The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-16
BY TELEGRAPH.
AUGUSTA MATTERS.
Especial to the Press.1
Thc Temperance Convention.

AUGUSTA, Jan. Is.
| Joshua Nye, Esq, called the Convention Il
| order at noon, and nominated Hon. n. G
Hichborn of Stockton, as temporary chairman
Rev. John Allen (camp-meeting john made {
characteristic prayer. A committee on Per
manent organization, consisting of Messrs Nyt
OF Augusta, Talman of Bath, Dingley of Lew
iston, Shaw of Paris, and Kimball of Bangor
was nominated, who subsequently reported as
follows.
President Hon. Sidney Perham; Vice Presi.
dents. A. z. Morrill,, Neal Dow, j. S. Kimball.
N. G. Hichborn. o. G.. Hall, E. w. Stetson. b.
F. Talman, Ara Cushman, T. E. Shaw J. K.
ford, G. E. Bracket of Belfast
The Convention then adjourned until after.
noon.
In the afternoon Governor Perham was intro.
duced as President On taking the chair he
thanked the Convention for the honor and pro-
ceeded briefly to review the progress of the
temperance reform for the last forty years. He
said that the past year had been one of the
most successful in the history of the great re-
form; for within it we have seen the marvellous
work OF the reform clubs, the enrolling of
thousands of children in Cold Water Temple<
the pledge carried into the common school, and
the advancement in the enforcement of the
aw. He believed that the principle of prohibi-
tion was fully established. He said he had au-
thority for the statement that in Portland there
had been falling off in the number of arrests
tor crime, and that the same was reported in
Bangor and elsewhere. --.... IS
The following gentlemcn were chosen
Business Committee: A.t
Messrs Nye of Augusta Talman of Bath,
Murphy of Portland, Stevens of Parkman, and
Boothby of Watervlle
Messrs. Neal Dow of Portland J. S. KIM
ball of Bangor, o. G. Hal of Rockland, and j.
X. Osgood of Gardiner, were appointed to pre-
pare an address to the people of the State.
Addresses were made by Dr. Brickett of Au-
gusta, Capt. Sturdivant and Francis Murphy of
Portland, Henry Talman of Bath, and Others
The attendance during the day was not large.
In the evening the hall (AIerriman) was crowd
ed and the meeting was addressed by Messrs.
Eben f. Pillsbury of Augusta, Neal Dow and
others. The Convention will continue through
tomorrow. re ~
The Bath and Portland Charscr-A Bill
Granted.
This afternoon the Railroad Committee gave
a hearing to the the petitioners for charter for
great oeal of interest manifested and q large
delegation of Bath men and others interested
in the project were present. I. HI. Hubbard of
and L. j. Larrabee of Bath, appear
ed for the petitioners. The case was opened by
Mr.. Larrabee. He spoke of the number influ-
ance and reliability of the petitioners, saying
that the number included large majority of
the prominent business men of Bath and the
other towns in interest He then proceeded to
give the reasons that impelled the petitioners
to ask for the charter for road which in some
respects may be considered a parallel road.
First, Bath and the towns along the line of the
Knox and Lincoln Railroad have no road
whose interested is united with the enterprise
o which they had SO largely loaned their
'redit. Second, the enterprise is not mere
SPECULATION to drive trade with existing
'oads. Capitalists who are anxious to secure
through shore line from Rockland to Bangor
tand ready to build the road. Hon. N. G.
President of the Penobscot River
md Bay Railroad Co., appeared in behalf of
he petitioners and gave valid reasons for the
harter which he believed to be of first impor-
ance to the prosperity of tie shore towns from
Bangor to Bath.
Judge Rice, representing the Maine Central
n his usual able manner, urged that the Knox
nd Lincoln had an ample outlet over the
daine Central which was giving them every
'ossible advantage. He urged that second
Dad would be of no possible advantage to
Maine and lnjure those companies whose vest
ID rights were interferred with
T. H. Hubbard, Esq, followed in very able
rgument in favor of the petitioners. At an adj
burned meeting held at the Augusta House,
he committee, by a vote of five to three, gave
he petitioners leave TO bring in bill.
EFT Cetera.
There is good authority for stating that tho
reporter of Decisions lies betweex Messrs.
NTH and Verril, though Mr.. Pulsifer is most
tronsly endorsed.
j. W. Munger, Esq, presents some very
trong recommendations from Portland mer-
hants, business men and officials for Iusur-
nee Commissioner. .-.-