The Portland daily press., 1862-09-05
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.
Delegates to nominate Candidates for
Representatives.


AT the Ward meetings last evening, of the
Republicans and others who support the State
and National Administration, the following
gentlemen were elected delegates, to meet in
convention, and nominate four candidates TO
be supported as Representatives from this city
in the next Legislature.
WARD 1.-Wm. A. Winship, Jacob S. Wins
low, John Monroe, John Cousins, Thomas S.
Jack, George w. Bea, Russell Lewis.
WARD merritt Coolidge, F. G. Moody,
L. p Banks, Joshua F. Weeks, George w.
Green, Henry Robinson, Charles III. Osgood
WARD s.--Wm. G. Twombly, VIM C. Means,
Otis Cutler, Daniel Plummer, John True, Chas
Holden, James Bailey.
WARD 4.-Henry b. Hart, David b. Kicker,
Lemuel Cobb, John B. Cummings, John w.
Lane, John G. Hayes, VIM. f. Morris.
WARD 5.-Jamcs b. Cahoon, Nathaniel
Stevens, Charles Baker, Isaac G. Nesmith,
Abner Shaw, Henry Willis, N. A. Foster.
WARD6.-George Worcester, Edward Ham
bin, Eben Corey, Rufus Horton, w. F. Mill
ken, Edward Fox, Henry A. Jones.
WARD III. b. Thorndike, Eben Went
worth, Cyrus K. Ladd, f. L. Pickard VIM. H.
Plummer, j. j. w. Reeves, John Edwards.
The delegates, above mentioned, are request
ed TO meet in the Senate Chamber,in the New
City building, at O'Clock this afternoon, for
the purpose of fulfilling the duties for which
they were elected.
Municipal Court--Sept. 4.
Patrick McGlinchy, Patrick McKerme,-
Henry Gibbs, and James Fitzgerald, for drunk
enness anddisturbance, were fined 81, and one
fourth of the costs each. They plead noto
contendere.
Mary O'Brien, for single sale Of intoxicat-
ing liquors, was fined SO, and costs.
Michael O,Neal, and Patrick Casey, were
tried on complaint charging them with as
sault and battery on Patrick, McDermot. From
the evidence in the case it appeared that the
complainant was the aggressor, and the de-
PENDANTS were discharged. j. O'Donnell for
the defense.
nB-We are indebted to Stephen Berry,
Esq, for late English papers.
VoTEs.-Votes for the election on Monday
next got up in good shape at this office.
gH- A nice article of butter may be found
ut the store of Messrs. Z. G. Pennell d Co.,
No. $3.50 Congress street.
cE-Lewis w. Pendleton, of Gorham, has
been appointed Hospital Steward Of the 10Th
Maine Regiment.
PERSONAL Hon. John n Goodwin, of
South Berwick, Representative from the LIST
District, is now in the city and stopping at the
u. S. Hotel
sB- We know of no place where families
can supply themselves with better groceries,
fruits, vegetables, and particularly meats, than
at johnson & Chenery's. We testify to what
we know. See advertisement.
sB- John Neal Esq. who has, for some
time past, been engaged as the Literary Edit
or of the Advertiser, has dissolved all connec-
ton with that paper. The Editorial Corpsle)
of the Advertiser, seems TO be growing ssmall
by degrees and beautifully less"
SEE THAT YOUR NAMES ARE on THE voT-
ING LIsTs.-The Board of Aldermen will be
In session from to o'clock to-day and to-
morrow, also from 3 to 5 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. After that time no names can be
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name is on the right list.
PAssEs.-Persons desiring to obtain passes
to 20 beyond the limits of the State, who can
call more conveniently at the Secretary's Office
in Augusta, will be attended to there Of course
As a matter of accommodation simply for those
who can more easily reach Portland, arrange
ments were made for issuing such passes here.
gy-Forty-four new subscribers to our daily
have voluntarily entered their names upon our
books since the LIST inst, and the addition TO
our weekly list is still greater during the same
time. We can labor with increased vigor when
we have such numerous and substantial tokens
of the appreciation of the people.
WAR Marshall L. Davis has for sale one
of the best war maps yet published. 1t covers
the Virginia territory, and is valuable for trac-
ing the movements of troops on both sides of
the recent battles which have occurred there.
This can be easily done by using red pencil
for one army, and black one for the other.
CoUNTERFETTER SENTENcED.-At the U.
S. Court in session at Bath this week, the
grand jury found a bill against Samuel j.
Baldwin for passing counterfeit half dollars
Yesterday Baldwin was arragned and pleaded
noio contendere. Judge Ware sentenced him
TO confinement in the Portland Jail one year.
FEMALE PATRIoTIsM.-A lady in this city,
who wished to do something towards the re-
lief of sick and disabled soldiers, noticing that
her linen table-cloths seemed much larger than
the table, cut off about foot from each cloth,
and sent the strips to the Ladies' Committee.
Let others 90 and do likewise.
I-The ravages on the fruit trees in the
upper part of the city continue nightly. -
Wednesday night a gentleman, who was on the
watch for depredators, caught a lad in one OF
his trees. He administered to him such a
strapping as he will not soon forget. 1t is
pity some of these lads cannot be caught, and
brought before the Municipal Court. They
would then be taught such lesson as would
do them good.
WALLET STOLEN On Tuesday, Capt.
VIM. Cannot went into a store on Silver
Street, and after making some purchases took
out his wallet to pay for the articles. As the
proprietor of the store could not make change,
Capt. C. laid down his wallet and took out his
pocket book containing stamps and settled the