The Portland daily press., 1863-08-22
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

| lB On the hrst page-Letter from Wat
ering Place; Byron's Freak at Cambridge.
Ty- On the fourth page-Poetry, "Our
| Country's Future; Miscellany.
! s6- Among the drafted men of Houlton is
| Theodore Cary, editor of the Aroostook Times
| - Rev. G. Bates of Auburn, is TO preach
half of the time to the Univcrsalist Society
| in Webster.
Iy@ Hon. Henry Winter Davis spent the
last Sabbath in Augusta, the guest of Hon.
| James G. Blaine.
! sB~ Gen. c. Grover arrived at his home in
| Bethel last week. He is the hero of eighteen
battles.
| % Letters from Garibald bring the graf
| flying intelligence, that he is daily growing
better, and express the hope that his wound
| will soon he healed
| 1B- We are informed that the Memorial
volume of the Popham Celebration, published
| by Messrs. Bailey & Noyes of this city, will
be ready for delivery on the 2Sth inst.
s8- Mr.. E. M. Patten will sell on Monday,
oath inst, at IL 1-2 o'clock, OH the premises,
the dwelling house and land - Adams street.
See advertisement.
! SB-On Friday last, at the S. j. Court at
| Paris, L. b. Richardson, of Rumiord, was ad-
mitted to practice as an Attorney and Coun-
sellor in all the Courts of Maine
syr Some of our farmers report occasional
symptoms of rust on potatoes, but the indica-
tons now are that the crop will be large and
of an unusually good quality.
lr Since the free navigation of the Mis-
sissippi, flour that was selling at New Orleans
for Sl4 a barrel, can be bought for S6,-and
other articles of Western produce in like pro-
portion.
% The Kennebec Unversalist Associa-
ton will hold its annual session at West Wa
teryille, on Wednesday and Thursday, 10Th
and 9th instant. Rev. II. w. Rugg, of Bath
is to preach the occasional sermon.
GOne Of Rumseys large bills having
been posted up on grog shop in Springfield
short time since, all that was found of it the
next morning was the first syllable of the name,
which furnished a conspicuous sign expressing
the business precisely.
sy- The draft in New York is going ON
quietly, aud there is no apprehension of any
disturbance. Such precautions have been TAX
en- as will most etiectually and summarily put
an end to any insubordnatit II on the part of
copperheads in rags or broadclo,h.
agr AT the Lincoln County Democratic
Convention, held in Wiscasset on Thursday
last, Joseph E. Smith of Wiscasset, was nom
mated for Senator, e. B. Bowman, of Wis
casset, for County Treasurer and Robert Spin
ney of Boothbay, for County Commissioner
r- n correspondent OF the Halowell Ga
zette, member of the 10th regiment, says
Paymaster Hersey, OF Bath, appeared among
them a few days ago with two months sra
tions" Of greenbaoks. lie speaks of Mr.. Her
sey rs Paymaster in high terms.
aE- The citizens of Yarmouth are to have
rich treat tonight in the speech Of Hon. A.
G. Jewett. Give him full house. Let every
Democrat listen to man who has been an I'M
wavering Democrat for IS years, never in the
time voting any other ticket.
g- At the Lincoln County Slion Con-
vention, held at Newcastle, on Thursday last,
Everett W. Stetson, Esq, was unanimously
nominated Tor Senator j. Cargill, of New
Castle, for County Commissioner and L. Nc
Cobb, Esq, of Boothbay, for County Treas
er.
sB- Can any friend send us copy of Bion
Bradhurys speech on the National Resolves,
delivered in the House of Representatives in
March, 1861? 1t was published in the Angus
ia Age, after being carefully revised by Mr..
of it.
sB-At the Penobscot County Union Con-
vention held at Bangor on Thursday last,
Osgood n. Bradbury, OF Springfield; A. ID.
Manson, of Bangor, and Charles Beale, of
Hudson, were nominated for Senators; Am
brose c. Flint for County Treasurer, and Lore
Afford, of Oldtown, for County Commissioner
sB- There is to be Grand Union Rally at
Skowhegan on Tuesday, the 18th inst, the
day of the County Convention. The meeting
will be addressed by Hon. /. Washburn, Hon
A. G. Jewett, Hon. J. G. Blaine. Hon. d. ID
Stewart and Gen. o. o. Howard,a team strong
enough to draw the whole county together
and retain them as long as they will talk to
them.
sB' We learn that several towns in Wash
ington county have voted TO issue Town notes
to each drafted man who is accepted. leaving
the man to do as he chooses, go, or stay at
home. BY a unanimous decision of the Sill
preme Court the Towns have no right to raise
money TO release drafted men from going or
obtaining substitute, and such action is a
gross Injustice, practised on the drafted men
of those towns, by political denagogucs.
List Of Killed aud Wounded of the 18th
Regiment Me. Vols, at the seige of Port
Hudson.
1t Col. Edwin Ilsey, wounded in hand. slightly
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