The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-29

dent occurred Tuesday, which indicates to how
great an extent the neonle generally arn farc--
able to the reelection of Gen. Grant. Byron
De Wolf, well known throughout the country
as the wandering poet of New Hampshire
pitched his stool in Market Square, and COM
menced the recitation of a poem of his own
composition endorsing the claims of Grant and
Wilson. Before he had finished, man in the
crowd, thinking probably that he would cause
the poet some vexation and perhaps compel
him to leave the ground, interrupted him with
question as to how he knew the truth of the
statement which he was then making. But
our Greeley friend had reused the wrong man;
for Mr.. De Wolfe replied so vigorously and eff
fectively that the questioner was slenced by
the applause of the crowd which had assem-
bled, and had no further interrogatories to pro
pound. The philosophers friends were so
scarce in that crowd that they made no attempt
to reinforce their doughty champion, who prob
ably was convinced that that vicinity was not
a favorable battle ground for Greeleyism.
ORDINATION AT THE WEST CHURCH-A conn
Gil for the ordination of Mr.. G. j, Pierce as
Christian Minister, was organized yesterday at
p. M. at the West Congregational Church, by
the choice of Rev. M. H. Williams, Moderator
and Dea. E. F. Duren, Scribe. The examine
ton occupied the afternoon and was satisfacto-
| ry, although members of the council expressed
| some unwillingness to ordain one in church
where he was not to be installed over it as pas
tor but merely to supply one year.
The Introductory services of the evening were
conducted by Rev. E. P. Thwing. Rev. S. P.
Fay of Bangor, Mr.. Pierce's pastor, preached
from the text, ''Thou art Peter" &c., giving an
| able exposition of the nature of the church and
ministry. Rev. Mr. Williams offered the or
daining prayer, Rev. E. P. Eastman of Con-
way, N. H., the hand of fellowship, <and Rev
J. e. Fullerton gave the charge. The exercises
! were well attended and of an interesting char
acter. .....
FREAKS OF A RUNAWAY HORsE.-Tuesday
evening, just as the torchlight procession was
about to move, a horse, frightened by one OF
the guns started on Union street and ran
through Fore street to Munjoy Hill. The next
that was seen of him he came up North street
and turned into Congress street just as the pro.
cession was climbing the hill. He dashed
through the "pioneers," at the head of the pro
cession, and though it looked dangerous, no
body was hurt. Down Congress street he wen
again, through the procession again withou
damage, then turned and ran up the hill again
past the Observatory, down to the Eastern
Promenade, and pitched himself and Wagon
over the cliff into Clutch Gap" Yesterda,
noon, the owner, who had been searching TO
the animal, found him in the bottom of the pit
uniniured except little stiffness occasioned b.
the long run, with the wagon so little hnrt tina
$50 will put it in good shape again.
|
The DREDGING OF ROYALS RIvER.-Person
interested in the navigation of Royals rive
will be glad to know the extent to which it
now being improved under the direction Q
Gen. Thorn, U. S. Engineer. A channel ha
7 already been dredged for a width of over on
hundred feet, and to . depth of five feet .
7 mean low water-enabling vessels to 90 up t
G the wharves of Yarmouth drawing 14k fee
D at high water. In addition to this, larg
force is now engaged in the removal of a
$ sunken lodges in the river below yarmouth
4 which will probably be completed this season
y The dredging referred to has just been don
under contract with Mr.. Augustus r. Wrigf
n of Geneva, n. Y, who, during the past for
:, or five years has completed, in a very credit;
# bic manner, several government contracts
the Kennebec river near Bath, and in this ha
v Dor.
It CAPsIzED. - Capt Bragg of the steam,
IS Francona, reports that Tuesday evening @
f. her way to this port, when about seven mill
If from Cape Cod-between that point and Nal
W set-he encountered the schooner "M A. Fo
t. son." 306 tons burden, with Capt. d. H. Ro
mate II. N. Watkins, and crew of sevt
IS clinging to her bottom. 1t seems the NJ.
1t Folsom left Boston at 5 a. M, Tuesday al
at D. m. was struck by whirlwind, witho
1t any warning, and Immediately capsized T.
mate was washed off the vessel once but t
E. captain seized and rescued him. The Franc
he MIA, owing to the hour, could not help turn
Of vessel over, but telegraphed to Boston imme'
ately on arriving here, for aid to be sent to p'
O. form the job.
THE Portland argus thinks Augustus Sch
az can be elected Governor of this State by 1O0,0