The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-09-25
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Z BB Mr.. Deaconof the Philadelphia Satur-
day EUensag Post, has sold his interest in that
paper to Mr.. Bella 2. Spencer, and it will here
after be published by Messrs. Peterson and
Spencer, under the firm of Henry Peterson s.
Co. The Post is one of our most attractive lit
erary exchanges. -o7
BR According to a local paper John Quincy
Adams spirit, recently preached a sermon
through medium in Quincy, Mass. in which
occurs this passage: When the poor and suf-
fering come to you for relief and succor, yoatA
turn up your aristocrdtic noses and pass by on
the other side deigning not to extend the
hand Of charity and love" An exchange sug-
gests that Mr.. Adams has advanced both in
benevolence and rhetoric since his professor
ship in Harvard, and further suggests that the
parable of the Good Samaritan would be very
much improved by reading @And by chance
there came down certain priest that way, and
when he saw him, he turned up his aristocratic
nose, and passed by on the other side.e rs-
Vs. The donkeys are not all harnessed to go
carts. One Of them, at least, seems to have
turned Correspondent" and writes to a me-
tropolitan paper saying : "The Great Fallsand
Conway Railroad is also moving with the idea
OF ultimately connecting with the Granl Trunk
near Gorham, which will cut off Portland from.
the Eastern road = This brilliantwri implies
two things, first, that the Grand Trunk, broad
gauge road, will switch off on to a narrow
gauge at Cor ham, abandoning its oaon line for
the benefit of q rival line, and second, that the
Eastern road is to leave Portland and the State
OF Maine out in the cold About as reasona-
bic as for an infant to abandon its mother. n
BBrThe marriage of the Governor Of New
Brunswick was to be celebrated in England on
the 21st instp and the occasion was marked on
this side the water by graceful act of kindness.
All the poor people in the Aims Houses at St
John and Fredericton, were on that day provi-
ded with sumptuous dinner at the Governors
expense. .si.ssss va, 80. .sas...
~ The Tribune, commenting on the mes
sage of Gov. Perry, says: ut is scarcely in good
taste, to say the least, for just pardoned Gov
ernor, addressing a half-pardoned Convention,
to cast an imputation on the purposes Of the
loyal States, and to arraign great party DOM
inant in those States for its views on national
policy" w
va Secretary Seward has been making
pleasure trip to Richmond, which the war has
enabled him to do without riding in hang
mans cart when there, or wearing Virginia
homespun, 4. e., tar-and-fathers. A great cry is
raised to induce the President to follow his ex-
ample. Avisit to Plymouth Rock were much
more to be desired.-EThe Nation.
B8 Thaddeus Stevens thus describes the
Blairs; They are family Of considerable
power, some merit, of admirable audacity, and
execrable selfishness." ,.tss
DvA recruit going through the exercise of
sword cut, asked how he should parry. aNever
you mind that" said the old hussar; 'sonly you
cut, let the enemy parry"
% young gentleman with $4,000 to lose
isgoing ostarta new comic paper in Phila-
delphia
5 g8-The amount of JEFF Davis's treasure,
ascertained at the Treasury Department in
Washington is said to be as follows $s7 900 III
gold coin, $4,000 in silver coin, mostly Mexican
dollars, old coinage, and thirty bars of silver;
total value slightly over 100000,