The Portland daily press., 1870-10-07

Steamer Chase, from Halifax yesterday,
brought 80 passengers.
We are happy to hear that the managers
of our popular Institution, the Female
Orphan Asylum, are tho recipients of
many gifts, both useful and rnamental, for the
benefit Of their new home. Thanks to the
generous friends who have gladdened the
hearts of the little orphans
The back of the drought is evidently broken.
The weather since Sunday has been cherries
enough for November. Yesterday mourning
at A. NJ, the thermometer stood at 81 DEG.
Mr.. P. II. Stearns exhibits very carefully
painted and artistic coast scene Ia Fl. B.
Brown at Hale's gallery.
The First Parish choir left for;Lewiston yes
terday to take part in the Androscoggin Musi-
cal Convention.
The G. A. r. will shortly commence "a SO.
ries OF amateur theatricals, tableaux, etc., at
their hall on Federal street, which the public
will no doubt patronize largely. Tie G.. A. r.
have number of comrades on their hands who
have to be assisted in the severe northern win
tiers besides the widows and orphans of those
who have passed away.
U. s, bouds were loted in London yester-
day at 81 IA. 9o1-2. s91-2 Gold opened in
New York at 113, fell TO liz 7-S, closed at 113.
The reading rooms of the Public Library pre-
scented the appearance of picture gallery with
the display OF paintings BY H. B. Bdown,
Miss Halev, Goldman, the fine photographs of
European views presented by Beckett etc. A
large photograph of the first President, the late
Hon. w. Willis, has been hung. A good op-
portuaity is afforded to our citizens to add to
tn collection.
Hon. Lot M. Morrill, is stopping at the Re-
we're House in Boston.
Miss Anna Mehlig has Joined the Nilsson
concer troupe.
Tais is how warts come: THE papllomata
warts, condylomatta, epithelioma) originate
essentially in an active neoplastic process TAX
ing place in the rete, which penetrates to
greater or less extent into the like wise hyper
trophied connective-tissue matrix of the cor
Jun. The pcyill@ of the CUTS here, too, per-
form only passive role, their elongation and
den lritic form being occaaioned BY the hyper
trophy of the epidermis; while the elevation of
tn service to the skin is due to the hypetro-
ply of both" Clear as mud
Mr. john s. R imsey, formerly of The Eevere
H,use and ST. James Hotel ia Boston and the
falmouth Hotel in this city is the chief clerk
Of the Palmer House, Chicago.
Yesterday was the Jewish Fast OF ITom Kip-
pwr or the Atonement. No food is taken all
day.
The deputies yesterday seized large quanti-
ties OF liquors at the shop of Enos Dolley on
India and Charles Mallen on Fore streets.
The Army and Navy Union concert COM
m tee have decided to have reserved seats in
tn gallery, at an additional cost of $1OO for
the course, or II 1 2 cents an evening.
Tie ladies of the Second Parish society are
preparing for fair some time next week.
We understand our city government are to
m Ike the long needed Improvements OF fur
nishing the ladies' dressing room connected with
O ty Hall. and place mating on the aises and
stairways in the hall.
The census OF this State is now complete and
thu tootings make the entire population of the
8 ate to be e3042 In 1860 the population
was GnS, 276 thus showing an increase during
the asst ten years, of II, IA.
TIE tckete to the Army and Navy Union
and M. L. A. courses are being purchased rap
idly.
Fine moonlight night last evening. q Z
Th IRE is great deal of curiosity evinced IN
mlsicl circles to hear the Weber Quartette of
New York whose fame has preceded them and
a few weeks will satisfy it,
Fires aad overcoats were comfortable yester-