The Portland daily press., 1870-04-20

By mistake the name of the prisoner Gerard
was inserted for the name of officer Gribben
in yesterday mornings issue.
The meeting in reference to the 10Th amend
ment at the Public Library Rooms this eve
ming will be one of great interest.
Chas. s. Quincy, driver of one of Blakes
bread carts was knocked down the hatchway
of steamer Chesapeake on Monday, by some
barrels of fish swinging against him and fell
distance of some twenty feet, dslocating
wrist and ankle.
Dirigo are to give grand Fancy Dress
and Freman's ball at Harmon's b all tonight.
The Dirgo's boys generally put things
through in style and the ball tonight will
draw out one of the jolliest crowds Of the sea-
son. Remember it is for the benefit of very
worthy man.
This afternoon exhibition of Gee s. Harm
den's Dancing School will present one of the
most beautiful spectacles to the artistic eye
than can possibly be imagined. Let every
seat at Congress Hall be filed
There is good sense in this "new motto for
merchants
'Late to bed and early to rise,
Never get Highland ADVERTISE"
"Shoo Flyr' makes a good galop, and a
good galop makes shoe fly. How's that for
high?
The Grecian bend, the chgnon, the Alexandra limp,
The waist pinchd tight, the hair let down that tongs
The bonnets Of single rose the high heerd boots
Poor Paer familias thunlers out, "For mercys sake
what next?"
Not affected by the weather-the youth who
stood under our counting-room window for at
least five minutes yesterday morning in the
midst of q pouring rain whistling "Love
among the roses" with variations.
The man in this city who had an invoice of
some four hundred umbrellas about a week
ago must have found them profitable specu-
iation.
It rained yesterday.
Portland had an e-leg trick shock last night
In the Supreme Court yesterday, in case
brought by woman against town for in
iuries received from a defective highway, a
physician testified that the plaintiff wore eight
pairs of unment:onables at the time of the &C.
cident, and that he had to set the broken limb
with them all on.
The ladies of the First Baptist Church hold
a fair and levee at the vestry this afternoon
and evening. Fancy articles and flowers will
U6 lOr edlc, diSO al dUuuuduC0 VI TeIreSuIueutS
Gov Chamberlain was in town yesterday.
Owing to the storm several vessels drifted
from their moorings Monday night, and a brig
struck one of the wharves, but not much dam
age was sustained. The boats of the mud
digger were filled and one scow went adrift.
A remonstrance against the passage of any
act for the continuance of the "income tax"
has besn started in this city, and is being nu-
merously signed. 1t may be found at the
Merchants Exchange.
Eleven stage lines connect with the Port
land & Rochester Railroad between Portland
and Alfred.
The Saco river at sunset last night was high
er than it has been before this year, and still
rising, Considerable anxiety was felt in re-
gard to the safety of some of the mills and
other property on its banks.
Schooner Highlander, for Salem, laden with
bark, and lying at Widgery's wharf, took fire
Tuesday morning, but the flames were extin-
guished without a general alarm. Damage
c0mparatiyely trifling