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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06


FUNERAL OF ALDERMAN PLUMMER-The
obsequies of the late Daniel Pummer, ESQ.,,
were observed at 3 clock Saturday afternoon
at his late residence on Pearl street. There
was very large concourse of friends gathered
to pay the last sad rites, including the mem.
bers of the City Government and the members
OF the Maine Charitable Mechanic Associa.
ton.
The religious services were conducted by Rev
Dr. Smaller, and consisted of selections from
the Scriptures, an earnest and consolns adj
dress and fervent prayer.
The body was robed in black aud laid in an
elegant octagonal casket of black walnut, the
lid of which was profusely decorated with en-
blems composed of white flowers and evergreen
intertwined. The remains were taken to Ev-
ergreen Cemetery and deposited in the receiv-
ing tomb, the City Government and Mechanic
Association escorting them on foot as far as the
bridge.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

BRIEF JoTTNGs.-A boy placed fog torpe-
do on the railroad track on Commercial street,
Friday afternoon, which was intended for a
railroad signal. train came along, with
thirteen laborers on board, and struck it, caus-
ing it to go off, soaring the men on the train
aud also the perpetrator of the mischief
Charles Staples & Son are building a fog
whistle for White Head, near Rockland.-A
three story brick building is being put up for
Sidly & Co.'s laundry by Capt. DAM. Wins
low on Union street, and brick block is being
put up by the Westbrook Britannia Co. for their
own use on the same street.-The Horse Rail-
road Co. are building their track on Pearl
street. and have got the curves arranged on
Congress and on Middle streets.-The Rolling
Mills have turned out ten car loads of new
rails four for the G. T. r. r. three for the b.
& NJ. Il. r. and three for the Concord & Ports
mouth r. R.-Saturday and Sunday were two
splendid days. The weather was warm. The
thermometer stood at 78o on Saturday and
800 on Sunday.-Rev. Mr.. Bailey's vacation
ended last week, and he preached at the First
Parish on Sunday. A christening took place
at the church in the morning and the font was
wreathed with white fowers-Rev. Mr.. Fem
returned from Europe in the "Idaho" last
week and preached to his parish (the High
street, at the Congress square Universalist
Church yesterday morning.-The distinguished
| artist, Mrs. Elizabeth Murray, is making a
visit in this city.-Fire was discoverned Satur-
day afternoon at o'clock in a pile of lumber
in the rear of the I'd Parish Meeting House on
Congress street. Extinguished without an
alarm being given.-The friends of Rev. B. M
Frink gathered at his house, on Pine street,
Friday evening, and presented him with a
purse of 800 as token Of their friendship
and wished him all success and prosperity
wherever he might goa. G. Lebroke, OF
Foxcroft, will address the Hichborn men in
this city on Thursday evening.-To give some
idea Of the number of people who will be in
the city this week, we would state that twenty
rooms have been engaged by parties from Ban
gor at Cape Cottage during the Fair. .ii-s
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06


