The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-23

Dennis McGovern. was fined one cent and COSTS
Brief Jottings.
The Boston & Maine r. R.. have opened a
pleasant and commodiOus Office for the trans
action of business, at 1853 Commercial street,
the south parlor of the Walker House. Pay
son Tucker, ESQ.,, the General Agent is at
home and will be glad to meet the patrons of
the road who may have occasion to avail
themselves of this new and convenient arrang-
ment.
The Blues will celebrate their Gath Ami
versary Tomorrow (the 24th) by an excursion
to the Islands. The Company will receive
their Honorary members and guests at the
United States Hotel at o'clock, and march
through Congress and State Streets to Rail-
road Wharf, where they will embark on board
the Steamer Express. They will return to
the City about o'clock, P. M. The attention
of the friends Of the Company is called to the
special notice column. rk.
The Portland Il Ogdensburg railroad have
built small passenger station at the junction
with the Rochester road at Cumberland Mills.
E II present indications arc at all reliable they
will need much larger depot at no distant
9 day. isE
teacher in one of our public schools asked
~ pupil the other day, "What is the plural of
mice?" "Rats, y" quoth the boy, with earnest
) suess. Is sst's u rsEt fsI-
Cod-fishing is pursued with some success on
the P. s. & P. railroad bridge
The amateurs, by their entertainment on
Tuesday evening, netted over $3.50 for the Port
land fraternity. Mrs. Charles @. Clapp add
ed 1875 to the fund.
$50 When the Maine Central extension is COM
pleted freight will be received at the depot in
Portland for eighty-sx stations on the con
solidated" lines east of Portland
IeOne Of the busiest places about Portland is
the Rolling Mills. A large amount Of iron is
turned out daily for all the roads running into
this city. a a
The Portland & Rochester Railroad Compa-
ny is building passenger and baggage cars at
their shop on the Dump.
We saw yesterday ut the carriage shop of e.
X. Lemont 8 Co., Preble street, an elegant
phaeton, of new and graceful design-a very
handsome aft lir. Next month this firm propose
to begin the work of rebuilding and enIarging
their factory, and increasing their facilities for
manufacturing to double the present capacity
This firm has fine reputation for the style
and excellence of their carriages and they are
found in California and nearly all the West
ern States Tffts
John Heating took all his wife's m oney yes
terday and attempted to desert her and leave
town; but officers Gribben and Smith arrested
him and relieved him OF $50 and two watches.
The complaining wife says there are four more
women somewhere whom John dignified with
the name of wife, i
+. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction yesterday
the two story brick house with French roof, on
the Western Promenade, with lot containing
1900 feet, owned by Jonas H. Perley to
Hophn Eaton, for $16,45O and the taxes for
the present year.
4 Stone b Murrry's circus will make their
grand entree this morning. The bills promise
good deal of amusement this afternoon and
evening.
The Haverhin Commandery will number
about eighty men. Some of them arrived last
night. The Haverhill Cornet Band will &C.
company the expedition.
At the graduating exercises of Miss Gill
mans school in Boston, yesterday, two young
ladies of Portland-Miss Cara R. Eden and
Miss Mary Macdonald took part Miss Eden
read composition entitled, "Names," and
gave Memberships Paraphrase de Concert,
Midsummer Nights Dream on the piano, AM
assisted Miss Churchill ia one Of Koellipg's
compositions, La Chase Infernale Miss Mac
donald read composition entitled, Life
Poem.
Yesterday Mr.. Roundy had improved very
much, and appeared to be ia fair way to
speedy recovery. -..
AT ii o'clock last night there were twelve
persons in the lookup, and it was plain that
they were all drunk; also row on Adams
street, in which one man had his hand badly
bitten by one of his competitors.
The Rev. DR.. Condit, formerly pastor of the
I'd Parish Church in this city, has resigned his
Professorship in Auburn Theological Semina-
~, and though requested by the Board of Di-
rectors declines to withdraw his resignation.
, One day last week some scoundrels attempt
ed to throw an outward train on the Portland,
Saco and Portsmouth railroad off the track,
about three miles beyond Cape Elizabeth, by
placing sleeper and stick of cord wood on the
rails. The Instructions were seen barely in
time to stop the train before reaching them.
2 Another cargo of goods from the wrecked
steamer Clotilda, on Wells Beach, was brought
around to this city yesterday.
About one hundred persons came from Lew
iston yesterday on the excursion of Manufac-
turers' and Mechanics Lodge of Odd Fellows
of that city. They were detained on the road
by the bursting of fue of the locomotive
No one was injured by the accident.
1t is reported that the Amateurs will repeat
Don Cesar de Bazan ON Thursday evening
next for the benefit of the Maine General Hos
pital. By all means let the report become fact.
So fiue performance as that of Tuesday eve
ming ought to be repeated.
The Folio for July has been received by
Halves & Cragin. 1t contains good portrait
Of Adelaide Phillips