The Portland daily press., 1871-07-03

We are rained to learn that all the unfavor-
able symptoms in the case of Hon. Phinehas
Barnes have returned, and the hopes of his re-
covery are exceedingly slight.
mail is now made up at the Portland post
office for Yarmouth, N. s., by steamer Linda,
which leaves this port every Saturday at 6
Pm.
On Saturday Mr.. George E. Taylor, the
principal of the Fourth Grammar School for
Boys, was presented by the pupils of the first
class with an elegant copy of Shakespeare
The excursion seasor appears to be at its
height now, and parties go in every direction.
The Casco Street Free Baptist Sunday School
go to Sebaeo Lake on Thursday. Every one
will carry his swn basket. Fare only go cents
The ladies of the Congregational Society at
Woodlord's Corner have devised new means
of celebrating the Fourth of July. They will
hold festival in large tent on the spacious
grounds of Mr.. Moshier, and number of field
games will be provided for their friends.
very large number of passengers came by
the Boston trains Saturday noon and went to
North Conway via the Portland & Ogdens-
burg. The road is to be opened to that point,
we understand, on the 10th inst
The vestry OF the First Baptist Church will
be open all day tomorrow aud the ladies will
be present to supply strawberries, ice cream
and other refreshments.
A gentleman of fine carriaee-tbe Demo.
cratic nominee for Goyernor.-Star.
The new steamer Sebaso, built to run in
connection with the Oriental on Lake Sebago,
has begun her trips.
The Portland Cadets were out for street drill
on Saturday evening in full uniform.
Geo. H. Bailey, the well-known turf man of
this city, is writing articles in the Maine Far
naer on the subject CT breeding trotters.
On omnibus line between Washington street
and Knigbtsville, G. E., has been established,
Fryeburg aud Lake Sebago are now con-
nected by telegraph. Portland will soon be
admitted into the union.
The Mountaineer Base Ball Club beat the
Androscogglns on Saturday by score of e6 to
50.
Lovett & Co., 104 Commercial street. have
splendid fresh salmon at % to % cents per h.:
just the thing for the Fourth.
We learn that the Bridgton people will
make steamboat excursion down Lake Seba-
60 on the Fourth, aud spend the day in iolllfi-
cation at the Lake station.
There were added to State Street Church. on
Sunday, five members on profession of faith
and two by letters.
The news of the death in Iowa of Lieut.. Chas.
d. Webb, formerly Quartermaster of the 18th
Maine regiment, was learned with deep regret
on Friday by his Portland friends. He has
been terrible sufferer for several years, from
disease contracted in the army, and but for his
unexampled courage and buoyancy of spirits
must have yielded long before to his sufferings
He was brave, generous young man, who
will be as widely mourned as he was widely
known.
Mr.. Francis Murphy, by invitation of Wal
nut Hill Lodge of Good Templars, will lecture
at North Yarmouth Monday evening.
John M. Stewart, molder at the Portland
Co., had his leg and foot badly burned on Sat-
urday by the accidental pouring OF melted iron
from a ladle.
We are glad to learn that Mr.. Eben Steele
was more comfortable yesterday and is appa-
rently improving.