The Portland daily press., 1863-09-07
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OR IGN AL AND SELE ct I'D.

sBr On the firzt page,-A Voice from the
Army; What the Administration has Done;
A noble Mother Deeply Afflicted
20 On the fourth page,--Miscellany
.B- The Union men OF Westbrook have
nominated George Warren, Esq. for Repre-
sentative, and they will elect him.
sr Gen. Busted will address the citizens
of Biddelord, on Wednesday evening, Septem-
Der 9th.
Ig- The communication in relation to
Popham, heretofore alluded to, shall have
place as soon as we can find room.
g@ The total value of exports from this
port for the quarter ending Aug. 81, was sl1S,-
039.46.
ar Sharp frosts were experienced in Hill
nois, Indiana and Kentucky the past week,
and the tobacco crop was much injured.
CO c. j. Prescott, Esq, of New Hamp-
shire, and Hon. Charles Holden, of this city,
will address the citizens of Chebeague Island,
this monday Evening.
l- Rev. Nelson j. Wheeler, graduate Of
Harvard University, was ordained pastor of
the Baptist church in Skowhegan on Wednes-
day last
g- The Bowdoinham Baptist Association
meets with the Baptist Church in Gardiner on
Tuesday of this week, and will continue its
session through Wednesday and Thursday.
CO Acting Master j. d. Warren of the
US. Navy, formerly of Pittston, has been APP
pointed to the command Of the supply fleet at
New Orleans.
ed in Boston day or two since, aud fifteen
minutes after wrote large sentence in fair
hand, expressing his gratitude.
sy- The Gloucester Telegraph says, "about
their first trip during the past week, bringing
in good fares of mackerel
rg- A Mass Convention of loyal young
men was held in Syracuse, n. Y, OH Thurs
day last, at which spirited and patriotic speech
es were made, and resolutions of the true ring
passed.
g- The Washington Republican of Thurs
day says "the cause of this sudden rise in gold
is evidently the result of some bogus news, as
there is nothing known to the government
here to cause any depression in the money
market"
% Hon. II. j. Jewett, last Democratic
candidate for Governor of Ohio, and one of
the most influential Democrats in the State.
has taken grounds against Valandigham, as
has also Hon. II. B. Payne of Cleveland, a
Democratic standard-bearer.
% Let every man feel that the triumph OF
this campaign depends upon his own personal
exertions; that if we would be victorious he
must attain the victory. State committees
are very useful, but the people must not place
people must gain the triumph, and they may
as well do it in their own way.
lp- Poor T. o. J. Smith! He has been
thrown overheard both by Union men and
rebels. The copperheads have repudiated
him, having nominated Mr.. Payson, who said
recently in town meeting he would see the
government id before he would vote dol
lar, except to get the soldiers out Of the scrape
they are in. Smith has rolled in the dirt for
nothing.
sv 1t will be seen by an announcement
in another column, that Hon. William Pitt
Fessenden and Prof Whittlesey are to address
Union meeting at Phillips Village, on We'd
nesday, the 9th inst, at o'clock P. NJ, and at
Pennington, on Thursday, the 10th, at the
same hour. Prof. Whittlesey and Others will
also address a meeting in the Grove, between
Kingfeld and Salem, on Tuesday, the sth inst,
at two o'clock.
spSaturday evening the loyal men of Port
land were insulted by having thrown into their
doors scurrious sheet issued from the Argus
oflice-though it was designed to be anony-
mous-filled with a tissue Of lies and contain
ing treason enough to damn to eternal infamy
all who were connected with its production.
Among its lies was the declaration that the
Union convention at Bangor passed no resolve
complimentary to or sympathising with the
soldiers in the field.