The Portland daily press., 1870-11-07
Webb.

Couu.erfei's of the new issue of fifty-cen
scrip are in circulation in this city.
Miss Nilsson was dressed at her opening con
cert in Boston Friday evening, in an elegan
white corded silk, with elaborate overskirti
beautifully trimmed with profusion of white
lace. Her skirt was also festooned with white
flowers, green leaves and trailing viLes, some
of the same being used TO adore her hair arc
left shoulder. Her corsage was made low, and
also trimmed with white lace. She wore .
necklace of pearls and diamonds. No colors
bur green and white, it will be seen, were used
in her costume, and the former only in the
shape of leaves and vines.
The parents of Mr.. Charles NJ. Eustis Of
Boston, one of the two Americans who re.
NAMED in Metz from the beginning of the
siege to the fall OF the city, are making vsi'
in his city at the residence of John Mussey,
Esq.
+. O. Bailey s. Co. sold at auction Saturday
for $50 so per share, to Chas B. Merrill, E.q
house No. q Cotton street, to D. O'Neil, fol
$40; and doctors Office. No. 512 Brown
street, to j. H. Jones, for $40.
The veteran military company forming in
this city it is expected will number $50 mem
bers by Christmas.
There was no business before the municipal
court Saturday morning.
The following gentlemen were admitted
8 .turday night as members of the M. L. A.
Alfred Fl. Coe, Leonard o. Jones, Edward
Roo rts, William A. Clark. G. F. Jellisop, S
B. Gowel, j. E. Waterman and Frank T. Lit.
tleield.
the deputies Saturday seized two barrels OIL
ale and few bottles of VINE at Chas. e. Dut.
toms shop on Congress street.
A strange sight greeted some of the boarders
at one of our hotels the other evening A
woman residing in the suburbs was found 10
the parlOr about the time to shut up tie house
in a sta e of the most unreasonable inebriety
All attempts TO ret her safely out of the house
or to stow her away 10 the care of some Of The
female help, proved abortive. She was crazed
with drink and entertained a mixed audience
long time with her mad harangues, until a.
last she quieted down from sheer exhaustion
aud slept in CORRIDOR Star.
Chas. W. Bacon, master of the English sch,.
"Bessie," was before Commissioner Clifford OF
Saturday for attempting t. rescue his vesse
from the revenue officers. He was bousd ovel
in the sum of $1,000 Tor his appearance to-day.
honing, contrived to get his months wages or
board the vessel and also at the custom house
Johns game was discovered, however, and BIZ
was arrested and concluded to surrender the
extra $50.
The cars over the P. & o. railroad will run
to Steep Falls to-day.
Saturday was cloudy in the morning and
raw, but at loon the heavens were clear, the
sun shone brightly, and the thermometer indi.
Gated 81 warm enough for summer. Sun
day was bright and cool, there being north
easterly chill in the air, the thermometer indi-
eating 40 at noon.
God was. very steady Saturday in New
York, opening and closing at ITO 3S. There
were no bond quotations from London.
The alarm from box q Saturday night was
cansed by the burning Of bundle of hay on
Franklin wharf, and was extinsuished befo'
the fire department could get there, though II
was promptly on hand.
Tue Star says that all the papers in Boston
agree that there were 1000 people at he Nilsson
concert in that citv. and saws the Times reports
the receipts at $4,000, aud finally asks, "How
ia tn At for 81 per seat?" We should be apt t.
ask show many were dead beads" We learr
that many tickets sold at $40 apiece. We hope
they couldn't be sold at that price here.
Satu dav and Sunday were quiet days. Or
ly two persons were taken to the lookup OF
Saturday night for drunkenness and none or
Sunday up 10 IL O'Clock at night.
McEwan's fnnau haddes are in the market