The Portland daily press., 1872-05-09

| 'AAAND A4ODGE.-ln lie NIranQ IO0Qo assem- DleC
at II o'clock.
Charters We're granteSlfor new lodges as fol-
lows: eeEssstf .auff.aawwr
Arion Lodge at Goodwin's Mills.
Carrabassett Lodge at Canaan
Fisher Lodge at Corinna
Neguemkeag Lodge at Vassalboro.
Molunkus Lodge at Sherman. 5-,,----f 4.
Whitney Lodge at Canton. iTr
Pleasant River Lodge at Brownville
kIng Hiram Lodge at Dxfield
Webster Lodge at Webster 81
The dispensation was continued to De Grew
Lodge at Dexter. .tseIHar f0.H
A dispensaton was refused for lodge at
Brownfeld.
The Grand Lodge called off until 2 o'clock.
4 GRAND COUNCIL. Grand Council met at
O'Clock, Gordon r. Garden Grand Master.
presiding. -e
The following officers were elected:
Gordon r. Garden, of Portland, Grand Mas
| ter.
:, Charles Taylor, of Unity Deputy Grand
Charles l. Collamore, Of Bangor. R. P. G. M.
Elijah Smith, of Saco, P G. M.
Charles Fobes, of Portland, Grand Treasurer.
Rev. c. G. Mason, Of Cape Elizabeth DEPOT.
Grand Chaplain. o. I--TT =.
VIM. Tucker of Skowhegan, Grand M. of C.
Fessenden l. Day, of Lewiston, Grand c. of
J. W. Toward, of Augusta, Grand Con. a
Charles n, Bates, of Brunswick Grand Stew.
ard.
Warren Phillips, of Portland, Grand Sentinel
Grand Council closed. y klo|
No business in other bodies in the afternoon.
GRAND CoMMANDERY.-The Grand Com
mandery of Knights Templar met at P. NJ.
Henry b. Dickey Grand Commander. presd-
ing. All the Communicates in the State were
represented iI D. s,.1o.ft eu1 sd
The following officers were elected
: Henry H, Dickey, of Lewiston, Grand Com
] j. H. Drummond, of Portland, Deputy Grand
\ Commander. Ata u
w. r. G. Estes, of Skowhegan, Grand Cen
leralissimo. :
John HI. Lynde, of Bangor. Grand C. G.
Rev. VIM. E. Gibbs, of Portland, Grand Pre-
| late. ~
Charles Fobes, of Portland, Grand Treasurer
Ira Berry, of Portland Grand Recorder
Charles M. Rice, of Portland, Grand Senior
: 7. E. Simonton, of Rockland, Grand Junior
Warden. ,,sfir'sr a., ,.-.... -.,
Noel B. Mutt, of Eastport, Grand Standard
Bearer. =
John Bird. of Rockland, Grand Sword Bearer,
Gilman P. Littlefeld of Biddeford, Grand
| Warder EsElsa1H N'e
Warren Phillips, of Portland, Grand Capt.
| Guard. II gEfE rs sNflF ~ 1GF"E
/ The officers were installed and the Grand
Commandery was closed ,,-. 2
The Grand Lodge called off until o'clock
Thursday morning a
The Council of High Priesthood meets at 9
o'clock Thursday morning.
A New PIcTURE.-Mr. H. B. Brown has put
his last picture on exhibition at Hale's and it
is worthy Of the attention of connoisseurs, for
it is in new vein, aud is very curefully paint
ed, the minute details being worked up with
remarkable nicely. 1t is picture of Swiss
scenery, lying at the foot of the Simplon pass,
in which the majestic grandeur of the Alps
and peasant life are combined. In the fore
ground is an old mill, with the stream tum-
bling over the wheel into the dark and silent
stream below On the right under ancient
trees on the banks of the stream are groups of
people in their gay and picturesque attire,
while in the distance sketches away the stream
and intervale to the foot of the rugged and tow
ering mountains. The artist has expressed
most beautifully the snowy sides of the noun
tains, scanned with crevces and terminated
with that peculiar rosy tint that the snow
has here and no where else, it is said. 1t is
charming picture-one of the very best Brown
has yet produced. e'Aa s"' --A-h
MAINE GENERAL HosPrrAL-The Trustees
of this institution have published some hand
some card photographs of the grand plan and
the elevations of the buildings as they will APP
pear when completed, and every friend of the
enterprise should secure copies. We under
stand that general appeal is to be made for
funds with which to prosecute the work. All
will be asked to contribute to this noble work
| those who have wealth and can spare their
| hundreds the men of moderate means, and
those who have but mite to give for an en-
terprise that will con fer blessings on hundreds
| of sufferers from accident or disease. We feel
certain that the work will not be allowed to de-
lay or stand still for want of the necessary
| means. as aI
CAPT. G. H. PREBLE's CAsE-A court of in.
| quiry is now in session at the Navy Department
| at Washington on the case of Capt. Geo. H.
Preble-now of the Charlestown Navy Yard
| who was summarily, without trial, dismissed
from the service in 1864 for allowing the Con-
| federate privateer Florida to run by his squad
ron and the blockade into the port of Mobile
According to the Washington correspondence of
the New York World the most important evil
| dence thus far produced is that of Capt. Mafit.
who commanded the Florida at the time, and
who now comes forward in chivalrous and
manly spirit to do justice to an officer of the
service of which he was long time member.
Capt. Mafit testified that by ruse de guerre in
flying the British flag he got within Mailing dis
tance of Preble's squadron, and was promptly
hailed; that thereupon he ran down the Eng
fish flag and ran up the Confederate flag that
Preble Immediately fired shot across his bows,
and in less than three minutes fired broadside
into the Florida, which tore the vessel all to
pieces killed one man and wounded eleven;
and that Preble thoroughly and completely dis
charged his duty. All of the officers of the Ma
Wy who were there at that time fully sustain
! Capt Maffit, and commend his conduct in com.
ing forward and so testifying
Rev. Mr.. BoLLEs' LECTURE last evening was
very successful exposition of the wonderful
effects produced by the polarization of light
and many of the representations thrown upon
the screen were not only remarkable in bril-.
liancy but the process of arriving at such re-
suits were clearly explained by the lecturer, II
is encouraging to see how rapidly the popular
mind is taking hold of the natural sciences, and
with such men as Dr. Bolles and Prof Morse
to unfold their mysteries they become a con,
tinued delight. The remaining entertainments
of the course will be announced at as early a
day as possible
MAINE SAVINGS BANK.-The Corporators
of this Bank met at their banking rooms yes
terday afternoon, for organization for the cur
rent year. They made choice of the following
officers: