The Portland daily press., 1863-07-29
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sH-Last page-Price Current and Portland
Dry Goods Market, corrected.
sgrThe work on the Notifications at the
mouth of the Merrimac river has commenced.
syr The Anniversary Of the Bangor Theo-
logical Seminary occurs the present week.
% The Nahant monitor carries the marks
of a hundred shot received in a recent fight at
Fort Wagner.
To- The Conscrip,ion Act places drafted
men on terms of perfect equality with volun-
teers in every particular.
sgJudge Cadwalader of the u. S. District
Court, has decided that any one who resists
the draft participates in the rebellion.
The Amazonia, of Boston, which was
destroyed by the rebel pirates, had on board
10000 gallons of Kerosene oil.
sB- Mr.. Francis Preble, of York, was
found dead near his residence, on Thursday
morning last. Cause of his death unknown.
Sgr Maj. Boothby, Of the LIST Maine caval-
has arrived at Lewiston, the residence of his
father.
rB- The st. John, N b. Globe saws the
examination of the man Merrill, charged with
inducing enlistments for the Federal army was
adjourned from Saturday last to Monday.
sB- The Mobile Register is looking for
speedy attack, either from Gen. Grants army,
or from the seacoast, and is discussing the best
means of defense.
syWoodruff 6 Beech, of Hartford, CT,
have contracted with the Government to build
the machinery of the three large steam frig-
ates, amounting to 81 100000
lEThe City Council of Bath have voted
to give Co. c, 2lst Maine regiment, "a suitable
reception on their return home from service,
as we learn from the Times.
- Garibaldi, in reply to a letter OF con-
graduation on his recovery, says THE hour
has come when all nations must rise in arms
for the holy cause of universal liberty
srThe Governor of New Hampshire has
ordered volunteer companies to be in readi-
ness for immediate service within the State.
The surest way to avoid trouble is to be pre-
pared for it.
- Mr.. j. p. Greene, member of the
graduating class of Bangor Seminary, will be
ordained as a Missionary to the Sandwich ISL
ands, at the Hammond Street Church, in Ban
gor, on Thursday next.
s5- Sir Joshua Jebb, founder of the new
system of prison discipline in England died
suddenly on the 26th ult., while on his way in
an omnibus from his residence in Putnam to
his office in London. His age was seventy
years.
- Rev. Z. III. Chaplin, who has been trav-
cling in Europe for his health, has so far re-
covered that he expects to return in the steam
er which leaves Liverpool on the first of Au-
gust. 1t is expected he will resume his pasto-
raj labors early in the autumn.
There are large number OF Bostonians
at the White Mountains the present season.
The facilities afforded for ascending the noun
tain, and the recent arrangements for holding
Geographic communication with all creation,
render this very desirable place of summer
resort.
sy-The Attorney General of Rhode Island,
Abraham Payne, Esq, in answer to an inquiry
of Gov. Smith, has given an opinion that
"towns in that State have no power to raise
and appropriate money to provide substitutes
for drafted men, aud any attempt to do so will
be void and of no effect
IL 1t is said Hon. j. G. Blaine who is
among the drafted In Augusta has had several
substitutes offer themselves, Stree gratis, for
nothing"-to serve in his seat at Washington.
He will probably refer them to the voters of
the Sd Congressional District for examination
and approval.
sE- Dir. t. NJ. Brown of Boston, Temper
ancc Lecturer, who is on lecturing tour in
the eastern part of the State is spoken of in
the highest terms of commentator by the
press in that section of the State. We learn
that he is to be at the meeting of the Grand
Division of the Sons of Temperance at vassal-
boro to-day.
rB- The Democratic Association of Massa-
chusetts propose to test the constitutionality
Of the conscript law, and have retained Hon.
Caleb Gushing and ii. w. Paine as their coun-
sci. II the case is as long in being decided as
cases usually are the three years time will be
served out, or the war brought to close be-
fore decision is obtained.
sH- Those Copperheads who see nothing to
approve in the policy Of the President and
nothing to condemn in the course pursued by
JEFF Davis and his followers may see the pc
cular excellency Of Southern CONSUMPTION
over that adopted by the government. JEFF.
leaves no cause Of complaint on the ground OF
inequality or partiality, as his net sweeps the
whole.
.Y- Rev. Benz. Hale, d. d, who died at
Newburyport on the 18th inst. at the age of IS,
was in early life connected with several of the
literary institutions of this State. In the year
1916 he was Principal of the Academy at
Saco. From 1920 to 1922 he was Tutor at
Bowdoiu. He was Principal and Professor
of Chemistry in the Lyceum at Gardiner, from
1922 to 1927, after which he was elected Pro-
fessor of Chemistry. Mineralosy and Legal
Medicine at Dartmouth College.
Sg- The notices have been served on the
drafted men of Franklin County, without any
further opposition. The military company
has returned, having accomplished the object
of their reconnaissance. The men who had