The Portland daily press., 1870-09-16


Yacht Sparkle arrived at Boston yesterday.
All well on board.
The Providencc.Lght Infantry on the acca-
sion of their visit to this city on the 26th inst,
will quarter at the Falmouth Hotel Besides
the active members, the veter ran association of
the company and the association of the sons of
the members will be represented. The Blues
will escort the visitors from the depot to their
quarters on their arrival and the Infantry will
escort chem to the depot on their return.
The sGazale" will shortly be Withdrawn
from the island route and those who propose
another excursion this Autumn will have hut
a few days longer. The boat now leaves at ten
A NJ, and 80 p. NJ
1t is reported that the gauge of the Maine
Central between Kendall's Mills and Bangor
will be changed at once and that through
trains from this city to Bangor will be run over
the Portland and Kennebec road The bridge
at Augusta will DE fn shed this week.
U. s. bonus were quoted in London yeser-
day 1t 80 s, S91-4, and 1914 Gold opened
as114 s fuctuatedico dropping to
1137 and closed at la.
uCogla Hassan finds even his new commodious
quarters too confined for his growing busine IS
aud will henceforth occupy three floors in his
present block.
Rev Dr.. j. Z. Weston, President of Lom-
bard University, Illinois, will preach at the
Ualversalist church at Stevens z lains next
Sunday. Dr.. Weston was formerly Principal
of Westbrook Seminary.
W. learn the yacht Ethel is to be somewha
altered. She is to be raised about foot and
> i.nlS n, tod in
to be Heightened, her keel removed and a CEN
tire board used in its stead
The Carotta from Halifax yesterday brous hit
81 passengers.
The Haydn's hive acceded to the request of
Mr. Tomas and have voted to sing at the
Thhomas colcert next month.
The yacht Ella made the run from Custom
House wharf to Peaks Island yesterday in
just fifteen and quarter minutes
+. o. Bailey aud Co., Fold at auction yester-
day the claim OF the city of Portland against
the Roony property under power of sale
mortgage to j. G. Proctor, for $1,000 The re-
cent other encumbrances on it is to the amount
OF $1,000 The same firm also sold one sixteenth
OF the schooner Nellie Chase to J. II. Gaubert
for $3.50.
IA toutb III commenced its session al
Fort Preble yesterday. Among the officers
forming the the court martial are Mai. G. p.
Andrews and Lieutenants o. e. Wood and G.
N. Whistler of the 9Th Artillery.
The weather was delightful yesterday Mer-
curry stood at 8 A NJ, at go and at 2 p. NJ,
at75o.
The many friends of Mr. w. e. Short for
metly OF this cry, will be pleased to learn that
he is stopping for few days at the Falmouth
Hotel. MIR. Short is located at Manistee,
Michigan, at the present time, where he has es-
taohshed successful drug b lsiness
"a and after Monday next there will be
three trains run daily over the p s. o. R.R.
An accommodation train will leave the Lake
for the city at 3 O clock o'clock A. M and
one from the city for the Lake at G Ia NJ. At
9 A NJ. a mixed freight and passenger train
will leave the city for the Lake, aud one from
the Lake at II A. NJ There will also. besides
these trains, be the regular train from the civ
at 70 5 p. VI.
The U. S. r. G. Mahoning left on cruise to
the eastward yesterday morning.