The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-11-15
The RaiIroaa and Mail Changes.

The winter arrangement of trains went into
| operation Monday. The new hours for the ar.
rival and departure of mails are shown by orr
table. The Postal Railway service has also
been extended to Bangor, Mr.. w. It. Jefferds
being head clerk in charge of the mail from
| Boston and Curtis Stevens head clerk in
| charge from Bangor. Messrs. French and
durd have been promoted to head clerks on
the above route-men well fitted for the posi-
ton.
Trains on the Maine Central extension from
| Lewiston to Cumberland also began running
| Monday morning On the Lewiston division
| one passenger, two mixed and two freight
| trains are run. Mr.. Luther Jones runs one
| from this city in the morning, reaching Lewis
| ton at 8 A. NJ, and returns at T. M. Con-
| ductors Dodge and Darrell will run between
Portland, Lewiston and Waterville, alternat-
| ing with each ouher, and doubling up ON the
| short route, stopping at Lewiston one night
| and Waterville the next The track is very
| smooth, though Of course it will be in better
condition after the road has time to settle. The
station houses at Walnut Hill and Chambers
are nearly done, only lacking paint. That at
Perley's is not yet done.
The Lewiston Journal says on the andre
scoggin division the trains were run directly
to Bath. Conductor Anderson goes down al
ternate mornings on the morning train and
comes back in the 30 P. NJ. train, returning
to Bah at night. Mr.. Charles Aupable, of
Augusta, runs the opposite trains, each stop
ping at Lewiston and Bath alternate nights
The travelling public are well acquainted with
the conductors under the new arrangement
Messrs. Darrell and BODICE are upexeeptional
veterans Mr.. Jones, now on the morning
and evening trains on the Lewiston division
was formerly the popular conductor on the
morning train on the Androscoggin division.
A NEW BUILDING MATER1AL.-There was
placed on exhibition yesterday, at the Mer-
chants Reading Room, block of sandstone
manufactured by artificial process from white
sea-sand 1t is harder than any description of
free-stone that acquainted WITH is
susceptible of a fine finish, and the method of
its manufacture allows it to be worked in any
fancifu design. The process is the invention
of M. Sorrel, a Frenehman; and the company
now using the invention in Boston is applying
it to variety of materials, such as the manu-
facture of artificial marble, solid emery wheels.
etc. The cost compared with natural stone,
cut by hand, is said TO be only about fifty per
cent. and SO far as it has been used for building
purposes, has given good satisfaction. Build
ers and mechanics should examine the speci-
men referred to.
SUICIDE BY DROWNING. Capt. Deering of
Steamer Lewiston Informs us that about day
light, Monday, soon after the steamer left Ma
chiasport for Portland. Miss Mary E. Dobbn
of Jonesport, passenger on board, jumped
overheard from the stern of the boat and was
drowned. Another lady passenger saw the act
just as she was leaving her state room and gave
the alarm. The steamer was stopped, q boat
was lowered and sent to pick up the unfortu-
nateawoman, but she had sunk. In Miss Dob
bins state-room were found several letters di
rected to friends, which had evidently been
writer before she went on board. Perhaps the
contents of these may explain the causes which
led to her self destruction.
EVENING ScHooL.-Next Monday evening
an evening school will be opened at the rooms
of the Young Mems Christian Association, de-
signed for the benefit of those who have no op.
portunity of attending the day schools. The
class alone, as the experience of last year de-
monstrated that the efficiency of the school
was seriously impaired by undertaking too
much. Under more stringent regulations it is
hoped that the school will prove a greater BEN
eft to those who especially need such an insti-
tuition.