The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-12-13

BRrEr JorTiNas.-Mr. Royal @. Todd. resid-
ing on Cross, street, was poisoned accidentally
by taking an infusion of apple thorn leaves for
theroughwort for cold, on Thursday night.
de Is recovering. Saturday was warm and
bright. Sleighing was freely INDUCED ina
portion of the Basin has been swept for skat-
ers.-The receipts of the Newcomb concert
were $50, and the expenses $275.-Portland Is
out $4,000 by the assumption of the war debt.
Lots of greenbacks on the street Saturday
afternoon. The stable keepers are in clover
Haywood's Combination opens at City Hall
January 1st.-Intelligencs has been received of
the safe arrival of Mrs. Abbott and Miss Steele
of this city, at Cherbourg, France, per Sllesa.
The high Street Society Fair closed Friday
night. 1t was very successful, the receipts ris-
ing $1,000, while the expenseswere nominal
large quantity of articles left over Will be sold
the Thursday preceding Christmas. The gold
ring in the "fish pond" was hooked by Edward
81. Evans-There is not now single ship
afloat that halls from Portland. The last one
was sold the other day.-By typographical
error we stated that the Reform School the
past year only required $500 from the State.
1t should have read 13,OOO.-The valuable reai
estate opposite the P. s. & P. depot, which was
to have been sold at auction by R. A. Bird &
Co., on Saturday afternoon last, was with
drawn, the minimum price not having been
offered. was decidedly soft day,
heavy mist eating off the ice, and some rain
faling.-Mr. Sawyer has retired from the
charge of the Adams House, and Mr.. Chas. II.
Adams, SO long known in connection with the
Preble House, has assumed the management.
"A lot of fine cattle of choice breeds was i'm
ported by Mr.. Sturdivant, of South Framing
ham, Mass, by the Nova Scotian for his farm
and among them is splendid bull that took a
prize at a recent cattle show on the other side
of the water.-A boy named Mcdonald, who
ran away from the Reform School short time
ago, was arrested on Saturday by the police
will be returned to his quarters.-Miss Topp
and Miss Bull are stopping at the Falmouth
Hotel-A little boy, who plays the violin on
the Portland g. Rochester trains, passed his
hat around to the passengers the other night
for money, and as he handed it to two drunken
men one threw in two-cent piece and asked
if he was not going to give them some music.
The boy complied, holding his violin in front
of him, where he played instead of in the usual
manner why don't you hold your fiddle
like man." said the intoxicated person, Gin
stead of in that fashion; your playing don't
suit me-" II guess nothing would suit you
tonight" said the little fellow, scarce nine
years old. The inebriate had nothing more to
say.-Miss Anna Spring, daughter of Hon. S.
e. Spring, sailed for South America in the FL
lathe City Marshal directs the attention of
people to the clearing off snow from the roofs
of houses, which is a sensible suggestion. A
perfect avalanche fell from the roof of Deer.
ing Hall yesterday morning.-The new schoon-
er o. M. Marrett arrived from Boothbay on
Saturday and is lying at Central wharf She
is handsome vessel, and will be in the fruit
trade this winter.-Two boats will go from here
to Trundy's Reef tomorrow, to bring away the
rigging, iron-work etc., of the wrecked schoen-
er Mary Alicia nice drinking fountain has
been placed at the corner of Fore and Centre
streets by the city, of the same style that was
on exhibition in the basement of City Build
ing some time ago. 1t is the first of six order
ed by the City Government