The Portland daily press., 1869-10-18


Blues will give grand Promenade Concert or
Assembly on Thanksgiving Eve at City Hail.
Why do pigeons never light on trees? This is
not a.conundrum. We ask for nformation.-
The rain storm of Friday prevailed through
out Saturday.-A countryman, who was TAX
ing look at the improvements about Port
land last week, inquired of bystander if the
new Reservoir of the Water Company was
''the great Dry Dock he had heern tell
about."-We are glad to learn that the must
cal arrangements for the Adelaide Phillips
concert have been placed in the hands of Her
mann Kotzschmar, Esq.--To-day the steamer
New Brunswick will take the place of the
New York on the International Line, between
this port and st. Johns.-Iwelve cases have
been sent up by the Municipal Court the past
month to the next term of the Superior Crimi-
nal Court which will be held in January.-A
splendid day Sunday. The heavens were
cloudless, and the air warm.-Ex- Gov. Ander-
son, of this State, and daughter are at the Fail
mouth Hotel-"O Job JONES' in the San
Francisco Golden City, has parody on Beau
tiful Snow" of which we give the first stanza:
o, The beerl The beautiful beer!
Filing the head and heart with cheer,
Down in the cellar under the street,
Down in the mouths OF the Dutchmen you meet;
n, slashing
Splashing along
Beautiful beer, il can do no wrong!
FLYING to kiss walters girls cheek I'd.
SticRng to lips in frolicsome freak;
Beautiful beer from the brewers, you know,
Better than whiskey-purer than snow!
The funeral of the late W. D Robinson took
place yesterday afternoon. Maine Lodge l. o.
| o. F. attended in body, deceased being a
member, and also delegations from the other
two lodges.-A splendid moonlight night last
night, with heavy dew.-Two DRINKS at the
| Police Office last night.
DR. ALEXANDER BURGESS. - The former
| parshioners of the Rev. DIR. Alexander Bur-
| CESS, who was rector for many years of St.
Luke's Church in this city, may be pleased to
learn that he has accepted a call to Christ
Church. Springfield, Mass. The Springfield
| Republican says of him:
| No characteristic so distinguishes DR.. Burgess
as his entire devotion to his life work. He is
| emphatically and in the highest, best sense, a
working man, ever earnest and vigiant in the
service of his Master. A ministry such as his
could hardly be otherwise than fruitful, and
we are not surprised to learn the fact that dur
ing the whole period of his pastorate in Port
land he never administered the communion with
| of the church. His sermons are pervaded with
the controlling purpose of his life; he aims in
them to do practical good In style, therefore,
thew are direct, forcble and compact, not
scorning, however, the graces OF speech nor the
free use of metophor when they can be made
TO subserve his main design. DIR. Burgess is
decidIy opposed to ritualism, but adheres loyal
Iv to the customs and canonical usa2es OF the
church. Religious controversy is not to his
taste. hut he is never backward IN defending
his faith when he feels called upon to DO 50;
AS q pastor he is no less active and iaithiu
than as a preacher. He is the man ABOVE al
others whom Christ Church needs for lis rec
tor, and the congratulations of the entire con
munity should be theirs for the rare gooa lol
| tune of securing him. Dr. Burgess VIII peSl
D MS ministry on Advent Sunday, Nov. 2S
d u. a. FIVE presume City Hall will bt
/ crowded tonight with most appreciativt
n nee 10 listen to the polished orator, Jon
Charies Sumner, who will lecture On Caste.
>, A cotemporary speaking of the lecture saw,
1.-THE effort is marked throughout by the learn
:, ing, industry and business of thouobt wb;cl
: distinguish the Senator, and is not want;no !,
+ flashes of genuine eloquence and substantial
n passages fall of fire and passion
N MAGGIE MITCHFLL-Tbe Dlblic ara ren,;,d