Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1864-08-19
Editorial Correspondence.
ArbrRy, August IL. 1854

Editorial correspondence.
AUBURN, Angus. L. 1864.
DEAR AMERICAN:
We might give half dozen good reasons for
b,ns in this other half" of the goodly city of
Lewi.tor though we early learned that enc good
re.so thing was sufficient; but if the.
dear fig for the reason of our wan
deriuss auA ior what We have and heard
viii it, We mean the very small public wherein We
move and have being, please listen:
THE LADY LANG.
We took passage on thi. fine boat. on Monday
the s,h inst. This i. new boat, but she is under
the mana cement of old and experienced officers.
too we'll known to need commendation from our
pen. We noticed that at a number Of places new
whArves had been erected sspeeiAlly to accommo.
date this boat, indication that this route is not
to be given uo One new stopping place has also
been added to the old list, that at Tenants Har.
few minutes behind time ia making her trip, Of
irving at her wharf in Portland at about o'clock.
| PORTLAND,
Tuesday, has not " wIted during the late dry
SPELL nor during the past dozen years, but on
the contrary, is steadily, permanently, aud beau
tifully growing into splendid city, combining
more Of the scenery and beauty of country tow q,
and the stateliness and business capacity Of an
old and favored city, than any place know Of
But unfortunately for Us. Tuesday, which to
be devoted to business and sightseeing, was one
! Of suffering. We had physician called
who took much interest in secondng onr wishes,
to be we'll by the next day, and prescribed some
boluscs and powders which had a charming effect
in bringing about SO desirable result. Wednes.
day morning he was to call and give us pc mission
to 60 out, if it was safe to do so, but ho was lit
tie late or We early, as forty cents invested in
walking stick gave u. the start of him. AMI he has
not been able to catch us SINCE though we think
a littls1pore Of his advice and medicine would
better our condition. But this has nothing to do
with Portland. says the reader. Very we'll it hn.
not. but it had much to do with our seeing the
city in detail, as We expected, and in making our
remarks upon this point much shorter than they
otherwise might have been.
EDITORS ASD PUBLISHERS CONVENTION.
| This body met in the Senate Chamber of the
new City Building at 10 o'clock, A. ". and was
called to order by Joseph B. HALL, Esq, Of the
Courier, who welcomed the fraternity in few r..
marks, excellent in their tone and seope,-a por.
ton of the proceedings we shall publish next
week.
| The sessions Of the Conve ltion we're character.
lied by the utmost harmony and kindness. We
have no doubt but good will result from the gath.
ering, and that like one will annually gather at
some point in the State. By appointment the
next one will be held in Bangor, in September
1865. Nothing can exceed the thoughtful at,en.
ton Of those Of the fraternity in the city, and the
city authorities as we'll as private citizens in max
ing the visit of those attending the Convention
pleasant one; and also in rendering every accom-
mediation in conducting the business which called
them together.
rHE BAIL AND LEvEE.
We know but little by experience, Of the doings
of Wednesday evening, and can only say, that the
Fraternity were invited to share the Inequalities
OF the city, with the more imposing, distin-
guished, and perhaps, more useful and respectable
Congressional Excursonists, and were furnished
tickets to the Ball and Levee at City Hall. There
was splendid array of fashionably attired ladies
"uU iaf Vi tlt naval
Attired gentlemen, on hand, ready and willing To
trip the light fantastic toe" The music ;,as
excellent and everything else was in ane keeping
with it.
CLAN BAKE.
Thursday large crowd awaited themselves of
the invitation to form the right left wing Of the
Excursiouist army to House Island, where clam
bake was to be " done for" with all the filings
clam bake is a Rhode Island institution Just
extending itself into Maine. never having gone
farther east than Portland, unless the Fort Pop.
ham celebration last year is an exception. The
whole cuisias department was sealed In ysterv ts
us, aud We eoald not help nauring tho reason of
the Large and cracking ere On the fiat near the
shore. and was told preparing for o clam bake"
Climbing over the parapet Of the fort We hasten
cd to the spot 10 investigate the subject of clam
bskss The Gre Was built on . large foundation
OF stones, duly prepared for the Offering to bs
made. The was KEEP: up until the stones we're
heated, then ell the GOALS and ashes we're cleared
Oh, and then laying of sea-weed was thrown on
the stones. 1t ia now prepared for the offering
The d. st is layer Of Holsters, live and kicking,
green as green eyed jealousy itself, then came
another layer Ct seaweed, then the bivalves by the
bushels We counted near twenty baskets which
were enp.ied on the pile, making layer Of more
than foot thick in the centre or middle On
this was another layer Of sea weed and then an.
other contribution consisting of green coin and
eggs. The whole was covered over with canvass
ana thsr lot to steam for ONE TWEEN minutes. 7
As to what came after, let the re- ortsr Of the Ar
gus tsl;