The Portland daily press., 1872-12-10
A Few AUTOGRAPHS. -ahs Advsrsissr

A Few AUTOGRAPHS. -ahe AousrstasT SAVE
t'icre il, among The posse ssions of o family in
this civ. unique collection of autographs
some three hundred signatures to call for a
meeting of the Wings of Portland and vicinity,
'and all others favorable to the election of
Zachary Taylor for President and Willard Fill
more for Vice President of the United States"
The meeting was held at City Hall in Market
Square, on the 26th of June, 1849-neary twen-
ty-five years ago. The Hon. George Evans
and other eminent speakers "were expected to
be present."
The call is signed first by Eliphalet Greedy,
Isaac Ilsley, Levi Cutter, Henry Goddard, and
Joseph G. Noyes-all dead. Further down ap
pears the bold autograph of John Neal and
little below, in pencil, the signature of j. B.
Brown which it might be worth while to con-
vey to document of different character.
Jedediah Jewett, c. W. Goddard, Lewis B.
Smith, E. N. Perry, Jacob Mcclellan, Nathan
Webb, A. T. Dole, 81. w. Hersey, have all re-
ceived an official stamp. There are many well
known Democrats among the number, promi-
nent among them, S. r. Lyman, and the vet
eran "Ollapod," DR.. Edward Mason. The Ed
wardses and Judge Carter, all editorially con-
nected with the Advertiser. Royal W. Lincoln
with the Argus then we believe, now of the
PREss) S. j. Smith and Israel Richardson,
men with bank accounts. Charles S. Davies,
William Boyd, j. P. Boyd, L. G. S. Boyd, j.
Slower Little, John A. Poor, DR.. T. J. Gilman,
Abel Somerby, Joseph Ilsley, Eben Steele, the
Moody's and many other names that to recent
residents of Portland are strangely unfamiliar
THE Aduertiser is mistaken in supposing that
Mr.. Lincoln was engaged on the Argus at that
time. He was not then connected with any
paper, but was resident at Danville, (where
he voted that Year, in the employ of the late
Hon j. M. Wood, in building the Atlantic and
ST. Lawrence railroad The meeting was held
in June, 1S4S and not in 1S49, for President
Taylor was inaugurated March 4th, 1S49.]
THE SMALL PoX.-At a meeting of the
Board of Health yesterday, measures were TAX
en- to prevent the spread of small pox in the
city. A very efficient water police has been
organized, and sailors who come into the har-
Dor infected with the disease are Immediately
taken to the hospital. Arrangements have
been made with tbs United States authorities
for the city to take charge of these men, the
general government to pay the bills The street
police are required to report every indication of
the disease that they notice, and the persons
infected are to be taken Immediately to the
hospital. The Improvements in the condition
of the hospital, suggested by the PRESS recent
ly, are being carried out. The walls have been
banked up, and new furniture and bedding
provided. Two additional nurses, one male
and one female, have been secured; SO that the
hospital is amply provided with attendants In
case more room for patients should be needed,
the authorities have engaged the Greedy hos
pital, building capable of accommodating
about fifty persons There are At present sew
On patients at the hospital. The two cases in
the city are those of persons who have the pre-
monitory symptoms of the disease, but who
cannot as yet be said to be sick with the small
pox As soon AZ the disease developes itself
the patients will be removed to the hospital.
There is great want of old rags at the hospl-
tai, and our citizens are desired to contribute
The clothing can be left with the city physi-
clan.
We are requested to say that those patients
who desire it, can be attended at the hospital
by their family physicians. In view of the
precautions taken it seems as though the dis
ease could not spread very extensively. There
is surely no cause for general alarm on the part
of our citizens.