The Portland daily press., 1867-12-05

MAY BE ALL kIGHT.-horse railroads are a |
great institution; as all admit That they are |
generally managed with regard to the public |
convenience, as well as for the profit of stock |
holders, there can be no doubt That the con-
ductors, drivers and all concerned in the man
agement and running of the cars, have the
public veal in view, if not mainly in view, can
hardly be questioned; but, Mr.. Editor, a little
incident occurred on Monday evening that
| may be deemed all right, but some OF the VIC
| tins couldn't see it in that light.
| AT the close of the very pleasing entertain
ment at the City Hall on the evening mention
| ed, those who were DESTROYS of going on to
Munjoy Hill found car with one of the most
popular and gentlemaply conductors on the
| line, ready to take them all the way to Atiah'
| tic street fof1he small sum of six cents EACH
Some thirty or forty persons, men, women ana
| children, availed themselves OF the opportunl-
| ~ kindly provided at the unusual hour-teh
o'clock. The fare of each was promptly PAID
as soon as the conductor could get through the
car, and all wers blessing their stars that they
were so well provided for, when the horses sud-
| denly stopped and the announcement was
made by the driver that he could go no fur-
Their. Little more than half the distance paid for
had been made, and the passengers were po-
litely informed that they must fall back on
their own resources for the remainder OF this
| distance There was no alternative, and the
4 men, women and children made their way up
! the hill. as best they could. The driver was
| not in fault, for it would have beer cruel to
have insisted on one pair of horses drawing
such a load up such a rise. The conductor
was not in fault as he collected his fair kindly
| and faithfully, and undoubtedly made correct
returns TO the Treasurer, but the passengers
! cannot understand why they should be dump
] ed at the foot of hill when they had paid to
| ride to the top, and over when the man who
has agreed to draw ton of coal or barrel OF
| flour would not expect to get his pay unless he
delivered it as per contract. No GRUMBLER S
DICKENS first reading in Boston, on Monday
| evening, stirred the literary heart of the
Hub" to its lowest depths. Longfellow, Holmes
| Lowell, Quincy and "a host of Others of
| our most eminent citizens" crowded into Ire
mont Temple. All forgot to be glum about
the American Notes and Martin Chuzzlewit.
| The enthusiasm was unbounded, and sem-
braced even the purple paraphernalia and pc
| culiarly arranged gas lights with which Boz
| chooses,to surround himself, and the nosegays
| and goldchains which serve for his personal
| adornment. His step is firm and elastic.
| his face is fresh but not youthful he acknowl-
| edges the plaudits of his audience, gracefully
| and pleasantly-his ear-lecks stand out al.
| most straight from his head-he rests his book
| upon a tiny stand--he sometimes is betrayed
| into joining in the laughter of his hearers-he
makes the most wonderful grimaces in his
| comic personations-his pathos is SO overpow
| ering as to cause an instant appreciation in
| the price of pocket handkerchiefs and, o
| powers that rule in lecture associations, is he
! coming to Portland? r-.a
| n h------ 49,
| TIE OPERA NEXT WEEK-We hope our
citizens will show due appreciation of the
| great treat that we are to have the first three
evenings OF next week at City Hall. The La
Grange and Brignoli Opera Troupe is one of
| the best in the world, and with such artists as
Madame de La Grange, Miss Adelaide Philips,
Miss j. MeCulloch, Signor Brignoli and 9TH
| ers of equal celebrity the three entertain
ments given cannot fail to be extremely inter-
! esting. E 81 sS8 81 ri
The entertainments are to be given under
the auspices of the Mercantile Library Assoc
4 citation, and persons holding course tickets to
|
one Of the three Operas, upon ticket number
| two. The holders of these tickets can get re-
seryedseats by presenting the tickets and pay
ing fifty cents extra, at the Treasurer's office.
Sale of reserved seats for single evenings
/ will commence Friday afternoon at 8 O'clock
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GEN. NEAL Dow reached home by the eve
Mug train from Boston last night. The last
| number Of the Alliance News brings the fol-
lowing notice of the farewell meetings on the
occasion of his departure from England:
On Thursday, as we are printing off our ear
friend, General Neal Dow, is being held in the
Memorial Hall, Albert-square, Manchester
the Mayor of Bolton DANES Barlow, ESQ., in
| the chair. % '''"
| On Friday, large public farewell meeting
renee Heyworth, Esq. j. p, in the chair.
Our noble and generous friend leaves us, af-
| ter having performed prodigious labors in e.
half of the cause in the fatherland during the
past eighteen months, many good results of
| which are already apparent, and the ripened
fruits of which will doubtless appear in after
| years.
I Next week we shall give report of the pro-
leceedings of these interesting farewell meet
| ings. 2 H.
At eight o'clock on Saturday morning Gem
| eral Neal Dow will take his berth on board the
China, at Liverpool. God speed him ON his
homeward way. .