The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1868-05-07

The masonic ceremonies of laying the cor
ner stones of the Custom House and Post Of
flee yesterday forenoon were very interesting,
and the masonic d'splay was the finest ever
seen in our city. A large crowd collected on
Exchange street between eight and nine
o'clock, the hour announced for the review of
but on account of the threatening aspect of
the weather there was some delay occasioned,
and the review did not come off till between
ten and eleven o'clock. However, they made
their appearance at last, and when formed in
line made grand and imposing show, amply
paying the crowd for the tedious spell of wait
ing. Some twenty minutes were occupied n
the review, when, headed by the full Portland
Band in uniform, the procession-numberng
some 100 Knight Temp lars-marched to the
City building where they received and escorted
the Grand Lodge through the streets, as an
nounced in the programme yesterday. On ar
irving at the Custom House the procession
formed in hollow square, and Past Grand
Master Josiah H. Drummond, assisted by the
officers of the Grand Lodge, proceeded to lay
the corner stone.
Alter solemn music by the band, prayer was
offered by Grand Chaplain j. E. G. Sawyer of
Bath. Grand Commander Dodge the read
the list of articles deposited in the box, as fol-
lows:
One Silver Plate with the following inscription,
viz;
"Hugh McCulloch, Secretary of the Treasury,
81. f. Hartley,
edward Cooper,
"a. b. Mullett, Supervising Architect
u. Oertly, Assistant Supervising Architect.
Henry KiQgSburV. Sunerintend nj of
Portland May 9Th, 1868"
Report OF the Secretary Of the Treasury of the
united States on the stale OF the finances for the
year 1867.
Statement of the Public Debt of the United States
on the first OIL March, 1868.
Statement of the Public Debt of the United States
on the first of April, 1868.
Report of the supervising Architect of the Treas
ury Department, September Both, 1866.
heroIt of the Supervising Architect of the Treas
ury Department, December I'd, 1867
Congressional Directory for the second session of
ne Folteth Congress OF the United States, by Benz
Perley Poor 1868.
Opening argument OF Mr.. Butler of Massachusetts,
one OF the Managers on the Impeachment of the
President. Warrington Government Printing Of
fee, 1868.
Brief of the authorities upon the law of impeach-
able crimes and mlsdemeanors, by Hon. William
Lawrence, M. of Ohio.
The Commercial importance OF Portland, 1856 with
view OF Portland fom the Cape Elizabeth side, by
Fourth Annual Report of the Board of Trade of
Portland, being for the year 1865, published under
ulrtcIlO0 OF the Managers, by the Secretary. Also
the Constitution and Bylaws
Municipal Register OF the City of Portland for the
year 1868.
Annual Report of the School Committee of the Civ
OF Portland for the year ending in March, 1868.
Collections of the Maine Historical Society, VOL G.
Histo zeal Magazine andnotes and queries, concern
ing the antiquities, history and biography of Amer
ca Vol 3. January 1868.
Account OF the great confagraton in Portland
July 4th and 9TH 1866, by John Neal with an appen-
One American cent, coined in 1865.
Portland Daily Press, April sth, 1868.
Eastern Argus, May 9Th
Cortland sd Trans rpt, May aGy, ID, :"
Christian Mirror, May 9th q"
Riverside Echo, May I'd, +"
Portland Transcript Extra, July 9Th, 1866. Port
land transcript giving an account of the great
fagration in Portland, and ga walk among the ru-
rectory.
One package containing American coins as follows
VIZ; dime of 1861; IL dime of 1857; 1.2 dime OF
1868; three cent coin of 1892 do of 1866 two cent
con OF 1868; one cent coin of 1866 five fraction
al currency of 1862; ten cent OF 1863; twenty-five
cent ditto OF 1865 one piece metal representing the
mont Street, Boston,
European and North American Railway. Pro-
ceedings of the Portland Convention, 1850.
Prospectus OF the European and North American
Railway, 1864.
Report on defences of the Northeastern Frontier,
r, House Document, U. S. a. report No 119, 3sth
Congress. list session.
Memorial of E. & N. A. Railway Company, 1866
with maps.
Mis-. Document, November 49, s9th Congress, 1st
session.
The first Colonization of New England. Address
at Fort Popham, 1862, by John A. Poor
g.. Inc o hallway; Remarks at Belfast, Maine, July.
4th, 1867, by John A. Poor.
Prospectus of the Grand Trunk Railway 1873
Northern Pacific Railway Company
Parliamentary Document OF Canada, 1854.
Beneath the box, and under the corner stone,
coins, from one cent to an eagle, were placed.
Inc box-a copper one, tin lined, - inches
long, 10 inches wide, and inches deep-was
then placed in position, and the corner stone
lowered in place with solemn music: the
square, the level and the plumb applied by D.
G. M. Lynde, G.. S. w. Cargill and CIV
Larrabee, and proclamation was made by the
Grand Master that the stone was well laid.
true and trusty, and that the craftsmen had
done their duty. The consecrating emblems
of corn, wine and oil were then poured upon
the stone by the Past Grand Master, the
Grand Senior Warden and the G and Junior
Warden, with the customary ceremonies. The
benediction was pronounced by the P. G. NJ,
the public grand honors paid, and the working
tools returned to the architect. The process
sion was reformed and marched to the Post
Office building, when the same ceremonies
were performed by the same officers excepting
that Grand Master T. j. Murray performed
the service which had just devolved on z. G.
M. Drummond
In this box were duplicates of most of the
articles in the Custom House box and in addi-
ton list of the names of the present Post
Master and employees of the Portland Post
Office, and the last annual report of the Su-
perintendent of Common Schools. the Adiu-
tant General, Land Agent and Treasurer of
the State.
The services here were much shortened on
account of the rain, which had begun to fall.
1t was arranged that an address should be de-
livered by Grand Chaplain e. G. Bolles, and
remarks by other prominent brethren; but af-
ter short but handsome address from the
Grand Master, Mr.. Bodies offered some extern
pore remarks touching the objects of the order
and its relation to the public, and referring al
SO to few prominent event S in the more re-
cent hsto ry of the city. The ceremonies were
closed by the bened lotion by Grand Chaplain
Sawyer, and the Grand Lodge marched to the
nail and separated, the KNIGHTS having retired