The Portland daily press., 1864-09-07
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

culstion is about s24 900 900.
g The X. Union State Convention meets
ct Syracuse to-day
- Tbereare now 1900 sick and wounded sol |
diers in tbs hospital in Augusta.
~ session Of the U. S. Circuit Court COM
menced in Bath on Tuesday.
81 The Friends Intelligencer, Philadelphia,
has been discontinued on account of the high
price OF paper.
A. c. Dennison, Esq, has been nominated
candidate for Representative to the Legislature
by the Union men of Poland.
~ Hon. John Wentworth is the Union can
didate for Congress for the Chicago District,
Illinois.
B-The following deaths of Maine soldiers are
reported in Washington:-w. II. Hall, 10Th;
Warren c. Knowles, sd.
Erin France the waste steam from the loco
motive is made to heat the cars in the train be-
hind
e An incendiary fire occurred at Damafis-
Gotta Mills on Saturday morning. consuming
seven buildings.
r The Lewiston Journal is informed that
twelve persons in one little town in that county
who voted for Bradbury last year, will vote for
| Cony this year.
| EY Miss Elizabeth II. Whittier, the only sis
ter of the Quaker poet. and lady OF rare cul-
ture and fine poetic gifts, died at Amesbury,
Mass, on Saturday last
81 Major Reed Sanders, of the rebel army,a
prisoner at Fort Warren. died at that place on
Saturday. He was son of the we'll known Geo.
| n. Sanders.
e 1t is stated that the Provost Marshal Gen.
eral is about to promulgate an order exempting
| from draft all who have paid the $500 commuta-
ton.
- Three prominent Generals in the rebel ar
my fell at Atlanta, among whom was Gen. Hsr-
dee, the author Of the weil-known work on tao
| tics
gDr. Young. of Deerfeld. n H., at whose
house Sarah W. Atwell was found dead. was ar
rested for murder on Saturday, and viii be taken
to Manchester for trial.
e The Richmond Enquirer in a late number
says, without recognition there can be no
armistice, no convention, no discussion-noth-
ing but war, war, war" We commend this to
the ''peace" Democrats.
sEThe Bangor Wing says Henry A. varney
was shot dead Sunday by the accidental discharge
of a shot gun in the hands Of one Of his associ-
ates. at the house Of James D. Parsons, in New
burg.
- The Mayfower, bound for Toledo with
coal, was lost in gale on Friday morning Of
last week, with all on board save one, including
the captain, his wife, three children. his sister
and two of the crew.
e sharpers are selling shoddy dry goods,
&C., in New Brunswick, pretending that their
wares are English goods from the wreck of the
ters' sale.
- committee Of the New York Chamber
Of Commerce are preparing grand reception
for Capt. Wiuslow, of the Kearsarge, his Off
GERS and crew, who are expected to arrive at New
York soon.
= Women are said to have stronger attach
ments than men. 1t is not So A man is often
attached to an old hat; but did you ever know
of woman having an attachment for an old
bonnet! Echo answers, "Never.''
n A miner writes from Idaho: Thousands
of poor emigrants are coming here with the ex-
pectation OF making fortune in few days.
The chanoss are that they will no, make enough
to sustain life
The counting room Of the Saturday even
ing Gazette, Boston. was entered On Saturday
night and S24l taken from the iron safe. The
most surprising thing Of all is that a publisher
Of newspaper should have so much money on
Saturday night
R Artemus Ward says. sIf am drafted |
/ .lull. 49, ~ A
ed honor thus conferred upon me. shall feel
compelled to resign the position in favor Of some
more worthy person. Modessy is what ais me-
That's what keeps NE under
n Acorrespondent Of the Bath Times says
that John Fisher, Of Alma. Ess drowned in the
Sheepscot river, on the 9th ult. In company
with tso Others he was in q boat catching lob
ter and sunk; his two companions saved them
selves by swimming ashore.
n A grand Union Mass Meeting will be held
at Lewiston tomorrow Thursday afternoon
and evening. II will be addressed by Judge
Kelley. Of Pennsylvania, esnqtor Wilson, OF
Mass, Senator Clark, of n. H., Senator Nor
rill and Hon. J. G. Biaines strong team that
cannot fail to draw large crowd.
y The Richmond Examiner says if Atlanta
were to fail, or Petersburg, or if Sheridan should
drive Early back to Lynchburg. or if any one OF
these events should befali, then all the peace
principles and peace Presidents of Chicago
would be at the election next November whore
last years snow is, and last nights moonshine.
e" Arthur says sl officer who arrived at
Washngtan On NnuHaN, from, tha 80 ~.
Potomac says that when the rebels heard of Nc
Clellau's nomination they were distinctly heard
to give three cheers, since which Mcclellan stock
has been on the decline. Very few soldiers re-
main who uphold him,
1 A statement recently made by serres-
pondent Of the Lewiston Journal shows that the
Sd Maine regiment, which has seen ~ hard SER
vice as any other regiment from this State, has
lost, during its three years of hardship and dan
ger, BY casualties and disease but 2ls men, less
than Is per cent.
30 Mr. Sweat was understood 10 sneer the
other night at imported speakers. The men
! whom the Democrats have been accustomed 10
| impcrt--such men as Howell Cobb and ]. r.
Benjamin. both OF whom were imported to this
city in ls55-are now slightly under an embar-
go, but their friends here, Mr.. Sweat and others,
talk precisely as they did-as they would if they
were here. The tongues are here; the brains
South.
- Mr.. Sweat was considerably exercised
the other evening at the persistent charges Of the
Press that he had invariably voted in Congress
with the copperheads He answered the charge
BY saying, why, they ivoted with me'' This
reminds US Of q well-remembered colloquy be-
tween two old darkies. ''Sam, where's de rake,,'
vivid de hoe" where's de hoe,'' ovid de
rake" well. where ase de. boG!'' "BoG
togedder."
y The Bangor Times thinks Mcclellan viii
not sully his glorious record BY accepting the
Chicago Gomipation on the platform of uncondi-
tinnnl raana .uith r.;tnra In a.... M.ci.iI..