The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-09-06
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

sy- The daily papers of Bangor, are still
slapping each other tor appropriating items
without credit. That is characteristic trait
The Wing yesterday, had several belonging to
us, which it had appropriated as its own.
STAGE AccIDENT.-We are informed that
as the Buckfeld stage drove up to the depot at
Mechanic Falls, on Thursday, the horses took
fright from moving train, turned ''short
round" breaking the pole, ran across the
bridge, upset the coach and seriously injured
the passengers. One OF the horses was badly
injured.
sy- The British Government have award
ed TO Capt. f. o. Sleeper of the Ship "Pyra-
mid" of Thomaston Maine, Telescope to be
forwarded to him through the Government at
Washington, in acknowledgment Of his gener-
Gus services in having recued at sea the Mas
ter and Crew of the British Barque alma"
of Trinidad, and conveying them to Monte
video.
!. THE BODY OF Col. FEssENDEN.-The
Washington correspondent of the New York
World, under date of the Sd, says:
1uTOugu tilc luuueuCc Ol foeIltbOT EtSStU-
den, flag of truce was sent out to-day for the
purpose of recovering the body of his son,
Col. Fessenden, who was buried near Bull
Run. At night fall no answer had been re-
ceived, and it is probable that the mission was
successful"
IL We give place to communication from
John Neal, Esq, in relation to the Popham
Celebration, without pretending to know a
word of the subject matter of his complaints,
except at second hand. We were there, and
after long struggle with the hungry crowd,
we succeeded in getting on the outside of lib
eral supply ofthe fish chQwder, which was very
fair. The clam chowder is what Mr.. n. partic-
larry complains of. We think the Committee
of Arrangements were quite as much dissatis-
fled as is our correspondent. Mr.. Meals arti-
Gle was suppressed in the Advertiser after be-
we give it an assertion.
THE RIGHT SPIRTr.-Among the volunteers
in Wilton to fill up the qnota Of nine months
troops, is Major NJ. II. Wood.
Major Wood made his escape from 'Dixie'
In the spring of 81, anc volunteered as pri-
vate in an Ohio regiment. He was In nearly
all the guerrilla fights throughout the cam
paign in Western Virginia, and was three times
promoted for gallant conduct. On June of
the present year, he resigned his position as
Major of the sth Virginia regiment, on ac-
count of i'll health, and came to his fathers in
Wilton.
Having regained his health, he was the first
man to volunteer to fill the quota of Wilton.
We hope the officer making power of this
State will take pains to look him up.
WAR MEETING IN SACo.-The loyal people
Of Saco are alive to their duty in this hour OF
our country's trial and peril. Frequent meet
ing are held, and recruits are being secured
with most gratifying despatch. On Thursday
evening last the spacious town Hall was crowd
ed with ladies and gentlemen, who listened
with profound attention for over an hour to
speeches from Mr.. Libby, Principal of the
Academy in that place, and j. T. Gilman ofthe
Portland Press. The quota of the town was
reported lacking about eighteen. A few eve
nings since Thomas NJ Hayes, Esq, distin-
guished lawyer Of Saco, two years since Dem
ocratic Candidate for Congress, and last year
an active supporter of Mr.. Dams, made telling
speech OF over an hour, to crowded house, in
which he took square-edged ground in favor
of supporting the government and of crushing
out the rebellion. Mr.. ii. exposed the fallacy
OF tho reeent Democratic State Convention
resolutions, and said the idea of restoring the
Union as it ,cas is perfectly preposterous, and
utterly impossible. He repudiated the idea
that northern abolitionsts had caused either
secession or the war. The South, he said must
be conquered, and if no other alternative pre-
scented, the rebel States must be held as oon-
quered provinces.