The Portland daily press., 1863-03-02
o RIGINAL AND SELECTED.

Reply to the Manchester Workingmen; the
Third Stage of the War; Political Prophecy.
1B- On the fourth page-Be Patient, po-
EN-; Voices of the Night in Camp; &c.
sg-The Adjutant Generals Report, we are
told, is out, but we have as yet received no
copy.
sg- A new meeting house erected by the
Baptist society in Trenton, in this State, was
dedicated Feb. oath.
r1- The Price-Current says there is a
movement on the part of the Board of Trade
to establish a Merchants Exchange in this CRY.
sg-Among the recent deaths at the WASH
ington hospitals we find the names Of the
following Maine soldiers: Harmon X. Day,
Co. A, I'd, and WIN. Brown Co. G., 10Th reg.
r1- The Bath steam Block Factory Of
Messrs. Duncan & Davenport, says the
Times, employs 45 hands and turns out $1,000
blocks year.
IF The Argus does not see fit to correct
its erroneous statement that we rejected
communication for the Press, relating to the
Ship Island troubles.
DRowNED.-Mr. John Lumbert, who lived
near the Ferry in Saco, when returning from
fishing last Wednesday, was drowned by the
capsizing of his boat on the bar at the mouth
of'the Saco River.
II the Advertiser says the unkind par
agraph in its issue of Friday, in relation to
Judge Barrows, found its way into the paper
inadvertently, and the editor discaims it and
regrets its insertion. The apology should be
considered ample.
II Mr.. Robert Rumery, of Biddeford,
says the Journal of that city, was few days
since riding with his wife and child ON the
Hollis road, when the horse became ungoy-
ernable, and Mr.. Rumery, in his efforts to con-
troll the horse was thrown from the carriage,
and received so severe injuries by his head
striking the ground, that his life was at first
almost despaired OF. He is now out of dan
ger.
GAN old lady in country town, not far
from this city, few days since, having occa-
sion to liquidate bill of s20.96, paid it with
two American eagles and the balance in silver
coin. The gold alone was then worth in this
city at least s340O. The lady was excusable
perhaps, for not being posted in financial mat
ters; We have nothing to say by way Of apol-
ogy for the man, fully posted, who would take
such advantage of her ignorance.
90 Tho Augusta Age, (Dem.l referring to
the rece mt Land Agency controversy, and the
defeat of the ex-Land Agent, says, at is due
"to Mr.. Norris to say thai during his entire
term of service he has been courteous,
'obliging and faithful officer; and nothing
against him was disclosed in the late investi-
''gation into the affairs of the Land Office
shat implicated his integrity, or that indcat-
led extravaganza, or practices that were not
sanctioned by the usages of his predecessor
syr The item in our paper Wednesday in
relation to Capt. Dicks, Of the gunboat Isaac
Smith, had been in type several days, but
was accidentally overlooked in making up the
paper. The wife of Capt. ID. has received in
formation that he is prisoner at Columbia,
S. c. 1t is amusing that Rip Van Wrinkle of
the Argus should discover that the paragraph
referred to was behind time. We give him
credit for keeener sight than he usually mani
tests, for he seldom treats his readers to any
thing fresher than a cold coup made of old
bones from the soap-boer's or charnel
house.
rE- Mr.. Rigby, the Oliver Cromwell of
our House OF Representatives, made some re-
marks on the National Resolves, and, says the
Augusta correspondent of the Lewiston Jour
nal, Thought il he saw an incendary just APP
plying the torch to his house at midnight, he
should not hasten to consult the Southern or
acle at Westbrook, to see if it was constitu-
tional to strike down the incendary before
proceeding to do SO; and he doubted whether
the nation would do so when traitors were
standing over her with drawn daggers. He was
very severe on Mr.. Smith, and the House ire
quently manifested their satisfaction at the ex-
coriation by signs which could not be repress-
ed"
% Rev. Mr.. Dillingham;, of Waterville,
who has lost handsome property in Missis-
sippi by the rebellion-a property bequeathed
to him by relative-spoke at Union meet
ing in that town a few evenings since, and said
that while he did not approve of the Presi
dents Emancipation Northumberland think
ing it the best thing under the circumstances
still always under protest, he should, like
good citizen, yield true aud hearty allegiance
to the administration and the government.
We are strong only through Union, and this
must be mai,tained-the Union as it was
with the right of all the States protected,
while all obedience is rendered to the federal
government He also went for the Cons,itu-
ton as it is, and ii slavery nterfered with the
execution of its provisions, let it be trampled
under foot.
gr A few days since Henry Monroe, a
contraband, was basely murdered in cold
blood IN Washington. He was on his way
from the place where he lived to store, when
he was met by some boys who snow-balled him,
which he bore for some time, until STOPPING
down to take a SNOWFALL for himself, he was
stabbed by young Flanagan. He was 10 years
old and very honest and obedient. A Wash
ington paper before us, printed on the day of
the murder, says, 1--WE shall watch this case
"with some interest, to ascertain if it is to get
"the go-by as similar cases have before. The
murdered boy was properly attempting to
'delend himself from an uncaled-for assault"
A letter from Washington to a gentleman in
this city, says the criminal has been committed