The Portland daily press., 1870-11-04
Brief JOttangs.

Fined $50 and costs. Paid.
Brief Jottlngs.
Gen. B. F. Butler and party were in town
yesterday morning and left for the Military
Asylum at Togus.
A boy accidentally tumbled into the cellar of
the empty lot corner of Centre and Pleasant
streets yesterday morning and injured his
head badly. He was conveyed home.
We saw at Loring, Short & Harmon's yes
terday afternoon a regular Yankee invention
in the shape of an inkstand that combines lit
tie bottles for red and black ink, sponge, letter
scales, miniature cupboard for stamps and
waters, mucilage bottles, thermometer and
pen-rack. 1t is well worth looking at.
That splendid painting Of H.-B. Browns. en-
titled, Morning on the Northern Coast" is
put up in rattle at Hale's. The painting is
valued at $1,000, and there are 240 tickets
They will no doubt meet with ready SALE
U. S. Bonds were quoted at SO g, 8 -
and 90 S-S in London yesterday. Gold opened
in New York at Ito and closed at Ito H.
We hear that Mr. S. B. Beckett is at work
on new directory
gone to New York.
James French Jr., was brought before q. S.
Commissioner Clifford yesterday for carrying
on trade without license. He was held in
three hundred dollar bonds for his appearance
next Thursday. Davis & Drummond appear
ed for French.
The number of volumes loaned from the
Public Library the past month was 1885,
Number of borrowers 544.
John B. Cough, Esq, intends visiting his
father in London, Eng, next Juae. His father
is 3d.
The award OF the underwriters on the Lam
caster Hall building has been accepted by Mr..
Brown, and repairs will Immediately COM
mence.
Yesterday was very unreasonable day.-
The thermometer indicated 81 deg. and the
showers were heavy and frequent.
We hear rumOr that steamer is being
built in Philadelphia, which is designed to RUIZ
between this city and the islands the yea,
round. The residents of the islands have sub
scribed $4,000 toward the enterprise.
We mentioned the other day that City Hal
had been engaged for Thanksgiving evening
by Mr.. J. L. Shaw. We learn that concer
will be given on that evening by his trio con
sisting of himself, Messrs. Thurston and Shaw
and Mrs. Weatherbee and Mrs. Shaw will ast
take part.
Yesterday morning the train arrivino at a a.
OF the Portland & Rochester station hroka 9
truck on the tender, which DELAYED Tho o,.
ward train two hours. An accident or do,on
ton rarely occurs on this road.
Mr. Lamson is about to Introduce anotho
novelty into bis photograph gallery by the al,
of which natural scenes are reproduced in
"Seaside composition" of rocks, shells, &c
with other accessories deliberately prepare
that give exactly the effect of out door grour
ing.
One rule Cough laid down for a publ
speaker was, never draw attention to himsel
An excellent suggestion. Yet if his own pc
sonal "reminiscences and stories about himse
had been omitted, his lecture on Orato
would have bean very brief.
Rev. Mr., Churchill, a graduate of Andov
Seminary and recently appointed Professor
Elocutop, writes to one of our pastors TIL
possibly be might in vacation, give course
twelve lessons to few professional men,
suggested. We understand that the cost of Il
series would be about $780, Parties interes
ed can consult with j. M. Palmer, corner
Congress and Middle streets,