The Portland daily press., 1862-07-16
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

and upon Munjoy.
1g- Rev. ID. NJ. Graham will preach this
Wednesday evening, in Carleton Hall, at quar-
ter to eight O'Clock.
FATAL REsULr.-We regret very much to
announce TO our readers, that one Of the little
girls, Katie jenkins, injured bya truck cart
last week, died on Sunday evening last
ey- A lady belonging out of the city, came
into town Monday to collect some coupons Of
city bond-the only property she has. Un-
fortunately she has lost it. The number of the
bond is 1853, for s400, dated July 18th, 1853,
and due July IL, 1870. She requests Banks,
Brokers, and others who may have such a bond
offered for sale, to give information of the
same at the City Treasurer's Office.
UpsET.-A countryman in turning too sharp
corner yesterday afternoon had the misfcr-
tune to capsize his coal-cart, laden with char
at hearing the hearty guffaw Of the loungers
about the team, remarked, with some feeling,
81 don't kere a kuss; l was bound home,-haye
refused eight cents a bushel for the whole load
Ought to have taken it, and If any one will
give me tive cents a bushel as it lays, wal, I'll
jog on my way home again. He was taken
up at his offer, and, starting MS cart out from
the coal, observed, as he took payment, "T'll be
darned-there's no little thing in life will
stop my onward progress. I'll drive home and
get there now in time to cut cord of wood
that wont cost me nothing, and win back every
cent I've lost on the consarned coal"
cB- Quriggies was a down town apple
merchant. Yesterday morning when he read
the patriotic proposition of a distinguished
gentleman, to be one of six to furnish the Gov
crnor with s675,O0O to be used to stimulate
enlistments, his eyes sparkled with the fire of
'76, and with big @by thunder" he declared
he'd be number two of the immortal half-dozen.
He examined his cash account and found it
short of his quota about $4,000 The spirit
was willing, but the 'spondulx" was minus,
MINUS, MINUS!
GEN. HowARD's PHoToGRApu. IT. r.
Burnham, Middle Street, has got out several
styles of card size photographs of this gallant
Maine officer, from life, and they are for sale in
this city only by Messrs. r. j. Larrabee & Co,
60 Exchange Street, for % cents single; three
for half dollar. The likeness is natural and
life-like.
"THE GOLDEN HoUR.r-The author Of the
Rejected Stone" has written, and Messrs.
Ticknor & Fields, Boston, have published, a
neat little volume of ll0 pages, entitled "The
Golden Hour" the design being, as we gather
from mere hasty glance at few paragraphs,
to urge the idea of emancipation as proper
work for the present hour, and the Importance
of striking at slavery, the great cause of the
rebellion, as the shortest cut TO an end of all
strife. The book is written in a popular, ner-
vous style, is illustrated by various-sometines
amusing-anccdotes, and will be read with in
terest even by those who may demur at some
of its suggestions. For sale in this city by
Messrs. o. L. Sanborn & Co., to whom we are
indebted for copy.
EDITORIAL ExcURsIoN-We received a
courteous invitation to Join the editorial ex-
cursion to the Tip Top House on Mt. Wash
ington, yesterday, and regretted much that we
could not accept it, with representatives ofthe
New York World, Tribune, Post, and Harper's
Weekly, Boston Post, Journal, Atlantic Month
ly, Newburyport Herald, and others from
abroad. They were in charge of Mr.. Lowell
OF this city, and were accompanied by Mr..
Adams Of the Argus, Mr. Case of the Adver-
tlser, and Mr.. Elwell of the Transcript. Sew
eral ladies graced the party with their presence,
among whom was "Florence Percy
sH- Between the telegraph and night COM
positors some queer mistakes sometimes occur
For instance, yesterday morning the papers
spoke of corps of Theological engineers -
not, perhaps, an inappropriate phrase, but out
Of place in the connection in which it was
used.
CO The Maine Teacher, July number,
edited by Z. p. Weston, Esq, and published by
b. Thurston, has been laid upon our table, and
we cheerfuliy commend it to the friends OF ed
ucation throughout the State, as being worthy
of their attention and patronage.
MILITARY Observation-Disclosures of officers
of militia companies in the militia companies
in this vicinity are ordered by Gen. Virgin as
follows:
Portland-Thursday evening at O'Clock, at
tne several ward Rooms.
Westbrook-Thursday afternoon at O'Clock,
at Town House.
Famouth--Frday afternoon at 4o'clock, at
Town House.
umberland-Thursday afternoon at ocrk,
at Town House.
Orderly Sergeants in the above towns will
find their orders for election at their respective
post offices.
Orderly Sergeants Of the Portland Compa-
mics will confer favor by calling at the Ward
Room on Myrtle street, and obtaining orders
and blanks.
DISTRESSING AccTDENT-William Chase,
Esq, of this city, of the firm of Chase Bros &
Co., received a telcgraphic communication
yesterday morning at about o'clock, inform
ing him of the death of his son, by drowning,
at Readicld, at which place he had been at
tending school. We have heard no particulars,
as the telegraph, with its usual terseness, sim
ply communicated the fact of his death, and
asked direction in relation to the disposition
of his body.
AccTDENT.-A serious accident occurred at
the new fort yesterday afternoon, about three
O'Clock. Mr.. r. Rairdon, of this city, was en-
gagged in moving heavy iron post, when it
fell and caught his left arm and hand between
the post and large stone lying upon the
ground. His hand and arm were seriously