The Portland daily press., 1862-12-31
ORIGINAL AND ELECTED


ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
sg- Very interesting army letters will be
found upon the first page.
gB- The "Letter from Boston, which we
give to-day, was accidentally mislaid, or it
would have appeared Monday morning.
1B- The Bath Times speaks in terms of
high praise of Judge Dickerson, who has just
closed a term of the S. J. Court in that city.
SD- The Congregational journal, at Con-
cord, N. H., forty-four years old, has been sus-
pended in consequence of the rise in paper.
~ We surrender large portion of our
space to-day to condensed account Of Gen.
Fosters brilliant operations in North Carroll
! ma.
- The editor who consuts his own taste
only in making newspaper, will be likely,
sooner or later, to have only himself for
reader.
.r Subscribers must not send up private
shinplasters in payment for subscriptions. We
have on hand some of this trash redeemable
at Bangor, worth as much in this market as
paper rags-no more.
sR- 1t will be seen from our letter to-day
from the Maine 18th, that Sergeant j. c. Lib
| by of Co. l, reported killed, was living at the
date of that letter though his recovery is some
what doubtful. He was wounded in the left
thigh by piece of shell which shattered the
bone.
| s- The Lewiston Daily Journal has been
reduced in size. The Journal is an excellent
| paper. Its editor, Nelson Dingley, Jr., Esq, is
probably the most prominent candidate for the
! Speakership of the next House. Indeed, we
have heard lately but one other name men
toned, that of Hon. S. Ii. Blake, of Bangor.
| sE- We have heard the name of VIM. P.
Drew, Esq, the private Secretary of Govern
or Washburn, mentioned in connection with
the Clerkship of the House OF Representatives.
We know not who else are to be candidates,
what the arrangements are or what custom re-
quires; we only know that Mr.. d. is eminent
ly fitted for the position.
sY- The indications are that jeff Davis
proclamation against Butler was mere bru-
tuns .fulnen-a harmless thunderbolt. Butler
was superseded on the 18th of Dec, and eight
days after Davis issued his proclamation; and
what gives force to the belief that he knew of
Buffers removal is fact that telegraph con-
meets Richmond with the immediate vicinity
ofNew Orleans.
DIR. W. r. JOHNSON of Portland. will give
FREE LECTURE at the Congregational Meet
ing House, Yarmouth, this, Wednesday, even
ing, Dec 81, upon the Anatomy and Physiolo-
gy of the several organs of the mouth, their
anatomical and physiological relations with
the many other organs of the body. Should
it storm it will be postponed to some other
evening.
PROMENADE CoNcERr-Our readers must
not forget the grand promenade concert, which
comes off this evening in the new City Hall.
Promenade music by Poppenburg's Band, the
drill of a company OF the 7th Maine in the
French bayonet exercise and cotillon music by
Chambers Band, all for the sum of 25 cents.
Who can doubt that, with such attractions,
there will be a crowded house?
WHAT SHALL WE BUY ?-This is the ques-
ton which agitates the minds of parents just
now; and we advise those on whom the usual
holiday demands will be made, to step into the
bookstore of Bailey & Noyes, fully believing
that the number and variety of books to be
found there will satisfy the most difficult
They have a fine assortment in the most
splendid bindings, as well as all the standard
publications in less snowy but more useful
covers.
If you want Photographic Albums, it is the
place to buy at Bailey q Noyes.
For the Juveniles they have replenished
their counters, and Young America cannol
fail to find something to please. Besides these,
no doubt good variety of fancy goods may
be found to tempt the buyer. 1t is well worth
the time spent in examining this collection of
holiday goods.
LB-Our neighbor of the Advertiser seems
satisfied with nothing, "The "Bunder of the
War" has been committed, at all events. Nc
Clellan was interfered with, Burnside was not
according to that paper-and neither course
suits. "If this tBurnside's discretionary pow
er) was not a blunder, the previous tight rein
over Mcclellan was.' The Advertiser is par
alleled in both profane and sacred writ in the
latter in the case of those who, when reform
er came neither eating nor drinking, said he
"hath a DEVIL but when another came both
eating and drinking, exclaimed, 'behold a
gluttonous man and winebibber;" and in the
former in the case of the tipsy Dutehman,w who
went home late at night prepared to quarrel
with his vrow, declaring if he found her in bed
he would lick her for indifference to his ab-
sence, and if she was not in bed he would fog
her for sitting up late to burn out the candle
and firewood! Our neighbor seems determin-
ed to quarrel with the administration, any
way.
SEE woman in another column picking Sambuci
Grapes, for Speer's Wine. 1t is admirable article
used in hospitals, and by the first families in Paris
London and New FORK, in preference TO old Port
Wine is trial giv