The Portland daily press., 1864-05-04
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~ A collection in Dr. Tyngs church,
New Y ork, in aid of its missionary chapel, on
last Sabbath, amounted to $4,000.
~ John Gamma, of the lst Maine Cavalry,
was wounded week ago In skrmish with
Mosby's guerrillas, at Warrenton, Va.
sBThe remains of Mr.. Benz p. Moulton,
who died in Boston on Monday, will be
brought to Saco for interment, where his
mother resides.
IL Snch is the demand for passage to the
United States from Great Britain, that it is
necessary to secure it some time In advance
of the day Of sailing.
aH- The Massachusetts Representatives
in the Legislature, have voted to increase
their pay $500 day. They now have $500
session. The Boston Advertiser trusts the
Senators will not give their concurrence to
the measure.
rT-The City Marshall of Bath has notified
the dealers in intoxicating liquors that ifthey
do not desist, the law will b. enforced. Vio-
laters of other laws are not usually notified
beforehand of such intentions, but are called
upon with greeting"
u" The First National Bank at Bath has
declared its first dividend, OF seven per cent.
This institution differs from any other Nation
al Bank in the State, in that it is a new bank,
organized under the National Banking Law,
and not areorganized institution.
sE- We are indebted to Col L. c. Mason,
of the Maine Seventh, for printed copy of
the Instructions for the government of the
officers and non-commissioned officers OF the
It'll Me. Volunteers drawn from the Army
Regulations, and compiled by Col. Mason,
who is captain in the 18th u. s. tRegular)
Infantry.
~ Thomas Motley, the father of the his
torian, died in Boston few days since, at the
age of 81. He began his commercial life in
,hi. ei.y, and his removal to Boston took a
high position among its merchants He was
a thorough business man of the old school,
distinguished for sagsciiy, integrity, intell-
genee and enlarged views.
sg- Rev. James L. Phillips, of New York,
graduate of Bowdoin College, who has been
appointed a missionary to orissa, India, will
| give an address at the Casco St. church, on
the subject of Missions, this, Wednesday
evening. Mr.. Phillips was born In India. and
will give many interesting facts in relation to
that country.
GYM. Charles II. Briggs, OF Mortified,
VI, was murdered near his residence on Tues
day OF last week, by being shot through the
head. He was a Deputy Sheriff. and was
known to have $1,000 with him on the day OF
the murder, but no money was found on his
remains. Great excitement prevails in North
field on account OF the affair.
sT-A writer in the Bath Times opens the
Popham Controversy, for 1864, with nearly
two columns of mnion, all on the question
where the first religious servioc was held on
New England soil. When this question is
definitely settled we would suggest another,
OF equal practical importance, for the coasid-
Grafton Of antiquarians; whether Popham's
name was accented on the first or last sylla-
BILE; whether it was pronounced Popham or
Pophdm. Then another great practical ques-
ton is not yet settled; whether the first fish
chowder served up by Popham's colony, was
made OF cod or haddock.
sH- The Bath Times is anxious for the
reputation Of Portland, and wishes TO know
about the reception of the 18th Maine, saying
the Portland papers were savage on the Au-
gusta people because they did not entertain
some returning regiments. Rip Van Wrinkle
is out in his reckoning. usual. The Port
land papers said less about the Augusta alleg-
ed neglect than most other papers in the
State. The Augusta papers were about the
seyerest of any. Portland has given costly
receptions to more regiments than all other
cities in the State combined. She gave
magnificent reception to at least one Kenne-
! bee regiment. In relation TO the 18th Maine,
it is due to facts to say, that ii was very diff
cult TO ascertain definitely the movements of
the regiment on its return. 1t was reported
in New York, that it would arrive in this city
on the Sabbath, and hundreds were in readi-
ness to greet, honor and feast them. But
they didn't come. The next report was that
they were 10 Boston. A special dispatch was
sent to ascertain when they were to leave,
and the reply indicated an evening arrival
Instead Of this, they came to Camp Berry
much earlier, and had actually been in camp
several hours before it was known in the city
that they had arrived. The cars did not come
into the city, but left the regiment in Cape
Elizabeth. More than this: they left their
gallant commander behind, in Boston, to at
tend to important business, and we are in
formed that special request was made by the
officer then in command at that encampment,
probably after consultation with the officer
of the regiment,-that no demonstration
should be made. The regiment was well and
comfortably provided for, and no man of
them has ever been heard to utter complaint.
We wish they could have had an ovation;
such an one as we know our people were pre-
pared to give them 1t would have been no
mere formal or halfand-half demonstration