The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-17
Brief j oltings.

The jury in the Mcmillan case have adjourn
ed again until Saturday next, the analysis of
the contents of TIE stomach not having been
suffaCieptly perfec.l to enable the physicians
toreport.
In Hale's window my be seen q charmin g
picture by w. e. Norton, entitled son the
Lookout" representing boat in the fore.
ground whose on the crew are lookout for the
vessels whose sails can be seen through the
morning fog. Also very pretty little land
scape by Miss Quincy and some photographs of
Fechter, Booth, and Carl Rosa.
We are pleased to hear that Miss Haley has
recovered from her late severe illness and has
painted charming little landscape that was
exhibited for q short time at Morrisons.
We understand that two dramatic perform
ances are to be given at Portland Theatre by
the Dirigo Amateur Club for the G.. A. r. on
Friday and Saturday evenings next.
by typographical error we said yesterday
that the thermometer stood on Sunday at 50
att p. M. 1t should have been at p. NJ, and
10 at7PM.
Ia baseball IN itch at Gorham on Satur-
day last the Salascons of that town beat the
Orientals of this city by score of SO to IS.
Officers Gribben aud Cammett arrested Will
liam Gray yesterday afternoon for breaking
into store in Stafford block owned by lis
wife who had been sent to Jail ON liquor pros
ecution. He stove in the door while in an in-
toxicated state.
AT special n Getting of the Board of Alder
men he'd yesterday morning, s. H. Coles
worthy, Cenj. Colby and Walter Corey were
drawn to serve as traverse jurors during the
present term of the Superior Court.
Mr. and Mrs. Afford Dyer will sail for Eu-
rope in eortn, ght on pleasure tour, and Mr..
John Pcrteous, the agent of the Grand Trunk
Railroad Company, will also sail Oh the 12.h
of next month in the same steamer with our
musical friends
Tie hundred and twenty-five dollar, was
pau towards the organ fund of Preblc Chapel
from the proceeds of the late fair.
George Rose, Esq, has sold his valuable
tottng horse ''Bull Frog to parties in New
York. Price unknown.
The funeral obsequies over the remains OF
Mrs. Sylvanus MoCcy, one of the most proni-
nent ard wealthy ladies' of Yarmouth, took
place on Sunday last. Mrs. Mickey was high
ly esteemed and beloved by all, and her de-
cease is severe loss the community in
which she lived.
The flags on the Obse, yatory and the ship
ping in the ha-bor we're at half mast yesterday
in honor to the marnnry al Mr. Ennch Moody
There was the usual change in the weather
yesterday. Although the thermometer ranged
from 62o to II the east wind was very chilly.
The Una Boat Club have just received their
beautiful new race boat. She was built by
Staples & Brothers of South Eliot Me of
Spanish cedar. She is IS IL feet long, Is
inches vide and inches deep, with "plank-
ing 18 Ct an inch in thickness; and is for
four cars, with no coxswain. Her weight is
1c3 pounds and she cost $3.50.
The members of Ancient Landmark Lode
are requested to meet at Masonic Hall to-day
at 2 o'clock for the purpose of attending the
funeral of the late Jabez M. Knight. The
Portland Commandery Knights Templars are
requested to meet for the same purpose at IL
o'clock.
An attempt Was made one night last week to
enter the houses of D. w. Coolidge and S. r.
Randall on Tolman Place. but the burglars
were alarmed before accomplishing their pur-
lose. Keep a sharp lookout.
Eale, at the corner of Free and Gross streets,
has on exhibition one Of the early landscape
paintings of the late Charles Goldman. 1t was
painted more than forty years since.