The Portland daily press., 1871-08-24


WFDNEsDAY-James Burns Tor intoxicaton an
disturbance was fined one cent and COSTS.
Bridget Gaooy, charged with assault and battery
was adjudged not guilty and discharged.
Brief Jottings.
A young son of w. II. Stephenson, ESQ, @
this city, caught string of 900 fine trout at An
dover, Maine, one day this week.
Another fine day yesterday. Thermo mete
55o at 8 A. NJ.
Mr. Phinehas Barnes, Jr., arrived by steame
from Europe On Monday morning, in time t.
attend the funeral of his father, which tool
place yesterday
During Mr.. Barnes funeral yesterday th
flag on City Hall was displayed at half.mast.
Morris Bros Ministries appear at CITY Hal
September 18th and 9Th.
The regular bell atF7 aud 10 A. M. and 9P
M. will not be rung to- dag, as it is being re-
paired.
The return of the Japanese to this city will
no doubt be hailed with Joy by all who take de.
light IN wonderful gymnastic and slight OF
baud leats. They will appear at City Hall on
Friday and Saturday evenings and matinee
on Saturday afternoon.
Two new flag stats are being placed on the
City Building
We are to have series of "PeopIe's Con.
certs" next winter
There was a man at the station the other day
inquiring how much was charged for board per
day. When informed that he was in the no.
lice station, he marched off without word.
The Maine Episcopal Convention will hold
IFS annual session in ST. Lukes Cathedral the
first Tuesday in September
Attorney General Reed has gone to Bangor
to appear for the State in the trial of Elbridpe
w. Reed, the Midway murderer.
A large greenhouse is being erected by Mr..
Vckery on the vacant lot upon Spring street a
little above Clark.
The Maine Central Railroad bridge over
Portland street is being repaired.
A party Of down-easters left Portland on the
9th, ate ice cream on the Rocky Mountains on
the 18th aud supped in San Francisco on the
10Th.
Free street Society make their annual excur-
sion to Sebago Lake to-day. Trains leave the
Portland & Ogdensburg depot at 7.3O A. M
and 1.30 p. NJ.
Ii was stated in yesterdays PRESS that Gen.
and Mrs. Francis Fessenden and Miss Fessen.
den were expected home from Europe yester-
day, and they arrived at 8 p. NJ
Rev. Dr. Albert and wife, of Philadelphia,
are at the Falmouth Hotel
Despite the drouth and the lateness of the
summer, some of our city gardens continue to
blossom abundantly; choice specimens of hor-
tcuture may be seen in the well-kept grounds
% many of the residents gu Spring street
above Bracket
FIaneis & Sawyer's Dramatic Company
open at Music Hall for three nights on Sep
TENDER 4th, 9th and 9th. Miss Clara Norris.
Miss Ella Detz and Mr.. j. s. Norton are the
stars and they will produce "Othe llo," Stu
cretia Bergia" and the "Apostate'
The difficulties among the management of
the Water Company of this city are submitted
to Gov Washburn and ex-Mayor Mcclellan for
arbitration. There will be 4 hearing tomorrow
CFriday) AS the city has the right to purchase
the works from the Company at their actual
cost the case is one of great public Importance
The patrons of the steamer John Romer"
plying regularly between bingham and Bos-
ton presented the engineer, Mr.. William L.
Pencil, on Friday with a magnificent gold
watch valued at $500 as token of apprecia-
ton of his skill and carefuness. Mr.. Pennell
is Portland boy, and lived in this city tilr
within few months.
The coroner's jury that held an inquest on
the body of young Mitchell brought in a YER
dict that he accidentally came to his death
while in the discharge of his duty and exoner-
ate the company from all blame.
The excursion of the st. Patrick Benevolent
Society TO Little Chebeague on the steamer
Charles Houghton was a success in every re.
spect. Nearly 800 tickets were sold.
A WARNING TO NIGHT OwLs-Au Incl
dent occurred in this city the other night that
conveys its own mOral-namely if you. will stray
out late nights don't forget your latcb-key. 1t
seems that on Tuesday evening one of our well
known citizens, residing nearer Bramhall
than Munjoy, started out to make some visits
When he left bis chamber he accidentally for
got his latch key (Which he had placed on his
dressing-table while changing his dress), and
shut the door of the chamber after him, which
fastens with spring lock. AS he shut the
front door after him, he remembered that he
had left his key behind and the question was
show to get in" As last resort-the family
all being from home, and the hour close upon
the time when graveyards yawn"-he deter.
mined to climb up the portico and get in the
front chamber window. 1t was perilous feat
for the police might see him and take him for a
burglar, or some of the neighbors lin view OF
the recent burglares) might make him a target
for new Smith & NELSON'S. Clutching by
tooth and nail to the projections, he laboriously
drew himself up till the desired goal was at
tanned without his being observed. The room
reached, there lay the precious key. He seized
it and went to the chamber door, when, horri.
BILE to tell, the door was fastened, and the key
on the outside. Our friend then thought that
If he could get the key out he might find one in
his pockets that would unfasten the door. So
out came his penknife, and the key at last
pushed out of the. door. But none of his other
keys would fit, and at last he thought he would
sing out to the policeman when he came along
throw him the night-key, and induce him to
come up stairs and let him out. The hours of
early morning rang out sharply from the city
churches, bot no blue-coated guardian of the
night nut in an appearance, and our friend was
compelled, as last resort, to once more descend
by the same road which he had entered his
mansion, which was fortunately accom- plished
in safety. He says that you can bet $500 he
don't forget his latch-key again, and that he
intends to see if the Japs don't want another
gymnast"
BUSINESS PRosPECTs.-An exchange says,
1.-THE general business prospects for the coming
year are encouraging, particularly as relates to
our foreign trade There are no political dis
turbances i'll Europe to disarrange and disturb
values, and the merchant shipper, and pro.
dncer, may calculate with some reliance ON the
state of the trade for the year. In cotton the
new relations of supply to demand are much
better understood than year ago, and vara.