The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-17
ORIGIN AL AND SELECTED,

lyon the fourth page-Act in the Pres
cnt; Miscellany.
sI-The Penobscot River r. r. was sold at
auction on Wednesday last, on an execution in
favor of Cortlandt Palmer, New York.
sg- Gen. Nickerson was expected at his
home in Searsport yesterday. He Is on fur
Tough on account Of sickness.
~ Why is an old bachelor like train of
cars behind time? Because he fails to make
proper connections.
aH Mr. Enoch Miller OF Gardiner had his
pocket picked Of 1913 at the Boston & Maine
depot on Thursday last.
GA son of Mrs. McDeyitt,3 years of
age, was drowned in Bath, on Thursday
last, as we learn from the Times.
gEWm. Lomax,a young lawyer of Bos-
ton, was sentenced to three years hard labor
in the House of Correction for forgery, to
which he pleaded guilty.
sr At a spiritual circle out West, gen.
tleman requested the medium to ask what
amusement was most popular in the spiritual
world. The reply was, Reading our own
obituary notices. t.aaa
sY- The Annual Session of the Grand Di-
vision Of the Sons of Temperance will be held
at Bangor, commencing on Tuesday the 9th
inst, at 8 o'clock P. M. On Wednesday eve
ming there will be public meeting.
sV-Hon. Z. b. Washburn of Illinois, who
is a candidate for Speakership of the next
National House of Representatives, is son
Of the venerable Israel Washburn of Liver
MORE and brother of Ex-Governor Wash
burn.
spThe following were the semi-annual
dividends declared by the bank of Biddeford
and Saco: Biddeford Bank, 4 1-2 per cent. !;
City Bank, Biddeford, 8 per cent; Manufac-
turers, Bank, Saco, 3 1-2 per cent. /; York Bank,
Saco, ~ per cent.
gH-A painful case of elopement took place
at Jacksonville, Illinois short time since.
One Prof. II. Strauchaver slipped off to Eu-
rope with Miss Anna Rawlns, daughter of
q leading merchant of the place, leaving be-
hind wife who is blind and four children.
He sold all his effects previous to going.
GvDeacon William Gardner, of Machias,
while feeding his horse on the evening of the
third inst. fell from the hay scafIold to the
feeding rack. He broke three of his ribs, and
otherwise sustained so great injury as TO
cause his death on the 9th inst.
sv Seventeen of the Society of Shakers OF
New Lebanon have been drafted, among whom
is Dewitt Clinton Brainard, the head of the
Mount Lebanon family. As fighting is inter-
dcted by their creed, it remains to be seen
what action they will take, if any. .,
ia gray haired rebel siuner lately return
ed to Memphis after an absence of two years,
and thus summed up his grievances: Ny farm
has been pillaged; my cotton has been burned
my slaves have escaped; three Of my boys
have died, and my old woman hasn't had a
fine tooth comb for more than two years.
Was there ever sorrow like this?
sH-Schr. Weona, Capt Parker, on trip
from Lubec to New York, about the twenti-
eth of Sept. while in Long Island Sound, was
hit by squall, bilged and sunk. The crew
were all saved except Robert McFadden Of
Prescott, who went down in the vessel. His
age was % years, he leaves wife and one
child.
sH-The Providence Journal states that a
| young man named Frank Seamans son OF Geo
w. SeaMans, tobacconist, was found dead on
Sunday in bafnysSd on Fountain street.
There was no mark of violence upon his per-
son, and his death was undoubtedly the -sesnll
of Incorporate and dissipated habits.
sJ- The n. Y. Tribune says that at Dem.
ocratic mass meeting held at Brum1eldvillc
Jones, Buchanan's Minister to Austria, said in
his speech: "If we cannot carry the election
this fall, then there is nothing left US bat re-
bellion." ~
sy- Goodwin Smiths pamphlet, "Does the
Bible Sanction American Slavery?" published
by Sever & Francis of Cambridge, has been
received and is for sale at all the bookstores.
Powerful in statement and argument, this es-
say will exert wide influence on religious
opinion.
II A strenuous effort Is 10 be made TO
bring the army up to the point of efficiency
without resort to another draft. If the success
that has attended our arms should continue
for few months longer, it seems as though
there would not be demand for large num-
Der of men in addition to those we now have
in the field. ll
sI- We would refer the travelling public
TO the advertisement of L. RICE Esq, proprie-
tar of the American House," Boston. He
has kept this house for many years, and with
SO much satisfaction 10 his numerous guests
from this city and State, that any encomiums
from us would be needless. We doubt not that
with his excellent management he will not
only retain all Of his old customers, but draw
many new ones. May success continue TO at
tend him.
nI-The Salem Register quotes from pri-
vatc letter from Port Royal describing some
ofthe negro prayer meetings. The letter
says.-"Last night an old brother prayed
for young missus, who lief her habitation up
Nori, to come down and teach we, and when
her labors are ended, and she has chewed all
de hard bones and swallowed the bitter pill
may she go over Jordan wild tight hold on
de Lord, and not leav go till she get clar into
de city OBJ Zion."
sv- The movements of the Army OF the
Cumberland lead us to believe Rosecrans
does not intend to remain long at Chattanooga
He will either change his base of operations
to some place more accessible for supply teams
or where there is direct railroad and steamboat
communication with supply depots, or he
will advance to Atlanta and take possession Of