The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-02-18

The Haydn Association have engaged Flu
ent's beautiful and convenient hall for their re-
hearsals, and will occupy it for that purpose
next Wednesday evening.
HAYES & Cragin have received the "Folio''
for March, and James N. Davis the "Orpheus"
for February.
Steamer "Moravian," Capt. Brown, will sail
for Liverpool this afternoon. Mails close at
the Post-ofice at Up. m.
Hale's gallery was thronged yesterday by
the art-lovers of the city to see the splendid
collection of carbon photographs from the great
masters. Mr.. Marrs-in whose charge they
are-is very attentive and offers any explana-
tions or descriptions desired.
The Portland Band gives another of their
delightful concerts at Lancaster Hall tonight
Mr. David Moulton and daughter were
thrown from their sleigh on Thursday, but
luckily were not injured. The sleigh was some
what damaged.
There is a religious excitement en- Peaks Is.
land.
The deputies made seizure of liquors at Ag-
nus, on Middle street, Thursday.
The story in the Argus of the youth whose
life was saved by Masonry must be true, for we
first saw the fact mentioned in Western pa
per (the man hailing from Portlana), then in a
Boston paper-the lucky fellow being resi-
dent of that city-and now Portland claims
him.
man named James w. O'Brien, who in
tended going to Portland from Boston Thurs
day night, was relieved while at the Eastern
Railroad depot of a watch valued at $35.
Bradbury of Hollis, the celebrated artist, who
has attained deserved reputation for his
beautiful wild flowers, has received an order
from Buffalo, N. Y, for $500 worth of small
paintings of the same.
The truant officer arrested yesterday two
boys for truancy.
The sleighing carnival on Congress street
continued yesterday afternoon.
No business of public interest was transacted
in the Supreme Court yesterday.
Quite an interesting fight between two pug
nacious Irishmen took place on Commercial
street yesterday afternoon. They were about
evenly matched and it proved drawn battle.
At one time they seized each other by the hair
and, at the same time, lifted themselves into
the air. Strange, but true.
There was ar exciting runaway on Congress
street yesterday afternoon. In font OF the
City Hotel the sleigh collided with another
standing there and general smashup was the
result. There were also several attempted run
Always on Commercial street.
A man complained at the station that man
had stolen his sleds. On inquiry, however, it
was found that he had lent them to charcoal
man and afterward had had a dispute with
him and gone and taken off the charcoal cart
from the sled, and taken thu latter home. The
charcoal man, however, went to the mans
home during the night and took the sled AGAIN
and loaded on his charcoal cart.
We see that tue tickets for the Rossini Club
concert are selling rapidly.
It's said that Miss Annie Cary will be q
member of Miss Kellogg's English Opera Com
pany.
Glorious day yesterday. Bright, warm day
thermometer indicating As deg. at noon.
One of the most beautiful calendars that W
have seen this year is that of the PGenix 1ns
Co. of Brooklyn, N. Y, Of which Loring I
Thurston are the agents in this city.
E. l. Wing of this city dined with fon
aunts-own sisters, at Cape Elizabeth, Febru
~ &c. whose respective ages are "a, 50, 70 ant
II years. United ages 315 years. One rarel.
meets with a family nowadays possessing
such longerity.
The deputy marshals yesterday seized
small quantity of liquor in the shop Of Patricl
Clary in Stafford's Block.
MT. y. T. Lane of Lewiston says he ha
neard nothing of his missing horse We hal
our information from source which we be
lieved correct
The Portland Mechanic Blues wilI commanc
their sociabes at their hall next FRIDAY eve
ming February 4th,