The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-04-14
Original AND SELgoTED.


- Sign of Peace "Bob Acres" has en-
listed.
% Yesterday was Fast Day in Massachusetts,
and New Hampshire. Next Thursday is Fast in
this state
VA dispatch from Washington says Gen
Lee is much dejested and expresses desire to
go to Europe at an early day.
80 Men who invest in petticoat stocks gener-
ally prefer the fye-twenties to the seven
thirties.
RThe Calais advertiser learns, that Ro-
man Catholic Priest is hereafter to be located in
that city.
HThe Houlton Times has entered upon its
sixth volume. 1t is an excellent country
paper.
ETA brilliant genius has satisfied himself that
the Aurora Borealis is produced by the burning
of petroleum which is ignited by the friction of
the North Pole.
| The Philadelphians have perpetrated what
may be called serious jest; they paraded an
efigy of Davis suspended by q rope, and labeled
it sold Abe's last joke
- Garibaldi's daughter has had SON and at
his grandfather's request, !the boy has been
christened Lincoln, sin honor of the American
president who has abolished slavery
Riparian Stevens is at Richmond and it is ru-
mored that he will reopen one of the hotels.
There is now great scarcity of hotel accommo-
dation.
| RWe have always supposed that Belfast was
a seaport, but as the papers of that city contain
no marine news we must have labored under
mistake.
E-Can the leopard change his spots-or the
arous and Adcertiser cease to express their
sympathy for those who tear down the Ameri-
can flag
a%It is reported that "Little Mac" has grown
stout and hearty since his arrival at Rome. This
is easily accounted for,-"change OF pastures
makes fat calves"
E-The proprietors of the Boston Journal
have Just been tried in Boston, by the Supreme
Judicial Court, for libel, and the plaintiff
claim of $4,000 damages was met by the jury's
awarding "one cents damages"
EJudging from items in the Machias papers
we infer that an active and profitable trade is
springing up between this city, and the large
towns in that vicinity profitable for both par
ties.
R-The Pennington Chronicle says the uni
tartan and Universalist societies in that place
have completed an arrangement with Rev. Mr..
Bates, Universalist, for regularly supplying
their pulpit.
- The editor of morning paper in this
city-not the .Argus-has."a better opinion of
the Grand Trunk authorities" than to suppose
they would discharge an employee for an insult
to the American flag. Perfectly natural.
EA man in Brewer, on Monday, not being
satisfied with any known flagstaff, fastened an
American flag to a large kite and raised 1t. 1t
presented very handsome appearance in the
heavens, and people were heard to remark sour
flag is there"
g-At Sunday School in New York, the
scholars were requested to repeat passage Of
Scripture, when bright little girl gave this
s1f amy one strikes down the American flag,
shoot him on the spot" Some men in this city
would do well to s'read, learn and inwardy di-
gest" this Scripture
R-It will be very hard work to make a mar
tyr of Mr.. Latham; quite as hard as to make
our people believe that his act Monday was
prompted by desire to secure the safety of
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day following was from the heart. He is an old
offender-copper from skin to core.
e Treaties between nations are dissolved
only by the mutual consent Of the parties, or by
war between them. AS neither party has signi-
fed any wish or consent that the extradition
treaty should be set aside, it follows, according
to this delectable Dogberry Of the north, that a
state of war exists between the United States
and England.
e The editor OF the Advertiser is savage,
denounces Mr.. Latham because he didn't fight,
and talks about a "fmob in United States cloth
ing" Is he anxious, while his soul lies moulder-
in the grave, that his body shall go marching on?
We hope our blue coat friends will not SO degrade
the old flag as to place it in his hands and COM
pei him to wave it.
Says the New Bedford Mercury, cit has
been proposed that the next Thanksgiving should
be national one at the expense of the govern
ment, and that all the distinguished advocates
of the Union cause from abroad should be invi-
ted over. to partaks of the festivity. 1t would
take all the turkey in Europe and Asia, to sup
ply the demand"
~ Rev. Mr.. Bolles of this city, recently de-
lvered two lectures in st. Croix Hall, Calais,
one on Conservatism and Radcalism," and the
other on "The Ideal of Life" and the advertiser
of that city in mott ling them says: "They were
both very fine lectures, and were handled in a
mastery manner. Mr.. B. has fine, well mod
ulated voice, and clear, distinct utterance. He
is, without exception, the best speaker we ever
heard. All who heard him were well pleased
with the lectures, and the manner of their de-
livery"
So Amos Patten Of Bangor, on Monday last,
during the rejoicings of the day, tore down an
American flag and burnt it, with expressions of
insult and contempt. A public meeting was
held in the City Hall the next day, and COM
mittee consisting of twenty-six of the first citi-
zens was chosen to call upon him for explana-
ton. Mr.. Patten diselaimed dis-respect, plead
''regret,' and the citizens at an adjourned meet
ing voted to let him off. 1t was lucky for the
miserable traitor that Gen. Dix was not there to
deal with him.
81 The Bangor Times draws an infer
ence as readily as carpenter does a nail,
and sometimes tits Of no more value than rusty
nail, after it is drawn. The ''scheme" which we
said would miscarry, disappointing the people
Of Bangor no less than those of the sHub,' was
not the scheme to build the E. & N. A. Railroad,
but the scheme to transfer to Boston the ad-
vantages enjoyed by this CITY," We do not in
tend to allow any such transfer, although Bos-
ton expects it, and Bangor has virtually consen-
ted to it.