The Portland daily press., 1864-12-09

- The Augusta Sentinel of the 3Oth nit,
says: SIT must be- confessed that for the past
week Sherman has been very successful in
acting the part of the artful dodger,
-confounding ell calculations and exoiting
general apprehension by his eccentric move
ments.
EIn the trial Of the copperhead conspira-
tors at indianapolis, q daughter of Rev. Richard
curran Williams testified that he said he would
as soon have her marry negro as an abolition
isl. and that her drove her out of the house and
choked her because she persisted in marrying
Union man orrepublican. III II K ~ ~
EThe Nashua. N. H., Iron Company, with
= capital Of only Sl25. 900, is very busy, work
ing up ten tons of iron daily, to the monthly
value of $40 900. The number Of hands en-
ployed is 200; the workmen averaging from
eight shillings to eight dollars per day. Where
is the Portland Iron Company and Rolling
TDoes the ddpsrtissr intend to convey the
idea to its readers that anybody connected with
the Press had anything to do in producing, or
any prior knowledge of, the Interruptions to
the Independent Line of Telegraph. when 1t was
attempted to transmit the Message over it from
Boston Z, We will thank our neighbor for
distinct answer to this question. III Il Il
EThe Jews of this country, often denounced
as disloyal, have shown full share of patrio-
tism since the war begun. No less than forty
thousand Of them have enlisted in the federal
army. From Ohio n, 600 have gone to fight for
the Union flag, from New York 10 600; from
Illinois 5000; from Michigan and Wisconsin
5000 ;and from other States enough to make the
abovenamed total. YU TIA FFTrg
+ TE The late Rev. Rowland Hills chapel hav-
ing been infested with pickpockets, he took oc-
casion one day to remind the congregation that
there was an all-seeing Providence, to whom all
hearts are open. and from whom no secrets are
hid; shut lest,'' he added, ''there be any
present who are insensible to such reflections,
| beg leave to state that there also number Of
Bow street officers on the lookout.
8 The Argus notice Ct the Message extends
through an entire column, and it is one continu-
nous growl from beginning to end. The truth is
that paper has becomeso accustomed to growl-
| ing at everything done by the Government,
whether good, bad or Indifferent, that it has be-
/ come chronic disease with IT. The .argus is,
OF course. a truly loyal paper, but il it was .
real rebel paper tits difficult to see in what re-
spect it would need to change its tone. 8
eROne of the recent items of literary in
terest in Paris is the exposure of the fact that
the yMoniteur's military letters on the American
war, often announced as ''from theseato of war,
and which even old generals took to be written
by military. commissioner sent out by the En-
peror, are actually the composition of q civilian
and play-writer named Langle, who never
crossed the Atlantic in his life The "Own Cor
respondent dodge is not, it seems, confined to
American papers. &AsAAA s.As - AsaN
EWe are sorry to see in some Of our ex-
changes tendencyito "bad bIood,'' in discus-
sing the Senatorial question. Mr.. Fessenden ID
4 q gentleman who is fitted to grace any position,
and his talents are equalled only by isintegrity
We are anxious to see his commanding abilities
made available in the Senate, as he viii peremp-
torily declineto have them used in the cabinet
but we do not believe any true friend of his
thinks to aid him by creating prejudice against
any other distinguished citizen Of the state; MOI
can any essential advantage be gained for any
competitor by other than the most high minded
and honorable course.
4 IS naarg m :, IN e 49, 7