The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-12-02

gan important letter ON reconstruetion,
from the pen of Count A. DeGasparin, is being
translated by Miss Booth. In few DAYS it
will be published by the Loyal Publication
Society. The work will be sent to every MEM
Der Of Congress.
ITO destroy rats-catch them one nv one
ana natten their heads with lemon-saueezer
ey-The Buffalo cypress says that in and
around the straits of Mackinac, and including
the adjacent group known as the Beaver Is
lands, a fleet of above two hundred and ffty
fishing boats have been engaged this saason.
Each of these boats has from fifty to ono him.
dred nets, and requires the constant emnloy-
ment of three or four men to attend to or Hrun"
the different gangs of nets, and each boat will
average one barrel of fishper day during the
season. The fish caught are principally white
fish and trout.
Va That old imbecile who occupied the
Presidential chair while treason was being
plotted in his own cabinet, who quarreled with
all good men and was plant only towards trail
tors, said in 1860 that "war would not onlv nres-
ent the most effectual means of DESTROYING the
Union but would Danish all hope of its neace-
full reconstruction" And yet those who svm-
pathized with him, and now defend him. nre-
tend that they always had confidence in the
success of our loyal arms to put down rebellion
and restore the Union The same old imbeo;le
says, in his recent apology for rebellion that
when Gen. Anderson took that timely step of
removing from Fort Moultrie to Fort Sumter.
he heard Of it with pain and regret. This book
was all that was needed to remove the last
doubt of its authors lack of fitness for the
place he occupied.
EB Referring to Fernando Woods present
position in New York City politics, the New
York Herald says Changing his coat with the
agility of clown in the ring, he comes out in
his new role Of Satan rebuldng sin.,'J
Dy-Immigrants are pouring into Missouri at
the rate Of one thousand per week.
DY A Kansas dispatch states thot the cleo
| tionin Colorado is favorable to Governor Evans
chances to the United States Senate.
DB" Western papers give it as probability
that the election of United States Senator in
Ohio will not take place the approaching session
of the Legislature, but will be postponed until
the adjourned session. Senator Sherraan's
term does not expire until 1867. IS
EB- Why is bridegroom at the altar like a
sailor Z? Because he's marin her.-TBoston
Post. Hfaa'' f ,s9e'f eorH
EYThe people of the town of Soutbamp-
ton propose to celebrate the two hundred and
twenty-fifth anniversary of their settlement
and the foundation of their church, on the 18th
December inst. .s sl -sas-s q. il.a.is
The Executive Council of Canada has
assembled at Ottawa, which thus becomes the
capital of the two provinces. The annexation
party is growing stronger. 1t is understood
that several of the delegates to the CONNER
cial Convention which met at Detroit in July
last are secretly in favor of uniting the provin-
ces with the states and the young men of Can
ada are rapidly emigrating. There is no. pros
pect that the Parliament of the provinces will
adopt any legislation which shall tend to retard
the policy of eventual annexation.
Ey~The following isa verbatim report of a
speech delivered at a religious meeting in a
town, by good pious deacon. It is a queer
combination of terms, certainly "My female
brethren; it is of the most in-f-night-est i'm
portance that we should all be clothed in white
remnants |"
BB-Iti is computed that the commerce of the
lakes amounts, at present, to at least twelve
hundred millions Of dollars annually, and that
two thousand vessels and twenty thousand
sailors are employed in it. 1t sends to the sea-
board one hundred millions of bushels of grain,
two millions of hogs and half million OF
cattle annually. ,.,, ........
GB-It is singular feature of the great San
Francisco earthquake, that the people who
were ont of doors did not 1rooos,n;oo -. -ooo,r
renee at all. Those who were walking the
streets only learned what had happened by the
dismayed rush Of people from the houses.