The Portland daily press., 1865-02-15
ORTeINAL AND SELECTED.

l lStOn iuSt CtSAAeEf Al OOutId1 A1dLi.
RA fellow out west gave as reason for
killing his mother, that he thought she was not
worth wlntering.
RA letter from an officer in Sherman's army
states that that General expects to make june
ton with the army of General Grant in May
RTwenty -seven thousand Feejee islanders
now profess Christianity. Thirty years ago
they were man-eaters. rsS
BThe Concord Monitor advises those who
wish to know how loyal blows affect the Confed-
eracy, to read the Manchester Union.
TThe Penobscet Indians now number 266
males and 234 females More than one-ffth of
their voting population have gone to the war.
RThe Hammond Street Society in Bangor
has increased the salary of the pastor, Rev. Mr..
johnson, from 81 500 to 81 800 per year. 4
Goals more plentiful in the United States
and more expensiye-than in any other coun-
try. snbI "a "a a
~ The Spring term of Lewiston Falls Acade-
my commenced on Monday last, with large
attendance. ssslss ssssAs
R Capt Thomas Emery of lower Biddeford,
died very suddenly on Friday last, of apoplexy.
He was about so years of age.
H Some poet says the wind kisses the waves.
That, we suppose, is the celebrated sskiss for
blow" of which we have heard so much. =
| Taunton Gazette sgtga
VThe oldest journal in the world is pub
lished in Pekin, China. 1t is printed on silk,
and has appeared every week for more than
thousand years ~
~ A strong effort is being made to induce
the President in view of the report on the
Petersburg mine explosion, tolgive Gen. Burn
side command in the field. esAisi S
BThe Governor Of Iowa has called an extra
session of the Legislature of that State to
ratify the anti-slavery amendment of the Con-
| stitutioD. 1,...<~s-. ..Sss
HSenator, Chandler pays taxes on an in
come of $56, 1856, the largest, with one excep-
ton, paid in Detroit. The income of Mr.. Cass
is put down at $22, ZOO. f3fE&s
ROne of the new s'ile" aristocrats recently
J wrote Furrier in Philadelphia an order like
this "Please send by Express, to Eleven Bar
rel City, a good set of eermin for my wife,"
RThe Machias Union says there are about
two-thirds the number of teams operating
on the Machias this winter that there were last
winter.
R Rhode Island is out of the draft, her
quota having been filled by volunteer enlistments.
| The Governor has issued his pro :lamation to
that effect ass..i s-ss,-.ss
- January was one of the hardest winter
months known to the Oldest inhabitant. The
man who prophesied an "open winter" is pre-
| sumed to have lost his inspiration.
/ H The Woodstock IN. b. Sentinel says:
"There are now 100 teams daily engaged hauling
cord wood to the Iron Works, averaging $50
cords per day.
/ RA chaplain who seems to have been troub-
led with absence of mind, prayed that our brave
soldiers might be ssas wise as serpents and as
harmless as doves"
EB Large quantities of oats pass through
Foulton daily, says the Times, from the Prov
ince, to supply lumber operators on the Penob-
SCOT They bring from 500 to sl.10 per
l,busbel.
~ Illinois is getting to be a cosmopolitan
State. The Governors message is to be printed
for distribution as follows: "English, $4,000
copies; German, 90, 900; Swedish, 1000; Norwe-
gian, 1000; Danish, 500; French, 500. -
4 VIZ OCNCIdL bO-Cdilcu OcluOCTdLC pdpGrB LII
this state are doing all they can to comfort the
rebels. and if their editors should go south, no
doubt JEFF. Davis would reward them-if he had
anything to do it with.
RA long bafied creditor publishes the sub
joined advertisement: &C Wanted, thin man,
who is used to the business of collecting, to
crawl through keyholes and find debtors who
are never at home:'
RThe Lewiston Journal says the draft will
commence in that district to-day with those
towns most delinquent, unless orders are re-
ceived to- postpone it,. which is not regarded
probable, + f8i; ekIfsk5As
|. ~ The Democrat says the Ladies of the
Baptist congregation, Kennebunk village, held
Leyee and Festival last Thursday evening, the
avails to aid in improving and furnishing their
house of worship. ff.vs r
EThe new organ for the Sd Congregational
society of Biddeford, is completed and set up,
and the church will be dedicated next Tuesday,
P. M, at q clock; sermon by the pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Tenney. TeBI9 rs 12 sfr
Cyan oil man in West Virginia declares he
can tell whether well will hold out or not by
simply tasting it. He should travel in company
with the individual who processes to be able to
fix the locality of gold and silver mines with the
aid of hazel stick.
Chicago~is very anxious to become the
capital of Illinois, and has offered site for a
capitol, and half "a million of dollars for the
erection of q building. 1t remains to be proved
whether the State will see this site, in the same
| light. & ,..5fs 4. ls.55 -Isses
EFifteen Mormon girls are said to have
threatened to sue Artemus Ward for breach q
promise Of marriage. They say the excuse he
offers that he has already one wife is ridiculous;
some of their half brothers have from twenty
to thirty and still continue counting.
EThe resident colored people of Savannah
recently held meeting and contributed nearly
$1,000 in greenbacks to establish schools for
children General Geary has given them the old
slave market for school room and ten colored
teachers have been employed.
i u Friday evening last the only son of VIM.
| Stevens Of Oldtown, nine years old got upon
end of the village. Just as the train started he
fell off and the wheels passed over his left arm
! crushing it so that amputation above the elbow
was necessary.-l Wing. sSa Sc
THE parishioners of the Rev. Mr.. Cook Of
the I'd Parish (Cong.) of Wells, had social
gathering at Littlefeld's Hall on Wednesday
| evening, Jan. 25th, when, notwithstanding the
unfavorableness Of the weather, a donation of
l50 90 in cash was made for the benefit of the
pastor.-[Saco Democrat. ~
% The Cape of Good Hope experiment of
tanning ostriches and keeping them like poultry
has demonstrated that they want about ten acres
! of grazing land apiece, but each bird yields
| twenty-four feathers every six months, worth,
with the smaller feathers about si2 los, or e26
year. s
% The Journal says the Catholics of Lewis
ton will give Leyee at Central Hall. Monday