The Portland daily press., 1862-09-22
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t SdCDld. lHueT It's new OlllCeTS IL VIII De an
honor to the service.
sBr The Germans Of New York have form
ed seventeen full regiments, and are now call
ing for the eighteenth thousand.
sB- The Boston Journal thinks we have
witnessed all the campaigning in Maryland
that is likely to occur during the war.
sY- The order for Gen. Cassius NJ. Clay to
report himself at New Orleans, has been re-
voked, says despatch to the journal.
sg-The Cumberland County Temperance
Association will hold their next meeting at
Bridgton, on Tuesday, Oct. 7th.
sB-John NJ. Bolts, of Va, is reported re-
leased from prison, where he has been kept by
rebel authorities, for his Union sentiments.
ag- The Brunswick Telegraph is informed
by Gen. Dunlap of that town, that the rebel
General Lee is a son of David Lee, a native,
and for many years resident of Brunswick.
sB-Gen. Pope, in brief speech in Chica-
| go, denied that he and Gen. Sigel were not
friends. He said they were on the best of
terms.
sg-It is stated that the directors of the n.
York Gas Companies have determined that
| the Government tax shall not be added to
their customers bills.
s- Petersons Detector cautions the pub
lie against new counterfeit Fiyes on the Man.
ufacturers' and Mechanics Bank of Philadel-
phia.
e.
artillery, regiment of cavalry armed with
carbines. and three regiments of infantry. arm
ed with the Garabaldi muskets recently pur-
chased by government.
sr The Bangor Whig learns that George
Bartlett and John p. Cram, of the Maine Cav
airy, who were taken prisoners at Winchester,
have been released and are now at Annapo-
lis.
sr Lieut.. S. L. Carpenter, of the 18th U.
S. Infantry, is now Post Adjutant at Augusta,
under Maj. Gardiner. Lieut.. c. is also, we are
informed Mastering and Disbursng officer at
that Post.
rrGeneral Reno's remains were placed in
the vault of Trinity church, Boston. after ap-
propriate funeral ceremonies; and at the con-
clusion of the war they will be removed to his
native State, which is Virginia
- The Bangor Times is informed that
that lrst rate notice" did not appear in the
Press, but in the Advertiser We have other
matters with which to I'LL our columns than
those of such private and domestic charac-
ter
rThe Boston Traveller, in view of last
weeks operations, says, "if no new political
and military follies are perpetrated by those in
positions of responsibility and power, we hesi-
tate not to predict the speedy dawn of
brighter day."
.Er Judge Thomas of Massachusetts,, de-
clines through the Journal to be a candidate
for reelection to Congress. The Journal saws
the public will learn the fact with regret, and
many who dissent from some of his opinions
will regard his retirement as public loss.
.R- We are informed that one of the edit
ors of the Argus, last Saturday, on the street,
alleged that the Press was opposed to Presi-
dent Lincoin's administration. Well, we sup
pose he feels called upon to lie occasionally to
keep up the reputation of his establishment
sg-The Price Current of this city saws that
Mr.. Joseph W. Dyer is now building fire
steamboat at his yard on Cape Elizabeth, Of
about 600 tons, for Capt. Chas Spear, and
Messrs. Lang d Delano, of Boston, to be COM
manded by Capt. Roix.
% The Calais Advertiser says that small
tenement occupied by two Irish families
Thos Mcconnell and Paddy Anderson, was de-
stroyed by fire on Wednesday 18th, in that
town. This is the second house occupied by
these people which has been burned within
few months.
,y- The Boston Post cheerfully publish
es' note from Mr.. Sumner denying the re-
port that he had opposed the promotion of
Col. Cowdin of the Massachusetts, Ist, and
declaring that, on the contrary, he had favored
the promotion of Col c., to whose "unpre-
tending bravery he pays a just compliment.
% VIII Bro Gilman please let his readers
know that we daily print more than 5000 copies
ofThe Times.-l Bangor Times.
Certainly, we will let our readers know that
you sag so, and we really hope that you don't
use the truth economically, for the Times is
worthy of 10000 subscribers.
sE@Those who think because the entire
rebel army has not been bagged in Maryland,
that nothing has been done to turn the tide,
are requested to consider the difference be-
tween being on the retreat before the rebels,
and their being on a full retreat before our
victorious troops. This change last weeks
has effected, if nothing more.
IB|Tbe statement that Gen. Mcclellan re-
fused to send supplies of food and ammunition
TO Gen. Pope, from Alexandria, unless the lat
ter should send troops to guard the trains, is
not true, his friends say. He sent the sup
plies, with an infantry escort, and asked and
expected that a cavalry escort should meet
them. All of Gen. McClellan's cavalry had
been sent to the aid of Gen. Pope, even to mis-
body guard.
sB-The Argus finds food sufficiently taint-
ed in the New York Herald TO suit its appe-
tite, and to inspire it W it'll fear that the admin
istration is to be subverted by some gigantic
conspiracy of the Republican party. 1t quotes
the Herald with as keen relish, and as much
gusto as turkey buzzard would gobble down
a mass of reeking carrion. Why didn't it
quote the Herald's attempt to draw down up
on Mcclellan suspicious of a willingness to
strike for dictatorial powers? The Herald is