The Portland daily press., 1871-11-20
Rrief Iotfin2a.

An Innocent and honest-looking man walked
into Woods brokers Office Saturday and in
CURED if that was the Dollar Store.
The National Government has purchased a
steam water boat for the purpose of moving
and supplying with WATER the steam dredge in
this harbor
Steamer Forest City, while lying in her dock
in Boston on Friday evening, was run into by
B the Baltimore steamer, William Kennedy, and
her port bow was damaged to the amount OF
$3.50. The Baltimore steamer was uuiLjured
Sch. Waterfall arrived here yesterday, with
cargo of oysters from Norfolk. This is
the first cargo of the season. Oysters were
scarcer last Saturday night than at any time
before, for six years.
The first train on the Eastern and Ports
mouth, Saco and Portsmouth railroads, since
ths storm, arrived at half past nine Saturday
night. The train was composed of seventeen
cars, and the rush of business caueed the delay.
The steamship Hibernian, the first winter
steamer OF the Allan line, is now due from
Liverpool The agent and clerks of the COM
pany arrived in the city from Montreal on
Saturday.
Mrs. M Laughlin. the old lady who was so
badly burned at the FIRE on State street Fri
day morning, died Saturday evening from the
effects OF her injuries.
The readings of Wyzeman Marshall and his
accomplished pupil, will be first class attrac-
tion of the M. L. A. course, and ought to draw
together a fine audience.
The next ENTERTAINMENT of the Army &
Navy series, it will be observed, will be lee
N n IN iptar fip0 bx h. D..
w. L. Gage, whose success with this lecture
is said to be good
The Sunday Star calls on the NJ. L. A. to
get up course OF sociables. What does he
want more soc:able than the lectures?
Josiah c. Shirley, Esq, has received an APP
pointment as Inspector in the Portland Gus.
tom House,.
failure in Cherry field is Just reported, BY
which several Of our mercantile firms will lose
considerable amounts.
Still another charming musical contribution
by Kotzschmar, Romance for Piano." pub
hshed by Ira G. Stockbridge, and dedicated
ITO his friend" by the author.
We understand that the Printers Union Of
this city propose to celebrate the 9Th ami
versary of their organization by a supper on
Saturday, December 9.
large and pleasant gathering of the friends
OF Albert II. Waite, Esq celebrated, at his
residence, Friday evening, the twentieth or
"linen" anniversary of his marriage. Numer-
GUS tasteful gifts were received. The Sons of
Temperance and Good Templars attended in
large numbers.
Mr.. Butler shows, on Lincoln Park, fine
aebromatic telescope, said to be the best in the
State. He, like the stars, has for years studded
the heavens and paid $500 for this instrument,
to aid his Investigations
The Advertiser gives currency to suspicion
that an injunction will be asked from the Court
= to prevent the laying of another railroad track
on Commercial street.
Miss Nellie Barker, Mrs. G.. M. Cummings
and Messrs. Will Stockbridge and James
Watts gave concert at Saco Friday evening.
There was very full house.
The second assembly in connection with J.
w. Raymond's dancing-school will take place
at Lancaster Hall this evening. Mr. Raymond
has large school, but still there is room.
U. S. Marshal Marble was in town on Satur.
day, in somewhat improved state of health
j. 8. Winslow & Co., of this city. have con-
tracted with George Russell, of Deerng, to
build them first class bark OF $40 tons, to be
of another season.
At the Chestnut Street M. E. Church yester-
day, the sum of 900 was raised toward the
sum of $4,000, necessary to the liquidation Of
the parish debt. The remaining $500 will no
doubt be made up by the members who were
absent
Vaughan's Bridge is up for repairs, excep,
for foot passers, and very good arrangement
are made for them.
The transfer of the Girls Library of 1,70t
volumes, to the Public Library, has been con
summated, to the indignation of certain por
ton of the graduates, who question the legal
ty of the proceeding.