The Portland daily press., 1862-12-08
ORIGINAL AND LECTED.

Dlpthera is prevailing in Cornvlile.
Mr.. Clark Smith of that town, has lost two
children within week.
.Y- There are only two towns in Somer-
set County. whose quota is not filled-Brigh-
ton 4, Hartland 2.
20 The next session of the Bowdon Free
Will Baptist Quarterly Meeting will be held
with the North Freeport Church, Wednesday
and Thursday, Dec. 17th and 18TH
% VIM. II. Allen, LII. D., for thirteen
years President of Girard College, Phadel-
phia, has resigned. President Allen is a grad
uate of Bowdoin, class of 1888.
r Capt Geo. Prince, of Co. K, cavalry
regiment, who has been at home in Bath on
brief furlough in consequence of sickness, has
returned to his regiment.
I- On the 4th page we re-publsh, by re-
quest of parties who have failed to secure cop
les, the poetical contribution of 'Mary,' ent-
tied "The Brightest Star in Heaven"
sY- At meeting of the n. Y. Chamber Of
Commerce on Thursday afternoon, $26 200
were subscribed. and ship offered to carry
grain and provisions to the suffering English
| operatives.
rg- The Boston Post says that an officer
who processes TO be authority on the subject of
military tactics, tore off the seat Of his breech-
es with his spurs, the other day, in attempting
to dismount from his horse.
.D-The Belfast Age reports the arrest in
| New York Of thief who broke into the store
| of Mr.. Hervey in that town, and stole large
amount of jewelry. A large part of the stol-
en- goods have been recovered
rg- The most gratifying reports are re-
ceived in relation to the development and pro
| gress of Union sentiments in Tennessee. Sc
| cessionists are compelled to-confess that the
State is in the Union, and to doubt if she were
ever really out of it.
s5- The discourse of Rev. DR.. Carruthers
| on European Politics as regards American
Affairs" delivered on Thanksgiving day, is to
be published in pamphlet form. 1t was pro-
nounced by all who heard it, as most able
| production.
-g- A young man about eighteen years of
age, son of Mr.. Jerome Watson. of Lincoln
/ ville was found dead in the fields on the 9th
inst 1t is the old story. He had been shoot
ing, and in walking over ledgy place, holding
his gun by the muzzle as a support, slipped,
| fell forward, striking the hammer of the lock
with force enough to explode the cap, and re-
ceived the whole charge in his left breast.
.H-The Bangor Wing says, 'the Argus is
| evidently not posted on the case of Lunt, of
/ the 9th Maine, who was to be shot at Port
Royal on the 1st inst, for desertion. He is
! entirely another man, and the offence was very
different from what the Argus seems to sup
/ pose. Lunt was the scoundrel who not only
deserted himself, but betrayed his fellow SOL
diers into the hands OF the enemy"
.H- On the first page will be found the un-
answerable letter of Joseph Holt in relation to
our national affairs. We hope every man and
woman will read it, and it will do no harm to
children if they should commit it to memory
We suppose some of the constitutional doctors,
who are discussing and denouncing the Presi-
dents proclamation for is unconstitutonality
will disagree with Mr.. Holt, as the
celebrated incumbent of municipal
judgship in one-horse country village disa-
/ greed with Blackstone, and the dogmatical
preacher differed from Paul.
YouSG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc1ArIoS.-
| We are requested to state that the rooms of
this Association are open from A. NJ. to 8
p. NJ, Sundays excepted.) The reading
room furnishes the daily and weekly newspa-
pers of our city, and the leading religious de-
nominatona papers of the country. The
library is also another attractive feature, which
is open for the use of the members from to
p. NJ. on Saturday evenings. The Associa-
ton holds its regular monthly meeting this
evening, at IL o'clock, at which time the
officers would extend cordial invitation to
any and all of our young men to come in and
| members-the terms for membership being but
81 per annum. The rooms are In Goldman
Block, Temple street. up one flight of stairs.
g- We select the following names from
the list of appointments by the President in
the Volunteer Force of the United States Ar
| my, from Aug. l, 1S62.-To be Brigadief-
GenerdL.-Geo. f. Shepley of Maine, July Is,
1862. Colonel y. J. Jackson, of the 18th Maine
! Volunteers, Sept 4, 1862. AsSistdat-AdU-
| taRt-Generdl, with the rank of Major-Ben-
iamin b. Foster, of Maine, Oct. I, 1862 flor
MajorGeneral Peck.) Observation-Disclosures
General, with the rank of Captain.-James f.
Miller, of Maine, Aug. I, 1862 tfor Brigadier-
General 6. F. Shepley. Frederick Speed, Of
Maine, Aug. I, 1862 (for Brigadier General
Dow.l Eliphalet Whittlesey, of Maine, Aug.
25. 1862 Cor Brigadier General Howard J
Richard c. Shannon, of Maine, Oct. 1862 flor
Brigadier-General n. J. Jackson.l
Snow SToRM.-A snow storm commenced
between eight and nine O'Clock Friday evening
and continued until Saturday noon. A large
body of snow has fallen, enough to make good
seighing. The trains on the railroads, with
the exception of the York & Cumberland,
were delayed on Saturday in consequence OF
the storm. The Boston noon trains were an
hour and a half behind time, and the kenne-
bee q Portland was about as late. The train
from Montreal arrived about four O'Clock, two
hours and quarter behind time. The train
from Bangor, due at Las p NJ did not arrive
until 5.l5. The evening trains from Boston
were about an hour and quarter late. The
York d Cumberland trains were on time
throughout the day.