The Portland daily press., 1863-08-04
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nv Pirst Page,-An interesting communi-
cation.
aV Last Page,-Poetry, Thanksgiving.
c In recent fight at Aldie, Va, A. C.
Emery, Co. H, S. A. Holden, Co. d, and A. n.
Warren, Co. NJ, all of the LIST Maine, were
wounded
sBr The Argus undertakes to set us right
on Kentucky politics. We know of but one
county in that State in relation to which we
are disposed to concede our neighbours superb
or knowledge, and that is Old Bourbon!
rSecretary Chase is now on visit North.
1t is understood that the marriage of Governor
Sprague and the lovely daughter OF the Secre-
tary, win be consummated at Newport, before
his return.
sB- Don't forget the Great War Show that
opens at Lancaster Hall tonight. Those who
have not had an opportunity of seeing the real
ity will get a very correct idea of a land and ma
val engagement by this wonderful mechanism.
% The Bath Times says, John H. Shaw.
son Of John Shaw, Esq, Of that city, has been
appointed Ensign in the U. S. Navy, and has
reported on board the Savannah, at New
York.
10 Henry Ward Beecher asked Park Ben
jarnn, the poet and humorist why he never
came to hear him preach. Benjamin replied,
"Why, Beecher, the fact is, / have conscien-
tious scruples against going to public amuse-
ments on Sunday"
sy- The leading Democratic German or
gan in Northern Ohio, the Germania of Cleve-
land, has hoisted the name of John Brough as
its candidate for Governor. The Germans Of
Ohio almost universally repudiate vallandg
ham.
II The New Orleans Era says of Gen
Sheplcy, who is now at home in this city, that
as Military Governor of Louisiana, he has dis
charged the duties Of his Office with ability,
in the affairs of the State.
.y- The Keokuk Gate City says, "All
Democrats who stand by the Administration
are denounced by the Copperhead peace-plott-
ers renegades from the Democratic party,
and the party is thereby being reduced to an
exclusive andselect set of shirks and knaves."
sg- One OF the richest explanations of the
Gettysburg victory has been started by some
ardent Copperhead, who asserts that the sol
ders fought under the impression that Nc
Clellan had been placed in command of the
armyl
- The exercises at Brunswick, to-day,
will be an Grafton by Rev. Charletou Lewis,
Cincinnati, at 8 O'Clock P. NJ. Poet ]. C.
Hayward, Esq, New York. Concert in the
evening by Gilmore's Band OF Boston, assist
ed by the celebrated Madame Lorini A spec
ial train viii not return after the Concert, as
stated yesterday.
sg A paper in Kokuk, Iowa, says, ave
know that Sunset Cox, member Of Congress
from the Columbus district, and one Of the
leading Democrats of Ohio, was in our city
few days ago, and admitted in conversation
that Brough would beat vallandigham over
$4,000 votes in the State Of Ohio
LEA letter from one Of the oath Maine
boys, in Banks army, an extract from which
we find in the Gardiner Journal, says THE
most of Gen. Banks troops are nine.months
men, and if he sends them home when their
time is out he will have no troops to hold the
places he has taken, so we shall have to stay
until they can get more men to take orr pla-
ces. am willing to stay as long as they want
me. 1t makes me mad to hear OF those plaster
heads getting together there at home, aud
having great peace meetings, and telling about
what an awful thing is to have war in the
coantry. Why don't they come out and fight
to put it down? 1t won't do any good to stay
at home and blow about it,