Mr.. William Rowe, of Harris Hill. Poland
has an apple tree on his farm that measures
seven feet two inches around it at the but, says
the Herald.
aff OXFORD COUNTY.
The Paris flour mill at South Paris manu-.
features 1900 barrels of flour annually. The
business management is in the hands of It. III.
Skillings, Esq. .,..- DID,. ..
Messrs. Burnham & Morrill, have a corn
packing establishment in the same town. They
expect to put up this year 400, 900 cans They
have 235 acres of sweet corn.
The Pennesseewassee wooden mill at Nor
way is receiving new water wheels, and will be
ready to start up shortly.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
Charies Ferry, OF Alton, tavern keeper was
recently convicted in PenobscOt Countv on
several indictments for selling liquor, and on
them all was sentenced by Judge Cutting to
seven months in prison, and over $500 fines
and costs. -.l
SOMERSET COUNTY.
A correspondent of the Lewiston journal
says that sad accident occurred midway be-
tween Waterville and Norridgewock Thursday
evening. Mrs. Eaton, wife of the principal of
the Eaton School," Miss jackson, a teacher
in the school, Mrs. Quits of New York, and
Mr.. Cheney Of Portland, were going to Water
vie TO attend the operetta, when some acct
dent happening to their carriage, their horses
became unmanageabe and commenced to run.
Mr.. Cheney and Miss jackson jumped from
the carriage and sustained no permanent iniu-
RES, but some severe bruises. The other two
ladies remained till thrown out. Mrs Eaton
was severely bruised and her hip dislocated
mr. Mrs. Cutts was also badly bruised, and an an
kie SO BADLY fractured that amputation of the
foot had to be resorted to at once. Mrs Cults
was spending the summer at Norridgewock, as
mas peen ner custom for several years.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Pembroke Iron Works have been at
stand still for the past three weeks The water
is very low, but the Company are to resume
operations in about week, making use of
steam power.
YORK COUNTY.
Miss Mary w. Mitchell, a graduate of Bates
College, and the first female graduate from
any New England College, has opened pri-
vate school in Kennebunk for young masters
and misses. Miss Mitchell has declined a fiat
tering offer to take charge Of high school in
Illinois, intending at the close of her present
Term to go to Germany to further pursue her
studies. So says the Lewiston Journal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

The HAYES ARCTIC EXPEDITION.
Hayes letter from Levigtut. Greenland, is We
ry interesting. 1t is dated July 18th, at which
time, curiously enough, the chief annoyance OF
the explorers, was mosquitoes, which, the DR..
says, are more numerous and more vicious
than in any other part of the known word. AT
Krakssiment the voyagers lay at anchor in
front of gigantic glacier with which they had
startling adventure that is thus described:
Unhappily for our complete sense of comfort
the glacier was less disposed to be neighborly
than we, for he set up a terrible fusilade the
moment we got there; and beside some thou
sands OF tons of ice which at intervals broke
from the front, seven icebergs, one after anoth.
er, rolled their unwieldly forms into the sea
and set the waves upon us at such q terrible
rate that we were glad enough to get safe,
place of refuge. But few persons have ever
seen an iceberg break off We can rejoice in
having both seen and felt them. We NAV
rhapsodize about Niagara, its roar, its vast
ness, but one knows not where to begin with
a discharging glacier; so will not attempt it
on so small bit of paper
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

One OF the most gratifying paragraphs that
has appeared in any paper in the world this
year is that in letter from Washington pub
lished in the New York Times of Friday. The
writer says that the South has more money
at the present time than any agricultural re-
gion in the country, North, East or West.
The crops are excellent, the various Southern
products bring good prices, and, better than
all, the producers are not heavily in debt to
the North as they were before the war, and in
some cases not at all. 4s..4....,. ..... -i-tfa
No patriot can hear intelligence Of this
kind without emotions Of the profoundest Joy
and gratitude to the merciful providence that
in the short period of four years after the
c'ose of disastrous war that seemed to put
back the clock of the world quarter of a
century, has so far removed the deep, deep
sears of the conflict, and restored to a wide
region of our common country so much OF
prosperity. And when we reflect that the
Southern States have become meanwhile a
part of the United States in sense at was
never true before, that freedom and not slav-
cry is the basis Of the new and no doubt en-
during prosperity, that as last devotion to
democratic institutions and to the integrity
OF the Union are the dominant sentiments
throughout the greater part of the territory
where lately war, slavery and despotism were
accomplishing this work of ruin, our content
becomes almost absolute. -4
There is in the North no feeling of jealousy
or antipathy toward the South that will pre-.
vent the full enjoyment Of the new era
throughout our borders. The Southern PEG.
pie are our brothers, and whatever of good o,
evil touches them will be felt in every part Of
the national commonwealth. Having suffer
ed common misfortune, and having endured
together the expiatory pains of common
ain. henceforth orr lows and sorrows are to lie
experienced together.
That there are blemishes on this bright pic
tnre is not to be denied. Virginia, Mississip-
pi and Texas are not yet represented in the
national legislature, but there is reason for
expecting that they soon will be, and that
freedom will be for the first time recognized
in their organic law. Tennessee and Ken
lucky are for the present in the hands of the
reactionists, but the harm that ensues there
from will in large measure be neutralized by
the provisions for the security of civil and DO
litical rights that have been made part of
the fundamental law of the country.
Reconstruction is substantially a success.
In year or two more such statement will
be regarded as an axiom, and the soldiers and
sailors whose valor held the disintegrating
fragments of the Union together, and to the
patriots and statesmen who united the frag-
menus again by their firm adherence to the
prihcipie that liberty and justice are the only
possible Oonds that can bind together the peo-
pie of Rebublic, our thanks and tho thanh.
Of posterity are due.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

