The Portland daily press., 1864-08-29
ORIGINAL IND SELECTED.

- Middlebury College has conferred the de-
gree of D. D. on Rev. S. H. Keller, Of Calais
= The aggregate arrival Of peaches at New
York per day is about 40, 900 baskets.
x The Fall term Of Bates College COM
menced on Thursday Of last week.
= Hon. L. B. French, 81 Auditor Of the
Treasury, is on visit 70 his home il Damaris-
Gotta.
- We know Of no place in the State more
active in filling its quota than Bath. No draft
viii be allowed in that city.
x The Massachusetts Union State conven-
ton viii be held at Worcester on the 9Th Of
September.
- drunken soldier fired a musket in the
depot at Concord on Thursday afternoon, and
wounded four persons, one man fatally.
- dwelling house in Edmunds was blown
down one night last week, and the inmates bare.
ly escaped with their lives.
So Lieut.. Col. Stephen c. Talbot, Of the 3lst.
has resigned his position in that regiment, ON
account Of physical disability, and is now at his
home in East Machias.
- That Democratic sword at Merchants Ex-
change, lost on the field Of Gettysburg by some
southern, misguided Democratic brother, ex-
cites considerable attention
~ Two dogs having killed 10 sheep belong
ing to c, u. Marden aud others 10 Swanyille,
the citizens turned out on saturday last aud
killed the dogs.
- The State election is two weeks from to-
day, Sept. 70. Every loyal man should keep
wide awake AMI work. It is while men sleep
that the enemy sows tares.
- A son of Mr.. John Inglee, Of East Ma
chias, had his leg broken on Saturday last, By
getting il caught in the wheel Of a wagon when
in notion The bone was so badly shattered
that amputation became necessary.
q The Argus says GOV. Coburn aud lady
wereiu town the other day. Our bachelor ex-
Governor win not feel gratifed al such a regis
try Of his movements. Probably the Argus in
tended to write cony instead Of Cobarn.
- rh9 peace Democrats propose, if again
restored to power, 70 humbly invite JEFF. Davis
to tell them on whatterms he will consent to let
them become his working Tools, as they have
been for the last fifteen years.
y The Weldon railroad is that running d.
rec, from Richmond to Wilmington, y. c.,
thence along the whole Southern seaboard, and
Is the most important road that has been con-
trolled by the rebels
y That must have been rcry intelligent
English mechanic, near Calais, met with by
correspondent Of an evening paper, who sug-
gested tia; the growth Of that city was the re-
salt Of the reciprocity treaty
- JET. Davis has laid down his ultimatum
Slavery, disunion and Southern independence
Mr.. Lincoln, in the language Of Daniel Webster,
win submit TO nothing short Of Liberty and
Union. now aud forever one and inseparable,'
q The Wateryille Mail says Mr.. William Z.
Grant, OF Vassalboro'. in attempting to stop
runaway horse, on Thursday Of last week, was
struck violently in the breast By shaft Of the
carriage. He was thought TO be fatally injured,
but has since given hopes of recovery.
. The peace Democrats who insist upon
negotiating with JefT. Davis fora settlement of
difficulties, are Ike the man who, having had
his stable broken open and his horse stolen, pro
poses raflle with the thief to see who shallowu
the nag.
- Arespecable > and genuemanly Demo-
cratic editor in the West, the Lacrosse Democrat,
keeps the picture Of Mr.. Lincoln at the head of
its columns, with the endorsement oyerit The
Hilop .uakerH' That is apprehension un-
dedled
- 4 Jerseymcn, who lately paid $500 to a
man 10 take his place ia the army, has received
a letter from the fellow dated at Quebec, inform-
ing him that his money had enabled Tie substi.
tute and his wife to set up corner grocery, and 4
they were dong well; and if his patron would
give him call, he should have drink gratis.
- The Popham celebration comes off to-day (
at Bath The editor of the Times says, saaviug
received ticket 70 The dinner, we hope to be
present and report what may be said and DONE
Shall We understand that the dinner presents
the only attraction that could secure the pres
enee Of onr contemporary
- Work has ceased on the light draft mon
TORS now building at New York, and they are to
undergoa radical change from their original
lesign. The only yesselof this class yet launch
ed was failure, but the government hopes TO
make something out of the rest yet, though
some OF them are very nearly completed.
~ 1t IS estimated, says the Bangor Wing,
hat there are at least fifty thousand deserters
rom our army now in Canada, a majority OF
whom are willing to furnish substitutes to fill
heir places, if the War Department is willing
o grant their discharge from service and allow
hem to return to the States and take their chan
,es in the coming draft