The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-03

Charles z. Ilsey, ("Pic''), is the author of the
fine song sung by the Veteran Cunners at
their jubilee yesterday.
A Japanese priuce, third in royalty from the
Tycoon, is a midshipman cadet ON board the
Constellation. He il a remarkably modest
youth and an attentive scholar
The Deering heirs paid $1,000 for the old
post Office binding.
The Alcyon Boat Club are camping out at
Bridgton.
The Una Boat Club contemplate going to
Long Pond on weeks camping out excur-
sion.
Steamer Dirigo, which plies between this
city and New York, has been thoroughly re-
fitted and refurnished and is now running reg
ularly. This line is becoming very popular
the public.
The County Commissioners were in session
yesterday, hearing the various matters in dis
pute between the towns of WestbrOok and
Deering To-day they will view the roads in
these towns
The Resolute Base Ball Club are to have a
new uniform Of blue hats trimmed with white
white shirts trimmed with blue, with large
old English "R'' on the breast, blue pants
iTOm Tue buto uOWu ana W1lG6 canvas
shoes. They intend to 60 to Boston on the
18th and stop one week aud play with the
junior clubs, and if successful enough to war.
rent it, try the Boston Red Stockings
Steamer Express will make her evening
trips to the islands only in pleasant weather.
Joseph Ramsay, well-known trough in
suited Mr. Howard, driver of one of the
United States Hotel coaches in front of the
hotel yesterday noon, and got most severely
punished by Howard, Judge Morris will give
him further punishment this morning for
drunkenness and disturbance.
In Hale's window lisa fine picture composed
OF the general and local superintendents of the
Western Union Telegraph Company.
In Schumacher's window is painting of
White Head by j. B. Hudson, Jr.
The police made a seizure of liquors at the
store of William McCallum, on India street,
yesterday.
Officers Wyman and Williams arrested a
notorious thief named William Cooper, yester-
day forenoon, with WELT filed valise in his
possession. Soon afterwards young man re-
ported his loss to the office, and found his
property and the thief in a cell. He left his
valise in his wagon while he did an errand in
store.
A line of the New England Telegraph Com
panys wires has been extended into the Super.
intendents Office of the Portland and Roches.
ter Railroad.
Mr.. Albert B. Stevens is erecting fine
brick store on Congress near Brown streets on
portion Of the site on which the Franklin
House stood; and the fire at that point nearly
thirty years ago, was one of the largest with
which Portland was visited previous to 1866,
and this site has never been permanently built
up.
The steamer New Brunswick with the Colt
excursionists will arrive here on Friday noon
on her return.
The Methodist Society at Browns Hill, Cape
Elizabeth, Rev. G. C. Mason, pastor, will hold
their picnic excursion at Higgins beach to-
day. The parsonage house has just been sold
and large new one is now being erected near
the depot Of the P. S. & p r. r.
The citizens of Hiram will make an excur
sion to this city next Tuesday over the Port
land and Ogdensburg Railroad and will also
visit the islands.
and Mrs. III. NJ Smith of Boston, will give ,
concert at the Old Orchard House to- night.
HEAVY RoBBERY.-Tbe Andrews House a
South Paris, was robbed of 500 WEDNESDAY
morning. by one of the hangers on of Bar
NUNS Circus probably. The proprietor ha
been paid by the manager of the show for tn
keeping OF the party, and the money was pu
in Trunk in Mr.. Andrews room. An hou
or two afterwards Mr.. Andrews went to &c
some money to pay bill, when trunk an