The Portland daily press., 1864-08-04

bone.
S-Capt. R. b. Wggin, of Bangor. of the
Invalid Corps, died at Washington, on Monday
last
- The rain commenced falling on Tuesday
all the way from Boston to Bangor about the
same time of day.
n Capt. Walter John Collin Lang, long
commanding one of the Cunard steamships.
died in Liverpool on July 7, aged 81 years.
E3-"How singular is it, said Waifer.-sstbat
the nearer General Grant approaches his antag-
onist, the more he appears to go Lee-,card -
- Our armies at Petersburg at the latest
dates remained in the positions occupied before
the battle, and no further movements are re-
ported.
% The Internal Revenue Law is published in
convenient form and size, with a full index.
by j. 5. voorhees,, of New York, and for sale
in this city by Geo. L. Davis.
y A stranger entering a prayer meeting
made some remarks IN the course of which he
said; "lf you don't believe I've got religion,
go and ask my wite-she' II tell you"
= Letters and papers for members of the
18th Regt Maine V NJ. should be directed to
18th Regt. Maine '. NJ, LIST Div. 10Th army
corps, Washington, .. G.
R-Among the officers captured in the train
from Baltimore to Philadelphia in the recent
rebel raid into Maryland was Capt. Edward F.
Wyman, 9Th Meine Of Augusta.
g-The New Albany Qndiana) Ledger has a
report that robert S. Mallory, member of Con-
gress from the Louisville district in Kentucky.
had been murdered by soldier.
H-The bridge over the Allegheny river at
Sharpsburg, Pa, was destroyed by fire on Fri
day. The original cost of the structure was
SAC, OOO
- Now that water is plenty it is expected
that the price of milk will decline-the cost Of
watering it being so much less than hereto
fore.
1.-THE last words of Washington wilks. one
of the editors of The Morning Star, London
who died recently while speaking in public,
were: e" The great American Republic at
which point death closed his lips forever.
B-A servant girl hearn the lady of the
house ask her husband to bring ''Dombey and
Son with him when he came home to dinner.
laid two extra plates ON the table for the sup /
posed visitors.
x Edward Raymond, Esq, well-known
resident OF Boston and prominent member of
the Masonic fraternity, died suddenly at his
country residence in Brooklne, on Tuesday
last.
- The 18th Maine Regiment was at Chain
Bridge last Monday, under orders to march 10
some unknown point with several days rations. /
Probably the regiment is among the troops /
looking after the rebel raiders.
n The Calais Advertiser says that the new
City Hall building in that city, is progressing |
finely, and when finished, will be lasting mon
ument to the enterprise, energy, and perseyer-
anee of the ladies of that city.
1.-THE View York Times don't believe the
story OF the great western conspiracy. 1t saws
"over half million of men, some of them mar
ried doubtless, are great many to keen dead
secret
q One lady at Saratoga boosted recently of
drinking sereRteen tumblers full Of water before
breakfast. She must have been very full
breasted for an Invalid particularly, after such a
feat.
% The philologist will be interested in the
new word ''populicide" which, odd as il sounds.
is quiteas correct a derivation as ''regicide."
or the cognate words "fratricide" and ''parri
cide.'
ES-"There is no place like home - said
brainless flop the other day to pretty young
lady 'Do you really think SO - said the
younglady. "0h, yes was thereby ''Then,"
said calico, why don't you stay there p
- Grocers say the sale of tea, coffee. sugar.
beef, pork, butter, Sc, is reduced as the price
increases. If the consumer can manage to
make one pound last as long as two has hereto
fore, the increase in price will not be very
great calamity
. The Belfast Journal says gentleman of
that city lost overheard his gold watch, while
hshing IN the Bay, one day last week II any
body happens to catch Goldfish sporting the ar
tcle, he may learn the owners name at that
Office.
- An lrishman fishing in the rain, was OBJ
served carefully keeping his line under the arch
of the bridge. Upon being asked the reason, he
replied as follows: ''Sure, an won't the fish he
crowding here to keep out of the wet, We spal.
peen ~
n Long live the Emperor and Down with
the English - are the cries heard in the streets
of Paris, and the sounds cross the Channel
which accounts for the cowardly conduct of the
British Government in relation TO the affairs of
Denmark.
Eg-"Why is the letter like ring % said
lady to her accepted one day The gentleman,
like the generality Of his sex in such situation.
was as dull as hammer. because" added the
lady, with very modest look, "because ace
can be wed without ito
4-A new photograph of President Lincoln
has been got out that looks as if taken when he
was full blown with the small pox; but on mi
mute examination the little blotches prove to be
petite photographs of other people; generals,
actors, politicians, &c, to the num-
Der of some 400, and all SO well executed as to
be readily recognized.
g-The Bangor Wing says that on Tuesday
morning Provost Marshal Davis arrested Geo.
II. Starrett at Augusta, by order OF Major Cen
eral Dix. Starrett lived at Richmond when the
war broke out, and came away from there about
4 year ago, since which time he has been at
Providence, r. l., and Augusta. The cause for
MS arrest is not known.
q During the last month thirty American
ea- going vessels were lost. OF these 5 were
steamers, ships, 10 barques, brig, and 70
chooners. Nine were captured and burned,
me captured, fate unknown, one sunk after i
collision, two were foundered, one burned and .
me is missing, supposed lost The total value i
# the property lost, destroyed, captured and =