The Portland daily press., 1862-09-24
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ORIGI N A l. AND ELECT Il d.
sB- We are indebted to the Eastern Ex-
press Company for late st. John papers.
SB-An American steam fire engine has
been ordered by Havana, to cost S5,426.
MUSICAL INTELLLGENcE.-Since the army
changed its base the press has changed its ten
or.-Ivanity Fair.
sBThe Poughkeepsie Press says ''if you
want TO be suited, go to good tailor; if you
want TO be non-suited go to law"
sE- Mr.. Abner l.. Sprague, son of Alfred
Sprague, of Bath, died in Carver Hospital,
near Washington on the 18th inst. His age
was 26 years.
sE- Washington Bartlett, of New York.
denies that his daughter, of Diamond We'd
ding" notorietv, has separated from old Oviedo,
her husband, or lives unhappily with him.
LEA quaint quibler says that the world
was first governed by canons, and then by can
nons-by mitre and then nitre-by Saint Peter
and then by Salt Petre.
sB- Liverpool shipowner named Buxton
has been committed for trial, on charge of
being privy to the wilful destruction Of his
ships.
sVThree rebel officers, disguised as cit-
zens, were arrested while being entertained by
sympathizng friends near Baltimore. They
are undoubtedly liable to the halter, as spies. z
sB- We are much obliged to our Kenne-
bunk correspondent for his letter, but he will
perceive that it is rather too late to publish it
now. 1t should have arrived ten days since.
sy- The Lewiston Journal says that DIR.
Burbank, of that place, declines the position
of Assistant Surgeon of the 23d regiment,
which was rendered to him by Col. Virgin.
gy- Col. Beal of the Maine 10th, was at
the Maltby House, Baltimore, last Sunday, in
comfortable condition. He was in hopes
to be able to return home next week.
% We trust the readers will pardon us
for the tedious length of our leader to-day.
We could MT make it shorter and do justice to
the subject.
was about to depart. private carelessly dis
charged his pistol killing lady, wife of an Of
ficer. who stood near The lady had been
married but the day before.
sY- One of the novelties at the Chicago
Horse Fair is twenty-four wild bufialoes from
the far West. They were to be let loose on the
grounds, and grand lasso hunt was TO take
place.
agJohn N. MafIit the commander of the
pirate ship Florida which is reported as cruis-
ing in the Gull, was brought up in Salem,
Conn. He is the son of John n Mafit. the
well known Methodist revival preacher.
sBThe Argus, yesterday, had about doz-
en- notices, more or less, of the Press. As we
do not care to kick so offensive thing into
notorety, we pass its attentions without fur
ther notice.
ga Washington letter says it is estimat-
ed that the Union losses, in killed, wounded
and missing in last weeks battles, will not
exceed sixteen thousand. Some regiments
were almost entirely cut up.
REPORTED DEATH OF TooMBs-Members
of the I'd Maryland regiment insist that they
have killed the ci-divant Senator Toolnbs.
They say his body was found on the field and
recognized by surgeon who knew him, al
though the insignia of his rank was removed
from his clothing.
sr The decent readers of the Argus must
have'been highly pleased with its elevated tone
yesterday, signalized in gross and malignant
attack upon one of the old residents of the
city. Benefits Herald would be ashamed of
such an uneailed-for personal attack.
IF AT an election of Captain for the COM
pany composed of the quotas of Kennebunk,
Lyman and Alfred, in place of Capt. Stone
promoted to Major, held Monday evening,
Capt. Morris presiding, Seth f. Bryant of Ken
nebunk, was chosen Captain of said company.
sg- carefully prepared account of the
great battle of Wednesday, the 18th, the great
est ever fought on this continent, compiled
from various sources, is necessarily laid over
till tomorrow, when it will appear on the first
page.
sB@ The statement that A. c. Robbins, Esq.
of Brunswick has been appointed Deputy Col
lector of direct taxes for the town of Brunswick,
is equally untrue with that of his having been
appointed Deputy Collector of Portland. Mr..
II. informs us that he has been appointed Dep
Col. of Internal Revenue for the First Collec-
ton District of Maine.
gY- The Annual exhibition of the Eaton
Boarding School for Boys, will be held at
Giles hall Readfeld corner, Thursday, 18th
instant, commencing at IL o'clock p. NJ
We notice in the order of exercises the names
of quite number Of Portland lads. This
school has for some years been under the sue
cessful management of Mr.. ii. NJ. Eaton.
sY-The New Bedford Mercury says that
the letter published in Wilkes's Spirit, and cop
led largely. purporting to have come from Gen.
kearney, denouncing Gen. Mcclellan, was
never written by Gen. Kcarney. cousin of
his, Commodore Kearney, u S. Navy, states
that it was forged by the enemies of Gen. Nc
Clellan.
- Mrs. Haskell of Augusta informs the
Farmer that she has I sons in the Union army
Thereupon Mr.. III. deems it necessary to in
form the Age that he has sons in the army.
The Age thinks it's a coincidence Not such
coincidence, however, as when the clairvoy-
ant informed a lady that she had three chill
dren, and then, in answer to her husbands
question, informed him that he had but t,ro