The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-19

Inc ScandlnavlanS IN Portland are ABOUT TO
form Society. There are about one-hundred
in Portland, and forty-ive of these signed their
name last week for Society.
A temperance meeting will be held at the
Allen Mission Chapel Locust street, Wednes-
day evening next, commencing at half past
seven o'clock. The meeting will be addressed
by Francis Murphy, and also by Capt Dutton
of steamship Prussan.
Golf & Plummer's dry house on the Pre-
sumpscot, about mile above Great Falls, was
burned last Thursday night. Loss on the stock
and building $4,000; no insurance.
Two of the lady teachers in our public schools
have very recently entered the state of wedlock
and retired from teaching, and rumor says that
third, who has occupied very prominent
position in the same profession will leave her
post at Christmas with the same intention in
view.
We understand the first class in the High
School are to give an exhibition at the City
Hall soon, to consist of an original comedy by
the class, to add to the fund for the establish
ment of a reference library.
Mr., Francis Murphy will lecture at Saco this
evening and at Cumberland next Thursday
evening.
The collection at State Street Church Sunday
evening, for the benefit of the Women's Chris
tian Association, amounted to $50.
The Fakir of Vishnu is coming.
Officer Wiggin, of Lewiston, passed through
this city yesterday with team which he found
in Portsmouth. 1t had been stolen in Lewiston
and driven to Portsmouth by the thieves.
A correspondent suggests that the Army and
Navy Union fill the vacancy made by the de-
clination of Senator Fitch with dramatic
reading by Charlotte Cushman.
An elegant private party was given at the
Falmouth Hotel last evening by a well-known
gentleman of wealth.
THE COMBINATION CONCERT To-NroHr.-
Some of those unfortunate people who have not
secured tickets to the grand combination concert
tonight may not have observed that the first
part of the evening will be occupied exclusive
ly by the Thomas Orchestra and Md'lle Krcbs
with some of their best selections from Litolff,
Mendelssohn, Beethoven, and Wagner, giving
an opportunity to listen to their charming mus
ic before the oratoro. The Haydn Association
have been at great expense to procure the ser
vices of Mrs. H. NJ. Smith and Mr.. Winch of
Boston, and Mcclellan of Bath, to assist in the
Creation, with Messrs Thurston, Shaw and
Monroe of this city in the choruses. BY request
Mrs Wetherbee will sing "On Mighty Pens"
The enjoyment of the concert will be increased
by procuring librettos at Stockbridge's
Loss of the Schooner Jnlia of Jonespo ri.
U. S. CONSULATE GENERAL.
Havana, Dec 9th, 1871.
To the Collector of Customs Portland, Me.
SIR:-The United States Vice Consul at
Matanzas reports to me the following:
UNITED STATES CONSULATE,
Matanzas, Dec. 9th, 1871 !
Captain Durham of the British brig Halcyon,
called on me this morning and reported:
That on the 18th ult. while in the Bay of
Fundy, in the midst of q gale he came up with
the American schooner Julia of Jopesport, to-
tally dismasted, boat, bowsprit and every thing
gone from the deck, and the sea making clean
sweep over her. She had the American flag
fastened to the house in distress Five men
were seen on board and on the deck was one
bale of hay, leading him to suppose that the
deck-load had been of hay. Towards evening
he managed to get hauser ON board and tow
ed the wreck for an hour and half, until the
night came on, when in consequence of the
heavy sea, the hausers broke and the darkness
prevented him from seeing the schooner again.
AT the time the hauser broke, he heard loud
cries on board the wreck and imagined she
went down. The sea was so heavy that not
withstanding his efforts to do SO he could not
get a boat alongside. The point where he
saw the wreck was about eight miles northwest
of Brier's Island, she appeared to be water-log-
ged at the time. He is not positive that she
was schooner, but thinks she was either a
large schooner or brig.
Yours very Traly,
(Signed) GEORGE L. WASHINGTON.
have to request that you will please have
this intelligence communicated to the parties
interested in the vessel or published, as you may
deem proper.
1 am Sir,
Very respectively,
Your obd't. Servant.
HENRY G. HALL,
Acting Consul Gen.