The Portland daily press., 1862-10-03
AND SELEC ECTED

Advertiser with an extract from a letter which
was first published in the Press.
sB- The st. Louis Republican denounces
the rumor that 5000 Union troops in Missouri
had gone over to the rebels as false.
rGen. Prentiss. captured by the rebels at
the battle of Pittsburg Landing, has been ex-
changed.
gE-An agricultural writer recommends cal
ome for cows. OF what offence is the poor
animal guilty that her life should be put in
jeopardy?
sB- They have new kind of squirrels on
Boston Common-the Floyd squirrels. They
are perfect adopts in the art of hiering, prac-
ticed upon the peanut and apple stands.
sB- The New York World wakes worse
and worse in its opposition to the administra-
ton. 1t is becoming decidedly Wooden head
ed.
sp- Rev. E. II. Lake, Universalist clergy
man, native of Haverhill Mass, but lately of
North Carolina, died on the 22d ult, ofhemor-
rage of the lungs at Richmond, Va.
sW-Mr. Benz. Littlefeld, of this city, re-
ceived most gratifying letter last week from
Gen. Berry. complimenting highly his son,
Capt Littlefeld, for gallantry in the late bat
tles.-I Rockland Free Press.
SAGADAHoc COUNTY FAIR. - The Show
and Fair of the Sagadahoc Agricultural Socie-
ty will be held in Topsham on the 14th, 18th
and 10Th inst, instead Of the Sth, 9th and 10th,
as heretofore stated.
sYThe Pennington Chronicle speaks as
though there was evidence of guilt against
Doyle, who is now under arrest at that place,
on suspicion of being the murderer of the lit
tie Libby girl in Strong.
sr On the first page will be found the
commencement of an interesting account of
the recent experiences of the Maine Tenth.
The letter was so long that we were obliged to
defer the remaining half until tomorrow.
sg- Reports from Galveston say that yell
low fever is raging fearfully, and is represent
ed by some to be as bad as it was at Norfolk
a few years ago. The inhabitants, those who
were able, were leaving the city by thousands.
ACCIDENT.-On Monday exening, a daugh-
ter of Mr.. Ware of Pittston, aged ten, was
thrown from a wagon, and her head badly but
not dangerously cut The wound was dressed
by DR. Stephen Whitmore of this city, and she
is doing well.-[ Gardiner Journal
aY-The Rockland Free Press says that
Messrs. Farwell, Cobb, and others, of that city,
will soon have ready for launching vessel of
1900 tons, which has probably never been ex-
celled in the State for workmanship and ma
terial.
70" Charles +. Pond, Of Hartford, Conn.,,
famous as an importer of foreign cattle, was
seriously hurt last Saturday afternoon by an
Ayrshire bull that he ATTEMPTED to drive out OF
an enclosure The animal tossed him fif-
teen or twenty feet, and gored him till driven
on with pitchiorks.
TuE ppocr ,N.rrox IN M,s.or,r Tho
News, published at Washington Mo-, says the
people have 1t under consideration TO hold
pubic meeting for recommending call OF the
state Convention for that body to accept the
tresidents proposition for gradual emancipa-
noh WIN compensation.
,~,-Tha G. Cro;x uar.,d has oodo a. a.
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'e''iahee aea'i'' srea'is iihpro'eu III al re-
ime Bro Hav has sufYsrad from few mora
,ue-nose secession mobs he will get nm , ma
,cr eoual IN the hest In the State We wish
him every noss;ble snccess
III.
.o,v;c,ed os h.;no .oon,u,on soo,dr - NJ,
J,va, r,dor -, o,a h,,,a-,ar. Lii, 1T.
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he editorials for that paper may bless her stars
hat she does not live in Connecticut rs she
hight be convicted of a similar offence.
~ Tho pos,on ,rr.vo,,or s.,. ,ho D.;
lent's Proclamation is but an adoption of
thoughts uttered h1Gov. Boutwell, in his Phi
Sea happa oration, IN midsummer oi 1901.
,,a. ,,.a S,,,h ,,d ~ .,,a. ,a num 49,
ddress, which has been printed. uttered on
he oth oi january, 1901.
FIRE IN LINcoLNyIILE.-A man probably
Whea: Two large parhs containing hity
elo,g;na - Mr nr;ntwa,Iar I Of f';nno,Ss - sa'
we're, with the sheds adjoining. consumed by
re on Thursday morning Of last week, as we
ain npnl 'ie Della,' Ase; anu ,lo'n REMAINS
.bn s,ent ON the hay was burned 10 daatI,
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-B Gov. Berry, OF New Hampshire, and