The Portland daily press., 1863-08-13
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

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sV James II. Randall, distinguished
member of the Philadelphia bar, died sudden
ly in that city on Saturday last.
% Maj. Gen. Mcclellan had narrow es-
cape from drowning while bathing at Sag Har-
Dor, a few days since.
sr Fred. Douglas has been deputied to
join Adjutant General Thomas and assist him
in organizing colored troops in Mississippi.
sg- Sailing Master VIM. L. Hurd, of Port
land, was recently lost from the United States
gunboat Covington, on the Mississippi.
II The Sagadahoc County Union Conven-
ton will be held in Bath, on Tuesday, the 18th
instant.
- The Lincoln County Union Convention
will be held at Newcastle, on Thursday of next
week.
sE- Mrs. Geo. Foster, who has been detect
ed in extensive thefts in Bangor, committed
suicide by drowning few days since.
sB- B. b. Thomas, Esq, who has been
Deputy Warden of the State Prison, is about
to engage in business in Hampden, having re-
signed his position in the Prison.
To- An officer of one of the Illinois regi-
ments which was lately sent out on an expedi-
ton up the fazoo River, reports passing
through eorn-feld thirty miles in extent.
sg~The ice dealers of Boston have advan-
ced fifty cents hundred on their prices.
Their stock during this hot weather, is rapidly
melting away.
70 Several of the Enfield Shakers are
among the drafted in Connecticut. As they do
not vote and are prolessedIy non-resiSants,
there is little curiosity to see what action
they will take.
sE- The following pithy platform has been
adopted by the 5Oth Ohio regiment:
"ResoiUed, That our platform is: The I'm
ion, first, last, and all the time; peace when it
is established; war until it is"
sy-A sword was recently presented to a
captain of western regiment, by mar who
said: Here, John, is a sword" The captain
took it, and replied: Thank you; I'll see
you again about it, after have tried it," The
presentation and reply were both to the point.
ga rural young man in the eastern dis
trict of Rhode Island tried to get exempted
on the plea that he was entirely dependent on
his mother for support. But the board con-
cluded she ought TO be freed from the burden
and took him.
- 1t was remarked By wag, the other
day, after taking careful look at the dele
| gates passing through town TO attend the Cop
| perhead Convention at Portland, that they
| looked rather seedy. Three years out of Of
| flee had worked sad change in the wardrobe
OF the former neatly appareled gentlemen
| Ellsworth American.
sy- In the Sd Congressional District the
whole number of drafted persons passed upon
| by the enrolment Board up to Tuesday at IL
o'clock, was 1888, OF which S3S were accepted.
Or this number 376 have paid their commute
ton money and 173 have furnished substi-
tutes; the remaining $50 enter the rank
sg- At the Temperance Convention in be-
half of temperance in the army and navy, held
at Saratoga Springs, New York, August 5th
the Rev. DIR. Newell, of New York was presi-
dent. Many important resolutions were dis
cussed and adopted, and in three successive
meetings several spirited addresses were made
u Mr.. Bradford, of New York, succeeds
Mr.. D. ii. Craig as agent of the associated
press. The New York Evening Post says that
Mr.. Bradford is well known, not only for his
experience, but for his uniform courtesy and
his desire to do equal and exact Justice to all
the persons concerned in the receipt OF anthem
tic intelligence.
-H-At funeral Of Captain of one of the
colored companies at New Orleans, who was
killed in a battle at Port Hudson, no less than
81 secret and other societies of negroes were
in the procession. Two companies of the 6tl
Louisiana (coloredl did escort duty, forming
procession of more than mile in length
The thousands who followed their brave Off
Ger to his last resting place, had the flag OF ouI
Union in miniature form waving in theil
hands, or pinned tastefully on their persons.
LEA laughable incident connected with
the engagement on Morris Island on the 18th
is as follows After the rebels had retreated
a colored sergeant belonging 10 the saith Mas.
sachusetts, and very stunted, was seen coming
In with secesh prisoner. The rebel was one
OF those tall specimens of the chivalry who
seem to have been originally intended for as
Economical observations, while his captor was
stunted negro who could with ease have walk
ed between the legs OF his prize. 1t was a la
dicrous sight-the little contraband, with ex
banding eyts, large mouth, ivory glistening
| Juggling his own arms and those of his prison
er, and beside him was long haired, sunken
jawed, sallow-aced specimen Of southern veg
citation, humbly following his enterprising col
ored brother.
sH-rhe delegates from the Western Board
OF Trade were met in the room OF the BoarC
OF Trade in Boston, on Tuesday, aud wer,
welcomed by Mr.. J. &. Converse, President o
that Board. John 5. Hancock, Esq, Presiden
of the Chicago Board, Mr.. Fairbanks, Vice
President, and Lieut. Gov. May, of Michigan
responded. Mayor Lincoln welcomed tL'
Western Boards in behalf OF the city, followed
by some remarks from Hon. Richard Frothing
ham, who were responded TO by Mr.. Hadey
Mr.. Randolph Mr.. Bssell and others. The,
subsequently visited the rooms Of the Corr
Exchange, and other localities, and nearly al
left for home in the afternoon.
70 Monday, while on the boat excursion
among the Islands, we were an involuntar.
listener to conversation between two West
ern men, both of them strangers to us. On
we judged to be copperhead, for he was oil
fering to bet on Vallandigham, but was back
ed down when his opponent offered to put ~
n Al