The Portland daily press., 1865-03-02
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% Scarcely boat traverses the river below
Memphis that is not hailed by rebel deserters,
asking to be taken on board.
- The first Baptist church in the kingdom
of Sweden was formed in ls41, and there are
now 10 churches, with 6.l91 members,
H-The Union men of Memphis are preparing
a grand reception banquet for Parson Brownlow,
who is expected there in few days. tAa ~
- Fifteen thousand persons have visited Miss
Hosmer's Zenobia in Boston, and the interest is
undiminished. 81 hiasW 3s
y Some Chinese merchants at San Francisco
have voluntarily contributed $500 to the Sanitary
Commission.
- Richard rockingham, Esq, after thir-
teen years of newspaper service, has retired
from his editorial connection with the Boston
Post.
- The Augusta Farmer is mistaken in say
ing Charles F. Little, recently deceased in that
city, was a son Of the late Hall j. Little of this
city. He was brother to the late Mr.. Little,
and also to Vim. D. Little, Esq.
- John Stuart Mill has directed that what
ever copyright may be allowed by the American
publishers of his works, shall be given to the
Sanitary Commission or some similar object of
national charity, ,0
- Governor Smith will convene the Legisa-
ture of Vermont in extra session on or about
the 8th of March, for the purpose of ratifying
the anti-slavery amendment to the United States
Constitution.
% The Charleston Courier has been placed
in the hands of George Whittemore, correspond
emit of the New York Times, and Geo. W. John
son, Of the Port Royal .New South, who will
hereafter issue it as loyal paper. M 7eud
% The Springfield Republican claims Hugh
McCollochias Massachusetts born and educat-
ed man. He was born in Massachusetts, and
educated in the same State up to about sixteen
years, but only because the State of Maine was
then apart of Massachusetts,. sIn.gTs
! - At recent letting Of pews in the Unitari-
an church in San Francisco, of which the Rev
Mr., Stebbins is pastor, the amount obtained was
twenty-seven thousand dollars in gold, eqnal at
the day of bidding to seventy thousand dollars
in currency 5aoa9E s fea4 t2
B-I 1t is stated that Mr. Garrison proposes to
discontinue the Liberator, regarding its great
mission accomplished. Mr.. Garrison's monu-
ment will be erected by the sons of those who
stoned him. Few men live to see the change he 4
has labored to secure. g ia q ssGaa.g an5A
80 Twenty years ago few trading vessels
occasionally entered the s.Golden Gate'' to pur-
chase raw hides. In 1864 the shipmen. of trea-
sure alone amounted to fifty six millions. There
is now heavy trade direct to India, China,
and Japan, vest. nigo s.sl' ai f'als@ rEs p sa3
r. We understand the s'Laborers' Associa-
tom have made their nominations for the diff
ferent wards, by a committee, to be ratified in
general causus before election. In Ward they
have selected three Democrats and one Union
man. In the other wards the Democratic element
prevails ,e Is 80 .is....f .lfs ssi
% The Secretary of the United States Sanita-
ry Commission, in reply to correspondent at
Savannah that the sick soldiers in hospital were
suffering for want of delicacies, states that the
Commission sent one ship load of stores to Sa-
yannah in advance of Sherman's arrival, and
has sent another since A
B-A Tin fielding was celebrated at Kenne-
bunk ON the 10th inst. Hon. E.. B Bourne,
Judge of Probate, was presented by the menu
bers Of the Unitarian Society, as testimonial of
their high appreciation of his services as Super
intendent of the Sabbath School, silver salver,
silver ice pitcher and a handsome time piece
Saco Democrat
RA Wisconsin paper says that the oldest
man in the world is now living in Caledonia in
that State. His name is Joseph. Crele, and his
age is one hundred and thirty-nine years. He
has lived in Wisconsin more than century, and
was first married in New Orleans one hundred
and nine years ago. sa-Hsa s9asret1
- Connecticut papers mention the fact that
West Cornwall youth, aged IA, was married
last week to a young lady of Ltchfeld aged
st. The wedding took place in the same house
where the bride was married forty years ago.
In the same week Mr.. Julius Galpin, aged IA,
and Miss Catherine Conner, aged Is, were mar
ried in Woodbury..
q Stephen Avery, the drummer boy who
was poisoned in New York few days since, of
which case we made mention Monday morning,
was l6 years old instead of IL, as then stated,
and was son Of William Avery of Saco. The
Democrat says he enlisted January 18th, and
left Augusta for the front February 14th. His
remains were brought home for interment.
Speaker Colfax has sold out his interest
in the South Bend (Ind) Register, paper
which he started twenty years ago, and which he
has conducted ever since His valedictory was
published few days since, and it was chaste,
felicitous In style and creditable alike to his
head and his heart. Mr.. Colfax is a member
elect of the next Congress
81 Hon. Thomas E. Sawyer of Dover, has con-
sented to on the faction ticket in the LIST New
Hampshire District, to defeat Gen. Marstons
election to Congress The Union men hope to
overcome the few malcontents, who, under pre-
tense of purifying the party and rebuking Office
holders, are determined, if possible, to return
Marcy from that District. To kill the worms in
the patients stomach they propose to vomit or
physic him to death! To drown the rats they
are boring holes in the ships bottom in the
height of storm in mid ocean!