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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-11

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The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-11

PEECH OF HON. GEORGE D. wTsE-THE &C
TI0N OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
To-pAY-AT SEA ABOUT ADJOUKSNENT-
= CABEI.L AND sTOvAII. CAsE-POLITTcAL So
EssNENTs-PEEsONA NEWS ITEMS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
VISITING civ onacials.

The Providence Bulletin says: There ar
rived on the train reaching this city from Bos-
ton at $50 O'Clock, this forenoon, His Honor
Mayor @. f. Libby of Portland, Me-, accom-
panied by Alderman j. G. Tewksbury, chair
man of the committee on fire department
CouHcilmen G. d. Brown and e. A. Noyes,
also on fire department committee of that city.
With the party were also G. H. Cloyes, chief
engineer of the Portland Ere Department
aud George P. Wescott, E,q., treasurer and
superintendent of the Portland Water Works
Company. The city of Portland has large
exposure of wharf property, and the question
of having fire boats has been agitated. Boston
has been visited by the party yesterday, and
the harbor fire service of that city thoroughly
examined with satisfactory results, and it is
probable that fire boat service for Portland
will be recommended by the committee on
fire department. The city of Portland is stu
ated on high and low lands, and consequently
the present low water service is fonnd made
quate. The gentlemen were met at the union
railway station on their arrival, by the Pres
ident of the Board of Public Works Samuel
B. Swan, and j. Herbert Shedd, Esq. They
were escorted to the City Hall, where they
We're cordially received by His Honor Mayor
Hayward. subsequently, the City Hall was
inspected and the plans of the high water SER
vice in the city engineers Office were exam
iHed. The fire station on Exchange place was
then visited, the gentlemen expressing them
selves pleased with its appointments. The
party then were taken in carriages to the Hope
street station, where the works were inspected
and afterwards hydrant was set to working
with six streams. The test was very satisfac-
tory. A satisfactory exhibition of the gravity
supply was afterward given on Dyer street,
near the Crawford street bridge. The visitors
were taken to the Hotel Dorrancs by His Hon.
or Mayor Harvard, where substantial lunch
was served. They expressed themselves as
highly pleased with the courtesies and atten-
tions shown them in this city. The party left
for Portland this afternoon"
The party express great pleasure at the man.
ner they were treated by Chief Green of the
Boston department. and Mr.. f. Fl. Dow, of
the American Hose Company of Chelsea. as
well as thanks for their Providence reception.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Dancas.

Gilbert's matinee New Years afternoon will
prove one of the most delightful dances Of the
season.
The Union Rowing Association will give a
New Years ball, at City Hall, Monday even
ing, with music by Chandler.
The sixth grand assembly of the Cumber-
land Rowing Association took place at Me-
chanics' Hall last evening, with music by
Chandler's Band. The assembly was largely
attended and very enjoyable.
The telegraph operators of the Eastern Rail-
road will give their third annual ball at Monu-
ment Hall, Bunker Hill district, Boston, Fri
day evening, January 18th. f. L. Curtis will
be floor director, with Fl. M. Forristall, A. A.
d. Forristall. NJ II. Cross, d. G. Webster, W.
L Widger, E. P. Croker and E. A. Nutting.
aides
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Brief .Jottinos.

