The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-02

Henry P. Deane, Esq, was taken with
| fainting fit on Saturday at the head of High
street, was taken up and conveyed home in an
| insensible state. The fit was induced by want
of sleep and the pain from surgical operation
| to which he had lately submitted.
A very fine monitor car fitted with the adj
justible guage, so as to run on tracks of differ
ent guages, was on exhibition on Commercial
street Saturday.
The City Council visited Evergreen Cemete-
ry on Saturday afternoon. The firing heard in
the city on Saturday morning was occasioned
by target PRACTICE at Fort Preke.
Hon. Joseph B. Hall Of this city has gone to
Omaha to become chief editor and manager of
daily paper.
There was rooster-squabble at the police
Office Saturday. 1t was settled by the bird it.
self who took up his quarters in the hen-coop
of one of the contestants.
Mr.. Simeon Higgins while attempting to
cross Congress street at Elm on Friday eve
ming was run into by span of horses driven
by Mr.. j. w. Robinson and knocked down.
He received severe confusion of the eye and
sprained wrist.
Saturday, though very clear and bright, was
quite cold. Sunday we experienced an April
instead of May Day, clouds, showers and sun
shine alternating during the morning.
The cemeteries and woods in the vicinity of
this city were visitt by many people yester-
day, on their return, carried bouquets of wild
flowers.
Crosman & Co. on Congress St. have very
large stock of all the best mineral waters, both
native and foreign, constantly on draft You
can find Klssingen, Missisiquoi, Vichy, High
Rock-Congress, Saratoga aud Gettysburg.
The splendid steamer John Brooks will be-
gin to night to make her regular trips to Bos-
ton, Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights.
This arrangement will give great satisfaction
to the travelling public.
Great improvements are being made on the
Portland Steam Packet Company's wharf
The old shed is torn down and a new and more
capacous structure will be erected immedi-
ately.
The inspection of the Portland Light Infan-
try takes place this afternoon at 2 IL o'clock
on the arsenal grounds.
The street-oars run yesterday for the first
time on Sunday for the season and were of
good service at the time of one of the heaviest
showers.
The yacht Juliet was taken from her winter
quarters ON Saturday and brought over to
Browns wharf where she lies moored along
side the Ethel, which has been undergoing i'm
provements and has not yet got her masts step
ped.
Mary Hanselpecker, an attractive looking
young Irish woman arrived in this city from
St John on Friday in search of her husband
Officer Hanson found her dsconsolate and sad,
having passed both Friday and Saturday nights
on cold doorstep, and brought her to the
station-house where Mr. Hanselpecker can
find her.
John Leonard, youth of IS years of age,
helped himself surreptitiously to Holsters ON the
street Saturday and officer Williams helped
him to the station house.
The Subcommittee have completed their ar
rangements for the instruction of the pupils of
the public schools in penmanship.
A mail for Boston and the West will be
sent from and received at the Portland Post
Office, closing at $50 P. M. and arriving at TO- 10
P. M.
Rev. Elijah Kellogg's engagement at St.
Lawrence church continues till Nov. 1, his
week days being spent at Harpswell.
After June LIST the morning train on the
Portland & Rochester railroad will connect at
Gorham with stages and boat via Lake Sebago
Songo river, Long, Pond, Bridgton, Harrison
and thence to Fryeburg and the White Noun
tains, route of remarkable attractions to the
travelling public.
Walter Wells, Esq, who now has his head
quarters in Boston, is in town on brief visit
to recruit his health, which we are sorry to
say, is not quite good.