The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-26

The safe room in the Maine Savings Bank
proving inadequate for business of that inst
tuition fine new safe of Damon's is being add
ed.
The Colt excursiopists met with mishap,
we learn, on their late trip East 1t seems that
when the party reached st. John, they invest
ed largely in silks, kid-gloves, etc., and when
they reached Rockland, on their return, were
priding themselves ON having secured the
goods tree of duties. But it seems one of the
party was a government detective placed
aboard expressly to attend to such matters and
at Rockland he telegraphed the facts to Bos-
ton SO that when the party arrived there they
had to pay duties on their purchases
j. e. Hasetine and o. b. Written will rep
resent the Grand Lodge and Grand Encamp-
ment l. o. .. f. of Maine at the meeting of
the Grand Lodge of United States at Chicago,
September 18th.
The Public Schools commerce their Fall
Term on Monday next
The Moonlight Excursion to be given by Cole
on Monday night promises to be delightful
affair. The moon will be large, the music by
the Portland Band of the choicest; and the
steamer swift and commodious. See the
amusement column.
The class OF ~, P. H, S., are reminded of
their excursion to Evergreen Landing to-day.
FL. j. Murray, Esq, H. B. NJ. Consul for
Portland, arrived home from his summer trip
Thursday night, and Mrs. Elizabeth Murray,
the celebrated artist, accompanies him. She
will remain 10 the city several days.
The Resolutes of this city met with their first
defeat, since their departure from Portland, at
the hands of the strongest junior in the vicini-
ty of Boston, viz: the Unas of Charlestown, on
Thursday afternoon, the Unas winning by a
score of II to in niue innings.
Mr. Jeremiah Prescott, who recently resign
ed his position as superintendent of the Eas-
tern railroad to accept similar position on the
Northern Pacific railroad, has been presented
with 500 clock by the association OF railway
superintendent.
W. L. Garrison, Jr., publisher of the "Na-
tion,' is stopping at the Falmouth Hotel
The span of horses advertised for sale at auc-
ton by F. o. Bailey & Co., yesterday morning.
brought $780, from j. F. Moses.
Yesterday was dog day, hot and sultry.-
Thermometer marked So deg. at II M.
A large party of ladies and gentlemen left
attend the camp meeting at Kennebunk.
We are requested to state special train will
leave theKennebunk camp-ground forPortland
and intermediate stations on Monday morning
aug 18th, at quarter past seven o'clock. There
VIII be no trains on the Sabbath.
Inc 9th Maine Regiment Association have
procured an elegant testimonial to present to
fne historian of their regiment. Rev. Gen W.
Bicknell, consisting of an ice urn, salver and
two god-lined goblets.
We regret to learn that Deacon Joso,h TIL
by is lying seriously i'll of "a complication Of
heart-disease and dropsy.
Thieves stole two pairs of boots from so,.
lying at Long Wharf Thursday night.
Two ladies had their pockets picked Of Tho
Grand Trunk depot in this city YESTERDAY :
One was from Portsmouth, N. H., and los,
about S. The other lost hertz and AZ in
money.
The NJ. L. A. have engaged as some of thei,
lecturers for next season, John B. Cough, whc
will deliver an entirely new lecture, Curtis
Kate Fields, and Hon. David A. Wells
The u S. Signal office in this city has re
ceived from Washington yane of most pre-