The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-06-16

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AN ELEGANT CAR.-The Eastern Railroad
Co. have just completed at their shop in East
Boston, one of the most elegant passenger
cars ever built in New England, intended for
the route between Boston and Portsmouth.
1t was brought through to Portland yesterday
on Conductor Towle's train, and it is worth
while to take walk to the depot and examine
it. 1t is fifty feet long, and will seat fifty-six
passengers, besides having room for two sa-
looms, conductors room, &c. 1t is monitor
car. The inside finish is birds'eye maple, rose
wood and chestnut, with gold trimmings The
upholstering is green and crimson plush, and
the seats are roomy and easy, and of a new
pattern. They have some Improvements for
which the company have applied for apatent.
The paintings and decorations are rich and
elaborate; the panels containing landscapes,
fruit and flower pieces, animals, &c. Some of
the sketches are decidedly fine, and speak well
for the artist The car was constructed un-
der the superintendent Of Mr.. Somerby, the
Company's master car builder, and he has
made his work a model of comfort and con-
venence fortrayelers. Il We understand that
four more cars of equal beauty, are now in an
advanced stage of construction, and one or
more of them will be put ON the eastern end
of the route. 81 snl ss lf- sds s'a
DEATH FROM INJURIES. = Mr.. Ephraim
Russell, of Temple, who leaped from a win
dow, in the fourth story of the Commercial
House, Thursday night, died at O'Clock on
Friday morning. His head was horribly
smashed and he was totally insensible. Drs,
Hunkin and French attended him and Nj.
Davis, the gentlemanly landlord and his wife,
did everything in their power for the unfortu-
nate man. r' - Us 'ia
Coroner Hall was called, but deemed it un-
necessary to hold an inquest. The deceased
was apparently in good health and spirits
when he retired, and it is supposed he was
troubled with frs shtful dream which caused
him to make the fatal leap. Hc had just ar
rived from Boutwell,, Canada West, where he
had been engaged in putting down an oil well,
and was on his way to Temple where he had
a wife and family. 81 a9GsI'eas 4d ,p /
RAILWAY TRAFFIc-The receipts on the
Grand Trunk Railway, for the week ending
June 9th, were: el sl zn
Passengers, sdt ,.s- . s5545o 90
Express Freight, Mails and Sundries, 475O 90
Freight and Live Stock, Al, ,6C7 90
Total, s1Oss07 90
Corresponding week last year, 12o,2s5 90
Decrease, aoa 500, ,4ss 90
Delegates to the Union State Convention
YARMoUTH.-Reuben Merrill, Giles Loring,
E. G. Wagg, James M. Bucknam.
HARRIsoN.-George Pierce, John Dawes,
o. G.. Cook.
To the Congressional Convention.
HARRISON. Tolman, Silas Bal
lard, Gyms Haskell. BE- aaa elsa agg
Delegates to the Union Convention to
7 be held in Bangor next Thursday, will take
notice that but one fare viii be charged for
the round trip over the Kennebec and Central
railroads. A special train win leave Bangor
for Portland, &C., at P. NJ, on the day Of
the Convention. I" .
" PATENTs.-Patents have been granted to
John E. Coffin OF Portland, for machine for
carving the backs OF books; Joseph G. Thom-
| as of Kenncbunk. for imDrOvement in plantino