The Portland daily press., 1870-07-25

ces in her, stopping on the way at Portland.
In U. S. Commissioners Court on Saturda,
Chas. M. Adams who was brought before Com
missioner Clifford for assault on the high sea
on Chas. V. Vanderhude of the Lille Housh
ton" was discharged. there being no suffi
Gent evidence against bin.
pair of horses attached to jigger, the
property of John Ray, ran away on Friday
night and ran into some skids on Commercial
street and one of the horses was thrown down
and badly bruised. Saturday the same horses
took fright at the Boston boat and ran off will
load of boxes, which they scattered generous
ly about Commercial street.
The Grand Army made abont $54 from thei
excursion.
Saturday afternoon row occurred at u hous
OF ill-fame kept by one Annie Dutton, corner 0
Fore aud India streets. Some words passed
between Gus Penny and the Dutton woman
when she got angry and let drive three bottle
at him in quick succession. No damage wa
done by the first two but the third struck .
woman named Nell Burbank on the head and
inflicted a serious cash.
The Board of Trade on Saturday afternoon
appointed Charles HI. Haskell, j. w. Perkins
and William Allen, Jr., a committee to meet
the committee on the part of the NJ. L. A. As
ISOLATION to make arrangements for Joint X
cursioh. The committee will meet at 9 O clocl
this morning.
The Deputies Saturday forenoon seized O
considerable quantity of liquor al shop on
Temple street.
The extension of Maine wharf which has re-
Gently been built, was sunk some three feet by
the discharge of cargo of coal upon it.
l.. ID. Shepley, Esq, is erecting fountain in
his front yard on Park street, to replace one
which was destroyed by rowles on the Fourth
of July last.
AT the commencement exercises at the Wes-
cyan University las t week, E. NJ Smith of
This city received prize in Mental Philosophy
and also half of the Sophomore and Junior
defamation prize.
Gold ranged GA Saturday from 119 IL 10
100 IL, aud close at 12o. There was $2,O74 900
in specie exported from New York to Liver.
pool same day. U. S. Bonds stood at 80 2 q
London. The Bank of England advanced its
rate to 4 per cent, and the Bank of France re.
deemed its notes in silver.
Rev. Mr.. Dalton, rector of st. Stephen
Church in this city, has accepted an invitation
from Jay Cooke, Esq, the celebrated broker o.
New York, to accompany him on tour to
Quebec and the great West. Mr.. Dalton leave.
next week, and during his absence Rev. Mr.
Leverett of New York State, will officiate for
him.
In the grounds fronting the residence of A
w. III. Clapp may be seen a very choice comb.
nation of beautiful plants partaking of every
shadowed hue. A finer display at this season
of the year is rarely presented to the public in
spection.
The alarm from box 80 yesterday afternoon
about six o'clock was caused by the burning OF
some brush in behring's Oaks by some boys
who hearing the alarm sounded put the fire
out before the engines arrived. 1t was a cruel
hot afternoon to call out the department.
Sir A. 7. Calf, G. j. Bridges, managing Di-
rectors Of the Grand Trunk road, and Henry
Bailey, Esq, Local Superintendent same road
are stopping at the Ottawa House.
Chief Justice Bradley of Rhode Island and
Judge Mondolet of Canada are stopping at the
Falm outh Hotel.
The new ferry boat to be placed on the route
between this city and Cape Elizabeth took a
trial trip down the harbor on Saturday.
There were fifteen DRINKS in the station on
Sunday night.l
We hear that the hotels at Old Orchard
Beach are crowded and that there were 800
guests Saturday night at the Old Orchard
House. Tonight grand hop is to come off a
fIa
Quadrlle Band.
Cape Cottage is doing first-rate We heal
that Mr.. Van Valkenburgh has every room oc.
cupied.
Small attendance and short sermons were
the order of the day at the churches yesterday
1t is reported that the Directors of the P. s.
& z. railroad have voted to terminate theil
lease to the Boston roads, and that the proper
notification has been served in the premises
The UNITARIANs IN STANDIsH,-This relig
ious society is making some very praise worth,
efforts to revive the interest in their faith
They have young man preaching for them o
fine attachments and pleasing manners whom
they desire to retain. They are about brush
ing up their meeting house, putting things il
order" and sending forth the Macedonian cry
'come over and help u.s." To this effect the,
are about to hold Fair, with good prospect
of success. John Mussey, Esq, of this city
in his usual good spirit has set the ball in mo
ton by presenting them with carpeting suffi
Gent to carpet the whole church, and other
have given signs of that interest which ough
always to be manifested by the strong for tn
weak, especially among the churches OF tn
same faith.
We rejoice to know that these worthy Chris
tians in Standsh are looking towards brigh
prospects in their efferts to enjoy the preaching
their faith under their own vine and fig tree
&C. | when they reach the point of making a
zeal to their co-labOrers in the faith. let Their
hearty response greet them not only il
Idly feelings but by material aid in carrying
. r4 heir Fair to a successful result.
THE WEATHER.-This is threadbare sub
ject, or at least there will be barely dry threa
left on one if the mercury continues to bull tn
markets as it has done for toe past 1.-TWO months
Nobody will probably care to dispute that W
are getting our fill of summer weather. Un
less our memory fails us the thermometer i
the middle of the day has not marked less tina
65o since the 29th of last May, and that onl
once. The rest of the time it has marked fro
100 to 1902 the latter figure having bee
reached once. Another intense heated spe
commenced Saturday. At a. m. the the
mometer marked 70 ? and the mercury rapid
went up, till at 8 p. IN. it stood at 93o. Ye
terday, Sunday, at 8 a. m, it varied in dffe
ent localities from 81 to 9Oo and at 2 d. n
stood at 94o
MYSTERIOUS CASE On Thursday night las
man, who is carrier by trade, accompanied
by his wife, arrived in this city from Bosto
and took lodgings at the Walker House. The
intention was to go on to ST. John. but II
next day the man got work at his ira lie
Dow's tanpcry and they shifted their quartz
to boarding house. On Saturday mornir
the man complained OF not feeling we'll tn
he had pains 10 his stomach, and he guess
relieve them. he left the house and that's Il
last the wife has seen of him. She has
formed the police and they are trying to fl
him.
BURGLARY. Our rerders are aware that
some time past number of carpenter she
have been broken into and lot of valnal
tools stolen. Among those who have suffer
have been Abel Sampson, Whitney & Near
and W. II. Simonton. Deputy Sterling to-
the case in hand, and after ferreting rou
discovered lot of the tools that had been ,
fered for sac by the thief with the initials
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