The Portland daily press., 1865-11-23

{ gT-A vein of exceIe MT photographic stone,
said to equal that found in Bavaria, has just
been discovered in ST. Louis county, Missouri Z
Eg-Mr. Raymond Of the N. Y. Times has
denounced the Fenian movement as an unmit-
gated swindle, practiced upon the ignorant, by
which money is obtained to keep the leaders in
-unds and to enable them to sport patent leath-
ers For this expression he has been called to
account by the President of the Association
one Mr.. Killian-and retraotion demanded.
Mr.. Raymond refuses to retraet, and flu Their he
refuses to parley with the BLACKBOARD. He has
evidently hit the nail ON the head, and hence
the offence - ffTd lDfl
w 1Ex-Gov. Hahn of Louisiana, says though
slavery does not exist in name, in that State.
it exists in fact and in worse form than ever.
bB Smuggling on the Canada line is brisk.
In Detroit $1,000 day is paid out for goods
purchased on the other side of the river.
EB the children of school district have
the itch, isit the duty of the teacher to come up
to the scratch? bte' Aa ..sl.4gs y
EB-The Springfield Republican says a care
fully prepared statement of the prices of thirty-
four of the most common and indispensable ar
ticles of housekeeping shows that they are now
double in price what they were in 1860, and rs
per cent higher than in 1863 With gold at
LAT, a paper dollar is worth 68 cents, and agri-
cultural products being as abundant generally
as in 1860, the appreciation in prices should be
only - per cent. from the prices of that year.
The additional 60 per cent which we nav is
Legitimate for the most part and sheer extor-
tiOn The Rp177JHJ;ao.o a.,
raised at profit for six or seven cents quart
SY- In Charleston, S. c., a company has
been formed and is about to apply for an act of
incorporation, for the purpose of constructing
street railroad in that city. 1t is plain that
Charleston now belongs to the 18th century.
% The Toronto Globe says :'"The verdict
Of the whole civilized world will probably en-
dorse the course adopted by the Jamaica courts
martial and none will be louder in their praise
of the stern and speedy justice done by them
than those who found so much fault with the
American courts-martial which hanged Beal,
Kennedy, Wertz, and the assassins of Mr.. Lin
coin. Those who talked Of "heroes" and "mar
| tyrs" when persons who plotted to upset rail-
way trains, and to destroy whole city by fire,
| were executed, and of murder when the as
sassin Booth was shot, will have no such taunts
| for the authorities in jamaica s5at}A
1.-The New York Anglo-A jfican comes to
US in mourning for the death Of DID. McCune
Smith, distinguished colored physician and
philanthropist Of that city.
| Va Chief Justice Chase has had long con-
ference with the Pre- ident relative to the trial
of jeff Davis, but it is understood that moth
| ing new has been decided upon in the premises.
EY-It is said that Governor Andrew will
soon bring the case of Greene, the Maiden
murderer, before the Council again, with a
view of recording the reasons which have in
| huenced his course in this matter.
| EY-Alfred Burnett of Cincinnati, is the au-
| thor Of Petroleum V. Nasby's papers. .fou.