The Portland daily press., 1863-08-12

rent Dry Goods market.
aDePostmaster General Blair is rusticatinr
at Newport, r. /.
sr The "Sunrise" says the hay crop in
Aroostock County is first rate, and all other
crops exceedingly promising.
ag- The Camp Meeting at Northport, the
present season, viii commence on the 7th of
September.
" The LOYAL SUNRISE" is the name
oil very neatly printed, aud ably edited little
sheet, which has been started at Pressure Isle.
scRev. S. C. Bartlett of Chicago, has
been elected to the professorship of sacred lit
erature at Andoyer Theological Seminary.
Rev. Howard Malcolm, d. D., Presi-
dent Of The american Peace Society, has had
two sons drafted for service
sr Soldiers of the Goth Maine report that
on the 18th ult., seventeen steamers, with an
entire Division of Gen. Grants army. arrived
at Port Hudson.
I'd The pastoral relations between the
Church and Society of Wilton, and Rev. Mr..
Emerson, have been dissolved on account of
the continued i'll health of Mr. f.
sB-Two railroad routes are being surveyed
between Dover and Portsmouth, n H., the
most available OF which will be selected for
the continuation of the Winnipisaukee rail-
road.
by Daniel Stickney, Esq. We cordially well
come our veteran brother Stickney to the ed
itorial fraternity with the desire that his fond
est hopes may be more than realized in his
new enterprise.
rE- The draft for the Fourth Congress
sonal District commenced in Bangor on Mon
day of this week. In that city two clergy
men, Mr.. Everett, Unitarian, and Mr. Good
win, Episcopal, are among the drafted
sB-The Episcopal Society in st. Stephen
offer reward OF $500 for any information
that will lead to the apprehension and convic-
ton of the person or persons that set fire to
the Episcopal Church on the 2lst ult
10 Among the drafted in Portsmouth are
three clergymen, the Principal of the Boys
AAiSh ONhoot, Viz PfoptiCtOf vi lut OuTOulClc,
the junior of the Journal, and the publisher of
the States and Union.
ag- The 10Th Maine Regiment was appro-
priately received at Bangor, on Sunday morn
ing. A patriotic and pleasant speech was
made on the occasion by Vice President Ham,
lin.
- The report that President Lincoln in
tends to visit the White Mountains is con-
tradcted. The probability is that he win not
leave Washington until he has finished up
job Of thrashing he has on hand.
- At legal meeting in Lebanon, few
days since, it was voted to pay $500 each to
the drafted men or their substitutes when
mustered into the U. S. service also to pay
$500 each to seven or eight men who went out
as volunteers in the Maine sth regiment
sE- As Gilmore's Band, in an Express
train, passed the train at Yarmouth, contain
ing the oath Maine boys on their way home,
fewidays since, it struck up the appropriate
piece, ''Home, s,ceet home at which the re-
turned volunteers eheered most heartily.
sB-It is said that blue-berries, one inch
and seven eighths in circumference, have been
picked, the present season, at Mason Village,
n. Ii. Maine sends greeting to New Hamp-
shire, and in exchange would be happy to re-
ceive small cargo Of those big blueberries.
- The recent Congressional elections in
Kentucky, place the control OF the next House
OF Representatives in the hands of the uncon-
ditionally loyal men beyond doubt. The last
hope OF traitors in that house is dead beyond
all prospect Of resurrection.
q The July No of the Maine Teacher
has been received. 1t contains its usual va
riety of able articles, which will be read with
interest by all who are engaged in teaching,
especially. The Maine Teacher ought to have
a wide circulation in our State.
sY- The Commissioner of Pensions has
designated the following gentlemen examining
surgeons in the State Of Maine: DIR. John N.
Houghton, Phillips; DIR. Moses S. Wilson, Lin
coin; DIR. Edward N. Mayo, Houlton; DIR. Ste
phen Whitmore, Gardiner; DIR. Nathaniel
Pease, Bridgton.
sH- The Executive Council which has been
in session at Augusta for week or ten days,
has adjourned. During its session settle
ment was made of an old claim OF Sumner &
Maxcy, connected with the State. Prison,
which has been hanging for long time, ac-
cumulating embarrassment with age. Seven
teen of the twenty-eight companies of the
State Guard are reported full and in good or
gained working order, and other companies
are progressing toward perfection. The ar
mories, arsenals, &c, are reported in good
condition, and the State has not for long years,
been better prepared to cause its laws to be
enforced, or its legitimate authority respected.
give have no apology to offer for those
who willfully disturb other peoples meetings;
no sympathy to waste upon those who, with
their eyes wide open, run their heads against
post. II the meeting in front of the Preble
House Monday evening was a Democratic
meeting, then Union men should have given il
wide berth, or allowed it TO live and die in
peace, If it was meeting of Union men,
then the copperheads showed their ill-manners
by obtrudng their speeches upon it unasked.
What was its character is not exactly settled.
1t seemed to be made up mainly of people
loyal people-from the City Hail. attracted by
the band which commenced playing just at the