The Portland daily press., 1863-12-09

ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

If On the fourth page - Corrected Mar
kets.
sV~ The Beaufort Is. CT correspondent oil
the New York Tribune says, Greek fire is not
to be used against Charleston That is settled
definitely.
~ The prompt organization of the House
aud the speedy settlement Of all claims for
seats, show that the Union men have good
working majority, and intend to use their
power for the country's good.
sg- The Richmond Wing asserts that
Southern blood is precious" Prentice says
"The fluid that the rebel, unfortunately for
themselves, seem TO have the least use for now
is their gastric juices.
sB-The Hartford Times-the central and
controlling organ of the opposition party in
Connecticut expresses itself in favor of the
enlistment ofnegros in the armies of the Uni
ted States.
90 man so years of age attempted to
clope in Chicago on Thanksgiving day with a
young girl, IL years of age, but the party was
met at the church door by the girls brother,
who persuaded the old chap to drive back
again. A pistol was the argument he used.
sTWe arranged the outside for to-day ex-
pecting the Message to crowd hard upon the
inside. We shall unquestionably give the
Message in good shape tomorrow. We shall
defer the publication Of our Weekly one day
in order to give the Message.
NTE>Tharo ;e Soma 4 uh4 al IL. l. -,
the Presidents illness was really varioloid, or
the announcement simply Yankee trick to
allow the President sufficient relief from the
calls of applicants for Office and others, to
prepare his message.
s1- The Boston Post publishes an ex-
tract of Washington letter, which SAYS the
writer sees Judge fancy often, talks with
him by the hour, that his general health is
good, his mind vigorous and clear, and that
he has no intention Of .esigning.
EFWe learn from the Lewiston Journal,
that three stores in Livermore Falls were de-
stroyed by fire on Saturday evening last. They
were occupied by J. A. Ramsdell, N. G. Cofren
and Isaac Noyes, and were more or less in
sured.
s1-The sloop Ranger, of New Bedford, an
old leaky craft, while crossing the bay from
Cuttyhunk to Mattapoisett, on Wednesday
last, was struck by the gale, filed with water
and became unmanageable, and was over
turned by a heavy sea. Three men were
drowned.
aB-The Advertiser of yesterday classified
the members of the House, putting the "radi-
cals"-Union men-at so, but in its telegraph
ic columns gives the vote Tor the radical can
didate for Speaker, l01! Did conservatives"
prove false, or is the Advertiser out in Its
reckoning?
IA subscriber at Arrowsic-Bath post
offlce-complains Of the irregularity of his
Press, weekly. says it seldom comes till several
days after it is due; sometimes never, while
the Maine Farmer never fails. There is wrong
somewhere. 1t is put in the Office in this city
every Wednesday before IL O'Clock.
~ The New York World, Portland Ad-
vertiser, and papers of that ilk, are sympathis-
ing deeply with Gen. Meade as they did with
Mcclellan. 1t is very significant that this
class of papers never discover the good points
n a General till they discover that he is not
inclined to do anything. Then he rises in
their estimation like mercury in a tube
VThe European and North American
Railway Company Of Maine is taking the
preliminary steps to extend the Central Rail-
road from Bangor to Oldtown, and to Mat
tanamkeag, from thence along the Southern
border of Aroostook County to the New Bruins
wick line. John A Poor Esq. of this city is
President Of the Company, and Allen Haines
ESQ. Clerk and Treasurer.
TMonday evening, Dec. 7th, meeting
was held in the First Parish Church at Var
mouth, in behalf of the Christian Commission.
Quite large audience was in attendance, and
earnest and able addresses, full of thrilling
facts, were made by Rev. S. II. Merrill, of
Portland, and Rev. DR.. Patterson, of Chicago.
At the close $1l4.00 were contributed and
subscribed.
sH- The Richmond Examiner SAYS that
two substitutes have recently been purchased
in the rebel capital, one for ten thousand and
the other for eleven thousand dollars. 1t adds ::
"To mass fortune, convert portion of it
into real estate, and another portion of II into
gold, then to set sail for Europe to await the
termination Of the war, while the wife stays
at home as q locam tenens Of the property, is
scheme becoming vastly popular just now
with substitute men,
H-The Skowhegan Clarion says, a move
is being made TO erect q Wooden Factory in
that place the coming season. 1t is propos-
ed to organize stock company with capt.
al OF $50 900, which is tobe divided into shares
of 500 each. Many of the citizens have al
ready manifested willingness to invest lber-
ally in the stock, and it is believed that a fac
tory Of this description can be made a source
Of profitable investment for capital.
sV-In England they have knights Of the
Garter" Judging from published report in
the Argus, and sayory communication in
our columns to-day touching the same, We infer
that Mr.. Councilman Harmon, of Ward 4, will
hereafter be known as "Knight of the Petit
coat" In his official investigations at the
Almshouse he seems to have made 1t his spec
ial labor to ascertain Of the female inmates the
condition OF their undefcothes. Valiant
Knight!
NH- The Paris corresnondenf of tho Naw