The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-20

SY-Gold declined to l % in New York on
Saturday.
ag-The total value of foreign exports for
last week, amounted to s4,770.s2,
- Capt Casey, U. S. Engineer, is at Rock
land for the purpose of locating two batteries
to protect the entrance to that harbor.
sB- The price of the leading daily papers
in Charleston has been advanced to twenty
dollars per annum. Before the rebellion the
price was eight dollars.
sBP Late Richmond papers are full of adj
refreshments of runaway negroes, whose al-
lection for their masters has induced them to
get out of the way of coming danger.
ly- The Sioux Indians in Minnesota have
commenced their brutal outrages upon the
settlers after the style OF last year. Their ut
ter determination will be the probable result.
rBr The Newburyport Herald speaks Of
the immense sickness in that city since the draft
was made. 1t is confined chiefly to single men
from twenty to forty-fye, and married men
below thrty-flve.
sy-The Richmond papers claim to have
Gen. Neal Dow prisoner and confined in
Libby Prison. where they avow he shall DEM
onstrate the practicability of the Maine Law
by subsisting on cold water.
To- Charles c. Burr, formerly of this
State and well known in this city, was busy in
encouraging on the mob in New York to as
sault the office Of the Tribune So says the
Evening Post.
s1- The Lady's Book for August has come
to hand. 1t is magnificent number, beauti-
fully illustrated, and with its usual compli-
ment of colored fashion plates. Mr.. Cooley
never surrenders the palm TO any competitor.
% The Catholic society at Cherryfeld
have commenced the erection of chapel for
place of public worship. 1t is to be about
40 by 20 feet and is to be finished in a neat
and handsome style.
sB- The last two weeks have been pretty
sad weeks for the rebels. Their losses in kill
ed, wounded and prisoners, as now reported,
stands as follows: At Vicksburg, 81 ,277; at
Port Hudson, $4,000; in Pennsylvania, 80 900:
at Helena, 1000; in Tennessee, 1000 Total,
Ss,277.
avPersons visiting Boston win find the
Bowdoin st. House an excellent place to
stop at. 1t is centrally located near the State
House, in quiet, genteel neighborhood, and
affords all the comforts at the very moderate
charge of 81. so per day. See card in to-day's
paper.
sH- The Boston Transcript suggests that
Gov. Seymour must enjoy good society. The
Southern rebels In arms are his s'misguided
brethren and the rufian rioters, burglars, in
cendiaries and murderers are his friends" and
immediate constituents Is he to be known
and interpreted by the company be fancies?
sE- The Buffalo Courier of Thursday, says:
"Mr. Vallandighan arrived at the Clifton
House, Canada, yesterday morning. He was
met there by Dick Merrick of Chicago, Mr..
Voorhees,, Of Indiana, and other friends. 1t
is supposed that he will soon issue an address
to the people Of Ohio"
u Within thirty days, says the New York
Evening Post, we have taken prisoners nearly
third of the whole armed force OF the rebels
II we count in the killed and wounded, the
total loss of the rebels during the last month
foots up over one hundred thousand. The ma
ton scarcely comprehends the immense sue
cess of our armies of late. They have been
so great and so numerous that we have ceased
to count them; and when men hear of the
evacuation of Chattanooga by Bragg, or the
surrpndpr of n, papG he shox,
ceive these important tidings as though they
were matters Of course.
aHcThe Portland edition of the Richmond
Enquirer makes dirty fling at Rev. Mr.. Bat
ties of Bangor, and says he recently enlight-
ened religious society here ON the subject of
politics. Mr.. b. preached In this city on Sun
day week, and 1t was our privilege to hear
him, and the creature who could make such a
base fling at the Rev. gentleman's efforts on
that occasion, needs no curse of the Creator
to make him crawl npon the earth, for he
must naturally make slime his element. Mr..
Battles is one Of the purest-minded men
living, deyoting a large portion of his time to
the cause of those in absolute suffering, and is
respected by all who know him.
eB-The Bangor Wing says p. NJ. Blake
ESQ, dealer in gold and silver recently pur-
chased a lot Of silver coin-sl50 in amount
consisting of American, Spanish, French and
South American coin-and comprising part of
a large lot which has been buried twenty five
years in cellar in one of our country towns.
The father of the family dying, the mother re-
vealed the fact of the treasure being buried in
the cellar, and it was taken up and divided
among the heirs. The sum sold to Mr. Blake
was one of the shares. 1t was buried in bags,
all of which had decayed, and the silver is,
much of it, turned dark in color, and partially
eorroded.
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