The Portland daily press., 1862-09-23
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED T. ID /.

been defeated in the Iowa Legislature.
gY-A brother of Mrs President Lincoln
has been elected delegate to Congress from
Dakotah Territory.
lrWe are indebted to d. D. Akermun.
ESD, Chief Clerk in the Post-ofiice in this
city, for late New Orleans papers.
SWORD PREsENTATIoN.-Th citizens of
Cape Elizabeth will present sword to Lieut..
E. Hutchinson, at the Free-will Baptist Meet
ing House, at O'Clock this evening.
GY~A correspondent of the Bath Times,
an officer in the 18th Maine, attributes all the
trouble in that regiment to the inefiiciency
and incompetency of its late commander.
1B- Hartford Conn.,, was the scene of an
execution ON Friday last. The last previous
execution in that city was in 1888, twenty
nine years ago.
sB- The father of Gen. Isaac ingalls, Ste
vens died at Andover, Mass, on the 22d ultimo,
ten days before his son fell, nobly fighting for
his country. His age was seventy-seven.
gg- The Washington Intelligencer says
Gen. Sigel has been on duty in and near that
city ever since his return from the Rappahan-
mock. His corps is near at hand, and has not
been engaged in the campaign in Maryland.
20 The Traveller gal-lantly says that
'mae nurses in hospitals are out of place,
even if they are in office. One woman is
worth twenty men in sick room,-and every
where else, for that matter"
LEA call is issued in the Boston papers
for a convention of the people to nominate a
peoples ticket for State officers. The call is
signed by five colnmns of names in the Jour
nal, small type.
sr Fernando Wood says, sin speaking of
the political questions of the day, man
must lie to keep out of Jail" and the Tribune
replies, "if that will keep man out of Jail, we
consider Fernando's liberty as well assured as
any mans can be-"
sY- The Rockland Gazette learns that Mr..
VIM. Meservey of Rockport, had one of his
arms blown off and part of the other hand,
by the premature discharge of a cannon while
he was firing salute, week before last, in hon
or of the election.
~ Some of the anti-Sumner Republicans
have lost their temper, which ought to be a
great gain to them for it seems to be vile
thing. 1t is TO be hoped that no one will find
| it, for it is of no even to the owners, and
is remarkable principally for its abusive quail
ies.-[Traveer.
GIRL DRowNED.-A girl named Higgins,
| aged about eleven years, a daughter of Martin
| Higgins, living on Hancock Street, was drown
| ed at Calls Dock, on Washington Street, on
aft Tvs uAt IN f1
into the water, but being missed and the bed
of the river dragged, the body was found yes
terday morning. Bangor Wing.
gg@We learn from the Brunswick Telegraph
that A. c. Robbins, ESQ.,, of that town. has
| heen appointed and accepts the Office of Dep
uty Collector of Portland Advertiser.
Not quite! Mr.. Robbins has been appoint
ed Deputy Collector of Direct Taxes for the
| town of Brunswick
sg- The gentlemanin Littleton, Aroostook
Co, who complains about the non-receipt of
soldiers money, and asks for information, had
better write to the State Treasurer or some
other well-posted official at Augusta, from
whom he can obtain the desired information.
1t is not in our power to impart the light
which he seeks.
gcThe Springfield Republican represents,
on what authority it does not say-that the
JEFF. Davis party in the rebel Congress oppos-
ed the resolution lavoring the invasion of the
North. If so, the administration or JEFF. Da-
Wis party was defeated by vote of 50 to 13,
though subsequent events have shown the fol-
ly of the views and expectations of the rad-
cal majority.
DECEASED SoLDIERs.-A released prisoner
from Lynchburg, Va, reports, among other
deaths at the prisons and hospitals at. that
place, the following:
VIII Pike, Co. G, 10th Me-; VIM. Harrison
Co. +, lst Me. Cavalry: ID. S. Roberts, Co. Il,
10th Me-; j. w. Weeks, Co. b, 10th Me-; G..
III. Higgins, Co. G, 10th Me-; Levi Dellany,
Co. Z, lst Me. Cavalay; \. Ellsworth, Co. +,
10th Me.
HISTORY OF THE REBELLION. Among
the numerous histories of the present civil war,
we have seen none which, froin cursory ex-
animation, pleases us better than that written
by Mrs. J. BLAKEsLEY Frost, of Hartford.
Conn. The first volume, which is before us,
commences with the Presidential election
gives succinct and chronological account of
the events Of the war to the LIST of last May,
and gives evidence of much labor and careful
research on the part of its talented authoress
Mrs. Frost is now in our city, where she will
remain for few days to give our citizens an
opportunity to subscribe for the work.
MASUFAcrURNG.-Pas through North
Vassalboro, one day last week, we noticed
that workmen were engaged in laying the
foundation for new factory there. We were
informed that it is to be built by the Manuiac-
turing Company in that place, as their present
machinery is found to be entirely inadequate
to supply the demand for the excellent cloths
manufactured there The new building is to
be larger than the old one, and is to be com
pleted at the earliest practicable moment. Our
energetic friend, T. 5. LANG Esq, is the busi-
ness agent of the Corporation, and every body
knows that whatever he undertakes is bound
TO 90 ahead.
"THE DIAMOND WEDDING."-Our readers
will recollect the diamond wedding' which
sensationized New York-in fact the whole
world-about three years since, wherein a
snui-colored Cuban, of antiquated age and
decayed vitality, but of fabulous wealth, won
and wed the beauteous and youthful daughter
of Lieut. Wash. Bartlett, The diamond we'd
ding is historic and the senuel will soon he