The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-02-28
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sAO ooAaO N"J ~ - III ILLS CITY.
g One of Dupont's powder mills, near Will
mington, Del, exploded Friday morning. killing
three of the operatives.
% There were private sales of real estate in
Boston last week which amounted in the aggre-
gate to $5sS, $50
% The Army and Navy Journal thinks the
result of the present campaign is no longer
matter of doubt
10 The new fifty cent postal currency has
made its appearance. 1t is the largest and neat
est postal currency yet issued.
80 There were ninety-foa deaths in Boston
during the last week Forty of the deceased
were children under FIVE years of age.
BDrafting is going on prosperously in Phil
adelphia, and the newspapers publish each day
long lists of the conscripts.
50 Thursday of this week, is the time as
signed for decentralization of the constitutional
amendment by the New Jersey legislature.
% Fernando Wood is said to be on his way
to the Holy Land. He has generally been sup
posed to be on the high road to most unholy
one-[ Prentice.
90 Preparations are being made by the far
mers of Vermont to make maple sugar and
syrup on an extensive scale the coming sea-
son.
% The Richmond papers say Lee must again
invade the North. That is just what he can It do
The wise in which he is held is altogether too
close for such an excursion.
HA New York letter tells of point lace
parasol, with faint soupcon of lavender silk
foundation, exhibited in shop there, and the
price was 300.
HWe learn from the Rockland Gazette that
Rev. H. A: Hart, pastor of the LIST Baptist
Church in that city, has resigned and will re-
move to Yarmouth. M
81 G.. B. Wellington exhibited to us the
other day, the skin of a black fox. The ami
NAL was caught near Little Falls, N. B. 1t is
the only one, pIobably, ever found in this re-
gion.-L Aroostook Pioneer. oa
Colored prisoners of war held by the
rebels are now exchanged the same as white
prisoners This comes, probably, of the con-
templated arming of the negroes by the rebels
themselves.
80 The war minister of the Sultan of Turkey
has expressed wish for specimens of our rifles
and cannon, mentioning particularly the Dahl
gren gun and Berdan rife. His wish will be
gratifed.
% The Dover Enquirer estimates that the
Union majority in New Hampshire will be not
less than 5000, and that Marston will be elected
over Marcy and the malcontents by at least
1000 majority.
% When Moore was getting his portrait
nQinfpd nv NnWkap Al
panied the poet, said to the artist, Couldn't
you contrive to throw into his face somewhat of
stronger expression OF hostility to the Church
Establishment n
90 The Bath Times complains of the public
spirited residents of that city, who, with album
dant means. steal their morning news from their
neighbors' door handles, being too mean to
subscribe and pay for the Times. Put 1t to
them, friend Lincoln; they deserve it.
81 lawyer, somewhat Disguised at seeing a
couple of lrishmep looking at six-sided build
lug which he occupied, lifted up the window.
put his head out, and addressed them thus ::
what do you stand there for like a pair of
blockheads, gazing at my Office Do YOU take it
for church, "Faix," answered one of them.
was thinkin' so, till the devil poked his head
out of the windy
% new Hibernicism is mentioned by the
Limerick Chronicle. 1t says: ga learned coro-
ner in neighboring county the other day, be-
ing asked how he accounted for the great NOR
tality this year, exclaimed, 4 cannot tell; there
are people dying this year that never died be
fore. %
- Our neighbors in Saco, finding it difficult
to negotiate loan of $50 600 at nine per cent,
with which to pay bounties, opened the books
for popular loan, the subscribers to receive
town notes, payable in Is months, at six per
cent. In twenty-four hours $4,000 was sub
scribed, which was subsequently swollen to $685.
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WA beautiful young lady named Rogers,
sister of John K. Rogers the we'll known type
founder, while getting cut of the cars at the
Worcester depot in Boston, Saturday afternoon,
the cars having commenced to back, slipned
from the step, and fell upon the track, and the
truck OF one car passed over her leg mangling it
from the ankle to the knee in most shocking
manner, Shen never recovered from the shock,
and died during the evening following.
VWe saw very neat and ingenious piece of
mechanism at Merchants Exchange yesterday.
1t was Coffee Rooster, the coffee being put into
awire cylinder which is caused to revolve slowly
close to the surface of the stove, by clock work.
wound up precisely like clock, and running an
hours time. The coffee does not need to be
touched during the whole operation, 1t will
roast peas as well as coffee.
BA Mr.. Stebbins, his wife, three children
and negro woman were recently burned to
death in Richmond, Va. They were in the
second story of the house when it took fire, and
by some confusion or other did not make their
escape and all persisted in the flames. The eldest
daughter, Is years old, was beautiful and &C
comphshed girl. The family were much re-
spected.
% A recent paragraph in the Press spoke OF
the great many thousands in Iowa that had been
''cut up and packed the past winter, and an
inquisitive correspondent 'sDown East'' writes
for information, wishing to know what it was
that was thus disposed of. For his private ear
we will state that it was hogs, but we beg of him
not to tell of it, lest it should create a panic
among that species of our s'Down East popu-
lation. 500
- Bidwell s. Pixies Dramatic Comnanv
now playing at Deering Hall, has proved to be
one of the most successful companies that has
ever visited our city. They have had regular
series of good plays and fpll houses. Murray
is the star of the company, but Miss Bidwell
and several of the other performers are exceed
ingly pleasant and successful actors Mrs. Nc
Donald, in Irish characters, is almost match
for Murray.
- The editor of the Brunswick Teleoraph
has discovered that 'the coolest place out' is 90
seat near the transept door of Rev. DR.. Adams
church, in that town. and we judge that when
he occupies that seat, some persons who do not
have doors to their own houses, or having do not
use them, are in the habit of leaving the door