The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-23
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.


of i'll health.
gg~At Wilmington, N. c., the Confederate
flag is said to have been hauled down, and the
| State flag raised in its place.
~ Several small towns in Franklin coun-
| ty have been troubled recently with a copper
head mob spirit
| SH-At a sale of pews in the new Congre-
gational Church in Saco the other day, 5000
premium was realized, above the appraisal. so
says the Democrat.
sB~ Among the drafted men from Wiscas-
set, are Geo. b. Sawyer, Esq, Clerk of the
Courts for Lincoln County and Rev. VIM. w.
Niles, Rector of St. Philips Church.
sg- Mr.. Joseph A. Roach, Co. d, Sd Maine,
who was wounded at the battle at Gettysburg
died at the Hospital on the 18th inst His
mother resides at East Brunswick.
syThe degree of ID. d., has been conferred
upon Rev. o. b. Cheney, President of the
Maine State Seminary, by the Wesleyan Uni:
versity.
| q We learn that David r. Wylie of Bath,
has been promoted to I'd Assistant Engineer,
and ordered to report on board gunboat How
quah now cruising on the coast in pursuit of
pirates, says the Times.
sErOne of our city coal dealers informs us
that the quotations of coal in our list of prices
current yesterday were incorrect = that the
retail price then ruling was sloper ton instead
ofs12
sg-The Calais Advertiser styles the draft
the touchstone of patriotism, and comes to
the very just conclusion that man who re-
| joices at the successes of treason must him
self be traitor.
sBA correspondent requests us to publish
list of the officers of the 18th IT, S. Infantry,
| (regulars) killed in the battle OF Gettysburg.
/ We are unable to do so because we have not
| yet seen list of them.
sH-Capt Samuel NJ. Limeburner of Brooks
vile, master Of schr. Mars Hill, was drowned
in New York harbor on Thursday last He was
single man, about 20 years of age.-[Bangor
Wing.
sg- The Boston Journal has seen written
statement bearing date April IL, 1871, showing
that the cost of hiring soldiers for three years
to so into the Continental army, was two
hundred and eighty-fve Spanish milled dollars
| sg- Major Edw f. Winslow. of the 4th
Iowa Cavalry, tson OF Stephen Winslow, ESQ.,,
| of Augustal who performed gallant service at
the siege of Vicksburg, has been promoted to
the Colonelcy OF his regiment, over the senior
Major and the Lieut. Colonel.
| gantla,pa, fr.,,o n ,,a;rhbor;,,.x $685..
informs us that some of the drafted men in his
vicinity are skedaddling. They do not know
probably that they are placing themselves in
the position of deserters and mourning the pen
atty of deserton.
sg-While many Irishmen were mixed up
with the New York mob, the Tribune bears
testimony to the general good conduct of the
Irish and other catholic population. Industri-
Gus Irshmen lent no coun,enance to the
riot.
ssrThe New York World insults the honest
laborers of that city by styling the mob of in
famous thieves, cut-throats, murderers and
house-burners, 'the laboring population" The
Herald speaks of them as 'the people, The
Daily News, the organ of Wood, speaks Of "the
people fred OH by United States soldiers
give occasionally leave out some lire
advertisements to meet the pressure upon our
columns, but We always select those least like
is to suffer, and belonging to good-natured
customers. In all such cases we will give
sufficient number of additional insertions TO
make all parties satisfied
| A dispatch at the Merchants Ex-
change Room on Sunday stated that Gen.
| Meade sent decided ntimation TO President
Lincoln, after the rebel retreat, offering to re-
| sign, If he, Lincoln thought he stood in the
way of success. The President refused to re-
lieve him and ordered him 10 continue in CON-
mand.-l Boston Journal.
sg- The Rockland Democrat says in the
late battle at Gettysburg the color staff OF the
Fourth Maine Regiment was shot away. Be
fore the colors reached the ground Sergeant
| Henry o. Ripley sprang and caught them and
raised them proudly alolt in the storm of
! bullets,
1.-THE Boston Journal says, "Judge Nc
| Gum of New York, who has recently declared
the Enrolment Act unconstitutional, is the
same person who, while Colonel of a volun-
teer regiment, was arrested by Gen. Mcclellan
! and sent to New York, with the injunction
not to return to the National Capital on peril
! of his life."
! .g-The Confederate authorities have back
ed down from their purpose to execute two
federal officers in retaliation for the execution
! of two rebel spies by Gen. Rosecrans The
very large number Of rebel officers and SOL
/ diers now in the hands of our Government
has had wonderful effect in quickening JEFF.
Davis moral sense.
sg-Bshop Bailey, Roman Catholic bishop
of the diocese of Newark, speaking of the riot
in New York, said "there was but one way to
deal with it, and that was the Napoleonic one,
namely, give them grape and canister until ev-
cry disturber of the peace should return to
his duty" There are not few people
who agree in this view OF the case.
ry- Says the Boston Post, democratic:
cit is the meanest and most cowardly revenge
"to prosecute the poor negroes. No blame
Scan be justly attached TO them. They have
"been passive element in this dreadful con-
"troversy, and to turn upon those defenseless,
"beings with the savage ferocitywhich has been
exhibited, is a brutality that deserves the Sc
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