The Portland daily press., 1870-06-22

A man in knightville while suffering from an
attack from delirium tremens tried to hang
himself twice but did not succeed.
The soop yacht Psyche of Boston, has been
on visit to our harbor She is about twenty
tons burthen, elegatly fitted up and sailed for
home yesterday.
The time for the dedication of Hersey Hail.
Westbrook, has been changed to Thursday Ito.
morrow when an address will be delivered by
Rev. A. Bat, lies of Bangor.
By an error the names of delegates to the
Burlington Convention were reported in our
yesterdays issue as incorporated in the resolu-
ton as approving of the canal and agreeing to
send delegates. The delegates were nomin nat
ed by the chair. They will leave to-day for the
convention.
Kotzschmars TIE Deum was sung at Kings
Chapel, Boston, on Sunday by the splendid
choir attached to that church.
The Dirigo Base Ball Club of Augusta &C.
cepts the challenge of the Resolue Base Ball
Club of this city, to play for the State cham
pionship and Col Mounted Bat on Thursday,
June 23d, at 2 O'Clock p. m.
A Pennsylvania paper tells of local preach
er who has received for salary this year moth
ing but currycomb, keg of varnish and two
duzen clothes pins. Whenever his children
cry with hunger, he gags them with clothes
pin, scratces their stomachs with the curry
comb, and lays on a coat of varnish.
"A bird of i'll omen-the raven hue officer. r.
We understand new Vice Consul has been
appointed to the Spanish Consulate in this
city, Mr.. Aguero. Mr.. James NJ Stafford has
filed the position very acceptably for the past
frya- h,,. =, =. =
Span.ard.
The yacht Juliet came down from Ports
mouth on Monday night in all that severe stol m.
She left Portsmouth about p. m. and reached
this city at a. m. yesterday, having been I'M
der close reefed foresail and jib part Of the
time. At one time she sailed at the rate of
twenty-five miles in two hours. Her sailing
master, the veteran Capt. Totman, says that at
one time be expected to be driven on to Rich
mond's Island, and he thinks the yacht proved
her staunchness on that occasion. The gentle
men passengers had a new phase of yachting
R. A. Bird 8, Co. will sell at auction at II
o'clock to-day, at Merchants Exchange, ten
shares in the Forest City Sugar Refinery Com
pany.
A boy fell into the water from the Ferry slip
Monday and had a narrow escape from drown
ing He was rescued by one of the Custom
House officers.
The Blues will parade this evening
G. W. Parker s. Co. will sell at auction to-
day the lot corner of Oxford and Lincoln SITS.
The grass widow Bovine and her trip'ets
have been removed to Market Square, where
they attract crowd.
The sidewalk in front of the new Custo m
House Oh Commercial street is great advan-
tage to pedestrians.
The annual meeting of the corporators of the
Portland Athmneum, which met yesterday af
ternoon, adjourned one week without transact.
ing any business.
Saturn is eveuiny star now.
We are indebted to the Eastern Express
Company for st. John, N. B., papers, pei
steamer New England, in advance of the mails
Owners of dogs must secure license FOL
their running at large prior to the 1st of Juy
or the CANNES will be summarily disposed of
See Marshal Clark's notice. This notice ,ciH b,
strictly enforced. 81
We have received very elegantly engraved
invitation to the party 10 be given by the Alum
nae of the High School, on Friday event, e
July 1st at City Hail.
We heard good story told of some individ
uals who we're looking after smuggled nut
megs. They had reasons to suspect, or NOR,
properly speaking, thought they had reason II
suspect that certain merchant on CONNER
cal street had in his store lot of smugglet
nutmegs. "Yes,' said he, ''some very fin
ones, and what's more 1 think they were snug
gled" "Ah," said the individuals, while Wis
ions of glorious seizure danced before thei
eyes, "why?' because" said the gentleman
II bought them at the United States Appris
ers." Exit individuals crest fallen.
At the ministers meeting yesterday at Parl
street, Boston, Rev. Mr.. Jones read length,
essay to prove that Christ's kingdom is the
United States. This republic is the stone Gu
out of the mountain which is to fill the eartf
and woman suffrage is to herald that kingdom
The Kennebunk railroad restaurant is stead
lily growing in favor with the patrous of the Z
s. & P. railroad.
T. f. Roberts & Co. have just finished fin
sloop boat for JudsoD, Tarr & Co.. +, of Rockpor
M ,ss., at a cost of 5000 She is 38 feet over a
Is ieet wide and / 2 feet Deep and is painte
white with blue stripe.