The Portland daily press., 1864-03-10
ORIGINAL AND SELECTED.

population of this city, and yet has ten repre-
sentatves in the legislature.
gB- Robert Bonner has given his famous
trotting mare, Lady Woodruff to the New
York Sanitary Fair.
nT-The question for discussion, at the
Mechanics Association, on Friday evening
will call out an interesting debate.
gV-Persons who have in their posseion ar
ticles from the Steamer Bohemian, should
read the notice of Collector Washburn, in an
other column.
NrThe subcommittee OF the Committee
of Ways and Means are said to have reported
in favor of allowing banks to reorganize I'M
der the currency act, without changing their
names.
GU- officer Foster seized quantity of the
Bohemian" goods as they were being taken
out of town by man who resides in Pownal.
He urged the officer to let him off, offering
him $40 TO do SO. On his refusal to comply
with his request, he told him he must be
I'D Republican"
l" The Copperheads of Bath appear to
have become discouraged, insomuch that they
made no organized opposition to the Union
nominations on Monday last. They can do
their country no better service than to retire
to their holes, unless they see fit to respnt and
to do deeds meet for repentance.
nH- The Argus compares Mayor McLel-
lan's vote on Monday with Gov. Cony's vote
in September, and thus shows falling Off of
over seven hundred votes but it is very care
full not to compare Mr.. CAROLS vote with that
of Mr.. Bradbury in September, for that would
show Copperhead falling off of elerea hun
bred and fifty!
"a Soldier " has written us from Camp Ber-
ry, complaining of the food served up for the
men at that post. He does not say there is
any lack in quantity nor do we understand
him to complain of the quality; only of the
charged. We dare say if there is any justice
in this complaint that the proper officers will
see that the evil is remedied.
GA morning paper contradicts our state
throughout at the last concert of the New
combs in this city. We were present and
speak from personal knowledge, and we aver
that no better order has ever been witnessed
in that hall at any similar exhibition. There
was no whistling, no rowdy expressions, and
nothing, in the hall, to disturb any one. The
only noises were from the outside.
sV-A correspondent of the Argus accounts
Monday, on the ground that the Democratic
voters are all absent in the army! A more
sensible explanation was given by a Democrat
in one Of the BARRIERS shops the next morning.
He said the bulk of the party had gone a
icrecking down to the Bohemian They are
ready enough to leave the wreck of their own
party when better stedlings attract their at
tenton.
lYPerley of the Boston journal says, a
dispatch to the Navy Department from Admit
raj Lee says" the expedition sent out to afford
relief to any of Col Dahlgreu's command, sue
ceeded in rescuing five of his men near West
Point, one of them body servant of the Col
onel, who says the latter was killed in skir-
mish. The rebels stripped him of all his
clothing and left him lying on the ground ma
ked, and with his finger ring cut off. The
rest Of his command surrendered themselves
prisoners"
.VThe Bangor Wing says John F. Jordan
OF Ellsworth aged about twenty-five years,
came TO an untimely death at Augusta on
Sunday last. He was sick, and through the
carelessness Of some person in the regiment,
corrosive sublimate was administered, which
caused his death in a short time, Mr.. Jor-
dan was sergeant in Captain Knowles's
Company, Second Maine Cavalry, a young
man of excellent character, universally es-
teemed and respected by all who knew him.
eIrThe Waterville Mail says a band of
English operatives from Lancashire-about
forty adults, male and female, with fair pro-
portion Of little folks-came over the Maine
Central Railroad, on Thursday, from the
west. They go into the employ of the North
Vassalboro' Manufacturing Company, having
crossed the Atlantic in the Hibernian for that
purpose. Shorter by head than the Maine
Yankee, they are hardy intelligent looking
people, and being familiar with the work will
make valuable labors in the new mills
% In New York the amendment to the
Constitution, allowing soldiers in the army to
vote, appears to have been adopted by an ov-
erwhelming majority. BY the way, why does
not our Legislature take action on this mat
ter? Do they not propose to submit an
amendment for the September election, so, if
adopted, the soldiers may vote at the Presi-
dental election? 1t is high time the matter
was moved in. If our servants do not regard
the public wish in this natter, We fear the SOL
diers will hold them in lasting remembrance,
as they would prefer not to be remembered
GA New York correspondent of the Bos
ton Advertiser, writes to that paper as follows.
Much regret is expressed among "plain pho
pie" here, that the discussion in regard TO the
next Presidential election should have COM
menced at period SO much earlier than the
necessities OF the case require. But since it
has commenced, many of these "plain people"
say that if the war continues they must sup
port Father Abraham on account of the dan
ger of making any change in a time OF war.
1.-THE war is speedily brought to successful
close, they would then support him to sho,c
their gratitude. In short, they intend to
support him under any circumstances.
sE-Lieut. j. C. Summersides, of the 9Th
Maine Regiments, has arrived home on
short furlough. He went out as Sergeant