The Portland daily press., 1870-07-29

Quite lively fight took place on Fore stree
near the foot of Exchange Wednesday night
One OF the combatants, who thought his ent
was fast approaching, entreated his assailan
not to kill him on Fore street but let him die
on Exchange street.
Jonathan Morgan carries an ivory headed
cane bearing silver plate inscribed "Jona
than Morgan, 1902" He has carried the cane
just sxty-eight years.
A couple of young men, whose names we
have been unable to ascertain, found ON Spring
street between 5000 and 500 dollars, which
from some papers, was found to belong to N s.
Llttlefield, of North Bridgton. They immedi
ately took measures to return the money to
the owner. Such an example of honesty un.
der such strong temptation is worthy of note
Gold opened yesterday at 121 SO, rose to 122
and closed at 1914 United States bonds in
London stood at 80 and 81.
The excursion of the Chas. Houshton to
Little Chebeague on Tuesday last was a very
pleasant one. The officers of the boat were
extremely polite and Mr.. Osgood. the proprie-
tor of the house, kindly threw it open to the
excursionists and did all in his power to make
their visit pleasant one. A full report of the
excursion was unavoidably crowded out,
The Supreme Court, full bench, transacted
no public business yesterday, being still in con-
sultation.
For the first time dispatches were received
at the Merchants Exchange yesterday direct
from Berlin.
To-day the Odd Fellows have one of the
greatest times that they have ever undertaken
Thav will roa fho MI Of
listen to an address of welcome from Mayor
Kingsbury, go to Little Chebeague for clam
bake in the Chas. Houghton at 10 A. NJ and
have hop at City Hall in the evening.
Look at the advertisement of the Blues in
another column. As Squeers would say
"There's richness
The Cumberland Bar will 90 on their annual
picnic next week.
The photographs of the Aged Brotherhood
are for sale at Harris Gallery on Middle street.
The Press says that Mrs. j. H. Edes, of
Guilford, fell down flight of stairs on the 22d
inst, fracturing the acromonion process aud
disocating the scapul@ and humerus Poor
fellow!-Argus.
Good for the Argus But how was it friend
Argus about the ''inversaon of the returns" at
the Medical Convention at Bangor?
The weather was quite cool yesterday again.
Thermometer highest 75o.
The High street excursion will leave the
wharf, foot Of State street, this morning at
81-2 O'Clock. In addition to the amusements
already announced there will be Croquet and
Archery for the ladies.
A boy in Lamson's photograph saloon hap
pened to drop a bottle of nitrate of silver on
the sidewalk on Cross street yesterday The
fluid spattered mans nice light suit all over
and turned Hayes & Douglass white horse
into an iron-grey. Lamson bought the mans
suit of him, and at last accounts was trying to
get out the nitrate of silver spots.
Two towns and one city were represented at
the Temperance Convention yesterday, namely,
Cape Elizabeth, Falmouth and Portland
Rev. DR.. Hedge, of Brookline, Mrs. P. w.
Chandler, of Boston, and Chief Justice Brad
ley and family, of Rhode Island, are stopping
at the Falmouth Hotel.
The yacht Ella, of Boston, arrived at this
port yerterday from Mt. Desert, with a party
OF Albany gentlemen on board. They passed
the Eastern yacht fleet off Herring Gut on
Wednesday afternoon at 4 IL O'Clock, the Re.
becca leading, the Coming second, Juniata
third and Ethel fourth.
A friend of ours dug down thres feet in his
garden yesterday and found the earth as dry as
dust