The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-17
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


EIt costs so an hour in Washington to in
dulge in the luxury of sleigh-riding
EThe St. croix Herald, at Calais, has been
suspended.
: R-0ne of The Brooklyn, N.Y., clergymen
has "struok ile,' and realized S25O, 900 from an
investment in oil lands.
= s4Money is said to be plenty in New York ct
7 per cent.
ETbe Chicago Board Of Trade has memo
rialized Congress in favor Of the construction Of
a ship canal around Niagara Falls.
50 The steamer Clyde, formerly blockade
runner, is now on the route between Boston and
Portsmouth, making three trips week.
d ~ Vice Admiral Farragut has received an in
timatien from the President that he is to have
charge Of the entire operations Of the navy,
GE Confederate Loans declined three per
cent in England, upon the news of Gen. Sher-
mans success.
R0f forty thousand men from the State Of
Louisiana, enlisted in the rebel army, it is est-
mated that only fifteen hundred are now living
ETThe Buffalo Express intimates that Cana
dian money was very freely used to defeat the
action of the Senate on the Reciprocity treaty.
~ =
Ewe receive papers from Sava nnah with
nearly as much regularity as we do those from
Boston. ~ ~, ,.ar-, :, .,,ss .osss.l
VThirty-two National Banks were organ
lied last week, twelve of which were in New
England. = pes@ y
q The Portsmouth Chronicle says the
banks of New Hampshire seem to be all going
into the national banking system.
! EOne hundred and Fifty rebel officers passed
through New York on Friday ON their way to
Fort Delaware. 5sis .sge4 sss
L % Rev. E. B. Webb, Boston, has received
from his society present of 81, 532, and an adj
dition to his salary of $1,000 per annum.
R Gen. Butler was to arrive in Washington
yesterday to appear before the committee ON the
conduct of the war relative to the Fort Fisher
affair. sai = ,a'4S so' ~ s'e IS y ~
GE-Some of the hardest blows that slavery
and rebellion have received in Congress the
present session have been from Democrats-men
from the Border States" e AsH
R-The people Of Windsor, Canada, are SO
mad about the passport system that they have
turned our consul there out of his Office, and he
can neither hire nor beg any official quarters.
When the reconstruction bill comes up in
the House, Judge Kelley of Pennsylvania, will
propose to amend SO as to give the electoral fran
ehise to all loyal men in the South who can read.
4 without regard to color. -yx.fsg resss i,
ZEE P. Kingston, the theatrical and circus
man, is at present managing Artemus Ward and
his show, paying Artemus ST. 200 a year, and
pocketiDg all he can make over that and the other
4 expenses. 5ssg ssa sts'ss q Il s8aiS As d "a
RA good many southernors in New York
are taking the oath of allegiance. They do it
secretly, because they do not wish to have, their
property confscated or their families persecuted
by the rebel government SO snl r
RHoweyer wise as national measure says
the Lawrence ameriean, the removal of Gen.
Butler gives unboundedj Joy to the Copperheads
and rebel sympathizers, the country over-North
and South lg ss5si5 "a lIigs 4tos iie3aa fils-
90 The resolutions introduced into the lower
house of the Virginia rebel legislature last
Thursday, proposing an armistice, five peace
commissioners and separate State action, re-
ceived but two votes. t- -Sg
- Sambo had been whipped for stealing his
a masters onions. One day he brought in q
skunk in his arms. Says he, ''Massa, here's de
chap dat steal de onions. Whew - smell him
bref''
~ HersehelV v. johnson, the Douglas candi-
date for Vice President in 1860. had all his silver
ware and household valuables taken from him
by the Yankees during the march through
d Georgia. II III 81 81 ii 8k)
90 The Boston. Post is virtually read out of
the Democratic party by the Manchester Union,
| ab az, Al.
papers, of Boston; the only righteous one to
save them from the doom of Sodom.
- There is less vessel building in Richmond
this winter than last. Hon. Thos. J. Southland
has brig and schooner on the stocks to be
done in the spring. These are the only vessels
building IN the town this season. - Bath
Times.
80 The Tribune says Mr.. Fessenden has sig
nifed to the President his desire to be relieved
at the earliest possible moment, 30 that bis
successor may have an opportunity to become
familiar with the details Of his office before the
, 4th Of March.
u The Mschias Repub lican says that a most
unusual occurrence attended the late term Of the
). ]. Court in that town; not q single case was
\ tried. Tho Grand Jury presented two bills,
both of which were settled by an arrangement
made with the complainant. Ill C8E1
4 ~ The specie in New York banks and sub
treasury, January 1st amounted to $50, $685.
$50. On january LIST of last year the amount
was $37, 1892 534; about $l3 00o. 900 was received
from California during the year, and nearly
Sal 900 900 was shipped to foreign countries.
- Mayor Gunther has presented the people
of New York with an annual message which, the
Times says, doubtless surprised his friends
and disappointed thepublic generally by being
characterised by q very fair share of common
sense .sf .,,s,.sf i f..s =, ss-a,.,.. L..
20 The Legislature passed an important bill
on Friday last-contipuing the act authorizing
the suspension of specie payments by the banks,
but requiring them latter May LIST, 1864 to re-
deem their bill in lawful money of the United
States, when demanded. 1.Es8
EThe Massachusetts, Senate having post
poned the election Of Senator for two week., ARE,
4 Micawber like, waiting for something to turn
up, = bIt.is said they are hoping that favorite
may be caught up on Cabinet hook SO that
4 they may not be embarrassed In voting for Mr..
Wilson, who has been elected by the House.
/ R Though Gen. Sherman marched his army
nearly 900 miles through the heart of the enc
my's country, be requires neither horses nor
mules toreft his army. The truth is he not
only subsisted upon the country through which
he passed. bnt he kept good his supply Of work
ing animals. asgsss o'al u b 70 sGs7 $40
The Congregational Church in Wailing-
ford, Conn, will be tive hundred years old in
1875. Rev. =, R. Gilbert, the present incum-
bent, is only the fifth pastor, and the. Church