The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1862-07-21
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

VIM Nouiu SidulN up dIlIlS Ill tntlT
try's defence, and he asks if it is prudent or
economical to support them at heavy cost,
and in few years allow them to come out and
enjoy the liberty for which others have shed
their blood He goes for making them fight
The suggestion may be worth something,
though the experience with Billy Wilson's and
the Fire Zouaves lessons our confidence in
such kind of fighting material.
% We must ask our esteemed correspond
ents to study as much as possible the art of
concentrativeness. Our columns are crowded.
and we now have on hand little less than three
acres of accepted communications, all of
which we wish to publish, but It'll hard getting
them into halfacre lot. We simply suggest
that, If correspondents will boil down their
thoughts so as to get at the essential oils and
essences, it will enable us to do something
towards clearing off the docket.
gg city contemporary, under the head of
"Religious Notices." advertises silk mantllers
and summer goods. WE'LL it is not so very in
appropriate, for there is great deal ofreligion
in dry goods and millinery, judging from the
churches and on sacred occasions.
sg To-day we yield the field largely to
correspondents. The "letter from the field of
conflict" is from gentleman o. culture, a grad
uate of Bowdoin, who has won honorable dis
tinction in the field, not so much from PAM
pered letter writers as by his sword.
sg We judge from the accounts given by
the participators that the recent excursion to
the White Mountains was grand affair. At
any rate the party had Zip Top time, and
enjoyed the highest spirits. They were 1000
feet above the level of the sea.
~ On the 4th page will be found the Con-
fiscation Bill as it passed Congress, and has
been approved by the President On the first
page variety of miscellaneous reading.
sB Prentice says: 1t is the exhortations
and taunts of rebel women that have driven
their husbands, sons, brothers, into the South
to fill rebel graves. If their own hands do not
smell to them of blood, God must in pity have
paralyzed their olfactory nerves.
PREMIUM on GoLD.-One of the Montreal
papers, speaking of the recent advance in the
price of gold, in the loyal States, says it is TO
be remembered that in Britain's struggle with
the first Napoleon, when she had to make Bank
OF England notes legal tender, the premium
on gold rose much higher than it has yet done
in the States, the guinea, or 21s gold piece.
having been worth 26s or, we think, at one
time, 27s. in Bank notes.
Tho Sfa al
Wood, was fired into by rebel battery on the
banks of James river, on the 10th inst She
was struck six times, one ball. passing through
the wheel house. The pilot was slightly
wounded.
~ Mr.. J. S. Getchell of Machias, fell be-
tween the vessel he was loading and the wharf,
last Thursday evening, but was not seriously
injured: so says the Machias Republican
arrived home day or two since on short fur
Tough, on account of i'll health He looks thin
and care worn, but thinks he shall soon be able
to return to his regiment. He left his regiment
at Beaufort, little more than a week since. TO
which place they were sent to rest and recruit.
regiment and that they have for some time
been encamped in unhealthy localities. Beau
fort, however, is health place, and the men
will soon recover.
EYrWool men estimate the clip of Ohio this
year to be about 100000 pounds, being p
100000 greater than the clip of last year
Three-fourths have been sold at As cents.
sg- TO cure felon, a lady says in the
Boston Transcript, when one of these painful
torments appears on the hand, apply piece
of runnet soaked In milk to the affected part.
and renew the application of brief intervals I'M
til relief is found" Another kind of felon is
cured by apiece of hemp applied to the neck.
rB- A son of Capt. N. Sleeper, of Rockland,
aged years, was badly injured by falling from
tree few days ago. His head was badly
cut and he was taken up insensible, but will
probably recover.
MILITARY APPoINTMENTs.-The following
appointments were made ON the 18th by the
Governor:
Joseph F. Twitehel Patten, Lieut.. Col. sth
regiment.
John Hemingway, Sanford, Major sth regi-
ment.
An enthusiastic meeting was held in
Gardiner, last Friday evening. Addresses
were made by G. W.Wilcox, Esq, Mayor Wood,
Mr.. Clay and others. 1t was decided sue
cess
GOLD IN Nova SCoTIA.-The Halifax Re-
porter says that the prospects of the Renfrew
Diggings are excellent. The quartz taken
from the claims averages $500 to the ton
The claims adjoining those above referred
to, have been secured for company in course
reformation, called the Gold Mining Company
of Nova Scotia to consist of 1000 shares of
$40 each. We believe the stock is nearly all
taken up.
give are informed that there is man in
Waterville who is making strenuous efforts to
prevent men from enlisting. We are not in
favor of mob law, but that man ought to feel
the weight of an outraged public opinion. 1t
is time such proceedings were stopped, and
that suddenly. The time is past for dallying
with traitors.
sp-The Rockland Gazette states that the
body of Mr.. John Manning, who was drowned
last April, was found by two young men at
Estes Cove, last Monday. The remains were
identified by the clothing.