The Portland daily press., 1865-11-10

gR-A dispatch from Washington says that
the ntimations that high officials are ayerse to.
trying Jeff. Davis for treason have elected ear
nest remonstrances from leading loyal polih-
clans at the North, who urge that treason is
crime that must be punished.
E~A lad in Racine county, Wis, 10 years
of age, named John Stillesky few days since
shot his father and mother and then shot HIM
self. He was insane His parents were sitting
at supper when the terrible dead was COM
mitted.
Ia co1ored man named Lee tno relation
to Robert E., though from Virginia. has bought
the splendid residence occupied by Sir Fred
erick Bruce, the British minister at Washing
ton and has given notice to the latter to move
out It is in the most aristocratic part of
Washington
w- A dashing young bachelor, lately APP
reared in Central Park with two handsome
ponies whose tails were done up to look like
lady,s waterfall, and cooped up in. small fish
nets. The resemblance was capital, and the
team created great sensation.-[Post.
gY-Daniel Miller of Shakertown, Warren
county, Ohio, has raised apumpkin seven feet
and two inches in circumference, and weighing
1872 pounds. 8, a7a-.1 J.-t Ii'
ey-Ths Newbern IN. co. Daily Times has
been greatly enlarged, and is now published in
EB- The Springfield Republican suggests
Hon P. Emory Aldrich of Worcester, as a can
didate for Speaker of the House. Mr.. Aldrich
is the successor of Mr.. Bullock, the Governor.
elect, who was Speaker of the last House.
EgThe original of Gen. Wilson's despatch
announcing the capture of JEFF. Davis was sold
for $40 at the Philadelphia Fair. .aI
EB Miss Anna Dickinson is quite i'll a. her
home in Philadelphia, and has been forbidden
by her physician 10 continue her lecturing tour
any further at present. sr' i. III eIr4i
EThe Memphis Bulletin says, in refer
ence to the cotton crop in that vicinity, the seq
son has been most suspicious for gathering, and
the product from the quantity planted will be
almost unprecedented. Szt
E-The number of Irish residents in Eng
land and Scotland is a million ard hall. One
fourth the population of Liverpool and one
fifth of that of Glasgow is composed of natives
of Ireland. - '-'" -p'
| EYr Gov. Parsons of Alabama, was in Bos--
| ton Tuesday, and left for New ork with Henry
| Ward Beecher. 7s..,. 4rs ia, ..5.- ..-.r
| Ex-Governor Andrew with the advice of
| his Council, has cancelled his Thanksgiving
proclamation for the Goth inst, and appointed
Dec. It'll = the day of the National Thanks
| giving. According to our contemporary of the
| Bath Times he has done foolish thing; most
people, however, will consider it an act of
| wisdom. .ie ~G4as 4a;e t#.ll ..a4utaa' a.f5l
The New York papers report two or
three failuresin Wall street. one in consequence
of operations in Milwaukee and Prairie du
| Chen Railroad shares ls 7. gslis JIG .iloa 5iu
EY -Four or five barges are at Hudson, Wis,
loading with potatoes at twenty-five cents a
bushel, for st. Louis and a market. The
4 shippers will make dollar bushel over all
| cost. w 's''4 aiD, -' 81
you like Goldfish balls, Mr.. Wiggin?"
Mr.. Wiggin, hesitatingly (: 81 really don't
know, Miss. Idon't recollect ever attending
one."01 8. T1B8g .HM