The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-06
ORIGINA AND SELECTED.

s First page-Arrest of W. p. Merrill at
| St. John.
sg-Last page-Kngdom Coming-Poetry.
cE- Union County Convention will be
| held at Alfred on the 18th inst
sBe Lieut.. A. N. Goodwin, of the 9th
Maine, died on his passage from Hilton Head
| to New York on the 18th inst.
sVJotham Eaton, Topsham, aged 65 years
| died quite suddenly at his residence on Tues
| day last.
lBr We are indebted to Hon. +. H. Morse,
| U. S. Consul at London, for late copies of Eng
lish papers.
sH-Rev. Prof Park, of Andover Theologi-
| cal Seminary, took passage in the Hansa from
New York for Bremen on Saturday. He goes
| abroad for his health.
| Ig- The Philadelphia Press says the price
| Of substitutes ranges from $50 to 500. In one
case $3.50 was paid, but men are offering them
selves freely at the lower rates.
gE-The weather was so hot yesterday that
many Of the democratic delegates were obliged
to put bricks in their hats to prevent melting
the copper in their heads
sy-The prize steamer Planet, valued at
s250,0Oo, with cargo consisting of SIS bales
of cotton and % barrels OF turpentine, was
taken into New York harbor on Monday
last.
sB- We learn that Gen. Shepley, while on
visit to Bethel the other day, made an eloquent
speech in support of the Government; one cal
| culaied to make the blood circulate with quick
ened pusations through every truly loyal
| heart.
| ay-Samuel Smith, Co. d, 9th Me-, of Corn
ville died OH Friday, July oath, at Hospital
No. s, Beaufort. Charles A. Eastman, Co. f,
do, has his leg amputated just below the knee,
the front bone of the leg being horribly shat
| tered.
| sH-The Lewis ton Journal labors under
mistake in the statement that Attorney
| General Drummond has given an opinion in
regard to the claim of Veteran Volunteers to
the 800 bounty offered by the State. He
has given no opinion upon the subject.
sy-The Chicago Working Mans Associa-
| ton, numbering over 1000 men, has passed
emphatic resolutions, declaring that they will
help crush out any mob which may attempt
to prevent the execution of the CONSUMPTION
| law.
cy-Mr. William Reynolds, young and
accomplished actor, was drowned at Clifford,
n. j., on the 80 ult., while in the act of bath
ing. He is spoken of as an accomplished
member of his profession, worthy man, de-
| seryedly esteemed by all who knew him.
cE- A man hailing from Portland, says the
Boston Journal, was found lying on the side
| walk in Elm street, dead drunk on Moniay
| morning, He was taken to police station
and when he became sober found he had been
robbed of $35. Rather expensive lodgings for
the accommodations.
LEA private letter from an officer in the
10th says: sour Regiment is now without
| colors, but there is one consolation; If we did
lose them the Rebs did not get them. When
| our boys saw that capture was sure they tore
the flag in shreds and broke the staff in three
pieces"
sH-The American Telegraph Company has
| determined to take into its offices and instruct
| in the art of telegraphing intelligence disabled
soldiers: genuine and patriotic determine
ton which we trust will be adopted by all
loyal men who can employ such persons to
| advantage.
sR-It is estimated thatof the 4, 100000 cot
| ton spindes in The Northern States, 2,930,276
have stopped entirely, and many others are
| 81, hfot
ton in the manufacture of cotton goods must
sooner or later have its effect on the market,
and greatly enhance the price.
sy-"Burleigh" of the Boston Journal says,
"hardly an officer can be found belonging TO
the regular army that is not in favor OF negro
regiments, and who do not lend themselves
earnestly to their formation and efficiency.
| So great a change in their conduct on this
matter excites attention"
sg-The loyal people of Belfast recently
contributed over $500 for the sick and woun-
ded soldiers. Only three persous refused to
contribute-all copperheads-says the Age,
one OF them w. ii. Simpson, editor of the
journal, j. Y. McClintock, an exclusion
house officer, and j. p. White, copperhead
candidate for Congress last fall.
eU~Gov. Seymour was right when he adj
dressed the mob as his immediate constitu-
ents." But for their votes he would not have
been elected. Gen. Wadsworth carried the
| State outside OF the city of New York by
$4,000 majority, while the 80 elective districts
| in which there are the greatest number of
grog shops, brothels and places where thieves
and robbers habitually resort, Seymour had
| I0,9Sl Majority. These districts gave Gen.
wadsworth but 1,6Sl votes, Seymour had ten
| to one Of all the votes cast in the most God
forsaken section ST that city, where vices and
immortality are only exceeded by ignorance
and brutality.
Gy- In an account OF the Commencement
exercises at Brunswick, which was prepared
hurriedly and under many disadvantages, we
omitted many things, some purposely through
lack of room and others through sheer forget
fulness, which we should cheeriully have ad-
ded under more favorable auspices. The val
edictory in Latin, by Mr.. Boyd of this city, was
one Of the noticeable parts, especially with
those who could understand his train of
| Thought IL was finely delivered and drew