The Portland daily press., 1863-01-19

sB-The January term of the Supreme
Judicial Court for this county will open to-
morrow. Judge Cutting of Bangor will pre-
side.
There is strike among the carpenters
and laborers at the Charlestown Navy Yard.
One of the chief complaints is tardiness of
payments.
sB-The Belfast Journal says a ship of 400
tons, to be built the coming season, by c. z.
Carter d Co., for parties in that city, has just
been contracted for.
rThe Boston Post is soon TO resume its
former large proportions,--al owing to the
pressure Of advertisements and the eheapness
of soft rood.
SE~r The Belfast Journal has published the
long message of Gov. Seymour of New York,
which is full Of mischief but declines to pub
fish the message of the Governor of onr own
State.
sB-The Newburyport Herald talking about
the plan of reconstructing the Union, with
New England left out, says it would be like a
mans knocking off the top of his head to i'm
prove his intellect.
Sg-The Skowhegan Clarion denounces the
running down of Mr.. Jesse Harding of that
town, who was fatally injured by coasting
sled, as an act of murder, and saws il was a
premeditated act OF the young scoundrels who
perpetrated it.
srInformation has been left at the office
OF Superintendent Webb, stating that Nathan
Mayhem, who had a pass, and was to have
gone to Aqua Creek on the boat on Sunday
morning last, is missing. His baggage was
placed on the boat, but Mr.. Mayhew has not
been heard from since. 1t is feared by his
friends that, as he had large amount of
money about him, he had been the victim of
foul play Washington Chronicle, JAM IA.
gB~The bill for terrifying the coast and
lakes, which has been prepared by the House
Military Committee, makes the following ap-
preparations for the construction of new forts:
100000 for fort at the mouth of the Kenne-
bee; S150,000 for Fort Preble, Portland;
100000 for Fort Constitution, Portsmouth:
100000 for Fort McClary, Portsmouth.
sg|The editor of the Brunswick Telegraph
has issued bill against the fright" of the
clergy TO NEEDLE with politics. He says "the
clergy as body have no business to NEEDLE
with purely political affairs" Again "we pro-
test against the secularizaton of the pulpit"
We did not know before that any field of labor
or of thought was not as legitimatey open to
clergymen as to other men.
gB- Senator Wright of Indiana, is a life
long democrat, and he is reported to have said
few days since that he thanked God we have
an army. navy and a country; and he thank
ed God for another thing, that we have a Gen
eral in the field who is not fishing for the
Presidency, who with his staff is to be found
in the thickest of the fight, and his name is
RosECRANs.
sBcThe Lewiston Journal learns that the
Maine Cavalry is now on the lower Rappahan-
mock, some miles below Fredericksburg. We
are informed that the men have free intercourse
with the rebels across the river, and exchange
tea and coffee for tobacco. Both sides inter-
mingle freely. The rebels own that they are
tired of the war, and say they should be glad
to kill all their leaders and go home in peace.
sB-On Friday, Jan. sth says the Rockand
Gazette, iour Children, two boys and two girls,
from six to eleven years of age, while on a
pond in Vinahaven, broke through the ice,
and had very narrow escape from drowning.
When rescued, the oldest girl-about eleven
years of age-appeared to be standing upright
in the water, with her chin about level with
thesurlace, and seemed to be buoyed up by
the air beneath her clothes. One of the boys,
about six years old, was holding on to the ice
The other boy and girl were under the water
for some time, but were near the surface when
rescued. The boy was nearest the surface and
the little girl under him, with one hand hold
ing to his collar. Both of them were taken out
apparently liteless, but many of the neighbors
were ready with warm blankets to receive
them, as soon as they were brought to the
shore, and assist in restoring them to life
Happily their efforts were successful, although
| 1t was two hours before they could sneak.