The Portland daily press., 1863-01-21
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED :.


ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
~ On the first page-Letter from WASH
ingion.
s1- On the fourth page-Southern Lead
ers.
gE-The Boston Traveller has not been re-
ceivcd at this Office for more than a week past.
- Jonathan" should understand that we
take no notice of anonymous communications.
sDc Jerome Estes, Of Durham, aged IS
years, was drowned in the Androscoggin while
skating.
sE-George NJ. Weston has retired from the
Washington Republican, on account of i'll
health.
gE- Hair powder seems to be coming in
vogue again. 1t has been worn by ladies in
New York.
sH~ The Quarterly Session of the Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance of this
state, will be held at Skowhegan on Tuesday
2Ith inst, commencing at O'Clock.
gVr A man inquired in the Office of The
Aroostook Times, tine other day ,ifthey charged
as much for advertising a colt. as they did for
an old horse
sy- Charles Dickens is spending the win
ter in Paris, where he is about giving public
readings from his own works, the proceeds to
go to the Lancashire operatives relief fund
git Is said that the State Department is
in receipt Of intelligence of the most cheering
nature from abroad in regard to our foreign
relations.
sr Among the recent deaths of Maine sol
diers at the Washington hospitals, we notice
that of John Burnham, Company II, 18th reg
iment.
sg- The Bath Times says a daughter Of
Capt Parker Oliver, Winnegance, aged l-2
years, was so badly burned by her clothes TAX
ing fire on Saturday morning, that she died on
Sunday.
sV- Herr Rosecranz is drawing immense
houses in England, to see him beat ten tam
bourines at once. We have a performer in
this country, of the same name singularly
enough, who executes the feat Of beating 75,-
600, rebels with neatness and dispatch.
sg- We learn from Augusta that several
designations of army officers have been tender
ed TO the Governmor, among which are those
of Col. Seammon of the 5th (which has before
been reported in our columns) and Col. Wildes
of the 10th regiment.
sE- Weare indebted to Mr.. f. o. Robin
son of the Sth Maine Regiment at Beaufort,
for the first number of good sized, well filed
paper called "The Free South" The title is
suggestive. The free South to start in South
Carolina, the darkest and most despotic por-
ton of our continent,
1r Aspinwali the Atlantic terminus of
the Panama Railroad, suffered severely from
fire on the 26th Dec. The fire ragged for twelve
hours, destroying one-half Of the business por-
ton ofthe town. The loss is estimated at
100000 The vessels in the harbor put out
into the stream, and the United States ffigate
Lancaster narrowly escaped destruction.
sB- Pike of the Augusta Age sugges is
that the waters of Casco Bay have become
bitnN tue seWcidsc vi Tue uuWdsHcQ
cub" Of the Portland Press. We can't imag-
ne what possible difference it can make to
'Dan," for it is well known that he long since
foreswore the use of water except for pur-
poses of navigation, and he seldom visits the
natural seaport" without affording renewed
evidence of the fidelity with which he has kept
his pledge.
sB- An Augusta correspondent tells the
editor of the Saco Democrat, that 1t would do
him "good to enter the Senate Chamber and
look upon the Democracy, and especially Hon.
E.R.Wiggin," whom he declares to be "a model
man, A "model woman" is often found in
the dry goods shops, brainless implement
made of wood and iron, upon which to dis
play feminine fashions. A model man, accord
ing TO the latest style of democracy, We should
suppose would be made up largely of-brass.