The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-03-23
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VHenry A. Wise is running for the rebel
congress in the second Virginia district.
E1 Don't fail to read the poetry on the last
page.
% A New York paper wishes the people
would behave as well as they dress. at the opera
\ in that city.
" Senator Nye of Nevada. is engaged 10
take the stump in Connecticut, for the Union
ticket. b
E8 zen. Grant is evidently stripping for
nght. everybody and everything mot needed
for the severest work are being sent to the rear.
u Four hundred families have been rem
dered homeless by the freshets in Pennsyl-
vania. ais 1851
| % The Boston Gazette insists that although
the price of eggs is high the hens must get an
on nest living. ~ 5eof 55f
70 A scale beam has just been manufactured
IN Philadelphia capable of weighing 10000
pounds or so tons - 1888
70 The Missourians are turning their atten-
ton 70 the culture of the grape, and immense
vineyards are everywhere springing up.
| EVA Philadephan lost $4,000 in 7fiye-twen-
ty Bonds the other day, and poor man found
them and got $1,000 reward. Is 'S e1 \. q.
The ladies of the Universalist society in
Augusta, held levees on Wednesday and Thurs
day evenings, and the net receipts were about
| $500.
| 9T The Connecticut river at Hartford on Fri
day, was twenty three and a half feet above its
medium pitch. The food has done much dam
age.
70 Savarin, the great French writer ON gas
tronomics, says "the discovery of new dish
does more for the happiness of mankind than
the discovery of planet" % RsF
80 Mr.. Harlan, Secretary of the Interior,
recommends to the President the selection Of
some suitable person from the Society of
Friends as Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
~ dom of the advertiser, reports Sheri-
dams failure. Last week he reported the failure
of Sherman. Re sees only bright prospects and
sure success for the rebel cause.
90 Kennedy, the New York hotel burner, it
is known, has been convicted and sentenced to
be hanged, and is now confined in Fort La
fayette. em s
RIn the trial of case in New York court,
a day or two since, one of the counsel asked
were in a foreign country. On being asked
whore they were, he replied, SIN New Jersey"
V That article in the Local column of the
advertiser yesterday, commencing a certain
seance, was doubtless written in blissful sienor-
anceof what transpired the evening prior to its
| publication
HThe Boston Commonwealth saysa colored
girl recently entered the Winthrop school with
hundred per cent. of correct answers, beating
every white girl but one in the district, and she
alittle Irish girl. ai
| B The Bath people may be interested to know
that Mr.. J. c. Snow, formerly Postmaster of
that city, is in the employ of the Government at
Norfolk; SO says report, and it is further re-
ported that he has become most devoted pat
riot "While the lamp" SC.
RProG Carnes, the blind musician, who re-
Gently gave couple of his wonderful exhibitions
In this city, has been engaged by Mr.. Barnum
at the American Museum. The N. Y. Post con-
| sders the Professor one of the wonders of the
age. considering his blindness
- The Evening Post says President Lincoln
has made no more fitting appointment since his
administration began than that of Mr.. John
| Bigelow, to the French mission. It was indeed
so peculiarly appropriate, that scarcely any
other name was mentioned in connection with
the Office. aaf
% The Boston Advertiser says some serious
alarm has been expressed recently with respect
to the Presidents health. Visitors remark q
change in his appearance since his first inaugu-
'Sss r. --d elasticity of spirits,
| degree of lassitude and q careWorn as,--,
which increase too rapidly, and are the general
marks of overwork.
HWe do wish the publishers of that vile
sheet, the Manchester IN. H. Union Democrat,
would not send any more copies to this Office
| We don't quite believe in total depravity, but
we shall if we read the Democrat. 1t is the
most reasonable paper that comes to our office.
1t makes us mad to the soles of our boots every
| time we open it, and we don't believe it right
voluntarily to induce such state of feeling.
RDuring the retreat of the rebels after one
Of their repulses, Friday week, before Kinston, a
singular incident occurred A white flag was
displayed by some of their troops, and our men,
readily guessing the meaning of the signal
called out to the rebels 'to come in.'' The invi-
tation met with speedy response, and one hun
bred and forty of the disguised chivalry came
into our lines and surrendered themselves as de-
serters. taRpl a-leg goA ~
% The special correspondent of the Newborn
Times relates the following incident: = General
Couch was applied TO by widow lady to pro-
tect her property during the march. The GEN
eral replied, substantially, ST have protected
great deal of property in the South during our
marches, but when the rebels burned my house
at Chambers5urg, last summer, / swore vengeance
have not found itin my heart totake it however,
and an afraid will lose my chance Your
property shall be protected. 1 keep thinking
that if everI get into South Carolina, will take
my vengeance there, but I guess it will be
aboutthe same there pay 7tzsais @ 81 q
81 "a deficiency in the quota of the I'd Dis
trict has been discovered, and some 400 more
men are required to fill it than has hitherto been
sunnosnd and our friend Of +ho potL IT,.