The Portland daily press., 1863-12-15
ORIGINAL AND SELECTEp.

ietNy OF war; Report OF the Secretary of the
Treasury.
9E- On the fourth page-Miscelany
sE-CoL John d. Rust has resumed COM
mand of the sth Maine regiment, which is now
at Beaufort
gy~The quota of Lewiston (117) is full, OIL
nearly so, for which the Journal says, much
credit is due Mayor Ham.
sB-Tbc corporations of Lewiston lose
S2',oOO by the capture of Che Chesapeake
chiefly belonging to the Bates Mills.
WeWar meetings are to be held in Bath
until its quota is filed. That is the way to
do it.
SE-The citizens of Windham have sent in
90 barrels Of vegetables for the Sanitary Com
mission.
sBe Mr.. William Van Wagner, the black
smith, temperance lecturer, stump orator, po-
ct, historian, de-, died at his residence in
Poughkeepsie, Oh Wednesday last.
GVThe Bangor Times says, Patrick Kel-
lehcr OF that city, was drowned at ST. John,
n. b., recently, by falling between the wharf
and steamboat on which he was at work.
sy- The potatoe crop in Maine last year,
amounted TO nearly S3.0OO,OOO. New York
and Pennsylvania are the only States that pro-
duced larger quantity than Maine.
sB Mr.. Stanwood, of the Kennebec Jour
nal, is in the city, to procure subscribers for
the legislative edition of that paper. 1t is
hoped that he may meet with abundant sue
cess.
sy-Gen. Butler is putting his department
on paying basis. He will require an oath OF
allegiance of every man who is suffered to re-
main in it. Those who refuse will have to 20
within the rebel-lines.
S-"No Smoking Allowed" is printed
painted and glazed and hung about the apart
ments of Windsor Castle. The Queen hates
tobacco as much as King James did. Hard for
the Prince, who enjoys a weed.
sH- 1t will be seen by our Augusta letter
to-day that Charles A. Miller, ESQ.,, of Rock
land, for several years the accomplished Clerk
of the House of Representatives, has been ap-
pointed senior Major in the ID Maine cavalry
"a veteran regiment.
sB- The Lewiston Journal says the new
hotel at Little River Village, Lisbon, Andrew
Dunning, Esq, proprietor, has been christened
the "Androscoggin House," and will be dedi-
Gated Friday evening, the 18th inst, by a
dedication Ball.
sy-A house belonging to Mr.. Thomas
Kennedy, of Danforth, with the entire con-
tents, was destroyed by fire on the 18th ult
also barn belonging TO Mr.. Fitzgerald, of
Bancroft, with several cattle and horses, on
the Both, as we learn from the Sunrise.
% The town of Presque Isle has voted not
to pay any bounty for volunteers. The aSun-
rise" says there is a deep conviction among
the citizens of Prcsque Isle that she has al
ready done her part in sending men to the
war.
CO Large numbers of the men belonging
to the Veteran regiments at Augusta, were
allowed to go home to Thanksgiving When
they returned to camp, we are told, they car
ried about eighty new men with them to join
their regiments.
nv The Portsmouth Chronicle says that
orders were received at the Kittery Navy
Yard, on Wednesday afternoon, to fit the U.
S. steamer Dacotah for sea, with all possible
dispatch, that she might join in the search for
the steamer Chesapeake, captured by the
rebels.
aVThe Argus says the President proposes
to form States Of pardoned criminals. That
paper takes no exceptions to the criminals; it
is only their pardon OF which it complains, or,
perhaps, that they should do anything to
deserve pardon. JEFF. Davis will not quarrel
with our neighbor on such question.
avThe Brldgton Sentinel says, the body
oil an unknown man was found in piece of
woods in Waterford; appearances indicate
that the deceased came to his death by suicide.
Papers found upon him lead to the conclusion
that he had Travelled in the eastern part of the
state. He was apparently about sixty years
of age.
@E~ We have received the first number Of
the Bridgton Sentinel, "a newspaper TO be
devoted to local intelligence, general news,
literature, and the support of the great cause
ofthe Union, and its territorial integrity The
Sentinel looks well and talks well, it is neatly
printed and its columns give evidence OF edi-
torial tact aud industry. We hope its antici-
pations may be realized.
sD- correspondent informs us that at
the October term Of the Supreme Judicial
Court in Lincoln county, about twenty-five
indictments were found against liquor sellers,
and four under the nuisance act Several
other indictments were found, one for capt.
tai offence, and others punishable in the State
prison, and all originating 10 the excessive use
Of strong drink. The County Attorney for
Lincoln is Hon. J. NJ. Carleton, of Whitefeld,
who is spoken of by our correspondent as
very efficient and faithful officer.