The Portland daily press., 1870-04-30

VISIT OF BOSTON OFFICIALS.-OnT Thursday
evening last committee of the Boston Fire
Department, consisting of Alderman Halves,
chairman OF the committee, Chief Engineer
Damrell and Civil Engineer Crafts, arrived in
this city, the object of their visit being an in
spection of the cement pipes used by the Port
land Water Company, as the City of Boston is
about extending its water pipes into the new
district of Roxbury, or the Highlands, and
Dorchester. They were received byCouncil-
man Walden, who introduced them to His
Honor, Mayor Kingsbury, who showed them
every courtesy, and yesterday morning after
an inspection Of the pipes the gentlemen from
Boston, accompanied by the Mayor, Alderman
Tolford and Councilmen Walden and Nash,
together with Chief Engineer Pencil, pro-
ceeded to the foot of franklin street, where a
trial took place between the Lowry hydraut
and Cumberland steamer, No. 3. The result
was highly satisfactory to the steamer, as she
played two streams, one through one and
one-quarter inch nozzle perpendicularly over
200 feet. and the other horizontally about $50
feet. 1t was claimed on all hands that two
prettier streams had never been played by a
steamer in this city. Mayor Kingsbury said
w Oh'OA A1h5ihCCl CdWIcII, suppose you
have steamers that can beat that?" "No,"
said Mr.. Damrell The streams from the n.y.
-arsnt through -ana
zle did not reach half the distance either per-
pendicularly or horizontally that the steamers
streams did.
The party were much pleased with the trial,
and at its close all took carriages and rode
round the city, were enchanted with the view
from the Western Promenade, and departed
in the 3 p M. train, thanking our Mayor and
city committee for the courtesies that had been
extended to them.
LEvEE AT GoRBAM SEMINARY.-We had
the pleasure of attending the closing levee Of
the Spring Term of the Seminary at Gorham,
on Thursday evening, and most enjoyable af-
fair it was. The night was superb, and about
two hundred teachers, students and invited
guests filled the parlors and passages of the
Seminary building and promenaded in the
open air, which was as mild and balmy as on
July night. The evening was diversified by
the presentation of some elegant gifts to the
respective teachers by the students; and by
music, vocal and instrumental, the execution
of which was particularly creditable to the
PERFORMERS anu 10 Juclr accomplished luSIruc-
tor, Miss Ripley. The songs by Misses CHM
and May berry, and the instrumental music by
Misses King, Robbie, Ridlon and Parker, were
very fine.
We learn that the past term at this institu-
ton has been very successful, having about
one hundred and seventy-fve students in the
Seminary Department and forty in the Teach
ers' Department. The members of the teach
ers' class, which has been under the charge of
Prof Cruttenden and wife of New York, seem
to be of Eigh order of talent, and will do
much to raise the grade of our common schools,
in which many of them propose to teach. We
understand that the members of this class are
eagerly sought by the schools Of the county,
and have all obtained lucrative positions for
the summer. tits understood that Prof Crut-
tenden is to continue in charge of this depart
ment for the next Fall Term.
The present and prospective marked success
OF this institution speaks highly for the energy
and efficiency OF Mr.. Webb and his able corps
of teachers,