The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-05-11

Rev. FL. M. Parsons, d. D., of Spring field,
Mass, has been called to the pastorate of the
State st. church. DR.. Parsons has been set
tied over the church in Springfield over sixteen
years.
The Deputies seized a considerable quantity
of liquor at the shops of James Could and John
Reardon, both on Adams street, yesterday.
We saw at the Portland Theatre yesterday
set of burglars tools that were used to break
into the Sou h Berwick bank on the 23l of last
February. They were dropped into the water
from the Kittery bridge and fished up by
man who carried them to the City Marshal of
Portsmouth, who in turn sold them to Mr..
Scott,who exhibits the tabeaux of the Streets
of Boston" They are very formidable, con-
sisting of savage looking instrument for cut
ting the safe doors, which operates some hing
like sardine opener, iimmies, wedges, slung-
shots, dark lantern, etc. They VIII be on ex-
hibition at the theatre.
Yesterday morning man by the name of
John Rose, resident of Chebeague, about "a
years of age, in attempting to put barrel of
-four into boat lying at Portland Pier, slip
ped and fell distance of ten feet, striking his
stomach on the rail of the boat. He was con-
veyed to the station, and DR.. Tewksbury was
called who examined the man and found no
bones were broken. The ill effects experience
ed were entirely the result of the jar. He left
for home in the afternoon
The new engine built for Vigilant No. 3 of
Philadelphia, and which has been already dis
cribed in these columns, will be on exhibition
in Market Square this noon. 1t will leave tor
PHILADELPHIA the last of the week.
The Portland Kerosene Oil Co. did not hold
its annual meeting yesterday, quorum not
being present
A railing is being put around the grass in
Lincoln Park so that the people may be kept
in the walks, and seats are being erected, COW
cred with zinc.
The Moravian, with party of tourists from
Portland, arrived at Derry yesterday noon af-
ter a very quick passage of nine days.
At meeting of the Board of Aldermen held
yesterday afternoon, Messrs. Ephraim Cooling,
Isaac Barnum, Lyman G. Briggs, Moses G.
Palmer and A. P. Morgan were drawn as trav-
erse Jurors for the present term of the Superior
Court
A four horse country team took fright near
the head of Union wharf yesterday afternoon
and would have plunged into the dock if a
young HAL niu Hoo SdiiaHIiy SPtuhS ioi""iu
and caught them.
The weather yesterday was Loudly, raw and
damp, but no rain.
We are glad to hear that Alderman Curtis
health is improving.
1t is rumored that the work on the water
works at Sebago will be flashed in June SO
that the water will run through the mains di-
rect from the lake to the city.
Prominent officers OF the Maine Central and
Portland & Kennebec railroads held private
session at the falmouth hotel last evening.
The original Cardiff giant will be on exhibit
ton in this city Thursday and we shall give
further particulars tomorrow.
SAD ACCIDENr.-TWo Men Seriously If not
Fatally Injured.-We learned at late hour
last evening, that yesterday afternoon about
o'clock TWO men employed on the line of the
Portland & Ogdensburg Railroad had been
seriously if not fatally injured by the caving in
of an embankment, which covered them with
sand, on the section of the road at Standish. at
the foot of Lake Sebago. The news Genes by
the driver of the Fryeburg stage, who was also
informed that DIR. Cobb of Standish had be en-
summoned to attend them. No further partc.
ulars we're learned by him, but he commune
Gated the fact to the officers of the road in this
city. We shall probably hear further particu
lars to day.