The Portland daily press., 1863-01-01
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED. /.

BeA Suffolk (Va.) correspondent of the
Lowell News writes that troops are daily ar
irving at Suffolk.
nr Gen. Couch, who distinguished him
self at Fredericksburg, is at home on brief
visit at Taunton, Mass.
Gy- Knoxville the nome of Parson Brown
low is reported in the possession Of the Union
troops.
V The death of Miss Julia Pardoe, the
well known novelist and boudoir historian"
is announced in the London Post
srIt is estimated that the entire milk crop
of the United States, for the year 1860, reaches
S16OOOOOOO.
GT That immaculate sheet, the Machias
Union, says "two thousand millions of money
have been squandered" upon the present war.
% The number of sea-going vessels in
the world is about sixty-five thousand, two
thirds of which belong to England and the
United States.
Sc The Argus copies from the Columbus
Crisis-a paper as strongly secession as the
Richmond Enquirer-to show the iniquities of
our government. Poor authority, and then it
is "a dirty bird that will" &c.
terday in perfect avalanche. To-day we ex-
pect the same state of things, only more of it,
as five per cent. of the receipts will go to the
Widows Wood Society.
.'rho xyorIt ha flash nd ha daxit
If a loyal man will read the New York World
and not agree with us that IL embraces all the
evils of the flesh and the deril, then we are
mistaken-that's all.
sg- Joseph Plummcr of Meredith, n. H.,
well known as "old Joe Plummer, the hermit"
who has passed 81 years of his life by himself
in a log house situated in remote locality,
died on the Sd inst, aged SO years.
y- The Boston Journal has been still fur
ther advanced to 10 cents a mouth, and after
the lst of Jan. all subscriptions, except those
paid in advance, will be transferred to the car
riers.
sE- Newspapers have a severe struggle for
existence, and yet we know of no reason why
they should not pay their part towards the
expenses of the government and the war.
Better tax the loyal ones than allow the dis
loyal to escape inst burden.
sB- A press of advertisements excludes
much matter prepared, and in type for our
columns this morning. 1t will appear in to-
morrow's issue. A column of new advertise
ments are unavoidably crowded over until to-
morrow.
sYr The opinion of Attorney General
Bates on negro citizenship is just issued. He
concludes that free men of color, if born in
the United States, are citizens, and qualified
to be masters Of vessels, obtain clearances,
etc.
sy- On Christmas Day, President Lincoln
drew check for $3.50, which Mrs. Lincoln
expended in turkeys and chickens, for the
soldiers Christmas dinner, which was served
Thousand sick and disabled soldiers partaking
of the bounteous feast provided for them.
1B- The Presidents proclamation of eman-
cipation was styled brutum .fulmen-a blank
cartridge mere flash in the pan. Why then
do Messrs. Crittenden, Menzes, Crisfeld &
Co., put themselves to the trouble of endeav-
orfng to induce Mr.. Lincoln to suspend its op-
Grafton?
srThe Augusta correspondent of the
Bangor Whig says:-"Major Davis Tillson of
Rockland has been promoted by the Secretary
of War, and commissioned bv Gov. Washburn,
as Lieut.. Colonel of the Maine Mounted
Volunteer Artillery His promotion was re-
quested by Gen. Halleck, to whose notice the
valuable services of Major Tillson. as an artil-
lery officer, had been drawn by Gems. Berry
and Mcdowell
THE SPEAKERsHrP. - When yesterday
morning we mentioned the names of Messrs.
Dingley and Blake as the candidates for the
Speakership, we inadvertently omitted the
name of BENZ. KINGsBURY. JR., Esq, of this
city. We have seen Mr.. KS name used, and
though We do not pretend to know his feelings
or his purpose, we do know that he would
grace the chair of the House and preside with
marked ability.
"SToNEwALL" JAcKsoN's POEM. - Since
Tuesday we have learned the history of this
poem. Onr informant, a brother-in-law of the
real author, claims that the verses were writ
ten, not by "Stonewall" but by Henry r. jack
son, of Savannah Ga, while in command of a
Georgia regiment during the Mexican war.
Recently they came to light in the Richmond
Enquirer, attributed there to "Stonewall''
Thomas J.) Jackson and were copied thence
into the New York Herald, from the Herald
into the Liverpool Courier, and from the
Courier into the Press
sy- A friend has laid upon our table late
copy of Hamilton &c. W. Evening Times,
containing very full account of the closing
of a series Of revival meetings in that city,
which had been largely under the auspices of
Mr.. Z. P. Hammond, well known in this vicin-
ity. The meeting was presided over by Iris
tam Brickle, Esq, and on the platform with
him were several English military officers, dis
tingdished civilians and clergymen. Address
es, singing and prayers filed up the evening.
Some of the speakers were frequently APP
plauded, and the meeting seems to have been
considered very complimentary to Mr.. Ham
mond.