The Portland daily press., 1862-12-29
ORIGINAL AND LECTED


porter and the printing office connected with
it, are offered for sale.
sB- 1t is reported that Maj. Gen. Fremont
is to assume command Of the Mississippi expe-
dition. now organizing at Memphis.
sr The army correspondent of the New
York Times, says Gen. Burnside's army will
not go into winter quarters.
g- The colored people of Worcester,
Mass, will celebrate the approaching freedom
of their race by a public meeting on New
Years day.
IEr Our correspondent ct S. p" is as
sured that the paper to which he refers was
promptly sent, and we have not another copy
on hand. He shall hear from us in few days.
sB- The recent victory of Gen. Foster in
North Carolina was complete, and is of vastly
more Importance than our people, in the en-
grossment of their attention by matters nearer
home, have ina ,ined.
Nv Quilp, of the Boston Post upon learn
ing that preserved meats and tomatoes had
been sent to our soldiers at Newbern, ex-
claimed, swell, those must be very acceptable
provisions, tO-martyrs."
GVThe st. Croix river is still open, says
the Herald, the cold not having been thus far
severe enough to freeze it over. Last Sunday
morning the thermometer indicated 20 degrees
below zero, but since then it has been mder.
sB- The Bangor Whig reports the arrival
at ST. Thomas of the brig Hampden, of Ban
.rnr rax,;n - -. -.
confscated by the French authorities for sig
nalizng the movements of the Alabama to
the San Jacinto, while lying in the harbor of
Martinique.
NEW wPUBLICATIoNs.-Mrs. Richards new
book entitled Springs of Action" and the
"Memoirs of Mrs. Bethunc," by her son, the
Rev. Geo. w. Bethune have been briefly no.
ticed in the Press as new publications by the
Harpers. They are for sale in this city by Ii.
l.. Davis, So Exchange street.
2lst inst. Dea. Jeremiah Eldridge, an old and
highly esteemed citizen Of Brewer, while SUI
perintendng the funeral of Mr.. Pritchard of
that place. was suddenly struck down with
neuralgia of the heart, and died before the
procession had LEFT the house.
B- Who can doubt that the majority Of
democratic leaders think more of destroying
Halleck and Stanton than of putting down
jeff Davis aud rebellion ?-that they prefer de-
feat of the loyal troops to success accomplish
ed by Generals who will not become subservi-
ent to their base purposes?
sr The editor of the Augusta Age, in
conversation with us the other day, alluded to
the report of his yoking his paper with New
mans Hallowell Courier, and secuted the
idea. Daniel has done good many things
that we would not like to be held responsible
for, but he has never done anything so de-
grading as that would be.
Large orders have been received for
the new translation of NJ. Cochins work ON
the "Results Of Emancipation to supply the
demand in the Departments and at the Capitol
at Washington. 1t has even been proposed to
have an edition published for general distri-
button, so important is the information which
| could thus be sent over the land
SV- If we could have our way we would
not put the grumblers, aud carpers, and fault
finders, either in Fort Preble or Fort Warren,
but such OF them as are able-bodied we would
strap to a cartridge-box, clothe them in light
blue, put musket in their hands, and give the
country the benefit Of their mind and their
muscle.
r The Bangor Times says the Army of
the Potomac is now stronger, by many thou
sands than even before the late battle, and it
has fought under Burnside as it has never
fought before, putting to rest forever the SLAM
derous insinuations that the troops were de-
moralized and disheartened by the recent
change of commanders.
GRAND CoAsTING.-Two young men coast
ed halfway down the White Mountains the
present winter on hand-sleds. They passed
the distance of four miles in nineteen and a
half minutes, and the last two miles in two
and half minutes. The new mountain road
may yet have attractions in winter as well as
in summer. 1t would be fine trip to ride up
in sleigh to the summit and then slide down
in few moments on a hand-sled.
rg- The Advertiser of Saturday denies the
inconsistency of the doctrines put forth by its
editor in his speech before the Fremont club
in 1856, with those which have graced that
paper of late: and insists, virtually, that he
has not changed; that he stands now where
/ he did then and stood then where he does now
on the slavery question. How man dares
twist around in this manner at the risk of
breaking his neck is past our comprehension.
We will attend further to his case in few
days.
WHAT SHALL WE BUY ?-This is the ques-
tion which agitates the minds of parents just
now; and we advise those on whom the usual
holiday demands will be made, to step into the
bookstore of Bailey & Noyes, fully believing
that the number and variety of books to be
found there will satisfy the most difficult
They have a fine assortment in the most
/ splendid bindings as well as all the standard
publications in less snowy but more useful
covers.
If you want Photographic Albums, it is the
! place to buy at Bailey & Noyes.
For the Juveniles they have replenished
their counters, and Young America cannol
fail to find something to please. Besides these,
no doubt good variety of fancy goods may
be found to tempt the buyer. 1t is well worth
the time spent in examining this collection of
holiday goods.