The Portland daily press., 1863-02-06

Reported for the Press.

Cumberland Co. Temperance Association.
The second meeting of the year was held
by this association on Tuesday the Sd instant
in the Congregational church at New Glouces-
ter, Lower Corner, The President, Elery II.
Starbird, ESQ.,, Of Falmouth, presided. r. p.
NJ. Greedy of New Gloucesteg the regular Sec
rotary, who belongs to Co. X, 25th Maine Reg
inent. being at home on fnrlough, was in his
seat. Brief remarks were made by b. F.
Thorndike, of Portland, after which Rev. J.
A. Ross, of New Gloucester, B. F. Thorndike,
OF Portland, and Rev. Mr.. Carleton, of New
Gloucester, were appointed committee on
resolutions. The work of organization hav-
ing been accomplished the convention ad-
journed until
AFTERNOON.
Aftcr the meeting was called to order, pray
er was offered by Rev. Mr.. Carpenter of n.
Gloucester. Josiah +. Day read the petition
relative to prohibition of the sale of ale, &c.
The petition was circulated in the convention.
receiving every signature save two. While
this petition was going the rounds. its merits
were ably discussed by Messrs. Stack
r. 7. NJ. Greedy of New Gloucester, gave some
interesting details concerning his army expe-
rience. Whiskey and quinine, as rations for
soldiers on guard duty, were pronounced use
less, and the policy of administering such doses
denounced. The committee on resolutions,
through their chairman, Rev. j. A. Ross, re-
ported four. The first relates TO the temper
ance press and hotels; the second, to the Sons
Of Temperance; the third, TO the necessity of
voting only for temperance men; and the last
TO the influence of the pledge. Each of these
was ably discussed and adopted, except the
second, which was referred to the next con-
vention for further consideration. G. A. Stack
pole of Gorham introduced a fifth resolution
in regard to dancing, as connected with tenn
perance, which was also referred. The con-
veniion adjourned at about ten o'clock in the
evening, TO meet next month at the call of the
President. There has been good attendance
The lelaw was the particular subject of atten-
ton. The annual election of officers resulted
as following:
Presideaf.-E. H. Starbird, Esq, of Fall
mouth.
Secrefary-R. P. NJ. Greedy, of New Glouces-
Treasurer.-J. F. Day of Portland.
Vice Presiieats.-Hon. Daniel Elliot of
Brunswick, John I. Walton of Portland, Rev.
J. A. Ross ofN. Gloucester, Capt. Sawyer of
Gorham.
The customary votes Of thanks were pass
ed. MAcHIGoNNE.
IN, ,la a Ir,o 7
Case
gE- On the fourth page "a True Ghost
Story.
IVHorace Vernet, the celebrated French
painter, died on the 18th of January, aged "A
years.
rY-It seems there is one army inspector.
who won't wink at the rascality of contract
ors. A few days since shoe manufacturer in
Essex county had a lot of shoes returned on,
his hands with large hole cut through the
bottom of each one, so as to effectually pre-
clude the possibility Of their subsequent ac-
ceptance by any less conscientious in spectors.
% Senator McDougalls vaporing resolu-
tons, equivalent If passed to declaration of
war upon France, were laid on the table in the
Senate last Wednesday. Only the Democrats
sustained them. Why? What purpose of the
Democratic leaders will be furthered by involv-
ing the country in war with France? There
is no need to ask.
ga correspondent writing from Phillips,
in Franklin County, tells us that the snow is
now about two feet and half deep in the
woods. Diphtheria still prevails in that vicinity.
A subscriber to the Portland Cretan was re-
Gently heard roundly abusing the present adj
ministration because he was unable to pass a
blue postage stamp. The stamp had already
been used for payment Of postoflice charges.
That man had learned his lesson well.
sg-Mr. Boileau, of the Philadelphia Eve
ming journal, was arrested for printing an ar
ticle entitled "Davis' Message" sustained
panegyric of the President of the Conspiracy
set off by vicious assaults upon the Admins
tration at Washington. 1t is now contended
that Mr.. Boileau did not write the article but
served as a catspaw for some malicious mon
key in the background. He was released on
giving his parole not to print anything more