The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-06-30
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


sB-on the first page will be found two or
iginal communications. The letter from Show
hogan will be found exceedingly interesting.
Epsilon yields facie pen. On the last page
good story of the sea, and an important ar
ticle on the revival of Southern trade.
sg-The Lewiston Journal says that the
grocery store of Mr.. j. Tcbbets, on Lisbon ST.,
in that town, was destroyed by fire Thursday
evening last
cB-A stable connected with hotel in Or
ono, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday of
last week.
FIRE IN ELLswoTH.-We learn from the
American that on Tuesday morning Of last
week, the ell, woodshed and stable attached to
the house of Charles L. Debate, of that town,
were destroyed by fire. The main house was
saved with difficulty. Several other buildings
were more or less injured
THE BRUNSWICK FIRE.-The Bath Times
gives the following list of losses by the fire in
Brunswick on Friday last: Mr.. McKeen's loss
is estimated at Sl2O0-insured for $500; Mr..
Libby's at s20O0-insured for $1,000; Mr. Bow
ker's at S600-insured for $500; Mr.. Thomp-
sons. at s500-insured for $1,000; Mrs. Graves
at s500-insured for S225.
SHOOTING AFFRAY.-Last week. at Iron
Bound Island, off Gouldsboro', an affray took
place between Warren Young and his sons on
the one side, and Galen II. Smith on the other
side, in which the elder Young was shot by
Smith. The quarrel arose about some fish nets
on the shore of the island Young was shot
In the shoulder and in the thigh, and badly
wounded. Two shots were made by Smith.
1t is uncertain whether Young will recover.
Smith has given himself up and is now in the
custody of the jaior. Ellsworth American.
srThe Anatomical Cabinet at Brunswick,
for the establishment Of which DR.. Seavey of
Bangor has donated $1,000, is to be called
"Seaveys Anatomical Museum" in compl-
ment TO the donor.
20 Diptheria, it is said, is yet prevailing to
an alarming extent in Franklin County,
Among the recent deaths in Pennington. is
Lieut.. E. G. Craig, aged "a years.
SB-The camp of the 18th Maine Regiment
at Augusta, is to be callsd Camp Jameson, in
honor of Gen. Charles ID. Jameson of this
State.
sTThe Lewiston Herald learns that the
Androscoggin & Kennelec Railroad Company
intend to erect new passenger and merchan-
disc depot at Auburn, dnring the present sea-
son; and also new turn table and Engine
house at Danville Junction
sg-The Rockland Gdsette says that several
stores in Belfast have been recently entered by
means of false keys, and the tills robbed of
their contents, but nothing else molested
sg-The Rockland City Council has appro-
priated $500 for the construction of reservoirs
of water for convenience in case of fire.
1-We have on hand that will appear to-
morrow, No.2 OF che letters from the Wild
Woods Of Maine; also N interesting report
from the battle of Fair Oaks. 1t was impos-
sble to get them into this number, in conse-
quence of the late hour 4 which they were re-
ceived
sE-Will our gallant young friend,n of the
Maine Seventh, who contributed so many ex-
cellent letters to the Bath Times while it was
under our control, allow his light to shine
through the columns of the PRESS? His arti-
cles will be ever welcome.
Posi- OFFICE RoBBERs SENrEscEp-The
telegraph has reported the sentence at Bangor,
on Friday last, by Judge Ware, of the persons
convicted of robbing the post office at Read
field and North Berwick, the latter in April
and the former in May last. These fancy gen
tlemen, who thought to evade the divine order
of things by acquiring money without earning
or deserving it, have been brought up with
short turn, and win render the State good SER
vice at Thomaston. Speaking of these cases,
the Bangor Wing says, "they have been fol-
lowed up with energy by Mr.. N. G. Ordway,
the Special Agent for the New England States,
aided by the postmasters whose offices have
been robbed. The U. S. District Attorney, G.
F. Talbot, Esq, and the Court have evineed in
the trial and sentence of these parties deter
mination to put a stop to depredations upon
the mails"
sH- 1t is to be regretted that any jealousies
should exist among our Commanders in the
field. Gen. Fremont, feeling that he has been
unfairly treated, it seems, has asked relieffro
his command, and the president has promptly
granted it. 1t seems to us that the consolida-
ton of the Divisions of Gems. Fremont, Banks
and Mcdowell, was promoted by wisdom. and
we can see no more reason for Gen Fremont
thaz for either of the others named to COM
plain. We do not learn that Gen. Banks feels
Inundated.
RECRUITS REJEcTED-A squad of recruits
from Aroostook. arrived in Augusta last Thurs
day, but several were rejected by the examin-
ing surgeon-some for the slightest physical
imperlections. One man was rejected because
piece of his toe had been cut off-otherwise,
he is as sound and able-bodied as any man in
the army. We think the examination of re-
cruits ought to be strict, but there is such
thing as being too rigid.