Clouds and sunshine yesterday. Mercury
25o at sunrise, $50 at noon, 80 at sunset; wind
north.
Mr.. c. NJ. Libby's family had very inter.
esting reunion on Christmas Four genera.
tons were represented under the Christmas
tree, the Oldest person present being 80 and the
youngest six.
The Roller Skating Rink will have three
sessions New Years. A juvenile session in the
forenoon, and the others for adults in the af-
ternoon and evening. Chandler will provide
excellent music.
The fifth entertainment in the Stockbridge
course will be given by Ragsn with his Illus
trated lecture on FLORENCE and Pisa" and
the Temple Quartette Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Gillen, of Dow's Lane, while suffering
ffom temporary insanity, attempted to commit
suicide by drowning in Back Bay on Wednes-
day, but a young man rescued her.
AT the Grand Army meeting at their hall to-.
night Larry Post of Windham will be present,
and after the meeting Chinese supper will be
served at Fietcher's.
Mrs. Abba Goold Woolson's course of lee
lures, commencing at Union Hall Tuesday, at
tracts deserved attention.
The Garfield Cold Water Battalion will have
their Christmas entertainment at the Reform
School tonight.
Hon. Nathan Cleaves will lecture before the
Portland Law Students Club this evening on
the subject of Fire Insurance"
Rev. Henry Blanchard will lecture on
"Young men and their enemies at the vesper
services of the Congress fquare Universalist
church on Sunday evening. The public are
cordially invited.
A sailor stole some articles from his ship
mates Oh board the Roderick o. Lopez We'd
nesday and then ran away.
Next Monday, New Years day, the Vaughan
street society will dedicate their new church at
the corner of Vaughan and Pine streets with
appropriate services.
As result of the several meetings Wednes-
day President jackson, of the Eastern, was
elected President of the Portland Saco &
Portsmouth, and f. r. Barrett director in
the same road 10 fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation of Mr. E. B. Phillips.
Canadian exchanges credit Vanderbilt with
taking great interest in Canadian Pacific, and
with helping the road to fight the Grand
Trunk.
Hawthorne Lodge, No. 16, K. of P. of Ray
mond, has passed appropriate resolutions on the
death of Mr.. David Plummer of that town.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
The Mealv Streets.

The condition of several of the streets in the
city is the cause of much annoyance and in
convenience to our citizens. The mass of sand
like matter covering the streets TO depth
ranging from two to eight inches, makes it inn
possible to maintain decent crossings, and the
ordinary overshoes are not high enough to pro-
tect the unhappy pedestrians Undoubtedly
our efficient street commissioner will soon de-
wise some means of abating the nuisance, and
meantime we must bear it with such patience
as we may. The cause of this abnormal con-
dltion seems somewhat mysterious. At frst 1t
was supposed to be produced by salt spread by
the Horse Railway Company, for the purpose
of relieving their tracks, but investigation
shows that the company has not put salt on
the streets. except in a few isolated spots, and
that these are by no means the worst. 1t ap
pears, too, that there are as bad places on Ex-
change, Fore and Free streets, where there are
no railway tracks, as on Middle or Congress
streets: also that the snow is as compact on
parts of Congress street where there are tracks
as on any of the streets where there are no
tracks. So that this theory must be dismissed.
In looking further for the cause, it is suggest
ed that the salt remaining in the crevices OF
the pavements from the salt water sprinkling
is working up into the snow, and that the
sand swept from the broad sidewalks helps to
make the streets hideous. Perh sps some other
cause will be discovered; but whether the
cause is ever known or not, it is devoutly to be
wished that the effect may cease.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
''F PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 20.
THE PRESS.

May be obtained at the Periodical Depots of n. G,
F ssenien, Marquis, Brunch 4 c ;, Andrews. Arm.
strong, Wen ORTIZ iodsdon, 4. T. Cleveland Rob
srt Cos clio, Forest City News Stand Jewett.
Bose HItchings Mcfarland Watson. Stinson'
Boston q Maine -'epot, and Chisholm Bros on all
rains that run out of the CITY
Auburn, willard Small & Co.
Augusta, ]. f. Pierce.
Bang II, Bangor News Co.
Bar Harbor, F. 5. Jordan.
Bath, j. o. Shaw
Biddeford, f. vi. Burnham,
A. L. Jefferson.
Brunswick B g. Dennis n.
cumberland NILS f. A Verrill.
Damar isc, tia E. W. Dunbar.s
Ereeport w A. Mitchell
Fryebnrg R. harmon.
fairfield, e. Il Evan.
Pennington. D. n. Knowlton.
Gardiner, Palmer & c.,
Gorham, JAS. HI. Irish & Co.
Hatlowsll, G. =. pauldng.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes
Livermore Falls, q. -. hughes.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, E. A Thomas
Norway, s. l.. Crockett A. o. Moves
Old Orchard, Geo. K. Fogg, A. Jellison,
Richmond, g. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. S. Andrews,
Sabattus e. II. johnson.
Saccarai pa, F. K. Webb
Sacn, II. b. Kendrick 4 Co.,
Springvale, Q. Fl. Pierce.
50. Paris a. M. Gerry.
Thomaston, s. Delano.
Yinalhaven, H. NJ. Robe
Waldoboro. G. Bliss.
Wateryille, j. M. WALL
Yarmouth. W. e Smith.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Pine street Sewer.

