The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-10-14
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mas peeh assigned 10 duty on Fort Knox.
~ The Russian Admiral has accepted an
invitation to visit Baltimore with his fleet.
10 A sewing machine for making button
holes has at length been introduced.
sF The New York umbrella makers, to
the number of about 1000, are OH a strike.
Guess there won't be much of shower.
LEA little son of General Sherman, nine
years of age, died at Memphis on the Sd ms
tant.
sB~ VIM. Corliss, convicted of rape In the
S. J. Court at Bangor, was sentenced TO State
Prison for life.
II Corporal Charles Emery, native of
Maine, was drowned on Monday, on a trip
from Stockton to Sacramento.
sE- Major Fenno, formerly of Bangor, has
left Cairo in charge of four aud half millions
OF dollars to pay the troops at vicksburg.
sB- The Freshmen class of Dartmouth,
College numbers but thirty-two the present
term.
sB- Valuable lead mines have been dis
covered at Newport, n. H., and immediate
steps are to be taken to work them.
sE- Moses Gibbs and Orlando j. Rowe de-
serters from the eth Maine, were arrested in
Aurora on Thursday OF last week.
sB- The guns for the fort at Machiasport
and for Eastport arrived at Machiasport on
Wednesday
o. l.. Sanborn & Co. have received
the Life of Stonewall Jackson, published by
Charles b. Richardson, New York. See adj
vertiScment.
sB@The semi-annual meeting of the Ken
nebec Conference Congregational will be
held at Waterville on Tuesday and Wednes-
day, Oct. 9th and 2Sth.
sy- The 10th and 10th Maine regiments
have been filled to the maximum of 1000 men
each, with the conscripts that have been sent
forward.
10 II the reports from Charleston harbor
are to be relied upon, there is to be warm
work there the present week, other than that
caused by the weather.
- The foundation of new hotel has
been laid at Rye Beach, which, when COM
pleted will be one OF the finest hotels In the
State.
sV- The U. S. frigate Sabine, which has
visited several towns on the coast for recruit
ing purposes, arrived below Boston Friday
evening, from Gloucester.
sE-The Manchester n. II. Mirror states that
Mr.. r. A. Lindsay, travelling agent for Bos-
ton house, was knocked down in the street in
that city on Friday night, and robbed Of his
money and gold watch.
@ Henry Q. Norton has obtained ver-
dict against the city of Bangor for sT79le,
for damages sustained by running against
post, which 1t was claimed was where it
hadn't oughter be-"
svThe store of Sargent & Stearns, the
Post Office, aud the store of n. W. Phillips,
Brewer, were entered by robbers on Saturday
morning about 8 o'clock. Some $500 were
taken from the store Of Sargent & Stearns.
y-Lieutenant James, son of the Englise
author G. z. Il. James, has resigned his posi-
ton in the volunteers service to fill the one of
captain In the United States Engineering
corps, to which he was recently promoted.
sg- Sergeant Rowe, of Lisbon, OF the 10th
Maine, died recently in Richmond Capt.
Waldron who communicates the intelligence
to the Lewiston Journal, is of the opinion that
his death was caused by i-treatment and
short supply of food
% The Wstervile Mail says the North
E.ppaI,ac A uric TT. t.ll
in that town last week. WAS in many respects
one of the very best it ever held. The dis.
play Of neat stock better than In any past
year.
- The Waterville Mail says in regard to
the Maine Central Railroad defalcation, that
no important dscoveries1 have been made
beyond those already made publc-that there
seems to be probability that the amount Of
the defalcation will not exceed $4,000.
sH- Mr.. Funk, the member OF the Illinois
Legislature, who last year SO fearlessly de-
bounced the opponents OF the war, has the
largest farm in the country. 1t is situated on
the prairie near Bloomington, covering an
area Of 40 square miles.
portation lines in Philadelphia, show an ag-
gregate thus far OF $4,000 tons over that Of
last year. There must be a combination
among the miners to keep up the price, that
there is no means at present of breaking up.
ga Washington letter says: "The gar
risons of the various fort around Washington
are actively engaged in building winter quar-
crs. The new quarters consist Of rough
framed buildings, in many cases constructed
by the men themselves"
.rThe body OLA boy six or seven years o
age was found in the river, at Bangor, on
Sunday last. 1t has been placed in Mount
Hope Cemetery for identification.
Since the above was in type We learn that
the drowned boy was son Of Josiah Reed of
East Great Works
FrThe friends of Temperance will recol-
lect the meeting of the Cumberland County
Temperance Association to be held at the
Congregational meeting house at Pownel, on
Thursday of this week, commencing at 10
O'Clock. Let there be general attendance.
The necessity for action is urgent and will
admit of no delay.
sB@ Among the new patents issued from
the U. S. Patent Office for the week ending
Oct. 9th, we find Geo. S. Fowler, of Newcas-
tie, has received one for improvement in APP