The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-05-10

Those of the Committee of Arrangements in
Carriages.
Judges of the several Courts.
Reverend Clergy.
Members of Congress.
Members of the General Court.
Gentlemen of the Bar.
Respectable strangers.
Officers OF the Militia, IN uniform.
Citizens of this and other towns on horse back.
Citizens of this ana other towns. in Carriages.
Those on foot win close the procession.
In this order the Procession will move through
Maine and Back-streets, TO king street. thence TO
Middle street, through that and Free-streets to
the Presidents lodgings in high-street.
1t is requested by the Committee. that the
streets and places mentioned in the above
arrangements, may be kept free of all incum-
brances, during the day, that the procession may
form and proceed without interruption.
Those Gentlemen OF the Country who are dis
posed to notice he visit of the PRESIDENT, and
accompany him into this town, are requested to
join the Cavalcade at Dunstan Corner or
Westbrook, and put themselves under the direc-
ton OF the Marshals, appointed for the occasion.
THE FOLLOWING, lisa LIST OF THE MARsHALs,
VIZ:
Messrs. Robert Ilsey, Nicholas Emery, Charles
s. Dayeis, John L. SIorer, Henry Isley, Daniel
Lane, Isaac Gage, John Anderson, Doc. John
Merrill, Ezekiel Day, Lemnel Weeks, Jr., Oliver
Moody, William J. Vaughan, Jacob Knight,
James Farmer, Levi Qnimby, Henry Merrill,
Merrill, Jr., William swan, Nathaniel Mitchell,
John Fox Nathaniel Shaw, Jr., EleaZer Greedy,
AlpneuS shaw, john Mallan.
The Committee of Arrangements have been
requested to express the wishes of Major-General
RICHARDSON. that those officers of his Division
who propose to join the CaUdIcdde for the Presi-
in Scarborough, IN uniform and mounted.
By order of the Committee of Arrangements.
ISAAC ADAMS, Chairman.
"The President was met at the limits of
the town by the committee Of and respecta-
bic cavalcade of citizens on horseback and in
carriages, and escorted to town. The caval-
cade extended about mile and half in
length and was much the most numerous
ever witnessed in the District of Maine.
Here the President again Ialighted from his
carriage and entered the town on an elegant
dark bay horse, passing through the Port
land regiment that had been paraded to re-
ceive him. The cavalcade entered the town
by Main (Congress) street. Part OF the
street and the whole length of Back street
through which it passed, were lined on the
West Side by the pupils of the different pub
lie schools, amounting to about 1900 attended
by their different instructors. The masters
and misses, under their own marshals, were
neatly dressed and behaved with propriety.
The misses were all dressed in white frocks.
a blue sash and white aprons trimmed with
with blue; but each school had its appro-
PIRATE ornaments all 10 a style Of great neat
ness and good taste. As the President
passed before these children they scattered
flowers before him, waved wreaths and ex-
by the presence of the chief magistrate of the
nation. The President repeatedly mentioned
the pleasure this spectacle gave him, after he
arrived at his lodgings.
From Back street the President turned into
King Qndia) street and passed 10 Middle St.
and turned up that. A triumphal arch was
thrown over this street at Union street,
which was tastefullv decorated with ever
greens. From the key Of the arch was sus-
pended a civic crown and over 1t at
the United States. At the base, placed on
an abutment connected with the walls of an
adjoining house, was seen a plough, the
emblem of agriculture, and on the other side
similarly situated was a ship dressed in flags
As the President passed under the arch he
miniature resemblance of the thrice glorious
Constitution" From Main street he passed
into Free street and alighted from his horse
at the head of High street before the elegant
mansion of Hon. Matthew Cobb. Here he
reviewed regiment Of militia whose correct
discipline and soldier-like appearance did
credit to the militia of the State. He then
withdrew to the house which had been pre-
pared for his reception now the residence of
I'll. N. Jose, Esq. When he had arrived here
an address was delivered by Isaac Adams,
Esq, chairman of the committee of arrange
ments to which he made verbal reply and
intimated that he would afterwards give one
IN writing. He was repeatedly and cheer
that had followed him in his progress
through the town. The houses in the streets
through which the cavalcade passed were
filled with ladies and the roofs were covered
with persons eager to behold and welcome
the chief of the nation. In the evening there
was handsome display of fireworks from
the observatory while that and the neighbour
ing buildings were brilliantly Illuminated.
