The Portland daily press., 1862-09-13
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

CIT is the 9th Maine Battery Capt Nc
Gilvery, that Mr.. Samuel Thurston has beer
engaged in recruiting for, and in which he ha.
enlisted.
ATTENTION "A meeting of the ununformed
militia of Ward 3 will be held at the Ward
Room in the new City Building, at 1-2 O'Clock
this evening, for the purpose of organization
for drill. A full attendance is requested.
ATTENTION CoMPANY.-The men on the
enlistment rolls of Messrs. Knight and Chase
are hereby notified to meet at o'clock this
afternoon at the tent in front of the Post Office
: to attend to special business.
DEATH NSHIpRoARD.-Mr. VIM M. Ken
dali of this city LIST mate Of brig H. H. Nc Gil
very, at this port from Matanzas, died on board
the vessel on the 9th inst, of yellow fever. He
was thirty two years of age The vessel was
Guaranteed on her arrival at this port yester-
day. L5S.
MYRTLE STREET.-We are glad to see that
the City authorities have commenced moving
the buildings between the City Hall and Cum
berland street, for the purpose of widening the
street. 1t is an Improvement which has been
needed ever since the erection of the City
building.
EARLY CoRN.-We have a specimen ear of
corn, fair and perfectly ripe, picked on the Sth
inst,-the seed of which was planted on the
10th of June last, on piece of land in Sebago
(owned by Mr.. Walter Corey, of this city,)
which was burnt over in May. The yield will
be about 10 bushels to the acre. Who will
say this is not a corn growing State?
e3- Charles Morgan of this city, private
in the LIST Massachusetts regiment, at the bat
de near Centerville, had his left leg taken off
by cannon ball about half way from the foot
to the knee, and received five musket balls in
other parts Of his body. He is now in the Ar
my Square Hospital. Washington, rapidly re-
covering from his wounds, and in fine spirits
PERsoNAL-We are happy to see once
more in our city the Rev. Henry Cox, of st.
Louis, Mo-, former pastor of the Chestnut
street Church. As the present pastor is to be
absent next Sabbath, Mr. Cox will occupy the
pulpit, and in the course of the day will give
detailed account of the trials and triumphs
of loyal Methodsm in Missouri.
HOSPITAL SUPpLrEs.-The following pack
ages will be sent by express this morning to
the Sanitary Committee at Washington:
8 boxes from Eastport; do from New
Gloucester; l do from Oldtown; do from
Pennington Falls; do from place unknown;
2 barrels from Bath: 2 cases from Yarmouth:
! do from Cornviile; 2 do from place unknown:
do from Liberty; barrel from East Bald
win; ! case from East Winthrop; do from
ladies of Stockholm; 8 do from Skowhegan; l
box from do; do from Monsoon; barrel from
place unknown; case from Norway.
APATRIoTIc FAMlLY.-In the town of
Stowe, Oxford county, resides widow, who
has six sons. -Four Of them enlisted in the
Maine regiments last year, and fifth has re-
Gently enlisted in the nine months quota.
The quota from that town not being full by
one man, drafting was resorted to on Wednes-
day, and the sixth and last son of the widow
was the one on whom fell the lot to go. When
the patriotic mother heard Of it, she exclaimed,
$50 my son, your country wants you; / will
try to get along without your help" The
young man came to the city yesterday, and is
now at Camp Abraham Lincoln.
THE LAUGHING CASH. any ladies are in
credulous in regard to the delightful sensations
experienced by the inhalation of this wonder
full agent, the following note recently addressed
to DIR. Cotton will show that one at least of
their sisters felt pretty good:
"Dr Colton-Sir: The second lady who in
hailed the gas last Wednesday afternoon begs
to thank you for that delightful sensation, and
solicits as a favor shat you will permit her
again to enjoy the same privilege tomorrow.
Anticipating a crowd of applicants, prompts
this early solicitation.
Very respectfully, ANNA"
Ladies that wish to secure good seat this
afternoon must be early in attendance.
LAUGHING GAs.-Dr. Cotton gave his first
exhibition Of Laughing Gas last evening to a
densely crowded house in the new City Hall,
and it was hard to say which seemed most de-
lighted, the audience or the subjects under the
influence. The effects were varied and orgi-
nal; the programme including double shuffies,
war speeches, songs, and gymnastics. The
speeches were mostly on the war topic. Our
friend Tom. B. asking most pathetically,
abraham Lincoln! Abraham Lincoln! why
don't you crush this rebellion? ?" One gentle
man fought through the battle of Bull Run.
Another, one of our most accomplished drill
officers, labored under the hallucination that
he was drilling his company, and charged
across the stage with great elan.
These exhibitions afford more sport than al
most any other popular exhibition, and under
DR.. Colton's management are instructive as
well as amusing We have known the Doctor
these fifteen years, and never miss hearing
him when he comes our way.
He will give another exhibition on Monday
evening, and also an exhibition for ladies only
this afternoon to which latter the admission
will be but six cents.
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN IN PORTLAND
Mr.. George Francis Train arrived in this city
early yesterday morning in the steamer New
Brunswick from st. John, N. b., and took LODI
gings at the U. S. Hotel. As soon as it was
known that he was here some 300 or 400 per-
sons collected in front of the hotel, aud, in an
swer to their calls, Mr.. Train appeared upon
the balcony aud addressed them for eight or
ten minutes. He was very sarcastic and severe
in his remarks upon old England, and denoun-
ced the Provinces of New Brunswick, as far as
they had come under his observation, in bitter
terms. They were full of the Secession spirit,
and that of the worst kind. Halifax, he said
had become to be the port now for Confeder-