The Portland daily press., 1870-12-15

The 21st annual series of Lectures, Con-
certs and readings which has been given by
the Mercantile Library Association has proved
eminently satisfactory to its patrons. The
Lecture Room Gazette with its programme OF
music and spicy paragraphs, has been pleas
ant accessory to these literary feasts, and de-
serves the success it has won.
Holiday gift seekers should examine the
beautiful variety of Swiss carved goods, brack-
cts, wall pockets, watch stands, etc., just re-
ceived by Morrison, at his new art store in
Deering Block.
The temperate and pacific view taken of pol
itical affairs by Mr.. Curtis, last evening, is all
the more significant as that of one of our lead
ing journalists. None of our newspapers sur.
passes Harper's Weekly in the breadth and
comprehensiveness of its views on social and
national topics.
The track of the Portland and Osdensburg
railroad is now laid to West Baldwin. A train
passed over the line yesterday having the
Railroad Commissioners on board and some Of
the officers of the company. The party dined
at Burnett's. The road will be opened fol
business as soon as the turn-table is completed
which will be in about week. West Bald.
win is seventeen miles from Fryeburg
We understand from the Argus and AdOer-
tiser that Capt. Fowler, of the brig "Mary
Given" denies that his vessel had very hard
passage, lost provisions, or that the crew had
to snbsist on pancakes. Two different attaches
of this journal had the story, as it originally
appeared in these columns, from two different
members of the crew, whose stories were iden-
tical.
By the giving away of the shackling between
couple of cars of a mixed train on the T. &
X. R. r. Tuesday, the passenger car and sew
eral freight cars were left behind near Free
port When the driver of the locomotive dis.
covered the loss of the cars and backed to re-
cover the rest of the train, it was too late fol
the passengers to make Western connections.
Among the passengers was Gov. Chamberlain
At the annual election of Royal and Select
Masters (Masonic) on Monday evening" Frank
E. Chase was elected 7. l. NJ, John Porteous
R. l. M, Geo. w. Reed I. M, Charles Fobes
Treasurer, and j. Fl. Wentworth Recorder.
The iron bridge at Saccarappa didn't fall faI
on Monday. 1t settled about eighteen inches
at one end, and was prevented from falling by
a pier of the old bridge. There was defect
in making the joints by Mr.. Babb, the mar
left in charge. Nobody was injured. The en-
gineer, Mr.. Hewin, calculates that the bridge
will soon be all right again, and when com
pleted will support weight of sixty tons.
Liquors were seized yesterday at the shop on
the corner of Fore and Hampshire streets, kept
by James & Francis Murphy
Officer Williams arrested on the st. Johr
boat yesterday an insane man named Alexan
der Dumphey, who had created good deal o
terror among the passengers.
A dispatch to the Merchants Exchange yes
terday said that the steamship Clotilda, ashore
at Wells Beach, was discharging her cargo, bu
there was no pro!pect that she would be got Of
yesterday.
Gold opened in New York yesterday at Ill
3.8 and closed at Ill s.
An April day yesterday; cloudy with fire.
quent showers. There was clear sunset bu
the clouds were heavy a. nightfall Thermom
mOmeter indicated 40 Q at noon.
One OF our apprentices was lost in the mut
yesterday on his way to the Office and has no
yet been heard from.
Gen. Francis Fessenden and wife Of this cit,
sailed from New York for Europe yesterday i,
the Abyssinian.