The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-06-16


Harry Brown has been heard from at Ton
donderry, Ireland. He had fine voyage o
nine days.
The wife Of Rev. A. Wright, recently set
tied at st. Lawrence street, is advised by one
oil her physicians to seek more genial climate
for the restoration of her health.
Cloudman's copy of the "Increduiity of St
Thomas from the original painting in St. Pc
tiers by Giovanni Brtta Borani is now or exhi.
bition at Shumachers gallery.
Gen. HI. G. Thomas and Mrs. amuel Ham
son and son of this city are at present in Lon
don, England.
Mr.. Samuel Browning, for many years pro-
prietOr of the Ottawa Hotel, Montreal, has
leased the Ottawa House on Cushing's Island.
The 9th Maine Regiment will celebrate its
fourth anniversary in this city on the 9th Of
July. Arrangements are making for a grand
time.
The excursion to Rochester, N. H., and All
ton Bay under the auspices of the Mercantile
Library Association, will take place on the 9th
OF July. 1t will be delightful trip, and its
pleasure can be augmented by those who de-
sire, by sail across Lake Winnepeseogee to
Center Harbor and back in time for the return
train, at very moderate fare.
Two boys named William Marshall and Ed
ward Moran were arrested yesterday for break
ing into store, house in Lewiston and steal
ing quantity of powder. Moran has been in
Portland Aims House as vagrant, and Mar
shall belongs in Lewiston.
A woman who afterwards showed signs of
insanity, went into DuDyon's .jewelry store yes-
terday and after selecting and appropriating
several articles of iewelry refused to pay for
them. She was arrested by the police. who
will hand her over to the Overseers of the
Poor.
In the Municipal Court record of Wednes-
day John Brady is reported as having been up
for the third time for selling liquor This was
mistake. 1t was his first arraignmentfor the
offence.
General Thorn is prosecuting survey of the
middle ground where the steam dredge was At
work several months ago. This is to more
thoroughly locate a channel.
In these days it is not safe to 20 far from
home without an umbrella. Showers are
quite frequent, but they are very welcome.
An amusing incident occurred on Richard
sons wharf few days ago. An Irish lad |
tumbled overheard, and was rescued by one of
his companions. Three-quarters of an hour al
terward, when the little fellow had wrung the
water out Of his clothes and dried them on
pile of lumber, somebody carried the story
home that johnny had tumbled overheard and
then there was panic among the women of
the neighborhood. By twos and threes the
matrons of Fore and Center street travelled to.
ward the wharf followed by all the Children
The wharf swarmed with Irish, the merchants
and clerks ran to see what was going on, car
riages stopped in the street, and in five min
utes after the first mother left her home Com
mercial street was choked up by a crowd
Slowly and steady they dispersed after tme
breathing easier, tor after all the most of it was
that Johnny had only got what he needed,
good washing.
"The Battle of Dorking" has been received
by Fessenden Bros.
Scribner's Illustrated Magazine for July has
been received by A. Robinson under the Fal-
mouth, 1t is an excellent number
The committee of the LIST. 10th and 10Th
Maine regiments met last evening and decided
to unite with the 18th regiment in a reunion
on August 18th next, upon some island in
Casco Bay.