The Portland daily press., 1864-06-06

al tiOleS Vi particular interest TO the citizens OF
Maine. An article on "Our National Defences''
is well-written and timely. "a Tramp in the
Shade of Katahdin" is concluded in this num-
Der. The reader will only regret that there is
not more of the same sort to come A good
story entitled "In time of Embargo" will he
read with interest In the editorial department
is very interesting account of what the editor
saw and heard, during visit Toward the
Front" As this is the only publication of its
class in this State and is really deserving pat
ronage, it is to be hoped it will not be allowed
to lag for want of a generous support The
number before us, in point Of mechanical execu-
ton and literary talent, will compare favorably
with any magazine in the country.
An EXCHANGE says Gov. Pickens of South
Carolina has no manageable daughter, and
therefore the story concerning her tragic death
by shell, at Charleston, is mere sensation
one. The story came from the Charleston Mer-
curry, giving all the details, such Us names,
dates and other particulars. 1t is hardly rea-
sonable to suppose that even in rebeldom an es-
tablished paper would invent such canard, of
so tragic a character, when the means of show
ing its falsity were SO easily available
DURING recent reconnaissance letter-writer,
private in the l4sth N. Y. regiment, skilled in
the use of the rife, made his way beyond the
skirmishers, and crawled up to within a short
distance Of them. Getting his eye on Rebel
sharpshooter, he raised his head to FIRE the rebel
did the same. Two reports sounding like one.
and the two men were shot dead, each having a
bullet through the head
The BETHEL correspondent of the Oxford
Democrat says that instead of growing because
the women folks wanted to clean house, and
threatening like most men to run away, he en-
tered upon the business himself, and followed it
up for four weeks without scolding or losing his
temper but twice during the whole operation.
"What think of that my cat?''
A NEW York paper, referring to the Rich
mond Examiners statement that Lee is pursu-
ing Grant, wittily says that if Lee keeps on, he
will drive Grant into Richmond.
STRONG INDICTMENT. A Family Duet
whistle, daughter, whistle, and you shall have
cow" 81 can't whistle, father, for | don't
know how" whistle, daughter, whistle. and
you shall have man. 81 never whistled in
my life, but I'll whistle if l cam
PROMINENT physician says: SIN my prac-
tice have noticed that those children who be-
come i'll and die in the spring and summer have
fallen victims to the thoughtlessness of parents.
who stuff them with roast and fresh meat at a
season when their stomachs require vegetable
diet, easily digested and equally nutritious. |
have saved the lives of more children by recon-
mending farinaceous and vegetable food than |
ever did by dosing them with disagreeable med
ecines.''
FARL RUSSELL exchanged walking sticks with
Garibsldi at their last meeting.
IL ALL the chief towns in Italy meetings have
been held to thank the English people for their
cordial reception of Garibaldi At Genoa the
Doria theatre was illuminated in honor of the
event
NE MOBILE News complains that licentious-
ness is alarmngly prevalent in that city and that
officers do not hesitate to take bad women about
with them to all places of public resort. 1t says
you are forced to sit at the tables with them
The NEW Russian railway, which is to connect
Moscow with Sebastopol as free port, will cost
twenty-fo millions sterling.
The NEW Emperor of Mexico has determined
,H 70 hish line Of steamships between Trieste
and Vera Cruz. -
In NELSON county, KY, q few days ago, two
young men were working in field, and bright
flash of lightning Frustrated them both. causing
instant death
PARIS letter states that there are a great
many Southern families now in that city seek
ing refuge, they say from "Northern tyranny .
some of whom have long stories to recount.
One large room Of the Grand HOTEL ia de-
voted exclusively to the baggage Of these refu-
gees, whom circumstances have obliged to leave
without settling their accounts
ONE HUNDRED and forty wounded soldiers, the
hrst installment under the new arrangement
made by Governor Cony with the War DEPART
ment, arrived at Augusta Friday afternoon.
Asa GREEsLIEF, of East Winthrop, was sud-
denly killed on the 18th, while taking down an
old house
MAJOR WEIGH, of the 10Th Maine, who was
severely wounded in the battle of the Wilder
ness, reached home ON Thursday.
ACCORDING to the correspondence of the New
York Times the New England representation in
the Cleveland Convention footed up as follows :
Maine, 2; New Hampshire, /; Massachusetts,, 3;
Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut, o. The
total number of delegates was l56.
SOLDIERS " oUSDEp.-A letter received in this
city June Sd, from Capt. S. L. Allen, dated
Washington, 3lst ult.. says he understands that
$50 wounded soldiers from Maine regiments had
been sent to Philadelphia hospitals, which is
probably the reason that no persons are repor-
ted at Washington. Captain Allen also adds
that he saw Col. Connor of the 10Th regiment,
the day previous, and he is getting along very
WE'LL Bath Times.
ALL THE batteries for coast defence of Maine
have been placed under command of Provost
Marshall General Gardiner.
Ten THOUSAND two hundred and eighty emf
grants arrived at New York week before last.
The RICHMOND Sentinel says, "Grant's army
is the last head and front of this horrid war"
Every man, woman and child is called upon and
urged to strike blow. The weak and HELPLESS
ones who cannot lift the spear to assist in active
employment, are urged to do as Esther did when
the fate of a nation hung on her efforts. They
can besiege the throne of Heaven with feryent
supplications. Good gracious What a prayer,
to ask God to shower down blessings upon the
heads of traitors He'll never do 1t.
ANOTHER ''crisis'' is apprehended in Canada
and another ministerial change, the tenth with
in two years. Our neighbors are becoming
quite uneasy and fretful
HoS. SIDNEY Perham, NJ. c., from the ID Dis
trict, having cadetship at West Point at his
disposal, proposes to have an examining board
inquire into the qualifications of persons desiring
the appointment so that the most worthy may
receive the nomination from him, preference to
be given TO the sons of soldiers. This is An ex-