The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1865-11-04
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By- The ST. Paul Press reports the sale in
that city of six thousand mink-skins, belong
ing to the Hudson Bay Co., being the larg-
est single transaction in furs that ever took
place in St Paul. They were sold at nine dol
lars each, making total of $4,000.
EB~ Thursday, 18th of November, has been
appointed day of general Thanksgiving in
Nova Scotia
EB'- Tine National Intsliggcsr of Washing
ton entered upon its sixty-ffth year Oct. 31st.
GB~ 1t is related that just before John
Mitchell left his prison at Fortress Monroe
captain Sanderson, officer of the day, asked
him for his autograph. Taking up his pen he
wrote with hurried dash, "The foo ish men
have confined the wise," and appended his
name to it with evident pride of Typographical
display and the remark, stThat's from Jack Fall
staff; how do you like it % II like it well
enough when L take into account Jack Fall
Stairs character for yeracity," replied Captain
Sanderson. Mr.. Mitchell made no response.
Ey- Rev. Mr.. Nasty says "The utter and
abgect state NV cussitood into which the dim
ocrisy find themselves, North and South, makes
day of fastin' appropriate"
GB- The receipts from customs this month
are estimated at $1O,OoOOOO in gold.
GB- The celebrated Siaznese twins are ON.
exhibition at Chicago
gS Heller, the magician, is giving his final
exhibitions preparatory to starting for Califor-
mia and Australia
gB- Evans S. Pillsbury ESQ. formerly of
Foxcroft, has been elected District or Prose-
cutting Attorney for San Joaquin County, Cali
fornia, by majority of no votes out of 300O.-
lie IS elected for the term of two years. Also
w. Z. Greene has been elected Representa-
tive to the Legislature from Stockton, in the
same county. Mr.. Greene was formerly stu
dent in Foxcroft Academy Out of the nine
officers elected on the tickets, four are from
Maine.-[Dover Observer.
B1S- The life of the Earl Of Strathmare, who
recently died in England, was insured to the
amount of about million of dollars.
eB- The Hartford Press says Gas evidence
Oh the enormous profits some dealers make on
fruits, we have knowledge of one who bought
grapes Tor five cents pound, and sold them in
.ne very town in which they were grown at
rom twenty-five to forty csnts.''
UY- Mr.. Bowles of the Springfield Rep,ibli-
can gives this advice aThose who would visit
the racine States under the most favorable cir
cumstances, for seeing all their natural beauty,
and studying all their improved resources,
would do best to CONC around by sea in Febru-
airy, and go home overland in September or
October"
va Garrett Davis and Brutus Clay, who
nave sued Generals Palmer and Brisbin for alb
uuctlng slaves, are themselves in turn to be
sued before the Freedmen's Bureau for holding
lree persons to labor without pay, in violation
Vi d law OF the United States.
80 DR.. Hollands Life of Abraham Lin
COIN, just issued, is dedicated to Andrew John
son with the prayer that history, which will
associate their names forever, may be able to
=. no seam where their ADM nistrations were
1eu' ana mark no change of texture by
NIL MI, they may be contrasted-"
VS.. w rne Great Northern Railway in Emo
ina tbo gong . to introduce system of consum-
~ -, 'ns smoke of the LOGON olives, and thereby
~ 're same time, manufacture the necessary
gas ior lighting the trains.