The Portland daily press., 1870-01-31

The U. s steamer Benicia, COMMANDER
Nicholson, arrived at this port just as the no
tlila of boat, were on their way to land with
the remains of Mr.. Peabody. She was there
fore unable to take part in the ceremonies
She is l, 122 tons, new measurement, carries
eight guns, and is about the same size as the
Plymouth.
The steamer Nova Scotian, Capt. Watts, OF
the Allan line, sailed from this port for Liver
pool at 7.3O A M. yesterday having been de-
tanned by the heavy snow storm OF Saturday
night. The steamer special train, which lett
Montreal at ten o'clock on Friday evening,
was detained by getting off the track at Island
Pond, and did not arrive here until O'Clock
Saturday evening The Nova Scotian took
IL cabin and 25 steerage passengers and full
cargo. The Austrian, Capt. Wylie, is expect
ed this week.
See Capt. B. j. Wizards arrangements for
taking visitors to the Monarch and iron-cads,
in another column. Capt. Willard was the
pilot for the Monarch, and every one knows
that whatever Capt. Ben. undertakes will be
done up in first-rate style.
Our readers are reminded of the rehearsal of
the music to be sung at the City Hall to-mor-
row, by the Haydn Association at Mechanics
Hail this evening, accompanied by the Ger
mania Band of Boston. The tickets at fifty
cents each can be obtained at Lowell & Sen
ter's, corner of Congress and Brown streets,
A. M. Smiths, opposite the Falmouth Hotel,
and Paine's and Twombly's music stores.
An immense crowd of people passed in and
out OF City Hall on Saturday afternoon, view
ing the lying in state of the remains of the late
Mr.. Peabody Captain Parker of the Mechan-
ic Blues was the officer of the day, and Lieut.
Westcott officer of the guard. The seatinels
were relieved every two hours. AT the end OF
twenty-four hours Capt. Mattocks of the Light
Infantry was officer of the day and Lieut..
Webster officer of the guard. To-day the
Blues will guard the remains and tomorrow
the Infantry
1t was estimated that there were fifty thou
sand people on the line of march of the process
sion Saturday. short half mile; and that
there were eighty thousand people in town.
Restaurants did thriving business
The Mechanic Blues attended service at the
Park St. Church Sunday morning and listened
to an excellent sermon from Rev. James De
Normahdie of Portsmouth, N. Fl. In the af
ternoon they attended the Casco st. Church
and were edited by an able discourse from
Rev. Mr.. Knowlton.
~ No business before the Municipal Court on
Saturday.
A marble bust, modelled by Powers, has been
placed at the foot of the catafalque in City
Hall. 1t belongs to one of Mr.. Peabody's
nephews
A corn doctor who had imbibed too much of
his medicine, went into Hays saloon Satur-
day morning, and after eating stew stoutly
refused to pay for it, alleging he had no money.
His medicine trunk was levied on for the
requisite amount and he went his way.
Among the acting midshipmen on board the
Monarch are Mr.. Leonard G. Childers, who is
a son of the First Lord of the British Admiral
ty, and Mr.. Re;gnold B. Rulford, a son of Ad-
mral Rulford, r. N.
The Widows Wood Society has used 1863
half tons of coal so far this winter and 200 cords
of wood.
Hon. T. NJ. Drew Secretary of State, was
in town yesterday, stopping at the Falmouth
Hotel. ~:
The City Hall will be open to visitors at 9
A. NJ. to-day and closed at P. NJ.
A lady had her pocket picked of seventy-fve
dollars at Atlantic wharf on Saturday. She
ought to have left her money at home.
Several private dinner parties were given to
the officers of the feet on Friday and Satur-
day, and also to the army officers now in the
city.
We learn that the Monarch will remain here
a. fortnight or three weeks.
Tt d
Monarch, is the first English officer who has
ever commanded English troops on American
soil since the war of 1915.
A good grind" was perpetrated on the Leg
islature at the slip where the remains of Mr..
Peabody were received. They crowded round
the landing, when the police pushed them
back, saying, Snow, gentlemen, keep back!
Nobody is allowed here but the reporters.