The Portland daily press., 1863-03-05
ORIGINAL AND sELECTED

Opeecn, Dy lnonas hughes.
co. On the fourth page-The Irish Picket;
a New Style of Skates; &C.
sB-Elihu Burritt is lecturing in England
with marked success.
eV An early opening of navigation on the
western lakes is anticipated.
eV- Gen. Rosecrans is Catholic, and has
a brother who is prelate in that church.
sV JEFF Davis has appointed National tl)
Fast for his rebel confederacy.
.g- The Surgeon General has recommend
ed that DIR. Morton be paid 100000 for the
use of ether for the army hospitals.
| sg- The new Senator frem California has
been enormously reported Peace Democrat.
He is war Democrat of the boldest stripe.
sy- "Perley" telegraphs to the Journal
that the two per cent. amendment to the tax
bill, on shipbuilding, was carried by the West
ern members.
sD- Rev. Henry jackson, d. D., pastor OF
the Second Baptist Church in Newport, R. l.,
died suddenly in the cars while going from
Providence to East Greenwich, on Monday,
ne was Oh years Oh age. .#
sy- We shall give all the material provis-
ions of the CONSUMPTION law tomorrow. 1t is
a very important matter, and we have not
deemed 1t worth while to present an abstract
until we could do so intelligently
| sJ- At the copperhead caucus in Augusta
the other night, Wiggin of Saco made speech
and quoted from Daniel Webster's 7th of
March speech language that the "Great Ex-
FOUNDER" never used!
sE The Louisville journal thinks that
those who pretend to be for the Union, but
send up ceaseess bowls over every military
arrest, have more liberties than they person.
ally deserve.
sg- We are told that one of the signers to
the anti-Spring card in the Argus, openly ex-
| pressed his regrets, few evenings since, in
one of the hotels Of the city, that Mcclellan
had not gone to Washington, before his re-
moval from command, and dethroned Lincoln
sB- John Neal, Esq, has very fine notice
| of NJ. Cochin's "Resuts Of Emancipation in
the Christian Mirror. Mr.. N. says, .If there
was ever a book that deserved to be called
proridential it is this" A truer remark could
scarcely be made.
sJ-We have received from Messrs. f. & II.
Anthony, sol Broadway n. Y. a beautiful card
portrait of pair of Thumbs, Gen. Tom
Thumb and lady, alias Charles Stratton and
wife In their bridal costume. They are a very
fine looking COUPLE indeed, they could not
\ be much finer and remain visible to the naked
| eye.
u The Union Club in Boston comprises
men Of all political parties. Edward Everett is
| President, S. G. Ward is Treasurer, G. w. Stor-
ey Secretary. At the meeting on Friday eve
ming written address was read by Josiah
| Quincy, Senior. Fourteen gentlemen have
| purchased the house of the late Abbott Law
renee, which will be altered for the use of the
| Club. The estate cost $4,000.
sH- We are indebted to our attentive
Washington correspondent, I. S. PERRY, ESQ.,,
for frequent favors, but last and especially for
complete set OF the reports from the statisti-
cal office in the Department of State, on the
Commercial Relations of the United States,
to 1858. We now have all the volumes from
the beginning Of the series to 1860 inclusive.
/
series of articles, in relation to Dry Dock in
this city. They were written by one Of our
most honored citizeus - man of clear head,
of loyal heart, and of enterprising spirit. We
not only hope that his suggestions may be
carefully weighed, but that we may be allowed
to hear from him often on questions Of inter-
| est
Gen. Mcneil, whose punishment of GU
errilas has been so much commented upon.
has been honored with an ovation by the Mis-
souri, legislature, and thousands of Missouri
ans have signed memorial to the President,
fully sustaining his action, and recommending
| him to the favorable notice of our govern
ment.
u The Bath Times says that Fort Pop
ham is progressing as rapidly as cnterpris-
es OF such magnitude are expected to pro-
| gress. There are now employed about sixty
men, which number will be increased in a
Anonth or two. The Notifications will be $50
feet across the rea-, $50 feet from the rear to
the outer circle, and 5s4 feet circle, bastions
and north and south fronts. There are to be
forty embrasures. The work is under the
general supervision OF Captain Casey, U. S. A.
sy- Capt. Plummer, native of New
Hampshire, Capt. of the LIST Mass. Sharpshoot-
ers, and All old line Democrat, in a letter to
friend, referring to the course OF the Demo-
Gratis in New Hampshire, says, "Have they
forgotten that, from the moment the Federal
party opposed the war of 1872, and set itself
up in opposition to the country, its very name
was a stencil and an ofiense In the land. say
again, that We of the army of the. Potomac are
peculiarly sensitive on this peace subject, and
we do solemnly protest against these veno-
nous Copperheads stealing the livery OF
heaven to serve the devil with Why, the
gray-backs,' as We call the rebels, are patri-
OTIS of the purest water, compared to these
Northern disciples of peace, aud l assure you
would be treated with far more consideration
| were they given over tn our tender marcies -