The Portland daily press., 1865-07-12


: Major General Meade has takenup his head
quarters IN Philadelphia, as commander Of the
{ Military Division of the Atlantic
scheme is organizing in Richmond, Va,
for the formation of q colony to settle in Ecua-
J DOR South America
Orders have been sent from the War DEPART
ment for the mastering out of service of near
ly all the troops under Gen. Logan e go z
4 thorough Inspection Of the grounds and
buildings at Annapolis shows that It viii cost
at least sixty thousand dollars to put them in
decent order for the fall term Of the Naval
Academy.aoqxs I'd saa5a zaieIa hns lei III c} ~.
+ , The President and few friends went down
the river to Aqua Creek and back Monday
This was the first occasion on which he has
given himself any relaxation since he came in
to Office. 4ss ~
i y Hero worship and relic worship are likely to
become the besettingl folly if not the besetting
sin of our times The log cabin, together with
the furniture, used by General Grant at CITY
Point, has been presented to Mr. Geo. H Stew
art of Philadelphia, who is having it taken
down and shipped to that city. is ~ 81. 2
! i The Richmond Republic says the agricultural
| population prefer the labor of their former
slaves to any other species Of labor whatever.
although at first there was strong feeling in
favor of getting rid Of the negro altogether.
and importing white labor ssataSsss9MaD
Says the New Bedford Mercury. president
Johnson's suggestion to the Yirginians, who
waited upon him to induce him to strike out of
the amnesty proclamation the $4,000 clause,
that they should take the surplus over $4,000
which they owned, eand give it to the poor, and
thus bring themselves within the benefits of
the amnesty, evidently did not suit the chiSal-
ry. Like the young man who was advised to
sell all that he had and give the proceeds to
the poor they probably went away sorrow
full,
In 177S Bathsheba Spooner, a daughter of
Timothy Ruggles, tory, was hung at Worces- |
ter, Mass, with three men, who at her instiga-
ton had murdered her husband. ) Ali. Il
The. town Of Denton, Nd, was nearly de-
sToyed by fire on the night of the 4th; not a I
store, shop, OF hotel was left standing, and
many families were rendered destitute.5G fas6sl
Major-General Thomas has been adopted"
as citizenof Tennessee by the State Legisla-
ture.
Ex-rebel Gen. Bragg is at present sojourning
in New Orleans
a COW belonging to Mr.. Avery Whitney of
West Dedham, died Cof pleuro-pneumonia on
Monday last The animal was sold out of a
herd in Waltham. xia ~ AAs4stoa ~ IIt'
The Wilmington Herald of the LIST instant
denies that yellow fever exists in that place.
and says it has the best authority for doing SO.
"a recent arrival in New Bedford was a car
go OF one hundred and twenty-eight sword
fish .5G8I N Fl 10 -
Inc Democrats of Ohio will hold a State
convention at Columbus on the oath of Au-
gust.
The deposits in the Freedmen SAVINGS RANK "a
at Hilton Head, since last October. have been.
over $4,000. A portion Of the denositors
were white soldiers.
There were registered in the port of st. An
drews, Al b, on the 31st Of December last. 24s II
vessels, measuring $4,000 tons. This does not
include the vessels built at that place and rao- I
istered in St. john - so ss1grxs1-
The rebel portion of the Cherol1ees are said
20 be- Starving condition, and Gen. Stanley
appeals to Texas for relief E
Inc AdJutant Generals of the loyal States :
VINO are now in consultation. at Boston. Az y
De addressed by Gov, Andrew, take an exc,,r.
don down Boston harbor, attend an old fasb.
oned barbecue and clam bake at Providence K
~ invitation Of Rhode Island and maize ~ z
EXCURSION to the White Mountains. by courtesT
# New Hampshire, s. 1F'f's1'
The colored citizens of Vicksbnro ho,a p
mass meeting on tina 10th ult., and passed raso. 8
utions IN favor of enfranchising the negroes of y
dississippi8 eslH4e ise9ts ats0 slt 6.a45 =, o.
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