The Portland daily press., 1863-09-05
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who escaped from Libby Prison; The great
Union Victory in Kentucky.
pBr On the fourth page-Poetry, "Bare-
FOOT; Miscellany.
lr Vice-President Hamlin will address the
citizens of Richmond, this Saturday evening.
sy The camp meeting at East Lvermore
commences on Monday next.
IF The buckwheat and tender vines have
been injured by the frost in some localities in
Aroostook county. EEI
sg- The Oxford Democrat says the Union
demonstration at South Paris on Tuesday last
was great success. J k
rge Geo. b. Ellis, the distinguished histor-
ical and landscape engraver, died recently on
his farm in Bucks county, Pa.
% Gen. Richard Busted, of New York,
will speak in Gardiner this saturday. even
ing
% Hon. William Pitt Fessenden will adj
dress the citizens of Augusta, ON Monday ev-
ening next altD lt5lD
ga small house in Biddeford, owned by
Luther Bryant, was destroyed by fire on FRI
day night last. rr
sY- We have received an article ON "Pop-
ham," which is unavoidably crowded out this
morning. We hope to find room for 1t on
Monday. ra cf
Nr There is to be grand rally Of the 10y
al citizens of Bath this saturday. evening, at
Columia an Hall, who are to be addressed by
Hon. Daniel Clark, from New Hampshire.
sy- On Monday the freight train, when
near Bryants Ponds passed over, a little son of
Rev. VIM. Breevens, WITHOUT dong him any
material injury.
a-A grand mass meeting will be held at
Skowhegan on Monday next, at o'clock, that
will be addressed by GeT Richard Busted,
vice-President Hamlbn, and Hon. Daniel
Clark, of New Hampshire. +
Sy- Col. Walter Hartman, of New Hamp-
shire, one OF the most effective speakers the
Democratic party of that State ever put into
the field, will address a Uuion meeting in
Kennebunk on Monday.
% Phe floor of a storehouse in Biddeford
containing one thousand bushels Of corn, be-
longing to 5. w. Luques, Esq, gave way on
Tuesday, and the corn was precipitated "down
cellar.v ata faHe iaic Il I-as
3sg- We get the most cheering intelligence
from California. Lows majority for Governor,
it is estimated. will be over 10000, with large
Union majority in the Legislature. Cailor-
mia wheels into line beside Vermont very
gracefully. Next comes Maine, which will
not disappoint the expectations of the loyal
men of the country. ala sss m
rV A Calais correspondent of the Gospel
Banner says Rev. Mr.. Philbrick of that place
for whose recovery hopes had been entertained
until recently, is growing weaker each return
ing day. Mr.. Philbrick is a true man in the
highest sense Of the term, and we sincerely
hope he may be spared to the world as well as
to his family, yet many years.
SV gossip writes from Saratoga: Mrs.
Banks cannot be called handsome woman,
but she is 'scomely," dresses well, and has wit
as keen as her husbands sword Some stupid
fool ventnred to ask her what she would do if
thC pCuCid hcit hllicu no anu WOTk IOT
my living, as did before married him. was
the ready reply of the lady.
r BY one of those accidents that fire.
quently happens at depots, Virgil ID. Paris
and Rev. Mr.. Garland exchanged carpet-bags
Paris was on his way TO Newry Corner with
a copperheGd speech, a bottle of whiskey, &C.,
while Rev. Mr.. Garland probably had skele-
ton sermon. Each would have found no use
for the contents Of the others carpet-bag if
they had been comedtabte.
~ The Advertiser of Friday says, "Sdm-
ner is mass of ruins we are glad of it,
He would have been if the assassin's hand had
not been seized when an attempt was made to
murder him OIL the floor of the Senate. We
have no doubt there would be rejoicings in
the lowest depths OF hell, as well as in the
Advertiser office, if the Brooks assault could
be successfully repeated
% Edward Everett, in reply to an invita-
ton to address Union meeting in Ohio says,
Nothing but union of sentiment and action in
1.-THE loyal states is now wanting to bring the
Struggle to an suspicious close; and any re-
"sult of your election which would weaken
'the arm of the general Government, when Il
decisive blow is about to be struck, would be
"a public calamity
~ The manner or on what condition the
rebellious States shall come back into the I'm
ion, has not yet received the attention its i'm
portanee will demand, when a desire is ex-
pressed on the part of those State to come in.
There is an honest difference Of opinion on
this point among Union men, who, agreeing
in regard to ways and means Of putting down
the rebellion, can act together in giving aid to
the President instead Of the rebels.
LEA call is issued for meeting of the
loyal Democracy of Wisconsin TO be held at
Janesyille, on the 18th Of September TO take
such steps as are called for by the interests of
the country. 1t is loyal movement, in oppo-
sition to all rebels, traitors and copperheads.
The call is signed by large number of the
most prominent Democrats of the state, who
are determined to sink all mere party questions
in the all-absorbing question of country
SAMBUcI WINE.-Our druggists have just