The Portland daily press., 1878-09-28

Thomas w. Xix, Jr. of Rockland, is a can
didate for Warden of the State Prison.
Senator Blaine has gone to Iowa to address
the Republicans of that state.
Scion Chase began his hundred dollar-a.
night Greenback lecture tour at Chicago Mon
day night.
Professor Masse, instructor in the depart
ment of the French language and literature in
the High School, has resumed his private class.
es The merits of Prof. Masse are too we'll
known to need mention here.
Rev. Edgar M. Smith of. Newport, r. l.,
brother of our esteemed citizen, f. A. Smith
Esq is at present visiting in this vicinity and
will preach at Pine street church tomorrow
afternoon.
President Cheney of Bates College, Ex.Goy.
Dingey and wife of Lewiston, and Missionary
Phillips, wife and children, sail from New
York Saturday, Oct. 5sh, in the steamship Cir
cassia of the Anchor line, for Europe. Messrs.
Cheney and Dngley will be absent about six
months. Ex-Gov. Dingley's health is some
what impaired bat not enough to give any uu-
easiness.
The funeral Of the late surgeon E. 81. Ware,
pulco, took place in San Francisco on the 18th
inst. At the conclusion of the services, the re-
mains were conveyed to the Masonic cemetery
and inferred in a grave alongside of that of
the late Doctor TewksburY, the father-n-law
of the deceased. The services at the grave
were read by the Rev. Dr. Rich. The funeral
cortege was long ana evidenced the high re-
spect and esteem in which Surgeon Ware was
held in the community.
Rev. S. S. Cummings, agent of Baldwin
Place Home for Little Wanderers, Boston. wi IN
be 10 our city on Sunday and conduct public
services at Pine street in the morning, Con-
gress streat church in the afternoon and Con-
gress Square Universa list church in the even
ing He will be accompanied by a choir of
children from the Home who will enliven the
services by their sweet singing. This is one of
the most worthy of our public charities and we
hope it will receive the encouragement from
our citizens which it SO richly deserves.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson lectured at New
port last week in aid of the yellow fever suf-
ferers. The correspondent of the Boston Tran
script says: "Such word. painting and such
eloquent and vivid description of scenery have
never heard from woman's lips, and she held
her listeners almost breathless. 1t is a sic mfr
cant fact that the hall in which she spoke-the
pleasantest audience room 10 Viewpoints own
ed by colored congregation, who gave the use
of it, AS looked at its beautiful white walls
and its handsomely carpeted platform, with
the carved and plush-covered furniture, con-
trasted it with the last colored church was in.
1t was in Georgia. Its membership was treble
that of this. Plaster it had never known, and
windowsit did otneed, for here and there
pichaninnies could and did enter gaps in its
side. The sunlight came through its sides and
struck the bright turbans of its feminine wor-
shippers. remember in that church the min.
lister took collection, each person going for
ward and placing his contribution in his hand.
When he had gathered it all in, he stood up and
said, L hab to thank dis congregation for de
magnificent sum of fo' dollars and fifty -seben
cents, fo' dollars from de white seats, Northern
tourists) aud fifty seben cents from de oongre-
CATION at large 1t was 10 that church the old
uncle began his prayer after this manner, 90
Lord, we thank thee dat thou art not a respect
able pusson.' He had heard that the Lord was
not respecter of persons"