The Portland daily press., 1867-08-07

august Term 81 We supreme C0urt-0 Breach
of-Pron,ise Case-P. L. L. Convention in
prospect Internal Revenue-B uilding Opera-
tions. ia iatti aI astisH ~ &
i-ti' AUGUSTA, August 6, 1867
To the Editor Of the Press: -.....
The August term of the Supreme Court for
Kennebec commenced its session in this city
to-day, Judge Walton presiding. Our docket
is still encountered with more than 800 cases
requiring some action, but little or nothing
will be done the present term in the way of
cleansing this Augean stable of our court. All
seem to await the coming of the juridical Her
cules to perform the task of removing these ac-
cumulations of years. The @law's delay" is
therefore scarcely less grievous than in the
time of Hamlet, when it was considered one of
the evils of life not to be borne. This time the
weary lawyers with endless tongues" cannot
be held responsible, for the parties themselves
have generally refused to give any time to the
preparation of their causes for trial at this busy
season ofthe year An unusually interesting suit
for breach of promise to marry, however, will
probably be brought to trial the present week.
Both parties are residents of Gardiner and are.
we'll known to your correspondent. The plain
tihHs character is all that Caesar desired in his
wife. The defendant protests that there is no
more ground for the suit than in the case of
Bardell o. Pickwick. Still he may do well to
heed the admonitlon of the elder Weller in
that famous suit. Never mind the character,
but stick to the alleybi, there's nothing like
alleybi Gen. Shepley is of counsel for the de-
fence. There will also be one of those intre-
quent suits for the maintenance of child,
that, like Gloster's son, came somewhat sauci-
ly into the world, but unlike him is not ac-
knowledged. '1' h1t +'l l e
On the criminal docket is case of man.
slaughter, involving the rather rare question,
whether the deceased came 10 his death from
heart disease--er visitGtione Dei-or from a
blow on the neck inflicted by the respondent.
Sow" Pillsbury and jurist appear for the
1t lis confidently asserted by some members
of the cabalistic "P. L. L." that mass con-
vention will be held in this county Immediate
ly before election for the purpose of nominat-
ing candidates for the people"-a majority of
those candidates to be conservative Republic
cans. This is manifestly cunning scheme of
the enemy. They fatter themselves that they
have found common basis upon which class
of Republicans will unite in fraternal action
with themselves; and taking advantage of
passing unpleasantness in our camp, they ex-
pect, in their own phrase to give some of our
regular nominees crowded house" at the
election. Whatever opinion may be enter
tanned in regard to the fairness of the express
sion obtained under the reign of King Caucus
on the 10Th Of June, all good Republicans will
enter general cauedt to this effort for a COM
Dinatlon, which in the rendering of the humor-
ISL, is as much as to say it is no co.
line exact amount of Internal Revenue re-
ceiptS IN tnls district for the fiscal year ending
june 30, 1867, was 325,99854, against $780,
T7 40 for the year next preceding. OF this
latter sum, however, about 33 per cent was
collected on articles now exempt or partially
exempt under the amendments of August,
1866 and March 1867. The receipts of last
month amounted to $19,652.56; but as this sum
includes $3,662.55 of the annual list, the prob
able average per month will be about $4,000,
making the estimate for the coming year $780,
OOO " i' i't'nii' i }sb
The spirit of enterprise or desire for i'm
provement in our city seems not to be confined
to matchmaking" or the reconstruction of Wa
ter street. but has become active in the reno
walton of ancient residences and the erection
of many new dwelling houses Prominent
among the latter is an elegant, tastily-inish-
ed, and thoroughly convenient one on the COR
ner of Green and Sewall streets, built and now
by Walter Hatch Esq. 1t is the
kindest wish of a wide circle of friends that
he win make it his permanent residence, and
himself and family live many years to enjoy
it. DAMON.