The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-09-17
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sy- On the fourth page-Poetry, at isn't
all in bringing up; Miscellany.
gB-Lewiston polled 1884 votes on Monday
last and Bath 1887.
9DrPotatoes are rotting badly in the valley
of the Androscoggn.
sB Arrangements are being made to es-
tabsh a free labor paper in North Carolina
GB-The Wales Agricultural Society will
hold their third Cattle Show and Fair on the
l4th of next month at Wales.
sg- 1t is believed that Mai. Gen. Hunter
is to be sent back to his old command, the
Department Of the Missouri.
sB- The report that the President for the
purpose of efiecting change of prisoners, has
yielded the point in regard to coored soldiers
and their officers, has no official authority.
Ig- A large number of wounded soldiers
still remain at the hospital at Gettysburg.
They are being removed as fast as their con-
dtion vii! permit, and it is thought that in the
course ofthe present month all will be removed
and the hospital broken up.
-B- The Maine Teacher for August aud
September, containing its usual amount of
useful and interesting matter, has been re-
ceived. Every teacher and friend of education
in the State should subscribe for it, providing
they are not already subscribers.
sV- The New England Women's Associa
ton for the relief of the sick and wounded
soldiers is doing good work. the value of
which can never be fully realized. Their re-
ceipts last month were S3,S37.17, expenditures
s11 ,499.4G.
vThe artist who has been exercising his
artistic powers in getting up caricatures for
the Belfast Journal for few weeks past will
find in the sanctum!of the Saco Democrat, roll
ed up in one of Shepley's speeches, a picture
that will make his eyes water if he has "a
bowel of compassion"
pA gentleman met friend on the street
yesterday, whom he had always known as an in
corrigible Democrat, and referred to the defeat
of his party, sob" said he, "my candidate
was elected i voted for Cony." "How is
that ?" said the gentleman. "Well," said he
81 heard Frank Smith Saturday night, and it
was more than could stand"
Y- We learn from the Bangor Times that
some daring burglars procured an entrance
into the depot of the b. o. and Milford railway,
on Thursday, blew up the heavy safe with
gunpowder. throwing it some three feet and
completely smashing in the door. They sue
ceeded in getting something above three hun
dred dollars iu cash.
IE-We are requested to state that the reply
of the clergymen of Maine to the address of
the clergymen Of Great Britain and France, of
which Rev. DIR. Massie was the bearer, is at
the bookstore of Mr. Packard in this city, and
the clergymen of the State attending the Con-
vention can have an opportunity of signing it,
which we trust all will avail themselves Of
sB- The rebels in Richmond are preparing
programme Of proceedings as a last resort,
showing clearly that they have given up all
expectation Of success. Their last strategic
movement is TO take the woods and the will
derness like savages, the part of which they
have been playing since the commencement
of the rebellion, and there fight against hunger
and cold as long as they may be able.
IgThe Advertiser of Monday morning in
noticing the meeting of the democracy on
Saturday evening, in which Mr.. Smith was
urged to address" says: "The meeting can
not but have good result, the effects of which
will be visible this evening, when the vote is
declared" The effects were risible truly, but
not very agreeably so to those copperheads
who were encouraged to bet so freely on the
result of the election, and lost their money.
a- A member of colored regiment, a
native of Africa, writes thus quantity in pri-
vate letter I'VE have experienced no fight
rs yet, but l sincerely wish we would have
one, so as to give us chance to show our
selves. and forever solve the myetic problem
of negro capabilities in the qualities of a
soldier.
-r The Philadelphia North American says
that Justice Grier, of the United States Su-
preme Court, was present on the bench when
Judge Cadwallader delivered his opinion af-
firmng the constitutionalty of the CONSUMPTION
act, and fully conceded with it. Both gentle
men are and have been lifelong Democrats.
So ends another of the pretenses set up by
Copperhead newspapers and politicians to JUS
tify opposition to the government and the laws,
and TO serve as basis for denunciation.
.vThe Cincinnati Gazette says Copper
head orator in Ohio in order to demonstrate
his assertion that negro was a coward and
would not fight, after imbibing freely of wills
key to raise his courage, went to the cabin of
negro in company with another man oil the
same sort, and commenced demolishing it,
throwing clubs and stones at the occupant
The negro got possession of a two barrelled
gun and shot them both dead upon the spot.
Such experiments for testing the courage of
the negro are often found little dangerous.
GvPresident Sturtevant, of Illinois Col
lege, who has just returned from Europe, says
the anti-slavery public in England, who are
almost altogether on the side of the North,
are exercising controlling influence upon
public opinion. He also says that the people
of England do not want a rupture with this
country-they dread it. The trading commu-
nifty, however, desire to make money out of
our troubles, while those opposed to the DEM
ocratic institutions rejoice at our msiortunes
and would like to see us shorn OF our
strength.