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

GR-The st. John IN. b. Eqening Globe says
| 'The Government have appointed William
Smith, Esq, Comptroller at the Port of st.
John, their representative at Washington, on
the matter Of the Reciprocity Treaty In every
respect the selection is good one" Y ?
Bs3 Gen. Fitzpatrick was greeted in Boston
on Thursday evening by crowded house.
The Journal says of his lecture that his advo-
cacy of the enforcement of the Monroe doc
trine inregard to Mexico, of the demanding of
indemnity from England for outrages upon our
commerce, and especially the assertion that
JEFF. Dayis must and shall suffer traitors
death, were received with the most expressive
approbationby the large audience
BaF~ On Thursday morning we had an alarm
ing rumor that one Jacob Merrill was MUIR
dered in Amesbury by having his head split
by cleaver, but upon inquiring we learned
that the said Merrill was seen walking about
the streets twelve hours after the murder was
said to have taken place. We incline to the
opinion that the rumor was unfounded.-[New-
buryport Herald.
GAf"ANew York correspondent says that
people are not buying their coal at the recently
| ruling rates, except in lots of only ton or two
| at time.
va a barque arrived at New Bedford on
tuesday with cargo of sperm oil worth about
$4,000. She had been absent over two wears.
| va "A Boston domestic gave notice lately
that her place must be filed, if she was expec.
ted to rise before half past seven.
BB-T The Hartford Cou,ant is informed that
the Hon. Isaac Toucey, Mr.. Buchanan's Sec
~ 41aa A. -
in the municipal election in Hartford on Tues
| day.
BY Kenneth Raynor is reported as having
stated that President johnson told him that he
would not remove the military rule from North
Carolina during the official term of the recently
elected Governor of that State.
! Va The total receipts from internal revenue
for the five months ending Thursday evening
amount to $151 ,028, 104 6S. The receipts for the
month of November are $26S49,69 80. 81
.ga- Vermont can whip the world in the
matter of productive cow. Walton's Journal
tells of COW in Craftsbury, whose product in
butter during the ten months ending Oct 20,
1865, is four hundred and tifty-four pounds s,
which was sold for $207. asa e#a
BA special to the Traveller says the oppo-
sition mean to make test in the organization
of the House on the State of Tennessee, think
ing that to be the strongest case. There is no
chance that even this delegation will be per
mitted to take part in the election of Speaker
BB sharp grocer, when a customer who
was buying gallon of molasses observed that
good deal remained in the measure after it
was turned, remarked, 'There was some in the
measure before drew your gallon
E" Ex-President Pierce continues to i'm
prove in health, and his ultimate recovery is
now confidently expected
ga special to the Boston Transcript saws
additional facts of an important character have
just come to light relative to JEFF. Davis, which
will probably induce President johnson to
have him tried by Military Commission.
EY- 1t is proposed to lay twelve miles of tub
ing from Pithole to Titusville to convey oil
without teaming -....--
EY~P Prof. Gardner, "the Soap Man." has ar
rived in Boston from Europe.
| W" Ominous tomahawks, swords, battle
axes, are worn on ladies hats nowadays and
appropriately named Harrisettes, after Miss
Harris, the murderess. i-aEi ~ ~ }
give have before us an Iowa paper which
says that during recent visit to Cedar Rap
,as' K. ii. Gilmore, Esq, located in that
hVeiy town for the purpose of engaging in the
prac'loe OF law. Mr.. G. is young man Of fine
'lien'S' Is graduate of the Albany Law Uni
versity, and bears high recommendations from
some OF the hrst men in New England also
from respectable parties in Indiana where he
practised short time. He is half brother Of
Mai. Gen. o. o. Howard" s5s s7aa7
Ey-p When Carlyle heard of Palmerston,s
death he said, Farewell old friend; your parts
! were none of the best; but we shall see many
an uglier man in your place." al "a fafjes