The Portland daily press., 1870-07-28

The name of II. j. Libby, E:q., should have
been added to the list of Directors of the Port
land Co.
The depot of the p. & X. railroad at Morrll's
Corner was burned yesterday morning. The
fire took from spark from passing locomo-
tive and it burned with great rapidity wholly
destroying the building and platforms. Most
all the contents were saved.
The Eastern Yacht Club sailed from here
about half past nine yesterday morning for
Mt. Desert. When the Commodore fred the
signal gun they started lesurely without any
hurry. The Commodore's boat, the Rebecca,
got rather too far to leeward and fired a gun
for the yachts to follow her. They presented a
magnificent sight going through Chebeague
Narrows, the Rsbecca ahead, closely followed
by tho Ethel aud Coming. The Juliet sailed
out some distance with the feet, but returned
to the city.
The annual meeting of the Leeds and Far
mington Railroad Co. was held in this city
yesterday and the old Board of Directors re-
elected.
Commodore Churchill entertained some of
the officers of the Eastern yacht feet on Tues
day evening and they were also entertained
by the Union Club.
The New York Evening Man states that
Brignoli and Miss McCulloch were married in
this city on the 14th inst. As they did no. ar
rive in this city until noon of the 15lh accord.
ing to the books OF the Falmouth Hotel and
left for Bangor at noon on the 10th it must
have taken place on one OF those days if at all.
No certificate was issued by the City Clerk as
is required by the statute, therefore if they
were married the minister or priest tying the
knot is liable, if informed against, in the sum
of $50 But what's $50 to Brignol's happi-
ness.
The'Coit excursion party arrived in this city
yesterday morning per steamer New Bruns-
wick. They left Boston at 1.2O o'clock Tues
day and arrived at Gloucester at P. NJ, re-
mained there until II P. NJ. and reached Port
land at 6 A. NJ. yesterday. They took carria-
ges, and also visited on foot the City Hall and
other places of interest about the city. They
are nice looking body of people, 1926 in num-
ber, have the Worcester Brass Band of fifteen
pieces on board and are having jolly time
Captain Pike leaves nothing updone to make
the trip pleasant one, and Mr.. Glazier, the
manager, is indefatigable. Some of the state
rooms sold as high as $50 for the trip, the aver
age bids being $4O They left here shortly af-
ter P. M. for Bath.
Messrs Mari, True and Co. received yester-
day, we are told, the first "new white wheat"
st. Louis flour from the crop of 1870 that bas
come to this market.
Two splendid new monitor passenger cars
from the Wasson Manufacturing Co. passed
through Commercial street yesterday, intend
ed for the G.. T. road. There are nine order
ed, three for the narrow guage section and six
for the broad guage They will seat fifty each,
are elegantly upholstered in crimson furnished
with all the latest improvements, beautifully
frescoed, and finished in maple and black wal
nut The windows are semi-ci rcular shaped
at the top, and the backs of the seats can be
adapted to the desired position.
Gold opened at 121 49, closed 2l 3-S yester-
day. U. s. bonds in London, 81 IL, 81, 80 IL.
The weather was cool and comfortable yes
terday, the thermometer indicating 75o.
The 4th Con. church of this city, Abyssin-
ian, have extended call to Rev. Samuel Har-
rson of Springfield, Mass, TO become their
pastor