DEGINNINi at a point in the centre of Pine
ID street distant seventy fiSe $50 iee easterly
from east erly side line of Vaughan run
ming easterly through centre of Pine sire t dis
lance of two hundred andten(2 0Ufeet to the head
of old in Pine ST. at the westerly side line of
Neal street. The sewer is of twelve inch cement pipe
laid % feet deep at point OF beginning and IL feet
at terminous
Again beginning at the old sewer in Pine street at
p int in range with the GENRE line of Carleton;
thence running northerly on said range and centre
line, distance eighty six 1867 feet TO head OF old
sewer in Carleton street. The sewer Is of twelve
inch cement pipe laid O feet deep at point
of beginning aud eight $50 feet at terminus, 80
laid to relieve the old sewer Of storm water above
the centre OF the pipe.
Cost of sewer, $26O.43
City's proportion. 1851
Sum to be assessed 1889
Area Assessed, 4713S so it.
Rate per 100 SO. #. $O.36 832-1OOO.
Names. Area: Rate Amount;
L. D. NJ. Sweat. $500. 90 % 10
Portland Savings Bank 17O25 62 II
w. H. Woodbury.. 8438 81 O8
VIM. A. GOODWIN,
City Civil Engineer.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Wedding BELLS.

There was very pretty wedding at the
Church of Our Father il East Boston, We'd
nesday, the contracting parties being Dr.
Frank Fl. Carter of Cape Elizabeth, recent
graduate of Bowdo'n, aud Miss Emma s. Bar
rett, daughter of Mr.. A. B. Barrett, of Somer-
VILE, Mass. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Warren 81. Cudworth, pastor of the
above church, and the ushers were Messrt. E.
B. Wymsn, G. F. Holland and f. Aver, all of
Someryille, and Mr.. VIM. 81. Hogue Of New
buryport. The bride was attired in an elegant
cream colored satin and orange blossoms.
Many costly and handsome presents were Civ
en- the couple, including fine gold watch to
the bride from an uncle At the close of the
ceremony reception was held in the church
parlor, after which the happy couple left on
the Pullman for this city, where they are to
reside.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Personal


Mr.. Otis A. Littlefeld, one of the most prom
Using students of the Maine Medical School, IL
spending the holidays in Eastern Maine.
The engagement of Col. John J. Ooppinger,
OF the United States army, and Miss Alice
Stanwood Blaine, eldest daughter of ex Secre-
tary Blaine, (which has been known to friends
for some time past) is now formally announced.
IT. is rumored that the marriage will take place
in February next in Washington.
Homer L. Drinkwater, formerly of this city,
and foreman of d. White & Sons brush fac
tory, died in Chicago of paralysis OF the heart
after two days illness, Christmas he was
about 40 years old and leaves family.
The many friends Of Officer Pickett Will Dc
glad to hear that he was able to 60 on DUTY yes
tsrdsy and his family are recovering.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Observation-Disclosures

This year of grace, 1882, marks the 250h
birthday of our city.
Two hundred and fifty years ago Geo. Cleeyes
landed on our Neck, near Clay Cove, felled
the first tree and built the first Lighthouse with
in our borders. From this humble beginning
has arisen Portland, the first city Of our
State, aud one of the great Atlantic ports Of
this continent.
Two years ago Boston celebrated her 250th
anniversary with great pomp and parade; but
the only notice that will be taken of our own
anniversary is the address to be delivered by
Hon. W. W. Thomas, Jr., before the Mechan-
ic Association, at its hall corner of Congress
and Casco streets, this Friday evening. at 7.30
o'clock. The subject of Mr.. Thomas address
is tThe Founding, Rise and Progress of Port
land" a subject that will be of especial inter-
est to every inhabitant of our good city. This
is a free lecture, and the Mechanic Associa-
tion cordially invite the public. ladies as well
as gentlemen, to be present and join with the
Association in commemorative the completion
of quarter of a thousand years in the life of
Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Presumpscot Lodge.

The following officers of Presumpscot Lodge,
r. & A. M, have been elected:
w. M.-CaIvin Morrel
s. W.-William w. Field.
s. W.-Corneius N. Morrell.
Treasurer-Cbarles Rogers.
Secretsry-Chsrles Jones.
s. D.--John R. Rollins.
j. OWN. III. Libby.
Tyler-Abion I. Mason.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
THE PROFESSOR.


