The Portland daily press., 1871-10-04
Brief .IOltiuns.

ffoi. Morazaln has returned 10 this city from
his visit TO France and will at once begin his
duties as teacher of French in the High School
anu also resume his private classes.
Officer McClusky arrested VIM. Cooper on
Commerc al street Monday night with quanti-
ty Irvine IN his possession, which it is suspect
ed he had stolen. VIM. was intoxicated at the
time and has the name OF icing a common
tibet
Collector Washburn received Yesterday
telegram from Washington, saysng that the
Assistant Architect of the Treasury Depart.
ment would visit Portland Immediately, with
view of completing the work on the post
Office and custom house buildings
The Boston papers say that on Monday MIR
5. l. ROBERTS of THIS city fell in a fit near the
Joy street. steps on the Common The police
took cnafge of him and restored him to con-
Seriousness.
GA the Eastern railroad the other day. a
news boy entered Car with bundle of allies
AID accosted crus.y old chap who sat crouch
ed Ia seat near the Stove; PA per, sir? only
nvo cents? M" gGowled the passenger.
But ia give five dollars if there was ire il
tLat stoveE DID you say you'd give five dol
las If you had fire in that stoye?" said tn.
boy, turning back. Yes, and id quick, too %
The boy IN the twinkGng of an eve one ned tn.
stove door, thrust in his bundle OF fresh news
papers, touched lighted match TO them, and
demanded his pay. The pa seneers who bao
beei watching The maLeuvIe, shouted with
augnter aud the old fellow, after hesitatne a
moment sheepishy drew So bill from his
pocket and pa d the bill. "Sold out again.,
quolh tie sharp newsboy, as he went out after
his basket OF confectionery.
There were eleven DRINKS at the station
house at midnight Monday.
On Friday of this week party of the lead
ing citizens OF Rochester, n. HI. will make al
excursion TO this city. A clam bake is talked
Of
The forenoon service at he First Baptist
chuich will be resumed next Sunday.
Mr.. Francis Murphy, who has been lectur-
ing IN Massachusetts, has returned and intends
to lecture ia this vicinity shortly.
The grand concert to be given by the Haydn
Association will probably come off The last OF
November.
Tne fair and cattle show of the town of Cum
beriand commences ON the 10th OF this month.
Ii will continue two days.
assis ant on the staff OF Gen. Rosser, chief en-
glneer OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
Two new passenger cars with all the modern
improvements, from Bradey's famous works,
In Wucesiec, have just been placed upon the
Maine Genital railroad.
Rev. Geo. A. Tewksbury will lecture at the
West Chape, in be halt of the West Congrega-
tional church, to morrow evening. Subject
Temperance an element of victory in life. -
Music Will be furnished by Miss Annie j.
Ayers, assisted by Mr. w. L. Fitch and wife,
aud Mr.. D. II. Dresser
cooIed man, just arrived from Machias.
port by steamer Lewiston, went to the polio.
station yesterday, in state OF partial stupe.
faction and unable to give any satisfactory &C
count of himself farther than that his name
was Austin johnson. DR.. Getchell was called
and was OF the opinion that the man was suit
fering from an attack OF apoplexy.
AT the S. j. Cour. at Alfred, Judge Kent
remarked that eighteen Gbels for divorce had
been entered at this term of court; to which
intimation Mr.. E. B. Smith, an unmarried
counselor, responded: THAT is a small pei
centage; there are CO., 600 people in York coun
ty." To which his homer replied: There would
be more if all were married who ought to be. >
The sale of reserved seats for the Union Ser
geant commences this morning at 9 O. cl, ok a
j. f. Lands. Those Of our citizens who wsl
to secure good Ones should be on hand early
The match game of base bali between TIN
Resolutes of Portland, and the Dirgos o
Deering, for the junior championship of tn
State and its emblems, did not come off yester
day afternoon on the Rolling Mills ground
Cape Elizabeth. The Eesolutes objected t,
Mr.. George W. st. Johns playing ON the Di
RIGGS, they contending that under the rules ht
was not eligible, he having not been member
OF the latter club for sixty days previous to the
date OF the proposed game. For this reason
the game was not played
Mr.. e. Ii. Hobbs, the we'll known conductor
on the Eastern Railroad, was on Monday eve
ming presented with a MASSIVE and elegan
badge OF pure gold by friend in this city.
Work on tbs new Boston and Maine reat
was begun at Biddeford on Monday.