The Portland daily press., 1863-04-01
ORIGINAL AND Sc T. ECTE ID.

| Droop or Die? a song by c. G. Leland.
sB- 1t is proposed to raise four negro regi-
ments in Philadelphia. About 20oO men have
been already enlisted.
1B- The Boston Post mildly denominates
the Copperheads "impulsipe Democrats
Make it repulsire, make it repulsice, for truths
sakel
sB- Capt. Enoch Knight OF Bridgeton, of
the Maine l2th has arrived home. He has
leave of absence from duty on account of i'm
paired health.
sg- Fred Douglass has been very success
ful in recruiting for the colored regiment in
Massachusetts,. He brought so recruits into
camp on Friday last.
sD-The 25th Maine Regiment, Col. Fes-
sender, encamped at Chantilly, about six
miles beyond Fairfax Court House, last
Wednesday.
sY- Mr.. James Parton, author Of the only
biography of Andrew Jackson worth reading,
is in Lowell, collecting information respecting
the life of General Butler.
sR- The United Government have contrac-
ted with Harrison Lowering, John Souther.
Mr.. Adams and the Atlantic Works, Boston,
to build four more more iron-clads.
-g- The Bath Times says Capt. John Civ
en- and Robert burlington, Esq, of Bowdoin-
ham, are making arrangements TO build ship
at that place the ensuing season.
% The friends of Rev. Charles Andrews,
at North Gorham, gave him a surprise on
| Thursday evening, March 26th, and left with
him fifty dollars in cash. That was an agree
able surprise.
LIE Mr. Josiah Shaw, of Standish Neck,
man about So years of age, fell from beam in
his barn March Goth, and was injured so bad
| ly that amputation of an arm was judged una
voidable.
sg- When you hear man telling about the
constitutional rights of the rebels to hold their
slaves, try Prof Patterson's test of a dough
face See il an old-fashioned bungtown cop
per will stick to his countenance.
II Connecticut election comes Off on
Monday next. The Saco Democrat - good
authority on such point-says Mr.. Seymour,
the democratic candidate for Governor,
speaks right out against the war"
su- Mr.. Otis Southworth, while standing
upon a ladder hanging bell in Bridgewater,
Mass, on Saturday last fell to the ground, a
distance of forty feet, breaking one of his
thighs and three or four of his ribs.
sg- friend writing us from Washington,
10Th, says, II hear of a movement forward of
the right of our Rappahannock army-say the
eleventh army corps, tlate Sigers) which looks
like fanking the enemy across the river"
sg- Rev. NJ. d. Conway, editor of the
Commonwealth and not infrequcnt contrib
utor to the Atlantic Monthly leaves this coun-
try for England in few days, to defend the
cause of the Union in public lectures.
sg- Somebody has evidently been climbing
dpole In the Evening Courier, and succeeded
in attaining pretty high position. From re-
marks on the street we judge that only the
ordinary results have followed.
IF "Communipaw," the popular English
correspondent of the Boston Post, writes to
that paper that the Presidents emancipation,
''call it fanatical or what you please"-has
worked wonderful revolution in English SEN
timent in favor of the American Government.
sR-The nomination of John A. Waterman,
Esq, of Gorham, as Judge of Probate for this
county, vice Judge Barrows elected to the
Supreme Bench, will be confirmed by the Ex-
ecutive Council to-day. The Council will
adjourn to-day.
~ Mr. Thomas Casey, formerly Of Ban
gor, aged 81 years, was killed in gold mine
in Grass Valley, California, Feb. 20, by being
thrown into a shaft so feet deep, by the acct
dental arrangement of the working gear of
the mine.
sy- The Houlton Times says transporta-
ton Of shingles, ship knees and other lumber
over the road to the tide waters at St. An
drews this winter has been immense, large
portion of which has gone from this side of
the line.
sg- A high-minded, popular clergyman
asked us yesterday what reason could be as
signed by any loyal Democrat for opposing
Union meetings and Union Leagues. We
could see no reason for such opposition, and
told him that we didn't think any loyal Demo-
crat was opposed to them.
IF Hon. Rufus X. Goonenow, who 1ied in
Paris few days since, was brother Of Judge
Goodenow of Alfred, Hon. Robert Goodenow
of Pennington, and VIM. Goodenow, Esq, of
this city His age was 70 years. He former
ly represented the Comet District" SO called,
in Congress.
rg- To make room for the new City Char
ter, the Letter List and the Weekly Review of
the Markets. all of which we were obliged to
put upon the inside of the Press to-day, we
have been obliged to crowd out a large portion
of the reading matter from the first and fourth
pages, with advertisements. Tomorrow the
pressure will be taken off,
sE- We are informed by a temperance
friend that there were four members of the
House, classed as Democrats, who voted
against indefinite postponement of the cx-
planatory sheer bill.n When we stated there
were none; we did not have the classified list
be ore us, and were thus led into error. We
stand corrected.
.B- The Bath Times says "we learn that
Mr.. w. g. Barrows of Portland has commence
ed an action against Rev. C. Quinnam, of Bow
doinham, laying his damages ut $4,000, for an
alleged defamation of character. Elder Quin-
nam was one of committee 10 whom the char