The Portland daily press., 1865-10-05

IL the others are rebuilt this season, for the
reasons that the season Is SO late. and work
men are difficult to obtain. On the easterly
side Of Water street, at the opposite diagonal
corner of the above named streets, there are
four fine stores left unscorched by the fire, q
portion Of the walls ofthe two adjoining stores
are standing in a very damaged condition;
thence on both sides Of the street from Bridge
to winthrop streets with the, exceptions
above named) the stores, banks, hotels, halls,
ETC.. are completely destroyed and the
rains lying even with the ground. Mot the
least of the losses was the fine. new. depot OF
the P. & x. R. r., SO nearly finished
But there is much for whichto be encosE:
aged even in the midst Of the great loss,. and
that Is the comparatively large amount Of inr
surance to theamomt Oh the loss. The amount
lost isestimated at about s5O000O, the amount
of insurance is 100000, being abodtgtRree-
fifths, which - a. much larger proportionate
amount than b usual to have insured in such
large fires. 4 aGI.I 1ts'-T u 90 /
There is a liberal and feasible schemeifor
the rebuilding and improvement of the prop
erty destroyed, which ifearried out, will I'M the
course Of years demonstrate that the fipelwas
really q blessing in Disguise The plan is
this: to cut down and remove the bank Of
earth above the depot for thespace of ten or
fifteen feet, then straighten the railroad track
between Winthrop and Oak streets, nowin the
form of the letter S, build "a brick depot for
passengers only, ON the old site, removed as
above stated further back, and erect a brick
depot further down; then Commercial street
in the rear of Water street may be widened and
the stores on those streets may have two fronts
Water street may then be widened and
Strengthened, which is avery necessary change
to be made. ~,-,,,-...,,,-,
I This plan, If carried, out and the stfeetsre-
built according to it, will prove to be great
advantage, as many things have been very in
convenient about these localities.5g
geF e. THE NEW CHURCH. ilose9er +
We next visited the new Congregational
church In process Of erection, on the eligible
site formed by the junction of State, Bridge
and two other streets. The walls are all up,
the roof nm and ono, Of ,,,o,,t sa,.t, Ct
The church Il in catbe,lral stvla w;t,,I .,,1,e
roof or ceiling inside. The stone is the
whitest and finest granite that we have ever
seen, and Is brought from aq1arrS about two
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We ssrs ;nfo,,nea thss ~ s,as. soa,.,.,,
alonp the road NAV he seem hatwaen thu na;,t
where we were standing o., the bridge and
Skowhegan. especially in the towns or sidney.
Vassalboro,' and iWinsIow. and we could wen
believe it, for as we looked ND river, above the
dam, the prospect was delightful. The banks
Of the river are high, and the foliage onthe
Trees is turning to their autumnal tints.
We next visited the, engine house, machine
,hop, and car shops of the P. G. K.R. r. Co.
These shops we were surprised TO find SO ex-
tensiye as they are, as all the ordinary work
pertaining to the road except castings can be
done here. The machine shop is amply fir
nished with lathes, planners, etc, and excellent
work is done. In the car shop we noticed
some three new and large smoking cars Of i'm
proved pattern, which are soon to be turned
out and put upon the rad. This. will aiye a
special smoking car to every train. The new
arrangement In regard to the morning train
from Bath and Brunswick to your city, for bus
mess purposes, promises wei for success, and
his already intinated that 1t may have To be
extended further up the road than Brunswick.
STATE MAPrrRsi' =
Toward the latter part of the afternoon ,v q
walked down to the State House. Here W.
found the officials all engaged in their yario s
duties. In the State Department we found
Hon. Ephraim Flint, Secretary Of State. at
bis post, he politely gave us some valuable
regard to matters and things
he said that by a change in the law, and BY
the amendment to. the. Constitution relative
to soldiers voting, much more labor is thrown
upon the Executive Council than ffdrmerly in
counting the votessof the people at at t6eveener-
aaelecdons; and he said that the votes, ,3or