The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-05-17
ORIGINAL AND sELEOTnD.

ORIGINAL AND SELEOTMO.
EA man winds up bis clock to make II run,
and his business TO make 1t stop.
% Great reduction Of rents-oyer four hun
dred houses are to be let in Montreal.
EGone up-the Southern Confederacy, in
hoop skirt.
ETMadame Anna Bishop is returning to New
| York from her Mexican tour.
| Howard, the proclamation forger, is said
to be official reporter at Gen. Dix's headquar-
| tiers.
EThe Mothers Parting Prayer-an original
poem-on last page; two columns Of interesting
miscellany on the irst page.
~ The Bangor N'hiq has abandoned the
Publication Of the Washington trials, in perfect
disgust. We don't much blame it.
% The national medical association will meet
at Boston in the first week in June. Six or
seven hundred members are expected.
% The milkmen in Syracuse, N. T., have
astonished the city by voluntarily reducing the
price of milk to six cents quart. utvrtf
EThe town of Hilton Head, South caroil-
ma, has now population of more than 2OoV
white people and from three to four Thousand
blacks, -r. y. *, ~
gzrThe Unitsriaus have been abundantly sue
| cessful in raising their UNCONVENTIONAL fund of
100000 proposed sometime since. The amount
raised already considerably exceeds that sum.
George H. Cleaves Of Saco has entered for
the Championship of Maine, at the grand Bill
lard Tournament, at Augusta, commencing
Monday, May 29s1 baH sa las
H-A convention will be held at Vicksburg,
Mississippi, on the 9Th of June to marguerite q
movement for the restoration Of the State to the
Union.
R-A boy in Ashley Falls, Mass, the other
night, sucked thirty-nine eggs on wager,
and offered to take down another dozen for q
dollar.
e The military encampment near Port
Royal, contains the remains of about 1900
Union soldiers. Subscriptions have been taken
to raise an appropriate monument.
EThe Boston Transcript of Monday, says
"sour apple trees were more frequently mem
toned yesterday than on any day since the dis
coyery of America. ses aa asa
ENow that the petticoat has become the
banner of the great Southern Democratic Chief
tain it is presumed all his friends north as well
as south, will go for woman's rights, and for
giving them the elective franchise.
~ The Charleston Race Course, where SO
many Union prisoners are buried, was recently
dedicated as cemetery, the graves having pre-
viously been mounded, and substantial fence
erected.
- Samuel Cunard, the founder of the Cunard
line of ocean steamers, died in London, April
| % aged rs. He has been baronet since 1859
His son, Edward Cunard Of New York, will
hereafter managet the steamers
| RHigh officials in Washington say that JEFF
Davis will be tried for high treason before
civil Court. and will be arraigned on the charg
Of conspiracy in the assassination of Presiden
Lincoln.
EA man named Cummings, residing a
Amesbury Mills, was instantly killed on Satur
day while on the way home, by his head coming
in contact with stone pier Of q bridge on thu
RIn a recent speech before the American
Anti Slavery Society in New York, Mr.. CARR
son is reported to have said: "If the nation
takes Jefferson Davis, and does not hang him
the nation is recreant to itself.''
ENed Buntline-E. 2. @. Judson--got tigh
and fell into the river at Albany, the other day
but wasn't allowed to drown Vanity AM
bad liquor will float on the surface of tn
waters.
HWhat proud boastit must be in time
like the past few months, when ages have bee
crowded into days, and the greatest politics
and social revolution known to history has bee
taking place, for the editor Of an iadepeaded
journal to say he has not meddled with politics
E-The Remprrat says as Mr.. Ashley Wrigh
OF Saco was Attempting TO ser vurrIus
in Buxton on Saturday last, his horse took frigh
and ran, throwing Mr.. W under the wheels, il
jurIng him severely though it is thought n
bones were broken. a2y
| 81 Capt. 8. s. Soule, Provost Marshal in Co
orado Territory, recently murdered in the nigh
time in the street at Denver city, was twenty
seven years of age, and native of Bath. Hi
father, Amasa soule, removed to Kansas abou
ten years since
60 Rev. Mr.. Battles of Bangor, has been o.
visit to Richmond On his return his churcl
would not hold the crowds that focked to hea
him relate his narrative of the trip. A few year
since it would have cost him his head to hav
been found in that city.
~ The Saco Democrat understands that
few gentlemen connected with 4e Congrega
tional Society in that town have purchased tn
brick house of Mr.. Bradbury, on the corner Q
Beach and High streets, as parsonage for Rev
J. H. Windsor.
The Bangor Times says Elijah Perry, VIII
was committed as the murderer of George Moor
in Frankfort, last Monday evening, has made
disclosure that his brother Seth Perry was tn
murderer, with particulars. Whereupon Sell
Perry was arrested and is now in jail awaitin.
examination. Murder will out. a
R The Saco Democrat says: "a minister o
this town Acknowledges through the Biddefort
Journal receiving fifty dollar Treasury not
from some unknown person for two prayers re
GENTLY made. We should like to know who thu
minister is that makes prayers worth $25 {
piece We should certainly 60 to hear him."
- JEFF. Davis was exceedingly indignant
when captured in Georgia, to think the Govern
ment had no more magnanimity than to hum
down women and children. Had the Govern
ment known that he was not man, and only
base imitation Of woman, it is doubtful if one
hundred thousand dollars would have been offer,