The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-01-09

The jury returned verdict tor the plaintiff tor
$6lS.13, the iull amount claimed.
A. A, Strout. Howard & Cleaves.
The criminal business will be taken up Monday
morning.
Mnnicipal Coura.
JUDGE MORRIS PREsID Nc.
SiIURDAY.-State VS. John Cronan. Search and
seizure. Fined $50 and costs.
State VS.. Mar in Flanagan. Search and seizure
Fined $50 ana costs. Appealed
The liquors and vessels seized on the premises OF
various persons declared forfeited and ordered
to be destroyed.
Brio Jotsings.
Ancient Brothers and Ligonia Lodges /. o.
O. f., are in Furnishing coalition, the tor
mer numbering 421 members and nearly $13,
600 in funds and the latter 23O members and
fund of 900.
A Mr.. Rogers, an aged gentleman, residing
at No. 10 Mechanic street, on Saturday last
h.d the misfortune to catch his foot in some
way 10 The flooring of one OF the rooms il bis
house so that he was thrown down and his leg
broken just above the ankle
Saturday was very fine day, the atmos-
phsre clear and the White Mountains distinct
~ NioIUiC. AuC WIN dS WScb III tue
and north in the Afternoon. Thermometer indi
cat.d &c legs. at II A. M.
The Portland Co., have just completed new
and splendid thirty ton locomotive for the P.
s. & P. r. R., which they have named in COM
pliment to Names deceased statesman, VIM.
P. Fessenden.
Benjamin Palmer, Albert Pearster and John
Moore, seamen oni board the brig Adelaide,
were before Commissioner Clifford Friday, for
mutiny on a voyage from Pictou to Portland.
The crew complained that the vessel was load
ed too heavily, and refused to do duty until
portion of her cargo was discharged. After a
full hearing on Saturday they were dscharg-
ed.
France, sent to their family in this city the
other day a letter which contained the infor-
nation that they were not suffering for the
necessities of Lille although of course they were
not troubled with luxu-ies. They had lately
succeeded in capturing ham which they
trimmed of all its fat and used the fat instead
of butter to make cake which they said tasted
positively delicious
The County County Commissioners at their
session accepted and fixed the line of the Port
land, Rutland, .Oswego and Chicago railroad
within the county limits.
Bishop Nicely oficiated yesterday at the
church OF the Advent in Boston.
The Second Universalist church on India
street has been rooted in for the winter.
The Maine State Agricultural Society lost so
much at the late State Fair at Augusta that if
aid is not quickly offered it will go to pieces
shortly.
The newly elected officers of Portland Com
mandery will be Installed next Friday evening.
Contributions in aid of the Widows Wood
Society were taken up 10 several of the
churches yesterday.
Most Pussiant Sovereign Grand Commander
Josiah b Drumu ond of this city, presided at
the special meeting Of the Supreme Council
33d degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scot
fish Rite of Masonry held in Boston Friday
evening.
A friend of ours asks ifa bridal trip is not
necessarily trial trip.
The Advertiser in its prospectus for 1871
prints many notices from the press throug hout
the State for the most part very fattering 10
character, bot we should hardly consider the
following, which it prints among them, from
the Kennebec Journal a irst-class puff.
Absolutely shows genius in crowdiug &C
much misstate Dent Into SO small a space
Kennebec Journal, 1870
A number of Good Temp,ars from this vi.
cipity will proceed to North Yarmouth to in.
stitute a Lodge OF the order 10. morrow evening.
There we're ten commitments at the station
house on Saturday night, of whom Two ,were
arrested on suspicion OF stealing watchman's
lantern and some other articles.
We have had some glorious moonlight nights
lately.
The First Parish organ has been repaired.
We understand that Cbas. P. Kimball, Esq
proposes to build fine mansion on the corner
of State and Congress streets adjoining the
residence of DR.. Fitch. T. q. Fassett will be
the architect. A portion of the lumber has
been got upon the ground.
The monthly meeting of the Managers of the
Board of Trade adjourned on Thursday after
noon to to-day at IL o'clock A. M. The an.
nual meeting of the Borad will be held this
evening at 7.3O
81. N. jose, Esq. ,;who lately bought the
Noyes block on High street, has completed the
changes in it. 1t was formerly block of two
houses, but it has been changed into single
res dence, and ia one of the most elegant ant
commodous in the CITY.
j. Winslow Jones, Esq. proposes to erect &
new aud elegant mansion in Westbrook on the
site of the one lately occupied by him and de-
stroyed by fire few weeks agds 3. M. Hard
ing, Esq is the architect of the new building
The new consolidated railroad (Malue Cen
traD has just received new locomotive from
the Tauotou Locomotive Works. The driving
wheels are 1t. s inch, and the cylinders 16 by
"a inch. 1t is called the Waterville and il
said 10 be very powerful machine
.. ). Winslow & Co., are getting the mate
rails together for bark of 600 tons, to be bull
at Russells yard in Westbrook, and to bt
launched next season. She will be named the
Philena, after the vessel which bore the same
name, and brought profit to her owners: and
is intended to be frst-cass vessel in ever,
respect.
The church of the First Parish in Yarmouth
have extend an invitation to theCentral church
in the same town to unite with them in the Tor
nation of one church. The matter is under COZ
sideration, with adoubt as to its acceptance
although union is desired by large numbe
of the people of the town.
Rev. George Harris, pastor of the His
street church, in Auburn exchanged pulpit
Sunday with Rev. Edward Y. Hincks OF Stat
street church in this city. His two discourse
evinced great originality of thought, which
combined with graceful delivery, render him
very popular preacher.
Mr. Marston, gardener for Capt. Coyle, {
Westbrook, left at our Office on Saturday,
magnificent camea from his lighthouses.
a'tests great success in bis profession, and
VIII please accept our thanks for his thought
tulness.
MT d. c. Wood, foreman and conductor
the graVei train on the Portland and Ogden!
burg roao, was presented, at the close of th
season, with valuable watch by the men III
der his charge.