The Portland daily press., 1864-09-23

with Judge Danforth, and was for time in
company with L. Clay, Esq, Of Gardiner.
EVA small torpedo was found among the
coal in the coal yard of Messrs. Cook & Picker
ing, Fan River, few days since, so constructed
as that blow upon it would have ignited the
powder
VGen. Mcclellan considers 90 bird in the
hand worth two in the bush,'' and win not
therefore resign his position as Major General
with 80 dubious prospect of being Comlnan-
der-in-ChieE.
The Lewiston Journal says that the s'Sts.r
Company" Capt. Butler) lett Augusta Tues.
day morning at Ia O'Clock for the seat of war.
The Company's ranks were nearly full. The
boys left in excellent spirits.
~ The Washington Chronicle suggests that
Gen. Mcclellan has probably taken notice of the
admontion in railway cars-''It is dangerous to
occupy the platform hence his anxiety to keep
safer place ON the presidential train.
B-The story of the copperhead papers that
President Lincoln draws his salary in gold, is
simply q silly though malignant he Mr.. Lin
coin is paid in the same currency that is paid to
the private soldier.
| B The Manchester Mirror says q nicely
dressed lady supposed to be on her way to the
Uniyersalist Convention at Concord, died sud-
denly on the train from Boston Wednesday
morning. The name on her handkerchief was
D. P. Lamoine, Boston.
81 Robert C. Winthrop, the silver-grey, silk
stocking, aristocratic old-line whig, the wor-
shipper of Webster and the embodiment of de-
cency, has actually crawled into bed with Isaiah
I Rynders and the negro-baby- killers of New
York How have the mighty fallen
80 The new building lately erected at Penn
broke by the Masons and Sons of Temperance is
nearly completed. The Hall of the Sons was
dedicated ON Friday afternoon, the 9th inst A
large number Of members of the order were
present to participate in the ceremonies
TOut of one hundred candidates for admis-
sion to the Naval Schoolat Newport, R. T., forty
six failed to pass examination. OF those rejected
twenty-five were ON accounted physical disable
ity, and a majority of the n4h~-- ---s'"Se .ney
uiu know how to spell correctly.
EThe publisher OF the Gospel Banner, in
common with the publishers of some other pa
pers, has foand it necessary to increase the
cannot be afforded at less price, while labor
and materials are held at present rates.
81 The Democratic papers have published
that 30 Hooker would support Mcclellan.
1t was not necessary for Hooker to deny this to
prevent its ing credited, for no sensible man
would ever believe that Fighting 10 Hooker
would lend any countenance to q man whom he
| has denounced as n Dnltroonf
EJohn s. Fay, the presiding officer of the
late Mcclellan meeting in Faneuil Hall, Boston,
was the copperhead who raised the American
flag at half mast IN front Of his summer resi-
dence in Falmouth last Fourth of July, and
kept it there against the protest Of the citi-
gems.
The Lewiston Journal learns from gent
leman from Augusta that delegation of drafted
copperheads, from Waldoboro. who have just
come into the city. are sorry looking company.
They declare that not single man of them will
60 to the war, but they will have to fork over
some of the trashy greenbacks.
EA notorious bounty jumper named Joseph
Banks, from Vinal Haven. was arrested in Ports
mouth, on Tuesday. He offered to enlist at the
same Office where hehad enlisted thres years ago.
He confessed to having enlisted number of.
times and escaped. He will be tried by court
martial in Concord, and probably shot
BThe copperheads call their candidate "Lit-
tie Mac" Well, he is little, little the littlest
specimen Of candidate ever presented for the
SURFACES Of an intelligent free people Why.
! Frank Pierce was a giant in comparison, and
that is as forcble an illustration of his small d.
mansions al. we can well give.
EPendleton is not going to write letter Of
acceptance. So says the World. Cause why:
He would be obliged to eat his own past words.
and "turn about and wheel about" Jim Grow
like. or he would find himself splitting in the face
Of Mcclellan who is riding on the other end Of
the same nag.
The special train in which Gen. Grant was
going south ON Sunday, ran into freight car at
Havre de Grace. The conclusion knocked the
front end Of the boiler out, but the engine kept
the track, pushing the ruins ahead for mile.
II the engine had been thrown from the track
the result would have been disastrous.
ETA large auction sale OF domestic goods
took place in New York, Tuesday, when every
article except fanneis sold at ruinous low prices
for the seller. The Express says. "The goodsin
this sale at one time could have been disposed
of at a profit of 10 ais per cent, but the owner
to-day lost $4,000 or $4,000 on the entire
sale.''
The Argus, in that peculiar spirit which it
knows so well how to exhibit, Gays indirectly
though emphatically, that while all the activity
Of the army is going on, Gen. Grant spends hin
time in smoking. 1t is satisfaction to know
that he does not 60 on board gunboat to do
his smoking while his soldiers are in the smoka
of battle.
Rln Rev. J. J. Marks history Of the PENN
sula Campaign in Va, in speaking Of McClel-
lsn's order to retreat to Harrison's Landing. II |
is esd: "When this order was received by the |
impatient and eager army, CONSERVATION and |
amazement overwhelmed our patriotic and ar
dent hosts. Some refused to obey the command.
Gen. JMartindaie shed tears Of shame.''
EWhen the order was received by the army
Of the Potomac, from Gen. Mcclellan, to retreat
to Harrison's Landing. Gen. Kearney said in
the presence Of many officers: Il, Philip Kear-
ney, an old soldier, enter my solemn protest
against this order for retreat. We ought. in.
stead Of retreating TO followup the enemy and
take Richmond And in full view Of all the re-
sponsibility Of such declaration, I say TO con
ill, such an order can only Be prompted bv con-
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