The Portland daily press., 1863-08-19
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.
First Page Boston Correspondents.

Saturday issue, the speech of Gen. Shepley
entire.
nH-The Ellsworth American says, Mr. Jere
Brady workman in the steam-mill of Levi
b. Ulmer & Co., was found dead, sitting in
his chair about o'clock Thursday night.
gV A little son of Mrs. Bonner of Bath,
as we learn from the Times, was run over by
a hack on Saturday last and seriously In
jured.
g- The lower. block of sawmills, and an
adjoining block, at Upper Saltwater, were en-
tiiely destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Loss
from $4,000 to $4,000.
ge The last No. of the West Philadelphia
Hospital Register, reports the death of Charles
NJ. Beedle, of Buckfeld, of Co. G, Goth Maine
Regiment. .af
gp Lieut. Col. Hallowell, of the Massachu
sets 54th, is rapidly recovering from his
wounds, and will succeed the lamented Col.
Shaw in the command of that regiment.
sB-It was Col. Cornyn tnot Corwin) of
the 10th Missouri Cavalry, who was recently
shot at Memphis by Lieut.. Col. Bowen, subor-
dinate in the same corps. Col. Cornyn was
iOinNiiy phyoiSiau III ~ l<Ouio'
syThe Canadian papers notice the arri-
val of large numbers of young men from the
United States, who have skedaddled to avoid
the CONSUMPTION. They meet with no sym
pathy among the Canadian people.
An Englishman who escaped from Mo-
bile, says every available man has been i'm
pressed into the service TO defend that city.
The home guard is esteemed at about 1900
men.
gE- Trains will leave Lewiston for Bruins
wick every morning this week, and Brunswick
every evening for Lewiston, to connect with
the morning and evening trains on the X. & p
road.
ly Lewis Barker Esq. will address the cit
liens Of Bath, on the present condition of the
country, this evening. Mr.. Barker is an able
and interesting speaker, and we have no doubt
Columbian Hall will be full to overlooking.
v The Congregational Church of George
Pastor, has repudiated the action of the coun-
Gil that found Mr.. Beecher guilty of heresy by
vote Of q against 81.
sY- A violent tornado visited Cleveland
Ohio, last. Tuesday afternoon unroofing houses
tearing up trees and overturnng chirnneys
The American House, the johnson House
Waring Block the Cleaveland Wooden Mill and
the Pitsburg Railroad depot were among the
edfces which were rendered roofcss
sY- The Calais Advertiser says that DIR.
Rowe, who escaped from the officer on his way
to Wiscasses Jail few days since, is now stop
ping at Mrs. Marks Hotel, st. Stephens, N.
b., where he is giving his REASONABLE senti-
ments an airing.
lr Hon. Henry Winter Davis addressed
the citizens of Bangor at Norombega Hall on
Monday evening. The Wing says the speech
was listened to with the most careful attention
by all who were fortunate enough to get with
in the sound of his voice.
o. Additional orders were received yes
terday for over 5000 copies Of Gen. Shepley's
speech. This is the most importan. and most
convincing document that has been issued from
the press during the season. Let it be scat
tered like the leaves of autumn.
oT We thank our kind friend in Fryeburg
who has invited us to attend the centennial
celebration in that beautiful town. We regret
our inability to accept his invitation. viii
some good friend thcresend us an early account
of the festivities for publication?
sV-Capt John Edwards, Jr ofihis city, chief
of the artillery of the 9th army corps, is very
highly complmented by Gen.Grant in his off
cial report of the seige and capture of Vicks-
burg. Every one who knows him, knows that
Capt. 4. would do his whole duty, nor are
they surprised that his intelligence and brave
ry, have won such ompliment.-lPortland
Advertiser.
g The Canadian Parliament assembled
at Quebec on Thursday, and elected Hon.
Louis Walbridge speaker by eight majority
Friday the governor-generalde the OPEN
ing speech. He directed special attention to
the Militia law, which he said required extern
sive amendment in order to make it effective
sT- Rev. Mr.. Patterson, pastor OF the Uni
versalst church in Portsmouth, at the close of
his discourse last Sabbath. stated that as he
had been drafted into the U. S. service, he
wished TO obtain leave of absence until the
close of the war; A vote was taken on his
request, anu tue WaruenS were instructed TO
take such steps as might be necessary to re-
lieve him from all responsibility under such
draft.
v On Sunday night last, the house, two
barns snd outbuildings of Robert Elliott, in
Freedom, with their contents were entirely
destroyed by fire. The flames spread with
such rapidity that the family barely escaped.
A horse and carriage and three thousand
pounds Of wool, were destroyed. The loss
was about $4,000, on which was an insurance
OF $1,000 The fire is supposed to be the work
of an incendiary.
sg Rev. Mr.. Merrel, of the Bethel Church,
called on us yesterday afternoon, having been
absent from the city about two months, during
which time he has been on a visit of mercy to
the camps and hospitals of the Army of the
Potomac. He related many interesting facts
that would be of interest to our people gener-
ally, and we hope he may be induced to address
the people upon the subject of his mission and
what he witnessed while in Virginia and Penn
sylvania.
sB- correspondent of the Bangor Times
over the signature IA. b." denies the state
inent which we published few days since, on
the authority of the Biddeford Journal, in re-
LAT