The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-03-26
ORIGINAL AND sELECTE d.

and Lawyers oil Maine"
sg- A call for the formation of National
League has been started in Bangor.
sB- The camp of party of men employed
by Capt. E. Richardson, on Jonesboro' RIVER,
was burned night Of the 10Th. The men were
employed in getting ship timber.
sB- About forty vessels will be built in the
County of Washington during the year 1868,
some of which are already in an advanced
state of completion.
sE- The Congressional Globe, which was
unable to keep up with the voluble debaters
at the Capitol, even with the help Of a daily
supplement, completed its report of the pro-
ceedings last Saturday.
sV- The congregation of the Pine street
chapel, Lewiston, voted on Sunday afternoon,
to omit for time, the usual afternoon service,
and that the Sabbath School occupy the time
left vacant.
u They have established sick train on
the Washington and New York Railroad, de-
parting from New York, three times a week
for the accommodation of sick and wounded
soldiers. One car is fitted up with berths for
those too i'll to ride in the usual manner.
lF-The Press is now published by Messrs.
Foster d Gilman, Mr.. Hall having retired
from the establishment. Since it was started,
eight months ago, the Press has rapidly adj
vanced TO the first position among the daily
newspapers of Maine, and it has not many
superiors in New acknowledgements.
sB- 1t is singular fact, says the Ellsworth
American, and shows TO what extent the cop
perheads went to carry the spring elections,
that many of the towns in this county cast
larger vote than they ever did before, exceed
ing that Of the last Presidential election.
sg- The Richmond Enquirer, in allusion
to the restitution Of forage near the rebel
capital, says: "The horses that draw our ar
"tillery and baggage trains and ambulances
"are dropping their hoois off and eating one
another's tails off for want of proper food"
sE- The Augusta Farmer says many com
panies from Massachusetts, have been engaged
securing ice in that vicinity, the ice harvest
in Massachusetts having failed. They are
getting out ice of the best quality, most of it
eighteen inches thick.
sB-To the suggestion that certain European
capitalists are prepared TO take loan, If they
can obtain it on their own terms, a distinguish
ed officer of the Government is said to have
replied: II suppose they will take our bonds
at par, and pay for them in German siicer."
LIE We notice that an impression prevails
in some quarters that in the recent changes
in the office OF the Portland Press, the editor
in-chief Of the paper, j. L. Gilman, Esq, had
retired. This is mistake. Mr.. Gilman still
remains at the head OF the paper which his
versatile talents have already raised to lead
ing position in the State. We regard Mr. Gil
man as one of the ablest and most successful
editors in New England.-lL Lewiston Journal.
sr The proprietorship of the Portland
Press has been changed. 1t Is now published
by n. A. Foster and John 7. Gilman, under
the firm name of n. A. Foster & Co. Mr..
Gilman retains the editorial charge of the pa
per, and its well-filled columns bear witness TO
the industry, ability and enterprise with which
it is conducted. 1t is emphatically one Of the
live papers of the day Maine Farmer.
~ "Thcre is no especial necessity for cit
'izens to enroll themselves under partizan
@banners," says Perley Of the Boston Journal,
.if they are true to the Union, and If they
"loyally stand by the Presidentr' An axiom
attic truth; the whole Is greater than any Of
its parts, the country beyond comparison with
any party.
GV The Machias Union learns that VIM.
E. Pencils store, at Machiasport, was enter
ed by parties unknown, night of the 2lst, and
5000 in money stolen therefrom, and goods TO
the amount Of $500 more. The money was
what had been subscribed and paid by persons
in aid of Mr.. Phinney, whose house was re-
Gently burned.
nT The new ship Saginaw, owned by
Messrs. VIM. II. Reed & Son, Bath, says the
Times, is now ready for sea, having been char
tered by Messrs. J. Robinson, WIN. Rice, and
b. o. Weeks, and loaded by them with $40
tons of hay, 1869 bushels Of oats, for Alexan-
dria, whence she is to 60 to Baltimore to take
cargo for Panama.
IL Col. Gillem, one OF the finest of gen.
tlemen, and strctest of officers, was one day
reprimanding one of his soldiers, who was
slightly intoxicated at the time. After the
Colonel stopped the soldier remarked: "Yez
wouldn't have occasion to talk to me so If l
had pistol.n The Colonel, much astonished,
asked, swell, sir, what would you do If you
had pistol?' "Why, I'd shoot-meself, sir"
1t rather pleased the Colonel.
sgThe Augusta correspondent Of the
Courier states that the following official in
formation has been received Capt. F. l..
Jones, 25th Regiment, resigned; Lieut.. W. A.
Stevens, 10th Regiment, promoted; LIST Lieut..
w. Z. Brooks, 10Th Regiment, promoted; As
sistant Surgeon +. A. Estabrook, oath Regi-
ment, deceased; LIST Lieut.. NJ. b. Coffin, 4th
Battery, resigned.
- The Bath Times says, Mrs. Mcdonald
of Rockport, with three daughters, came to
that city aweek ago on their way to join the
husband and father in California, and put up
at the Sagadahoc House. One of the daugh-
tiers, about fourteen years of age, was attack
ed with scarlet fever and canker rash, and on
Monday at IL o'clock she breathed her last.
The disconsolate mother and sisters returned
with the body to Rockport.
sy- The speech of Mr.. Stewart in the Sem
ate yesterday, was very able effort, and did
him great credit as lawyer and political
man. 1t was candid, elaborate and logical
review of the opinion and action Of political
parties relating TO slavery running back TO the
date of its agitation after the formation of the
government. 1t laid bare with rigid hand
the course of the Democratic party since the
adoption OF the compromise measures OF 1850.
1t showed up with great clearness the false po-
sitions of Hon. +. .. j. Smith and Hon. Z. X.
Wiggin. Mr.. Stewart will conclude his re-