The vessels in the harbor wore their flags
during the day. The English vessels being
dressed in their national and American
colors. We witnessed with pleasure that the
English ship Jane, Capt. Leslie from Liver
pool was handsomely Illuminated with lamps
suspended from her fore, main and mizzen
morning at o'clock committees waited up
on the President from Bath, Brunswick and
Topsham to invite him to their respective
towns. but so much time had already been
spent in his tour that he found it impossible
to go further than Portland. At ten o'clock
he set off from Union wharf in {. barge in
company with Generals Swift and Miller,
Col. House, Commander cambridge,
Generals Dearborn and King, Messrs Paris
Holmes, Preble and the committee of ar
engagements of Portland, and many other
guests. They partook of collation. at Fort
Preble with Major Crane, the commander
of the fort. The President reviewed the
troops and examined the works, expressing
satisfaction with them. Before dinner he
visited the observatory from which he viewed
the harbor and vicinity. On his return he
called on Madam Preble, the widow of the
late commodore At five o'clock he sat down
to dinner with large number of guests,
IL think at Union Hall although it is not
named). Among the guests besides the
gentlemen attached to his suite, were the
officers OF the u. s. Army and Navy at this
place and the committees from the East.
The President honored by his presence in
the evening, large and elegant party given
by the, Hon. Asa Clapp. About three
hundred persons were present. The house
and a grounds :, were handsomely Illuminated
music was playing throughout the evening
which gave Zest to the festiyity. AT the
time the President retired the younger part
OF the company had formed party and were
enjoying dance under aI the piazza. When it
retiring, the dancers withdrew from the
piazza and formed double line from the
door to the gate through which he passed
and when he reached the gate he was re-
ceived with three hearty cheers from large
concourse of citizens.
The attention of the President appears to
have been directed to everything connected
with the great interests of the country.
After dinner he took an airing in the vicinity
attended by large company of gentlemen.
He called at Mr.. Gordon's in Westbrook and
Blackwell breed of cattle. These are SO ex-
traordinary size as to be ranked almost in
the class of natural curiosities. One only
eight weeks old weighed 298 pounds and
another fifteen months old weighed 1888
pounds. On Thursday morning the Presi-
dent lett Portland and took breakfast with
Judge Thatcher at BiddefOrd. Here was
introduced to him Deacon Samuel Chase,
then in the ninety ninth year of his age. He
addressed the President with the simplicity
of christian and the affection of father
1t was an affecting scene. The Presidents
feelings were evidently touched, especially
when the good old man rose and with all the
dignity of an ancient patriarch pronounced
his parting blessing"
The President stopped that night al Dover.
He visited the Shakers at Enfield and pro-
ceeded through New Hampshire and
Vermont to Platsburg, on Lake Champlain.
Ogdensburg to Sacket's harbor and Niagara.
He arrived in Washington from his tour
Sept 18th, having been absent more than
three months. The mention of the steam
boat Chancellor Livingstone" which took
President Monroe from New York to West
Point calls up my recollections of early
navigation in Maine. This fine boat was
built under the superintendent of Robert
Fulton although he did not live to see her
launched. She was completed In 1876. and
was the ninth boat to run on the Hudson.
She was of 495 tons, had copper boiler,
three smoke stacks, three masts with yards
and topsails on the foremost, and long
bowsprit and jibboom and carried large
spread of canvas. She was brought to Port
land in 1888 by Amos Cross to run to Boston
in opposition to the Connecticut" which is
also mentioned as carrying Monroe from
New York to Hartford. The Connecticut
was brought here In 1880 by Capt. Seward
Porter. She was of about 400 tons with cop
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