The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-08-15
ORIGINAL AND SELECTE ID.

Gg- The reporter for the Argus must have
been exceedingly unfortunate in his hearing,
to get up such report as he did of the pic
mic speeches at Sebattisvie. While he has
given that of Mr.. Emery very fully and very
fairly, several of the others are entirely per-
verted. A remark attributed to Mr.. Foster
was not made by him-nor anything akin to it
but the remark actually made was almost
the exact opposite of that reported. A few
detached sentences from the remarks of ours
are given, having no significance in themselves.
while the only points we did make, were not
'exactly understood" by the reporter, though
we were within six feet Of him at the time.
IF Communications from Waterville, Har-
per's Ferry and various other places, are nee
essarily laid over till tomorrow.
ggThe "Bay Bridge"-a long toll bridge
between Bath and Bowdoinham-which was
partially carried away by Spring freshet, is
now passable again.
rThe Lewiston Journal thinks it hard on
the snakes to designate the rebels as Copper
heads.
sEThe advertisement of watch lost, in
another column.
nR-Albert Peters and Geo. Howes have
escaped from the Belfast Jail. They eut
hole through the roof, and lowered themselves
to the ground by bed cord.
PROF CHAMBERLAIN.-Prof.W hittlesey of
Bowdon College, writes us as follows
.Somebody has misnformed you about the
action of the Faculty of Bowdoin College"
with reference to Prof Chamberlain. Ii is true
that they all very much regret to lose his val
| liable services, and some members of the Fac
ulty earnestly urged him to remain; but no
vote has been passed, nor have the Faculty
authority to vote against his leaving the col
| lege Tor the camp"
s-Rev. Geo. Bates, of Auburn, has been
nominated for Congress by the democracy of
the I'd district.
sg-The Lewiston Journal is Informed that
! a man at Kendalfs Mills, having the fear of
cold lead before his eyes, deliberately thrust
the fingers of his right hand on the track of
the railroad, as a train was passing, cutting
them off,
Notwithstanding the persistency of the
own favorte citizens tor Congress, we venture
the prediction that Mr. Goodwin will receive
a generous, a united and cordial support
from the Republicans of this city. Mr.. G. is
a man Of marked ability, whose record has
been well made up and needs no amending,
and who is too well known to the people whom
he has so ably represented in the present con-
gress TO need any words of praise from u.s.
| He will receive onr most cordial support to
secure TO him a triumphant election.
q The convention in this city, yesterday,
was the smallest State Convention of the Dem
ocratic party we have ever seen. The person
mel of the Convention was as we supposed it
would be. There were all the old stagers Of
twenty battle fields, who fight equally well,
whether up or down, and who live on under
the delusive idea that the Democracy which
has filtered through the Buchanan cesspool, is
identical with that of jefferson and Jackson.
Poor, deluded souls; they are bound TO die in
their ignorance. In that assemblage, yester-
day, were such men as V. ID. Paris, John Bah
son, Henry Hudson, Gorham Boynton, with
ex-of1icc holders by the score; and then there
were those innocent "chdren in the woods"
Emery, of the late Bangor Union, and Hans
| com, of the Saco Democrat, besides any num-
| Der whose only bond of union is hatred of alb
clifton, and a malignant spirit against the hui
manities of the age
g- If those who write for our paper will
look at its crowded columns, and remember that
it is not quite as large as ten-acre lot, they
will, perhaps, study brevty. We are obliged
| to abridge the proportions of many communi-
cations, or omit them altogether. Brevity is
the soul of wit. The choicest material is usual
| ly put up in small packages.
| INsTALLATIoN.-Rev. A. f. Beard was in
stalled pastor of Central Church, Bath, Tues
day evening, Aug. 18th, alter a satisfactory
examination of the pastor elect by an eclesi-
astical council, to wit: The Sermon by Rev.
| DIR. Hitchcock, text: Deut. 30, 20, was replete
with learning, feeling and eoquence. The
/ preacher held the audience attentive from be-
ginning to end. The installing prayer was by
Rev. DR.. Adams of Brunswick; Charge to the
| Pastor, by Pew. U. Balkan of Lewiston;
Right Hand of Fellowship, by Rev. j. o. Fske
of Bath; Charge to the Church, by Rev. Prot.
Whittlesey of Bowdoin College; Benediction,
by the Pastor. The exercises passed off very
pleasantly, and a large audience appeared very
much interested.