The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-08-08
ITEMS OF STATE NEWS.

BBl "A MAlHe nudu Ii ny aSnlngUOn mas SEM
us second article, designed, it seems to us, to
make people in this state dissatisfied with their
condition and homes, and to promote emigra-
ton to Virginia. As a Maine editor we are not
disposed to aid in any such depicting process,
and therefore we decline to publish. We are
satisfied that our contented population are
happier and better off than they can be by re-
moyal, and we prefer to encourage immigra-
ton to the State rather than emigration from
it. S 81 stS5is 3gtA SstgNs
B-The Argus says that George E., SON of
james Pencil Of saocarrappa, while on a
visit to his grandmother in New Gloucester,
went in bathing three times on Friday last
and soon after coming from the water the third
time suddenly expired. He was eighteen
years of age! -iai lsi Aas hnaalu'i -
EB- A paper before us whose editor is a high
temperance official, advertises sthe fluid ex-
tract of rye a sort of Schiedam Schnapp
whiskey, we take it, -aNorfolk Ale in bbls., IL
bbls. and bottles" Fishers golden ale in COM
mon sense tumblers for five cents" sc. We
are sorry to see this The Press, which makes
no special pretensions in the direction of tenn
perance, has steadily refused for nearly two
O-NAst
cept for medicinal purposes. l4A
E Referring to the numerous picnics got
up in this city, the Gardiner Journal very SEN
sibly remarks "Now we believe that this is a
good trait in the Portlanders.a They are maxi
ing money, and can afford to enjoy themselves,
and like good, sensible men and women they do
so, and we wish the Gardiner folks could be
taken the same way. But they are not They
never have any picnics, or excursions, but stay
at home, and work, work, work, till their backs
are as crooked as rams horns, and their heads
prematurely grey. They are an industrious
good hearted, whole souled people, and we
know it, for we have summered them and win
tered them, and we know that no better hearts
can be found anywhere than beat under the
vests and cotton of our population, and for this
cause we want to see them enjoy themselves,
once in while"
Z 4TB% We confess we see no force in our New
Hampshire correspondents communication ON
imprisonment for debt. 1t is no fault of our
law that young man is a vagabond, or that
after he goes to work he is called upon to pay
the bills contracted in his vagabond state, or
that, because SO called upon, he lapses again
into inebriety. Nor do we think law in rela-
tion-to the collection of debts should be framed
to meet suchcases. The other case of hardship
which he mentions is no more than may arise
under any law. We insist that honest men are
protected under our laws as far forth as can be
done consistently with justice to all parties. q
B Describing Gen. Grants arrival at
Bethel, a correspondent says Here was col
lected bevy of beautiful young ladies, who
ratified their tongues at an alarming rate "Oh,
I see his hand" sWhat beautiful whiskers,"
"Oh, what eyes," 20 dear me, dear me, /
must kiss him." Were some of the sentences
dropped If this had been communicated to
any other than metropolitan journal it might
have been deemed decidedly silly
BB Special attention is called to the notice
in our advertising columns, of the Bates Sem
mary and Latin School, at Lewiston 1t is an
institution every way worthy the attention of
the people Of the state. wak
EH The Bath Times comes to the defence of
the Brunswick Commencement dinner and the
caterer, who it seems is a Bath man The Times
says the dinner was according to order. and
satisfactory to those who ordered it. So much
the worse for them. Wed
The Bangor Whig reports the mercury
on Friday last at 100 degrees in the shade
Bangor is the place to get high. M
BBIvory Coombs of 'Bangor had one of his
legs fractured by the oanting of a building he
was assisting to move, near ssarsport, few
days since. ~ 5,s
"a The Wing learns from the books of the
Harbor Master at Bangor, that 1877 1856 bushels
OF potatoes OF the old crop have been shipped