wu,1Aw PrTr EEssENDEN AND CHARLES
SUMNER. Not many days ago Mr.. George Pea
hodv. then in one of the Southern cities, re-
ceived telegram from Boston beginning with
ing" and proceeding with the request that Mr..
Peabody would Immediately come to Boston
for the purpose of seeing our Senator. Mr..
Peabody wrote or telegraphed to one of his
confidential friends in this city, expressing his
great sorrow over the intelligence and his re-
greet that the state of his own health was such
as to prevent him from coming to Boston.
ABOUT the same time the bulletin boards OF
the PORTLAND newspapers contained the same
Intelligence: "Charles Sumner is dying A
friend of Senator Fessenden called upon that
gentleman at his residence, and told him what
he had seen upon the boards, and the Senator,
after exclaining SIS it possible!" went on TO
express regret over the probable death OF MT.
Sumner, and to give reasons why such an
event would be of great detrlment to the pup
lie servic. We now have intelligence that Mr.
Fessenden himself is in critical condition
from a sudden illness, and that his death is
hourly expected. 1t is proper, perhaps, to say
now that Mr. Fessenden's expressions to his
friend at Portland, when he heard Oh the false
telegram relative to Mr.. Summers illness were
in keeping with his general tone towards our
Senator for some months past. 1t was OBJ
served with satisfaction at Washington, about
the time of the Inauguration of Gen. Grant,
that Mr. Fessenden not only expressed great
confidence in Mr.. Summers wisdom and patri-
otism, but that he took some pains to make
friendly 0vertures to Mr.. Sumner, which, we
are glad to say, were received in an equally
friendly way; SO that the two Senators, who
had been at variance so many years, became on
terms almost of intimacy, and on various oc-
casions in the Senate were observed cordially
to Join their forces in the transaction of the
public business. In view of the curious rumor
(the origin of which should be investigated)
relative to Mr. Summers death, and the recent
illness of the Maine Senator, these facts be-
come interesting, and will afford qualification
to great many people throughout the coun-
| try.-Boston Journal.
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Republican Ward Caucuses.

The Republican voters of this city are re.
quested to meet in their several Ward rooms
on
Thursany, Sept. OH, Mt IL O'Clock r. M.
for the purpose of choosing seven delegates
from each Ward, whose duty it shall be, in
convention, to select four candidates for Rep
resentatives to the Legislature.
The delegates thus chosen are requested to
meet at the Office of Chief Engineer of the
Fire Department on Saturday, Sept 18th, al
8 clock P. NJ, to perform the work assigned
them.
Per order Republican City Committee.
Portland, Sept. 6, 1869.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

CELESTIAL PHENOMENA.-Our readers will
no doubt RENE mber the celestial phenomena
that appeared just previous to the gubernato-
rial election last year, when bow was seen in
the heavens, stretching from east to west, COM
posed apparently of a luminous vapor, and
very startling inits appearance. Such bow,
or rather portion Of one, was seen last night,
stretching from near the horizon to the zenith,
and lasting from 8 o'clock till little after 9,
when it gradually faded away.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

WHAT SPAIN WILL DOM. Fobes, the
special agent Of the American Government at
Madrid, believes that Spain will treat on the
following basis:
Second-After peace is restored the Cubans
to vote upon the question of their own indie
pendence.
Third-If at such an election they vote to
sever their connection with Spain, then a sale
OF Spanish property in Cuba is to be made to
the Cubans by Spain. -1
Fourth-The United States to guarantee the
amount of money due Spain from Cuba, re-
sulting from such sale.
These propositions are unofficial, but sent by
Mr.. Fobes to be considered by the United
States authorities, but as yet they have not
been acted upon.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

