The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-15
THE VANDALIA.
The Steamer Which Carried Grant
around the World.

The captain of the Minnie reports that he
passed the United States steamer Vandala
about eight miles out, last night, bound for
this port.
The Vandalia is we'll equipped vessel. She
has ten boilers eight feet long and the same in
diameter, capable of steaming the vessel ff-
teen knots an hour, though her average speed
is not more than twelve knots. Her compile
ment consists of % officers and 17S men. The
vessel has six 9-inch Dahlgren guns on the
broadsides, 100-pound Dahlgren rifle amid
ships,a and a 60-pound breach-loading Parrot for
ward, the latter two working ON pivots. Her
engines are models of neatness and are of
about 400 horse power. On her trial trip in
July, 1876, on the Hudson river, in charge of
Chief Engineer Trilley. she accomplished
speed Of fifteen knots an hour, though, as be-
fore said, on ordinary duty she does not ex-
coed twelve. Prior to her station ON the Med
iterranean in 1877, the Vandalia was detailed
on West Indian service The following is
list of eer officers:
Lieut.. Communicates. F. F. Wilde.
decentralization Perkins, c. o ALI
bone, r. G. Derby and w. H. Turner.
Master-W. A. Marshall.
IN. NJ. DOyIo, ". ", Il0gcfS.
Midshipmen-W. M. Constant, j. B. Ca
hoon, Thos. Snowden, H. j. Robinson.
Chief Engineer-A. j. Kiersted.
Passed Assistant Engineer-E. A. Magee.
Assistant Engineer-A. B. Canaga.
Cadet Engneers-H. L. Ivers, F. c. Bow
erS.
Paymaster-J. MacMahon.
First Lieutenant of Marines-E. r. Robin
son.
Surgeon--G. f. Winslow.
Passed Assistant Surgeon-J. r. Waggener.
Pay Clerk-R. Fl. Payne.
In November, 1877, Gen. Grant and his wife,
and j. Russell Young his secretary and the cor
respondent of the New York Herald, were
taken on board at Villa Franco, France. From
Villa Franco the vessel visited in succession
Genoa, Naples, Palermo, Malta and Alexan-
andria, where the General took leave of the
vessel for month to visit Cairo and the Pyra-
mds and points of scenic and historic interest
along the Nile. The illustrious party were
again received on board at Port Said. The
vessel then proceeded to Java-whence Grant
visited Jerusalem-and thence to Smyrna,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Grant visited the Rus
sian army-the Piraus Naples and Rome.
Since her station in the Mediterranean the
Vandalia has been in home waters, cruising
for some time about Central America and the
Southern States, having been detailed at one
time last summer to tow a section of the dry
dock from Chester to Pensacola, which she &C
complished in safety. Between the third of
December and May first the vessel was under
repairs. Since then she has been on service
north.
Personals.
Mr.. B. 81. Kinds, special agent of the United
States Treasury Department, was in the city
yesterday.
Ri Rev. Bishop Starkey of Newark, N. j.,
was at the Falmouth Hotel yesterday.
Hon. S. F. Perley of Naples, we are glad
to see, was well enough to visit the city,yester-
day.
Marshal Bridges is taking vacation.
Gen. HI. NJ. Plaisted is at the United States
Hotel.'
Col. f. Montgomery, formerly of the New
Era and Leader of this city, has left the news
paper business. He is now at Ware, New
Hampshire. He is an officer of company
which is putting up mill at that place for the
manufacture of children's toys
Sergeant Laurens, of the Portland Signal
5o"'ii' o'"AtOo AoA w oohiAStO ldoO night, u
be absent for about two weeks. Mr. Jenkins
will have charge of the station while he is
away.
The Boston Herald says: Mr.. Will E. En-.
glish and wife Of Indianapolis have been visit
Ing friends in that city. Mr.. English is the son
of the Democratic candidate forVice President,
and Mrs. English was formerly we'll known on
the stage as Miss Annie Fox, the serio-
comic vocalist. Should the senior English be
elected, his daughter-in-law will preside in the
vice presidential mansion, as he is widower.
The Augusta Journal says Senator Blaine
will probably arrive home to-day. His
many friends in Augusta and neighbor-
ing towns had made arrangements to give
him reception on that occasion and COM
municated with him to that effect, asking his
permission to tender him an ovation on his
arrival. Mr.. Blaine in reply stated that he
was not insensible to the honor which his
friends designed to pay him, but preferred
that there should be no demonstration on his
arrival. Had Mr.. Blaine consented there
would have been the largest and most enthu-
sastic demonstration that has ever taken place
in the Kennebec valley. Senator Blaine is
now in New York, and upon his return home
will at once enter upon the active work of the
campaign.