This evening THE Professor" can BIO seen
at Portland Theatre. He is "most excellent
and simple-hesrted gentleman; in intellect, in
scientific analysis, in power of abstract reason
ing, he is veritable giant;" but, alasl IN
emotion, in affairs of the heart, and in society
observances, he is an inexperienced child.
This makes him exceedingly entertaining and
amusing As presented by the celebrated
Madison Square Theatre Company the play is
Immensely popular and always draws crowded
houses. The sale of advance seats has been
very large.
The New York Truth says: "The Electric
Spark" which Is played and sung at the Al
cazar by Atkipson's Jolities. is an amusing
musical farce and the acting Of the company is
usually good. 1t includes MISS Jennie Yea
mans, Army Lee, Alex. Bell and Frank
Daniels. The latter displays unmistabable
talent in acting and considerable knowledge OF
music and we may expect to hear from him in
tne future. The attendance has greatly In
creased during the engagement of Atkiuson,s
Jollities, and the show is very entertaining.
The piece will be presented at Portland Theatre
Monday and Tuesday and should draw large
audiences.
THE LYcEuM.
That thrilling drama, 1.-THE Molly Msguires,"
has caught on at the Lyceum, With its thrilling
stage effects. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Cohan, and
Mr.. Phillips and Miss Bach, have taken i'm
mensely The houses are excellent.
NOTES.
The Haydns on Monday next will commence
the rehearssls of the Messiah.
Next Thursday night the Lyceum Theatre
company and many other friends in this city
OF Mr.. Fred Mortimer will tender him hene-
ft in Portland Theatre. Some OF our best
amateur talent will take part and the affair
will, we doubt not, be success. Mr. Mortimer
is very popular, and his friends will turn out
In force on this occasion.
1t is probable that the Emma Abbott opera
company will return to Portland shortly, this
season, and give one or two performances, pre-
senting ON one evening light opera and on
the other grand opera. Those who heard
the company on Christmas day will be glad to
listen to additional music by the same organ
ization.
Wednesday afternoon Mr.. VIM. Harris,
manager of the Howard Atheneum, received
telegraphic advices from Mr.. W. FL. Sher-
wood, proprietor of the Walker House, Toron-
to, that Charles Seymour. whore disappearance
on last Friday was noted Wednesday, had
been found insane on railway train at that
point. Mr.. Harris at once gave instructions to
have the unfortunate man returned to Boston.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
GOrhara.

At meeting of Dirigo Lodge, No. 81, K. of
P. held on Tuesday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing torn:
@. C.-Stephen Hinkley.
V. C.-O'Neil r. Straw.
p. C.-Kimball Eas man.
PA. l. Hamblen.
X. of r. & ST. L. Perry.
NJ. of F.-George f. Aver.
M. of E.-J. S. Leavitt, Jr.
M. at A.-George Marston.
Representative to Grand Lodge-Chas W.
Harding.
The lodge now numbers nearly ninety mem.
bers and is in flourshing condition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Protection against rires.

TO the Editor Of the Press:
An article with the above heading in your
issue of this morning, is so far from a true
statement in regard to the Tug Belknap that
presume you will allow small space to cor
rect It. The price named is nearly twice the
amount of bill presented for service at the
Widgery's wharf fr+; which bill was based on
The following considerations: The Belknap had
fire pump aud hose, costing more than one
thousand dollars, and for which the company
has no use except in case Of fire. The cost Of
the boat has been $14 600 and under orders
from the Fire Department, was put In imminent
peril. The actual damage from sct rchiDg, loss
OF apparatus and detention while undergoing
proper REPAIRS we estimate at 900 dollars, to
say nothing of loss of business incurred while
Civ ,ng our whole attention to the fre No one
think will deny that through the efforts of this
boat the City was saved from disastrous con-
hagration. I learn furthermore from the above
article that the entire water front of Boston is
protected by fire boat at cost of but 5000
aIyear Now the owners # the Be knap will
give the City the use of from one to three boats
for the protection of the water front of Port
land for about one third the sum named.
Portland, Dec. %, 1882.
DAVID ToRREY, Agt.
Tug L. A. Beklnap.
The article Mr.. Torrey refers to was based
(as stated at the time) on an associated press
dispatch from Boston, and the statements
made therein were those of the dispatch and
must have been made to the Boston reporter
by some of the Portland delegation.l
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
z. OFF.

