The Portland daily press., 1865-05-23
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RGeorge D. Prentice is very sick at Nash
Vile.
EGen. Sheridan and staff have left Wash
inston for Texas. -
. Arrangements are being made for reopen
ing Mount Vernon to visitors. ---aAaA-
80 The great review at Washington of Grant
and Sherman's armies, is to take place to-day
and to- morrow.
THE Aroostook Times says that the people
of Woodstock have subscribed the amount re-
quired to commence their Branch Railroad.
: ~ Mai. John F. Moods. one of the hrst
settlers of Pennington, died recently st the age
of g. s. t3fNfN8 - y q
sd 1t is reported as remarkable fact that
the late President had not abIood relation save
his two boys.
R-A machine shop was recently destroyed by
fire in Philadelphia, by which 500 persons were
thrown outsof employment. s1o5aoyat
R Ten years ago schools were unknown
among the peasantry Of Russia Nov there are
5000 Of them.
RItis q bad sign to see man with his hat
off at midnight, explaining the theory and prln-s
ciples Of true democracy to lamp-post.
{ 81 Rats, mice, caterpillars, Sc, are said to
! decamp speedily from any place sprinklted with
henzoin soda. bas ia baa $40 lao a5n
aa ga wretch named Robert Oarew, has been
convicted at Niagara, c. w., of outraging the
person OF his own daughter, eleven years old.
EThe New Bedford Mercury learns that
movement is on foot toputa Temperance candl-
date in nomination for Governor in Massachu-
| sets next fall.
the anniRi Minnesota people are clamOrous f0r
snonncement that the Indian tronhle,5 . = ovo,
Is no sooner made than they break OUT arresh 81
- The annual meeting of the Mashine ton
County Congregational Conference of Churches,
1 viii be held with the Church in PASSPORT, CON-
menciDg on Tuesday. June6th 50
as 81 The Hayerhill Gazette learns that Hon.
Geo. Peabody is soon return to this country to
take up his permanentresidence. Mr. Peabody
is the eminent London Banker. ,sssd,s
B-At one Of the bookstores in New Bedford,
p lady customer inquired for secondhand
L
step-mother .ss8ssassSs
/. ERM. Theirs, the French liberal, goes in for
supporting the pope's power in Italy, because
he thinks the unity of Italy will be opposed to
the real interests of France iisass so
R Il is thought the conspiracy trials at
\ Washington win last two weeks longer A large
number Of witnesses for the defense have been
summoned.
An army surgeon in Arkansas tried to
hire young barefooted and coatless native as
an errand boy. 4 The astonished lad exclaimed:
"Work why Ican't work, I'm whites' w9s
HA Swedish count lately shot his grand
mother because she wouldn't give him what
money he wanted He took all her money and
jewels, but was caught and punished g
BThe New England Farmer says tons upon
tons Of used-up. worn-out hoop skirts are annu-
allyworkedup atithe iron works Of gLazel, Per
kips 4 Co., Bridgewater, Mass saffsss'
- Napoleon Ill gave his first printed copy Of
his Life of Caesar to his wife, and the second
to his SON. as Fan evidence of his lively tender
ness''s TEX aslaM 6
go Many Northern farmers, tempted by the
liberal ind eements of the Government. have
purchased tracts of land in the neighberhood of
Old Point, Va. tn IT EF
TT The Biddefordi Journal, referring ito a
change of editors of paper in this vicinity,
says it sis fortunate in securing his services, if
its politics don't become like Dead Sea fruit,
Such language must have meaning; what isiti
RrThe New York Tri5une's despatch says
Gen. Sheridan has been assigned to. an impor-.
tant department command in the West. =, Gen.
Merritt Of The cavalry, has been made full
major-general to date from April Q.
IA few weeks previous to the occupation of
Richmond by the United States forces, wood was
held at one hundred dollars per cord, and scarce
at that. 1t can now readily be purchased at
seven dollars.
4 ~ "A letter to the Manchester Mirror, from
N. II. soldier, now at Savannah, st4.ss tbat
quite number of matrimonial alliances have
taken place between s'the boys in blue, and the
girls of Savannah. TTwR
Washington despatch says C. A, Dana,
Assistant Secretary Of War, has resigned, and
Major Eckert has been appointed to succeed
him, His name has been connected with the
proposed new Union paper in Chicago as editor.
RJamesS. Gardner, . lively youth Of 76
winters, and Phebe A. Rose, fine old lady of
10 summers, were married at North Kingston,
Rhode Island, recently. "A rather aged gardner
to pluck SO young 3 rose.zaa g7sl iosf & 1sBas
80 E. II. ". secesh ladies of Richmond
have SO far conquered their repuenance to the
Yankees as to besiege Gen. Ord with applica-
tons for appointment to clerkships in the gov