The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-11

BRIEF JoTTINGs.-The flag on the City
Building yesterday was at half-mast from re-
spect to the memory of the late o. NJ. Marrett,
Esq, formerly President of the Council
Five and six car loads of new rails from the
Rolling Mills for the Grand Trunk Road pass
through Commercial street daily at the pres
ent time.-Two schooners collided in the bay
yesterday morning. One was fishing schoon-
er going out and the other coaster bound in.
The fishing schooner was slightly damaged in
her riggng.-The Union meeting of Good
Templars will be held with Seaside Lodge,
at Cape Elizabeth, tomorrow evening.-The
Cumberland County Conference of Congrega-
tional Churches meets to-day and tomorrow
at High street Church, Auburn. The train
leaves here at TO A. M. from the Grand
Trunk station.-Rev. DR.. Pratt proposes to
repeat next Sunday forenoon, at st. Stephens
Church, the first sermon he ever preached in
Portland. "A snow storm commenced here
yesterday morning early ard covered the
ground during the day to the depth of about
an inch-Truant officer Smith has arrested
1876 truants between March 1, 1869, and Janu-
airy 10, 1S72.-The new hose tower near the
corner of South and Spring streets was built
on a remodelled house that stood there by Mr..
Spencer Rogers, is of wood Sc feet high and
II feet and 10 feet inside. At the top of the
tower are 20 blocks for hosting hose, and each
line of hose has separate block. Three
hogsheads of Sebago water are kept warm all
the tine to wash the hose. The whole work
was done under the supervision of Alderman
Wright.-C. P. Kimball & Larkin are build
ing funeral car to convey the remains of Mr..
Peabody from the landing to the City Hall
and from the hall to the depot.-The Union
Mutual Relief Society postponed their meet
ing from yesterday to next Monday-Capt
Ben Willard on Saturday last dispatched
Capts. Chas. Willard and Scott Oliver to Bos-
ton to pilot down the Miantanonah and Terror.
The Alaska selected her own pilot.
NEW STEAM FIRE ENGINE. - esterday
morning we had the pleasure of seeing the
new steam fire-engine which has just been
completed by the Portland Company, as Or
dered by the city government sometime ago,
and which is to take the place of Cumberland
No. 3. The engine is of the johnson patent,
is a second sized steamer and is of the same
general plan as Casco No. 5. although improy-
ed in details. 1t is very elegantly painted by
j. B. Hudson, Jr., the outer rim of the wheels
being black, and the inner rim and spokes in
English vermilion picked out with gilt. The
tank is also painted in vermilion with panel
ling and scroll work of gilt, and the springs
and coal-box are in china-bue striped with
gilt. The engine is the best arranged and
finest finished one manufactured by the Port
land Company. One of the features of the
steamer is her fire bucket ON which Mr.. Hud-
son has painted view of the city building
taken from Cumberland street at the time the
great fire of 1866 was raging.
The engine will be exhibited Wednesday at
p. M. in front of the City Building.
POLICE ITEMS. Saturday night the police
made descent ON a crib on Grove street, and
arrested four girls-two of them blue tinted
and three men, in fagrante delictu. The girls
were handed over to the Overseers of the Poor,
who discharged them. Officer SWEET yester-
day afternoon arrested fellow for breaking
glass in Francis Benefits store on Congress
street, near Washington. Two roughs got
into an ARRAY at Mike Quinn's on Green street,
in which Charles Skillings, who bad no part in
the row, was injured by bottle thrown by one
of the men. Officers Gribben and Miles ar
rested the belligerent parties. The store of
Frye & Leighton, No 100 Commercial street,
was found open last night by officer Garland,
who took measures for its security. Yesterday
afternoon pair of boots was stolen from G.
w. Davee's store door on Middle street, near
India, and pair of pants was snatched from
the door of Grin Hawkes. & Co.'s, Congress
street, opposite the Preble House. Sunday
niabt a row occurrad at Staffard's Rloclr on
Fore street. Two arrests were made.
OCEAN INSURANCE Coat the adjourned
meeting held yesterday afternoon, the COM
mittee of investigation reported that there had
been great irregularity in the mode in which
the books had been kept by the late President
and Secretary OF the Company and implied
that the affairs of the Company had not been
as carefully looked after by the Directors as
they might have been. Judge Fox, from the
committee ON by Laws, reported several amend
ments, which were adopted, and Hon. p
Barnes was appointed TO apply 10 the Legisla-
ture Cor an extension Of the charter Of the COM
pany aud is amendment. There were Ga
shares represented al the meeting, making s0s
votes necessary 20 a choice. Benjamin Web
seer had $50 Charles N. Davis 53a, Jacob Ne
LeIlan 81. J. =. wiaslow S2a, Charles b. MeT-
Fiii so, Richard q. Conant $40. Geo. ). Hunt
%. and SeEe declared elsctsd Directors The
uasetins lasted from O'Clock la the afternoon
tiil ~ Ia the evening
fshzEsEsTloS.-We hear that the second
churoh 10 wesibrook have beea presented By
tiseif pastor. ths Rev. H. y. Tawins, a. New
Years gin, With handsome palpit-desk mod
slisa afseE that Of the Mase Han in Boston,
Nitk chestnut grain and black walnut 6nisb-