The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-08


The dedication of the India street Universe
list Church has been postponed one week.
There was no criminal business in the Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday.
No business of public interest was transacted
in the Superior Court yesterday.
Bidwen 81 Wilkinson's popular dramatic
company, with Miss Dollie Bidwell, as the chief
attraction, will appear at Music Hall on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Dec. 18th and 18th.
The special meeting of Casco Bay Steamboat
Co., called for the 5th was adjourned until
Tuesday, Dec. 18th, at P. M.
Messrs. Schumacher have reopened their art
gallery, where they exhibit some new and ex-
cellent works of art of various kinds. A large
new painting, six by ten feet in SIZE represent
ing Mt. Black, N. H., one of the Franconia
range, painted by Mr.. Philip H. Holmes, a
pupil of Sontag, is ON exhibition. The splendid
full length portrait of Daniel Webster, which
formerly adorned the gentlemen parlor of the
Preble House, has been reframed and is to be
placed in the hall of the residence of I'll. n.
Jose, Esq, on High street
The repairs ON Vaughan's bridge are nearly
completed, and teams manage to cross it now
by careful driving and at the drivers risk.
Hon. Josiah Pierce, of Russia, and wife left
for Boston yesterday to attend the reception
grand ball of the Grand Duke on Friday.
A large number of men, horses and other
railroad contractors property left town yester-
day for Nashua, n. H., to commence work on
the air line route from Portland to New York
via Rochester, on the only link of the chain to
be built-that between Rochester and Nashua.
L. Clifford Wade, Esq: formerly one of the
editors of the PRESS left for New York yester-
day in company with his father. They will
sail for Havana in the steamer of the 21st
where Mr.. Clifford Wade will pass the winter
The agents of the Allan line of steamships
inform us that the passenger ON board the sar
matian, who was ill with small pox was not
Rev. DR.. Lett, as has been stated in the news
papers, but person named Reeve, supposed to
be clergyman
We learn that the Rev. w. II. H. Pillsbury
of Congress Street M. e. Church has received a
very tempting offer to go to Iowa and take
charge of a school. 1t is hoped he may be in
duced to remain here, as the Maine Confer
ence can ill afford to lose a man of his talents
The Army and Navy Union acknowledge the
bers of the Union and others,
TIL position of second assistant master in
the High School, made vacant by the resigna-
ton of Mr.. Sargent, has been temporarily filled
by the appointment of Mr.. Payson.
Mr.. f. A. Locke, junior partner of the firm
of A. j. Locke & Son, dentists, sailed for Mad
rid on Saturday last to accept prominent po-
sition in his profession there.
Annie Dickinson is to be the next lecturer in
the Army and Navy course.
Over 800 seats for the Thomas concert were
sold yesterday at Stockbridge's, which is an in
dication that those who desire to obtain good
seats should secure their places early.
In the midst of lectures and concerts, de-
Ightful change of amusement will be found in
historical spectacle and the accompanying
tableaux, such as will be given at City Hall ON
the I'D of the present month.