The Portland daily press., 1862-08-27
AND SELECT ID i.

25th.
nBr The Bridgton Reporter, chronicles the
arrival of an "organ grinder" but the Editor
does not seem well pleased with the music.
er Anthony Burns, of fugitive slave law
notoriety, died recently at st. Catharines, c.
W., where he was Baptist preacher.
GgArchbishop Hughes, of New York, has
been invited to address the people of Boston,
on the subject of the war.
~The Saco Democrat seems very anx-
ious to have large Democratic vote, for its
influence in stopping the scar!
re A town meeting is to be held in West
brook, this afternoon, to act upon the question
of bounties to recruits
sg-The st. Johns papers speak of the Sc
verify of the tornado on Saturday evening, in
that vicinity.
lDr The Bath Times says there are four
brothers in the 10th regiment, by the name of
Whitten, from the town of Troy.
1Ye We understand there is to be great
war meeting in Saco this evening Several
excellent speakers are expected to be present.
Let there be grand rally.
rJ- The pulpit Of one of the Methodist
Churches in Bath was supplied last Sabbath.
morning and afternoon, by members of the
10th regiment.
~The Bath Times says that during the
squall of Saturday evening portion of the
roof of the town farm building in Topsham,
was blown of.
gE-It would not astonish us particle if it
should yet turn out that the Indians of Minne-
sofa have been inspired to commit their hellish
barbarities upon the white settlers, by some
devil of secession.
ABBoTT's HISTORY OF THE CITIL WAR;
We have heretofore given the work an extend
ed notice, and are very glad to learn that our
citizens are subscribing for it literally. We
arc informed that the agent has already OBJ
tanned about two hundred subscribers.
MAcKEREL FIsHING.-A correspondent at
Eastport, under date of Aug. 21st, mentions
the arrival Of shooner Hattie, Capt. Cook,
with 200 barrels ofmackerel, caught of Mount
Desert. The Hattie was absent fifteen days.
On Monday the 23d, caught 100 barrels.
gV The following sums were received at
the Treasurer's Office, Augusta, as the allot-
ments of the 1st Maine Cavalry, August %.
1862, to wit: Co. A, SSSS; c, 81 0s4; ID, 81 ,072;
E, s1,0s4; F, SPA; G, 1852; H, 5000; K,
s1,74s; L, s1,715; NJ, s670-total, s12,356.
THE DRAFT.-Secretary Stanton is report
ed to have said that draft win be made on the
first of September, if for no other reason than
to assert the national majesty, and show the
power of the nation to command its subjects
for the national defense.
GEN. CoRcoRAN cannot come to Portland.
Mayor Thomas received telegram yesterday,
eral to visit this city, which states that "the
General returns thanks for the very fattering
invitation, but in consequence of previous en-
gagements, cannot accept"
sy- Friday the Popham Celebration comes
off at the mouth of the Kennebec. Perhaps
some of our city readers may not be aware of
the fact, that one of the finest and most ex-
tensive beaches on the coast ofNew England,
stretches away from Fort Popham, starting
from within ten rods of the Fort. For partic-
ulars see advertisement.
1- Upon the whole we do not think it
worth while to publish the brief paragraph
from a correspondent relative to the passage
through the city of the 18th regiment. Their
movement from Bangor had been announced
for Monday morning, and was subsequently
changed to Sunday, and very few people in
this city knew of the change till too late to
provide refreshments for them had the dispo-
sition to do SO been ever SO general.
LEA friend in Topsham-an old subscrib-
er to the Bath Yimes-objects to the radical
ism of the Press, can't conscientiously support
it, and believes it is calculated to injure the
Union cause by producing divided sentiment
at the North. OF course it will tend to pro-
duce division between those who are and
those who are not loyal to their country and
its flag-those who half sympathize with, and
those who would crush out, the rebellion. We
shall not feel troubled about our friends objec-
ton SO long as we remember that the best man
the world ever knew, and the truest reforiner
was crucifed for no other ofense than pro-
ducing dirision in public sentiment. The
paper shall be stopped and our friends con-
science preserved from this date.
sH- By brief article in the local column,
twill be seen that our associate, Mr.. Hall,
like Bro. Stetson Of the Advertiser, has been
spending half hour with the Spirits" He
tells a pretty tough story, and did we not
know of his perfect abstemiousness, we should
almost suspect the Intervention of different
kind of spirits-a very ardent kind. For our
own part we expect to live and die in utter
ignorance Of such wonderful phenomena; nor
do we expect to witness spirit forms until the
'boatman pale" shall have ferried us ''over the
river" If we can feel within spirit presence,
we shall be very well contented. Our scepti-
cism may be-we dare say is-all owing to
our gross organism, and our unfitness to be a
conductor of spiritual electricity, SO that while
disembodied spirit, pure essence, may engage
in such material advertisements as pinching a
brawny fellows arm, raising scarlet letters
upon it, or even in exhibiting mysterious
hands, TO borrow the phrase of the street, 1--WE
don't see it," but must plod on in ignorance,
destined to die in our sins.
HISTORICAL CELERRATIoN.-The citizens
of Maine, and all Others desirous of attending
the public celebration of the first settlement
Of Is,,y d., ha,, H.,