The Portland daily press., 1863-01-03
ORIG1N AL AND LECTED

gy-On the Fourth Page The Passage,
from the German of INLAND; Funeral of Uh-
land; Miscellany.
GfThe Lewiston Journal says Mr.. Thom-
as Sykes, of that town, was on board the Ariel
when she was captured by the Alabama.
sgr The Augusta toll bridge has realized
S2,346.o6 the past year, for tolls, &c. Its ex-
penses have been S3699O.
gB@The Hallowell Gazette has commenced
its 25th volume. 1t is one of the best papers
in Maine.
Sy-If our daily will not Justify Bro. Ten
ney in sending us whole sheet of his weekly,
we wish he would say so, and we will pay the
difference.
GB~A prisoner in Missouri was recently
sentenced to State Prison for life for some
heinous crime, and afterwards an additional
eight years for horse stealing.
gBrThe treasurer of the Worden fund had
received and transmitted to Commander
Worden, up to December 3lst, the sum of
s3675.
sTCapt. Horace c. Little having returned
to the charge of the Bridgton Reporter,
Charles Lamson, Esq, the genial temporary
editor, has gracefully retired TO make room for
the soldier editor.
GB~On the First Page.-Letter from the
Rappahannock; Letter from the 25th Maine,
by Capt. Francis l.. Jones of Co. A, formerly
local editor Of the Press; Importance of a
Mile TO Western Navigation.
sg-From the tone of some of our democrat
ic exchanges we infer that if their party had
control OF the war. firearms would be abolish
ed, and all the fighting would be done with
spades.
GBc The Brdgton Reporter learns that a
sad accident occurred in the school at West
Brldgton few days since. The teacher in
attempting to correct little boy put one of
the childs wrists out of joint and broke his 9TH
er arm.
Gr France has got a little more territory
in the Alps and healed a long standing sore in
switzerland, by acquiring the valley of the
Dappes in exchange for cession of other ter
ritory. The treaty to this effect was signed ON
the Sth of last month.
sB-In its notice of the Presidents procla-
nation, the Advertiser saws "The President
himself has said" it 'would have no more effect
than the Pope's Bull against the comet" The
President has never said word of the kind.
1t is an anti-abotion untruth.
srThe Pennington Patriot, copying with
out credit from an unsafe guide in this city.
says, zone hundred guns were fired in Connec-
ticut, by order of Gov. Buckingham, when
Gen. Burnside was appointed to command in
place of Mcclellan" 1t was Gen. Sprague.
Democratic Governor of Rhode Island, and
not the Republican Governor of Conn, who
did that.
SyTIt is well known in this city and vicini-
ty that DIR. III. l.. Davis has been for several
years honorably and successfully connected
with the Analytical Practice of Medicine, as
founded by DIR. j. Clawson Kelley of New
York, and his many friends and patients ap-
preciate the benefit of his skill, advice, and
the medicines received from him. See his no
tice in this paper.
srThe Skowhegan Farmer says Capt
Lewis Allen, of Norridgewock. was taken sud
denly ill on Sunday, and died in about fifteen
minutes. Theron Hale, of Kingsbury, died
very suddenly on Friday. He was fixing the
fire, when his wife discovered something un-
usual in his appearance, and took hold of him
and assisted him toa seat. He lived but few
minutes.
ANOTHER VENERABLE CITIZEN GONE
Nathan Nutter, Esq., of this city, died sudden
ly of heart disease at North Barnstead, n. H..
last Wednesday. The deceased was one of
our old residents, and highly respected. BY
untiring industry he had realized for himself
competency. For long series of years he
was in business in Exchange street. where the
Argus Office is. Subsequently he was an Off
Ger of the Customs. He was the President of
the Bank of Cumberland tor many years. His
age was IS years.
PROFESSOR BRIGGS READINGs-The last
of the series of humorous and dramatic read
ings by Professor Briggs, before the Young
Mems Christian Association, will take place
at the library room in Mechanics Hail. on
Monday evening. Our readers can see the
programme in another column. 1t is an ex-
ceent one, embracing a variety of subjects,
to each of which Professor B. is capable of do
ing justice. 1t is the last opportunity our
citizens will have to hear him, and they had
better improve it. They are the finest speci-
mems of readings we have ever heard in this
city.
FURTHER FROM THE STEAMER CALEDo-
NIA.-A dispatch from Provincetown, received
at the Merchants Exchange Room states that
the British steamer Caledonia struck on Peak
ed Hill bars al midnight on Wednesday. She
mistook Race Poirt Light for the Highland
Light, and in consequence ran ashore. Her
engine room is full of water. The officers and
crew, together with twelve passengers, have
been landed in safety. Her cargo consists of
railroad iron in the lower hold, and linen goods
between decks. II the weather should be
moderate she may be got of.
Mr.. Eben S. Smith, underwriters agent, re-
ports to-day that the Caledoniais is full of wafer,
and that bales OF goods are floating out ol her.
The sea is too rough to permit the wreckers
to work. An attempt will be made at next
low tide to save.a part of the cargo-IBoston
Journal OF I'd.
IMPORT OF MoLAssEs TO THIS PoRT-The
following is the amount of molasses imported
and gauged at this port for the year 1862:
January, 15,l63 gallons.
February, Sl0,240
March, 71S96S
April, 1090,0l1
May, 1436,955
June, 1129O67
Julv 3IlS5S 81