The Portland daily press., 1863-07-10

ORIGIN AL AND SELECTED

% Bangor appropriates $4,000 for her
public schools.
aB- Copperheadism in Minot was voted
down the other day, Isl to i05.
ayr Fourteen hundred dollars were raised
IN six hours, In Bangor, for hospital wants
growing out of the late battles.
% The Lewiston Journal says the enroll
ment by the Provost Marshal in the I'd Con-
gressional District, is complete.
sy- The Maine Unitarian Association has
been holding session in Pennington the
present week.
sH-Allusion was made in yesterdays Press
to the sole editor of the Advertiser it was
written sub editor.
sgrThe house and outer buildings of War
rem Perry of Searsmont, was destroyed by fire
on Friday of last week. No insurance.
gR-Bels were rung and salutes fred in
Bath by order of the Mayor, and in Bruins
wick and Topsham, in honor of the capture of
vicksburg.
eVThe decline of gold since the capture
of Vicksburg has been wonderful. Nothing
has run down faster except stocks in the Cop
perhead speculation.
lHSolomon Sturgis, the wealthiest man
in Chicago, who has made million of dol
lars since the war commenced, is now raw
ing maniac in Hartford Asylum.
sy-Mr S. Gen. Howard was serenaded the
other night at Augusta, by the Citizens Band.
Hon. James G. Blaine responded for Mrs.
Howard.
u Let every one remember that there
can be but two parties at the present time
patriots and traitors. Those who are not OPP
emily and decidedly for the country are against
it.
gg- The Aroostook Times is informed that
no authentic or direct intelligence has ever
been received of the death of Col. McClusky,
but that on the contrary there is some reason
to believe he is still alive.
gJ- Hon. Stephen Coburn of this place is
temporarily laid up from business by having
his feet seriously scalded. He was assisting
10 the removal of boiler of hot water from
the stove when the handle Of the boiler came
Off and the hot water came in contact with
his feet-lSkowhegan Farmer.
sY- 1t is currently reported "round town,
that the schooner Cogue has been ordered by
the Government to cruise between the Gar
diner and Pittston bridge and Squirrel Island
in search of pirates. Her armament will con-
sist OF pocket pistols" wholly. - Gardner
Journal.
rg-The Kennebec Journal states that Mr..
Charles F. Moore, son Of L. ID. Moore, Esq,
Deputy Secretary Of State, has been promoted
Navy, upon the recommendation of Admiral
Dupont, for meritorious conduct
vThe Boston Journal says there are go
600 negro troops in the field, and gives the
different commands in which they are serving.
No single regiment of them has yet shown
cowardice, or disgraced the flag under which
it fights.
-grThe evening telegraphic news contin-
ues to be issued from the Times office, at
Bath, in slips, notwithstanding an evening pa
per has been started. The loyal people of the
city demand it, as they will not encourage the
new copperhead concern.
Igr In Gen. Grants reply to the rebels at
Vicksburg, when they wished to make terms
for capitulation, be has afforded fresh proofs
that his initials--U. Shave heretofore been
correctly rendered, and that he is emphatically
Unconditional Surrender Grant"
SE@The Park House, No. Z, Central Court,
Boston, is kept on the European plan. VIM.
D. Park is the gentlemanly proprietor, and the
clerk, George w. Creelman, is all that a clerk
should be. A neat and quiet resort. Rooms
only so cents per day.
sE- The Gardiner Journal speaks of bar
Der in Bangor who employs none but lady as
sistants. Shaced by lady! Much as we adj
mire angels in crinoine we could never con-
sent to that; and for female hair-cutting,
didn't Mrs. Delilah give Samson lesson in
that art long to be remembered?
GIT is quite difficult to tell from the tone
of their press or the countenances and Lam
guage OF some Of our South side .sympathiz-
ers, which, at the present moment, is TO them
the source OF most sorrow, the fall of Vicks-
burg, or the seizure Of quantity of liquor by
the police. Two such calamities comingupon
them at the same time is almost overwhelming
Bath Times.
sE- The Augusta Journal says that if a
fight. few days since, in that city, between
a robin and cat-brd, the latter in attempting
to dodge the robin, struck his head so violent
ly against the front of the Methodist church
as to kill him instantly. This is probably the
first instance on record of death resulting
from joining the church.
sB- The Bangor Wing says that when Col
lector Deveraux, of Castne, accepted his
present Office, he found three hundred and
eighty-three fishermen licensed from that dis
trict. An investigation showed that large
number of these vessels were drawing boun-
ty without leaving their anchorage or catching
a fish, and in some cases not even having an
existence.
U-The Daily Press was never "marching on"
in its career Of unexampled success with more
rapid strides than at the present time. Last
month We had los new subscribers. This
month so far we have had IS, representing
two states, and seven different counties in this
state, seventeen of which were received yes
terday--all volunteers.
% Speaking Of the late excursion to Sc
BATHS, the Argus says, "the cars were filled up
flush bat not crowded. That report was not
written by one of the many unfortunates who
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