The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-06-30
ORIGIN AND SELECTED.


GBr On the first page - The Duty of an
Hour; Matters in Louisiana.
SB-On the fourth page-When this Cruel
War is Over; Miscellany.
srThe Bangor Wing learns that Knowles
one of the desperadoes, wounded at Detroit
died on Thursday noon. Thus both of the vii
lains have met the fate they so richly deserve.
sB-The demand for our paper yesterday
morning was decidedly pressing. We worked
144 quires, or 1856 copies, and still the demand
was not fully supplied.
nFThe following delegates to the Bangor
Convention have been returned from North
Yarmouth, to wit: E. d. Hicks, Charles Mitch
ell and George Herrick.
~ Gray returns the following delegates to
the Convention at Bangor, to wit: Hon. W.
II. Vinton, G. W. Freeman, w, II. Morse,
and Stephen Small.
sBe Allotment rolls from the 18th Regi-
ment, Companies G, II and K, and part of
Companies E, and l, have been received,
and are payable at the City Treasurers Office
sB-The friends of Madam Morterto are
making arrangements for successful straw
berry and floral festival on July 4th. The
tickets are selling fast.
% Pennington has chosen as delegates to
the State Convention, Hon. r. Goodenow,
John Russ, j. B. Morrison Increase Blake
and L. n. Prescott.
sy-The Directors of the Maine Central
Railroad of Bangor, elected at Waterville on
Wednesday, made choice of Hollis Bowman,
Esq, as President, in place of VIM. Goodenow,
Esq, of this city, who declined reelection.
Gg Waterville sends to the Bangor Con-
vention as delegates, Hon. ID. l.. Milliken, j.
Nye, C. X. McFadden, A. Lyford, NJ. Lyford,
j. NJ. Libbey, f. P. Rowland, E. P. Blaisdell,
L. T. Boothby and w. F. Stevens.
q The following are the delegates to the
Union State Convention from the town of
Wilton: Cyrus Henderson, Charles Bartlett,
r. b. Fuller, Charles ]. Talbot and James N.
Hall.
sB- DR.. F. s. Holmes Of Foxcroft, Surgeon
of the Sixth Maine, died in hospital few days
since, of diptheria, and his body has been
brought home for interment. Dr. ii. leaves a
wife, who is sister to Ex-Gov. Washburn,
and two children. EU
avoid the dust and sultry heat of town and
city. 1t is one of the loveliest seaside water
ing places we know of, with pleasant drives,
good sailing, good fishing, good fowlng and
ready money. After the 4th the Mansion
House will swarm with company.
sE- A public meeting was held in Bath
yesterday, called by the Mayor, for consulta-
ton in relation to protecting the city against
rebel pirates. A committee of influential cit
liens, headed by the Mayor, proceeded to Au-
gusta Sunday evening, by the steamer Ella
Morse, to procure ordnance for the protection
of the city and river.
sB- A correspondent at Pennington writes
June oath, that at atown meeting there, where
there are 700 voters, 100 to Ill voted to give
each drafted soldier $500. to pay for the privi-
lege of staying at home, to be paid in town
scrip in ten years with interest, but the Cop
perhead leaders objected to giving bounty OF
$500 or $500 to such as would go to the war,
because of its illegality! Loyal men gem
orally, believing the whole scheme contrary to
law as well as patriotism, avoided the meet
ing, and hence the small vote against the Cop
perhead measure