The Portland daily press., 1865-12-15
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

eH- The reporter for the Argus is a man of
taste, decidedly; and SO was the woman who
Kissed the cow. The able lecture of General
Banks, in which he dealt with the mightiest
problems of government; the scholastic and
candid discussion of American Patriotism by
q. H. Dana, the logical arguments of Gov.
Boutwell, in favor of basing reconstruction on
the principles of eternal justice, were nothing
utre-hashes of "the everlasting negro" But
IN address acknowledged to be "nads up of
Irish anecdotes, blunders and bulls. some of
which were not new," exactly suits his taste
Ind realizes hisideal of lecture, and he thinks
the association fortunate in securing so enter
aiming and interesting man" This is some
hing like the taste of those fellows who pass
1ver loaded shelves of standard literature and
works OF thought, and make choice OF Mother
loose" or sack the Giant-Killer." The lee
jure which the argus SO praises was well
enough and good enough, pleasant, witty, and
.minently amusing, and afforded gratifying
yariety in the lecture programme, but to exalt
/ above those referred to is like elevating
well-seasoned hash above an honest, substan-
ial dish of roast beef
~ John Neal, Esq, of this city, opened the
-oung Mems Course of Lectures in Boothbay
"a Tuesday evening, 18th inst. The course has
.pened under very favorable auspices, we Judge
fom a communication in another column.
SH The Argus, after tourelaborate attempts,
-aving succeeded in spelling Scriptural prop
rname correctly is now turning its attention
. the word syllogism, and argues that, ifspell-
with one ], it cannot be logical. 1t occupies
rlry rLo1n oil, :.
lroughi it the reader is likely to come to the
flowing syllogistic result :-"An nonsense is
rash. The leader in the argus is trash. Ergo
ne great labor of yesterdays argus is sheer
ionsense." l-lll- SOS eit f5lI5
80 The Farmer says the project of build
az paper mill at Augusta is likely to be de-
Lated in consequence of exorbitant terms de-
landed by the Water Power Company.
SH- The Maine Farmer says the building
lsed for the manufacture of oil-cloths owned
y G. NJ. Bailey, in East Winthrop, was totally
sstroyed by fire on Sunday morning last. The
attire loss is not stated. 1t is believed that the
re originated from spontaneous combustion.
Ey- The Bath Times says that Tuesday last
yas the both anniversary of the marriage of
. fon. David g. Magoun of that city.
b EY- Rev. E. @. Bodies, of this city, deliver
ID his lecture on Gloss and GAIN" in Belfast,
IN Wednesday evening last.
GY- The Union says the Beckwith house
.ad barn in rear of the Town Hall, East Ma
HAS, was entirely destroyed by fire the eve
ing of Dec. 7th. 1t had not been occupied for
wo days, and tits thought the boys set it on
ire either purposely or accidentally. Loss
1000. @
EY- A correspondent informs the Machias
Union that Mrs. Hannah Look, at Addison,
las spun yarn and wove cloth enough with her
,wn hands, to pay her proportion of the town
ak the present year, which was $685.
Va Among those recently garroted in Bos-
on, was George Long, of Eastport. He lost
lis watch and $40 in money.
B- We learn that the First National Bank
If this city is using every reasonable effort to
all in the bills Estate issue) of the old Interna-
ional Bank, but they will not come at CALL
currency, instead of being abundant, seems to
)e hard to get hold of, and the demands of bust
iess keep these billsin circulation. Seventeen
1000 bills ofthe same bank are still out, and the
directors would be glad to get hold of them
hat they may be destroyed. If currency was
1eryplenty would not these large local bills be
Exchanged for legal tenders? We are also
old that there is not bank in this city that
IAN get hold of paper money enough to do its
legitimate business, without great inconvon-
lence. Where, then, is the surplus currency
Where else but in the pockets of the peoples
EB- The Belfast Age complains of clothes
inc thieves in that city.
~ The American House, Belfast, is about
20 change landlords; Landlord Lancaster, the
,wner, has leased it for term of years, to par
lies in Bangor. .lll aa..al .-s-.
EH- The Age learns that the delegates of
'ac Waldu and NORTH, Waldo Agricultural So-
,ieties, who met at Brooks last week, failed to
make choice of member of the Board of Ag-
'iculture to represent the two societies.
The schooner Richmond of Winterport,
}3tons burden, R. Grant master, cleared from
the port of Frankfort on the 10Th ult. for Dem
srara. The cargo consisted of quite a novel as
sortment. Besides long lumber, oars, spars,
potatoes, onions and turnips, there was for live
stock, eighty-six sheep, one hundred and forty
turkeys, and one hundred and fifty "biddies."
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