The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-14

ORIGINAL AND LECT Il ID.

recent speech of Senator Fessenden viii be
found on the last page.
CONGRESSIONAL CONFERENCE.-THE Re
publican Convention for the Second Congress
sional District, is called for Friday, Aug. Sth,
at Auburn, for the nomination of a candidate
for Congress.
@V The Courier says that Thomas H. Tai
bot, Esq, has been appointed Lieut.. Col. of the
18th regiment.
sB- A dispatch from Gov. Washburn, Sat
urday evening, says, "Men enlisting in old reg
iments will be considered as part of towns
quota"
sB- A lad about eight years of age, named
Thompson, who belongs to Lee, Me-, was dis
covered in reservoir on the Fair Grounds at
Bangor, on Thursday afternoon.
DEATH OF Col. CAss-Col Thomas Cass.
the heroic commander of the 9th Massachu-
sets Regiment, died at his residence in North
Bennett street at half past seven this morning
He was terribly wounded in the face and head
in the recent battles on the Peninsula, and
brought home.-Boston Transcript, 18th.
EFF our Bangor friends should always
render credit to whom credit is due, the Lew
iston Journal would not credit items TO them
which were born much further to the west
ward.
rThe Big Bell OF the Androscoggin Mill
has been returned from the Foundry, re-cast,
and will be Immediately hung in the tower
Lewiston Journal.
FOUND DRowNED.-Yesterday afternoon
the body of an unknown man was found float
ing in the Penobscot river near Crosby's Mar
rows. The body was very much decomposed
having evidently been in the river six or eight
months. 1t had on red flannel shirt over a
blue striped drilling one; pair of gray wooden
pantaloons and cotton drilling draws On the
right wrist was a leather strap about two inch
es wide. The body was about five feet eight
inches in height Bangor Wing, 18th.
sB- In Memphis, over fifteen hundred citi-
zens have already taken the oath of allegiance
and among them are some of the best and most
worthy.
sEc 1t is proposed in England to have the
government make the telegraph a national in
stitution, like the post office, and connect the
two, having telegraph station in every post
office
sE-We learn that Eugene Hale, Esq, of
Elswosth, has been appointed aid-de-camp to
the Governor.
sTThe Portsmouth Chronicle says, news
paper writer has ascertained that not MEM
Der of the N. II. Council uses tobacco in any
form; nor is any one addicted to the use of in
toxicating liquors.
su-Great complaints exist of the scarcity
of silver change. 1t is selling at a handsome
premium, and for the sake of pocketing a few
cents, men will refuse to keep it in circulation,
and thus contribute to the general embarrass-
ment. Gold is selling at IA or fifteen per cent
BLUsHING-A sufiilsion least seen in those
who have most occasion for it. Boston Post
IF Horace Mann. on being asked if he be-
lieved in the fall of Adam, replied, "Yes, and
not only in the fan of Adam, but in perfect
succession of cataratcs from Adam down."
rThe Democrat learns that Major ID. r.
Hastings, of the Maine 18th, is soon to return
from New Orleans, where the regiment is now
stationed. He is forced to resign by ill-health
sB-Major General Virgin has orderedcom-
pany elections of the ununiformed militia, i'm
the counties of Oxford, Androscoggin and
Franklin. Major W. p. Frye holds the cleo
tons in Oxford; 1t. Col Z. F. Pilsbury in
Franklin, and Major W. w. Bolster in Andres
coggin. E. T. Luce, Esq, of Auburn, assists
Major Bolster
ALLoTMENTs REcErvED.-The allotments
of the Sth regiment, amounting to 81 ,224 were
received by the Treasurer of State on It'll inst
The rolls of the 9th regiment, amounting to
1889, was received June 2Sth. The notices
required by law have all been served by the
Treasurer.
.E~Gen. Howard, the lon-hearted. of whom
Maine may well be proud, was serenaded in
Augusta last Friday night, by the band, and
responded in an eloquent and patriotic manner.
He spoke highly of Col. II. G. Staples of the
Sd regiment.
ANOTHER Messrs. j. c. Mar
Bile d Co, whose powder mills at Buckfield
were blown up last spring, had rebuilt the CYL
inder MILL and put il in operation for the first
time, last week. On Saturday. about noon the
mill was again blown up. Fortunately, as in
each of the othercases, no one was near enough
TO be injured. The proprietors say that in each
mill blown up the composition has been made
from particular lot of nitre, which gives rise
to the supposition that there is some impurity
in II which has caused the mischief The ex-
plosion was so loud that many in this vicinity
thought il was thunder.-lOx Dem.
sg-The Oxford Democrat says that FOL G..
l.. Bent of Norway, of the Maine 10th, has sent
home pair of splendid horses, purchased in
Virginia. They are blood bays, and weigh
2600 lbs.
IMPRovEMENT-T.C c. Allen, ESQ.,, the eff
feient Steward ofthe Insane Hospital, at Au-
gusta, is constructing a wharf, just below the
{. 5. Arsenal Wharf for the accommodation of
the Hospital. A good road has been built UNI
der his direction from the Hospital to the
wharf. 1t will prove of much utility to the
Institution.
SICK AND WouNDEp.-Steamer John
Brooks, at Philadelphia, July 10, with sick and
wounded soldiers from Harrisons Landing,
via Fortress Monroe, had the following from
this State: Amos Page, typhoid fever, Sergt.
Oh aries W. Hartman, kidney complaint, Geo.
+. Stebon, camp fever, A. C. n Timer, typhoid
fever, all of the 4th Maine; Stephen J. McCabe,
darrhea LIST t?); Franklin Candy, Moses f.
Hear, f. r. Kicker. 18th Me-. Geo. NJ. Lowell,
c. ii. Peake and Daniel Bell I'd Me.
PATRIOTIC ExAsrPLE.-Rev. c. ii. ELLIS,