The Portland daily press., 1862-07-11
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED,

~ The Argus learns that Mr.. J. T.
"aterhouse has received the appointment of
Quartermaster of the 18th Regt
20 Assistant Quartermaster General. f.
N. Harding OF Baths now in the city, perfect
ing arrangements for the accommodation of
the 18th Regt., which is to rendezvous here.
SB The Portsmouth Chronicle understands
that the Concord Railroad Co. are preparing
to make extensive additions and improvements
to the c. d p. Railroad wharf at the North End
In that city, at an estimated outlay of $4,000.
sB- "Aroostook's" letter from the Maine
Seventh, did not reach us until its commune
cations had been superseded by the terrible
battles Immediately following its date This is
the sole reason for its non-appearance. 1t ac-
cords with nearly every letter from McClelan's
camp in one thing; in exhibiting the high es-
teen and unbounded confidence in which the
Commander of the Army of the Potomac is
held by his troops.
sB- George U. Porter, Secretary of the
Baltimore Board of Trade, and publisher of
the Baltimore Price Current, was arrested by
order of Gen. Wool, on Saturday last, and is
now confined in Fort McHenry, for circulate
ing rumors of the utter defeat and annibla-
ton OF our army in front of Richmond, thereby
causing panic that led to great sacrifice of
government stocks in that city.
~ Gen. Shields has returned to the Camp.
the President having refused to accept his res
ignation.
HE CoPPERHEADs.-We mentioned yes
terday, the fact that fifty or sixty individuals
had skedaddled" 10 Canada, to evade draft.
should there be one made. A gentleman from
Paris informs us that not one of the "eowardy
sneaks' was from that town. The people of
Paris are loyal to the core and never shrink
from duty.
Gov. Washburn has letter from Gen.
Hunter, in which he speaks in the very highest
terms of Captain Fessenden, tson of Senator
Fessenden) as an active and efficient officer
He is on General Hunters STAFF, where he has
made himself eminently useful.
give are indebted to Mr.. ID. w. Waldron
OF Bowdoin College, for copy of the Bowdoin
Bugle, which is an excellent catalogue of all
the societies, clubs, ETC., connected with that
Institution. Its Roll of Homer. embraces. as
far As known, all who have been members of
the College, who are now or have been in the
military or naval service of the country. BY
the way, would it not be well at next Com
mencement for Old Bowdoin to strike from
the list of L. L. DIS, of its creation, the name
of the arch-traitor-Jeff Davis?
.B-The Universalist Church in Wateryille
has been recently renovated. The Mail saws
the pews have been modernzed. and, with the
other wood work, neatly and elegantly painted
by Hill q Savage. The walls and ceiling are
done in fresco, by Portland artists, after chaste
and imposing designs, and this portion of the
work excites universal admiration
GIVE learn that telegram was received
last evening, informing Edwin Putnam. son of
Mayor Putnam, of his appointment as Assist
ant Paynaster III the Navy. He is to report
immediately at the Brooklyn Navy Yard.
Il Bath Times.
sg-The New York Herald has stated that
the plans of the Commander of the Potomac
Army have been thwarted by the interior
ence of the War Department The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York Evening
Post says this statement is pronounced entire
ly false by the highest authority.
- Mr.. Blaine was introduced to the Con-
vention at Waterville, after his nomination for
Congress, and though an accomplished speak
er, he responded in a speech of just twenty
four lines. Had he been an Indifferent speaker,
with really nothing to say, he would have filed
three columns-,cih ,rind
rD- Five brothers of the name of CLAYTON.
and all belonging to the Fifth Vermont Regi-
ment, are reported killed during the late bat
ties in Virginia.
- Congress has passed a law comforting
the full rights of citizenship on foreign born
residents after one years honorable service in
the army.
sE- Commencement at Tufts College took
place on Wednesday last. President Miner
was inaugurated on the same day.
sB- The New York World has letter
from Gen. Banks army, which says that the
appointment of Gen. Pope is hailed as pre-
cursor of a new order of things, and the reas-
surance which the army of the Shenandoah
has received, is gratifying to witness. Not
that the shadow of any lack of confidence in
their former commander has existed, but the
unity which the appointment of an experience
ed general will give to the commands whose
separate success has been thus far thwarted by
the lack of concerted action with the rest, has
inspired that portion Of the army with very
desirable Improvement in their morale.
sH- There are nine single saws and five
gangs in the mills at Calais which manufac-
tured 10000 feet of lumber daily during the
last week of June. So says the Machias
Union.