The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-01
MUNICIPAL COURT.

cncWOrkS-Cutler, AUSTIN O. 20.
Wet Nurse Wanted. s
a5 MUNICIPAL COURT.
KINGsBURY j., PREsIDING.-
THURsoAY.-Bridget A. Murphy was brought up,
charged with larceny of wearing apparel from the
house of Mrs. Best, on Fore street. She was adjudg
e1 guilty and sentenced to pay fine of five dollars
and COSTS which she unable to do and was there
fore sent to jail ... r.-
Laying Of the Corner Stone of the Cathedral.
The ceremony of laying the Corner Stone Of the
Catholic Cathedral took place yesterday afternoon,
and attracted immense throng of spectators, who
could be numbered only by thousands. The spacious
grounds which the building is to be erected the
street in front, and every adj Ming place where look
could bo obtained, filed with people, and the
utmost order prevailed. M ~ el-
The grounds decorated with lines of flags of
all nations running the street and the
contemplated building. A large platform had been
erected contiguous to the point where the corner
stone to be laid upon which the services to
be performed. A group OF some 800 children, the
misses beautifully dressed in white and adorned with
flowers, occupied raised seats the PLATFORM
These children were from the Catholic Schools of ST.
Aloysius, st. Dom.cic and st. Mary. and t,
sist in the services by singing On the balcony OF the
Sisters of Charity house select choir, posed
OF twelve of our best vocaliss, led by Mr.. bennett.
The services, which were those of the Catholic
| church, with all its pomp and form, and which are
calculated TO create an impression, were conducted
by Rt. Rev. Bishop Bacon, assisted by Rev. Jno. U
| Donnell formarIv of 81 nomin;c,s church no,y Of
Nashua, N. H.; Rev. Father Muller of ST. Dominie's
| church, Rev. VIM. Mcdonald OF Manchester, N. H.,
Rov. Henry Gillen OF Bangor and Rev. e. vetromile
of BiddefDrd. Rev. John de Rose Secretary to the
p;oho,, ,v.s n,o,tor Of car,,o,;as ,ra Pow u;o.o
O,Brien of tbis CITY Cross Bearer There wore pres
ent in addition 70 the Bshop. tweutyeieht of the
| clergy of this d;ocase
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ro;n .b,, h,yd ;tn he hr;aa,, ,,,,o,.o5 -, h;a
hearers the idea that od mnst he with man in order
that the UNDERTAKINGS of ma, shall nrosnar and be
carried ont
AssembIed 70 1ov tho c,r,a--.,ono =, ,,;, trouse
of Cod rem,r,aa tbe Risbon ~ 10 10 10 ha davo,ed
70 He sorv;oo ooa ,ho,, o,an.od .,,a ,1o,oataa -
tbot .or,,,oo J., c,oa 4. h,o,,o 81 H., - oo
fro, over Il =
twas +o he q uorso Of proror T., - would be
,ers ,n,od @, 1on,, os - Iot On thosa oron,on;as
which bring (,ot, to His children. the bread and
the wine that woud be ispensed in IT, Tt would he
the plaee for Gods children 70 h, inp their offerings
and petitions and to hear His Word: to be thankful
for all lie has done for His ants, and for the nnu-
merable blessings that have flowed upon the world
through their intercessiop. 1t would be the place
to plead for mercy and forgiveness: To bring
infant children to be baptised; to take the solemn
marriage vows; and when in the last hours of life,
unable to come to this House of PRAYER from it win
come those helps needed to carry one safely over the
river of death.
After closing his brief Discourse the Bjshop made
an appeal to the vast audience for holm and stated
that if funds were granted within two wears the Al
tar should be completed from whence the dailv sac
rifice sbeuld ascend IN Heaven
Six of the CLERGY then carried baskets among the
crowd and Judging from the looks of the lr,skets
liberal contribution must have been collected.
The box containing copies of the daily newspapers
of the city, plan of the city various coins of the
present year; a document in Latin on parchment,
giving statement of the inception and origin of the
building, and list OF the names of the Presi-
dent Of the United States. Governor of Maine and
Mavor of Portland was then pIaced in tbe cavity and
+be corner stone was Iovere t its nace and scaled
nm the Risbon nerormino that serv;ce with silver
trovo, Na 4s
wh;,o ,ho .or1;oo ,vos ro;n. o, .bo acsoror. ,v.s
was suno in bsautifnl stvle bv the children
Tho nrocession then formad AGAIN and morchad
ovar tbe foundation of the bpi,ding the Risbo bess
ing it by sprilsling holy water upon the stones.
A piece was then sung magniicently by the Sc
lect choir, and Thanksgiving service was performed
by the Bishop.
The Yen; Creator was then chanted by The children
and the Bishop gave the Papal benediction, which
closed the services The procession then formed
again and returned to the Chapel and thence to the
residence of the Bishop.
We have never witnessed so large throng of per-
in the open air where there so little noise as
there this occasion. Not thing occurred dur
ing all the time, which about two hours, to dis
turb tor one moment the solemnties of the occasion.
1t was pleasing to notice the presence of Father
O'Donnel from Nashua, N. II. Thirteen years ago,
when he settled here, he initiated the matter ofa
Cathedral in this city, ard actually purchased lot
1.-THE one OH Munjoy, opposite the Cemetery But
the times forbade the work going on and the lot was
subsequently Sold Now he has had the pleasure
assisting in laying the corner stone OF the first Cal
oiic Cathedral to be erected in New England.
The Cathedral is to be erected ON the lot adjoining
lo,a .roo+ which os nnrcbos sod soma voors s;ro, ~
RI Rev. Bsbop Bacon for the nm pose. Its sfVle is
to be of the Gothic order Its dimensions will he 50
feet front. by 1856 feet in depth NOT includng the
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