The Portland daily press., 1870-05-03
Yesterday afternoon on the arrival of the
Citr Of Rinhnnond the steamer shnt mast the

Yesterday afternoon on the arrival of the
| CITY of Richmond, the steamer shot past the
wharf and fouling with the revenue cutter
| Mahonipg, coalng at the wharf above, the bur.
| gee and ensign of the Richmond were carried
away No serious damage.
Splendid day yesterday; warm and pleasant
WE enjoyed drive about Evergreen Gem
etery yesterday, and noted numerous improve
ments going on under the careful eye Of Su.
perintendent Ramsay, who has a dozen men
at work clearing up the grounds, laying out
iots anu parterres in the deltas made by inter-
secting avenues. The view Of the White
mountains from the western part of the
grounds was remarkably fine.
Munjoy is steadily growing in population
and new houses are going up. I. r. Jack is
enlarging his house on Waterville Street,
making large and tasteful building with a
Frerch roof. Mr.. Knowlton opposite is build
ing an addition to his dwelling house.
Rev. Mr.. Abbott is the Methodist preacher
expected by the people at Saccarappa, and not
Adams, as was misprinted yesterday.
Croquet is to yield the palm to "Le Cercle"
which takes half the space, presents more va
riety and is furnished with a more elegant ap-
paratus D. B. Brooks & Brothers of Boston
are agents.
INSPECTION OF THE INFANTRY.-The Port
land Light Infantry, under the command of
Capt. Mattocks, were inspected yesterday af-
ternoon. on the Arsenal grounds by Gen. John
NJ. Brown. They numbered about 80 men, all
told; and headed by corps of musicians they
marched directly up Congress street to the
grounds. The precision of their movements in
the street won much commentator. On ar
irving at the grounds they were drawn up in
line and turned over to Gen. Brown for inspec-
ton. Their uniforms and muskets were mi
nutely examined and found to be in excellent
condition. After this examination the compa-
ny went through the manual of arms and
executed the the various wheelings and align
ments with that precision which has already
made it famous in this State.
After their return to the Armory, about
P NJ, they were visited by His Excelle ncy,
Gov. Chamberlain, and the company went
through thorough drill in his presence, in the
Drill Hall, including tie silent drill. At its
conclusion Gov. Chamberlain stepped forward
and addressed them somewhat as follows:
OGcefs ana members OF the Light Ilfdnt1'u:
am informed that you would be pleased to
hear the sound of my voice. desire to thank
you for the steadiness you have displayed to-
day, and the resolution which has enabled YOU
to achieve such signal results in the school of
the soldier. This triumph is no doubt largely
due to the fact that many of you are old SOL
diers. The State is made proud of you, for
you have even improved since that time in the
not distant past, when, in the presence of dis
tinguished officers from abroad, as well as from
all parts of your own country, you gained well
merted applause; and 1 feel that I shall be
pleased to see troops from any section of fhe
States put in comparison with you. will say
no more, since fell that you have borne a
careful inspection an1 thorough and exhaust
ing drill this afternoon, further than to again
express my gratificatio at the exhibition I
have just witnessed.
Nine cheers were given for the Governor
with will, after which the company were dis
missed. Tho Infantry have received their nav
breech-loading rifles from the State.