The Portland daily press., 1862-09-13

sB-The Bridgeport, Conn., Standard
calls the water with which the city is furnished
| eel BROTH"
BARBARIsM.-A private in Col. Webster's
| regiment who was with his commander, states
before he was dead, his boots were stripped of
by rebel who sold them for t,centy dollars.
sEAppleton Oaksmith, who few months
since was convicted in Boston of fitting out
savers, made his escape from the Jail in that
place on Thursday morning.
lV If stories told of few fellows on the
Saco river are to be relied on, Fort Warren
will receive some occupants from that region
soon, or justice will be defrauded of her rights
D-When the Bangor stage was coming in
to the city on Monday evening, one of the
wheels came off the coach, causing it to upset,
but no one was injured.-Rockland Gazette.
ny- few weeks since a farmer in Perry
county, Indiana, Graded three acres of wheat
in single day, and that night his wife, not TO
be outdone by him, Graded three babies.
u While Alpheus G.. Hobbs. of Pelham.
n. H., was bathing on Sunday, he was shot BY
another man who was cunning, the shot taking
effect in one arm and both legs.
sg-"Zephyr" is very beautiful, but alto
gether too ETHEREAL for our material columns.
Better send your offspring to the Shooting Star
Gazette.
% The Brunswick Telegraph says that
Professor Whittlesey has accepted the appoint
ment on Gen. Towards staff which was ten
dered to him.
The LATE GEN. STEvENs.-The body of
Gen. Stevens is to be buried at Newport, r. /.
where his family have resided since the break
ing out of the war. The funeral services are
to be to-day at two o'clock in the afternoon
sH- The Hill Mill which shut down for re-
pairs few weeks shce started up on Monday
LIST inst. We learn it is running five DAYS per
week. The new Hill Mill is nearly completed
outside. Lewiston Journal.
sg- The County of Waldo elects the whole
republican ticket by from 600 to 500 majority,
and sends united delegation of republicans
to the House. Not solitary democrat was
elected.
SrOne hundred men in Worcester, all As
years of age, have organized themselves into a
SohiPehl, anu piCuSCu tutiiiotiNeS W
to their country's call. whenever their services
can be accepted.
gB- Nearly every fact communicated in
the letter &C. C. H." from Washington, has
been anticipated by telegraph or by other cor
respondents, and has appeared in our columns
For this reason we omit its publication.
u Perley telegraphs to the Journal from
Washington, that John Ross, the Chief of the
Cherokee tribe, and other Indians are here
The rising of the Northwestern Indians is being
investigated, and some very curious disclos-
ures NAV be expected.
sB- The Grenada Miss Appeal complains
bitterly that one million dollars worth of slaves
have absconded from the counties of Tunica
and Cahoma since the Union troops went
there. 1t says We shave violated the Consttu-
ton"
sVr North Auburn beats the world in pat
riotism. Out of sixty-five or seventy families
residing in the limits of the school district,
there have been sent thirty-five volunteers to
the war. There is said to be only one unmar-
ried man left who is liable TO a draft Lewis
ton Journal.
sg-lt is said that Mr.. George Francis
Train, whose speeches in London have SO net
tied the secession-sympathizing cockneys, is
TO enter the lecture room, dnring the coming
lecture season, in the free cities of the loyal
States.
sg- The Hallowell Gazette says the wealth
o. fi,rf the uapLr has haau firmly, leIi,
Farmers have secured their grain in good or
der, and the prospect for corn is fatterng.-
Slight irosts have nipped the corn somewhat
on low lands, but no great damage has been
done.
sB- The Boston Post says there is a young
man in the army, who was born July 4, at
O'Clock, p. NJ, at A, in street in that city,
1874, 4th child, has names, enlisted into the
Newton company which has Joined the 4th
battalion, 44th Regiment, 4th company, and
on the 4th of September was appointed 4th
corporal, and is now going forth to defend his
country.
IL The U. S. steamer Tuscarora, now be-
coming somewhat noted i'm British waters. is a
screw steamer, 1900 tons burthen, carries eight
guns, six of them 80 Founders and two IL inch
calibre 100 Founders, the latter being swivel
pivot guns. The men are supplied with Sharp's
breech-loading rifles. The Tuscarora has i'm
mense propelling power, and is capable of
steaming at an average speed of thirteen knots.
RATHER BAD.-Mr. e. III. Davis, of West
Waterville, was driving Mr.. Temple Shorey's
cattle to pound a few days since, when Shorey
threw a stone which hit him in the neck close
at the base of the skull. DIR. Noyes relieved
him by bleeding, and he is now out of danger
Shorey fled, and, says the Mail, has not yet
been arrested.
FIFTEENTH REGIMENT, APPOINTMENTS
Our ever attentive correspondent, "Skirmish-
err" informed us by telegraph last evening,
that Lieut.. Col. Isaac Dyer was yesterday APP
pointed Colonel of the 18th regiment, vice Col.
McClusky resigned Capt. Franklin NJ Drew
is appointed Major of the same regiment, vice
Halves promoted
10 A vessel sailed from Bangor day or
two since, lumber loaded, direct for Liverpool.
Portland Press.
Not very remarkable occurrence. A doz-
EN- or SO of ships and banks, lumber laden have
sailed from Bangor this season, ''direct" Tor
English and other foreign ports More than
S,OU,0O0 feet of lumber was thus exported
from here during the past three months of this
season-and we don't know how much since.