The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-11
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gD- Crops of all kinds in Western Canada
promise to be the best for many years.
gy- writer who has just visited Russia,
says emancipation there is realizing all its
most sanguine friends anticipated.
% Gen. Richard Busted, of New York,
will address the citizens of Biddeford and vi
cinity on Saturday, tomorrow evening.
~ The newspapers say ARENAS Ward
is going to California, and will write a book of
travels to be published by "Carleton."
lg-JoHN VAN buren, says 1--WE do not
desire to subjugate the South, but to subju-
gate jeff Davis, and to free the South"
grThe election for delegates to the Con-
stitutional Convention of Nevada Territories,
gives in all the precents, as far as heard from,
large Union majority.
sg 1t is stated that in Belfast 80 old
Democrats, who have never voted any other
than their party ticket, will this year vote for
Cony.
Iy- We are requested to state that the
accounts for transportation of nine months vol
unteers, will now be paid at any time on pre-
sentation at the United States Disbursing Of
flee at Augusta.
sy- At Union caucus in Biddeford on
Thursday evening, Leonard Andrews and Will
liam Z. Donnell were nominated for Represen-
tatives. A good nomination and it ought to
be successful.
R E. B. Turner, ESQ.,, of Texas, and
7. Gilman of Portland, will address the
citizens of Brunswick at 8 o'clock on Satur-
day tomorrow, and of Bath and vicinity the
same evening
% A lady who had just returned from
foreign tour, who evidently had more money
than brains, said her husband purchased
among other things during their tour, a lot Of
stationary to put in the hicks.
sc Quantrc is again threatening Kansas
with 1900 men. A force sufficient to protect
that State should be Immediately sent, or
raised there, with general in command las is
a general.
ga correspondent says that the jewery
store of b. and NJ. NJ. Swain in Augusta, was
broken into Thursday night and several
watches, chain and rifle were stolen. No
trace of the thieves had been discovered
THE Lewiston Journal.
% OLIVE LEAF is the title of small
sized quarto. published at Gorham by James
NJ. Buzzell, NJ. d. 1t is to be published quar-
terly, and to be devoted to the interests of the
"church of the first born, irrespective OF sects
or party.
sB-One of the largest gatherings ever as
sembed in Somerset county, says the Clarion,
was addressed by Hon. Hannibal Hamlin and
Hon. David Clark, OF N. H., in the Island
Grove, Skowhegan, on Monday last. Gov. Co
burn presided.
% E. B. Turner, Esq, of Texas, who has
has been listened to with so much interest ev-
erywhere he has spoken, and J. T. Gilman, of
this city, will address the citizens of Yarmouth
this friday evening. Let there be a grand
rally.
II The President has decided to fill the
vacancies at West Point by the appointment
of deserving young men from the army. The
rebellion win have accomplished something,
if in that institution merit instead of money
shall become the condition of appointment.
rr The organ OF Frank Smith = and we
cannot possibly say anything more contempt
BILE of the Advertiser than this = uses the bud
Clay lie against Gov. Washburn as the heading
of its leader, although Gov. has denounced
the statement as lie over his own name.
rr The meeting at Auburn Hall on Tues
dag evening, which was addressed by Gen.
Busted, was a triumphant success. Many
persons could not gain access to the hall. Gen.
Busted, says the Journal, completely ridded
the Copperhead platform and party, and to
our knowledge did immense good to the IN
ion cause.
sr Hon. Warren Ii. Vinton Of Portland
addressed the citizens of this place on Satur-
day evening last in one of the most able elo-
quent and telling speeches which has been
made during the campaign, upon the political
issues of the day. His argument was clear,
logical, and unanswerable. The hall was
crowded to its utmost capacity, aud many had
to go away that could not get within hearing
distance. The Union cause is steadily pro-
crossing in every part of the state, and Maine
Skowhegan Clarion.
- Hon. JOHN A. PETERS of Bangor ad-
dressed meeting in that city on Tuesday
evening. He declared his opposition to the
sentiments and course of the Bradbury party,
that he would have nothing to do with it, but
should so vote and act as that his influence
should be felt upon the best interests of his
country. He thought that all who would fol-
low and sympathize with such men as Brad
bury and his clique ought to have collar put
round their necks and the name of JEFF Davis
engraved thereon as their master
% We are informed by gentleman in
New Gloucester, that the the Union meeting
in that town on Tuesday last was large and
enthusiastic, and that G. J. Prescott, Esq, of
New Hampshire was listened to for over an
hour and a half with almost breathless atten-
ton. Mr.. P. was followed by Hon. Charles
Holden of this city in very able and
interesting speech which will be attended
with much good. He adds, "The people of
New Gloucester were never more awake to
their duty, and will speak well for themselves
at the polls"
GBr The convention which nominated
Bion Bradbury. says an exchange, was pre-
sided over by Samuel Taylor, an old Quaker,
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