The Portland daily press., 1862-08-20
ORIGIN AL AND sELECTED

gBr Col. Corcoran has been appointed Brig
adler General, and his commission dates from
the battle of Bull Run.
~ Lit. COL Varney arrived at home in
Bangor, Monday evening. He was warmly
greeted by his numerous friends.
sV- Salmon are very plenty this season.
At Pictou, Nova Scotia, they sold at five cents
per pound.
WAR MEETING AT HoULToN There is to
be County War Meeting at Houlton, Aug
18th, which will be addressed by Senator Nor
rill and other prominent speakers.
ey- A deserter from the Maine Cavalry
named Burnham, was arrested in Bath on Sun
day last, and taken to Augusta the day follow
ing.
We have received communication
from Augusta, in relation to Mr.. Edward A.
Gibbs, but as no name accompanies it, we can
not give it place in our columns.
PERsoNAL.-We notice among the arrivals
of yesterday, at the Preble House, the name
of Maj. J. w. Gardner, of the LIST United States
Dragons.
sVWs hope when Colonel, now Brigadier
General CoRcoRAN comes to Boston, that
measures will be taken to induce him to visit
Portland, and talk to our citizens He could
not fail to awaken the enthusiasm of the people
STEAMER M. SANFORD. We are informed
that the Steamer M. Sanford is to be chartered
by Government, as soon as she is repaired
1t is stated that it will cost $4,000 to repair
her.
sB- The Bangor Wing attributes to the
Advertiser, the article "Now and Then" which
appeared in the PRESS oh the 14th inst, and
which was written by the Senior Editor of this
paper. What's the trouble Bro. Wheeler?
Not obfusticated we hope?
sV The "boys" of the 18th Regiment are
Of the right kind, if we may judge of them by
the sums of money sent to their friends yester-
day, nothing less than seventy-five dollars be-
ing offered for transmission, and the highest
being one hundred and forty dollars.
UNJUST CLAssIFICATIoN.-The Boston
Journal states that soldier in the army, in
writing home, says that the boys now in the
field are not pleased with the expression so
much in vogue that better class of men are
enlisting now than ever before, and thinks it
strange that this better-class patriotism should
need so much gold to get it started. The troops
are all good. 1t is not well to make invidious
distinctions.
gY- The lovers of good music will be de-
lighted to hear of the arrival of ID. S. Waldron,
Esq, agent of the Alleghanians, who have re-
turned to this country after an absence of four
years, from a tour to the Pacific Islands and
South America. They propose giving two en-
tertainments, on Wednesday and Thursday of
of next week. The celebrated Swiss Bell
Ringers are connected with this troupe. Full
particulars will be given upon their arrival
from Boston.
SECRETARY SEWARD AND RECRUITS.
To-day Secretary Seward formally recon-
mended to the employees in his department
that they furnish as many soldiers for the war
as there are persons therein fit for duty below
the age of forty-five. OF the entire number
fifteen are capable for this purpose. The sec
rotary at the same time pledged himself to
furnish three substitutes.
The clerks promptly responded and it is
understood that ten or eleven men have already
been supplied by them either personally or by
substitute The remainder to complete the
quota will, doubtless, soon be forthcoming.
Two of the clerks will leave Washington to
enter the service elsewhere. Cor N. Y. World.