The Portland daily press., 1862-09-15
ORIGIN AL AND LECTED.


late election.
IESLewis Ii. Lunt, of Brunswick, is APP
pointed I'd Lieutenant of Company d, 9Th
Regiment.
aD-Frederick, Maryland is evacuated by
the rebels, who have moved off in anorthwest-
erly direction.
sr Two levees in Brunswick, for the ben
eft of the soldiers fund, recently, resulted in
s2461S net profit
! sBr A photographer in Paris asserts that
by anew process of his own he can produce a
perfect picture of the bottom of the sea.
ss- The Pennington Chronicle says the
wheat crop of Franklin County is unusually
good.
Shaw has just received his Fall style OF
Hats, as will be seen on reference to his ad
vertsement.
Gy-Fire Company No. 8, of this city, con-
sisting of sixty-two members, have sent forty
nine men to the war. fs
p-An Evangelical Church is to be organ
lied Wednesday evening at the West End
Chapel, to worship in that place.
SUIcIDE-Widow Susan Horn, aged 10 yrs.,
hung herself at Stroudwater, Friday afternoon,
with silk scarf attached to the bed-post.-
/ Temperance Journal.
FIRE.-The barn of Geo. Church, of West
/ Farmingdale, together with its contents, was
burned on Wednesday night last. Loss not
ascertained. No insurance. Halowell Gaz.
-Harper's Weekly and Leslie's 1llustrat-
ed for this week have been received at the
bookstore of A. Robinson. No. 81 Exchange
street.
| MAINE PRIsoNERs.-CA. Rolling, 4th Me-,
and Lieut.. w. Cox, Sd Me-, are reported among
the prisoners arrived from Manassas at Rich
mond on the sth inst.
10 The St. John Freeman regards the
death of Mr.. VIM. II. Hills of Rockand, at
that place, as the result of quarrel which had
no relation to the American flag.
10 The Hallowell Gazette will accept our
best bow. 1t says: "The Press is most ably
conducted, and makes a very neat appearance
among the first class dailies."
DEATH OF MAINE SoLDIERs.-Isaac Rus
SELL Co. f., and Edward Reed, Co. c., LIST Me-
regiment, are reported to have died recently in
hospital at Washington.
Our farmers are beginning to learn
that barley is one of the most profitable crops
that can be cultivated in this section. Large
quantities were sown the present season and
the yield is abundant Pennington Chronicle
SS~ Mr.. John f.. NJ. Lyons. of this town,
member of the 18th Regiment died in New
York on Saturday, while OH his way home in
valided from his Regiment Brunswick Tele-
graph.
sY-Our readers will bear in mind that Dr.
Cotton gives another exhibition of his laugh
ing gas this evening at the new City Hall.
Those who would enjoy an evening of hearty
laughter can be gratifed.
TEA subterranean railroad has been tried
successfully in London. The locomotives con-
sumo their own smoke, and condense their
own steam. The cars are lighted with gas
The experiment is soon to be tried in Paris
sDWe are panied to learn that a dispatch
was received by the family of Capt. Nathan
Barker, last Thursday, giving them the inlor-
nation that he is seriously i'll with typhoid
fever in Washington. His wife left to join
him last Friday noon.
sgThe Representative district, composed
of the towns of Waterford, Stoneham, Sweden,
Albany, Mason, and Gilead, has this year made
net gain OF forty votes over the Republican
majority of last year. What district has done
better.
SBProf Mahan, who is, says the Provi-
dence Journal, one of the highest military au-
thorities among us, and who is personally ac-
quainted with nearly all the officers in the reg
ular army, has written long letter in defence
of Gen. Mcdowell.
% Letter writers from Washington are
commencing their defamations of Pope, as
they have heretofore of Mcclellan, and nearly
every other prominent military man in the
country. They say Pope's report is no report
at all, that it is simply defence of himself,
and an attempt to underrate and injure Others
Why then don't they who are unjustly dealt
with by him yindicate themselves,
GOLD IN MAINE.-Prof. George l.. Goodale.
of the scientific survey of Maine writes to DIR.
DeLasN that he had 1.-The pleasure of dscov-
cring Ton the 18th ult., in the town of Prince
ton, about Is or 20 miles west of Calais in a
ledge OF great extent, not only good chance
to find gold, but gold ofmuch purity The gold
is like that of Tangiers locality, and promises
well. The land formerly worth 35 cents per
acre is to-day worth SO per foot. You would
be amused TO see the breeze this bona .fde dis
covery has made in this vicinity Brunswick
Telegraph.
g-Bro. Lincoln, our oleaginous friend of
the Bath Times, very kindly intimates to our
old friend Of that city, where we have spent
twenty-five years of life, that our moral habits
are trulhiully set forth by Mr.. Case of the Adj
vertiser. Bro. l.. has our profound thanks for
his kindness, and particularly for the amiabili-
ty Of the motives which prompt such offices at
his hands. Our increasing and his decreasing
list in his own city, perhaps excites the genial
qualities of his heart. We will honor his draft
for good turn at sight.
APPOINTMENT or Mr.. NUGGET. - The
New York Times of the 9th inst, has the fol-
lowing:
To the place rendered vacant by the death
of Hon. Michael Hoffman, the President has
appointed Hon. Benz. +. Mudgctt, formerly
President of the Rocky Mountain Club. of
Brooklyn, but ut present resident of this
city. Mr.. Mudgett is u lawyer of ability, a
politician of influence, citizen of public spir-
it and an honest man. His appointment does
credit TO the Judgment of Mr. Lincoln. graft
iies a host of voters and insures the absolutely
faithful discharge of the public duty assigned
TO the important department of which Mr..
Mudgett has charge.