The Portland daily press., 1863-02-28
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED

syr On the fourth page--A Charade Of the
Second Degree; A Ghost Story; &c.
sr We are requested so call attention to
advertisement headed "Creditors' meeting"
In this paper.
SB We shall cheerfully publish returns of
town elections, If the clerks or some other per-
sons will promptly forward them.
sg- The Richmond Examiner says $1,000
piece are freely offered for substitutes for the
confederate army.
% The Brunswick Telegraph says that
Mrs. Narney, an elderly woman Of that town,
was severely burned upon her neck and Shout
ders Feb. oath, by her clothes taking fire.
sr The Gardiner Home Journal is con-
Quoted by II. X Morrill, for the benefit of the
family of its late editor, Mr.. Heath, who vas
killed in the battle at Fredericksburg.
ag-By letter from Maitland, NovaScota,
we learn that the winter has been mild and
pleasant. There has been very little snow,
and the ground is now entirely bare.
sH- An officer writes from the Army of
been weeded ont, and all that is now wanted
Is a week OF fine weather.
sgThe New York Herald discredts the re-
port Of a rebel privateer in the Indian Ocean,
ready to prey upon American vessels leaving
Calcutta.
% The Chicago Times has become so UNI
blushing in its disloyalty, that it has not only
been tabooed in the army, but the periodical
dealers of the West refuse TO sell it, and the
merchants refuse to advertise in its columns.
rE- DIR. Colenso has aseertained that the
bishops of the Church of England cannot harm
him by a legal attack. So he tells his friends
and they have communicated the fact. or opin-
ion, to the newspapers
GEN. Dow.-The Brigade formerly com
maneed by Gen. Dow, at the parapet above
New Orleans, is now under command of Col.
Clark of the ~ Michigan, Gen. Dow having
been ordered to the command of the Third
Division of the Army of the Gulf
SBr In the list of appointments in the Class
of ga in Amherst College, for the Junior Ex-
hibition, March 81, We find the names of Ed
gar l.. Foster of East Machias. for Latin
Grafton of the first class, and Fred. Z. Sturgis,
OF Augusta, for an Grafton of the third class.
u The Pennington Chronicle says the
house, ontbuildings and contents, belonging
to Jabez Vaughan, of that town. were dcs-
troyed by fire on Sunday night Feb. ed. The
inmates narrowly escaped with their lives. In
sured for $500 only.
~ A Bath copperhead suggests that he
has exposed himself TO an arrow from our
culver "The guilty conscience needs no ac
accuser." He is in no danger, however, for
we have field enough for our blows where
there is something to strike at.
~ The Bangor Wing says the house of
Capt. Amos Sproul, of Frankfort, was destroy
ed by fire on Thursday morning, together with
portion of the furniture, and considerable
property in the cellar. Loss about $1,000. In
sured for $1,000. ~
- correspondent of the Bath Times
shows that the recent murder in Camden was
but the sequel to quarrel in Boston, in which
Blake was whipped by Patterson, and who
then said il he could not whip Patterson he
could kill him, aud should do so.
sB- Mr.. Smith Of westbrook has been
most extravagaDtiy praised for his recent
speech in one paper, and Mr.. Kingsbury of
this city as extravagantly assailed. That pa
per-solitary and alone-is the Advertiser.
Smiths o,cn paper, owned and controlled BY
him.
u If the bill for the enrolment OF the
national militia passes Congress, 1t is said there
will be no CONSUMPTION in New England until
the delinquent States have furnished their full
quotas. The first call will be made upon
those States and New York and Pennsylvania
, are deficient 1900 men.
II The Oxford Democrat says DIR. Vim.
A. Rust o1ssouth Paris, has been appointed by
the Commissioner of Pensions, Examining
Surgeon for Oxford County, TO examine all APP
plicants for pensions under the act of 1862
granting pensions to disabled and invalid sol
diers, in the present war.
- The Advertiser assails Hon. VIM. G.
Barrows of Brunswick with malignant pen.
Mr.. b., the present Judge of Probate for this
county. is one of the purest minded men in
Maine, also, of distinguished legal ability; but
such qualities shield no man against the ven
omous attacks of the copperhead press.
% The Secretary of the Treasury reports
that the sales OF government cotton in New
York, since the blockade, from February
5, to Sept. ~, 1862, amounted TO 1925 bales,
l779 bags unginned amounting TO s96.562
The prices ranged from 20 cents to 81 20 per
pound.
- According to accounts received from
Geo. Thompson, NJ. p, it is impossible to con-
vene popular gathering in any part Of Eng
land, to give expression to feeling on Ameri-
can affairs, by which the Northern States are
not cheered, and the London Times is not de-
nounced and execrated. The people of Eng
land are right.
- We are told that during the elaborate
seven hours speech of Mr.. Smith of West
brook, in defense Of the wrong side of our ma
tional controversy, he did not succeed except
in single instance in calling forth the slightest
expression of applause, and that was when he
said something uncomplimentary Of Buchan-
ans administration.
% The Argus has not yet found room for
Mr. Stebbins' recent address, although it was
prompt to ask copy for publication, and