The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-23


The best business now a. days-holdine cor
onot's inquests.
The United States Circuit Court comes in
Friday.
The loss of life at at the fire yesterday after.
noon was iearful-nsect life.
A large party of eXcursionists came from
Rochester yesterday over the Portland ant
Rochester railroad and went to Evergreen
Landing IN the steamer Chas. Houghuon,
The funeral of the late Phinehas Barpe,
takes place from Free street Baptist church
this morning at IL o'clock.
A new Pullman car called the "Stratiord'
mas been placed upon the Grand Trunk road
between this city and Montreal.
-Four pages of arrivals yesterday at the Fal.
mouth Hotel, but after all it's only an every
day occurrence now.
Skiff & Gaylords's Ministries will perfor m at
Music Hall on the the evening of September
first.
The Japs, it will be remembered return tn
this city and perform at the City Hall on Fri
DAY and Saturday evenings of this week, with
matinee on Saturday afternoon.
TIE steamer Forest City sailed for st. John
yesterday afternoon. She makes her next trip
on Saturday.
President Coggsweil of the Boston and
blaine railroad, has advertised for proposals
for grading and masonary and for the materi-
ais Tor masonry ior the extension of their road
from South Berwick to Portland.
Yesterday was another charming autumn
day. Clear skies and glorious bracipg weather
The High street Parish and Sabbath School
make their annual excursion to Lake Sebago
Today. Cars leave Portland and Ogdensbure
station at 73O a. m, and D. NJ
Three boys were arrested by officers Burnham
and Williams yesterday, for breaking and en-
Ierlng the Portland and Kennebec railroad
station on Friday night.
The st. Patrick Benevolent Society make
their annual excursion to Little Chebeaeue Is
land to-day, the steamer Charles Houghtop
4eavlDg Union Wharf at 8 and 10 a. M, and l
p m. Raymond's QuaGrlle Band will furnish
the music.
Officer Libby arrested Polly Warren yester-
day Tor the larceny Of pair of mems congress
boots, for which al owner is wanted.
The schooner j. Mcdonald, while on her
way from Montreal to Portland, was struck by
lightning and her crew paralyzed for time
but soon recovered. No damage was done.
1t was reported that child was burned, a
mans eye poked out, and another mans lee
broken at the fi4e yesterday afternoon, but all
these reports were false except that one man
did lame his leg Slightly.
An amusing incident occurred at the fire.
An Irishman loaded his dump-cart with his
turnItnra and in Il
little distance and then dumped it like load
OF dirt among lot of things belonging to
somebody else. twas rather rough on his
crockery-ware
Gen. and Mrs Francis Fessenden and Miss
Fessenden are expected home from Europe to-
day, where they have been travelling for a wear
past
The brick building on the ncrtherly side Of
Federal street, above Temple, cwled by Judge
Ware, the upper stories of which was occupied
by Darius White, as brush mandatory, was
noticed yesterday morning to oe in danger of
railing. The coping and a part of the wall OF
the upper story was bulged out almost foot.
The occupants up stairs moved out, and the
street on each side of the building was barri-
caded. Carpenters have shored it up.
A male child about two weeks old was found
in the yard of Mrs. V. L. Purington on Oxford
street yesterday morning. 1t had been care.
fully wrapped up in shawl and placed in a
box through which an aperture was made. to
admit the air. 1t was sent to the Aims Hous 9.
The entries for the 24O and Sweepstakes
purses for the grand races on the 10Th, Both
and 3lst inst's not having been filled last even
ing the time will be extended until Thursday
evening next at six o clock
Deputy Marshal Sterling lost his gold badge
yesterday, while removing lumber from Brat
tie street to Federal street, for the barricade. A
liberal reward will be paid the finder on leay
ing it at the police station.