The Portland daily press., 1871-08-01
Blief .gOffings.

The International Telegraphic line to Nortl
Conway is already in full operation for th,
public
The Veteran Gunner Association and Pro
peller Club left town yesterday afternoon un
der sealed orders. Somebody will discove
their rendezvous before Saturday night, unles
they select an uninhabted rock far off to sea-
David +. Nudd, the crack shot of the Hamp
ton beaches, has taken Gale Loring's shapty a
Black Rock, Scarboro; and to-day the Portland
Shooting Club will hold its first grand pigeon
match on the grounds.
The crack yacht Nettle is advertised for SALE
We understand that the officers of the Prac.
tice Squadron have extended an invitation to
the gentlemen who gave Hop on Saturday
evening-and their ladies-to attend matinee
on board the " Constellation" this afternoon,
between the hours of one and six o'clock.
The excursion of the Auburn Light Infantry
to Portland aud Peaks Island, has been post.
poned from Tuesday next to Friday, August
4th, they being unable to procure cars on Tues
day as they expected.
Corn is coming forward rapidly from the
West. On Sunday night there were eighty
three car loads at Island Pond, destined for
Eastern Maine via Danville junction. An
Illinois farmer says that corn can be purchased
in the West, as soon as the crop is fully har-
vested for twenty cents bushel
A little boy was knocked down aud run over
by iigger in front of the post office, yesterday
afternoon, but fortunately he was not injured.
People seem more anxious to go on the Ex-
custom to Harpswel, since they have ascer-
tanned that Captain Perry is to provide the
chowder.
Deputy Sterling arrested a man yesterday
who was selling counterfeit money detectors,
and who had about him more counterfeit money
than seemed necessary to illustrate the princi-
pies and value of his detectors. The man an
peared to be honest and probably had no inten-
ton OF passing any of the money. After
tearing up his counterfeit bank notes he was
let GO.
First Parish church will be closed during the
month of August.
Commercial street merchant who has been
at Andover, in this State, on weeks fishing,
caught two hundred and forty trout
Capt Carter, of the Constellation" and
Capt. .Skerrett, of the Saratoga" are at the
White mountains.
The physicians say the recent illness of Mr..
Akers, the sculptor, was occasioned by Sc
we're bronchial congestion. His lungs are not
affected, and he is recovering.
Allan mail steamship "Austrain" passed
Father Point from Liverpool for Quebec at a.
M, to-day, with "a cabin and 667 steerage pas
sengers.
A pair of white swans have been placed in
the pond of Evergreen Cemetery.
The Deering heirs have purchased the old
post Office building.
Quite number of Portland people propose
to attend the concert and hop at Old Orchard
Beach tomorrow evening.
Bishop Nicely preached at Trinity Church,
Lewiston, on Sunday, and administered the
rite of confirmation.
The western part of the State has been
blessed with copious rains during the past week,
which will bring forward many of the growing
crops and largely increase the fall feed Along
the line of the Grand Trunk, the rain of Sun
day and Sunday night was very heavy. Ii
the vicinity of Portland the ground has beer
well moistened
The Emmetts and Experts will play gam,
of base ball, tomorrow, at the Irish American
Association pic mic for the silver cup