The Portland daily press., 1862-08-12
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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ly-Hon. J. FlPotter of Wisconsin, the
man famed for backing down Pryor, the young
Virginia hotspur, was in the early train yes
terday, from Augusta for Boston.
srThe 10th regiment, at Bath, is made up
of as fine body of men as have yet been seen
in any Maine Regiment They create no more
trouble for the police than would conference
of clergymen. Last Sabbath religious servic-
es were held on the field, in the forenoon, and
sermon was preached by Rev. II. N. Rugg.
lB-At the animal examination, on Friday
last, of candidates for admission to the Fresh
men class, at Bowdoin, 80 young gentlemen
much more than hadIbeen expected. At the
commencement of the next term another ex-
animation will be held, when it is expected
an equal number will be admitted.
sY The Boston Journal says that it is an
nounced that Mr.. George Francis Train is to
return to this country under an engagement
made with the proprietor of the Boston Com
mercial Bulletin. He is expected about the
last of September, and will probably lecture
and speak in several of the principal cities,
commencing in Boston.
nT The "Rev. Chas Clark of Texas is
pronounced an impostor by Sam Houston, Jr,
who is prisoner of war at Camp Douglas,
Chicago.
Hon. Edward Everett's speech at the
fremont Temple last Wednesday evenin g,was
one of the noblest and most eloquent eff orts of
his life Its effects will not be confined to this
country. As an argument against secession it
Is exhaustive and unanswerable, and as a crit
icism of the attitude of England towards this
country it is terribly scathing.-Worcester
Transcript.
~ The World says that Archbishop
Hughes is now in Ireland, visiting the land of
his BIRTH where he has not before been for six
teen years.
sy- John Slidell is trying the emancipa-
tion dodge on the French. He tells the men
about Napoleon's court, whose ear he can
catch, that the Confederates will yet abolish
slavery.
FIRE.-The stave mill on Union river,about
one mile above this village, together with a
large quantity Of lumber, manufactured and
manufactured, was consumed on Saturday
night, Aug. 2d.-Ellsworth American.
sv- Saturday morning,the Advertiser pro-
posed for the editors and publishers of the diff
ferent daiies in this city, to call up to the City
Hall and take the oath. We didn't go, for we
nerer take anything in the afternoon. If Bro.
Case feels the need of an oath to keep him
from being disloyal we really hope he will lose
no time in taking it.
To- We are informed by Col. E. K Hard
ing, acting Quartermaster General, that on
Saturday he telegraphed TO the Quartermaster
in Boston, to send him $50 blankets for the
Goth Regiment, and to send by the passenger
train. The bales of blankets were delivered
at the depot in Boston in season, but the rail-
road officials refused to take them into the
baggage car. The consequence was that quar-
tiers for the men had to be found at the hotels
in the city, and Col. II. tells us that it cost the
US. from $50 to $500 extra, to keep the men
over Sunday, in consequence of the non-receipt
Of the blankets.
sD- The editor of the Advertiser copies
from the Argus of more than twenty years ago,
when he was editor of that sheet, and says of
the doctrines then laid down, 'they governed
us then, so we trust they do now" Twenty
years advanced in lfes-journey and not an
inch ahead Some of the ''uncircumcisedr are
unkind enough to suggest that Bro. Case might
go back not over twenty days, instead oftwen-
ty years, to show the identity in the teachings
of the two papers.
CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATES FROM WIND
HAM.-John Webb, Charles Jones, S. T. John
son, Israel Body, S. NJ. Baker. HE
sE-Burnside will probably be able to re-
inforce Gen. Pope's army and turn the scale,
as his headquarters at Fredericksburg is only
about thirty-five miles from the battle ground
We hope he will do it in season to make short,
sure work Oft.