The Portland daily press., 1870-11-29
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liz rs 2tamnie ~ The q. A. X cat, ttaiu'
tbe III 10 alive with exciting incidents, and cab
not fail top please all who visit City Hall the
81, 9TH, 9th and 9th of December.
We are requested to state that the amputa.
tions performed upon the little Mace boy last
week were by DR.. Getchell-city physician
assisted by Drs. Small and Gordon. Our in
formant at the time stated that they were per-
formed by DR.. Gordon assisted by Drs. Getch-
ell and Small.
"Rainbow at night. sailors delight :.
Rainbow at morning, sailors take warning.
Ii such magnificent weather as we have had
the two past days, since the rainbow OF Satur-
day morning, is to prevail we can properly
pooh-pooh at old saws like the above.
Don't forget the grand Promenade Concert
under the auspices of the st. Patrick Benevo-
lent Society takes place at City Hall this eve
ming and that the elegant inlail table that has
been on exhibition at Morrison's will be drawn
by rattle.
The types yesterday turned the word cdUa
into cant in our remarks upon "Cassio's' criti-
cism OF Vandenhof's reading in yesterdays is
sue, turning sense into nsense.
We hear that the opening Masquerade and
Fancy Dress Ball at Fluent's Hall on Wednes
day evening will be a grand affair. 1t will be
the first masquiade of the season in this city.
We learn that the clersyme of various city
churches have agreed to preach TO the Young
Men of the city, by invitation of the Y. NJ. c.
A. The proposition TO open the Portland The
atre for Sunday night preaching by eur city,
pastors does not meet with their favor.
The attention Of the authorities is called to
the bad hole at the foot of Green street near
the bridge. If a team should get in there on
dark night the wheels would bring up against
the railroad track with a folce that would
probably hurt something or somebody ard en-
tail heavy damages on the city.
Hale has got 10 some beautiful French
frames in gilt and blue, gilt and purple;.etc ),
very nobby and stylish. Also two fine G1Io-
mos The Bitter" and "Tne Bitten" REPRESENT
log boys finger caught by lobster in the
first one, and in the second the boy eating the
lobster in revenge. He has also very conf
cal set in bronze consisting OF two statuettes,
one of an artist, the other a musician, while
the centre piece represents cat stuck in
bowl with the rats going for her.
. The protection furnished to Capt. Sherwood,
now framed and at the Custom House, is an
ed by Washington and the members of his
cabinet. The mistake arose in making the
statement in our paper from the fact that Capt.
Sherwood was British shpmaster.
Stotktridge has received tie Folio fol De
cember. 1t is bright and sparkling as ever,
and it is evident that the editor is down on
Nilsson. Dwights ~ ,urnal Of Music" con-
tains in its last Issue very interesting crti-
cism of the fair Swede from the pen of its ac-
complished editor.
The first mail to Bangor is made up at u
itors made US say yesterday.
A man named Anthony Fernald, while in
toxicated, fell on the corner of Fore and Pearl
streets yesterday afternoon and cut very
severe cash in his head. Officer Cammett
took him up insensble and carried him to tho
station.
The Washington Chronicle and New York
Herald say Hon. John Lynch was in Washing
ton Saturday. Hon. John Lynch and family
intend leaving for Washington to day.
Liquors were seized al Eugene McCarthy's
on Centre street Saturday.
Gold opened in New York yesterday at Ill
IL and closed at III IA. U. S. Bonds were
quoted in London yesterday at SO and 81 Is
Hon. Hannibal Hamln passed through this
city yesterday.
Schooner ~. w. Allen has cleared from
Mobile for this port with cargo Of 800 bales OF
cotton.
A gentleman on a visit 10 this city from New
Orleans, yesterday showed us a letter directed
to him from Bismarck, in reply to one sending
the best wishes, together with substantial aid,
from the Germans of New Orleans to the Ger
man government at the beginning of the Fran
co-Prussian war.
The weather was 1ndian-summery yesterday.
Thermometer at noon 81 in the shade.
The iron fence is being put up around the
new Custom House..
Mr.. Henry E. Ftz, who for two years past
has been an dttdche OF the Custom House IN
this city, has been appointed TO a position in
the office of the Secretary of the Senate at
Washington. Mr.. Fitz has for year rast
been stationed at Danville Junction.