The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-01-19
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

RThe Lowell COusisf is informed that Gen. |
Butler has received new order for duty from
President Lincoln.
RSeyen hundred and eight hogs, at 81 per
cwt., have recently been parchasedEn' Montreal
+ for the American market.
80 Hon John II. Goodenov ofiAlfred, has
been confirmed by the Senate as Consul General
Eto Constantnople- VOC 9rao.rAa
90 1t is stated that the Bankrupt law will
probably pass the Senate next week and become
alaw. ~ S@A sAAAA 4 @&Q
/ q Gov Cony has re-nominated Augustus C.
Robbins of Brunswick, and Francis K. Swan of
Calais, for Bank Commissioners.
| 80 young candidate for the legal profess
sion was asked what he should do first when en-
ployed to bring an action. s'Ask for money on
| account" wasthe prompt reply. He passed.
B Gottschalk' agent ran away a few days
| since with $4,000 belonging to the eminent
pianist.
81 Major General Weitzel was married at Gin
cinnati on Thursday evening last to Miss Louise
| Bogen of that city.
| ga western influence is being made to bear
| in Washington to secure the establishment of a
| navy yard on Lake Michigan.
| ga railroad isto be constructed from Joppa !,
to Jerusalem. Ancient Joppal is now known as
Jaffa.
30 The Confederate Senate have passed an or
der requesting jeff Davis to appoint Feb. 22d, q
! day of fasting, humiliation and prayer. esgos
80 The New York Evening Post suggests
Gov. Andrew for Secretary Of the Treasury,
upon Mr.. Fessenden's return to the Senate.
/ 20 The Richmond Examiner confesses that
there is no place in the south, where cotton and
tobacco are safe from the raids of the Yankees
R"English hoods" have probably ''riz'; in i
| rebellion since the capture of Fort Fisher, and
the check thus put upon blockade running.
% Hon. A. P. Nicholson, Ex-United States
Senator, has left the rebels and returned to his
home in Tennessee.
| BA special to the Boston advertiser says
the effort to repeal the fishing boanties has, a
very fair chance Of being successful at this SEES
sion of Congress.
| 90 The treasury department has issued a cir
cular letter declining to grant permits to any
one to trade to Savannah, and no permits have
bsen granted by the war departm, Mt.
/ HThe Senators and Representatives at Wash
! ington from Louisiana, begin to despond of be-
| ing admitted to seats in Congress at the present
session. i7a aH "a bslaaez5 H1asacssb y7ays Il
1 81 The list of "Prices Current was crowded
out yesterday by the ''big thing" from Fort
Fisher. 1t will be found this morning upon the
last page.
ET The church ediice, erected by the Metho-
dist Episcopal, Society of Auburn, was dedics-
ted FIR divine worship yesterday. Sermon by Rev.
i c. F. Allen of this city.
81 The Armory Square Hospital Gazette is
edited by Rev. E. W. jackson, the Chaplain of
that institution. Friend jackson copies from the
Press literally, but is sparing of his credits.
RThe peace ramorsat Washington have all
died out The Commissioners from Fort Fisher
have totally echpsed any expected Commission
ers from Richmond.
81. II. Seymour raised last seasonson, sew
en-eighths of an acre in an old muck swamp, in
New Britain, CT, crop of tobacco which
weighed, after curing, 1883 pounds. ess
9A few members of Rev. Mr. McKenzie's
Society in Augusta, have presented that gentle
man with q purse of between six and seven hun
dred dollars . Y ~ e.
9ln the accounts from Fort Fisher, pub
lished in the Press yesterday, the number of
prisoners taken was stated at 1000; in the head
ing we had it 10000 The mistake was merely
nothing.
@RW We have on hand at least fifty pieces of
original poetry, much of it on special subjects
connected with recent victories or the season.
We shall use them as soon as possible. Cores
pondents must be patient.T q Tum
| ~ in Mo-
hand oyercoat of dealer q little while ago, and
as it didn't ct well over the back, ripped open
the lining and found $3.50 in greenbacks slowed
away in it. The coat fits him nowsas ssa faais
81 The receipts of the New York Tribune
last year were $747 sol I, and the expenses
$735, Isl. leaving net profit of only 81, $50.
This the Tribune thinks q return altogether toe
small for the investment 9TH Il 30 .sassas8
RDr. Bellows in his California; lecture, tells
story of q man who stuck stick into the
ground which he had carried . week as cane
for support; it sprouted, and in two years he
gathered peck of pears from it. tr,srss4r
EThe New York Tribune says that it is un-
derstood that Mr.. Everett had devoted the leisure
of many years to the preparation Of an elab-
crate work on the principles Of international
law ssaaf9s5f Is z ,s5R0 sog ss...9 ,.,;rrs All
W Mrs. Eliza Ann Upright, wife of ex-
Sheriff Upright of the town of Winnebago, ILL.,,
has furnished ten sons for the United States
army. She is an Upright woman, whom pos
terity will hold in grateful remembrance.
EMiss Lucille Western--formerly known to
thelovers Of the drama in this city-at her fare
well performance in Philadelphia, recently, drew
the best paying house ever known in that city.
The receipts weae over $4,000. i bsslsa,s3 ~
ET- The purchase of Jones Block by the An
droscoggin Railroad company iscompleted, and
the block will be converted into station. The
lot in the rear has been purchased, and the
depot will be extended from the rear of the block
tothe desired length. Il Lewiston JournaLsI
q HThe Halifax papers announce the death of
Hon. Alexander Stuart, Judge of the Vice eAd-
miralty Court Of Nova Scotia, position he had
held sixteen years. 1t was before him that the
case of the steamer Chesapeake was tried, which
resulted in restoring the vessel to her owners.
- An enterprise has been started in Mon
treal to erect an Academy Of Music in that city
capable of seating 1000 persons. tits expected
funds will be raised and splendid building go
tup Success to the enterprise. We wish such a
building might be erected in our city.
Dispatch from Washington to the Boston
.ddvertiser says. sit is sp ken of here as a
pleasant coincidence that while General Butler
was before the COMMITTEES on the conduct of the
war this morning, demonstrating the impraeti-
liability of carrying Fort Fisher by assault. the
chairman Of that committee received word from
the war Office that had been stormed and car
ried by Gen. Terry's forces While thecapture
Of Fort Fisher will, perhaps, confirm the i'm
preston that Gen. Butler is not the man to lead
a force in the field or to storm stronghold, we