The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-06-03
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! 1ho fc'T ,''' ta1len were
/ voted into tn ..... s.. ,Iub Wednes-
day evening and on TIC j. ur report, as we
supposed they wefe ri ed, members: A. NJ
Benson, Edward Nj. Rand, Frank NJ Clement
e. e. Merrill, j. d. Lucas and Jonas Hamil-
ton.
Five boxes of salmon, twenty-five fish in a
oox, arrived in the Carleton, from Halifax, yes
terday, aud were retailed at twenty five cents
per pound.
Company NJ of the 81 Regiment U. S. Artil-
lery has returned to Fort Preble
Tie receipts at the Custom House for duties
for the month of May ere S94, SIG 49, against
$685. 81 AZ for the corresponding month in 1869,
making an increase for the month this year of
$29,OO5.32.
Messrs. Cummings & Brock have re COM
menced work on the front of the ID Parish
Church, and will proceed to complete the front
Immediately. The teachers of the Sabbath
School have presented splendid Basster's
Bible to Mr.. o. M. Brooks, for two years past
Superintendent of the school, but who declines
reelection OIL account of ill health.
\ brick chapel is now in process of erection
on the north side Of st. Luke's Cathedral. 1t
will be used for daily services and other pur-
poses. The Cathedral grounds are to be very
| much improved.
Hale displays in his window two splendid
chromos from French water color paintings,
one winter and the other marine scene.
They are the property of Lieut.. Com. Preble,
q. N.
Leighton has finished his picture of the
Aims House bulls, and they attract the public
to MorrisOn's windows.
The officers of the Blues, and also Col. L. A.
Roberts and Adjutant C. w. Roberts of tho
Mechanic Blues Association, will participate
in the Celebration of the anniversary of the A.
& Fl. A. Company, Of Boston, on the 9th Of
June.
Bishop Nicely will perform the rite of confr-
nation at st. Johns Church in Bangor, next
Sunday.
A letter was recently received at the Post
Office here directed to "Messrs. Mead, Bragg
q Fobb," without street or number. The car
rier delivered tito Messrs. Hoyt, Fogg s. Breed,
and it proved to be intended for them.
The Portland Kerosene Oil Company have
telegraphic communication between their
countins-room on Fore street, and the manu-
factory in Cape Elizabeth, SO that they can be
informed of everything going on at the works
as easily as if they were in tho same building
with the Office.
j. U. p. Durham, the photographer, has
returned from Savannah, where he has been
passing the winter.
This climate must be good for consnmptives.
Yesterday morning opened hot enough for the
tropics, the thermometer standing at II in
the shade at a. M At 10 o'clock the mercu-
ry marked So ,, when a gentle breeze sprang
up from the east and at II a. m. the mercury
had fallen to CO. a change of sixteen degrees
in one hour. AT 8 p. M the mercury marked
$50.
The cunners have struck in.
The Sunday Adcertiser has changed hands,
and after this week will appear under the con-
troll Of Enoch Knight Esq.
We were pleased to meet Alderman Curtis
on the street yesterday. The Alderman is re-
covering his health rapidly.
A man who lives out by BOWS Tannery was
driving his horse, attached to a cart, along
Congress street, near the Park, yesterday,
when the breeding broke and let the cart
down upon the horse, which caused him to
kick breaking one of his hind legs.