The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-11-17
ORIGINAL AND LECTE D.

sK-The Bridgton Reporter has just enter
ed upon its fifth volume.
~ Thanksgiving on Thursday of next
week.
| sV The Lowell News says that about 500
looms on the Boot Corporation will shortly be
put In motion.
a1-The State Teachers Association will
hold its fonrth annual meeting in Bangor on
the oath, 18th. and 26th inst.
ng-Gov. Washburn has returned to WASH
ington from visit to the Maine regiments in
the Army of the Potomac.
| rH-Tlie Democrats are talking Of major
| ity in Wisconsin, but it is barren one. The
Republicans have the Legislature, which Sc
cures their United States Senator.
| 1-Among the recent deaths of soldiers at
the Washington Hospitals, are those of Albert
B. Rider, Co. b, 18th Maine, and Jacob Graf
ton, Sd Maine Battery.
.y- Subscriber will excuse us for omit
ting to publish the personal item. Its justice
we do not question, but its point is little too
sharp for peaceful relations.
I- William Lunt, native of Topsham,
a seaman on board bark Quincy. on her pas
| sage from New Orleans to Boston, jumped oy-
| erboard and was drowned
To- 1t is still very sickly in Hallowell. The
| Courier says s7S.46 worth of liquor has been
| sold as a medicine in that city for the past
| month.
sy-It is now evident that in three weeks
! four iron-clad men-of-war will be at the service
| of the Navy Department. The Passaic will be
| finished in a few days; the Montauk, Nahant,
and Weehawken a little later.
SY- Prentice says that Gov. Wise is still
talking about sold John Brown" He hasn't
| got half of old Browns sense, but, IL we catch
| him he may have all of Browns last sensa-
| tons.
rB-We hope the brief note from ~. n"
| will end the controversy to which it refers.
| His shot takes effect upon US as well as upon
our correspondent, and we do not feel called
upon to add another word.
ry- The Piscataquis Observer says that
Miss Mary J. Marble, aged Is years,was drown
ed at North Brownville on the oath ult.. while
| er than usual, in a small and unsafe boat.
% We have been favored with a private
letter from an officer who was present at the
surrender of Harper's Ferry, and who did his
whole duty, which we shall lay before our
readers, by permission, tomorrow.
q The latest posting of the political
State elections indicate that the Union and
Administration will have handsome working
majority in the next House of Representa-
tives, over the Democrats.
- The Portsmouth Chronicle says that
three 32-pound guns have been mounted on
the wharf at the Portsmouth Navy Yard, du-
ting the past week, and are kept loaded and
shotted night and day. They are pointed in
the direction OF the Narrows.
lv- A gentleman in a neighboring town,
| in ordering the Press for his friend iu tine 25th
Regt., says: "In letter to me u few days since
| he the soldier for whom he ordered the paperl
says, your paper is more sought for by the
Maine soldiers, than all other papers in Maine"
s1-Thc Belfast Journal is pumping very
head W htohV pohitiSh Sapitai Jul VI oCh. M
Clellans removal. 1t viii make small head
way with such distinguished Democrats us
Halleck, Burnside, Hooker, McClernand and
Sprague standing in the way.
-H- As we entered a gentleman's office the
other day he laid down copy of the Adver-
tiser, remarking that he was very particular to
read that paper only in leisure moments, as he
wished to answer for as little as possible Of
misspent time.
sY-John Van Buren, has nominated Cen
eral Mcclellan for the Presidency. Not very
complimentary to the nominee. Tn Boston
Traveller remarks that John nominated his
father for the Presidency in 1913, and that he
did not get single electoral vote.
svThe Gloucester Advertiser says "Take
it all in all, the mackeral fishing season, now
SO near its close, has been quite successful.
The majority of the vessels have brought in
good fares aud the recent advance in prices
viii add much to the net proceeds Of the sea-
sons work.
sr Those papers which are making such
ado about Gen. McClellan's being removed
just on the eve of a battle, as they say, didn't
complain when Gen. Fremont was removed
under like circumstances: il was all right they
said and rejoiced at IT, What causes them to
talk so differently now? or course II il moth
ing politicaI!-lBath Times.
GEN. CAss ON THE REMOVAL OF MCCLEL-
LAN.-The New York Post makes this an
nouncement: 1--WE have the best authority
for stating that Gen. Cass, in a communication