The Portland daily press., 1866-01-31

By- Mr.. B. D. Vining, of South Weymouth,
Mass, was killed on the 9th of JAN, by being
run over by loaded sled while hauling load
of wood in the forest. When found, his body
had stifened with the cold.
By- The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
that since the ladies have adopted a fashion of
looping up their dresses about three inches all
round from the bottom of the skirt, the side
walks of the city are very imperfectly swept,
and the attention of the Superintendent of
Streets is directed to the fact
BB- The Herald says the prosperity of New
buryport was never SO great as at present. On
all sides is developing a spirit of active enter
prise that will shortly transform the. old sea-
port TO manufacturing city of note and i'm
Portance. There are several new operations
that we have not yet publicly spoken of, as the
tlme when we could do so properly and profit
ably has not come.
3. BB- The celebrated Rev. spurgeon has a
younger brother preaching in London, who is
steady-going and not bit of a sensationist.-
1t lisa very frequent joeular remark of his IA
nous brother:- 81 am the work man Spurgeon.
If you want to find the gentleman Spurgeon,
you must go tony brother James," ia
BY An order has been received at Brad
ford's Machine Shop, New Bedford, for the
building of an iron tank, for Petroleum Com
pany. The tank is to have capacity of $1,000
gallons. 5f.Ae ma.
yz "A Philadelphia paper says that the gov
ernment has paid William M. Evarts, of New
York, one hundred Thousand dollars, to retain
him as counsel at the trial of jeff Davis, and
he is now preparing the case. A hundred thou
sand is more than jeff IS head is worth, and yet
that sum has already been paid for his capture
Ar GsDaf- Judge Kelley of Philadelphia is in re-
eeipt of a letter from Governor Brownlow, in
which, after speaking of various factions in
Tennessee, he continues :-"These are the class
es of men in this State who are so loud in praise
of the Presidents reconstruction policy. ]
have fought them for the last quarter of cen
fury, and by the help of God will not surren-
der to them now, in my declining years. Should
the Federal government turn us over to the
tender mercies Of the galvanized, amnestied
and pardoned rebels of Tennessee, L will take
my family and go North, and live and die in
peace" The letter from which this extract is
made is dated only five days ago. oN
BBF- An old gentleman was admitted to the
almshouse. at Washington, on Saturday, who
| five years ago was a citizen of Frederieksbure
worth a, hundred thousand dollars. He has
been supported aportion of the time since the
war by the charity of his former slaves.
B3 The New Bedford Mercury reports a
notable instance of presence of mind on the
part of little girl. A family of four persons
were driving out in sleigh, when the horse
took fright and the sleigh striking curbstone
its two oldest occupants were thrown out, leay-
ing only girl of eight years and her brothero
three in their seets. The horse dashed on at
full speed; but the little girl kept cool, careful
ly wrapped her younger brother inan afghan
selected soft snow-drift, and threw him into
it, SO that he was not injured. The horse, was
stopped soon after, and none of the party
proved to be seriously hurt.
BB- Workmen began removing the paper
from the walls of the executive department in
the White House on Tuesday, for the purpose
of putting on new paper. Five different lay
ers were found. That next the wall was very
heavy velyet paper, put on during Madison's
administration. The new paper is of purple
hue, and will render the apartment much more
pleasant than it was with the dark green
B3- The New Bedford Mercury is RESPONSE
BILE for the somewhat paradoxical statement
that DIR. Mott is not dead, and therefore he is
Mott living. bog XIV sAf @