The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-24
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

APPoINTSIENTs.-We learn from Augusta
that JOS. b. Baxter of Gorham, has been ap-
pointed Assistant Surgeon of the 10Th regi-
ment. Edwin A. Rich of Thorndke, has been
appointed I'd Lieut.. in the 10Th regiment
We are told that one man i'm Paris-an
ex-county officer, and a worthy disciple of an
ex-naval storekeeper at Portsmouth-was re-
Gently SO exasperated at the idea Of drafting,
that he openly, in the streets, declared that if
draft shonld be ordered, Gov. Washburn
could not sleepi any house in that town that
it would be torn down over his head, and that
the draft would be resisted even if blood ran
down the streets in rivers Such man would
keep well in-Fort Warren.
sBp Work is kept up day and night at the
Brooklyn Navy Yard. Great activity also ex-
list at the Philadelphia yard.
syrIt is reported that Gen. Mcclellan esti-
mates that there are now thirty-ive thousand
absentees from the army of the Potomac, who
are well enough to take the field.
sg-The Washington Republican says that
Gen. MitchelIs case has been partially examin-
ed and according to present indications will be
dismissed.
gThe Memphis correspondent of the
Chicago Times states that the rebels are en-
forcing rigidly their CONSUMPTION, without re-
spect of persons.
.B-ln consequence of the depredations of
guerilla bands in Kentucky, more than one
million dollars in specie has been sent from
the banks of that State to New York, for safe
keeping.
VOLUNTEERING rs. DRAFTING.-The sol
der that volunteers gets of national and State
bounties, Sl47. If he is drafted he gets moth
ing. The town that pays one of its own citi-
zens 500 to enlist, only transfers this sum
from its treasury to the pocket of a citizen to
be expended in his own town, while it brings
into the town, also to be expended there, the
snug little sum of SAT. The balance in favor
of enlisting is, therefore, s47, even though the
town pay bounty of 800.
GoRHAM.-The town of Gorham Yesterday
afternoon, voted bounty of 800 to each new
recruit in the town to make up her quota.
ga war meeting is to be held in Wiscas-
set on Saturday evening next. Gen. Howard
is to be present. There is precious nest of
traitors in that town, and it is high time it was
broken up.
Sr Arrowsic "a little town among the
rocks below Bath-has voted 500 bounty to
each soldier needed to make up her quota.
sE-Mayor Putnam has called a public
rpaatipo Of tba ri ~ Do
the proposition TO celebrate the landing and
settlement of Gov. Popham's colony, at the
mouth of the Kennebec, on the 18th of Aug.
1907.
sB- We hope ''Skirmisher's" letter in this
paper, will be carefully read. The extracts,
from Gen. McClellan's letter to Gov. Wash
burn touch a crying evil, which should not be
longer tolerated. A letter from one of Names
most gallant sons informs us that the reap
pointment of officers who have resigned in one
regiment to higher Office in another, is work
ing mischevously. We are confident Gov.
Washburn win see that a stopper is put upon
the evil.
- The Argus has got an uphill business
to make its readers believe we sneered at the
farmer because we spoke of spelling a good
ploughman, TO make a good editor. It's no
disgrace to follow the plough-tail, nor is it ac-
cording to our notions of the "proprieties of
journalism" to fling at ''lumberman" because
he happens to be a candidate for Office
% 1t is said that there were IL 900 slaves
in Fauquier county, Virginia, before the rebel
lion, about 5000. of whom have left their mas
tiers and sought employment elsewhere. Many
of them remain in the county, but demand pay
ment for their labor and generally obtain it.
sB- 1t is stated by correspondents at the Lon
don exhibition, that the United States will car
ry off more premiums in proportion to the ar
tclcs exhibited, than any other nation.
% General Fitch, late senator from Indi-
ana, now leading brigade at st. Charles. in
Arkansas, has just hung two rebels, in pursri-
ance of pledges to do SO in case of the murder
of any of his men. The first engineer of the
Lexington was shot while sitting at portfolio
General Fitch Immediately took two of the
citizens of st. Charles and hung them in q
public place in the town.
% The appointment of Gen. Halleck is
significant of action-an earnest of success
He has never met with reverse. Look out
for forward movement, with no more prepar-
ations for defense; but ogensire preparations
that will drive rebedom into the "last ditch"
sold Brains" is not a man to stand still.
CoLLIsIoN.-The Heather Bell and Anna
Augusta were in collision on the River yester-
day, and the latter was so badly injured that
she could not take her place ON the route to-
day, but the Forest Queen went up in her stead.
Is John Globe, 18th.
sy- Gov Washburn was at Lewiston yes
terday, attending the anniversary of the Maine
State Seminary.
GRAY.-At legal town meeting in Gray
yesterday afternoon, it wasIvoted unanimously
to give 500 bounty to all recruits called for,
TO the extent of the towns quota
sB-It is stated that while Hon. Joseph Holt
zealously embraces the Presidents emancipa-
ton views, he is earnestly in favor of conduct
ing the war as a war, sparing nothing that
stands in the way of its successful and triumph
ant termination, not even the institution of
slavery.
sY-Ex-President Van Buren,, now living at
the point of death at Undertook, is upwards
of so years of age.
sB-The Springfield Republican says, at
Worcester, last week, one young man was re-
jected by the mastering officers because his
teeth were not good