The Portland daily press., 1871-03-25

The freight train No. II over the G. T. R.
R., ran off the track the other ST OF Var
mouth junction about eleven o'clock Thurs
day pight smashing up FIVE or six cars loaded
with lumber but causing no injury to any
person as far as we can learn from offic all
here. A wrecking train was sent out from
this city to clear the track but yesterday morn
ing's passenger tram was delayed an hour and
half owing to the accident
Steamer North American, Capt Trocks
from Liverpool the 18th and Londt nderry thu
18th arrived at this port at a.. m. yesterday
with four steerage passengers and a full cargo
She was an extra steamer.
The Promenade Concerts will be continued
at Lancaster Hall tonight by Richardson's
Quadrille Band.
The Peruvian. Capt Smith, SALES for Liver
pool this afternoon Mails close at the post
office at Up. m.
Prof Denton will deliver two of his interest
ing lectures at City Hall tomorrow afsernoon
and evening.
Cold day yesterday Thermometer $50 at 1
D. m. Day bright and sunny but the wind
north.
Our readers must bear in mind that on Mon
uay nlRub tnc l6sbluOuidl CuuOCI" VI ebC GU
pies Course to Messrs Shaw and Jones takes
place and they should secure their seats al
Halves & Cragins at once.
Mayor Kingsbury of Portland, says that tb'
City Hall will be filled if Nilsson will sing To-
one dollar a ticket. And Portland thinks She
will come!-Boston Advertiser
Portland don't think any thing about it. She
has heard as good singers as Nilsson-althougf
not SO extensively pulled, at thatprice and con-
siders it enough just as many of the wealthest
and most musical people in Boston did who re
fused to pay 81 ticket to 60 and hear her
Shoddy plid, educated Boston declined
The farmers are at work mendiug the shore
road at the Cape, by Pitchpine Hill. 1
wouldn't be bad idea to have the roads OF
this side of the Cape kept in as good order 70
once as on the farther side.
Business is brisk at the Portland Co.
works. They have just finished two locomo
tives for the New Brunswick and Canada
r. R., the last one of seven ordered by the G
T. r. r., two for the European and Nortl
American r. r. .one for the Ogdensburg r. r.
besides eghty-five freight cars, of which thirt!
are for the Ogdensburg, twenty for the Bango
and Piscataquis and thirty-five for the Beri
Mills Co.
The West Congre gational church in thi
city has recently formed a juvenile choir
The deputies seized small quantity &
liquor at Daniel A. Mehan's on Middle nea
India street yesterday.
The AdUertiser regrets to learn that Charlie
H. Mcclellan, Esq, of Bath is lying danger
ously ill of congestion of the lungs.
The Directors of the National Traders Ban
have voted to take 125, 900 of the new pc
cent. United States loan, in exchange for one
half of their bonds deposited to secure circula
tion.
We u Understand that Messrs. Shaw an
Jones, the managers OF the Peoples Concerts
contemplate a series of eight popular concert
next winter.
The Independent Aid Society. is a new Oh
ganization in this city designed by the lade
who compose it to work independently
churches or creeds.
Mr.. John j. Clancy protests against b
name having been assumed by one of the pal
Elephants in the masquerade the other evening
John says she is no such person."
At an adjourned meeting of the Portlan
Band last evening, Mr.. ID. Ii. Chandler at
cepted the Office Of Leader, Conductor an
Secretary, TO which be was elected Wedne
evening March 18th.