The Portland daily press., 1862-07-23

ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

| % More than fifty pages of communica-
tons were received for this paper, after its
columns were already crowded. We will work
them up as fast as possible.
sr The town of Fryeburg voted at re-
cent meeting to give 500 to each of her vol
unteers for the new regiments, in addition to
the State and national bounties. Eighteen
volunteers, the full number required, offered
themselves in one day.
N- The City Council of Bath has voted
| 500 bounty to recruits for the new regiments,
and $40 additional to those of her citizens who
shall enlist to fill up Companies A and D.
Bath Co's-in the Maine Sd Regt.
sB- Nothing but the restricted limits of
our columns prevent us from chronicling the
patriotism ofevery town in the State. We are
overwhelmed with the evidences of their zeal
in the good cause. We hope our friends in
giving particulars fwar meetings and of town
action, will be as brief as possible, that we may
be able to accommodate all.
sB- 1t was hardly according to Gunter for
the Kennebec Journal to copy from a cores
| pendent of this paper, in whose views the ed
iors do not sympathize, and hold that up as the
voice of the Press.
! G1- The dwelling house and livery stable,
belonging to Mrs. Quin, in ST. Stephen, n. B.,
were destroyed by fire on Sunday the 18th
inst. Loss $1,000, fully insured.
| A REGIMENT OF You've MEN.-It has been
| suggested that regiment of young men can
L., a.: a
which shall be over IS years 0: age. The sug-
gestion is good one, and we doubt not that
the young men of Maine would fill up such
regiment at once. 1t would do no harm to try
it at any rate.
sg- A new Post Office has been established
at No. IL, Range 1, in this County, and VIM.
Read appointed Postmaster.-[ Aroostook
Times
sg- DIR. Holmes, of the Scientific Survey,
has found excellent marble in Aroostook.
sg- The city of Portland, pays over five
hundred dollars every week, in aid of the fami-
lies of soldiers now in the service. Who says
Portland is not doing her duty?
sB- Gen. John A. Logan denies that he
has made speech or said anything to war
rant the statement of the Bloomington Pdnta-
| graph that he had changed his sentiments up
| on the question of emancipation.
.g- The present is the anniversary week
at the Maine State Seminary at Lewiston.
| The exercises to-day are varied and interest
| ing. Tomorrow will come off the exercises
| of the graduating class.
rg- The Lewiston Journal learns that
| private letter received in Auburn. states that
| Quartermaster ID. S. Stinson, of that town, of
the 18th Me. regiment, died at New Orleans
on the 9th inst of typhoid fever.
| Hon. Joseph Holt is said to express the
most unqualified sympathy with the Presidents
Emancipation with Compensation scheme.
| A CowARD.-A man in Franklin, n. H. en-
listed week or two ago, but on second thought
did not want TO go to war. and so went home
and chopped off one of his fingers with an
axe. He said he did it as he was driving a
stake into the ground, but most of the people
in Franklin do not drive stakes with the sharp
! end of an axe.
1IRAM.-The town of HIRAM has had
meeting and voted to pay an additional boun-
| ty of one hundred dollars TO each able-bodied
volunteer. Everything looks encouraging in
this part of the State. The quota of each
town will very soon be filed up. The fires of
| patriotism are burning brighter than ever, and
the people are thoroughly aroused to the great
duties of the hour. $50
.g- We returned to our post of duty yes
terday, at a late hour, to learn that victims
had bled, and that more were promised to be
| offered upon the altar Of sacrifice. Not having
time to write word ourself, and in view of
approaching doom not feeling in the mood to
do so, we simply copy from the Argus the art-
Gle entitled, .The Age of Blood" 1t expresses
our pheiiaks.
sg- 1t. Col C. A. L. Sampson of Bath, of
| turned home.
| MORE WoRK.-Yesterday morning we an
nounced that ten patriotic citizens had con-
| tributed 800 each, to give to the first 100 men
regiments, $40 each, in addition to the national,
state, and city bounties, and now we are au-
thorized to say that Hon. Charles Holden will
| head list of ten more to give 500 each to
| be distributed to the second 100 raised for a
similar purpose. Collector Jewett authorizes
us to say that he will follow Mr.. Holden with
| like sum to promote the same object.
A DIsGRAcE.-An army letter writer says
that not a mail boat or transport vessel leaves
our wharves but takes away, upon every trip,
| from dozen TO fifty of the rank and file Off
GERS and to such anextent has this prevailed il is
no exaggeration to say that seven out of every
| ten of the above rank of officers are absent
] from our army. Some Of these perhaps a
third, are really sick. but Others get leave of
absence by pretended sickness.
MEETING IN WINTHRoP.-A regular town
meeting will be held in Winthrop on Monday
afternoon next, at O'Clock, to take into con-
sideration the subject of enlistments, and the
bounties to be offered by the town. General
Howard and other distinguished speakers will
address the meeting. Two military companies,
! including 800 men, will be in attendance
! FROM NEW ORLEANs.-GEN. SHEPLEY.-
| IL is thought that Gen Sbenlpy Provisional