THE PUBLIC ScHooLs.-To-day the public
schools reopen for the Fall term, and the chill
dren have returned from the country with
bronzed cheeks and muscles hardened and
strengthened by rambles in the country. or
climbing among the mountains under bright
summers sun. The change from the confine-
ment Of the school-room to open air exercise at
the most delightful season of the wear. has been
highly beneficial in its results, and we have no
doubt the boys and girls will resume their
studies with zeal.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

ROOMS WITHOUT AND WITH BoARD-We
again urge the necessity for providing for the
thousands who will visit Portland next week.
Mr.. Henry Taylor, the proprietor of the Forest
City Park, has opened free list at his rooms,
No. 462 Congress street, where all who have
spare rooms which can be had, with or without
board, are requested to register their addresses.
Mr. Taylor can also be seen daily during bust
ness hours at the Park.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

ST. LUKE's CATHEDRAL CHoR.-OD Satur-
day last the members of this choir had pleas
antIpicnic to Scarboro Beach. A few min
utes ride by the cars brought them to the
pretty hamlet of Oak Hill, where they alight-
ed, and, in true pedestrian fashion, marched at
once to the Atlantic House to enjoy the brac-
ing air and picturesque scenery which every
where surrounds it. Fine weather and the
prospect of thorough days ramble melted all
to the diligent exercise of both nerve and mus
cle SO that base and foot ball. ring toss, fishing,
boating, and other sources of amusement were
literally patronized. Bishop Nicely was pres
edit and contributed in no small degree to the
pleasures of the day, both at the social board
and in the various out door amusements.
There was dinner at one, and supper at 6
o clock, and at the close of the latter meal the
boys, at the call Of Mr.. Gilmore, the organist
gave three hearty cheers for the Bishop and a
like number for Mr.. Gunnison, the proprietor
of the house, for his excellent catering. The
Bishop made brief but happy reply. express
ing his deep interest in the choir and the hope
that they might all be spared another year to
be similarly entertained Regret was ex-
pressed that business prevented several OF the
men from participating in the excursion. The
choir returned to Portland by the 7.4O train,
evidently well pleased with the DAYS recrea-
ton and amusement iFt'
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

DEERNG HALL.-The public must bear in
mind that Deering Hall-or the Portland
Theatre as it is now called-will reopen to-
morrow night in its new dress and appoint
ments with the Bidwell Dramatic Company.
The fair and fascinating Dollie Bidwell will
enact the role of Lady Audley in 'Lady Aud
ley's Secret" and will be supported by Mr..
Frank Roche, who has been earning never
fading laurels in the Dominion of Canada the
past season. Apply at the Box office in time
if you want good seat.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

No HIcHBonN CONVENTION has been called
in Washington county. The Riverside Echo
having suggested five men, for either of whom
1t would be proper to call convention on his
own responsibility, the Machias Republican
says it knows that two of them are Democrats
and one of them was Secretary of the Demo-
cratic County Convention. This is an alliance
which few temperance nen will 'hanker
altar - -....e ....f 81. .t....
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

FANDERBrLT's SCHEME for erecting an i'm
mense monument of bronze in his own honor
Is one OF the most remarkable exhibitions on
personal vanity that has been seen for many
years But the great railroad king is growing
Old and childish; besides, he has recently mar
red young wife.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

SENATOR FEssENDEN's HEALTH.-While we
cannot say that Mr.. Fessenden is out of dam
ger, we can say that his pulse was stronger on
Saturday, and that on Sunday, up to 10 IL
o'clock in the evening, he has altered neither
for the better or worse than on Saturday. His
physicians still have hope that they may re-
duce the inflammation of the bowels and final
ly restore him so health.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

