The Portland daily press., 1865-01-28
ORIGINAL. AND sELECTED.

- We have heard much of the power of
woman's eye; but the eyelids are still more pow
erful; they can wink down reputation.
RMr. John s. Barstow of North Yarmouth,
slaughtered hog two weeks sine which
weighed, dressed. 7l3 pounds.
B-The difference between pig and a dandy is
this the former weighs the most undressed; the
latter dressed.
RrThe Maine State Prison the past year has
paid its bills, and has surplus of nearly four
thousand dollars.
HThe Congregational society in Ellsworth
have raised the salary of their pastor, Rev. Mr.
Tenney, 800 per annum. 8
80 General Grant is of the opinion that the
rebels are arming their negroes as fast as posi-
BILE.
50 The rumors of Gen. Meade being relieved
from the command of the Army of the Potomsc
are denied by him.
WWe stated yesterday that the Transcript
was to be enlarged in May. The improvements
will be made the first of April
e The New York Evening Post says our
Thomas, Sheridan and Terry.
- The alumni of Phillips Academy had a
meeting in Andover, on Wednesday, and voted
to raise the sum of $50, 900 to erect new build
ing in place of that recently destroyed by FIRE.
81 Colonel Julien Allen sailed from New York
for Savannah ON Wednesday in the Fulton. He
will shortly be followed by the barque Harvest
Moon, with cargo of provisions.
BWe are indebted to our attentive and in
teresting Washington correspondent = T. S.
Perry. Esq.,-for promptly sending us early
copies of all public documents. llb
50 There are now three hundred prisoners
confined in Fort Warren, including nine generals,
several colonies, and many other officers of lower
grade.
ETA person who signs himself 'fJones" asks
the New York Evening Post whether, if Admiral
Porter makes many more reports about the Fort
Fisher business, he ought not to be called Ad-
miral Reporter.
gan exchange speaking of financial matters,
says 'sgold is less than $780, Pray tell us
what that dollar mark ($) lis fori Is it to show
that the quantity of gold is less than two dol
larsf If not then tits improperly used.
q - The Newburyport Herald says Gen. But
Ter has been exonerated from all blame in the
Wilmington affair, and returns to Lowell with
| flying colors. Itis rumored that he will soon
have another command, $3.50 v.,+,r
q An advertiser in the Selma (Ala) Dis
patch proposes to kill Abraham Lincoln, VIM.
H. Seward and Andrew johnson before the LIST
of March next, at the moderate price of one
million dollars in cash or good securities.
% The Gospel Banner of this week contains
a very pleasant yet somewhat keen letter from
this city on ''The Ecclesiastical Ripple in Port
land" 1t bears the well known initials, sE. C.
b." and eyinces an excellent spirit
Read the advertisement of the Portland
Press, in our columns. The Press is undoubt
eddy one of the ablest papers in New England
and we think much of the patronage that is
given to papers out Of the State, had better b.
bestowed on that.-[Gardiner Journal.
70 The Biddeford Journal is lavish in prais'
of Mr. Sweat for voting to repeal the paper
duty, and filings at Mr.. Perham because he voted
against it. Mr.. Blaine also voted to repeal tn,
bounty, but time alone will demonstrate which
side acted the most wisely.
gg-We hopeth next time that superannuatet
old lady-Francis P. Blair, sen, -gvvs 70 nisi.
mond on peace mission, that he will don tn
habilaments betting his sex; then Mrs Jefferson
Davis hugs and kisses will not excite so mucl
attention or create SO much gossip.
Mr.. Baker, who died at Worcester, Eng.
in 1865, was so large man, that, in the Ian
opaoe of the local nrints .shis CONN .-----...p.
seven SEA --~s, and was bigger than anordinar.
hearse, and part of the wall was obliged to b
taken down to admit its passage"
| TT l. q
bales of prize cotton, captured on board the Juli
while attempting to run the blockade at Charles
ton, were sold in Boston yesterday, One hun
dred and ninety-two bales of niddling sold TO
80 3-4c pound; 1877 bales good ordinary, a
79c; 81 bales ordinary, at SOC; pickings, at 66c
\ They get VI" big things" in Philadelphia
They advertise grand torch light procession o,
the skating park, and they speak in their adver
tisements Of the sssweet silver light Of the artif
cias moon % No doubt Philadelphia abound
in artificial men and women, but heavenly bodie
are valuable only as they are genuine.lJ
e. All that the government at Washington
has to do is to assume precisely the stand tina
Sherman has taken-war and military rule unit
the rebels lay down their arms; and then amnes
W ah0 pCoOc III tuc 5iuklo DdSie VI buDmlSS1OQ II
the laws and fidelity to the constitution. Til,
terms are simple, and it needs lit le negotiation
and no running back and forth to get them uni
yersally understood Evening Post.
a. At the annual meeting of the Mass. Anti
Slavery society a few days since, Mr.. Henry C
Wright-one of the ablest anti-slayery men il
the country-made a long and elaborate speecl
in advocacy of the idea that although every mar
4 and every woman is entitled to the right O
suffrage, we should not insist that it shall b
| universally granted as preliminary condition
of reconstruction. o4o si i1rsiseeea
/ ~ The Albany Evening Journal tells the fol
lowing story of Ben Wood: He began sui
against creditor in California. The defendant.
counsel moved that before the court proceeded
further, Wood, under the laws of the State
should be required to take the oath Of allegiance
The notice was sent to him; but he indignant,
refused to take the oath, and the suit was thrown
out of court! 5 sAe.A.lA as hs-h
80 The following is the latest oil story: A
man went from New York to the Pennsylvania
oil region and spent $4,000 in boring for ell, but
i without success He had no funds left, but
bought five barrels of oil ON credit, carried them
to his well in the night, poured the oil down his
1 pipes, and the next morning began pumping
with success which astonished all his neighbors.
Before the aow stopped he sold his well for $1,000
] and went home. aaer 49,
n We think there is better day coming for
the newspaper press of the country. 1t has had
a hard time to stem the severe rise in prices,
not being able to advance as fast as the price OF
material and labor and the general cost of sub
sistence. But the general tendency of prices is
downward. Paper has receded sensibly, and
newspapers, with their increased rates-none too
high for peace and specie times-willf find better
prospect than ever. E@ Hsk
e. The suggestion that the Massachusetts
delegation, Mr.. Perham of Maine, and others
whovoted against abolishing the paperduty, were
houpht mn nv tho mann fact 10 -