The New York herald., 1845-09-04
PORTLAND, September I'd, 1S45
Enterprise Of The Blue No@s-Ra,hoad to Mon.

PORTLAND, September I'd, 1915.
Enterprise Of The Btae Noss-Ra,hoad to Mon
trea
As the Herald has a great many readers and no
correspondent east OF Boston, pardon a stranger for
penning few lines, concerning matters and thing.
in general in this hotc'iog iciderness as Maine is
called in Boston, but particularly of an enter
prize looked upon by al! candid observers, as of
more Importance 10 this country, especially New
England than war witi Mexico, the tulfilment OF
Mllers prophecy, or amy other enterprize sincethe
Battle OF New Orleans, WIT the Atlantic and St
Lawrence Railroad.
Less than year ago TINS enterprise was looked
upon by many OF our shrewd, sound, calculating
men, including some three hundred and sixty from
a nrlghoorng STATE, as moonshlne, or IN other
word las impossiblliiy And IN fact, until leg
islatlre granted charer-whch for liberaty. fair
ness and equality, is NOT surpassed IN country
hlstory-i.1owed by Canada and New Hampshire,
IN continuation OF the same road many could
1 not believe lIane capable OF accomplishing IA work
costing nearly two and hall millions of dollars 10
The Canada line. But subsequent events prove that
Maine IS not only abundanty able, but wiling, by
the fact, that IN less than week after the books
Were opened, Portland alone subscribed five hun
dred thousand dollars, which has gradually sweled
70 one million, the sum necessary tor organization.
English capitalists have taken the balance Of the
Guardian STOCK and stand ready with anXloas looks,
open purses and reasonable anticipation OF ten per
cent. interest, to catch the few crumbs that fall
I rom Names subscription books.
Judging from present appearances, this magnan-
nous undertaking will be speedily accomplished,
when each successive sun shall witness train Of
winding their way throughthe nterstoes of this
" howng wilderness" laden with the Inc exhaustible
treasures OF the mighty West-when Maine shall
assume NAME and place she is destined TO occupy,
at no future dayfirst and foremost in agriculture
manufactures and commerce! Maine has come te
the rescue
FUNNY SCENE IN WAsHINGToN-The President
as you have doubtless heard, has recently been
different bureaus and departments just the
Of large manufacturing agricultural establishmen
occasionally takes the round among his employees to
slack in its performance WE'LL the other day he paid
visit of this sort to the treasury department The head
Of of the bureaus who has been in office very long
and is more than suspected Of harboring whgism (and
hence somewhat apprehensiye Of the guillotne, was
peculiarly polite and agreeable to his exceency,
ryng his afability perhaps, to stupid Among
other reforms suggested BY the bureau-man to the
"xtures as was represented that those in use were
totally inadequate to the preservation of the very
me sa and mporant public papers committed to
you idea of the kind of places in which coms
PEELED to stow away our papers let me one Of the
the word The drawer revealed, when 10, and bel
hold the eyes Of the President greeted with the
and huge Bologna Sausage The surprise depicted on
the countenance Of the chopallen dgnitary would
sent picture well worthy the pencil Of Hogarth but
to portray it. He sought relief from his delicate posi-
ton by assuring the President that these did not
belong him. but had been deposited there by one Of
the clerks whose stomach probably had rebeled
against the ten-hour system The President replied,
with characteristic naire that he considered these fix
lures fully adequate contain all such
and important public papers, and that further reform
| IN this respect was needed.
| SUPREME CouRT-Tuesday Sept. Especial
Tern-Mr. Justice Beardsley presiding.-Benedct
cord-granted Whitfield vs. Haight ct al.motion tina.
appearance be entered by another attorney for de-
PENDANTS in the place and stead of j. w Osborn, de
ceased, or that plaintiff proceed ss though appear
ance had been entered-granted ex parte In the mat
ter OF the application of kellogg eft al for certiorar
brewster for commission to take depositon-granted
pare. Fuller ads Holt ct al-mo.ion that the bond
given by plaintiff for security for costs be delivered up
ior granted parte In matter of the
application of r. W. Engs for writ of alternative
damus TO the Board Of Education of the city of New
York-granted without opposition Griffin ads. Plat
motion to set aside default sc. granted, defendant to
twenty days to plead, &C. Baker ct al Jenkins
sheriff &c.-mOton for a commission granted. In the
matter OF the application Of Livingston Tor commission
to issue to take deposition granted parte. Camp
without opposition See ads See--moton to set aside
and default and all subsequent proceedings &c
granted The People rel. Griffin the Judges of
the New York Common Pleas-Moton : for an alterna.
tive mandamns directed 10 the Judges of the Court of
Common Pleas of New oTh granted. Yeaple ads Van
Denmark MOTION for leave to take bond from files, for
the purpose Of prosecution granted, parte. Rose
Grants ads. Douglass.-The like. Yeaple ads Van De-
markThe like. Rosecrants ads. Douglass.-The like.
! albany Argus.
| LIFE AT SARAToGA-A correspondent of the
Syracuse Jo,annl, writing from Saratoga, gives the
following item OF fashionable amusements at that great
watering place =" great number Of distingushe d
vines have visited Saratoga during the present month
Throwing OF the and anxiees for their churches
they arrive here they also lay aside that ministerial
shrned at home and minge with the gay crowd, as
though they were OF like passions as other men II
customary at the Union Hall to attend prayers every
evening at o'clock There is usually dancing and other
amusement in the saloon, but when the hour arrives,
all, with consent proceed to the dining hail. where
some lergvman o1icates after which the dance is
sumed and continued not later than 10 or IL o'clock
These proceedings appear to be regarded by all with
complaccncy and favor: objection is offered no fault
found. Our best present and shared the gem
eral Joys This is probably all right but it does
that the prayers and dancing should DO kept little
further apart
PRov1DENTIAL EscArE.-Ma VIM Bloodgood
OF Albany and two of his children, had very mar
escape of their lives Tuesday morning, from the
boting OF his horses in barouche that he driving
1t appears that the horses became alarmed when the
head of State street. by meeting with companies of
militia going atraning and that his first efforts to stop
them frustrated by the breaking OF the chains the
bits Retaining his and the rens however, Major
Boodgood guided the horses, in their mad
with firm and skul hand and had partially succeeded
in checking their speed when the carriage was ovese in
Market street. most fortunately without injury to those
within
OhT SAfIhlNS,-VNlI, DdliCIolt, tlc IcClCtdiy VI
the Navy, has dispensed with the Port Captain at
this station and directed that hereafter the command of
the Commandant Of the Yard will extend to the station
and all u States vessels ahoat except the receiving ship
which will be commanded separately only until the cap
tain Of that ship shall be junior to the Commandant OF the
Yard similar arrangement will doubtless oe MADE az
New York and Norfolk, where there are Port Captains,
if it has not already. This is udicious arrangement,
and one which will to the government several
thousands Of dollars annually There is no need what
ever ofa Port Captain.-Boston Post Septs
RAILROAD TRrALs.-Mr James Fowe, of Hamp.
ton. n H., had two cases tried against the Eastern
Railroad company, at the late term Of tho Common
Pleas Portsmouth The first was for depriving the
plaintiff Of air and light" which the defendants by an
order of the Of Hampton had been obliged do in
building bridge his residence The jury gave to
Mr. Fowle damages in the amount Of $775 The other
for the loss of a cow which had been
and killed by the engine The defendants proved that
usual notice Of tho whistle Ciyen and axerx