infor-
nation has been received in that city that ship
Thomas Harvard, Captain Stinson, pat into Rio
Janeiro, 2lst of March. She sailed from New
York for Panama, some eight months since, and
was supposed to be lost Several young men
from Bath were aboard of her. gFEs .
Y Mr.. Jonathan Flanders, of Cornville,
committed suicide ON Sunday last by cutting
his throat. The Clarion says Mr.. F. has been
very much depressed in spirits for week past,
showing unmistakable evidence Of alteration Of
mind. He was q worthy citizen, and highly re-
spected by all who knew him.
E The stove formerly used to warm the leg
islative hall at Richmond, was shipped from
London, Aug. Is, ITO, and bears the British
coat OF arms. The WING says of it: "Since
1861 thestove has served the purpose of cook
ing stove for the negro women who kept lunch
stands in the rotunds, and at its CRATE Wigfall
Bocock, Extra Billy, and other 'fre-eaters,
raised the flaps Of their coat tails, smoked their
clay pipes and talked treason''
e The New York World has the hardihood
to suggest that Mr.. Seward should retire from
the cabinet, or Mr.. johnson should displace
him, in order to placate the rebels The reason
given is that the Southern people execrate him
las the foremost leader in the controversy that
brought on the war;" This is strangely inap-
propriate time for the suggestion of any such
method of Cancellation. We do not want to pla-
cate the men who hate Mr.. Seward because OF
his fidelity to the Union and to liberty and peace
restored by any such process would be perpetu-
al war; Springfeld Republican.
R Mr. Thomas Dority died in Bangor ON