The Portland daily press., 1862-08-23
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

gE MessrS CrOssi1lan ~ IOOr nave klnuil
placed at their window, for the accommoda-
tion of night pedestrians, an Illuminated clock.
sBrTwo persons Of doubtful character
were arrested yesteaday by the police, and re-
quested to leave town. They left.
gg-We noticed at the Ladies Committee
Rooms, yesterday morning, five large cases of
goods, directed to Surgeon Bates, Ship Island,
care of Col. Tompkins.
PRoMpT.-Major Chas. Shaw will open a re-
cruiting Office in Fox Block (Capt. Savages
old quarters), this morning, for the purpose of
raising a company for the nine months men.
sg-Mrs. A. P. Thompson, a trance speaker
from Vermont, will lecture in Sons of Tenn
perance Hall, tomorrow at and 1-2 p M
Sunday School, 8 IL A. NJ.
gg-A notice, very important to voters in
the city, will be found in this paper. In con-
sequence of changes in the boundaries of the
wards, it becomes very important, in order to
should see for himself whether his name is
registered in the proper ward.
AFFRAY.-Quite a scrimmage happened at
Cobb's Court, ON Thursday evening last, be-
tween two men, at which six women, advanced
to high frenzy, divided into two parties, and
tugged away at the combatants three on
side, endeavoring to separate them. Interven-
tion, however, in the shape of the police, step
ped in, and the men being arrested, were con-
veyed to the lookup.
PERsoNAL.-Brigadier General Charles d.
Jameson, accompanied by his wife, father,
and Charles Cooper, Esq, Of New York, ar
rivedin this city yesterday morning, per steam
er Lewiston, from Boston, leaving also at / 1-2
p. NJ, for his home at Oldtown, Maine. We
are glad to learn that the General is GONZALES
cling, having sufficiently recovered from his
late severe illness, to be able to walk little
with the assistance of friend.
gB-At meeting of the Mayor and Alder
men, last evening, the following persons were
appointed enlisting officers to raise the quota
of Portland, under the last call of the Presi-
dent: +. R. Harris, Geo. A. Abbott, Charles
S. Gross, Lewis Pierce, Chas. E. Shaw, Frank
l.. Jones, Andrew Dooley, James Gilman, VIM.
Meiaugh, Simeon NJ. Savage, Samuel II. Brag-
don, Joseph Colesworthy, c. p. Kimball, Jos.
F. Libby, Alex. Bell.
lB- Attention is invited to the advertise
ment of the City Hotel,by Amasa I. c. Dodge,
which win be found in its appropriate place in
this paper. Mr.. Dodge has had long expert
ence as a caterer to the public, and If report
speaks correctly he is one of the few men in
this world who 'know how to keep a hotel"
His house occupies very pleasant position in
the city, and is particularly convenient for the
large class of country people whose business
leads them to the city.
PORTLAND, Aug. 22d, 1862.
Editors of Press - Information received
from the 18th Regiment at Ship Island, of the
great want of hospital needs, owing mainly to
the location of that regiment, the following
cases were sent forward this day to that regi-
ment, and for our Maine troops wounded at
and near Culpepper Court House, to the care
of DIR. Garcelon; also to the 9th Maine Regi-
ment at Fernandina; one case from Wilton to
Surgeon Bates, 18th Maine; one case from
Skowhegan to Surgeon Bates; one case from
Sabattisville, one case from Newfeld, one case
from Jay, one case of hospital clothing and
soldiers packages, all to Surgeon Bates. Two
cases from Ladies' Com, Portland, to U. S.
Sanitary Committee, one soldiers package for
Maine regiments TO U. S. Sanitary CON-, one
case from the Ladies' Com, and one case from
New Portland to the care of Miss Clara III.
Barton, for DIR. Garcelon. One barrel hospital
stores for Gen. Shepley, one case hospital cloth
IT,. MI.
one case from Canton to U. S. Sanitary Com
mission. d.
THE ALLEGHANIANs, VoCALIsTs, AND
Swiss BELL RINGERS, ARE CosnNG.-This
talented troupe of artstes, lately returned from
a tour round the world, will appear for the
first time in Portland on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings next, Aug. 9th and 2Sth
They have sung during the past twelve years
in almost every foreign country upon the
Globe, including the far off isles of the Pacific,
astonishing the natives of the .fo,cery king
doms with their musical entertainments. The
company consists of Miss Carrie Hiffert, Miss
Maria Boulard, Mr.. G. Galloway, Mr.. j. NJ.
Boulard, Mr.. F.-Stoepel, and d. G. Waldron,
ESQ.,, as Business agent, and from the favora-
bic notices we have seen from the press, we
are fully satisfied that they are well received
wherever they appear. They will stop with
us lat Lancaster Hall) but two nights only,
prior to leaving for their engagements in Hal
ifax; and those of our citizens who desire
real good musical treat should not lose this
opportunity. From the different papers we
copy the following extracts:
@The Alleghanians gave most entertaining
musical performance at Hope Chapel last even
ing, to numerous audience. The songs were
selected with discriminating taste, and sung
with that artistic harmony for which this
troupe is renowned. The Bell performances
were astonishingly well Acknowledgements
fFrom Rev. J. Griffith Dunn Rector of ST. PauI,s
Church, San Fernando, Tfinidadl
The pieces selected were chaste as are all
the pieces performed by these artists, and the
sentiments of pure and eevating character.
The Alleghanians pre-emiaently command the
respect and patronage of the public.
[Extracts from letter written by Hon. J. Randolph
Clay, U. s. Minister to Peru.l
The Alleghanians are excellent artists, and
have drawn much larger audiences in Lima
than the Italian opera company. They are all
people of high responsibility. They sing in
the English, French, Italian, German and
Spanish languages; and their performance on
the bells is charming"
Municipal Court--August %.
Gilbert GiOoar uyae bre,,obt l>oc,.o II;s H.,