The Portland daily press., 1867-05-08
A Peculiarly DisfraAsina s,ass.


From the attic nding physician of the family
we learned yesterday of a case of peculiarly
distressing character, brief mention of whose
details may interest our readers. The wife Of
Mr.. Charles Staples, Senior partner in the we'll
known firm Of G. Staples & Son, is a lady of
perhaps six y-five years;-one of the best wo-
men our city affords, respected and loved by
all who know her. For several years past Mrs.
s. has been suffering from q severe chronic al
lection, from which relief could be expected, If
at ALL only from painful operation-an atiec-
tatiOn which has awakened the most serious
apprehensions of her friends and physician,
and yet she has persistently declined to allow
any examination with view to an operation
for the removal of the evil .
About two years ago, while suffering from the
cause above named, she was riding with her
husband, and thrown from carriage with
much violence and received severe injuries
Her shoulder was broken, she also received Sc
we're Commissions of the head and sustained otb-
er I'M uries. But her misfortunes were not to
stop with this casualty. On Monday last,
while standing upon stool removing some
new paint from the wall paper of her house,
forgetting perhaps for the moment the narrow
ness of her footing, in turning she fell upon the
floor, breaking one of her forearms near the
wrist, and infiicting other painful injuries
Surely hers is a distressing case, and We know
she will share largely in the sympathy OF our
people. " 20 as
Mr.. Staples, husband of this lady-one of the
best men in our city and most enterprising
| withal, was among the sufferers by the great
| fire of July last having lost his extensive
| foundry and machine shop; but he was among
the first OF the large losers to accomplish recon
| structon--his works having, in an incredibly
| short time been rebuilt and put into success
full operation. 1 "5' ' ''''-7
MASONIC. The Grand Lodge met at 8 O'Clock
Tuesday morning, Grand Master Timothy }
Murray pr siding. I' '
The usual amount Of business was presented
and referred to appropriate committees
| At 3 o'clock P. M, the. election of Grand
officers took place, as fOllows:-
Timothy j. Murray, of Portland, Grand Mas
| ter; John H. Lynde, of Bangor, Deputy Grand
Master; David Cargll, of Winthrop, Senior
Grand Warden; Thaddeus r. Simonton, o.
Camden, Junior Grand Warden; Moses Dodge
of Portland, Grand Treasurer; Ira Berry, Of
Portland, Grand Recorder Freeman Bradford
andsOliver Gerrish, of Portland, Committee Oh
| Finance.
The Grand Lodge called off until 9 O'Clock
Wednesday afternoon. s-.-...tgy .ss.
The Grand COmmandery assembled at Z
o'clock P. NJ, Grand Commander Moses Dodge
presiding. }stsAttD 3ts ".#O553siNta
L ELL II tbf
ensuing year, a,.as -...aea ..a..s'
Moses Dodge, of Portland, Grand Command
Grand ndS e Of as saoa
Grand Generalissimo;. John ii. Lynde, o.
Bangor, Grand Captain General; VIM. j
Burnham, cf Lewiston, Grand Prelate; Josia.
H. Drumnond, of Portland, Grand Senior
Warden; Chas Fl. Mcclellan, of Bath, Grand
junior Warden; Chas. Fobes, Of Portlond
Grand Treasurei; Ira Berry, of Portland
Grand Recorder; David Cargill, of Winthrop
Grand Standard Bearer; d. E. Seymour o
Calais, Grand Sword Bearer; John w. BallOu
of Bath, Grand Warder; Warren Phillips, o
Portland, Grand Captain of Guards.
/ Adjourned till o'clock Wednesday evening
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! OF telegram in yesterdays paper, in regard
TO the Newport tCalifornia) Company, al
! I have to say is, that our city is six year,
| Oiu anu Wc duNcItiSc ~ W Dt1 uue bidu W
| will receive some opposition from the different
Pacific roads which claim other places for
| terminus than Newport. 1 do not think cal
offer any better authority than the Recorder o
tho County. Yours, truly
| S. G. BRADSHAW.
| NEWPORT, CALIFORNIA, June Is, 1866
! 10 the Directors Of the Newport Land Company
/ Gentlemen-As there is prospect to build
up large city at Newport, at the junction Of
our two largest rivers in the State, and as it is
to be presented to the people OF the United
| States, to be sold in lots, and having been
| thought best to have the location of the same
cert fed TO, will certify that the tract of land
is situated at the junction of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers, is most centrally To-
Gated of any in the State, being not more than
five miles from centre of equal distances from
the cities of San Francisco, Sacramento and
Stockton; opposite the town of Antioch, with
which it is connected by good ferry, from
which town our State receives large portion
Of her supply of coal. Title consider one OF
| the best in the State.
| (Signed) GEORGE III. RIDELL,
| County Recorder, Solano County.
| INsURANCE.-It will be observed by reference
to our advertising columns that the firm OF