The Portland daily press., 1865-02-20
ORIGINAL IND SELECTED.

mond and Charleston has been cut off,
The senate Judiciary Committee have de-
cided to report in favor of admitting the sena-
tors from Arkansas
% Senator Hale has opened his batteries upon
the U. S. Navy, forgetting, perhaps, that hail
stones can have little effect upon iron-clads
- General Sherman was born in 1920,
and Senator John Sherman is three years his
junior.
B-The New York metropolitan Record has
read Fernando Wood out of the peace-at-any-
price party.
- In the course of recent debate in the
rebel Congress the fact was ELECTED that it
was utterly impossible to pay therebel army.
81 Maj. Hastings is making an effort to main
tain the organization of the 18th Me. Reg't, by
adding six new companies to those now in the
feld.-[Oxford Democrat.
IVA child of Mr.. Jonathan Abbott of Bethel,
years old, fell into pail of hot water a few
days since and was so badly scalded that it died
OH Monday last.-[Dem.
Deserters from Lees army continue as
numerous as ever. Fifty of them came up to
Washington from City Point on Thursday, and
took the oath of allegiance.
90 The special correspondent of the Boston
Post says the senate Military Committee have
decided to smother the Niagara Ship Canal bill
by retaining it; neither reporting for or against
it.
% The Boston Post says the management of
the Maine Central Railroad may well serve as a
model to other railway corporations. Mr.. C.
M. Morse, the superintendent, comprehends en-
tirely the business entrusted to him.
BTMr. George P Bond, director of the OBJ
servatory of Harvard College, died Friday
morning in Cambridge Mr.. Bond graduated
in the class of 1s45, and his life since that time
has been devoted to science.
THE superintendent of the railroads com
prising the New York and Boston line assert
their willingness to run the ambulance cars at
any time when they are notified that sick sol
diers wish transportation.
GF A movement is now on foot in the Penn
sylvania Senate to amend the CONSTITUTION SO
as to disfranchise all citizens who have taken
any part in the war in favor of Southern indie
pedence.
% 1t appears from all the Richmond papers
can gather, that Sherman is moving one column
of his army through the heart of South Caro-
lima and demonstrating on Augusta and Charles
ton at the same time. The railroad system OF
the State is utterly destroyed.
~ Few people look in the Billie for money.
An old lady was accustomed to place her bank
notes between the leaves of her large family
Bible to ensure their safety, but the Bath Times
goes to the Bible for the materials for long
money article. A ea
- The Town Clerk of Waterville, says the
Mail, has received official information that a
certificate of intention to commit matrimony
does not require stamp 1t is certainly great
privilege to be able to be born, get married and
die without stamping. m
% The Biddeford Journal, following some
other older and more pretentious papers, talks OF
the monopoly in the manufacture of paper, as
though there can be monopoly in any great
interest that is open to the free competition Of
American enterprise 1t would be just as proper
to talk of a monopoly in wheat growing or in
shoe making. The idea is simply absurd.
% Mr.. Charles A. Raymond, of Co. K, LIST
D. c. Cavalry, of Bowdoinham, who died in the
rebel prison at Salisbury, S. c., Dec 22d, was a
member of the Sophomore class of Bates Col
lege, and was young man of fine ability and
excellent character. His father was formerly
one of the Trustees of the College = Rev. John
Raymond, now deceased.
RIt is hoped the Legislature will not adj
journ without considering the expediency of
taxing canary birdS poll parrots and pussy
cats. Such law would be very proper COM
plement Of the s'dorg'' bill-probably intended
to lessen the price of sausages-which imposes
ST dollar on male pups and So on the other
sort.
% The New York Evening Post ordinarily is
one of the most dignifed and chaste papers that
comes to our table, and we are sorry to see its
leading column disfgured by comparing such
men as Alexander H. Rice and Thaddeus Sic.
VEINS to "mere windbags and cheeseparings. -
The Post, in s zeal for free trade in paper seems
to outran its usual discretion and good temper.
GH-The Clarion reports the failure for a
large amount of S. d. Arnold, Oil Cloth Manu-
facturcr, Skowhegan. The Messrs. Coburn have
a mortgage of $4,000 on the property and
Boston creditors are ON top of that. Mr. Ar
mold is whole souled man, and the Clarion
hints that his generosity was prime cause of
his failure.
- The Biddeford Journal puts in bid for
York county for the next gubernatorial candi-
date. The Rockland Gazette enters Knox sub-
ject to another term for Gov. Cony. Ii the
present Governor is all that chief magistrate
should be, as we think he is, why not continue
him in Office during good behavior.?, We should
like to see one Governor of Maine at least half A.
dozen years old.
Gov. Gilmore of New Hampshire. seems
to be exceedingly unfortunate. He is out in the
papers with letter, bitter in spirit, rejecting
upon the Union candidate for Governor. and
the Union candidates for Representative to
Congress, and impugning their motives. He is
sore because many of the best Union men in the
state have had their confidence in him shaken
He is evidently not exactly the right man in the
right place.
80 We understand that company is being
formed with a ca oital of $9oo,OOO,O 600 900, to
bore for ''ile" on Mount Washington. When
ile" is ssstruck' it is expected it will spirit nm
in q solid jet as big as comets tail, and with a
capacity of 4,0OO,OOO hogsheads minute. tits
to be conducted by canal to this city, and dis
tributed by eighteen inch iron pipes to every
wharf SO that ships may be loaded without
drayage. Shares cents each, on which one cent
each is to be paid, and the balance reserved to
compensate agents. No subscriptions for less
than four shares. Five hundred per cent. and a
qnart of ''ile'' guaranteed the first year. Hurry
up the subscriptions. Only few shares left.