The Portland daily press., 1863-02-17
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

sarily laid over till tomorrow.
aB- Col. Burnham, of the Maine 9th, is at
home at Cherryfeld, on short furlough.
svJudge Fox is holding term ofthe S. J.
Court for Knox County, at Rockland.
sE- An effort is being made in Bridgton,
says the Reporter, TO organize Band.
Ir Three feet of snow fell in Canada dur
ing the storm of the 9th and It'll inst.
sgr The Jews have bought the church of
the Fifth Universalist Society in Boston for
$4,000. ue
"a The Portsmouth Chronicle says the U.
S. Screw-sloop Sacramento, Capt. Boggs, sail
ed from the lower harbor on Friday night.
sB- Prof Agassiz has taken steps to be-
come naturalized citizen Of the United
States.
sBr James Henley, 40 years of age, fell
from India Wharf, Boston, Sunday afternoon,
and was drowned.
sB- 1t is said that photographic station has
been opened at Jerusalem. Guess If Solomon
were now alive he would admit that there is
at least one thing new under the sun.
sBrAllotments from the 10Th and 18th
Regiments, to parties resident in this city, have
been received, and are payable at the City
Treasurer's office.
sE- Parties from the Machias numbering
regions report excellent doing The snow is
about deep enough, fifteen inches) the swamps
A.
sE- Gen. Caldwell left his home in Maehias
on Monday of last week, to join his brigade
on the Rappahannock. He has entirely re-
covered ofhis late illness.
sg- New medicines are constantly being
invented. A few days since, we are told, a
good woman called on one of our apothecaries
for "a bottle of Seats Eleratorr
sB- Among the names of New England
soldiers recently deceased at the Washington
hospitals, is that of II. w. ID. Haywood, Co.
II, Sd Maine.
% Mr.. Wilson stated in the Senate on
Thursday, that the army of the Potomac has
5000 regiments but only 100000 men, and that
Rosecrans had at the battle of Murireesboro'
l49 regiments, but only 5000 men.
.r The Machias Republican gives lstof
vessels built in that district the last year,
amounting to $500 67-05ths tons. They con-
sisted of nine banks, one ship, four brigs and
five schooners.
- The Belfast Age says that measures
are in progress for grand Union meeting OF
tho ,,aopla ,ft hat oauntv On Cal H.. sl,1 h
Loyal men are waking up to the necessity of
sustaining the government
% Thomas J. True, Jr., son Of Rev. T. j.
True of West Waterville, and member of the
23d Maine Regiment, was drowned in Virgin
ia on the night of Jan. Goth, by falling into
canal. He was about 10 years of age.
sD- The Gazette says that Lieut.. Col. Car
yer, ofthe Maine 4th, arrived at his house in
Rockland on Wednesday night, on short fur
Tough TO recruit his health, he having recently
been i'll with fever
RAILWAY TRAFFIc.-The receipts on the
Grand Trunk Railway for the week ending
Feb. It'll. were, SS0.55s 9S
Corresponding week last year, 1859 o.
Increase, S10l9 81
ry- Saturday afternoon, the body Of Mr..
John ii. Oviatt, broker at 220 State street,
Boston, was found In the water under Graft a.
Wards wharf, on Dorchester avenue, near
Federal street bridge. The deceased being
subject TO fits, il is supposed that he fell over
board while suffering from sudden attack.
sH- The Skowhegan Clarion learns that on
Thursday morning of last week, the Edge Tool
shop of t. ii. Bosworth, Esq, in Brighton,was
totally destroyed by fire. Mr.. John Pike was
knocked down, had one of his legs broken and
was otherwise injured, by the falling OF
chimney. h
sy- Billy Wilson's Zouaves IN. Y. 9TH are
famous for the execution which they do with
their STEAL. On the first night of their arri-
val at Baton Rouge, they added to their al
ready brilliant achievements by entering the
suffers tent of the 18th Maine regiment, aud
stealing everything therefrom, including 5000
in money.
sH- At latest accounts the Eighth and
Ninth Maine Regiments were at Port Royal,
the Eleventh at Yorktown, the Twelfth and
Fourteenth at Baton Rouge, the Thirteenth
anu ihaccuth AZ choacpias Ia, tue lWcutl-
Fifth is guarding the Long Bridge near WASH
ington,the Twenty-Sixth is on the Mississippi,
and the rest are in the grand army of the Po-
tomac.
.B-The Bangor Wing says that Mr.. Egery,
of the firm of Huxley & Egery of that city,
met with an accident on Thursday last which
al first threatened serious results. He was on
the second floor Of the boiler shop, engaged in
removing piece OF iron, when misstep pre-
cipitated him through the open scuttle to the
ground floor-a distance of some ten feet. The
shock was severe one, but the consequences
are not likely to prove serious.
- A city contemporary, who has seldom
spoken well of any general but Mcclellan, re-
Gently said kind word for Hooker, the com
mander of the Army of the Potomac. That
is refreshing, but we regret that his only kind
ness is exhibited in excusing the fighting gen.
erals worst infirmity - the too Tree use of
strong drink. If the general should win a
glorious victory, though for a time it should
draw attention from another commander of
the Army of the Potomac, We hope our neigh
Dor will be equally ready with his words of
cheer.
sY-In another column we have inserted
notice of the Educational Commissioner, call
ing for seeds for the contrabands. All the
common hla saads Mill ba ,,saf.,l ard .