The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-09-20

sadAea Death OF sir Frederick Bruce.
Sir Frederick BRUCE, the British Minister at
Washington, died quite sud denly at the IRE
mont House, Boston, early Thursday morning'
He had for some time past says the journal
complained of difficulty about the tnroa''
and few DAYS ago, while temporarily stopping
at Narragansett, r. l., the disease iastenea IT.
self unoa him with great intensity and vio-
l,a,,.e : He ,sft that place at noon w dnesday,
aud reached Boston at 8 o'clock in the evening
in an exhausted and apparently moribund oon-'
dition. and soon as he reached his hotel medi-,
cal assistance was summoned and he was at
tended by DrsAJ. aud j. II. Bigelow and DR..
Hodges. The trouble under which he was
suffering had passed beyond medical control,
and he sank rapidly. Senator Sumner, who
mas long been an intimate friend of Sir Fred
,erick and of his family, was sent for, and he
reached the hotel at II o'clock. From the time
OF the Senator's arrival until the death OF Sir
Frederick, which occurred at o'clock, he was
able to utter but single articulate sentence,
and that was in recognition of Mr.. Sumner
| an hour and half after his arrival. He was
| able to get up, but the nature OF the disease
prevented him from speaking. Senator SUM
ner made every possible exertion founder
stand the utterances of the dying man and to
| get his last messages for the British Legation
| at Washington and for his family, but, all in
| vain, He was only able to give monosyllable
answers to questions in regard to his condi-
tion, and to utter, with a great effort, a brief
| greeting when he recognized Mr. Sumner In
| formation of his death was at once telegraphed
to the British Legation at Washington. and to
Secretary Seward by Mr. Summer, and re-
turn telegram from Secretary Seward an
nounces that Mr. Howard, of the British LIE
gations wenld at once leave Washington for
Boston to receive the remains, They are to be
embalmed at once, but the purposes in regard
to the final disposition of them are not yet
KNOWN. d9idW laaaiN !" esrFF 2sitas. i-;syi
:. The deceased was about fifty-two years Of
age. He first came to this country in 1872 in
connection with Lord Ashburton's, legation
and he was at that time much admired for his
personal beauty. Rufus, Choate said Of him
that he was "Corinthianr part of the, British
Legation" y "a; ........ ".
From that time. until his death he was con
stantly in the service of his country in various
parts of the world. For a time he was III
South America, and his next post was at AL
exandria, Egypt where, as British Consul Gen
eral he displayed great Judgment and tact il
dealing with the East. From Alexandria h,
was transferred to Pekin,- China, as British
Minister, and his services there were of erea
/ value TO the, British Government on account
OF the intelligence and prudence he exhibited
! While there he became intimate with Hon
Anson. Burlingame, and always spoke of him
in terms, of friendship and admiration. 49,, 4
4. Sir Frederick Bruce arrived in this country
as successor of Lord Lyons as head of the Brit
ish legation at Washington, a few days after
the assassination of President Lincoln. He
was presented to President johnson immedi
ately after the funeral of President Lincoln
and was the first foreign minister received by
Mr.. johnson. Since that time he has been
constantly at his post of duty, and has render
ed himself very agreeable to all with whom he
has had official connection by his agreeab''e
manners, rare kindness of nature and easy flow
of conversation. .rta -,g, s-,,s H., .,,..,..,r, +.
AS soon as the intelligence of the death o.
Sir Frederick Bruce reached the City Hall
Mayor Norcross issued the following order, u
lsifa. ~ CRY HALL, Boston, Sept. 10, 1867.
| Sir Frederick Bruce, Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenpotentiary from Great Brit
| ain to the United States, died suddenly at the
fremont House in this city two o'clock this
morning. AS proper mark of respect to thu
distinguished representative OF a great and
friendly power, His Honor the Mayor has al
rected that flags be displayed at half mast Oh
the City Hall, Faneuil Hall and the Common
| and that the bells of the several churches be
tolled during the removal Of the body from thu
city. 1faisib go i0a sLgb sss8 "a. ano alaii
Temperance Convention nj brunswick
/ The Cumberland County. Temperance Asso
citation met in Mcclellan Hall at Brunswick OF
Wednesday atternoon--Mr. Starbird the Pres
ident in the chair. Albert G. Patten of Bruins
WICK was appointed Secretary pro tenn. Pray
er was offered by Rev. Stephen Allen, and re
marks were made by Rev. Messss. sCopelan,
and Allen and Deacon Weeman of Brunswick
Messrs. Beale of POI tland, True and Libby O
Pownal and others. 4. .,l,oi,ft,, ifigy b,.., yr
Inc evening session was largely attended
- Nv Kayas oe pnrtlanl ranad with rro "
er, a choir consisting of kfessrs. n. IlTeoth
aker and, E. f. Brown, Mrs. Libby :, an,
Misses Brown and Stone furnished delightful
music, which called forth unmingled applause
and received at the close of the meeting a un
anlnous and hearty vote OF thanks r
The President of Bowdoin College, Rev. Dl
Harris, gave the key note to the meeting, high
iy complimenting the organization as havin,
closely followed the Injunction of the great
apostle, nameIy-"And having done al, to
stand" The Society, he learned with pleasure
had for many years been a faithful sentinel or
the watch tower of temperance, while other
| similar organizations having accomplished
good in their day, had expired The DR.. spoke
OF having been born into temperance his hon
| ored father, contrary to the almost universal
custom of the time, being a total abstainer fol
| more than half a century, In eloquent phrase
he discussed the nature and value Of temper
ance, and expressed the earnest hope that the
cause might prosper, and the society endure a
lasting benefit to the community. The APP.
pearance of the DIR. was greeted with loud APP
piatise which was frequently repeated during
his 1dress. sds au Cirao r,l ,ia fEf = i544s.
Hon. Joshua Nye, Chief Constable Of the
State, was then introduced. OF the honesty
and sincerity of Mr.. Nye no possible doubt
could be entertained. Whatever may be
thought of the wisdom or expediency of the
constabulary act no candid uInd, desiring the
progress of temperance and its universal prev
aence, could fail to be interested if not entirely
satisfied, with the results of his administra-
ton as described by himself in a manner evil
dentlyitruthful, as it was exceedingly modest
and unassuming. His remarks were highly
applauded. '"' "9'@ ~ % =
Boy. Mr.. Reyes of this city was the next
speaker, and it is not saying too much, that
the speech was an, eloquent and powerful APP
peal, addressed to the reason and conscienoe
in favor of the pledge of total abstinence from
all that can intoxicate. His factsywere impreg-
nable his illustrations apt and his conclusions
irresistible to the point that alcohol as drink
is never useful, but always hurtftil. His re-
marks were received with great delight gaeA2 q
MI. Reyes was followed by Hon. Samuel p.
Benson of Winthrop and Rev. Mr.. Freeman in
remarks having the true ring. Mr.. Benson
was especially satisfied with the testimony of
MIR. Wye, of whose singular ltruthfulness and
sincerity lie was happy to speak in unmeasured
terms of confidence and approval These
speakers were warmly applauded. -lill sidI
A call was made upon the Messrs. SewalI
professors in the college, but the hour being
Late, they responed only by declaring their deep
interest in the cause, and declining to occupy
further time.
The mayor of this city, and our representa-
10. o. n Hon, Il, T