The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-10
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

hNerdSc'
- The u s. District Court is in session at
Bangor.
Rev. Mr.. Hunnicutt will lecture at the
Congregational church in Gorham, this WED I
nesday) evening at Ia before O'Clock.
- His Excellency Michael Hahn, Governor
of Louisiana under the new constitution, is in
Washington.
BThe price of the Washington Chronicle
has been increased to 80 cents week or $40 a
year.
- The sum of $4,000 has been subscribed at
Chicago in aid of the widow and children of the
late Col Mulligan.
B-In Chicago they are talkingof female con-
ductors for street cars. Street yarn may de.
cline
B-A newspaper has lately been started in
Reading, Pa, with the quaint title of ''The Fa-
Their Abraham
. The house and outbuildings belonging to
heirs of Nehemiah Sanborn, in Hampton, NH,
were consumed by fire Tuesday night
~ The Democratic" Congressional and
State Conventions to be held in Bangor on the
18th and 10th insts., are to be holden in tent
80 Spinsters, take notice The improved
sewing machines have ''feller'' attached to
them.
HCapt. James L. Hunt, Co. G, sd Me,
who was wounded at Petersburg, arrived at his
home in Bath. on Monday.
y Mr.. Daniel Fletcher, of the 9th Maine
regiment, for many years Waterman in the city
of Bath, died at New York hospital a short
time since.
R-The Loyal Sunrise says the house of Mr.
Simpson, in washburn, who is absent in the
army, was destroyed by fire on Monday of last
week.
70 tit is said that Archbishop Whately, when
excited in preaching, has been known to get his
leg over the pulpit. He must have been a leg
allied preacher.
F-The Atlanta Appeal announces that it will
issue its regular two editions daily until the last
day of the occupation of the town by General
Hoods army.
| % Information has reached Washington that
the Uuion officers placed under fire at Charles
ton by the rebels have been exchanged and are
on their way North.
| % Rev. DIR. Burroughs OF Portsmouth, pays
tax upon 1900 ounces of silver plate-the lar
/ gest amount, undoubtedly, owned by one FAM
/ lily in New Hampshire.
n Frederic Douglas, jr, second son of
/ Fred. Douglas, has gone to Vicksburg as an
! agent for Massachusetts to recruit colored SOL
/ diers
| 81 The Long Reach Division S. of T., of
Bath, make an excursion by cars to Vassalboro,
on Thursday. They will be joined at different
/ places on the roule by members of the order and
/ friends
q The London Times says that "the best
service that England "can render to the cause
/ of peace is to let events run their course, and
not to interfere in American politics by word or
/ deed
! q The Bangor City Government have re-
/ fused the City Hall for the use of the Copper
head State Convention. They refused for the
reason that the design of the Convention is to
oppose the Government in the midst of war
| y The subscriptions to the new loan are COM
ing in at the rate of 81 100 900 day. Every
man who has $50 or 500 to spare, cannot do
better for himself and his country than by aid
ing this fund.
| The Bangor Times of Saturday says the
Savings Institution in that city was entered
Friday night, the safe blown open, and robbed
of somewhat less than $500. The robbers were
undoubtedly disappointed in the small haul.
y man named Elihu Tilden, belonging at
Roekport, this State, in attempting to go on
board the brig Cynesure, at wharf in Boston,
fell upon the deck receiving injuries that caused
his death in few moments.
- Messrs. Mcclure and Slower, publishers
of the Franklin Repository at Chambersburg,
not only had their printing-office and contents,
including their subscription and account books,
destroyed by the rebels, but their dwelling
houses, furniture and clothing.
g-The graduating class at Norwich Univers-
ity, VT, entered the University with 65 members
but six of whom now remain. Nearly all. of
those who left are fighting for our country.
Thirty from various classes have lately left to
join the hundred-day men.
- Copperheads were jubilant over the report
that the failure at Petersburg was in consequence
of the insubordination Of coored troops. But
more reliable intelligence from the front affords
them but little to chuckle over, in that direc-
| ton.
- Adjutant Hayes, of the 32d Maine, in a
letter to the Press, reports Colonel Daniel White
as wounded and prisoner. All the other re-
ports we have seen state that the gallant Colo
mel was unhurt. We trust the Adjutant is mis-
taken.-[ Bangor Wing.
g-0n Sunday morning, Aug. list, Joliet,
H., was visited by severe thunder storm, dur
ing which the German Catholic church was
struck by lightning. The church was filled with
people, and five persons were instantly killed,
and fourteen severely injured, three of whom
/ have since died.
| y The colored people who came in with Gen.
Smiths army to Memphis, on Saturday, 3Oth
ult, say colored people throughout the country
have preparations all made to leave as soon ID
Father Abraham and Gen Washburn shall send
an army to cover their retreat to Mount Zion,
as they term the Free North.
BA Canadian journal reports that several
droves of horses, purchased in Western Canada
on Confederate account, have passed down on
the royal mail steamers during the past few
days, destined for Quebec. At that port, it is
understood, they will be shipped for Mexican
port, and thence pass overland into the Confed-
| eracy.
% The friends of Little Mac are moving
heaven and earth, by public meetings, serenades,
etc., to pump up a sufficient amount of party
sentiment to secure his nomination at Chicago.
If he should fail there they will feel very much
like MIR. Whtfeld's colored man; if he succeeds
there, he will be like said colored man after the
LIST of November next.
Casualties in the 9th Maine.