The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-02
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made the handsome contribution of 1900 to
the Sanitary Commission on Tuesday last.
sg-Some fine large snow drifts may be
seen by the wayside between Pennington and
Phillips.
| 10 There are in the Potomac army q 800
mules and Is, 400 horses; APO tons of hay and
300 tons of grain are fed out daily.
-Vice-President Hamlin, and ex-Gov-
ernor Washburn are in Chicago, attending
the canal convention.
sD- The Brunswick Telegraph says that
there promises to be splendid crop of blue
berries this year.
~g Nineteen thousand soldiers widows
have already applied for pensions under the
recent act of Congress.
WLieut F. Z. Shaw, of the First Maine
Heavy Artillery, has been detailed as Judge
Advocate.
srThe first Church in New York is said
to be the Oldest in the State, dating back as
far as 1873
sVThe rebel General Tilghman, recently
killed in battle, married Miss Augusta Boyd,
daughter of Joseph C. Boyd, ESQ.,, late of this
city.
gBeExtensive fires are raging in the forests
between Madrid and Rangeley. 1t is so
smoky at Phillips, says a correspondent, that
the sun looks like an old fashioned red wafer.
srOrrison Quimby of Avon was arrested
last Friday, and committed to Jail, for stealing
a leather belt out of mill and cutting it I'D
for the purpose of tapping Shoes
GB-A fire on Saturday afternoon destroyed
two dwellings and damaged third, near the
railroad bridge, says the Bangor Wing and
Courier
gCounterfeit "Twenties" on the Mer-
chants Bank, New Haven, Conn.,, are in circu-
lation. The name of the President, A. Peck,
Jr, has the "Jr.," left off in the counterfeit
sgThe Senate of Connecticut, on Wednes-
day, by vote oftwelve to eight, refused to
restore to the Senate hall the portraits of ex-
Governors Toucey and Seymore.
syr A lady in Fall River, who was engaged
TO be married, dismissed her lover because he
minated that he expected to have to 90 to
Canada to avoid the draft.
sy The Calais Advertiser publishes let
ter from member of the 22d Maine regiment,
dated Newton, La, April 26th from which it
appears that the health of the regiment is
good.
sB-A Memphis dispatch of the 9th says
that Grant had captured 5000 prisoners and
eighty-one guns, field pieces. On Friday he
hoo ,n;c t,.l
been in the fight at all.
sB- One hundred and fifty men belonging
to the 33d New York volunteers have petit
toned the War Department to be united with
the It'll Maine for the remainder of the war;
The petition was strongly urged by Col. Tay-
lor and Brig. Gen. Neal.
- We trust that the farmers of Deer
Island will not suspect us Of an attempt to
appropriate their cold thunder, because we
omitted that place in yesterdays item which
mentioned the death, by cold, of several sheep
| within week or two.
sB-The Portsmouth IN. H. Chronicle in
forms us that grand time is expected at Con-
| cord on the occasion of Gov. Gilmores inaup-
Veterans are to do escort duty and the Horse
Guards will be out in full ranks.
sg-It is reported that Bragg tclcgraphed
TO sen. Davis as to what he should do with
Valandgham. Davis replied that If Valan-
dgham would take the oath of allegiance to
the Southern Confederacy, to receive him, and
if not to send him back
E-Orders are said to have been received
at Port Royal, S. c., to grant forloughs to
soldiers in Gen. Hunters department, and
five per cent. of the whole number of men
there will Immediately start for home on leave
of absence of thirty days.
| lH-The annual examination of the United
States Military Academy at West Point be-
gan yesterday and continues two weeks. This
examination is probably more severe and pro-
this country.
| geA deserter from Charleston, who was
on the rebel ram Chicora, reports that the
rebels attempted to explode the huge torpedo
in the main ship channel at Charleston when
the frigate Ironsides was over it; but it failed
to explode.
g-The Bath Times says that Mr.. Lucius
Denison of Norway, has a fountain near his
residence filed with brook trout Some of
them have been in the fountain three years,
and weigh two and hall pounds. The fish are
very tame and are the pets of the village.
sg-The Calais Advertiser says, Capt. l..
| Bassford, Corporal VIM Granger Howard
Wharf, John McMahan, and number more
of the brave defenders of our country are in
town, having got furloughs of a few days to
visit their friends and recruit their energies.
SB- The Lewiston Journal gives the par
ticulars of a thief raid upon the town of East
Poland on the night of the 18th ult. The
rogues seemed to have passion for harnesses,
cushions, milk pals, &c. The correspondent
modestly intimates to the Journal that 't is
supposed these are rogues from your city,"
GA monster Union Convention is to be
held at Concord, n. H., OH the 18th inst, at
which Gen. b. f. Butler, Hon. John Cochrane,
Hon. Montgomery Blair, Gen. j. C. Fremont,
Hon. James I. Brady, Gen. Gilman Marston,
Hon. Nath'l b. Baker and Hon. Daniel S.
Dickinson are announced to speak.
sB-Through private letter the Oxford
| Democrat learns that the Thirteenth Me. reg
iment is still garrisoning the forts around New