The Portland daily press., 1863-02-02
o RGINA IL AND SELEC TED.

NH- On the first page-Letter from the
Twenty Third Maine
sge On the fourth page-A Dream, by
Florence Percy; of Superstition.
gg- young man in Bangor has beenfined
$40 and costs for making a disturbance at the
Union Street Methodist Church in that city.
CO. The Augusta Age makes fling at
Gen. Hitchcock as a "demagogue." The Age
is evidently determined to descend to the slow
er depth" of inamy.
sB- An old unmarried farmer, named
Abraham Jersey, died in West Hampstead,
Lancaster Co., Pa, last week, and after his
burial fifty-three thousand dollars in gold and
silver were found in his house.
sr A dispatch from st. Thomas, Jan 10th,
received at Merchants Exchange, Boston,
says, "The brig J.P. Ellicott, Capt. Devereux,
from Boston for Clenfuegos, was captured by
the rebel privateer Retribution.
S5-The Ellsworth American says that
little girl of Ambrose Hamblin, of Deer Isle
aged four years, was burned so badly by her
clothes taking fire, on the 18th inst, that she
died the next day.
% A complimentary dinner was recently
given to Gen. Pope in New York, by Mayor
Opdyke, at which the Gen. made a very hand
some and patriotic speech in response to
complimentary toast
sH- The Washington Star says it is under
stood that Gen. Hooker has already his plan
of campaign well chalked out, and with the
very first opportunity for breaking the mud
blockade he will enter upon its active devel-
opment.
SB- The Pennington Patriot is alarmed
lest Congress should pass CONSUMPTION law.
The fellows who paddle that canoe want the
privilege of looking on and seeing others do
the fighting, while they do the fault-finding.
The idea of being compelled to defend their
country is by no means palatabe.
sE- The Brunswick Telegraph says, "Mr
Callicott, a Democrat nominated by the Re
| pubticdns has been elected speaker of the
New York Assembly. The other officers of
the same faith were elected" Doubtful things
are very uncertain, and SO is the precise "fath"
of those "other officers"
sB- If any poor wretch in this world is to
be pitied, it is that man who is so welded to a
false theory, that he feels restrained from do
ing right, from following his best instincts, and
from listening to the voice of God and of con-
| science, by his supposed obligations to a wick
ed, heaven daring, man-enslaving and God
dshonoriDg Institution.
sg- We learn from the Rockland Gazette
| hat Of iocs a..
house of Mr.. Henry Mcintosh. in that city,
was destroyed by fire. Loss 1920; insured
for $500 On Tuesday night the boat build
er's shop of Mr.. Calvin Hall, was entirely
consumed. The building contained consider
BILE property of various kinds, and the loss
was not less than 5000.
e The letter from "Subaltern," which
we publish to-day, must close dispute which
has no longer any public interest Our cor
respondent "Quis" rather tartly contradicted
assertions, which "Subaltern" was entitled to
defend. With that defense the hearing in these
columns must close. There are other and more
appropriate methods Of further prosecuting the
case, should that be necessary or desirable.
II At the recent trial at Wiscasset, our
Lincoln and Sagadahoc friends may be inter-
ested to know, the first and chief witness in
troduced to>prove the good reputation of
Mr.. Babson, was 80 Sno,c"-the ex-postmas-
ter OF Bath! He avouched for Mr.. BIS good
character in most emphatic terms Next
thing the vulture will be called upon TO uphold
the peaceful spirit of the hawk towards the in
habitapts of the poultry ward
rg- The secession sheet at Hallowell has
finally rotted out and floated down stream. The
"remains" are to be collected at Bath, where
it is said $500 dollars have been subscribed TO
galvanize them into life and to secure for them
a sickly existence, to be supported, as were
the poor among the ancient Jews, by the aims
of the faithful. The ex-oflice holders of Lin
coin and Sagadahoc, are expected to take turns
in performing the functions of wet nurse
sE- The Boston Journal learns from Wash
ington that the friends of Capt. f. McGilvery,
of the 9th Maine Battery, are urging his pro-
motion to the position of Brigadier General.
II is claimed that Capt. McGilvery, by his
GOODNESS and bravery at the battle of Cedar
Mountain, saved the army of Gen. Banks from
being outfianked, and the corps of Gen.
Heintzelman from complete humiliation at the
second battle of Bull Run.
sg-On Friday, the Esd, a girl about 20
years of age, appeared in the office of Alder
man Mcbride, at Pittsburg, Pa, whore she
met a man named Mccormack, arrested on
her information. charging him with having
seduced her. Mccormack gave bail for his
appearance at court, and ON leaving the office
was followed and shot by his prosecutrix.
The girl gave herself up quietly. Her father,
she says, is bedridden, and having no one to
take her part, she thought she would settle
with the scoundrel herself. Served him right.
Her name is Elizabeth Beatty.
Gy- The New South, published at Port
Royal,I of the oath inst, says that so much of
the special order from the War Department as
dismissed Coz. Il. Rich of the Ninth Maine
Volunteers from the service of the United
States, has been suspended until further orders
by the Secretary Of War. In the meantime
Lieut. Col. Bisbee has received from the Gov
ernor of Maine his commission as Colonel of
the regiment. The action of the Government