The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1864-09-16
B-The new Custom House at Quebec was de-

stroyed BY fire on Saturday evening. The great
er part of the furniture was saved as was also
the basement story with the winters supply OF
frewood. The fire was caused, it ia believed. by
the plumbers leaving their fire burning upon the
roof
) 90 The remains Of Col. Freeman McGilyery
were brought home to Searsport and inferred
last Sunday. He reviewed his artillery com.
mand on the morning he fell victim to chloro-
form. His death was announced in two minutes
after he came in from the field. Col. McGilvery
was one of the brayest and most faithful officers
in the service, and his death is great loss.
There is painful rumor, mot yet confirmed,
that Mrs. John Brown, her son Salmon, his wife
and three daughters, while on their way to Cali
fornia to seek u new home, were captured by
guerfillas, robbed and murdered Their home
stead is now occupied by Mrs. Browns brother,
named Hinckly, who says that many pilgrims
visit the grave Of John Brown, who died be-
cause he loved liberty well but not wisely.
% There is negro carpenter at Memphis,
Fleming Davis, who was born and brought up
in Cincinnati and was kidnapped eighteen years
ago in Covington Ky, together with his brother
They were kept in slavery at Vicksburg until
the war broke out when their master entered the
rebel army. They got their freedom when
vicksburg was taken and the brother is now in
the Union army.
81 Gen. Mcclellan was one of the first officers
to recommend draft, to urge emancipation as
military necessity" and to order the arrest
of State Legislature. and in view of these acts
and their authors nomination at Chicago, Mr..
! Van Allen of N. Y, o delegate TO Chicago, says,
"the nomination of George B. Mcclellan quashes
the indictment whieh IRE lDemocrats] haze
draun against the administration.
E-The Argus holds 'sthat the political opin-
ions now in the ascendant in New England have
been running the country" They have had
rather ruinous effect upon the copper stock.
and stocks in copperhead newspapers, but thu
! general interests Of the country stand up undel
them remarkably WELL We suppose the Argu.
signs for the good old times of John B. FloyG
| and Howell Cobb, when a loan of Sl2 200, 0Ot
could not possibly be effected at one per cent. ,
month
q The Mcclellan papers advertise their can
ddate as French Dancing Master would adver
tise his heels. giving list of references in tn,
same way. For example: the New York Worlt
| refers to Abraham Lincoln, who said ga thous
and thanks for the relief your dispatches CAV,
me- and to Gen. Halleck who said, ST beg o
you to assist me with your ability and expe
Renee" Mr.. Lincoln is also quoted in note t.
Little Mac, destroy the rebel arms If posi-
ble." But "Mac" didn't do it, NOR did he tr,
hard.
/ VThe Argus has got a crumb of comfort
At the negro concert at Deering Hall. one of tn,
imitation darkeys mentioned the name of tina
imitation hero, Mcclellan, and there was shou
Of applause from the "Peace'' boys present
OF course "Little Mac viii be next President
for negro concert has established the fact tina
hisname calls forth more applause than that o
Fremont, Buell., Jim Brooks, or Daniel Pratt
Darkey concerts are big things for the develop
ment of Mcclellan enthusiasm and dried COW
skin thunder-both equally removed from tn
genuine article.
! 81 We received numerous raps over tn
kuuckles for allowing Mr.. Clement to explain
the origin of that rebel flag at West Gorham
and one good friend has written out his reproo
which will be found in another column II an,
one supposes Mr. c. gained access to our pape
by paying for it he is grossly at fault in hi
Judgment. We didn't think the explanation
reflected any credit upon its author, for it wa
vindication of his suspected patriotism at tn
expense of his intelligence. 1t is difficult to Sc
how he could be ignorant Of the Tag under whicl
his friends are fighting
VWill the Argus copy the extract we pub
lished from Judge Rice's letter Of 1862, and the
say if the same contingencies do not now exis
under which Judge K. declared the war shout.
be prosecuted with its utmost vigor, Wecharg
Judge Rice with no inconsistency; wedemand 0
him no rigid occupancy of precisely the sam
ground he occupied three years ago; we charg
that in endorsing the Chicago platform h
has done by his vote, he denies the very prinei
!, pies involved in his letter to which have re
| ferred, and shows that he has changed his posi-
ton not simply in relation to measures, but il
relation to questions Of fundamental signif
! canoe.