K. OF p.
Endowment Rank, No. 1871, Knights of
Pythias, have elected the following officers
President-W. 81. Mcdonald.
Vice President r L Dodge.
Chaplain-W. j. Knowltou.
Secretary and Treasurer-E. G. Milliken.
Guide-George FL. Curtis.
Guard-Charles p. Stsnbon.
Sentinel-J. r. Parshley.
Mupioy Lodge, Knights of Pythias, have
elected the following officers:
Past Chancellor-A. G. Grover.
Chancellor Commander-O @. Elwell.
Vice Chancellor-E. l.. Robinson.
Prelate-J. W. Chaplin.
Keeper of Recoi DIS and Seal-W. 81. Rowe.
Master of Finance-A. L. Wilson.
Master of Exchequ IF. e. Rogers.
Master-at-Arms-R. d. Mcdonald.
Representatives to Grand Lodge-A. G.
Grover, j. +. Norton.
Representative to Pythian Hall Association
-Wyer Greene.
Trustee. w. Robinson.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Accidents.

Mr.. j. W. Stockwell was thrown from his
sleigh on Fore street Wednesday, and dragged
some distance. He escaped with some severe
bruises.
Mrs. McGill, Mountfort street, while clean
ing out closet ON Christmas, took a revolver
from the shelf and accidentally discharged it.
The bullet entered her side but inflicted only
flesh wound. The ball Was cut out aud she is
now doing well.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
RESCUE of che Schooner Ella Rose.

On the morning OF Dec.26th revenue steamer
Woodbury. found the schooner Ella Rose sunk,
ripped and abandoned on the Upper Gang
way Ledge, eff Ash Island. A fisherman re-
ported that the captain had gone to Rockland.
After examining the wreck, Capt. Abbey
thought she could be saved. She had two
thousand bushels of corn in her, and some
iron on deck He accordingly proceeded to
Rockland, found the master who had tele-
graphed his owners that the vessel and cargo
were total loss, encouraged him, secured q
schooner and proceeded to the wreck at p. m !.
Chains and lines were made fast at low water
and between ten and one at night she was
hauled off, and at O'Clock on the morning of
the 9th was safely towed in upon the fats at
Owls Head, where she will soon be discharged.
She broke loose twice before she came of, ,
necessitating much hard and dangerous work
in refastening to her, but the master had been
promised that his vessel should be saved and
so she had to come. Capt. Abbey, not only
seems to be fortunately within hail whenever
a wreck occurs, but also peculiarly diligent
and energetic in going for them
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29

What Becomes of the Christmas Trees.
The Boston Journal says: sit is estimated
that not more than one-hslf the tees brought
into the market this Christmas season have
been sold, and it goes without saying that
those which have not been sold (perhaps 10000
have proven worse than total loss to their
owners, in view of the fact that they must be
carted off the streets and cannot be sold. Great
numbers of the unsold trees were given away
Saturday night, market gardeners in the out
lying towns carrying off whole wagon loads to
use as protectors for their early vegetables, and
telegraph boys taking others for the decoration
OF their homes The remainder we're disposed
of on the dumps. The tree vendors have
Jared hard this Christmas"
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
New Years Calls.

We have received the following effusion,
which speaks fol itself:
To receive not to receive "that is the question
Whether It's better all the day to wait
Qike Patience on a monament) the few arrivals,
Or. in defence, hang out dainty basket
And hear the grow, ings of the coming man:
Whether to bear the evils that we have,
Or fly to Others that we know not Of
Meanwhile we Sleep perchance we dream,
Dream Of future, when frou morn till eve
Our friends, not few but many,
To us will bring their New Years greeting
Or else into oblivion cast the calling custom
ONE OF MANY LADIES.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-29
Owen. Moore 81 Co.

The "half price sale" which Owen, Moore &
Co., are making this week is proving very at
tractive to purchasers All the soiled or
damaged goods in the different departments
are included in the sale and some really won
derful bargains may be obtained. To-day and to-
morrow are the only days that articles will be
sold in this way.