The Portland daily press., 1865-08-26
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

! ti,,o no -,ootra of the name, the third time he
looks at the price the fourth time he reads IT,
fha fesb time he speaks of it to his wife, the
sixth time he buys
sEsy-It is proposed, in view Of the fact that
| Indiana has but about ten miles of lake shore,
to make a suitable harbor at Michigan City,
which is the only town in the State bordering
on Lake Michigan, and a Convention occurs at
that place this week to devise means for exca-
waiting, building piers, &C., to make the harbor
what it should be. The sum of $30O0,O00 will
be needed to carry through the enterprise.
EY-A terrific hurricane in the Pacific has
entirely washed away one of the Palmerston
Sands well known to whalers. Nothing but
the coral breakers remain Several vessels
were wrecked, but as far as known, none of
Them were American.
G- The Grand Encampment of knights
Templar of the United States; the Grand
Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the United
States; the Grand Encampment of the Knights
Templar of Ohio; the Grand Chapter of the
Royal Arch Masons of Ohio; and the Grand
Council of Royal and Select Masons, all meet
in session the first week in September next, at
Columbus, Ohio. E aassa AF
B- General J. G. Swift, who died last week
in New York, was the first cadet ever appoin-
ted to West Point. He entered the academy in
1902.
W. Horse railway cars were run in Quebec
on Thursday last for the first time. sfaaog
81 GsSF- An enterprising correspondentwho has
visited Galena informs the public that General
Grants salary while in charge of his fathers
hide store there, for two years before the war,
was $40 month. taai aaoo i.
BD- The greatest cheese show ever made in
this country win be seen at the New York State
Fair at Utica, September 12-15. One room
will contain 1000 factory made cheeses.
U.s. A soldiers monument to cost $25,000
will be erected at Detroit, and Generals
Sherman and Logan win help lay the corner
stone. W ef58
The Boston Posi- says there are in the
oil regions class of men called 'oil smellers,p
who for $10indicate the place for boring. In
Shis region boring is frequently done without
regard to place. a9eeei aHs aaielnto SOP
GaF- Among the prizes offered at the great
shooting festival in Germany are a Waltham
watch, Springfield rife, and an American
buggy. sila ..siss5 VIE va
BST- In domestic quarrel man in New
York tried to set his wife On fire. She was put
out by the pclice.-[Post. g 8IH5A
By'- A returned soldier in Philadelphia cow
hided his former captain for tying him up by
the thumbs while in the army
Esg- Milton on the Newport Bathers-
'Cherub and Seraph rolling in the food
Mrs. Grundy.
BlB-The Utica Herald says a daughter of the
old Duke of Wellington, whom her father dis
inherited for marrying against his wishes,
passed through that place with her husband on
Monday. q. ~
GY- Gov. Parsons of Alabama, has removed
Mayor Slough of Mobile, who was not friendly
to the new order of things, and who was not
just to the freedmen, and has appointed John
Forsyth as his successor.
= 6B The Canadian seat of government will
probably be removed from Quebec to Ottawa in
a few weeks.
Q q EzF Ex-Gov. Bigler of California is trying to
get elected Senator from Nevada. b.
BB- The Chicago bankers lost about $4,000
by the defalcationof Ketchum, at New York.
BB English Quakers have contributed $685.
900 in aid of the emancipated slaves in this
country, and will do more 81.
va Eleven conyicts at Blackwelps Island,
while on the way to their cook-house for tea
the other evening, suddenly jumped overheard
and swan for the main land. Only one has been
recovered
B9 A lady, bathing at Guilford, Conn, on
Saturday, came near being drowned, but was
rescued by her husband. On reaching the
shore, her first exclamation was "Will the
salt water hurt my waterfall ?"
S-Mrs. Geer y Clinton, Wayne county,
Mich, went into her pasture lot on Sunday,
wearing a red shawl, when ferocious bull at
tackled her, driving his horns into her brea st
and killing her instantly
Up A London merchant, lately advertising
for clerk, "who could bear confinement" re-
ceived an answer from one who had been Eup-
wards of seven years in jail aag d,.s o 9i
D1g~"No man." said Mrs Darlington, "was
better calculated to judge of pork than my hus-
band was; he knew what good hogs were he
did, for he had been brought up with them from
childhood" ssesaf5a ssaeis.
BaF~A correspondent of the Springfield Re
publican, on down-east tour, writes to that
paper, "The private residences of Portland are
substantial roomy, airy; with spacious yards
and plentiful shades. Such profusion of flow
ers we seldom find. cts hotels might take some
most useful and profitable lessons in SPRING
field, which leads all the places we find in that
regard" As E
By- The house of ex-Gov Dinsmoor of
Keene, New Hampshire, was entered on
~.
Monday night, and robbed of gold watch
and other yaluables to the amount of $500.
BYT The emigration returns show that seven
persons out of ten of those who leave British
soil come to the United States ~ zz4N s4e sfs
gF- The Hartford Times argues that the
negro is inferior to the white man, because the
former is never known to have the delirium
tremens f ts
BEf- A colored woman, with fortune OF
S5OO.OC0 advertises in the Paris papers for a
| husband "
BB-A brother of Alexander H. Stephens is
in Washington 4oA af spga
gg Henry w. Hilliard, at one timea distin-
! guished wing congressman from Alabama. has
-aad an hours interview with President John
son.
/ "a Montgomery Blair is to make another
| speech, in which he is to be severe on the radi-
| calls. ,tssea assF F0aa .,1s,e &.
The New York Tribune says that when
| Gov. Andrew goes to Antioch the fortunes Of
5he College will be placed in his hands abso-
'utely. He is to make the laws and select the
Professors. The income of its $25O,OOO will be
expended as he shall direct. He believes that
leoHege administered on principles of perfect
iberality, and governed by the most advanced
views of education, may influence the views of
the West to an incalculable extent
BB~ Gov. Brownlow fully understands the
rebels of his state. A recent letter says that
5ideon.J. Pillow sent in his application for
Gov. Brownlow's Endorsement of his petition
for pardon. He Endorsed it as follows s"Were
the President of the United States, would
/ naT1an this man on tha oroupd +ba+ notb;no