The Portland daily press., 1862-12-09

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nance Committee by the Bath City Council, 10
issue city script in sums of 10, 25 and 80 0eents.
sVProf Briggs is to give a course of read
ings at Bangor for the benefit of the Sanitary
Commission.
sB-On Tuesday last New York City elect
ed the democratic candidate for Comptroller
and Recorder by about 10000 majority The
democratic majority in November was $1,000.
srThe editor of the California Alta has
been presented with a sack of potatoes, con-
tanning three only-each weighing twenty
pounds.
rn Kerosene seems to be coming down in
price as suddenly as it went up. We are glad
TO see indications of similar state of things
in the rag market.
sg-The Boston Post speaks of Mayor
Wightman as conservative republican,
When he was elected he was claimed by the
Post as an out-and-out democrat.
% We Inadvertently spoke of "Newman
of the Halowell Gazette" We intended to
have written Courier E. Rowell, Esq, a man
loyal in every bone, sinew, and nerve of his
system, is the editor of the Gazette
s@ The New York World--the organ of
the Woods-denies Gen. Hallecks statements
in his official report. Perhaps the people will
consider the World the better authority of the
two.
It will crafty the many friends of Mr..
o. c. Ingraham a member of Co. A, 18th Me.
10 Loo ba hae hoo, Oh
Assistant Postmaster at the Headquarters of
Gen. Stoneman's Corps.
sg The Houlton Times learns that Rev.
G. w, Haskell of Hodgdon, candidate for Sem
ator for that county, who has been suffering
from a long and dangerous illness, is slowly
recovering.
s- Hon. Robert J. Walker shows, in re-
cent document, that if each state and terrific
ry in the Union produced as much every year.
per capita. as Massachusetts, our whole annu-
al products would exceed nine billions of dol
lars
% 1t is funny to hear editors who never
get out of bed till nine or ten O'Clock in the
forenoon, pleading the storm of Saturday
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eclipse of the moon an hour or two before day
break.
rB- Cox of Ohio has moved to reduce the
tax on whiskey to five cents gallon. The
Hartford Post does Cox the justice TO say
that he is disposed to look after the interests
of his constituents, though the nation go to the
devil
s- The editorial maneuvers of the Argus
remind us of the darkey's instructions for put
ting on a coat: "Firs de right arm, den de lef,
and den glib one general conwulsion." Is it
possible that the Argus has transferred pre-
cept belonging to the art of dressing to the art
of composition?
s- An old wretch came within the Union
lines at Newbern recently, looking for an es-
capped slave, a handsome girl OF sixteen years.
Finding that a masters claim was not recog-
nized, the villain insisted upon claiming her
By right of being her father! This chivalrous
claim certainly exhibits in an uncommonly
clear light what an exchange calls the pa-tri-
clan insolence OF the Southern character.
e We suggest that the Press should now
"iavor the public" with leader on the topic,
"Thieying Fast Becoming Respectable. Ar
gus.
To the blear eyes of the Argus "thieving''
and "abolitionism" are equally heinous. There
Is an Instance a" ancient record of a people
who thought robbers and thieves more tolera-
BILE than one who came to "break every yoke
and let the oppressed go free"
-yGov. Washburn has just received from
Mr.. Lewis I. Morrow, of the firm of Merrow
& Fell. Glasgow, a drait for fifty pounds. with
the wish that it might be expended for The re-
lief of the sick and wounded soldiers in the
service of the General Government from this
State. The sale OF this draft, under the pres
ent rate OF exchange, produces the nett
amount of S3l6,l6. Mr.. Morrow Is a son of
Hon. Josiah Morrow, of Bowdoinham. Sena-
tor elect from the County OF Sagadahoc-
Bangor Times.
y The Boston Journal says that "a few
days since an overcoat belonging to Judge
Sprague was stolen from his private room in
the United States Court House. The Judge
purchased new and valuable coat, and on
Friday last that garment was also stolen from
his private room" The rogues would not
care if the thief took the Judge with his over
coat, and served all other Judges in the same
way.
q Mr.. Gladstone has been reelected to
the office of Rector Of the Edinburg Universi-
~. by majority of 176. The Office was Great
ed by the Scottish universities act of 1859, and
the election, which is triennia is vested in the
students. In 1859, Mr.. Gladstone was elected
by majority of 1l6 votes over Lord Neaves,
one of the judges of the Court of Session. In
the present contest, Mr.. Gladstone was chiefly
supported by the Liberals and his opponent,
Mr.. Stirling, NJ. p, by the Conservative party.
FROM THE 25TH MAINE REGIMENr.-We
are obliged to select the following items of
news from the letter of our correspondent Y,
not having room for his entire communication.
The regiment on Saturday last was encamped
on Arlington Heights, Va. Lieut.. Merrill of
Co. L has resigned. The sanitary condition
OF the regiment is in general very good Since
leaving Camp Lincoln prvates Higgins of Co.
K, Libby of Co. B, and Kimball of Co. have
died. Kimball was buried near their present
encampment; the other bodies were embalmed
and sent home. The 25th "love and respect
Col Fessenden to nm" Thanksgiving day
was celebrated with all the honors.
The Press not long since asserted that
Gen. Cass sustains the emancipation proc
lamation, but Gen, Cass says he does not, a