The Portland daily press., 1862-12-22
ORIGIN AL AND LECTE ID.

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y-The Oxford Democrat says the anti
republican leader of the House of Represen-
tives, at Augusta, will be Hon. +. o. j. Smith,
of Westbrook.
sY- When a writer in the Advertiser said
the Press was endeavoring to disseminate sus-
pcions of fMcClelan's loyalty, he simply utter
ed an untruth, prompted, doubtless, by any
thing but christian or even manly spirit.
-EeWe believe the usual preparations for
Christmas are being made in this city. In
| Bath the Methodist and Universalist Sabbath
| Schools are to hold festivals the evening pre-
ceding Christmas day.
rBrThe next State Senate will be a very
able and talented body. Among the strong
men, not of the Senate last year, will be found
Hon. d. d. Stewart of ST. Albans, one of the
clearest-headed lawyers and one OF the most
gentlemanly men the State affords.
g A telegraph has been laid across the
Hudson river, about three miles above West
| Point, to take the place OF the masts on which
| the wires have been stretched heretofore at
| Butter Hill. The cable is 2S00 feet long, and
is piece of the celebrated Atlantic cable.
sg- The New York Tribune learns that
fifteen Union members of the Legislature of
Ohio, who last winter opposed Mr.. Wade's re-
| election to the Senate, have avowed their de-
termination to support him at the ensuing
| session.
~V While we are overrCn in this country
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tirely disappeared from circulation, the people
of Canada are sorely troubled by the excess
of silver change, in all the departments of
trade.
| - Those papers that are Mortified at the
arrest of few suspicious persons at the north,
have never word TO say of the perfect reign
of terror at the south, where no one is allowed
to find fault with the attempt to subvert the
liberties of his country.
Ig- The Biddeford Union publishes the
Prospectus of the Portland Advertiser, and
says of it, "its rivals will be found in the Maine
Democrat, Eastern Argus, &c, and, although
its present course would indicate an attempt
to make a "rad" upon their subscription lists,
blinded by the briliancy of the strategy, they
give it most fiattering notices.
sB- Bro. Bradbury of the Advertiser, to
whom the pipe" was awarded as a tribute to
his beauty-though the ladies did not see il in
that light-intimates that we cast longing eyes
upon the prize and fiattered ourself that it
would fall TO our lot. five did entertain any
such expectations, we could not have failed to
li1a batr f,llo ftar b..o A. m
.E We have it from good authority that
our Adjutant General HoDsDoN, is consider
ed at the war department, the model Adjutant
General in the United States. He is spoken
of there in the highest terms, and deservedly,
for he has labored untiringly and faithfully.
Maine may well be proud of the reputation he
has won.
sY The Norwich Bulletin contributes its
mite to the aggregate ofhistorical information
touching arbitrary arrests" citing from an
old number of the New London Bee, publish
ed in 1900, the case of one Luther Baldwin of
New jersey, an insolent fellow, who was ar
rested "for wishing the waddng of cannon
fired on day of rejoicing, was lodged in the
Presidents posteriors."
sB- Two or three hundred clergymen as
sembled in the Cooper Institute in New York
last Monday evening, 10 consider the duty OF
the church and ministry in reference to the
proclamation OF emancipation. The meeting
was dissolved on the reception of advices from
Washington intimating that there is no neces.
sity nor propriety in any action of the clergy
respecting the matter
sr In all that is said about the deprecia-
tion of paper money at the present time, let
this fact not be iorgotten,-that those who suf-
fer most from this depreciation are those best
able to bear it-those to whom other people
are indebted. The man who is in debt, can
discharge his obligations with the 'deprecia-
ted paper" just as well as ever he could. He
does not suffer from the condition of the cur
rency, nor does the man who sells his goods
or his labor, for both are relatively increased
in value by the very depreciation referred to.
sD- The Street Commissioner at Augusta.
clears the sidewalks with a clumsy triangular
scraper, which crowds the snow out partially
and leaves the residue unequaly pressed upon
the walk, thus making Il sidewalk of ice
which is elegant in wet weather, and in the
spring. The ladies are much pleased with
this mode especially when there comes a thaw
after the icy path has been well sprinkled with
sand and ashes. Besides it is cheaper to en-
ploy men in the spring to cut away the ice,
than TO employ them in the winter to shovel
snow. Ifeaeh citizen was obliged to keep the
sidewalk clear of snow in front of his own
premises,-this species of walk, which is alter
nately snow, ice, sand, mud and "slosh" would
cease to be such an annoyance.
rThe Oxford Democrat is informed that
on Sunday night, fracas occurred in Frank
lin Plantation, in which Patrick L. Thornton
was badly bruised, and had an arm fractured.
1t is stated that Thornton and bis wife called
at the house of Lyons on that evening, while
he was out. He came in shortly after, some
what in liquor, and the conversation lapsed n-
to a dispute, in which one charged the other
with cheating. Lyons thereupon ordered
Thornton out of his house. The latter says
he obeyed; and Lyons followed him, striking
him with sled stake repeatedly. Thornton's
head is badly cut and bruised, and both bones
of the arm broken. The affair will undergo a
judicial investigation.