The Portland daily press., 1862-11-27
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


office tomorrow.
sB-The Lewiston Daily Journal has adj
vanced its price from S. TO SO per year.
nv The Democratic party seems disposed
to change its base for baseness.
sBeThe Boston Transcript, price hereto
fore $500 per year, is hereafter to be 800, in
all cases In advance.
gBe The Houlton Times proposes to issue
currency reaeemable in newspapers, adver-
tising, and job printing bills.
sB-The brig J. H. Rickmore, Capt. Tracy,
which LETT this port on Saturday the 18th, ar
| rived at Baltimore the night of the 21st, max
ing the run in four days Bath Times.
B-The Republicans of Boston have nomi-
mated exMayor Frederick w. Lincoln, Jr., for
Mayor of that city. The nomination is one
eminently aft to be made"
sY-As near as we can deciphera paragraph
in the Bangor Wing, fellow escaped from
Jail by opening door in which the key-hole
had been left.
% Where shall we go Thanksgiving eve
ming to obtain two hours of refined amuse-
ment and instruction? Visit Deering Hall
and see Wesley's War Tableaux.
| % AT the municipal election in Ports
mouth, on Tuesday last, Jonathan Dearborn,
Esq, the Republican candidate, was elected
Mayor by majority of 222.
I-"R. w." former correspondent of the
Press, is after a. NJ in the Transcript, on the
ticularly sharp stick. 1t is our impression that
Greek has met Greek.
sH-Col Shurtlef of Winslow, says the
Mail. killed a hog few days since weighing
neighborhood, recently killed two hogs, weigh
ing GIT and 643.
sE-The Charleston Mercury predicts the
death OF the United States Gosernment in two
years. If the event happens in one year Prem
tice declares the rebel Coniederacy will not
live to see it.
% Are you fond of good paintings vivid
| ly portraying exciting scenes? Go to Deer
| ing Hall and gaze upon the matchless beau
ties of Wesey's War Tabeaux.
eB-Among the recent deaths of soldiers at
/ Washington Hospitals, were the following
Hewer S. Bean, Co. B, Sd Maine; Chas. Co
burn, Co. ID, 5th Maine; and George l.. Metz,
Co. X, 18th Maine.
sB-The Bangor Wing exclaims, "What a
wicked place the natural seaport is getting to
be-" and yet, in its very next paragraph, ac-
knowledges that quarters in that city are so
bad that even the rogues viii not stay there !!
CAvALRY.-We understand it is in con-
temptation to raise one company of Cavalry in
this state to constitute part of a New England
regiment, to go with Gen. Banks expedition.
Orders will beissued in few DAYS.
sB- 1t is said that experiments with COM
mon corn husks show that they can be worked
up into an admirable article of paper 1t
would be queer If King Cotton should be de-
throned by an Indian chief in the important
office af difiusng intelligence over the earth.
sD-The Lowell Courier says that man
named John Mcfarland, while lying intoxica-
ted on the track Of the Lowell Railroad, near
the West Medford Station, last Saturday night,
was stuck by the locomotive and instantly
killed.
gvHon t. A. d. Fessenben left for WASH
ington on Monday, to take his seat at the APP
preaching session of Congress. He has re-
signed the Office of County Attorney-the res
ignation to take effect next Monday. This
will leave vacancy in that office which will
be filed by appointment by the GOVERNOR
Lewiston Journal.
av-Whie the steamer Nelly Baker was
lying at the wharf in Washington last week,
z. Keith, a private in Co. B, 4th Maine volun-
teers, who was stopping upon the boat for the
night, accidentally walked or fell overboard.-
Every exertion was made to rescue him, but,
owing to the darkness, it could not be done.
gB-The st. Louis Democrat publishes
letter from Missouri Shareholder who urges
immediate emancipation. That journal says
that it is constantly receiving letters from the
interior of the State. The same paper declares
that Gov. Gamble, of that State, has become
an emancipationist.
LEA case of unusual importance and in
terest was commenced in the United States
Circuit Court in Boston Tuesday, by Isaac
Hayden against the Suffolk Manufacturing
Company, for alleged Infringement of a patent
machine for cleaning cotton. H. F. Durant
and VIM. Whiting appear for the plaintiff, and
Caleb Gushing, George T. Curtis, and Causten
Browne for the defendants.
- Reader doyou wish to see every incident
of the rebellion portrayed with master hand?
If so, visit Wesey's War Tableaux Deering
Hall.
THE GALWAY CoNrRACT.-The following
appears in the Gal,cay Americaa :-"Mr Ham,
mohd, the American Consul at Dublin, has
written to his colleague here, Mr.. West, and
states that the steamers will commence run
ming between Galway and Portland, Maine, in
February. This fact should raise the dropping
courage of our struggling people,"
CAPTURED.-On Thursday evening the Po-
tomac fiotilla brought to Washington prisoners
captured while attempting to run the blockade.
Among them are several prominent Maryland
ders, who had in their possession over $4,000
in gold and currency, together with about the
same amount in boots, shoes. and other goods
purchased for the rebels. 1t is inferred that
two Of their number are officers, pretty well
informed with respect to our military affairs.
I-The Washington correspondent of the
New York Evening Post informs US, that mil
itary gentlemen express the opinion that Gen.
eral Mcdowell will be triumphantly successful
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