The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-03-10

Municipal Court.
JUDGE MORRIS PRESIDING.
THURsDAY.-State VS.. George Wilson, IntoXica-
tion and disturbance. Sent to Jail for thirty days.
State VS.. Thomas Mccain. Assault and battery
Satisfaction acknowledged and defendant discharged
on payment of costs.
-. Brief JOttings.
The wind yesterday morning was northeast,
AID the thermometer indicated 400 at 10 A. NJ ;
a drlzzliug rain began to fall at II A. NJ Fosgy
and rainy in the afternoon.
Opal and cameo shades are the correct thing
for evening dresses.
Inc semi-centennial celebration of the ami
versary of the First Unversalist Society in
Portland is to take place on the 18th of April.
The loveliest fancy dress quoted from abroad
is a flower costume. This is simply an ordina-
nv evening dress with dem trained skirts,
made up entirely of ruches and shaded silk,
alternately mauve and violet, sewed on tarla-
tan foundation. Thu ruches are very full
nolched on the edges, aud caught up between
the plates to look like flower petals. To soften
all this is an oversklrt of violet .ulle with long
slender vines of dark green leaves of the violel
looking the skirt on the hips, and trailing be.
bind Tor a sash. The dress Looks like a huge
bouquet of Parmesan violets.
An order has been received from Gorham for
$50 reserved seats, downstairs, for the frs. Con
servatOry Concert, to be given on the 21st inst.
separate from those to be taken by the Semi
nary. G1rham is alive.
A hearing was had by the County Commits
mssioners yesterday on the petition of tn.
Judge and Register of Probate for new count
accommodations, owing to the imperfect ven
tilatlon OF the present courtroom. No decis-
ion has yet been reached.
In the United States Circuit Court, in the
ease OF Nath'I Mckay ct ais. vs.. William Hill.
Jad2e Fox delivered an elaborate opinion, TO
the effect that a stockholder of an insurance
company who withdraws any portion of it,
capital stock is personally liable in that amour
to the creditors of the corporation. The de-
PENDANT retired his stock from the Piscataauis
Insurance Company, and was thus held liable
w. L. Putnam appeared for the plaintiffs
and Davis & Drummond with Drew for the
defendant
Arcana Lodge of Good Templars, as we learn
from the RiOerSide Eclo has voted to hold pub
lie temperance meetings monthly at their hall
(Mechanics), corner of Congress and Casco
streets. The pledge will be presented at each
meeting.
We notice new crop maple sugar from Peter
boro, NJ e., in Aleu's window.
Officers Cammett and Staples arrested yes.
terday two fellows Lamed Tyler and Sullivan
for being engaged in the row on India street
Wednesday. Another, Charles McMahan de-
livercd himself to Deputy Decelle.
Mr.. Hezekiah Winslow presented splendid
string of Lake trout, seventeen in number and
weighing about three pounds each, to the First
Parish Festival last night. They were SPLEEN
didly COOKED by Barrett, who gets up the nice
things at Webster's saloon.
Mr.. Geo. w. Marston, the organist, has made
apermanent engagement at the FIRST Univer
versaist church, Congress Square, and begins
next Sunday
Whitmore & Clark's Ministries appear at
Portland Theatre "Wednesday evening next.
Qnite landslide occurred on Canal street
on "Wednesday night, close by the freight de-
pot of the Portland & Ogdensburg railroad
The hill(Vaughan's 81 is composed of blue clay in
agreat MEASURE and when the slide took place
the street was covered for about a hundred
feet in length, and the whole breadth with mnd
about three to four feet deep. Barbados
it. A man and woman tried to cross in a
wagon, but the horse pulled himself out OF his
harness.
In the ease of the schooner" Ocean Bride
which was libelled for smuggling liquors.
Judge Fox has delivered an opinion against the
vessel.
Fluents Hall has been secured for the meet
ing OF the Grand Lodge of Good Iemplars next
month.
The Lewiston makes her first trip to Machas
and the Penobscot tonight.
Two well known Portland gymnasts have
entered the profes ional arena and have just
concluded a very successful engagement at the
Howard Athen9um, Boston.
The First Parish Festival last night was a
most delightful affair. The cooking was done
by Webster and was excellent.
The Blues will give another of their social
assemblies at the armory this evening
The subscribers to the Mechanics Assem-
bies are reminded that the last assembly takes
place this evening at Lancaster Hall. A good
time is ex pected.
We understand that Rev. Geo. Fl. Viobert Of
Rockport, Mass, will preach for the India st.
Unversallst Society on Sunday, and in the
evening will lecture on Temperance at City
Hall.
Hon. Hamilton Fish, Secretary of State, and
Hop. John Lynch, have each presented the
Public Library with the report of the Commits
soners TO the International Exposition held in
1865 In Paris-a very valuable work in six
volumes. Mr.. Lynch has also sent the cata
loeue of the Medical Museum in Washington
It is stated that the committee of eleven ap
pointed by the town of Westbrook TO examine
the iron bridge across the PresumpscOt, are
unanimous in condemnihg the same, it not ap
pearing safe and substantial struc ure.
Messrs. Leatbe & G re have received large
order from Cuba for lot of their steam refined
soap; the first order since the Cuban wal
closed.
Capt. Dutton, commander of the fPrussian,.
will deliver lecture at Kennebunk on bis re-
tn n here N April.
special meeting of the Boston & Maine
RAILROAD Co. will De held on the 10th inst. a,
Lawrence, 10 consider the matter OF The exten
SION Vi tue road from South Berwick to this
c'ty, under the chatter granted by the recent
LeelsIa'are' and special meeting of the P. s.
& p. Z. +. Co. is called for the 18th inst IF
consider propositions for lease of their road
to be held at Kittery.
We understand that the Blues are 70 bava
graod Masked Ball at City Hall about the 24tt
inst, and will spare no pains to make it III,
grandest affair of the kind ever in Portland :
Arrangements have been made in Boston TO
costumes.
The festival in aid of the Second Church
Westbrook, will be repeated this evening
Rev. Mr. Thwing who has been the stated sup
ply nearly two years, will close his labors Their
in June, but cOntinne his relations with tn
Seminary at GOrham.
The CoIoRED RACE IN AMERIcA-The lee
ture gwen by Cbas. H. Mahoney, at the New
bury street church on Wednesday evening wa
We'll ATTENDED, and the subject, ''The Coloret
lace IN America" was carefully and thor
ou2n'y handled, and his thoughts upon the dis
Upton OF the present poltical parties wert
perunent But of peculiar iutores' we