The Portland daily press., 1862-12-27
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. :.

- The Herald was the only morning pa
per that reached us yesterday from Boston.
9r Ex-President Pierce is sojourning in
New York.
gB-The wages of ofshipwrights in the Brook
lyn Navy Yard, have been raised to SO per
day.
IV The Universast levee at Bangor, on
Friday evening week says the Wing, realized
more than $500 receipts
v Geo. w. York, of the Maine 25th, is
reported among the recent deaths in hospital
at Washington.
To- We understand that Rev. L. d. Strout
has settled with the Free win Baptist Church
in Topsham, Me.
sg- The Bangor Wing notifies its readers
that after January 1st all payments must be
made in advance or the paper will be stopped.
gYThe funeral obsequies of the late Maj.
Pitcher were observed in Norombega Hall,
Bangor, yesterday. Masonic services were
held at the grave, and the customary salute
was fired over the grave.
sVOlver j. Conant, ESQ.,, Union demo-
crat, has been elected a representative in the
legislature from Rockland in place of T. K.
Osgood, resigned. The loyal democrats and
republicans combined.
rVThe Hallowell Gazette threatens, If we
are not more careful in confounding the name
of his paper with that of another in his place,
to copy something from the Adrertiser and
credit it to the Press. That would be too bad.
gVCol. Wildes, OF the Maine 10th, which
was so terribly cut up at Fredericksburg, was
at home at the time OF the battle in conse-
quence of sickness, but has since left to re-
join his regiment.
Sr The Boston Herald says it is we'll
founded beliefin Washington, that Secretary
Chase will soon lead to the hymeneal altar the
accomplished widow of the late Senator Doug
las.
sY A special Washington dispatch to the
New FORK Tribune says it is now certain that
the President will stand firm by the policy an
nounced in its proclamation. He is already
engaged in considering the terms of the Proc
lamation to be issued on New Years day.
nV If, in drawing back from the fight at
Fredericksburg, Gen. Burnside had not been
obliged to cross a river-which he did without
loss OF man or gun-no one would have
spoken of his lack Of full success as defeat.
He was not defeated-he was simply repulsed.
1TThe Hallowell Gazette says the safe of
Messrs. S.Page & Co., of that city, was rob-
bed of about a hundred dollars on Wednesday
night last. Several other stores and shops
have been visited recently by thieves, and the
proper authorities have the matter under in
vestigaton.
sgG Gen. Sherman, instead of Gen Nc
Clernand, is in command of the forces now on
board fleet of steamers, and descending the
Mississippi-to Vicksburg, it is conjectured.
He commands ise divisions under Gems. Blair
Morgan, Steele, Lanman, and A. ]. Smith.
Gen. Grant is slowly advancing by land.
Gg Mr. Geo. r. Parsons, son of Alonzo
Parsons, Esq, of Gardiner, was mortally
wounded at Fredericksburg, and died "a hours
afterward. He wrote brief letter to his IA
ther after he fell, and before being removed
from the fled-wrote it in full anticipation of
the fatal nature of the wound he had received.
Blunt, who is giving the rebels in Arkansas a
hard time, and who seems to be "wde-
awake" of the first water, was born in Tren-
ton, Maine; and twenty-five years ago was
working for his board and attending school in
Ellsworth.
sBr The Brunswick Telegraph says "a
spent ball struck the ear of 1t. Col. Chamber
lain, of the goth Maine, in the Fredericksburg
battle; his brother Thomas had his coat torn
from him by a shell; Capt. tProf) Whittlesey,
Adj. Gen. on Howards staff had a horse shot
under him; neither of the three received the
slightest personal injury"
Br 3D." has been an editor five years to
our one, and he will not need explanation for
the delay of the favors he has sent us. They
are highly priced and shall appear in day or
two. The great pressuse of news and facts
from the field of blood and the hospital, crowd
to the exclusion of very much that awaits its
turn.
sV-On some of the front streets of the city
our subscribers are severely annoyed by hay
ing their papers stolen from their doors. In
another column it will be seen that a reward
of five dollars will be paid for evidence that
will convict any offender that has been guilty
of this kind OF larceny. A few examples will
work healthy results.
B-As we were yesterday morning coming
to the office, slipping and sliding and sprawling
upon the gttering walks, we almost envied
several of our brother editors, particularly of
the Argus and Advertiser, as with heads erect
they walked along bolt upright, not in the
least impeded by the ice. But then we re-
membered that "the wicked stand on slippery
places" and felt consoed.
sgThe editor fthe Brunswick Telegr raph,
who, we believe, graduated at the Courier Of
flee, Boston, or at least, is of the same school,
speaks well of Burnside, allows that he is "a
thorough man,-in the highest degree noble
and self-sacrifcing," but yet comes to the con-
clusion that about all he is done has "triumph-
antly to vindicate the caution and prudence of
his old commander"
FATAL ACCIDENTAL Maine soldier, sup
posed to be Daniel F. Doyle, had his skull
fractured by jumping from the cars on the
Eastern Railroad, near Swampscott Station,
on Friday, Dec 10Th, whilst the train was at
full speed. He was taken to the Massachu-
setts General Hospital, where he died on
Wednesday. The deceased was in company
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