The Portland daily press., 1867-11-09
The Alleged Inee n diary.

ID MIX. LDHoh,-An arncle IN your paper re-
hecting upon SAMUEL HILL respectable me-
chanic, is unjust and untimely because no in
vestigation has been had. A quarrel between
landlord aud tenant has resulted in d COM
plant, which Mr.. Hills friends declare is false
| and groundless. He seems to have had the
double misfortune of being burned out of
house and home The and his family narrowly
escaping with their lyes) and of being Injured
months ago, in an insurance company that
would bike to be relieved from paying its losses.
rs 1t does not yet appear that the evidence
pointed directly to Hill, as stated, because the
evidence is not given. The man was arrested
| on bare suspicion" to crafty the malice of
| somebody. LAS a gentleman recently said
| about an insurance company, II will not be in
sured, for, in case my property is destroyed by
| fire, should be at once accused of burning it
| for the paltry insurance Hills property is
destroyed, but his character is still dear to him.
+" a a u a - a 81 Is.
| FAR.-It will be n ticed by advertisement
that the Fair in behalf Of the Payson Memo
rial Church will open at City Hall on Monday
Nov. 18th, Extensive preparations have been
| made for it, and great variety of articles, both
useful and ornamental will be offered for sale,
and a variety of entertainments will be offer,
ed. The reffeshment rooms will be literally
furnished. Some of the other churches have
stepped forward to assist in this matter and
I the High street Church will furnish the Band
and refreshments for one evening and the
State street Church will furnish the refresh
ments for another evening. We shall have oc-
casion to speak further Of this Fair prior to it's
taxing place. " g1g ssEsO sazsE =
PROMENADE CoNcERr be. cunpropitious
state Of the weather did not prevent a large
attendance at the Promenade, and Band Con-
cert given by the Young Ladies N. N. Society
connected with Congress Square Universalst
\ Church, at CitysIIall last evening" There was
a brilliant array of dancers on the floor, and
the settees and galleries were we'll filed. Lucy,
and Tinamons 81 Halves dispensed the edbles
which were refreshing. 81 WIS a gay and hap
| Ply time TO all who attended, The music, by
Chandeliers fall baud, was exquisite LQ H7
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FIRE.-Very early yesterday morning the
old fish stand o i Tnkey's bridge, which has
been set on fire some half dozen times, was
discovered to be on fire. The policeman on
that beat, who discovered the fire, very wisely
concluded not to sound an alarm, but took good
care that the bridge should not be injured
The "od coop" was pretty well used up. After
everything was slfe the officer notified the
Chief Engineer of what he had done, and was
commended for his prudence in not calling out
the fire department.
! 10 acknowledgements in the month of Octo-
Der the conductor Of q night train allowed a
Il IN NJ 70 c;tx
upon his statement that he had no money, but
would send the fare as soon as he arrived at
his home in Philadelphia. Yesterday the con-
duetor received a etter from Traveller en-
closing the passage money as he had promised,
much to his surprise, as he never expected to
hear from the man again. This shows that
honesty has not all died out in this world =
1 MAMMOTH OxEN.AS. Winslow & Co., ON
Spring street, are truly the princes of caterers,
and understand how to tickle the palates OF
i their numerous customers, to a nicely. They
have just received two beeves in the shape OF
oxen OF the Mammoth size - one of them
weighing 5000, and the other 1900. They will
be on free exhibition for a few days, and no
doubt many Of our citizens viii be gratified at
look of them. 7..,tr.s1 .rs-s.,y, ..,,, AZ,
II 4
COURT MARTIAL. : A conrt martial was
formed yesterday at Fort Prebe for the trial I
of such officers as shall be brought before it
1t is composed of Breyet NJ aor General II. G
Hunt,presiding; BrevetMaj Gen j M .Brannan
/ Brevet Brigadier General r. c. Drum, Bri-
gadier General Haskins, Colonel Duryea, Colo
mel Livingston, Major Barstow and Lieutenant
Wheeler Judge, Advocate. After organising,
the court adjourned till 4o-day.
4 PORTLAND AND KENNEBEC RAILRoAD.-On
and after Monday next the express train on
this road will be discontinued; also the train
lIeaving Portland at rs pm. TheMonday morn
ing and Saturday evening trains will be re-
sumed, leaving Augusta at $50 am. for Port
land and Boston on Mondays, and leaving
Portland for Bath and Augusta at SIS pm. on
oaturdays.aaha assnGES QAF M a.ra4