The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-04-24

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Lieut. Mullett of the McCullocb, has been
appointed First Lieutenant; Second Assistant
Engineer Hoyt has been ordered to the Della
ware at Mobile, and Third Assistant Engineer
Price to the Nansemond at Savannah. Can't
Freeman, formerly of schooner vigilant, has
taken command Of the steamer Mosswood, at
Eastport .sgf ls
In our notice Of Bailey's painting of King
William-Mr. McDuHie's celebrated colt by
fnadvertance we omitted to state it was on ex-
hibtion at Hale's.
The United States government has bought
SIX acres of land adjoining Fort Preble.
Messrs. G. r. Chisholm & Brother have fit
ted ont their carriers on the railroads in neat
as well as nobby uniform, got up by Webb OF
this city. Their carriers are faithful, GENTLE
manly and obliging. ~
The champion billiard match between Shiel
OF this city, and White of Bangor, at Lancas-
ter Hall tomorrow night, will probably draw
together very large audience of the best pro-
fessional and amateur players in the State.
Mails on the Portland & Ogdensburg route
now close at O clock a. m. and IL M. Mer-
chants and others will bear this in mind
The juvenile aspirant for wealth, armed
d with rusty case-knife and dilapidated basket,
is now searching tor "green," and may consid-
er himself lucky if he don't poison somebody
before the season is over.
The spring exhibition of the Portland Horti-
cultural Society has been postponed until
Tuesday, May 9th, as will be seen by reference
to advertisement. This has been done in order
that the display OF Towering shrubs and plants
may be much more extensive.
Saturday opened warm and pleasant, but the
wind got round to the East before noon and
shortly after 2 o clock the city was visited by
copious showers
Drs. Gilman and Dana, together with Mr..
Fassett, the architect, of the Maine General
d Hospital, returned on Saturday from visit to
eight of the principal hospitals in Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island and New York.
A large quantity of liquors was seized at
Dennis Warren's on Washington street, Sat
urday. t.r .
In the case of j. W. Mansfield VS.. New Eng
land Express Company and trustee, the Law
Court has overruled the exceptions.
f. o. Bailey & Co. sold at auction Saturday
q lot of land ON the corner Of Smith and Cum.
berlAnd Streets containing about 172O square
feet, to j. p. Drew, for 40 cents per foot.
The U. s. Circuit Court comes in this morn
ing.
The bark Wavelet. from Portland for Carde
mas went ashore at Orleans, Mass, ON Friday
night, and Saturday morning she was high ant
dry on the beach with two feet of water in tn
hold.
Rev. DR.. Chickering is the guest of Mrs
William Moulton during his visit to this city
1t is said that the Portland Light Infantry
will make their annual excursion on the 9th o
June, to Fryeburg, if the P. & o. Road is com
p'eted to that place at that time. The Norway
Light Infantry will unite with them in tina
!. case.
On ard after to-day the cars ON the Portlan,
& Ogdensburg road will run to Hiram. TIL
freight will stop at West Baldwin. On Ma
1st the steamer Oriental will be put on her oil
route from Bridgton, ard the new steamer vii
take her place about the 18th of June.
We had thunder and lightning on Saturda
night. The rain Of the past few days has start
ed the grass wonderfully, and the trees are
far advanced in leaf as those in Central Pail
New York.
1t will be remembered that we mentioned
fortnight ago that Mr.. STOPPED, formerly cor
nected with the Turnveren, wonld shortly Wis
.
- brings the two famous pencil drawings of b
that took the first prize at the Paris Expos
ton, and some portraits of New York ladie
They will be on exhibition at Schumacher
to-day.
"Beals' Hotel" the splendid new publ
house at Norway,is nearly finished, and Ii
furnishing will be accomplished during Il
month of May. The house will be opened ca
Nv in June, and kas promise of flattering pa
ronage the coming season.
Miss Kate Fields, who we sometime sin,
announced would lecture at City Hall on Il
Sd prox. will take for her subject, "Charl
Dickens"
The Star has a very interesting account Of
cataleptic woman who has been in tran
state for a week and has nourishment force
upon her. While in the trance state she sin
and converses without recognizing her friend
1t is the only case ever known in this city,
is after the first of April, Enoch, but the sto
is just as good.
Sunday was showery, windy and sunny.
raid was made on the pigeons that ha'
made the caves of the City Building roOstil
place, on Saturday night. The sportsman W
no' An adept iu the use Of the gun, and did n
therefore get enough spring squads for p
fer his Sunday dinner.
HE CONSERVATORY CONCERTS. Ie will
seen by notice in another Column that owl,
10 deep afhlction in the family of the Manage
Oh these concerts the last one advertised f
next thursday, is abandoned. Everybod
presenting the last one of their course ticke
10 hawes q cragn will receive its pro-ro
value.