The Portland daily press., 1869-05-27
Letter IRON, Anguish.

Lefter from Augussq.
AUGUSTA, May 26, 1860.
TO the Editor Of the Press;
The Law Court for the middle district COM
menced its annual session in this city yester-
day, and will probably continue about two
weeks Chief Justice Appleton and Associ-
ate Justices Kent, Walton, Danforth, Bar
rows and Tapley are in attendance Among
the important cases to be argued at this ses-
sion is the irrepressibe equity suit of the Ken
nebec & Portland Railroad Company VS.. Port
land & Kennebec Company, which, like Jarn-
dyce VS.. Jarndycs, regularly appears at each
successive law term 1t is understood that Mr..
Barnes, of your city, will argue for the plain
tffs in connection with our Mr.. Stinchfield,
whose unavailing persistency will at least be a
source OF amusement to all concerned. The
case of Gile VS.. Eaton is also an important
equity suity growing out of the relations of
these parties with the old Bank of.Pittston.
There are in all 100 actions on the docket. One
hundred and five new entries have been made
the present term. After the general consulta-
ton, decisions will be announced in several
important cases which the Court have had un-
der consideration Among them viii be .he
well known breach of promise suit Lawrence
vs.. Cook, and the suit of Delaney vs.. Alden.
POLITICS.
But little interest is manifested in political
matters. The people and even the amen in
side politics" seem to have become wearied by
their exertions in the exciting campaigns Of
the years past, and now show a disposition to
do no more then is positively necessary to de-
feat the common enemy. In Waterville and
Gardiner, however, and perhaps in one or.two
other towns in the county, the radical temper
ance men propose to show their strength at
the primary meetings and, if possible, to send
a temperance delegation to the Bangor Con-
vention. Generally, however, there is entire
satisfaction with the prospect Of Gen. Cham
berlain's denomination
Our Republican County Convention for the
nomination of Senators, a County Treasurer,
and County Commissioners will occur on the
23d of next month, the day before the State
Convention Hon. I. S. Lang, of Vassalboro.
viii be renominated by reclamation for Sena-
tor from the northern part of the county; not
only in obedience to the usage of the party,
but as tribute to his efficiency as legislator
during the last session of the General Court.
In the western section the names of E. T.
Webb, of Winthrop, and It. A. Chase, of Fa-
yette, are prominently mentioned. Mr.. Webb
is an able and scholarly gentleman aud
prominent lawyer of the Kennebec bar Mr..
Chase is respectable farmer, who served With
credit t as Representative in the last Legisla-
ff1rn Tho oh 10 bas IN 10
of Mr.. Webbs nomination. Lorenzo Clay
and James Nash, both Of Gardiner, have been
suggested as candidates in the Convention
from the southern part Of the county. Mr..
Clay is well known as one of the ablest and
most successful practitioners at our bar; he
has also had considerable legislative expert
ence, and would do credit to 1ennebec at the
Senatorial Court Mr.. Nash was formerly
Mayor of Gardiner, and is very estimable
gentleman. He is put forward as the candi-
date Of the radical temperance men. But if
Mr. Clay consents to become candidate it is
thought he will receive the nomination. The
present County Treasurer and also the present
County. Commissioner will be renominated.
- CITY AFFAIRS.
Affairs about town are very quiet, a mar
riage and a suicide being the only events OF
recent occurrence to vary the monotony or fur
nish material for sensational reports. The
liquor traffic has been almost entirely sup
pressed under the recent order of our City
Marshal; consequently our streets are orderly
and our jail empty.
The work of converting the Cony block into
a Few hotel, on Water street, is steadily pro-
gressing in spite of the injunction granted by
Judge Cutting. The injunction was issued on
the ground that one of the owners of joint
wall, which is built by agreement to a certain
heighth, and the center of which is the diyid-
ing line between the two lots, has no right to
carry the wall up another story, except by
consent, inasmuch as he would virtually en-
croach upon thu soil Of the adjoining property
to the extent o. one half of the thickness of
thewall. The public are not interested in the
controversy, otherwise than in the principle of
law involved. When completed the hotel will
have accommodations nearly equal to the old
Stanley House.
New school accommodations will soon be
provided to meet the exigencies of the village
district, by remodeling the present High
School building according to plan submitted
by Mr.. Fassett Of Portland. But we have not
yet raised $4,000 for that purpose as was re-
ported. The action of the district at the last
meeting was based on an erroneous assump-
tion in regard to the power of the district, and
only had the effect to authorize the Directors
to raise $4,000. The additional $4,000 will
be raised at another meeting, and authority
will be obtained from the next Legislature to
extend the loan over period of twenty years.
There is nothing new at the State House.
The fifty-fve volumes of Maine Reports and
the Acts and Resolves of 1860 are in the hands
of the binders, and will soon be ready for dis
trbution. DAMON.