The Portland daily press., 1870-08-04

BY G. P. ILsLEY.
Tune-Auid Lang Syne.
Upon this day. old friends we meet
AS hrst we met lang syne,
day round which i0nd memory
snail fadeless wreaihs entw1ne.
CH0RUs-Then with united heart ana voice.
We raise orr cheerful law,
And welcome with glad all hail!
Our Silver Festal Dayl
Yes, five and twenty years have flown,
With deafness mem'ries stored,
Since first, q youthful band, We met
Around this festive board.
CHORUS
ALI are not here; sad changes mark
The years so quickly fed;
Yet in our hearts We cherish sill
The absent and the dead.
CHORUS
May future years serve but to knit
More: firm the friendly tie,
Uniting us in bonds that shall
Both time and death defy.
CHORUS
Now, brothers. join we hand in hand.
AS linked We are Ia heart,
And pledge that neither chance and CHANGE
The friendly tie shall parti
CHORUS
[Sti Furtherl
Having another opportunity to forward YOU
paragraph, improve it to acknowledge the
receipt, under government SEAL" of a full
supply of reporters pencils, stationery, ct
cetera' accompanied with a package of con-
dimenss for the Guards "shoo fly" brand. The
package was received from first hands, not be-
ing transmitted as directed. through the hands
OF the owner OF the State. This timely supply
will enable me to send more detailed reports
in the morning. REPORTER
In CAMP, Aug. 3, 1870.
fear my reports sent last evening may not
hava raaohod in e..
that date, of this am not certain, as the mail
OF to-day is unaccountably delayed. We heard
through special messenger this m orning that
our dispatch boat last evening met with an ac-
cldent while landing my message at "Cable
wharf" getting entagled in the "shore end OF
the cable" This may account for its failure to
reach you, if it were so. and as you already
know the diversified interests of the parties
managing the several lines of railroads run.
ming to our camp have got somewhat mixed on
the question of consolidation" but one train
has arrived up to this hour, over either road:
though Co. B of the guards have been on a
train ever since they arrived here think nv
last dispatches Informed you that I was unable
to take rotes of the grafton during its delive-
ry, on account of the rapdity of its delivery;
and since 1 have been permitted the use of the
manuscript of the author am no better able
to send full reports as promised, for the chrog-
raphy is so bad that give up all attempts to
report it, fearing may fail to do justice to the
orator. In looking it over, however, l noticed
that it was of sort of historical" "memori-
al, end in some parts of an equivocal charac-
ter; it commenced with quotation from dis
tInguished and eloquent public speaker, and
closed with one from gifted but now lament
ed author. The speaker in his preparation CIV.
identity hoped that he would be received with
the raptuous applause which has always greet
ed the former, and 1 conclude he was not dis
appointed, otherwise he could not have repeat
ed the utterances of the latter In the open.
Ing the speaker was enthusiastic; as he pre- |
crossed he was eu,ogistic; proceeding he was |
Necrologstic as we'll as Chronologestic, and of |
him, the whole production was entirely char
acteristic.
The Poem, written by the author of the Ode, |
was we'll delivered by G. c.. Tolman, ESQ. 1t |
gave full account of the organization of the |
Club, its growth and attainments, abiding to
each of the members by name 10 terms flatter-
ing and complimentary, and wei! sustained the
repution of its gifted author. As it is to be
issued from the press of Portland publishing
house in season for the next holiday, shall |
Try and secure advanced sheets for your COL |
umns. The regular toasts announced by Geo. |
B. Eaton, Toast Master, were as pointed in |
their personalities as were the replies of the |
members thereto; and like all other toasts and |
all other replies on all other occasions, each |
were received with unbounded applause.
shall not attempt to describe the individual |
exploits of the Club, if should the recollec. |
ton of last evenings entertainments would |
unit me for the task. The parts taken in the |
concert tableaux and pantomime were splen-
didly performed; aud the movements executed |
in the prize drill by Co. c.. Dutch Guards,
could not have been excelled in rapidity of |
movements and perfection of precision even
by the French army in their late attack on
Saarbrucken. in which the Club, allow me to |
add, rejoice that they were repulsed. Perhaps |
may as well inform you for the information |
OF your readers and encouragement of the |
German element in our country, that a vote |
was unanimously passed last evening tender |
ing the use of their famous band to King Will |
liam for service at his headquarters durin g the |
war-they are determined in their opposition |
to the French for commencing it, and cordial |
and enthusiastic in their support of Germany |
in its prosecution. The exercises of the even |
ing closed with vocal music by Messrs. Shaw,
Thurston, Cloyes, Fernald, Ross and Neal, to
the great qualification of attentive and delight
ed listeners. So closed the day and evening,
but far into the night there rang out on the
still air, severberating from the distant shore
and echoing from island to island, were heard
The words, "Viva America "Viva Germany"
Viva V. C. and P Az
As the usual quiet of our camp was disturb.
ID at an early hour by the annouuceme mt that
he Commissary had received dispatch from
King William, dated at Berlin, Aug. 1st, say
ng he should "leave Immediately for the
ront;' and the consequent confusion incident
20 the preparing for forage, ratons and equip
nents of the band to join him in his triumphant
march, aud to be with him in achieving his first
victory, may not be able to preprre a report
Of to-day's proceedings until too late to reach
you for your paper tomorrow. REPORTER