The Portland daily press., 1864-07-15

~ Inc view ofh Juuge Mctunn, whose
military no less than his judicial career has been
stamped with infamy. has gone back to oud
Ireland.
q GU want fogging, that's what you
do said a parent to his unruly son. 81 know
it, dad, but I'll try to get along without it,
was his reply.
y Semmes, the pirate, tells one truth in his
''oficial report to Mason. He says though his
men lost their ship they didn't lose their honor
They didn't have it to lose, is the reason
RThe barn of s E. Fuller, of Pennington,
was struck by lightning on Monday, but was
very little damaged. Two sheep standing near
the barn were killed.
% The Kennebec Journal says arrangements
will be Immediately made by the South Parish in
Augusta for the erection of a new, commodious
and comedy edifce.
- The Tribune says that within the last week
enough able-bodied men ran away from Western
Maryland and Southern Pennsylvania to have
captured and Gagged every rebel who has crossed
the Potomac
git is said the recent warm work in the
vicinity of Washington, has drawn out of their
hiding places, in all parts of the country,
large number OF kissing reptiles called copper
heads.
/ ET-The Pennington Chronicle says there was
terrible tornado at Pennington Falls on Mon
day. 1t uprooted trees, demolished fences, un-
rooted one barn, and wrenched and badly in
jured other buildings.
- Col. Billy Wilson, whose recent accident
was reported to have resulted fatally, and whose
obituary was pretty extensively published, is at
his residence in Tarrytown, n. y, recovering
rapidly.
E-The Springfield Union reports severe
tornado at Brattleboto', Vt, ON Monday night,
which blew down the steeple of the Orthodox
church, leveled trees, and did other similar dam
age.
sF-Henry II. Chamberlin, Jr., of Worcester,
who committed suicide at the Parker House,
was a member of the junior class in Harvard
College. The Worcester Spy says he was
young man of peculiar promise.
- The raid into Maryland has had the effect
to stir up the loyal people to more activity, and
given the semiseee sssnists of that state an Illus
tration of the danger of the ''good Lord and
good devil position.
Professor Park of Andoyer Theological
Seminary, who has been on a tour to Europe
for his health, returns to renew his duties in
September, with his health very much i'm
proved.
d The Boston Gazette says that an ingenious
chemist of that city has manu- featured wash,
which, by daily application, will prevent the
beard from growing. The BARRIERS don't keepit
for sale.
- Gen. Heintzleman insists it is hasty judg-
ment to charge Gen. Mcclellan with lack of
courage. He says Gen. Mcclellan has never
been under fire, and you can't tell whether
man is brave or not until he passes that ordeal
Y-The Baltimore .fmerican of Monday says
that the colored men of that city deserve great
credit for the prompt manner in which they re-
sponded to the call for volunteers and laborers
previous morning.
- One Of the most interesting biographies
recently given the public the result of the ten
dency OF the day to exhume old family recordsl
is that of General Wolfe, the eonquoror of Mont
calm.
% Col. Charles G. Sawtelle, son of Hon. C.
Sawtelle formerly of Norrigewock, has been
rendered the appointment of Chief Quarter
master of the Department Of the Gulf, for i'm
portant services rendered in saving the trains of
Banks expedition.
z Homes for the children of deceased and
disabled soldiers are being established in differ
ent parts of the country, and the benevolent are
called upon for aid. The object is a noble one
but the plans proposed should be well considered
before appropriations are made
EY-Under the general head of ''The Spark
ling of Old Wine, - the Boston Commercial Bull
letin is publishing series of very interesting
articles by the author of 1.-The Revelations of
Stock Broker which have constituted so mark
ed feature of that paper.
Eg-T The King of wurtemburg, whose death
is announced, bore the title of William the First
He came to the throne in 1916. He was born on
the 9th September, 1852, and was consequently
at the time of his death, nearly 50 years of ge.
He was the Oldest of European Sovereigns.
~ Mary Jane, wife of John Caldwell at
Quidinc, X. l., being tired of life, shot herself
with a small pistol. What pity she couldn't
have enlisted and taken the place of some man
who had rather endure the troubles of the
present life than to rash unhidden into another
state of existence.
The London Globe states that the Great East
ern has just taken 5000 tons of coal on board,
and will shortly leave Liverpool for Sheerness,
or Deptford, where she will be fitted with water
tanks in which the Atlantic cable now being
made by Messrs. Gass & Co., will he slowed
away it is made.
zE-The Belfast Age says Hon. James p white
was very seriously injured last Saturday by be-
ing thrown from his carriage. He was in his
wagon, in which were some trunks, ascending
the hill leading from Miler's wharf, the horse
had previously come to stop, but starting sud
denly, threw Mr.. White backward, striking on
his head and shoulders, bruising him badly and
INJECTING, it is feared, permanent injury.
Eg-Gov Low of California, at an immense
meeting in San Francisco, said in speaking of
the candidates for the next Presidency: "In
California where Fremont is known and appre-
ciated, | viii only say that in my opinion, he
is an ambitious bad man-one who would prefer
TO reign in hell rather than serve in heaven.
"Rule or RUM is his motto. f. low
citizens, that he does neither"