The Republican journal., 1875-10-21

locate hall over a stable, the next Lest place
is over a market. They wanted an easy name
that any one could remember, so they called il
Norombega. Little children are taught to pro-
nounce that name before they do papa OF
mamma for ii they don't learn it when they
are young they never can. Several children
have been strangled with the word, but as
they were sickly the people thought any other
name would have produced the same result.
There are several railroads there, not counting
in the Bay and River road, which is not quite
completed. The city is bringing in water, and
the day we We're there the clerk of the weather
was bringing it in. too, and he seemed to be
doing the most business. The city takes the
waters Of the Penobscot a few miles up the
river. at Treats Falls. They dam the river at
that point, and intend killing two birds with
one stone, getting supply Of water for the
needs OF the city, and making water power
for manufacturing purposes. The city is one
OF the birds, and they are looking after the
other bird, but have not seen it yet. With
| several calls to make and the mud and heavy
ram TO combat with, we did not have time 10
give the city Il fair Investigations 1t is 4 smart,
driving city, and all who go there speak well
Of it, and that is more than can be said of the
| state prison.
From Bangor we took the train for Abbott
on the Piscataquis road Here surprise await
ed US larger than load of hay From what
we HAD read about this road and all we had
heard Of The benefit it would be to Bangor, and
the business it would bring to that city, we con-
| tidently expected to see a train OF fifty ears and
! three engines, and were a little crushed when
| we found that the train WAS made up of one
| passenger car, Il tender, engine and baggage
| car Never did orr railroad loom up so grand
| " as on that morning, when we found one that
seemed TO be doing smaller business than ours
We had almost I'm entire car to ourselves. We
thought the conductor must have mistaken Us
for some high dignitary, and had given us IL
| special car and we mentioned the matter 10
him, but he said il was all right. and that the
road was not making any special eXcrtion on
our account The country through winch the
road passes cannot be described. The land
looks poor and the country hard. Dover and
toAcrott are two smart looking places They
are Il little of the line of the road. which gives
penny. These towns contain an organ and
spool factory and WOODEN mill. We soon began
TO run into the slate districts. At Milo we are
five miles from Brownsville, the nearest point
from which the slate can be taken by rail. It's
late in the season, but the slate is in season for
the traln and quantities of it are piled around
the depot. There is no excuse here for Il boy
dong his sums on the barn door; he can pick
np Slate anywhere. 1t looks odd to see all the
barns and farm houses slated, but i; is cheaper
than shingles. At Abbott the rails stop, and
Ii miles Of hard country, before you strike the
Lake. 1t will be some years before the cars
run into Greenyille. At present the frei@htage
OF the road is Slate from BroWnyie and Mon
SON. and iron from the katahdl Iron Works,
which are Is miles distant from the nearest
station on the road, and ali the State and iron
has to be hauled in teams: the roads are
consequently badly cut up, and one finds them
like Jordan, "a hard road to travel" As we
have now rs miles of staging before us, we
Will stop and rest Il week before continuing our
journey.
Salt Lake correspondent OF the Phla-
delphia Times furnishes some interesting
information respecting the recent visit OF
the Presidential party to the shrine of Nor
mondom. There was great futter among
the disciples when it was announced that
President Grant was coming, and the
Mormons chartered a special car and APP
pointed u committee to meet him at Og-
den and tender to him the hospitality Of
the city George e. Cannon and a large
the Committee car, together with Brig
ham Young, with four Of his beautiful
daughters and number OF Mormon ladies,
At Ogden the committee were ushered in
TO the Presidential car, where Grant and
brigham Yong met. Brigham removed
his hat and extended his hand and as the
President took it the Prophet remarked
that ii was the first time he had ever seen
i President Of the United States Brigham
then presented his daughters and the 9th
er ladies Of his party, who were received
by Mrs. Grant and the other ladies OF the
Presidential party in kind and atlable
manner One of Young's daughters hay-
ing expressed 4 tear that her father would
fatigue himself, Mrs Grant kindly offered
the Old gentleman a seat, and they chat
ted for half an hour Brigham, Jr., en-
Sd9tu MIS-. DOEfc III conversation. OllC OF
Brigham's daughters was talking with
Mrs Fred. Grant, and it was a strange
scene for one who appreciated the situa-
ton. Arriving ut Salt Lake, carriages
were found i'll waiting, Brigham's private
carriage among the rest and the party
We're driven through the streets amid loud
cheers and the shaking Of handkerchiefs
During their stay the party, by invitation
of the Mormons. visited the Tabernacle
and other places OF interest. President
Grant held 4 reception before his depart
ure, at which both Mormons and Gentiles
We're present. Mrs. Grant was dressed in
black velvet, with q white embroidered
Grape oyerdrcss Mrs Fred was dressed
in blue silk while the President and Col