The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-08-25
a. The election in Vermont take. place

u The election in Vermont takes place
on Tuesday of next week. The New York
World says it is $50 hopelessly Republican,
that there will be no. serious contest.
sY- The Boston journal says, that as the
Eastern Queen was about to leave the whar
for Bath on Friday evening, a lady passenger
by the name of Mrs. T.. A. Thompson, discov-
cred that she had lost her purse and its con-
tents. At the same time a youth was seen
running up the back OF the wharf, who was
pursued and the purse recovered and restored
to the lady.
sY- The Calais Advertiser says, "while
prayer was being held in the Methodist vestry
on Sunday evening last, some miserable scoun-
drel threw a small dog through the window
into the vestry, smashing four pains of glass,
together with the sash, and then fed. Things
are coming to pretty pass when people can
not meet TO worship God without being out
ragged in such Manner
sy- In the explanation we gave few days
since of Fernando Woods sudden trip TO Hall
fax, we referred to the statements in one OF
his speeches to which his attention was called
at Washington, with an admonition to have a
care for his neck. We learn that it was not to
his speech that his attention was called, but TO
his private reasonable letters, which had come
into the possession of the government. Fer
nando will remain quiet for awhle-mark that.
ny- Gov. Andrew of Massachusetts,, while
on his way to Fryeburg and near Conway, had
an opportunity of taking the lead in am ex-
temporized fire department. A correspondent
of the Portsmouth Journal says he was at one
time on the roof surrounded by smoke and
burning cinders, then at work at the chain
pump or carrying water to the chambers
above. BY the vigorous efforts of Gov. An
drew and his associates house was saved
from the deyouring element.
-B- The reporter for the Daily Wisconsin,
Milwaukee, who accompanied the Western
Boards of Trade to this city, says, 1.-THE kind
ness OF the Portland people to their western
guests has made an impression upon them
which not the perplexing cares of business
shall ever be able TO obliterate. The memory
OF this visit will be cherished long after other
things are forgotten, and many time be re-
verted to as one Of the most pleasant events
in that past to which all that is beautiful in
| life ever goes too soon."
.E- The Nashville Tenn. Union says che
would not give SIS head for 100 of the best
slaves in the State. They are worth great
deal more as compensated laborers, but they
are not worth it as slaves. Slave property is
fast losing its value and all who are not pur-
blind with prejudice see it and feel it. The
| question of emancipation is living practical
one in this State; it is upon us and we must
settle it. We are as well convinced that the
| people of Tennessee will pass an emancipation
ordinance before twelve months as we are that
they ought to do it."
gy- A loyal Union Democrat in Bangor,
says the Times, when called on to aid in rails
ing fund to relieve drafted men from going
| into service or furnishing substitutes, refused
to contribute farthing to such fund, saying
his purse was open to the extent OF $1,000 or
$4,000, to aid the soldiers who respond to the
call of the country, or to assist their families
in their absence; but, said he, l have not a
dollar to bestow upon movement whose pur-
pose is to prerent the Government from get
ting the services of the men it needs in this
trying emergency. No, sir, you have mistak
Ell your man! am Democrat, but Union
Democrat, clear through.