The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-07-03

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All the business portion of Rolla, Mo-, was
burned ON the night of the 10Th. Loss estima-
ted at 100000; but little insurance
Forty miles Of the Union Pacific Rail-
road, E. D., running from Kansas City to
Lawrence, Kansas, has been accepted by
by the United States Commissioners. This
acceptance has placed in the hands of the COM
lpany the means topurchase the iron for sixty
miles of road, extending westward from Law
renee, and also for a branch road from the main
stem to Leayenworth, thirty-fve miles long.
This much of the road, including the branch,
win be completed before the last day of Janua-
ry next ~ GsMe sgH8a ~ sas3
= A San Francisco paper says Frogs and
butterflies are among the overwhelming small
animal phenomena of the late spring of 1866.
sIninterior collections of water and sedges, or
near moist lands, frogs, not larger than dollar,
and down to the size of a dime, may be seen
hopping around in thousands l5t ~
The Evening Post says the ocean monitor
Dictator will have her machinery altered to
slight extent, and is to sail through the Sound
and to Halifax. 1t lis reported that if her sail
ing qualities prove perfectly satisfactory, she
viii cross the Atlantic. 4 Her officers are conf
dent of her success 1iiio1aa 4
The bill to incorporate the Virginia Immi-
grafton and Land Company was defeated by
the House of Representatives. 1t provided
for dividing unoccupied lands into small farms,
and offering them in market The reason for
defeating it was avowed to be because they
did not want any Yankees coming to vir-
ginia s.lss' As y. .i3ss.1 : ;1ssssa So 1ss II
One Of the Wisconsin boys, on the reception
on Thursday night of the Fifth Regiment Of
that State, said This is the first square meal
I've had since 7 left home Being asked what
a square meal was, he replied -Four cups Of
coffee, all the ham can eat,with breads butter
pies, cakes, pickles and cheese in proportion
with ladies smiling to inspire the appetite"
WE have seen it stated on good authority
that the Great Seal Of the United States, adopt-
ed by Congress in june, 1852, was actually de-
signed by titled aristocrat of the countryto
which we were then at war The device was
suggested to John Adams, then in London, by
Sir John Prestwich, a baron of the West of
England, a warm friend of America and an ac-
complished aniquarian. e,,.ss
FREDERICK DoUGLAss is to deliver an IRA
ton to the colored citizens of Louisville, on the
Fourth of July. So says the Journal Verify,
the times are changed. ~
PRESIDENT johnson is to be invited to be
present at the Commencement of Harvard (ol-
lege. 3GH
| B. s. OsBoN, the naval reporter, who has ben
so long in confinement, charged with publish
/ ing contraband news, has been released ON
parole. %
The American Telegraph Company lave
completed their line to North Conway, lew
Hampshire. aoea SsASS
d. AN order has been issued by the Maybe
partment, for the discharge of men whose tines
expire before Jan. LIST, 1866, unless attachs to
vessels now in commission. ~
Brig. Gen. Seth Williams of this state has
been appointed brevet Major General
REsIGNED-Maj. Generals A. e. Burside
Franz sigel and Carl Schurz, and. Brig. ZEN
erals Gilman Marston, I. f. Meagher, rank
s. Nickerson, (of this state,) and many Fohers,
have resigned their commissions.
JOHN NEALLY, employed as pressmani the
tailoring establishment Of Edmunds & d, in
Concord, dropped dead Thursday evning
while at work, having ruptured a blood yssel.
HOT-Ine neat was SO lntenSe IN waning
ton on Friday that several soldiers Of regients.
marching through the city fell with sunlrolre.
The thermometer stood at go deg. in the hade
The day was regarded as the warmest IF the
season
MORE patents were issued from the latent
Office week before last, than during ar pre-
syious week on record. eHs ghaE &
ONE of our leading Western merchants, I'M
fortunately, is every. year or two led way bySl
the wiles of King Bourbon, and when lis peri
odical fits come ON is wont to shut HIMSELF up
in room over his store "to sleep it Of" On
one Of these occasions he gave his partter spec
ial orders not to allow any one to go into his
room; 'but," said he, hesitating, IF my wife
comes down you may let her come in--she's a
particular friend Of mine"