The Portland daily press., 1863-05-29
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sB- The Lincoln and Sagadahoc Confer
ence tCongregationalist) will meet at Tops
ham on Tuesday, the 9th of June.
sE Gen. Butler speaks in Lowell this ev-
ening, in behalf of the suffering poor of Ire
land.
sy Through an error in the telegraphic
dispatch, the people of San Francisco observed
April 10th as the National Fast, instead of the
30th, as appointed by the President.
isyr The steamer Gen. Banks, it is stated,
has been sold to parties in the British Proyin-
ces, and is to run between Halifax and st.
John.
Sg The Nashville, Tenn, Union of Satur-
day last, has a rumor that Tullahoma had been
evacuated by Bragg and occupied by Rose
Grams.
SBThe Bangor Jeffersonian thinks that it
would be well to let Mr.. Vallandigham repeat
his recent Ohio speech to a brigade of Gen.
Rosecrans' army, and at the close give them
furlough of about five minutes
The Boston Journal dscredits the sto-
ry that Gen. Neaglee has resigned his militia
ry commission and will retire into private life.
lie has only resigned his command of the Irish
brigade.
GIN South Woodstock, recently the Rev.
Mrs. Parker conducted the funeral services on
the occasion of the burial of lady parish
oner. She is of the Methodist persuasion,
and an acceptable preacher.
sy- The Bangor Jeffersonian thinks it
would be well to let Mr.. Vallandigham repeat
his recent Ohio speech to brigade of Gen.
Rosecrans' army, and then give the brigade a
furlough of about five minutes.
Sg- The Kennebec Journal says Silas Leon
ard, ESQ.,, of that city, who delights in the
cultivation of fine garden, gave his corn the
first hoeing on Thursday and Friday of last
week, May 2lst and 22d.
sgr Fifty-three packages of money, con-
tanning over $4,000, reached Pennington
through the Eastern Express company on
Wednesday last, from the soldiers of the 2Sth
Maine regiment, for friends in that and other
towns.
sg- The Baltimore correspondent of the
New York Herald says there are twenty Eight
forts. armed with 293 guns, in and around
Richmond, and that the new Merrimac is
armed and equipped in the most formidable
manner.
SBr We remark with pleasure that our
youthful city, Lewiston,-destned to be the
Lowell of Maine,-is vigorously at work, I'M
der Mayor Ham, in improving streets, running
out house lots, and evidently preparing for an
early influx of large industrial population.
~The Rockland Gazette says that Rev.
Mr.. Hart, pastor of the First Baptist Church,
baptised eight persons into the fellowship of
that church, at noon on Sunday last. We learn
that the religious interest in that society still
continues.
% On the morning of the 18th inst, Mrs.
Knight, wife OF John Knight, of Pembroke, a
worthy and respectable woman, while laboring
under alteration of mind produced by nervous
dyspepsia, with which she had been troubled
for some time, threw herself into a well near
by her house and was drowned.
% Maj. S. p. Lee, of Pennington, chief
aid to Gen. Sckles, is very highly compliment
ed in the official reports for GOODNESS and dar
ing in the late battles. He has been solicited
to accept command in the navy, where his
twelve years experience in practical seaman
ship can be made available.
SHr We are unable to make room for the
entire communication of Anonymous" of
the 25th Maine. Here is one sentence, though.
which contains matter for long essay: ave
"have suffered great reverses in this war. per-
chaps have yet to suffer greater ones; but if
I've would ever have country to be proud
of, no,c is the time to fight for it.'
To- Among the list of New England pat
ents issued from the U. S. Patent Office for
the week ending May Goth, 1868. we notice
one to David NJ Aver, of Lewiston, Me-, for
improved roofing. Also one to James S. Mer-
rill of Portland, Me-, assignor to himself and
George w. Horner, of Minot, Me-, for i'm
provement in coffin lids
y-J. A. Philbrook, who was captured by
the rebels and taken TO Fredericksburg. taken
to Richmond, and since paroled, says: II can
see by the public feeling in Richmond that
they are getting disheartened. Provisions are
at starvation prices, and they will give two
dollars of their money for one of ours Flour
is SAL per barrel; Coffee "a pound and other
things in proportion"
SE- The Pennington Chronicle saws: A
serious accident occurred on Tuesday evening
short distance below the village, by p run
away horse jumping into wagon containing
two ladies, which he came up with in his
flight. One of the ladies, a sister of Capt. e.
johnson of that town, and who lives in Wen
ma, was thrown out, breaking her wrist and
badly bruising her head. The other kept her
seat and recovering the reins which had fallen
from the wagon, succeeded in stopping her
horse.
e Col. Henry G. Thomas, of this city.
commanding the I'd Louisiana regiment in
Ulmanns (negrol brigade, is reported by a cor
respondent of the Boston Traveller as having
sailed on the LIST instant from Baton Rouge for
the Teche country with Col. Bottsford, LIST
Louisiana, on recruiting service. The brigade
is to be scattered for recruiting purposes, the
Sd and 9Th regiments only remaining at Baton
Rouge, the LIST and I'd proceeding to Bayou
Teche, and the 4th to some place not yet
,a,nad