The Portland daily press., 1863-02-10
R1GINAL AND SELECTED.

gg- Gen. Mcclellan left Boston for New
York on Saturday last
10 The Skowhegan Clarion says Col.
Wides has entirely recovered from his recent
attack of variooid.
aB-The "Chroncles of Carlingford,' new
novel by Mrs. Oliphant, has been received for
sale by A. Robinson, No. 81 Exchange street
sg- Capt. Cowan, of Biddeford, late of the
cavalry regiment, is now reported SO far re-
covered as to be considered out of danger.
sy- At Machiasport, on Wednesday last,
Sheriff Smith seized u barrels of liquor as
contraband of law.
- Gen. Rosecrans having collected the
deserters and stragglers from his army, pro-
poses to put them in the van in the next bat
tie.
gy- The Times says that Miss Ann E.
Briggs, of Bath, slipped and fell few days
since, while entering neighbours house, dis
locating her wrist.
sp- The dwelling of Mr.. VIM. Bates, of
Strong, was consumed by fire on Saturday
morning 3lst ult., the family barely escaping
from their beds.
lVr The Waterville Mail suggests that the
citizens of that place should take measures to
purchase the bridge between that town and
Winslow and make 1t free bridge. The char
ter is about expiring
If The two branches of the Pennsylvania
legislature last week passed joint resolution,
instructing their senators and representatives
in Congress to vote for the repeal of the duty
on paper.
IMPRovEMENT.-We learn that the brick
block on Middle street, owned by the heirs OF
the late VIM. Evans, Esq, is to be taken down
in the Spring, and handsome block of the
Albert stone erected in its stead
lyc Hon. Thos. C. Reynolds, Lieutenant
Governor of Missouri, arrived in Richmond
few days since. The Enquirer says: "By
"the recent death of Governor Jackson, he
The st. Louis Democrat says: "Come along
Tommy. and take your seat"
~ "A MI otohCc vi 1IcHtOfl, ~. ldttly
sued Judge Mar, of the True American, for
damages for having put his marriage among
the deaths. Although the editor offered to
make it all right by putting Stokes death
among the marriages, the indignant Benedict
would not accept the amende honorable.
Damages six cents.
rV The anti-slavery society Of Canada
held its twelfth anniversary meeting at Toron.
to last Wednesday. The attendance was large
and the addresses OF the speakers expressing
thanklulness for the progress of the cause
since last year, were warmly received by the
audience. Resolutions of sympathy with an.
t-savery friends in other countries, and par
ticularly in the United States, were adopted.
sH The editor of the Nashville Union al
ludes mildly to his misiortunes as follows: We
have never read Victor Hugos sensation nov.
ell, Lies Mserables." We suppose, however
that the unfortunate personages who figure in
that book are editors Of daily newspapers
with mails once a week, or once month. as
it may happen. They are the most miserable
creatures that we can think Of
-E- The fact don't seem to be definitely
settled whether Gen. Mcclellan has been pre-
sented with house by his friends in New
York or not. The Commercial Advertiser says
such present has been made, while cores
pondent of the Post says the whole story has
grown out OF the purchase of home by Mrs
Marcy, the mother of Mrs. Mcclellan, and an
invitation for her daughter and her daughters
husband, to accept it as their home.
sH-Ship Scotland, Capt. Burt, owned by
Messrs. J. Ii. Allan d Co., and the master, OF
Bath, was burnt while lying in the stream at
Boston on Sunday afternoon. She had a
cargo of lumber and kerosene oil, and had
cleared the day before for Montevideo. The
ship was run ashore upon the fats, but both
vessel and cargo are total loss. The Scotland
was insured for $3I 900.
sg-The Augusta Age did not think it
worth while to publish the majority report on
the Yarmouth contested election case, which
was made to the House, aud which was adopt
ed, but thinks it may be necessary to publish
a minority report which was never made, and
which of course was never acted upon. Su-
perlative degree of fairness in legislative
paper, paid by the State for reporting the action
OF the legislature.
sr The Belfast Journal tells the following
story: gentleman OF this city tBellast) had
at one time in his employ an Irishman pos
sessed of good deal more zeal than know
ledge. His employer gave him key one
morning with directions to ego to the Post
Office and get the contents of forty" Pat
vanished, but presently came back with pock-
cts, hat and hands filed with miscellaneous
collection of mail matter, and the explana-
toni couldn't open forty, sir, but opened
all could, and here they ber
sr The secessionists of New York, head
ed by Jim Brooks, the recreant New England
er, aud others of kindred sympathies, have
held meeting to raise means to aid in carry
ing the New Hampshire election for the pro-
slavery party, and against the administration
Mr.. Mason who figured in the meeting,
stated the object to be "to aid our friends in
New Hampshire in their approaching cleo
ton, by the diffusion of knowledge and 9th
erwise!" The meeting was intended to be Sc
cret, but it contaiued leaky vessels, through
which its 'border ruffian" purposes became
known to the public.
PINE STREET S. S. CoNCERr.-We had the
Measure Of ATTENDING tho M rtarIv o,ncar, Of