The Portland daily press., 1871-05-01


train between Boston and Bangor
New York ladies go calling with pink card
bearing their names in small gilt letters.
~ p. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction on Satur
day last the valuable lot of land on the corner
OF State and Congress streets, adjoining tn.
q residence Of DR.. Fitch, to 8. o. Chase TO
$l89 IL per square foot. There is mortgage
Of $4500 due on the lot payable in four or fiv
years with interest at 6 per cent. The take
for 1871 are also to be assumed by the pur
chaser. ----- ..-.s-
III. B. Brown, the artist e. H. Elwell, of tn
Portland Transcript, and Messrs. Goodeall ant
Partington, pupils of Mr.. Brown, sail from
Quebec in the Austrian on the Goth inst.
A steam FIRE engine from Boston, named the
Thomas @. Amory, of the Manchester pattern
tiles for a short time while repairs are being
made on Casco No. 8. A trial of the steame
took place on Saturday afternoon on Prebl'
street in the presence of the Mayor, Board o
Engineers and Committee Oh Fire Department
that resulted satisfactorily.
A Cold Water Temple was organized at tn,
West End, this city, at Iron Clad Hail. Frida,
evening, by the General Superintendent, Rev
o. M. Cousers. The girls and boys CONSTITUTE
ing the Temple are twenty-five In number
M. D. r. Dresser was appointed Superin
tendent.
Yesterday was quito generally observed a.
the Tooth anniversary of the birth day of thu
Rev. Hosea Ballou in the Universalist church
es of the country.
Saturday was rainy in the morning, bright
L., A.
at 3R. N.
The fare from Boston to Bangor by boat has
been reduced Sim consequence of the night
train arrangement as >f 1858
By special request horse cars ran yesterday.
There was an unusually large attendance at
the various churches, the different pulpits be-
ing occupied to large extent by the Metho-
dist divines in attendance on the Conference.
We are told that a line of omnibuses is to be
put on between this city and East Deering to
connect with the horse cars at the head Of
Washington street and to extend to Lunt's
Corner.
w. w. Thomas. Jr., of this city, Commits
sioner of Swedish Immigration, drew $500
from, the State Treasury during the last week,
the same being portion of the legislative ap-
preparation last winter for the promotion of
scandinavian immigration to Maine. Two
hundred immigrants from Sweden are expect
ed to arrive this week, the advance guard Of
the summer Importation. They will land at
st. John and then proceed to New Sweden.
Sunday was cloudy and rainy in the morn
ing; wind Southeast; thermometer 4So. Sunny
In the afternoon; thermometer 52a.
Mr.. Daniel w. Fox, of this city, has spent
his leisure hours preparing steam yacht for
his own pleasure that is unique in size for a
steamboat and great curiosity. 1t is % feet
long by feet wide, propelled by little steam
engine driving screw. This little yacht was
launched Saturday and worked admirably.
A children's fair will take place at the resi-
dence of Mrs. Gen. Ay7es, on Deerins street,
tomorrow afternoon and evening in aid of the
Maine General Hospital
The Supreme Court came in Saturday morn
ing, but, without the transaction of any bust
ness of Importance, adjourned till Monday
morning.
Members of the Portland Yacht Club should
remember the annual meeting tonight.
Among the fine sermons preached by the
Methodist clergy yesterday who occupied our
city pulpits the solid and able discourses of DIR
Kynett at the State street Church, from the
text "Upon this rock will I build my church, >
and that of DR.. Warren at the First Parish
on '.The religious aspects of Italy," were par.
ticularly noticeable.
Officer Seth Sterling arrested lad Sunday
afternoon for throwing stones in the street.
FROM OCEAN TO OCEAN.-Rev. DR.. New.
mon If w chiu oton CIo nlaiu NJ tho TTnfaf
States Senate, delivered a very interesting
lecture with the above title, at City Hall OF
Saturday evening. He commenced by saying
that there were two classes of American trav
ellers; the one, those who travel abroad; tn,
other, those who travel at home. The one ge
only superficial views of the life and manners
of the countries which they visit, while thu
other obtain less extensive, but far more con
else and correct views Of the life and society 0
our own country.
He alluded in an eloquent and graphic man
ner to the various objects of interest that NEE
the eye of the traveller IN foreign lands, md t.
the grander and more magnificent views which
may be seen in trip from ocean to ocean, owe
the broad prairies of the great West Th'
glorious natural scenery which meets the ey'
III ouOu tuc On MS HeeU bte6S
securing the prairie, clad in the accoutrement
of barbaric warfare; the black hills. raisinl
their dark outlines against the distant horizon
and the famous big trees of California were al
alluded to, and described with power of nal
ration which brought the picture wildly beior
the eye.
A full and complete description of grove
these mighty trees, Of their past grandeur an
their present condition, was given with singr
lar clearness and conciseness which convey
much valuable information in happy and ft
licitous manner.
The mineral wealth OF the Pacific slope, tn
Gegzer Springs and their mineral prOpertie
present objects OF interest which cannot be Q,
ceeded in any other region; the glorious seer
cry Of the Sierra Nevadas and the Yosemit
Valley was wildly portrayed in a name
which no description can do adequate justc
to, but which charmed the audience and hel
them with the closest and most absorbed al
tenti0n. The high peaks of the mou ataip,
rising heavenward like the tall spires of som
ancient gothic cathedral, the magnificent seer
cry of the Yosemite falls and the clear tram
parent surface of Mirror Lake form the ontir
of the beautiful picture. Midway the cont
nent between Omaha and San Francisco,
another great physical curiosity of cur ceul
try's natural scenery, Great Salt Lake, Il
modern Dead Sea of America. The resident
OF Brigham Young and the Mormon temple
Salt Lake City were described, and the pecu
lar manners and customs of Mormon life we
graphically related. The names and charact
of many of Brigham's wives were narrated
avery humorous manner, which kent the a,
dience in roar of laughter, and the hdeo,
features and effects of polygamy were clearl
shown and eloquently denounced. In closin
the speaker alluded to the great and mob
works which had been accomplished in the Ii
sration of the slaves, But another equal
great and noble work remains to be performe
From over the mountains and great prairies
tne lar West there comes cry for succor al
relief. 1t is the. cry of woman in the chains
bondage and enthrallment. Let us heed t
cry, and by the strong arm of the governme
e1pel the evil of Polygamy from our free al
glorious land.
No report can do justice to this eloquent al
interesting and we think that we can safe
say that 1t was one of the best lectures ev
Reard 10 this CITY, and even exceeded the h