The Portland daily press., 1870-11-01
Brief Jofeinxs.

Trains to-day on the Portland &, Rochester
Railroad leave for Gorham at 7.15, 1890. 200
and $780,
Mr.. d. L. Moody the wonderful lay preach
er of the West, has been engaged by the Young
News Christian Association to sneak in Port
land next Saturday afternoon and evening.
There was more or less rain yesterday morn
ing, generally spraking more. It came down
in torrents till about II IL o'clock, when the
wind hauled more to the North.
Cough, the great Temperance lecturer, will
> crowd City Hall to its utmost capacity tom
row night, as he then lectures tor the M. l. A.
A few tickets are still to be had and we would
advise the public to secure them before it is
too late. Remember that usually the commit
tee have to stop selling at the door when Cough
lectures, shortly after the doors open, so great
is the desire to hear him.
The Argus says that the man supposed to
have been drowned last week is thought to
have been one Feeny, for his sister told them
80 on Saturday. II the argus had looked at
last Fridays PRESS they could have got their
information sooner.
The races between thei Emerald and West
End Clubs, and also the single scull race for
the championship, come off in the haroor to-
morrow morning.
The rain storm cleared off at noon yesterday,
the wind having backed in. There was feel
ing of snow in the air, and we were not aston
ished to hear that from two to four inches had
fallen at Island Pond, Augusta, Brunswick
and New Gloucester. Thermometer indicated
45a in the afternoon.
q. s. Bonds we're quoted in London yester-
day at SO, 8S 5 and 80 IA. Gold opened in
New York at Ill 3,8 and closed at Ill IA
Large quantities Of tea are accumulating in
bond in this city to be held for entry under the
new tariff.
By dispatch to the Merchants Exchange
yesterday we learn that large feet of vessels
put into Holmes Hole to escape the storm.
There will be no school at the High School
to.das, out of respect to the memory of the
late Assistant Mistress, Miss Angela A. Small
The Eon Club sat down to an elegant turtle
feast at Mckay & Reeds saloon, under Lam
caster Hall, on Saturday night. Everybody
enjoyed the soup. but the roast was most delic-
ious. And that's the way they cook Bonaire
turtles as rule.
The First Baptist Society hold levee and
festival at the vestry of their church next
Thursday evening.
The Overseers Of the Poor take their annual
supper atthe Aims House next Wednesday
evening.
If man of talent with a plenty of spare
time wants to earn the gratitude of his fellow
citizens let him draw up subscription papers
and place them in the principal music stores OF
the different cities in the State, and then write
up Wilson's Troupe in tho different journals,
secure $4,000 subscription, and having accom-
plshed that feat, send to Strakosch and get
him to bring the "divine singer to City Hall,
Portland.
This is All-Saints' Day, or ALL Hallows, a
festival said to have been begun by Pope Boni
face ~. about COZ, for the commemoration of
these saints and martyrs, in whose honor DO
day in the calendar is assigned. The English
Reformers struck out of their calendar alto
gether a great number of anniversaries, leav-
only those which at their time were connected
with the popular feeling by the best authenti-
Gated tradition. Both the Romish and Angli-
can Churches observe ALL Saints Day.