The Portland daily press., 1868-08-31
MASSACHUSETTS,.
ADVENT CAMP MEETING.

SPRNGFIELD, Aug. 29.-More than 1000
people attended the National Advent camp
meeting in this city to-day. In the afternoon
thunder shower came up and suddenly scat
will be continued all night and camp will
break up tomorrow morning.
THE CHINESE EMBASSY.
Boston, Aug. 29-Mr. Burlingame and his
associates visited Chelsea to-day and met with
an enthusiastic reception. They were driven
through the city in company with invited
guests. Many houses were appropriately dec
Grated, and City Hall was filled with people.
Mayor Frost made an address of welcome, to
which MIR. Burlingame replied as follows:
In behalf of myself and my associates I
have to cordially thank you for this welcome
Permit me to thank your fellow citizens for
their magnificent demonstration. / rejoice
that you have recalled the agreement that was
made between us that there should be no
speeches. But how could this full heart of
mine express its feelings to the people of Chel-
sea. Language is cold with which to express
my regard for you. can assure you, one and
all, that in the years which have passed, / have
never forgotten you; and l can assure you also
that in the years which are to come, 1 shall
never fail to remember you with affection. And
now, Mr. Mayor, the kindest thing you can do
for us is to take us by the hand, receiving in
its grasp the friendship which the tongue cam
not express.
Applause followed the conclusion of Mr..
Burlingames kind response. An opportunity
| was then given to those desirous to taking
him AID his associates by the hand. And for
about half an hour hand shaking and the ex-
tending of compliments were generously in
dulged in. This ceremony being concluded,
the party again entered the barouches, and
having been driven through several other
streets proceeded by the pleasantest route to
Chelsea beach. af1
When the Embassy reached the residence OF
Councilman Hilburn each member thereof and
many others were presented with handsome
boquets of flowers. All along the route the
residents turned out to view the visitors, and
waved them on with their handkerchiefs. The
party arrived at the beach about five o'clock
The tide had turned and was coming in, but
enough of the beach was bare to admit of
charming ride upon its smooth and hard sur
face. No speeches were made during their
stay at the beach The party intend Visiting
Charlestown tomorrow.
CHILDREN POISONED. ~ IL
Boston, Aug. 30-Great alarm was excited
in the north part of the city yesterday by the
sudden illness of some seventy children, caus-
ed by eating castor beans, quantity of which
they found and mistook for peanuts. All are
in a fair way of recovery.
NEW YORK.
sPIRTrUALIsT CONVENTION. a
ROCHESTER,, Aug 29.-At the afternoon sss-
sion of the Convention yesterday, the commit
tee on organization adopted resolutions on the
deaths of several noted spritualists. The COM
mittee on education made report which was
| adopted. In the evening speeches were made
by several persons and an Inspirational poem
| by Mr.. Wheeler. The Convention then ad-
journed sine die. a
THE FENIAN CONVENTION.
NEW YORK, Aug. 3O.-In the Fenian Con-
vention yesterday, John Savage resigned the
position of Chief Executive, but the Conven-
fInVr nftTnn 10 l.
showing that proposition had been made that
Gen. O'Niel and the Fenian Senate cooperate
| with the Convention in effecting a union of
the two branches of the brotherhood, and that
| O'Niel's absence from the city prevented any
| definite action. A resolution was adopted
that the committee communicate directly with
O'Niel by telegraph, and state that at noon to-
| day the committee will look for his presence or
final answer as to his willingness to confer on
| the subject of union.
The military Convention held session, but
their deliberations were not made public.
DIABoIIcAL OUTRAGE.
A young girl named Mary Ann Russell,
who was killed Friday night by being run
over by the Hudson cars at Peeksville, proves
to have been violated by two men and left on
| the track in an insensible state The villains
are still at large. ID 4101
REMOVALS FROM THE CUSTOM HOUSE.
Thirty removals will be made at the Custom
House on the LIST of September, the positions
to be filled by new appointments.
BRUTAL MURDER.
Owen Murphy was beaten to death with
a hammer by Cornelius Mccarthy in Will
liamsburg last night.
ESCAPE OF sCoUNDREL. 80.
Rev. Henry Wendt who was serving out a
fifteen years sentence in the Pennsylvania
penitentiary for having outraged number of
little girls under his care, has escaped and, 1t
is thought, gone to Europe.
PANAMA FOR ANNEXATION.
A Panama letter says the natives openly de-
clare tina: annexation to the United States is
the only salvation for the Isthmus.
PERUVIAN ITEMS.
The Peruvian Congress opened July 28th.
Mr.. Stewards offer is likely to be accepted.
An avalanche buried twenty four persons in
a mine, killing all.
Gen. Fitzpatrick was to leave July 9th for
KANSAS.
| INDIAN AFFAIRS.
| ST. LOUIS, Aug 29.-The Leavenworth Con-
\ servative OF yesterday says General Sully has
] gone to Fort Dodge.
/ A force of 700 men has been sent west O
| Fort Hayes in pursuit of the Indians. One
hundred and fifty mules were stolen from
Bowers and Newman.
A mail coach had been stopped and robbed
between Sheridan and Denver.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-A Cheyenne despatch
| to the Republican says that six hundred Siou1
Indians are on the war path. They crossed
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