The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1867-08-20

Session Of the Criminal Court-A New City
Directory Rebuilding from the Fire-Per-
sOndt.
avs .a.s t.. BANGOR, Aug 10th, 1867.
To the Editor of the Press:
As before noticed, our Union County Con-
vention will be held at City Hall on Thursday
next; and, in preparation therefor, candidates
and their friends are busily calculating the re-
spective chances of the gentlemen whose
names are to come before the convention. As
a dsinterested outsider, you will forgive your
correspondent if he ventures the following as
has opinion of the results of the contests
For the Registership there are more than
half dozen candidates in the field, but the
contest will be between Messrs Nickerson of
Orrington, and Burbank of Bangor. The
present Register, Mr.. Goodale, hardly stands
a ghost of a chance of reelection. Mr.. Nick
erson has very strong friends in the country,
and bright record of service in the Union
armies, but will probably be vanquished by Mr..
Burbank who has more than three-quarters of
the city vote Therefore, 1 think Mr.. Burbank
will be our next Register of Deeds. lat u ~
For the other offices the present incumbents
will probably be reelected. Mr.. Stetson is
called the most faithful and efficient County
Attorney we have ever had, and it would be
pity to GUST him now. There might be an ex-
cuse for changing our County Treasurer, upon
the plea that he has held the office since 1858,
but nobody seems to want the place. The Clerk
of Courts is entitled by party usage to second
term. E1lath eb,51 ll
The Criminal Court came in on Tuesday,
and the Grand Jury have been in session all
the week. They will probably report tonight.
1t is understood that they have summoned sew
enty persons to testify as to their knowledge
of the sale of liquor in Bangor, but that, up to
Saturday night, no Indictment for that crime
had been found. sd
Messrs Smith g. Hill publishers, will issue
new City Directory the first week in Sep
TENDER. This will be neat 12mo. volume of
$50 pages, and will retail for $1.5O. Great pains
have been taken with this work, and it will
successfully meet great public demand.
1t is feared that the heavy rains of last week,
and the succeeding warm weather of yester-
day, will have an injurious effect upon the po-
tato crop, inducing rust. Some farmers pre-
dict the entire failnre of all that are planted
upon clayey soils. 10 sls -.4.5
AAO ivy CouiiOh LAY pdSStu all Oruer OF III
quiry into the expediency of purchasing anoth-
er steam fire engine. This would give us
three steamers and one hand engine-alnsost a
steam department. 91l9 sf
Mr.. Grover; the principal sufferer by the late
fire, contemplates building brick engine
house, winged by wooden buildings, and letting
rooms therein with steam power. A good
idea, and we trust he may succeed in carrying
it out. A subscription has been started in be-
half Of Mr.. B. N. Thoms, another of the losers,
which already reaches 81 900.
Morris Brothers Minstrel Troupe played
two nights last week to crowded houses. Will
son & Clark's Theatrical Company open at
Norombega Hall, Sept. Sd. The "Great Eu-
ropean Circus" is billed for the 29th and 3Oth
| inst. - ttQ ~ no
Rev. DR.. Hosmer, President of Antioch Col
lege, preached at the Unitarian church yester-
day. 800 slia-st lild ata. 81
Rufus Dwinel, Esq, arrived home from his
continental tour, Friday evening, much better
ed in health. fs t4i' Aa EvERARD.