The Portland daily press., 1862-09-15

panion, containing brief summary of the
events of the rebellion up to the battle of Gull
pepper, also large map Of the Southern and
Western States, can be obtained at the book
store of A. Robinson, No. 81 Exchange street.
LEA Havana letter says that the famous
diamond wedding, as many prophesied, has
turned out badly, and that Mrs 0viedo Is at
Havana, separated from her husband. A for
mai separation has been agreed upon, the lady
| TO receive $1,000 per annum and to live in the
| United States. She has had very sorrowfu
time of it with the Cuban graybeard.
.B- The editor of the Brunswick Tele-
| graph calls upon the Portland editors to 'hold
their peace about their social habits" 1t is
said that Tenney has recently contracted
social habit" the result of which is, that he
proposes ''to hold his piece" to the extent of
$50 lbs. avoirdupois.
| 20 A woman and her two children were
brutally murdered in Berkshire County few
days since. Examination left no doubt that
the woman-about twenty-five years of age
had been the victim of another species of bru-
tality before she was murdered. The bodies
We're found partially covered with leaves and
brush, where they had gone to pick berries.
rge Bro. Tenney of the Brunswick Tele-
| graph considers Trains speech before the Irish
Brotherhood, decidedly reasonable, having
no other effect than to injure his reputation
with all right-minded men," Many people
may disagree with Mr.. Tenney in relation to
the 'efiect, but then he will say they are not
men of right minds.
4
sg- The alarm of fire Saturday evening,
was caused by some loose papers and books
which had become ignited in the bookstore of
Lincoln Dresser, on Exchange street. The
flames were soon extinguished without the aid
of the Fire Department, which, however, show
ed by their prompt arrival, that they were al
ways ready to respond to an ALARM
LIZ According to the Richmond Dispatch,
the rebel army sent against Gen. Pope mum
bered 10000. With all Gen. Pope's reinforce
ments, his army never exceeded 10000, and
| yet he fought the enemy for sixteen days and
nights, whipping him successfully in each en-
| gagement, until the pressing need Of supplies
| and utter exhaustion compelled him to fall
back TO save his little army, which was done
in the face of an overwhelming force.
sB-The Press has been in operation less
than three months, and yet it has already at
tanned daily circulation inferior to not more
than one in the State. Its daily circulation is
now almost TWO THOUSAND, and it is increas-
ing at the rate Of about fifty week. Bust
ness men will bear this fact in mind We
doubt if there is daily paper in the State
that has more daily readers.
sY- If a man is elected representative over
IL
last year represented by Republican, no mat
ter what his opinions or his acts, though he be
as open-mouthed secessionist as jeff Davis
himself the opposition put him down as a
Democratic gain. The query suggested is,
what kind of Democracy that must be which
gains by the election of secessionist?
rB-For trdr purposes give us the reguarold
fashioned fife and drum. Brass bands are good.
excellent, in their place, for great public meet
ings, street parades, fourth of July celebra-
tons, etc; but for real ,odr, to put the very
d into fellow, and fill him as full of the
spirit of fight as egg three weeks set on is
of chicken give us the shrill fife and the spirit
stirring drum" Such were our reflections, as
The sound of these instruments came floating
through our window Saturday morning, fill
ing our sanctum and falling on the tympanum
of our Utmost soul.
rsS~We do wish correspondents would have
little more care with their punctuation, cap
ital letters, sc. A correspondent should al
ways write so that the eompositor may safely
follow him. Meier dbbreriate language, trust
ing to the compositor to I'LL the OMISSIONS
To save five minutes of a correspondents pre-
cious time in reading over what he has writ
ten, he viii frequently impose hali-hour's Sc
we're task upon the brain and wits of the print
err, and render himself liable to be thrown into
paroXysm OF rage, over some awkward blum
der of the types, for which he alone is really
responsible.
PoRTER.-A correspondent in Porter, under
date of Sept 18th, writes
Il wish you to give notice in your paper
that Porter mas not been weighed in the bal
ance, and found wanting. Her quota of the
last 100000 was IS. all of whom were raised
by volunteer enlistment, with a reserve of
three for contingencies. The fifth son of Rich
ard Fox enlisted yesterday, 1.-THE other four be-
ing now in the army also a son-in-law.-
The town gave each volunteer the sum of
500, and after they had enlisted the sum of
525 for each one, was raised by private sub
scription."
gB-The Providence Journal in speaking of
the Portsmouth Grove Hospital, says that
among the immediate wants of the soldiers
there are fruit and newspapers. The former
the soldiers cannot obtain, for they have no
money to buy with. Fruit sent to the agent
of the Sanitary Commission at Providence,
will be judiciously distributed. The Journal
says Newspapers are also greatly desired
by the soldiers. Any person landing on the
wharf with a bundle of papers, is Immediately
surrounded by crowd eager to obtain copy.
There are hundreds of our citizens who can
spare from one to half a dozen papers daily,
which will he most gratefully received" We
presume that next to letters from the ''loved
ones at home" the newspapers are hailed with
the most joyous gladness in the hospital and
camp. We have often wondered why more
papers are not sent to the army