The Portland daily press., 1871-03-23
Bret JoIssn.s.

There is a bad woshout on the Grand Trunk
road at Falmouth. The baggage and passen-
gers on the train yesterday from Paris were
transferred to train sent out from this city.
The repairs are beiag made as fast as possible.
Steamship Caspian, from this port, arrived
out yesterday.
The Ancient Harmony Society will give
concert in City Hall on the evening of March
3oth, for the benefit of the Young Mems
Christian Association
No business was transacted in the Munich
pal Court yesterday morning
Twenty seven Lad places in the streets
caused by the rain Tuesday, were reported a.
the police office yesterday morning.
A gentleman of this city caught a string of
beautiful! trout in Cape Elizabeth last Satur-
day. The specked beauties looked good enough
to eat
Tue deputies seized considerable liquor at
the shop of John Sullivan, Oh Union street,
yesterday
Ia the case of Webster vs. Webster, an ac-
ton on promissory note, brought by wife
against her husband from whom she had sep
arated, which Judge Goddard decided in favor
of plaintiff the Law Court has overruled the
exceptions.
A testimonial concert is to be given to Messrs
Shaw aud Jones, the propretors of the PEOPLES
Concerts. next Monday night. Among the tai
ent engaged are Messrs. Munroe and Shaw
the Arions and Mrs. Mary A. knight.
Nilsson talks of coming here in April. What
with Nilsson, Annie Cary, the Thomas orches-
ira, Fechter, Owens, Maggie Mitchell, the
Mendelssohu Quntette Climb, P. A. g. N. U.
concerts, Peoples Concerts, Conservatory Con-
certs, M. l. A Lectures, Adelphi company,
and whatever more has been or may be on the
programme, Portland will have seen great
deal of good amusement by May.
A match game of base ball between the EN-
NETS and Towards took place on the observa-
tory grounds yesterday afternoon, and both
sides claimed the victory, as one score brought
IN gives the game to the Emmetis by score of
Ii 10 the Howard"s IL, and the other score
gives the Emmetts to the Towards Is.
A good breeze yesterday, the wind being de-
cidedly bigh. There were a few fakes of snow
in the air in the afternoon. Thermometer 400
at noon.
The third lecture of the Seminary series at
Gorham, will be given at the church this eve
ming at 1-2 o'clock
The English steamers in port yesterday were
gsly dressed with flags in hooor of The mar
rage Of the Princess Louise with the MARQUIS
Of Lorpe.
Miss Lizzie W. Dyer, the accomplished pian-
ist OF the Hd ydn Society, has been presented
by the members with an elegant gold chain as
ken. Of their regard.
Owing to the stormy weather last Monday,
the pictures were not shipped that Scnumach-
er respected for his new art gallery, and conse-
quenlly the exhibition is postponed until next
Saturday.
We hear that Gen. Chamberlain is talking
of selling his yacht, the sloop Mayfower, and
getting schooner yacht in her stead.
Mr.. Russ b. Walkers exhibition and open
ing of his school did no. take place at Lancas-
ter H all yesterday afternoon, as advertis ed
Mr. Walker stated that the numbor of pupils
oHering-some 40-was not sufficient, and that
he should wait till October, when he should
open bis school in this city.
Dir. York, the experimenting engineer of
the gas works, has sunk well by the process
of boring, OIL the fats Fear the works, and OBJ
tanned nice pure water at the depth of ninety
feet.
Lincoln Park begins to show just a suspicion
of spring verdure.
Now is the time for early spring poetry. The
best we have seen is from a Welsh contempo-
rary. We quote specimen
Iii grwmp7 fl mrw gil DIST
Wmnt pul trmws dwmp
Skip srgw mpsg wttma
Twisl mglwp b gy hptl."