The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-31
Blicf JOttiugs.

Bridget Keatng search and seizure Decision, not
guilty, and defendant discharged. Frank for defence
.ayrs Biicf Jottings. sv
The excursions to Harpswell is next We'd
nesday, Aug. End. ..
The people OF Brunswick and Harpswell are
to have an excursion to Portland next We'd
nesday in steamer Chas. Houghton, leaving
Harpswell at IL A. M.
We understand that the Atlantics and Ath-
lstics are to play match game of base ball at
the picnic of the l. A. r. A. for tie silver cup.
Among the incidents of the hop on Saturday.
evening it was remarked that gentleman had
the misfortune to tread on a lady's trail and
tear the dress. The lady turned round quite
irate aud made some remark about "stupds,'
and people that never looked where they were
going" Madame said the officer, "your
address is very short, but your dress is very
long, .-..
Mystic Lodge of Good Templars and the
Gold Water Tsmplars will make an excursion
to Evergreen Landing ON Tuesday morning by
steamer Express, leaving head of Custom
House wharf at 8.45 and 10 15 A. M. Tickets
eau be procured of the committee and at the
boat. +'i
given to the Practice Squadrou we're Chief
Justice Appleton of Maine AID Admiral Deca-
tur, U. s. N. 7-
The sketch of Natural History on our first
page should have been credited to the Belfast
Journal instead of the Kennebec Journal.
The rail along the sea-wall in front of the
new custom house supplies much needed
protection for that exposed Place. Now let
donble tier of tagging be laid down in front
and 1t will become Loafers' Paradise.
A horse was badly hurt Saturday evening by
tumbling over huge pile OF paving stones left
uniliuminated OH Federal street, near the AL
o. bion House. s. an aea8 q 7evtg
Yesterday was genuine dog day.
Pemberton, the man who was reported to
have dropped dead in this city last week, and
Brown, who caused the information to be sent
to his wife. are one and the same person, un-
q doubtedly, as the description of Pemberton fits
Brown exactly. gise s a...
The trot at Forest City Park was postponed
from Saturday last, on account of the bad
weather. to Thursday, Aug. Sd.
Gen. Neal Dow has gone to Prince Edwards
Island.
A Nova Scotia girl called on the City Clerk
Saturday to get naturalized.
it The fine house son Carleton street built by
Sheridan & Griffith has been sold to Mr.
Vickery for $4,000.
! The City Clerk received letter from St.
Louis Saturday inquiriog about Mr.. Sadler,
who the writer says he saw by the papers died
here worth million Of dollars. ..st
Sawyer & Woodford will soon remove to the |
store lately occupied by Samuel Chadwick in 1
Market Square. 7.sra
A milkman who has been helping himself to |
another mikman's cans was before Justice /
Dearborn, of Falmouth, Friday, ON charge Of
larceny. He was fined one cent and costs
about $18.
Gen. Francis Fessenden and Miss Matte /
Fessenden OF Portland, R. W. Potter and "Col. |
Stoval" of Augusta, were registered in Paris |
on the 18th. Mrs. Samuel Hanson and son of |
Portland and Col. Albert Tracy, U. s. A., were
In London at the same date. Miss Stanley of |
Augusta and Miss A. M. Williams of Maine
were at Geneva on the 18th.
The International Telegraph Co. has opened /
communication with North Conway, and the |
line will be ready for business as soon as the |
the station agents can learn the machine.
y In Schumacher's window is fine painting
1t is worth careful study. 1t is from the PEN
oil Of . Boston artist. t2t" ,dia
Among the midshipmen on board the Con.
oscillation is c. w. Deering, son of William
Deerng of this city. tHE .@...T
Mr. Llewellyn M. Mari, of Marr Brothers,
and Mr.. Henry T. Plummer, of the firm Of G.
N. & ii. T. Plummer, started for California on
Saturday on pleasure tour.
Capt b. j. Willard has two nice, safe boats
to take people to the practice ships every pleas
ant day during their stay. Passengers will be
taken on board at Ferry slip, Custom House
wharf. Fare both ways, % cents.
VIM. NJ Wiswel, Esq, addressed crowd of
people from the steps of Market Hall yester-
day in behalf Of the starving Persians, and
urged actiorf by the general government for
their relief a .-.. ...I.
Messrs. Dialogue & Wood of Philadelphia
have been awarded contracts for putting $685.
Has on lighthouse steamer Iris, stationed at this
port.
Two passenger trains per day between Port
land and Rochester will begin running to-day.
The distance is 81 miles, and the time two and
= half hours, to be reduced to two hours as
soon as some improvements between Portland
and Saco River are completed.
Last night rowdy tipped over barrel filed
with broken glass, standing in the rear of the
post office, the crash starting up the people in
the neighborhood, who thought large pane of
glass in one of the stores had been smashed in