The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-10
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

Mr. fretfeflck fiafe Oh EllsWofeh, was
admitted to the Hancock bar, at a late term
Of the Supreme Court in that county.
~ The house OF Alexander Weaver in
Ellsworth was destroyed by IRE on Thursday
of hast week
SF-The Bangor Wing says shat on We'd
Desday night hast no less than seven dwellings
in Hanpden were entered by robbers.
ga sister Of General Grant was married
IN Cosington, KY, opposite Cineinnati a few
days since 10 u clcrg, man OF the Methodist
Church.
The united literary societies OF Dart
mouth College have elected John G.. SAKE of
Albany as their poet for the next annual COM
mencement.
srThe Inauguration OF Rev. Asa d.
Smith, d. d., President of Dartmouth Col
lege, is appointed to take place at Hanover,
n. II. on Wednesday, 18th inst.
S-Private r. Verril, Co. c, 18th Maine,
is one of the soldiers who has recently died at
Annapolis from the effects of cruelty and
starvation while prisoner at Richmond.
sy" The Dover Observer says there is
deep feeling of religious interest in tina Acad-
emy in that town, which has resulted in sew
al conversions.
sY- California papers intimate that the
population Of that State is being quite rapidly
diminished for the benefit OF Nevada and
other outside mining regions.
ry-' The new Veteran Cavalry regiment
to he recruited in this State, will encamp upon
the grounds opposite the State House, where
the 1,t Maine cavalry encamped.
sD- Col. Fessenden's Veteran Regiment
viii go into camp at Augusta to-day. Col.
Beals' Veteran regiment have been in camp
about month
Potatoes are selling in Bangor for Sc
and 50 cents bushel. The Gardiner Journal
says they get bigger bushels there than in some
other places, Il very important consideration.
SE=' The ID Cavalry regiment now being
organized in this State, will create II demand
for about 1900 horses, all of which are TO be
purchased in Ills State, at a maximum price o.
1925.
VThc Philadelphia Press states that a
private dispatch received in that city from
Washington says it is understood to be sett-
led that Major Gen. Buell. is to DC Gen. Grants
new chief of staff,
ry- The first snow Of the season, here, fell
yesterday morning, from to 5 O'Clock.
AT IL O'Clock last night, it again commence
ed showing, but it melted about as rapidly as
it fell. AT 3 this morning the thermometer
stood at So degrees.
B-rhe recent victory of Generals Sedg-
wick and French on the Rappahannock, by
which $500 rebel prisoners were captured is all
the more refreshing from the fact that it was
so unexpected. Hot work is expected for the
next few weeks.
II A crowd OF rowdes assailed a building
occupied by several women in Presque Isle
with stones and clubs, smashing in Windows
and hitting one of the inmates on the head,
injuring her so bad that il is feared that she
will not recover.
-y- Arrangements are being made on the
htuucbSt. cIpbsNot. blHtI llNcls,
lakes aud ponds in this State, to secure a
large quantity of ice the coming season.
About 100000 was realized from the sale OF
ice in this State last year. Rather slippery
business.
.E- The Ellsworth American says little
girl belonging to one of the schools in that
| town. was run over by lumber team a few
days since, the wheel passing over her neck.
Strange To say, she jumped up and ran into
the school house, saying, lit did not hurt her
much"
~ The Newburyport Herald says "the
Democracy is dead enough now, and we hope
the Republican party will keep it dead, by
cherishing sound national sentiments and "A
policy broad enough for the continent" This
is pretty good for paper that has never
shown the slightest leaning to the Republican
organization.
~ Whatever may be the taste displayed
10y an audience in leaving the concert hall
during the performance of the last piece, we
think no desirable person will dispute that it is
in very bad taste for large numbers to star t
Tor the door while Il collection is being taken
up, especially on such an occasion as that OF
Sunday night last.
.-R d. Street, Esq, clerk Of the Courts OF
Sagadahoc County died at his residence in
Richmond on Saturday last, aged SO years.
His funeral was attended on Sunday by dele
cations from Masonic Lodges in Bowdoinham,
Dresden, and Bath. Mr.. S. was native OF
New Brunswick and came TO Richmond about
IL years ago, where he has praciised law for
several years and won the respect Of the CON-
munity. He leaves wife and two children.
ry@ The next meeting of the Cumberland
County Temperance Association will be held
at the Methodist church at Ferry village,
commencing ut 10 O'Clock and continuing
through the afternoon aud evening. Ii is
very desirable that the friends OF Temperance
men and women of this city, should attend
and cndeavor to create aud keep alive an in
tercst in the Temperance cause. Clergy
men, who. above all Others are expected 10 be
Gt,cdys interested in the temperance question
are especially invited to be present.
nE~@ Mr.. Calvin p. McIntire, of Biddeford
writes us that though he resides in that city
AS Il music teacher. he was born in kenne-
bunkport, aud, it seems. was enrolled and
drafted in both places. He reported to the
! proyn-t MnrSh,Es ntficp from Riddeiord and