The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-02-10

Miss Haley exhibits a very beautiful land
seape at the store of Morrison, corner of Con-
Rress and Centre streets.
The Transcript has purchased a new Hoe
dram cylinder press, which prints eighteen
hundred sheets per hour.
The editor of the Transcript has prepared a
lecture entitled ''The Land We Live ill.," de-
signed to give the people of Maine some rea-
sons for being proud of their State and content
to live in it. If any editor is competent to the
task the editor of the Transcript is.
Notwithstanding the severe gale of Tuesday
night the feet rode quietly at their anchors in
the harbor, and we hear of no damage to the
shipping.
Yesterday morning, passing down town, we
saw little fellow about ten years old laboring
away with all his might to clear away huge
pile of snow from the front of dwelling. Sud-
denly "Young Ireland" called out to an ac-
quaintance passing by, |" Say, Jimmy, are you
going by the house," eyes," replied Jimmy.
swell, then,' says Young Ireland, "tell the
old man to come up, will you, for this is a
mighty big job for one"
The late train on the Kennebec road on Tues
day was two hours behind time at Hallowell,
and was four hours going from that city to
Augusta, arriving at that place at 2 o'clock
yesterday morning. There was quite a num-
ber of insurance agents from this city on board
who went down to be present at the insurance
hearing, which occurred last evening.
The ice cutters were busy clearing the Saco
of snow yesterday at Biddeford
Huge snow drifts are reported in some parts
of York county.
The new Kennebunk r. r. Restaurant is
growing rapidly in favor with the travelling
public.
Mrs. Frances Louise Siegel of st. Paul, Min
nesota, passed through this city last evening.
She served two years as private in the Union
army in male attire, was detective and nurse.
wounded and imprisoned. Her husband, who
was a soldier with her, is NOW totally biind.
Owing to the fact that there is to be dinner
given on board the Monarch o-day, and a
matinee on Friday, the ship will be closed to
visitors after o clock to-day. Capt. Wizards
tug, the Uncle Sam, will leave for the Mon
arch, with all who wish to see the ship, at IL
20 clock this morning, returning at i o'clock.
Yesterday was fine day after the storm.
The streets were not in quite such good condi-
ion Tor sleighing as they have been, but by to-
m orro,y the snow will no doubt be well trod-
den dow n.
The tra,.us which left this city for Boston at
3P. M. Tue sday, had a hard time of it on both
the Eastern and Boston and Maine roads, and
peitber of the trains arrived in Boston till the
next morning. On both roads the wires were
down. and though the trains were not showed
IN. they were compelled to wait for other out
train. W hich had the right of way. On the
Eastern road the train lay at North Hampton
from o'clock in the evening till the next
morning, and the Boston and Maine was at
Hayerhill nearly all night. Superintendent
Merritt. who was on the train, sent two men
on foot from Haverhill to North Andover to
ascertain the whereabouts of the other train
In a long railroad experience he declares that
he has never known harder night.
Why is mosquito like railroad? Because
it /, astens upon the sleepers, and takes heavy
dra, 1ghts over them.
George Peabody died on the 4th of Novem
her. aud was finally buried three months and
four days after his death.
The Police Station presents no items of in
terest
Thorn IS Davis, deserter from the Mianto
nomoh, h. IS been arrested.