The Portland daily press., 1870-09-15

thanking their citizens for their kindness
Wednesday morning we went to Kittery,
description of which will give you at an
other time. WIG.
WINDHAM, Sep. 5.
Letter from Boston.
BosToN, Sept. 18th, 1870.
THE SEASON.
AS a compensation in part for the scorching
heat of the past three months we are now
having the most glorious weather that can be
conceived. Clear skies and a cool bracing at
mosphere, that strengthens one like wine and
pours a new and fresher life through every
vein; sun that sheds genial but not deadly
rays, and nights that bring rest to tired limbs
and brain. The melancholy days" of the sea
son are hardly reached, but they are close at
hand, and soon the 'wailing winds and naked
woods" will take the place of the balmy
breezes and russet foliage of to-day.
BUSINESS.
Everything betokens brisk fall business.
In fact, it may be said to have already com
menced. The dry goods stores have just got
in their supplies for the season, and are
thronged from opening till closing. Toe boot
and shoe trade Is lively, and Milk and Pearl
streets wear a buster aspect than month ago.
There has not been Sc ason for ten years
that has opened so auspiciousy for all branches
of trade. The suspen SION OF the well known
house of Francis Skinner & Co, Franklin
street, on Saturday, is not 10 be regarded as
indicative OF the present state OF business on
that street or in this city. For the past two
years the affairs of the firm alluded 20 have
been in condition that rendered its final
failure matter of certainty, and the only
wonder is that ii did not occur sooner. The
liabilities are estimated at tour millions, while
the assets will probably amount to two NIL
lions seven hundred thousand dollars. The
heaviest suffers are the Namukeae corporation,
Salem and the Laconia and Pepperel cor
porations OF BiddefOrd. The loss of the latter is
put down at $4,000. The firm was ten
years ago considered by far the soundest and
safest in Boston, and its paper was greatly
sought after. After the death OF the senior
partner three years ago matters seemed to go
all wrong. The brains of the firm had departed
and though strong endeavors were made to
sustain the slowly sinking fortunes of the
house they were of no avail. The die was
cast The effect on the shares OF the above
corporations in the market on Saturday was
felt to some extent, but a few days will suffice
to restore confidence and bring the stock
back to the figures of last week.
POLITICS.
Everything points now To an exciting can
vass this TALL, and the different parties are pre-
pairing Tor earnest work. The new prOhlbitO
ry party held grand rally" at fremont
Temple last Thursday evening, bringing sew
eral of their heaviest guns to bear on taeir
opponents. Among the speakers were Hon.
Neal Dow, Hon. John c. Park, Rev. DR..
Miner, Hon. Whiting Griswold, and others.
That they me an business is evident. The La
Dor Reform party girded up its loins at Wor-
cester the same day, and chose for its guber-
material candidate the nominee of the Pro-
hibitory party-Wendell Phillips. Many of
the Labor party are lifelong Democrats, and
it is matter OF extreme doubt whether they
will to a man cast their votes for one whom
| they have been taught to look upon as ont
| degree, at least, worse than Satan. If they
| do, and the Prohibtionists stick likewise
| there will be a fair chance for the ''silver
| tongued orator. to take trick at the helm OF
| State the incoming term. Clafln will with
out doubt be the regular Republican nominee
The Democracy talk of Charles Levi Wood
bury, but time will tell.
THE STATE ENCAMPMENT.
The five days encamDment of the State
militia closed on Saturday. During that time
it is estimated that over two hundred thou
sand people visited the field, exclusive of>the
militia. Trains ran over the road every ten
minutes, and it is greatly to the credit OF the
corporation that but one accident occurred in
| all that time. The grand review by the Gov
ernor took PLACE on Friday, and was witness
| ed by an immense concourse of people. The
| Ancient and Honorable Artillery did escort
| duty to His ExceIlency. Among the privates
marched Gen. Banks, bearing a musket
| Eleven years ago, as Governor of the Com
monwealth, he reviewed the State troops on
| the same field.
LITERARY.
| Among the latest accessions to the shelves
| of the bookstores we notice one of the most
celebrated of George Sands works. "Indlana
| Love Story" just published by L. b. Peter
son & Brothers, Philadelphia. This is the
fourth vClu.He of a new and handsome library
| edition OF the works of this famous author
The translation is by George w. Richards
and contains life of Madame Dudevant, wnC
is beyond questson the most powerful living
| wiiter of French fiction. Peterson has also
| just issued a cheap paper edition of Miss
Dickens novel, "Aunt Margaret's Trouble
which of course everybody will be eager to
read, not only because of its rare literary
merit, but to see whether the daughter i'll
herits any of her lamented fathers genins.
Sheldon & Company of New York, have
| given us some idea of what we are to expec
the present season, in the way OF good things
We say good, for the imprint of Sheldon is
sufficient guaranty of the worth of any pub
| licatiOn. In November we are to have al
elegantly illu trated story by Mrs. Jane G
Austin, entitled "rhe Shadow of Malsch Noun
TAM" and a month earlier new novel b.
Amanda M. Dougas-"Fate Against Him.
The boys will be delighted with the certaint,
of couple of volumes from their old favor
lite, Capt Mayne Reid, the first entitled "Th
Castaways; or, Adventures in the wds o
Borneo," and the second "The Dull Patago
nians." Sheldon 81 Co. have also in pres
Richard Grant Whites "Words and thei
Uses,"a work sadly needed, and which, b.
right, should be a text book in our schools.
Hurd e Houghton have in press severa
new books for the ial campaign, besides thos'
recently issued.
Lee and Shepard present a catalogue tempt
ing not only to the young folks, but to reader
OF more advanced tastes.
YACHTING.
The long talked of boat race between tn
Daisy and Brilliant comes off to-day i'm th
Bay. The stakes are $500, and the distanc
about ten miles. The race has caused cor
siderable excitement among the yachting fri
ternity since it was first talked of-more pei
haps than any affair of the kind for sever;
years, on account of the we'll known sain
qualities of the boats and the Yachting exp,
rience OF the contestants, Captains Macombt
and Payne.
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