The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-25
AL AND ELECTED.

SD@On the first page-Lieut. Z. Stanley
Abbott; The Enforcement of the Laws; The
Pro-Savery Party OF the North.
sB-On the fourth page-Poetry, Psalm of
Gettysburg; Miscellany.
20 The last southern port taken-Port
Hudson.
81 The attention of the reader is invited
to the advertisement of Lucas New York
store. which will be found in this paper.
.r The Pennington Patriot denies the
story Of an anti-drait riot or rebellion in
Franklin county.
sH- The papers makes mention OF widow
whose grief at the death of her husband was
so intense that her hair all turned black with
in twenty-four hours after the sad event.
~ The copperhead papers speak of the
bloody assassins, thieves and incendiaries who
composed the New York mob, as their "exas-
perated fellow-eitizensn
- Rev. Geo. NJ. p. King, formerly of
Paris, was drafted in Rhode Island. The
Democrat understands that he will "accept
the CALI
sE- Several ingenious men in Androscog-
gin county have invented an Improvement for
coupling railroad cars, by which cars couple
themselves without danger to life or limb of
any person. The improvement has been
adopted at Lewiston, and the Journal of that
city commends it as really valuable.
-" Who can furnish us with a list Of the
officers killed and wounded at Gettysburg, in
the 18th Regiment U. S. tregulars) InfantryP
We have been several times written TO for
information on this point that we are unable
to give.
rr The celebrated horse-thief Hale was
arrested, in this town, last Thursday night, for
stealing horse of Mr.. Moses Young of Water
ford, some three weeks since He is now some
seventy years Of age, and has spent more than
half of his life in the State Prison. Bridgton
Reporter.
sg-Both of the sons of Hon. Edward Ever
EFT were drafted in Boston. One of them has
just returned to this country from England
having recently graduated at Cambridge Uni
versity. Both of them, it is said, have made
up their minds to serve in person, instead of
procuring substitutes or paying the $500 ex-
emption fee Newburyport Herald.
sE- The greatest capture of men mention
ed in modern history was make by Bonaparte
at the battle Of Austerlitz. where he took 90
600 men. Gen. Grant, it is reported, took
nearly 81 900 at Vicksburg. Napoieon's spoil
at Austerlitz WAS 100 pieces OF artillery Gen.
Grants at Vicksburg Is stated to be 23r-em-
braeing nine siege guns and POO pieces Of light
artillery.
H-A French Canadian in Waterville,
wishing to express his contempt for man
with whom he had difficulty by calling him
Copperhead, and not being able to think OF
the name, said "you DID old one cent? A
correspondent OF the Lewiston Journal says
this expresses about the value Of Copper
head.
LEA special dispatch to the Courier dated
Cherry6eld, July "a, says capt Haskell of
schooner Virginia, who arrived at Steuben
yesterday, from Boston, reports seeing, about
1870 in the morning, a heavy steamer off Petit
Menan, firing heavy guns at some craft low in
the water, which was returning the fire. Both
crafts appeared to be steering southwest"
sr We are informed that at town meet
ing In Biddeford, vote was passed instruct
ing the City to raise $500 each for all drafted
men, to be used in any way they please. Very
few of the Republicans attended. The next
thing will be to raise the money. Wonder if
Mr.. VIM. p. Haines, Copperhead candidate
for the gubernatorial nomination, will loan
the city the money from his bank.
sR-We have referred to Mr.. Common Coun-
Gilman Harmon, of Ward 4, as the Foreman of
the Advertiser Office. We learn that Mr..
Merrill is Foreman-a gentleman whom we
will not Islander by holding him responsible
for the political atmosphere which pervades
Foreman, is in some way connected with the
office.
- Persons sending from distance for
transient copies OF our paper, should remember
that we cannot send them by mail without pre-
payment of postage. The bundle for our much
esteemed friend in Kennebunk was put in the
office in season for the mail, but because Of
non-payment was returned, but not in season
for the Express till afternoon. This is the ex-
PLANTATION OF the non-receipt of the papers by
him as early rs he expected.
sB- Mr.. f. o. J. Smith intimated in the
Westbrook town meeting that he might be-
lieve very improbabls proposition If it should
be stated TO him by an "angel from Heaven"
Last fall he represented Abraham Lincoln not
only as messenger from Heaven, but as an
angel Of mercy, God-sent, to pour healing oil
into the nations wounds; and yet such mes
senger he now treats with contempt and re-
ceives his procamations with derision.
sgeThe Argus italicises the word "erisises'
10 Mr.. McCobb's letter to Judge Cory by way
of criticism. This betrays a very small spirit.
In our daily it was thus printed, but in the
original copy sent US, as well as in the Bangor
Wing and Kennebec Journal both of which the
Argus had seen, the word was crises. Our
neighbor must be decidedly hypercritical to
take advantage OF a mere error in proof read
ing.
q The Advertiser has issued ukdse TO
the people of Portland in relation to the forth
coming town meeting, urging them to amend
the warrant so that the $500 voted may be
used as Communication money; says this is the
most important thing to oe done; denounces
the board Of Mayor aud Aldermen; threatens
them with a mundamus from Judge of the
Supreme Court If they refuse to obey the peo-
pie, and winds up with very distinct intima-
ton, if Communication money bnot provided,