The Portland daily press., 1873-04-11

entitled as above, at the India Street Church
last evening. Although Mr. Kimball has given
this lecture in several portions of our State
yet he has not presented tin this city before
In commencing the speaker gave a RETROSPECT
tive view of the progress of the great interests
of Maine from the colonial days to the present,
the fisheries, lumber, manufactures, ship build
ing, agriculture and commerce.
His views on the tariff and the cufieh's'
were presented without any partisan ih'1i1 r"-
He highly complimented Hon. Jonh =. w., of
his able efforts in Congress to aid the reNiN"'
Ar,o,o,,, o,,,,,,,,oroo He made strong argu-
ment in favor of the 'wooden "',i
-' IL i.'o- ,,onnt of valuable informa-
,e"io" - st.tistics were given relative
..o 49, .,,atoria1 interests Several mcnopolies
'" a,,udad TO. and the effect of the repeal of
thn recprocity treaty touched upon
Az the lecture will be delivered in many of
the cities and towns of the State, as like
New England States as we'll, we forbear even
a synopsis of the excellent lecture. The audi
ance was good one, and the lecture delivered
with much ability and grace. .-af
We would hartily commend this lecture of
our enterprising citizen, not only to the people
OF Maine, but to those of other States
THE OLD FOLKS CoNCERT.-The Congress
street Methodist church was full last evening
on the occasion of the Old Folks Concert The
Old Folks devoted their attention to Father
Kemp's selections, and eye melodie" of the
ancient days was never better rendered. Mr..
ca. a,HI
master of old melody, use the baton more sue
cessfully. Miss Eva Jones presided at the or
gan most successfully. The solos volunteered
Inv Messrs. George A. Thomas, Charles Chase
and the Misses Leavtt were heartily encored
aad contributed not little to the evenings en-
tertainment The lavishly spread tables in the
vestry were generally patronized and the
worthy people of the society are exceedingly
gratified that their concert has been appreciat-
ed and that they have good sum as the pro-
ceeds left to aid them in their good work. The
entertainment will be repeated in about two
weeks.
BowDoIN COLLEGE EXHIBTIoN.-The SEN
Tor and Junior exhibition at Bowdoin College,
Monday night, was very successful. The fol
lowing was the programme:
Salutatory Orations in LatinN. D. A. Clark, Port
land.
Novels-William A. Blake, Bangor.
French Version Paul's Defence before Agrippa)-Al-
bion G. Bradstreet n. Bridgton.
Dispositions-Aibert j. Boardman, st. Stephens, N
Republicanism in spain-John N. Lowell, S. New
Latin Version Robespierre's Last speecb)-walter T
Goodale, Saeo.
European Potics-Augustus F. Moulton. Scarbor-
English Version from Latin of Macaulay) Charles
The Regeneration Of Italy-Clarence NJ. Walker,
Wilton.
Greek Version (from English of Macaulay) Charles
G. Springer, Yarmouth.
Superb ies-Fred 3. Whitney, Pennington.
German Version from English of Patrick Henry
Frank X. Wheeler, Kennebunkport
THE BLACK CRooK.-This evening the ''Blaek
Crook" with all its dazzling transformatio MS
its superb scenic effects, its hideous demons,
it's grotesque sea-monsters, its fairy grottoe
and Hartz mountain scenes, etc., plays
at Music Hail. The crowded houses which
greeted its first appearance here will undoubt-
eddy be duplicated on this and tomorrow even
ings. Tomorrow afternoon matinee benefit
will be given for the Hospital Fair. Horse
cars will run on all the routes at the close of
the evening and afternoon performances None
of our readers need fear to attend, for the man.
ayers of the Maine General Hospital Fair en-
dorse the Black Crook matinee as an exem
plary, moral and high-toned entertainment IT
the matinee is high-toned, so is the evening
performance, for there is no whit of difference
between them.
: INTERESTING TO FARMERs.-S. B. Beckett,
ESQ.,, chairman of the Executive Committee of
the horticultural Society, has recently received
from the Department of Agriculture at Wash
ington, two large packages of oats and one Of
barley, said to be of very superior quality, and
judged to be finely adapted to our climate
which will be distributed by the quart. or ir
larger quantities, to such farmers as will re
port at the fall fair of the Agricultural and
Horticultural Society, the particulars of theil
cultivation and product. He has also received
fifty papers of assorted vegetable seeds, which
! will be given out on the same conditions. These
packages have been left at the store of Samuel
Rolfe, Esq, Treasurer, corner of Congress and
Chestnut sheets, as central point where they
may be obtained by such as feel inclined to try
them = 1852.