The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-08-02

- Inc following casualties occurred among
Name troops in the I'd Division of the 9th army
corps on July 20, 81 and %: Chas. E. Wispatt
Co. ID, 3lst, arm; Fernald R. Gould. Serpt
32d, thigh; John I. Towle, do. arm and baoL
VIM. ii. Mace, Corp D, in thigh; Michael Gillian.
| F, in thigh.
% The National Anti-Slayery Standard char
ges the Principals paper conducted by DR.
Cheever and others-with political cheating. in
! its efforts to promote the Fremont cause. The
| Standard winds up with saying, "Truly, the
mysteries of the only anti-slavery party are
hard to penetrate
| % The Eastport Sentinel says that on Sum-
day, 24th inst, seven men attempted to cross
narrow cove near Denbow's point in a small
boat, and when about midway the boat cap
sized, and four of the men were drowned They
were Engllshmen, and were employed at the
Lead Mines.
10 A fair devotee lamented to her confessor
sher ioVe OF gaming. "Ah, madam" replied
the reverend gentleman. sit is a grievous sin;
IN the first place consider the loss of time
That's just what do" said she; 81 always
begrudge the time lost in shutting and deal
ing
ES-The Columbia Institution for the instrue-
ton of the Deaf and Dumb at Washington, is
authorized to receive as pupils deaf mutes from
any of the states or territories of the United
States, and to confer degrees of the Arts and
Sciences in the manner of the highest literary
schools in the land.
% Army pies are so terribly tough that the
soldiers call them leather pies. A poor fellow of
Grants army, whose arm had just been ampu-
tated, was being carried past stand the other
day where an old woman was selling pies, when
he raised himself in the ambulance and called
out, 81 say, old woman, are those pies sewed or
pegged 30
q Governor of Georgia has made an
earnest appeal to all who are capable of bearing
arms, both old and young, to go to the rescue
of Atlanta He says Georgia is the key Of the
Confederate arch = if Johnson's army is de-
stroyed the Confederates are ruined Gov.
Brown understands better thon most other men
the Importance of Gov. Sherman's move
ments.
in the hospitals in and around New York, for
the week ending July Goth, have been announced:
Moses F. Kimball, Co. d, SD; D. B. Morey,
Co. c., 9th; Charles r. Powers, Co. G., 10th;
Hoyt R. Parks, Co. B, LIST; BENZ Smith, Co. &,
sod, residence when enlisted Gray; Kendell T.
Smith, Co. F, LIST, residence when enlisted Port
land
Tho 81
contractors forty per cent. in certificates of
Indebtedness, forty per cent. in seven-thirty
notes, and twenty per cent. in legal tenders
This would materially raise the market value of
certificates, large number of the seven-tbirties
would be disposed of at par, and the payment
Of legal tenders would be considerably reduced,
so that the proposed plan seems desirable one
on all accounts.
Mr.. c. Gibson, Solicitor of the Board Of
Claims, has resigned because the Baltimore Con-
yention, as he says, resolved unanimously
that those only are worthy of confidence OF
official trust who cordially endorse its plat
form; and in your president Lincoln's) letter
of acceptance, this resolution, among others, is
heartily approved" Mr.. Solicitor Gibson is
probably the only remaining specimen of con-
scientious eopperhead.
ETA Frederick correspondent Of the n
Times says that there is in Shenandoah valley,
breadstuf enough to feed Lees army for a
twelyemonth, and that it is lamentable fact
that autumn after autumn the rebels have been
able to come and take possession of this great
granary. This spring the work of planting was
allowed by us to go on undisturbed, and now
the enemy comes to reap the harvest prepared
for him.
-R-"T served" wrote jefferson. with Gen.
Washington in the Legislature of Virginia, before
the Revolution, and during it with DIR. Franklin,
in Congress. | never heard either of them
speak ten minutes at q time. nor TO any but the
main point which was to decide the question.
They laid their shoulders to the great points,
knowing that the little ones would follow Of
themselves
g The Kenneheo Journal says "the Nation
has been brought to Judgment twenty -four
times in Portland paper, and yet stands it,"
This calls to mind the story of an old parson
who preached long series of sermons from the
text, Peters wife's mother lay sick of fever"
The bell was telling funeral knel, and one cit
izen asked another who was dead. 81 don't
know was the reply, unless it is Peters
wife's mother" -''she has been sick long
time
BrSecr Fessendea says in his appeal to the
People: ''He who selashly withholds his aid
in the hope of turning his available means to
greater immediate profit, Is specializing upon
his country's misfortunes. and may find that
what seems TO be present gain leads to future
loss. | appeal, therefore, with a confidence to a
loyal and patriotic people, and invoke the
efforts Of all who love their country and desire
for il glorious future. to aid their government
in sustaining its credit, and placing that credit
on sound foundation"