The Portland daily press., 1862-08-05
MATTERS ABOUT TOWN.

In ocean scenery. A party OF town merchants,
under the directing care OF Messrs. Hillman
Grant, ct. al, having determined to make a
wee excursion to the above place, kindly hon
ored us with an invitation, which OF course we
felt in duty bound to accept Apleasant drive
of A IL miles brought us to the southeastern
shore of Cape Elizabeth, where, expanded be-
fore our admiring eyes, lay the boundless
ocean, enlvened by and dotted with those gems
of beauty, the islands of Casco Bay. A stones
throw from the paradise" our lines were out,
and in the short space of ten minutes forty
eight "cunners" lay foundering on the cold,
cold rocks, in eager ecstacies at the prospect of
the genial warmth Of the frying-pan. 1t was
our good fortune to find the tables at the grove
in possession of another party of ladies and
gentlemen, whose kind and cordial reception
Of us but enhanced the pleasure of our enjoy
ments. This party having been extremely I'M
fortunate in sharing the fnny occupants of the
seas, had applied to party of gentlemen (?)
who were fishing near by, and who had been
very fortunate, to supply them with three fish
to make out their complement. These unkind
mortals replied with gallantry unsurpassed,
that Fishing was not their occupation, and
that they could not sell or give any away
Comments are unnecessary. Are they happier
in keeping half bushel of fish for the cat at
home? Mr.. S. d. Hall, proprietor OF the
Paradise, we found upon the lot, earnest in
his best endeavors to please us, and we shall
not soon forget the many kind attentions re-
ceived at his hand. Excursionists DESTROYS of
finding happy retreat from the cares of bust
ness, will find in this romantic spot haven of
rest seldom met with, and one from whose
bosom nature with her thousand and one
beauties can be seen in all of her most endear-
ing chTc@s.
The PAST, PRESENT BEFORE Us.-A relic
OF days long since departed, has been laid up
on our table, being copy Of The Boston
Ereniag Post" under date of August "a, 1867,
printed upon a sheet ten inches wide by six
teen inches long, 1t has but three columns to
page, and is filed with the most quaint ideas.
We select an article of interest, bearing upon
the state of feeling existing between the colo
mics and the mother country, at that peculiar
era in our nations history. The article sllud-
ed TO, is an extract from the London Gazetteer
of April o, 1867, and reads as follows:
RIGHT, WRoNG AND REASONABLE, WITH
REGARD TO AMERICA.-It is reasonable for
us, o We Americans! though we know the fond
preference you give to the manufactures of
your mother country Is SO great, that piece
of French cloth, or silk, was nerer r0rn among
you, but even when taken in prizes, has been
sent away TO the French islands, as unsaleable
with you, yet, to make you 0dious here, draw
seventies upon you, and wean that affection
You have for this country, which is so advan-
tageous to our commerce, we are to charge
you with fondness for French manufactures,
scithout the least foundation Of truth. In fine,
il is reasonable for us to deprive you even of
the common privilege of Englishmen, trials by
juries: to restrain, by every means, your pro-
curing money from foreigners, to refuse you
even the use of paper, whereby you might bet
ter spare your cash to us, and, after all, to
@wonder that you do not pay your debts"
In another part of the paper we find the fol-
lowing item; "Letters from Quebec say that
they were in great hope of discovering a navi-
gable communication from Lake Superior to
the South Seas, by means of great river,
which the native Indians had reported to run
many leagues to the westward" The latest
intelligence from New York was seuen days
old at the time of publication in Boston. A
packet for London, the brig Fanny, of 100
tons burthen, was advertised to sail in fourteen
days, having already two-thirds of her cargo
on board. The History of the Province of
MASSACHUSETTS BAY, from the charter of K.
William and Q. Mary in 1901, until the year
1850, this day is published, and to be had in
Union street, opposite to the Cornfield." Al
so, ITO be sold, a likely negro man, about %
years Of age of age, for want of employ only.
Enquire Of the printers"
GRoss CARELEssNEss.-The soldiers at
Fort Preble practice target firing. This is well
but then their target should be so placed that
balls falling to hit it would do no damage. We
are informed that two vessels, one inward and
the other outward bon.-i, were passing the
Fort yesterday while a squad of soldiers were
practising, and that the bullets flew around them
rather too plentifnlly for comfort One bullet
pierced the sail of one Of them within few
inches Of the head of man who was standing
by the main sheet. The officers should see to
it that the target is properly placed
An HONEST DRrvER-On Saturday after
noon, while riding in the omnibus, Mrs. Brewer
of Robbinston dropped her wallet, containing
quite an amount Of money. She did not miss
it until she arrived at the house of her friend,
when she Immediately informed Messrs. Hunt
a. Jewett of her loss, and yesterday morning,
Mr.. Gee, the owner of the omnibus line, re-
turned the wallet and its contents. That drv-
er was honest, and If another driver viii return
to the owner the amount he received by mis-
take, we will call him honest too
COLD SoDA.-If you want a glass of cold
soda, with fresh syrups, call at LoRING's, cor.
Exchange and Federal streets, and get it.
COMING! COMING Eighteen smart, hale
fellows marched through our streets yesterday
from Saco river, under care Of Mr.. James
Locke of Buxton, and thirteen from Gorham,
under Capt. Wentworth. These men are des-
tined for the 10th Maine regiment.
nB- Between eight hundred and nine hun
bred men were in Camp King yesterday. A
fine body of men from the towns of Brun-
swick, Naples and Canton entered camp yes
terday.
gy- The funeral of the late John Chute
ESQ.,, formerly cashier of the Canal Bank, will
take place at 3 o'clock, this afternoon, from
his family residence.
I- The Band Concert of the 18th Regi-
mental Band for Wednesday evening. promi-