The Portland daily press., 1875-08-17
The Ogdensburg.
To the Editor of the Press;


One cannot speak Of this wonderful ensineer-
pearing extravagant. OF course we have all
had occasion to modify our opinions; but now
that the road is completed up to the Crawford
House, and for much less money than was ex-
pected, we may venture to take breath and
pronounce judgment on the work.
That it must be great and constantly in
creasiDg thoroughfare through a region bith-
erto inaccessible, any body must acknowledge;
but even the most hopeful and sanguine, to say
nothing of our business men and our property
holders generally, have no just idea of what
may be reasonably expected hereafter when
the great system, of which the Ogdeus5urg is
a part, shall be completed. But of all this
hereafter-meanwhile, what 1 have to say
relates to the engineering through the Notch.
Think Of riding into the sky and through
the clouds four thousand feet, incuding nine
teen hundred feet by coach and six horses, and
then say, without reference to the work itself,
whether, on the whole, u is not better and
safer than he best o6l'sllooniBe.
But 20 and SEE for yourself, and follow
tn line which ruus four thousand feet above
the Wiley House. and measure the embauk-
ments aud the prJdi2i0us walls, and look
down into the oottomless abyss belos, and YOU
will he sure to feel, not as if you we're tunnel
ing through gateway, left open for the CON-
ing generations with all its mineral treasures,
by the Architect of the universe, but more as
il you we're rushing smoothly aud silently
through the aboriginal foundation of a world,
just opened for business and plesscre hstweel
two great empires, hitherto kept alart as by
Chinese wall.
Under the management of Mr. John f. An
derson, assisted by he counsel, and occasional
visits of Engineer Lalrobe, man of large ex-
peiience, and for many years principal on The
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, and chief engi-
neer of other roads, the original survey, on the
right hand of the Hotel y0u go up, was
abandoned ana new line adopted along the
opposite walls; aud over this, have just been
travelling aud fouod t Que OF the pleasantest,
smoothest aud safest OF all the roads am ac-
quanted with. .-t.
And this is not all; there is no hesitation or
delay in going up the highest grades-the very
pmtlous which were looked npon for long
while as inaccessible.
The work, where the gorges are deepest and
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| wonderful, aud must be in all future time a
| subject for admiration with all the leading en-
| gineers OF their day, being alike stupeudous and
| secure.
| The pleasure travel seems to be most encour-
aging, aud the Houses all along the way, of a
character to satisfy the most exacting, Our
party took breath at the Crawford, large,
handsome and we'll appointed establishment,
belonging, together with two or three other
townships, to the Barrons; but we had an op-
portunity of seeing the Fabyan House, set
larger, the Intervale House, and some others,
all of which have good reputation.
| The ascent of Mount Washington is somira-
| oily managed, and without danger. J.N.
| A Little Speech by Gen. Sherman.
Gen. Sherman was serenaded in ST. Paul,
| Minu., where he was staying for the night on
| Wednesday, and somewhat reluctantly made a
brief speech. The Pioneer-Press says that af-
ter the band had played for while, il was
suggested TO Gen. Sherman that the band and
| few people had come down from the fort to
listen to few words from him. At this init :
nation, the General, who had been standing in
the broad hallway, in plain view of all, shot
away from the crowd and sought seclusion in
an adjoining room. The band still continued
| to play aud the General still Continued not to
| come. Finally Gen. Sauborn aud sGeu. John
| son of St. Paul, and Gen. H. w. Slocum of
| Brooklyn, N. Y, prevailed on him to go out
| and say word or two. Accordingly he made
his appearance on the veranda, and removing
| cigar from his mouth, said:
Where are those old soldiers that are want
ing to see Gen. Sherman"
The band had been located some distance
from the hotel, and as soon as the General put
the leading question above, all began TO gather
closer around the speaker, when some one in
the partial darkness called out:
'Here they are"
Gen. Sherman-Well, Icome up, come up
closer. Hudde up close, like the regulars.
After waiting moment or two for thehl to
'huddle up close, like the regulars the Gen
eral said: .-.t-.r
| Now, gentlemen a few moments ago some
one came 20 nv room and told me that YOU
soldiers wanted to see me and hear my voice.
Now, don't want to make a spe ech. The
American people are too much given to speech
| making. In my opinion IL is great bore. l
| am glae, however, always to meet the old sol
| diers of the Republic that fought through the
| late war. They used TO respond with alacrty
| TO the calls of the people, and 1t is proper now
| that the people shonld respond to them. |
| feel that L must respond to your command.
want You TO tell the old soldiers OF Wisconsin,
and Minnesota and all the NOrth-west
that fought through the late war with us to
come to me at all times, aud that l shall
Ue glad TO see them and shake hands with
them, 10 speak 20 them, and do them
| auy favor that may he in nv power.
| The seventies and lessons OF the war are
being partly forgotten by the psope, bat SOL
diers naturally remember them more vividly,
Tor they went through the hardshps and suffer
ings of the camp and the battle field. The sol.
diers fought 10 save he best of ali the govern
ments in the world All things considered we
| have unquestonably got the best form OF gov
| eminent and we must see to it that We pro-
tect it. In civil life you must have out your
| pickets and your skirmishers the same as an
army does, aud thus take the means of guard
ms and protecting the government from dan
ger. In this the people must help the soldiers.
If you young fellows take exampe from the
OIL soldiers, you will guard your liberties and
preserve them, and have no doubt you will
live long and prosper. Good night, gentlemen
MURDER OF PORTLAND WOMAN. Mrs
Hannah McCool died suddenly at her boarding.
house 55 Fleet street, Bostoo, on Friday last
the vicim, as appearslfrom subsequent investi
gstious, of a most brutal assault on his part
her husband, James MeCool Mrs McCooP:
maiden name was Morrissey, and she belong Z
originally in this city, passing her grIhood
here and ber relatives residing here. She wa
most quiet and respectable person, and was a
| WluOW Wutu sue IudIfltu nCOOOl, utE uiS
husband being Andrew Ham, also well known
here. ..s.-...f4
McCool returned from serving out three
years term in the House of Correction three
weeks ago, add on Friday, week ago hegar
abusing his wife without any cause whatever,
On the Saturday night following, before any
person in the place could interfere, he dealt hel
kick on her stomach, but was soon after pre-
vented from Going the woman any further n
Jury She did not seem dangerously hrt BY
McCool, who ran off and has not ben seen
since. She kept about the house, cenpianing'
however, of trouble with her stoaach and pal
pitation of the heart, until Tlursday evening"
when, feeling worse, she vent to bed, and was
soon after found dead. pr. White made care
full examination of tie body, and found a large
hlack no ich IN III. laft side between the b-easb