The Portland daily press., 1863-12-31
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

u On the first page = Letter from the
Army of the Cumberland.
O. On the fourth page-Chrstmas Day
original; Miscellany.
a. The number Of blockade-runners cap
tured since the rebellion broke ont is 1,O45.
% The Maine Bank of Brunswick is or
ganizing as National Bank.
IN Capt. Charles A. Brooks, 9th Maine,
has been appointed Assistant Commissary of
the Tenth Army Corps.
a. Hon. Sidney Perham and Hon. Jas.
G. Blaine, members Of Congress from this
State, returned home on Saturday.
~over fifty Members of Congress have
signed request for the removal of Blair from
the Cabinet.
W- JEFF Davis life if fully narrated, would
NIL large volume, but its end will be told by
single line.
nTThe January Term of the S. ]. Court,
for Washington County, commences in Ma
chias, on Tuesday next.
sVGen. Tyler has been assigned to the
command Of the Irish legion, made vacant by
the death Of Gen. Cocoran.
nVThe January Term of the S. j. Court
for York County commences in Saco on Tues
day next.
sVDr. George H. Hubbard tate OF Man
chester, N. H. has been appointed medical
director Of the Arkansas District by order of
Gen. John Mcneil.
n4-Rev. James NJ. Usher has started a
new paper in Boston, called the Nation-to be
devoted to temperance, popular information
labor, home and country.
IDr. Melville c. Keith of Augusta, has
been appointed Acting Ensign in the Navy,
and has reported for duty on board the U. S.
ship Savannah, now at Brooklyn, n. Y.
% Thomas McAvery, of Whitneyville
lost pair Of valuable horses by drowning, 10
the "Dead Stream" near the Fourth Lake,
Machias river, one day last week.
u The population Of the slave States in
1890 was twelve millions. 1t is estimated that
six millions of the twelve are now under the
Union flag.
1It is said that George d. Prentis, of
The Louisville Journal, Is sinking deeper and
deeper in consequence of his Incorporate hab-
Its. The paper has long since passed from his
control, both financially and editorially.
I-His Excellency Governor Andrew, has
ordered that a National salute be fired from the
Boston Common on the first of January next,
in honor of the Emancipation Proclamation OF
the President.
sgAdjutant General Thomas has returned
to his Department at Waslington having, dur
ing his absence, organized $1,000, colored
troops. Gen. T. says before Spring there will
be 60,O00well armed and drilled negro soldiers
in the field.
nTPersons using furnaces OF stoves should
see that they are always provided with water
to eyaporate in the room. There is nothing
more unhealthy than dried air. For the pre-
servation of health OF beauty the air should
be moist and soft.
ex-senator Trumbulls resolution of in
quiry as to the number of Major and Brgadier
Generals, with their staff allowances and pay,
who have command Of less than brigade, has
caused much commotion among military cir
cles.
~ The Pennington Patriot did not make
its appearance last week on account of the
sickness of the printer. We regret the sick
ness, but presume the earths revolution
would not be very much affected by non-ap-
pearance ofthe Patriot for any length of time
1-In the General Court Martial now in
session in Washington, OF which Brig. Gen.
Robert B. Mitchell is President, Lieut.. Col.
Charles d. Gilmore Of the 10th Maine, has
been detailed as member, In place of Col.
Dimmlck, U. S. A., who has been relieved.
10 The Evangelical alliance in England
have issued an annual address for week Of
prayer, to commence on January 8, 1884, and
Christians of all lands are affectonately invited
TO observe week Of special and united prayer
at the beginning Of the New Year.
TThe Farmer says as "capsheaf7' to
our pig stories we will mention porker raised
and brought into our market by Mr.. c. Hams,
of the Dillingham; farm in Sidney, which
'kicked the beam" to the tune of SIG pounds
dressed. II our readers "or any other man"
can beat that we should be glad to know it.
"The Patriot learns that an old gentle
man in New Sharon, by name Of John Rowe
some % years old, was burned to death some
weeks ago. He retired to bed alone and by
some means the clothes took fire and before
his screams brought assistance he was so bad
ly burned than he lived but about 20 hours.
U-The retail liquor dealers in New York
have had meeting and raised the price of =
drink from twenty five to fifty per cent. Sup
pose their customers should have meeting
and resolve that they would not buy the
liquor? What vast amount of money and
suffering would be saved thereby.
MA gentleman present says the obsequies
Of the late Rev. DR.. Tappan at Augusta were
impressive and very interesting. The services
which very appropriately took place Christ
mas day, were conducted by Rev. Mr.. Nc
Kenzie of Augusta, Rev. Messrs. Thomas
Adams, Father Thurston, Prof. Wittlesey,
Prof. Packard and G.. f. Adams.
q Rev. Darius 4. Jones, General Agent
Of the Iowa Bible Society, reports that he has
visited eighty-seven counties OF that State,