The Portland daily press., 1862-09-08
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

ocu papers, lUr tiiis Week. nave pteh icNei'N
at the book store of A. Robinson, No. 81 Elk
change Street.
"GoD AND OUR CoUNTRY."-Business o.
Importance will come before the meeting o.
the Portland Young Mems Christian Associa
ton, at their rooms this evening at Z Il
o'clock. All members are requested to attend
ID. b. KICKER, Secretary.
SrJ F Weeks & Co. continue to keep as
good an assortment OF fresh and salt provis-
ions, vegetables and fruits as can be found at
any store in Portland, together with as good
an assortment of fancy groceries. Goods de-
livered at any part of the city free of carting.
NEW BOWLING ALLEY.-Amos Smith, IA
and is Exchange street, has just opened new
and spacious bowling saloon for the accommo-
dation of his numerous customers. He has
fitted it up nicely, and those who like "roll-
ing will find ample accommodation to exer-
else TO their hearts content.
Gg-The remains of Lieut.. Fessenden will
arrive here to-day or tomorrow. We under
stand that the usual military and civic cere-
monies will be observed. The High School
Cadets will perform escort duty. The funeral
services will take place on Wednesday, some
further notice of which we may give to-mor-
row.
DEMOCRATIC NoMINATIoNs.-Att the Dem
ocratic caucus Saturday evening, Ezra Carter,
Jr., Joseph w. Dyer, George Waterhouse and
VIM. G. Chadbourn were nominated as cam
didates for Representatives from this city. The
caucus was not very large one, notwith-
standing the excellent music from the Port
land band. Speeches were made by Hon, l..
d. NJ. Sweat and C. p Kimball, Esq.
KEROSENE OLIVE learn that the Port
land Kerosene Company are about commence
ing again the manufacture of oil from GOALS
The oil thus manufactured, though it will cost
a little more than that made from petroleum.
is much more preferable, on account of its be-
ing free from the unpleasant odor of the latter
The reputation of the Portland Kerosene Oil
stands high wherever the article is used, and
the company intend to maintain that reputa-
ton.
REcRUITING.-Up to Saturday evening the
number enlisted in this city, under the nine
months call, was 2S9. This number includes
those who have been rejected in Company A,
for physical disability, and also those who
have come in from other towns. 1t needs
about twenty more men to make the quota
from Portland sure, without drafting, and we
doubt not this number will be secured by
wednesday. Hurry up, boys! Now is the
last chance.
% Mayor Thomas received letter on Sat
urday from Hon. S. E. Spring, from Washing
ton, stating that he had discharged the nurses
that went from this city, as they were not
needed. There are more surgeons and nurses
now in Washington than are needed A dis
patch was also received from Mr.. S. by the
Mayor, on Saturday, to the effect that the I'd
and Sd Maine regiments Were the only ones
from this State engaged in the recent battle.
The whole number of killed and wounded for
the last ten days, reported at Washington on
Saturday, did not exceed 1000.
Boy MIssING.-Wm. Durant, lad about
ten years of age, left his mothers residence on
Myrtle street last Tuesday afternoon, and has
not been seen since. From the circumstance
of straw hat being picked up on one of the
wharyes, which the mother thought she recog-
nized as that of her son, it is supposed that he
fell overheard and was drowned. Saturday
afternoon the Revenue cutter fired guns near
the place where he was supposed to have been
drowned, in order, If possible, to raise the body
1t was of no effect.
A Two-HANDED HAT.-A Yankee stepped
into one of our hat stores Saturday afternoon,
and inquired for two-handed hats. The pro-
prietor was nonpussed, and asked his custom
er what kind of hat he wanted.
"Dunow, only / seed two-handed hats ad-
vertised, and thort I'd buy one.
1t occurred to our friend the halter that pos
sibly he might mean second hand hats, and
upon making the suggestion, his customer ex-
claimed:
"Y-a-as-thats il. knowed there was
tew about it somehow"
THE HEIGHT OF MEANNEss.-A certain
shall we call him-man stopped one of the
news boys near our Office on Saturday, and
purchasing a Boston journal, attempted TO
hand the boy ten cent piece. which fell
through the CRATE into a pile of coal below.
The boy fastened into the cellar to find the
returned, covered with
smut, and offered the purchaser two three
stamps and one cent, being the change due
him, which he refused to receive, although the
lad declared he had no other change. The
man declined taking the paper, and walked off
with the ten cent piece in his pocket! oh
shame!
A MAGNIFICENT SToRE.-We understand
that Mr.. EDWIN A. MARRETT, has leased the
spacions store in Andcrson's new block, on
Temple street, and that it will be opened on
the LIST of October, as Dry Goods Store
The workmen are now engaged in giving it a
gorgeous style of finish. The fixtures will
cost about $1,000. The room is spacious; its
length being so feet-breadth, 40. There are
$50 feet of mahogany counters, running mea-
sure; PIP shelves for goods, and chandeliers
with 32 burners. In fact, it possesses every
convenience desirable for such a store, and it
Is far ahead of anything of the kind in this
State. The whole has been under the super
mtendence of Thomas J.Sparrow, Esq, archi-
tect, and he is deserving of much credit for
the taste and good judgment he has displayed.
ARREsT.-A week or two since, a man
calling himself Peter Coyn, at Gorham, n. H.,
violently assaulted and attempted to kill
Thomas Noon M thaf ,Iaoa Al oo;oo. $780,,