The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-31
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

1900 ~ O"biiSosoh, iiOii
sB- 1t is estimated there are 100000 bales
OF cotton in the South, that will come into
market with the opening of the Mississippi.
svThe Boston Courier headed one of its
dispatches, during the late New York riots,
"The mob becoming Demoratized."
~ A meeting is called in West Gardiner
to reconsider the vote paying $500 to con-
scripts.
sY- Mr. Edward Abbott of New York,
was ordained at the Congregational church in
Pennington on Tuesday last
Ng Rev. d. S. Gregory is to become pas
tor of the First Presbyterian parish In New
buryport.
1g- About million tons more coal have
been shipped this year than last. What keeps
up the price?
I- The death of VANITY Fair" leaves us
without single national comic paper. We
shall probably survive.
sv- Gilmore's celebrated Band, assisted by
an accomplished vocalist, will give concert
at Bowdoin College, on Tuesday evening, 4th
of August.
svAdjt. J. T. Woodward of Sidney, of the
2lst Maine, having been wounded by rifle
ball in the leg, at Port Hudson, returned on
Saturday in advance Of his regiment.
sy- The City Council of Gardiner have
been instructed by Town Meeting to pay
drafted men who go into service, or the SUBJ
stitutes they may provide, $500 each.
sr The State election in Kentucky takes
place next Monday. The Louisville journal
has come out in opposition to wicklife, the
Democratic candidate, and gives generous
support to the unconditional Union ticket.
% William Flint, his wife and three chill
dren, being the entire family, have died in
Thorndike of that terrible scourge diphtheria,.
during the short space of one week, as we
learn from the Bangor Wing.
sy- No better evidence of the confidence
of our people in the final success Of the Gov
found than in the fact that from one and-a-half
to two millions of the new Government five-
twenties are negotiated daily.
sD The Richmond papers declare that the
loss OF Vicksbnrg is of no sort Of Consequence
TO the rebels. The Montgomery (Ala.l Mail
says, on the contrary, that "the conquest of
Pennsylvania, and the conflagration of every
farm in that State, would not compensate us
for the loss of vicksburg."
sH- detail of officers and non-commis-
stoned officers from each Maine Regiment will
soon be in the State to take charge Of drafted
men and substitutes who may wish to enter
their regiments. Each man will have the
choice of the regiment he will enter. ~
10 Capt. Isaac w. Case, of Kenduskeag,
OF the I'D, who died at Port Hudson on the
9th of July, was the son of the venerable DIR.
Isaac Case of that town. Capt. Case was
true man, brave, patriotic and efficient. He
was one who volunteered to storm Port Hud-
son just before its surrender. He leaves
wife and small children to mourn his loss.
sy- The copperheads had made the need
full arrangements to secure the organization Of
the late town meeting, having their votes for
Moderator printed aud properly circulated.
1t is a little surprising that neither of tho .~r
PctHtdu papers IA tue City thourh UOtii u3u
reporters on the stand, should be able to give
the vote for Moderator.
sr We learn that Dr. Rouse, who was ar
raigned at Rockland for an assault with intent
to kill, was required to give bonds in the sum
Of 5000, which, failing to do, he was ordered
to be committed to Wiscasset jail The Free
Press says he escaped from the officer while
on his way to Wiscasset. DIR. Rouse is repre-
sented as an unmitigated Copperhead, of
vile tongue and violent temper.
L. A distinguished Swiss officer who was
sent to this country 10 watch the progress Of
the war, says: al the army were recruited
by CONSUMPTION, or each citizen, subject to
service, were held to military duty, as in
Switzerland, the vsrious classes of society
would be more equally and more directly iden-
titled with the war, and would better com
prehend the necessity of the sacrifices which
it demands.
sr A gentleman who visited Gen. Strong
40 the hospital at Beaufort, and who was an
intimate friend Of Cd. Shaw who fell in the
attack on Fort Wagner, asked the General
what he should say o Gov. Andrew of the con-
duct of the 54th Massachusetts, lcolored) Reg
iment. under the command of Col. Shaw. "The
54th," said Gen. String, did nobly only the fall
OF Col Shaw prevented them from entering
the fort. They moed up as CALAMITY as any
troops could, and deserved a better fate"
% A lady at Grange, n. j., in letter
published in the Few York Times, not only
confirms the statement Of Gen. McClellan's
proposal to Gov. Seymour, to talk to the late
mob with grape nd canister, but she repre-
sents him as sayin~ that the draft was neces-
sary to the government, and the power and
authority Of the oyernment must be sus-
tanned. Moreoyerhe said that il was folly TO
say that drafted mn did not make good sol
diers. On the cotrary, he said they made
| the best.
sY-In Gorhamesterday town meeting
| was held TO see If he town would vote TO pay
| $500 TO each draftd man when mustered into
the service, eithern person or by substitute.
The friends of theGovernment, forgetting that
while men sleep te enemy sows tares, neglec-
ted to turn out iforce, and the eopperheads
succeeded in earring the vote TO allow the
money to be usedo pay communications. The
treasurer was dneted to pay the men $500
each, but no provion was made tor raising