The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-08
ORIGINA AL AND SELECTED

| ing of the Golden Gate is published, it is quite
robable that our State will come in for a full
hare in the cup of sorrow presented to the
! Ups of the nation.
give owe an apology, perhaps, to the
eaders of the Press, for engrossing so much
Dom for the past few numbers with matters
elating to Commencement at Bowdoin. But
his is not local, but State institution, and
We did not feel at liberty to dismiss it with
lere dash of the pen. Having got through
Nth that we shall now change the tune.
sV-During our absence for few days we
understand our neighbors of the Argus and
advertiser have been paying their prospects"
us, but we have had no time since returning
see what they have said If we should pass
he matter over in silence we ask the reader
to understand that it will be on the principle
that it is hard moving where there is no grass.
VThe barn of Mr. James Maxwell. in
Webster, was struck by lightning on Tuesday
'fternoon of last week, and consumed, togeth-
with its contents. The fire was commune
ated to the outbudihgs and to the house,
which were Pennington Chron-
icle.
% Congressional Convention in the I'd
)istrict-old and new-to-day, at Auburn
sVThe Augusta Age says the contract for
building the Somerset and Kennebec Tele-
graph line has been awarded to A. d. Brown.
esq, of that city.
When, at the Commencement dinner
table at Brunswick, Mr.. Durent of Boston, re-
e., H.. ~ .
sleeve" pointing to Gen. Howard, the effect
was perfectly electrical.
sB- The Army correspondent of the New
York Express, writes that Fort Darling is to
be reduced at an early day, and that Com.
Wilkes is on the lookout for Merrimac No.2
10 Dartmouth College has conferred the
honorary degree of Ill. d. upon Hon. Nathan
Clifford of this city. Judge Clifford is native
of Grafton County, N. H., the same county in
which the college is located.
sY-Gen. Howard addressed a war-meeting
in Biddeford, last evening.
sg-Gov. Sprague has ordered coored
regiment to be raised in Rhode Island for a
Home Guard
srWhere did Bro. Dingley, of the Lewis
ton Journal, obtain his Census of Bowdoin
Glass of 1s62?' We think he copied it
from the Press. for we know the Press took
pains to obtain it direct from the "Chroni-
cler."
sBThe 10Th regiment, at Bath, is full, and
recruiting for it has been stopped. Indeed,
there are several companies already raised for
it more than the compliment, which will prob
ably go into the old regiments.
GB-The Rockland Free Press says the Da-
ma convention in this city is to be a secession
conclave."
LEGAL TENDENcY.-The Bath Times SAYS
that over at Warren and about Georges river,
they talk of making legal tender of alewives.
This is going back to the first principles In
the eaLly days of the colony these fishes were
the only change.
g-Gen. Howard visited Camp Howard, at
Bath, yesterday forenoon.
sB-At the late annual meeting of the Maine
Historical Society, at Brunswick, a letter was
received from Hon. Jos. ii. Williams, accom-
papers, &c, relating to the celebrated "Ken-
nebec Purchase placed at the disposal of the
Historical Society, in pursuance of the ex-
pressed purpose and desire of his deceased ia
Their, the late Hon. Reuei Williams. These
papers are of much value, and will throw
much light upon the early history of an inter-
esting portion of our State. We shall publish
the letter tomorrow.
Nothing is palmer to every rejecting
man, than that the great question before the
loyal men of the country is reduced down to
the single proposition, whether they will con-
quer or be conquered; subjugate or be subju-
gated; whether freedom shall be the law of
the land, or slavery. We are in the midst of
an "irrepressible conflict" and which way the
beam shall turn is for the nerve and muscle of
the nation to decide.
sH-On Friday, a child of Mr.. Aaron Bick-
ford, aged 3 l-2 years, fell down stairs, and
fractured its collar bone, and the neck of the
scapula, Tor shoulder blade.) The fractures
were adjusted by DIR. Stephen Whtmore, of
this cty.-lGarniner Journal.
LEA Rev. J. Brown, hailng from Rock
land, recently shot rebel at New Orleans, and
saved the life of federal soldier whom the
rufiian was pursuing with a bowie knife
lRockand Gazette.
MILITARY DRILL.-Bangor sets an exam
pie worthy to be followed Her citizens de-
vote half day in the week to military drill.
The stores and other places of business are
generally closed. Are the citizens of Port
land ready to take hold and do likewise? We