The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1863-07-06


white child, waiting to mount. the block to be
boiled in his veins, and when he saw States
that should be the very garden of the country,
cursed with the thriftlessness of slavery, he
swore eternal hatred of the abomination that
maketh desolate standing where it ought not"
We can follow Mr. G. no further. His speech
was surprisingly eloquent, and was often loud
Iy applauded. We have only given meagre
outline, from the briefest notes, of any of the
speeches on this occasion, which was per-
feet success, and worthy of the day.
The Quartette Club sung the patriotic old
hymn Our Country" &C., tune America, the
Band accompanying, and the meeting closed.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
At noon the bells were rung half an hour
and another National salute was fired.
In the afternoon the three steam fire engines,
Machigonne, Falmouth and Cumberland made
display of their skill and power, on CONNER
cial street, in the presence of large crowd of
spectators. 1t was rather an exciting time,
each engine being tested in a most thorough
manner At one time there were ten streams
thrown from the three engines, the Falmouth
throwing four and the other two three. They
all did well but the palm was universally
awarded to the Falmouth, built by the Portland
Company, which threw stream higher than
either of the others.
At sunset another National salute was fired
and the bells were rung for half an hour.
The steamers and barges made many trips to
the islands during the day and carried down
crowds of people. The dense fog which hung
over the islands great part of the day pre-
vented many from going down, that would
otherwise have gone.
The theatre and circus were crowded at the
performances given during the day and even
ing
The concert given by Madam Anna Bishop
for the benefit of the Sanitary Commission
was graced with large and brilliant audience.
The Portland Band played in front of the
City Hall from to 10 O'Clock in the evening,
and there was display of fireworks from the
balcony Of the building. These attracted an
immense gathering of people. There were
also displays of fireworks in front of the Apoth-
ecary shops of Messrs. Crosman d Poor and
J. II. Lunt & Co.
At 10 o'clock at night the displays were
over and people retired to their rest.
A number Of accidents occurred Friday
night and Saturday by the careless use of fire.
arms and crackers by the boys. One lad re-
ceived charge from pistol on his lips,
another received charge OH the lower lid of
one of his eyes, another was shot in the hand,
two received charges in the leg, and one little
fellow came near receiving bullet in the head.
1t grazed his ear and lodged in post. Several
horses we're started on the run by the firing of
crackers in the streets, and a lad was run over
by one of these horses in Market Square. 1t
was thought at first that he was badly injured
but he escaped with some bruises.
1t was the most quiet celebration of the 4th
of July we have had in this city for number
of years. There was much less OF intoxica-
ii ion witnessed than has been usual on such
occasions. Everything moved on quietly and
nationally. The number of persons taken to
the lookup during the day and evening was
IS; last year it was "a.