The Portland daily press., 1871-10-02
Brief JOtsings,

1ue newspapers are discussing the chances
of sundry gentlemen for appointment to the
Superior bench-when it is vacated by Judge
Goddard Tor the postmaster's chair.
Officers Miles and Gribben arrested several
parties Saturday for stealing wood and bark
firm the GranG TfuDk yard.
The towns OF GOrham and 1iStan6ish hold
their annual tair and cattle show at Sebago
Lake ou the 10th oil October.
Officer Wyman arrested rag pedder on
Green street Saturday for stealing a canvas
cJvering which had been laid out to dry.
a freight lrain on the Portland q Ogdens-
bug railroad ran into Gerd of cattle at Stand
ish Friday nigh, killing three cows and one
Sheep.
Mr.. Roberts, the IT eeat'y elected second as
sistanI m4sTt T in the High School, has resign
e. to accept a situation with a salary of $1,000
Anolher exhibition OF the American Chemi-
cal Fire Engine will be gwen at the foot of
Preole street this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
WHAT b. comes of all the old horses2
Mr.. 7. w. O'Bron OF Deeripg, has sent us
a agtifcrnt cluster of Black Hamburg grap-s
grown on a vine planted in the spring of 1870.
We return our thanks Tor it.
Ater to-day the International line of steam
ers Will make bat two trips per week between
Portland and st. John.
Every white coat" of the Portland Light
Inautry 10 commanded to meet at Nathan
Gsold's tailor shop this evening at o'clock
sharp, to make arrangements for visiting Ban
gor with the present company this month.
A dispatch from New York, received Satur.
day afternoon, gives the Intelligence that Par
epa Rosa will visit Portland Tuesday, January
9.b, on which occasion she will appear 10 the
grand concert of the Army and Navy Union
eop Sc.
The description of Portland vicinity occu-
pies ten pages of Eastman's new volume on
tie Eastern Coast" very readable volume.
A Summer Trip to Newfoundland, is one Of
the srucles that pack the October number Of
this excellent monthly. The third volume be.
Rius bext month greatly enlarged.
The great military drama of the Union Ser.
geant will be put in rehearsal this evening
and eomra1es are requested to be present IN
o ,od sea on. The G. A r. will make THU
drama the finest exhibition ever presented tt
tie public in this city.
IL gives Us great pleasure to announce tina
M. John f. Hanes, the well known driver
woo was Injured by being thrown from hi
,ky a, Forest City Park, on Friday afternoon
a 1ec. yering from the injury and was mucl
better yesterday.
Rev. DIR. Chaplin has consented to lecture il
the Mercantile Library course.
very exciting horse race is expected t
come OF al Forest City Park on Wednesday
There were great many people ready TO as
sst 10 the removal of the fruit from City ia
Saturday,.
Mr.. John P. Davis, of the City Hotel, ha
his pocket picked OF four hundred dollars nes
toe entrance to the Park the closing afternoo
Of tue Fair.
MIR. George W. Morris, son of William ]
Morris, for several years connected with til
Eastern Express Company, and young ma
Of noe Character and promise, died Saturda
at the age Of "a years. He was buried fror
his fathers house 90 Salem street Sunday a
terpoop by the Odd Fellows.
"Nrs. Wpslow"-she ia n horsa-of lin
iogtop, is matched to trot eighteen mi,es in on
hour, The trial to take place at Forest or
PAX, Oct II b, for a stake of $1,000
All our readers will note the inv;t;r, =,
pouucement by Mr. Jones, manager of ~
"Peope's Concerts" which series proved
p,puiar last season. We learn that be ia ma
i,,q liberal arrangements with the railroa
and the Deering Horse Cars for the transport
tim of all ticket holders.
Mr.. Ebeu Nutter of Cape Elizabeth, a.
apoiher gentle man in OK ord county, ha
boosht the saw mill at Lowell, and win add
a.. n-rselt capacity n acbinery for saving ha
,vood slaves Tor The shook business This b
tosss will lie carried on upon large scale.
Among she fine pictures on exhibition at