The GOVERNOR GENERAL Of Canada is not
received with great enthusiasm in all parts of
the country. The st. John, N. B., Globe
says that the Fredericton people turned out
as they would at a circus, "just to see the
show" The anti Confelerates are very chary
Questioning honors upon the representative of
ROYALTY I... -.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

The latest estimate of the population of the
world is 1888 900 souls. The common
wealth of man. and federation of the world
will be quite an extensive affair, and the Pres
ident of the United States of the World will
hardly be able to enjoy the personal acquain-
lance of all his loving subjects.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

PERsoNAL.-The Davenport Uowa) Gazette
of August 31st says "Judge Kingsbury, of
Portland, Me-, much respected and well known
in the Pine Tree State, is in our city. enjoying
visit with his daughter, the wife of E. Bald
win, Esq
DIR. and Mrs. w. L. Richardson were regis
tered in Paris on the Goth of August Mrs. r.
is Portland lady.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

REPRESENTATIVE NOMINATION In GoRHAM.
AT Republican caucus held in Gorbam Sat.
urday, Freeman Harding wa, chosen Cha;r-
man and Stephen Hinckley Secretary IT,
whole number Of votes for a candida,. ~
Representative was So. DR.. James NJ Buzsell
received SO, Isaac Mcclellan 10, scattering Ia
DR.. Buzsell, the Representative last year. ia
therefore renominated.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

IMPORTANT DIscovERY.-A man has found
out the politics of the New York Herald He
doesn't give his news to the world, but has
quietly dropped the paper because he doesn't
like its views If his objection is in any respect
Appetite one, it would certainly have been re-
moved if he had taken it one day longer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

NOMINATION OF REPRESENTATIVE ,u c.
ELIzABErH.-At Republican caucus in the
town of Cape Elizabeth Saturday, Cyrus Cole
Esq, was nominated for Representative, and
tne following named gentlemen chosen Town
COMMITTEES for the ensuing year: Gordon r.
Garden, Geo. f. Small and ,Josenb q. Fickett
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THE PRESS,
Monday Morning, September s. 1869.

GB fisrt Page To- Day-Letter from Sarato-
ga; Strange Superstition in Berkshire; Re-
marks Of Rev. George Leakin at the Popham
Celebration; Josh Billings on the Goldfish; An
Energetic Reporter in Fix
Fourth Pags-The Long Ago; Good Things
from Mark Twain.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

iIhE WATER.-A new boiler, additional to
the one in use, has been put in to the Pre-
sumpscot at Saccarappa. The water, we un-
derstand, is not only in the city at Bramhall's
Hill, but as far down as st. Stephens Church
on Congress, where there is water gate.
When it is ascertained that all leaks if there
should be any, are repaired as far as that point
the water will be let on to the next gate, near
inc City Hotel, and so on till it is flowing in
the pipes all over the city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

TIE gentleman who conducts the Maine
column of the Boston Tribune says that Gov.
Chamberlain Is on aristocrat. That statement
like the one of the day before about electing
Hichborn by 10000 votes, was probably intend
ed Tor the latitude of Boston,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

ATTORNEY GENERAL HoAR's opinion as te
she enforcement Of the test oath by Gen. Can.
by in Virginia probably decides the question
Persons who cannot take the oath will not be
admitted to the Legislature, and two Repu5li.
can United States Senators will probably be
elected. ''' rtH.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

THE Kennebec Reporter is informed that
Francis E. Webb, Esq, has not accepted the
Hitchborn nomination for Senator, that he in.
tends to vote for Gov. Chamberlain, and that
he will not decline the Republican nomination
for County Attorney.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-09-06

LIB VERMONT ELECTION occurs tomorrow.
II anything there is less excitement than in
Maine. Vi course, Gen. washburn, the Re.
publican candidate tor Governor, will be elected
by large majority, but there will be a great
falling off from the vote of last year.
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MHnicipal COurr

RECORDER KIDDER PRESIDING
SArURDAY.-James S. Harrington was complain
ed OF for drunkenness and disturbance AS this was
his first offence and he promised better behavior he
was discharged on payment of one cent and costs.