The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-09-12
Brief Oltings,

Mr. Z. y. Jones, OF TINS CITY, mas oDtaineu
large number of orders for sinking wells in
Bath. On the Fair grounds at Topsham he
has sunk well which yields an abundance OF
clear, cool water, which will add much to the
comfort of visitors at the coming Fair
Schooner Highfyer, Capt. Godfrey, of Glou
ceSer, Mass, had "a seaman named Taylor
James Waller, of South Plymouth, swept over
board Saturday night, the 81 inst, off the
Georges in the gale. He was % years of age
and leaves sister.
A correspondent writes that when the mack
erel fleet passed Fort Preble on Friday after
noon three hundred sail were counted in a
hours time.
The Mr.. Chlders, son of the First Lord of
the English Admiralty, and who was lost in
the Captain, was midshipmen on board the
Monarch when that vessel was here last winter
and formed many acquaintance in this city.
The civil docket of the Superior Court now
has upon it 41S new entries-more than ever
before
C. P. Kimball s. Larkin are preparing to
make an addition to the repository corner OF
Preble and Congress streets.
Jane and Catherine Lyons, two females who
have too much business on the streets nights,
have been sent to the Aims House.
David Gallagher, arraigned before U. Soon
missioner Rand for carrying on the liquor bust
ness without license, was discharged Satur-
day on taking out a license and paying costs.
A displtch to the Merchants Exchange on
Saturday announced that brig Sharon, of Port
land, for Caledonia, G. B., in ballast, was
total loss at Jeddore.
Mr. John Rand, of this city, sailed in the
Scandinavian from Liverpool for Quebec on
Thursday last.
United States bonds were quoted in London
on Saturday at 80 H. 8S "a aud 81 3-4. Gold
opened in New York at ia, fell to 113 7-S, rose
to ia and closed at 1878.
Saturday morning we were visited with
rain storm. the rain falling copiously from 9 A.
M. till 8 P NJ, when the clouds cleared away
aud the afternoon was bright and sunny.
Thermometer at A. NJ. stood at 500, at II A,
M at zoe and at IL P. M. at e7a.
Yacht Sparkle arrived at Rockland on Sat
urday afternoon, all we'll on board and were to
leave for Belfast.
The announcement of fireworks in Market
square on Saturday evening to be set off under
the auspices of the Democratic party drew
big crowd about 8 clock, but as they consist
ed of few rockets and Roman candles, burned
at long intervals the audience quickly got
tired, and after half an hour there were 10
more than five hundred who persistently stuck
by the speakers, and they would have dispersed
ii it had not been for the music of the band.
There were twenty-eight arrests at the stat on
house on Saturday night, mostly for drunken
ness, including three females.
Senator Edmunds is stopping at Miss Jones
boarding house and Gen. Hartman at the
Falmouth Hotel.
At meeting Of the Trustees of the Reform
School Saturday Mr.. j. 3. Donnell, of this
city, was elected Superintendent of that insti-
tuition.
Horace NJ. Jordan, Esq, of Westbrook, who
was at one time connected with the Eastern
Argus and afterwards was connected with the
Southern press, and more recently with the
Star of this city, has assumed the editorial
charge of the Maine Standard. Mr. Jordan is
a graduate of Bowdoin College of the class Of
1858, and after studying law was admitted
member of the Cumberland Bar. Before be-
coming q member of the press in New Orleans
he practiced law successfully in Louisiana
He is gentleman of fine literary taste aud we
are certain the Standard could not be in better
hands.
Gen Hartman was serenaded by the Hav-
erhill Cornet Band at the Falmouth Hotel on
Saturday evening after the grand Republican
rally at City Hall who made short but bril-
liant response to the compliment.
The we-known pig-killer, Thomas Huston,
died in this city on Saturday.
The Haverhll Cornet Band was quartered
at the City Hotel
The. weather yesterday was pretty cool for
the season. The thermometer indicated $40 at
A. NJ, GO at noon and $50 at Z =. NJ. Over
coats in the evening were comfortable.
We are pleased to learn that DR.. Henry M.
Jordan formerly of this city, has entered into
valuable practice at Saltwater, Mimi. in con-
nection with DR.. Alex K Stone, formerly OF
Maine.
The singing by male quartette at the First
Parish last evening was very fine, particularly
their rendering of the transposition of "The
Chapel in the Wood
The Rev. Mr.. Bailey of the First Parish was
very severe upon Mr.. Tilton, of the New York
INDEPENDENT, in his sermon last evening, that
gentleman having designated Rev. Mr. Long
fellow as one of the "twelve apostles of here
sy." He designated Mr.. Tilton's writings as the
'heed ess utterances of careless press