The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-11-18
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sold for S1605.
SV The great iron Dictator is to be launch
ed on Thanksgiving day at New York.
To- Letters for Banks army should still
be addressed to New Orleans. =..-.a
sE- The ladies of Bangor are getting up
| parlor entertainments tor the benefit of the
soldiers. Just like them.
nH- United States Greenbacks of the de-
nomination of 81, altered to s., are in circu-
lation.
sV=Prentice says-"We cannot consent to
furnish the rebel armies with salt, but we will
pay them with the next best thing, saltpetre' y
sB-A bill to prohibit the manufacture and
sale of sprituous liquors in Western Virginia
is before the Legislature of that State.
sy-Iti is estimated that there are 235 general
hospitals in the United States, in which there
are about $4,000 patients.
gY- The farmers of Arson and vicinity
have sold the nice little lot of 10000 pounds
of wool this season, at high prices, and have
about 10000 more.
Gg COL Plaisted of the 18th Maine is now
at Morris Island, in command of brigade
composed of the Sd and 4th New Hampshire.
and 9th and 10th Maine, says the Gardiner
journal.
B~The Sacramento Cal. Union says that
"no men denounce the President as a tyrant
and usurper except those who sympathize with
fha aI.als
sympathies openly"
" The Advertiser learns that the other
day one of our citizens placed at the disposal
of a clergyman of this city, ten tons of COAL
an unsought and transformations contribution
to the necessitous.
ng- The Watervie Mail says that since
horse jockeys are disappearing, class of men,
properly called sheep jockeys are taking their
place. Some kinds of sheep are changing
hands at fabulous prices. In such trades men
often get the wool pulled over their eyes.
sH-Both of the Uuited States Senators for
Missouri are Jealous emancipationists, and
heartily and cordially support the Presidents
proclamation. The world moves, Gov. Gam
BILE, Frank Blair and Gen. SchoReld to the
contrary Notwithstanding.
sE- The sale of three blockade runners
captured by an American vessel of war, have
amounted TO enough to give every seaman
$500, every ordinary seaman s2l00, and ev-
cry landsman $500 as his share of the prize
money. At this rate our jack tars will be rich
at the end of the war.
sB- On the 4th of March last there were.
in the loyal States, u revolutionary pes.sion-
ers, since which time two have died, ciz: Rev.
Nathaniel Ames, Racine, Wisconsin, and Mr.
John Goodnow, Sudbury, Mass, who was
nearly l02 years of age. Ofthose now living
tie youngest is 90 years Of age and the Oldest
107 years.
% The remains of Corporal John c..
Wadsworth passed through the city yester-
day, on their way to his native town (IIiram)
where they will be inferred in the family burial
place. Funeral services will be held at the
"Old Homestead" the residence OF s. ID.
Wadsworth, on Thursday, P. NJ. tomorrow,
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
sp- The Boston Courier is not pleased
with the recent letter of Gen. f. w. CAN'T,
of Arkansas, who, satisfied that rebellion is
played out, wisely advises his people to lay
down their arms, return to their allegiance and
give up an institution which has led them into
trouble. The Courier is so attached to slavery
that it would refuse to receive back the peni-
tent southerners unless they adhere to their
slavery.
sV The Waterville Mail says in defence of
Waterville audience which has been assailed
by correspondent of n city paper that they
have but three women in the whole village
who are marked for their ignorance of good
manners in public audience, and their worst
fault consists in whispering and giggling
while others want 10 listen. No resident of
town of the size Of Wateryille has any right
to complain with only three such, for in most
villages their number is legion.
n- The Montreal Witness suggests, as
Americans are not allowed TO visit Richmond
to minister to the wants of Gen. Dow-a man
who has done so much for the cause of Tenn
perance and humanity, and who is peculiarly
offensive to the rebels because he is "a more
thorough embodiment of the Yankee clement,
with which they are particularly contending
than any prisoner they have'-that the Cana
dian Temperance societies take the matter in
hand, and see what they can do to minister to
his wants.
sV- A Freedom n. H., correspondent of
the Manchester Mirror says, recently two cler-
gymen from Maine came into that town and
gave out all appointment for prayer meeting.
At the time and place appointed quite num-
Der assembled. The meeting was commenced
by one of the Rev. gentlemen latter few words
of exhortation) by requesting all Christians
present to rise TO their feet, that he might
count them. A few did so. He then request
ed all backsliders to arise. One or two arose
He next requested all sinners present to arise
The whole congregation then arose and de-
parted, leaving the two Rev. gentlemen sole
occupants of the house.
sV- Massachusetts has a wonderful State
Senator-W. ID. Swan of Norfolk. In a re-
cent debate in the legislature he said III the
telegraph wires to-day could bring us the
news that Stanton and Haleck were removed,
and Mcclellan appointed chief, the highways
would swarm with volunteers going down to
fight the battles of their country Perhaps