The Portland daily press., 1871-03-30

The concert at the City Hall by the Ancient
Harmony Society, this evening commences
at O'Clock. This society is composed of some
of the best music talent in the city and num-
beers nearly one hundred, including large or
si1estra. The concert season would not be
complete without one of these good old-fash-
toned entertainments. We advise all to go
and go early. Admission only twenty five
cents
We saw yesterday lying at Commercial
wharf, new and beautiful little schooner of
As tons, which many probably mistook, as we
did, for a new accession to the Portland Yacht
feet, and when we found she. was intended for
freighter we experienced very much the
same feelings we have had in witnessing acts
of cruelty to animals. She was built in Bris-
tol by Messrs. Carnage & Farrow, upon whose
skill and taste she reflects great credit.
At the "Old Folks concert this evening at
the City Hall, the chorus will appear in an
Gent costume.
w. w. Thomas, Jr, Commissioner of Immi-
grafton, shows the Transcript Swedish paper
two columns of which are devoted to setting
forth the advantages to emigrants of tho colo
my at New Sweden. One of the arguments is
that Maine is the northeastern State of
the United States, and that Aroostook is in,
the northeastern part Of the State, and that the
colony of New Sweden is in the eastern part
of Aroostook. So that New Sweden is the
nearest point in the United States to Old Swe-
den, and the colonists therefore are nearer
their old homes than if located in any other
part of the country!
A friap6 Of hiS nnpfbnparv ia a
real hcspitable fellow. He has invited him sew
erai times to drop into the socially and take a
pill with him.
There will be crowded house Tonight at
the Old Folks Concert at City Hall.
There are 3411 dwelling houses in Portland
46 miles of streets, 1868 acres on the islands in
the harbor, 1866 acres in the city; proportion
of deaths l in forty-seven, which has been the
average for the past ten years. The superficial
area is smaller than that of any town in the
State the city was incorporated as a distinct
town in 1856, and received city charter in
1882. The first omnibus was started in 1886,
and was driven by the late Alex. Stephenson,
and the first cars run on thehorse railroad in
October, 1868.
Considerable anxiety is felt for the safety Of
the barque Rosedale, which sailed for Havana,
from this port Feb. 3d. She was commanded
by Capt. I. I'll. Pencil, who was accompanied
by his daughter and Miss Lovejoy.
Miss Fannie M. Chandler will sing Depart
ed Days, "Star Spangled Banner" and other
pieces at the Old Folks Concert this evening
A beautiful bright day yesterday. Their
mometer $50 at 8 A. M. We were glad to see
the CITY hoeTs at work
We regret to hear that the i'll health of Mr.
Larkin has caused dissolution of the firm o.
c. P. Kimball & Larkin. The care of SO large
manufa Glory was too much of a strain fol
Mr.. L.
The Mr. Francis Murphy who is to lecture
at City Hall on Sunday evening upon Tempe
ance, was formerly proprietor of Bradley
Hotel, and was connected with the unfortu-
nate affair that ended in the death of Murray
ile has thoroughly reformed in the opinion o
the city and State authorities, his &C.
tion on the occasion referred to being consid
cred owing to want of self control rathe
than malice. He will narrate his experience.
The M. L. A. library will be closed on Fri
day evening, in order that the librarian ma
take an account of stock.
AuO pai isulonCIS VI thC INV uAi' a uduhf
who is pastor of the Methodist church at Cap
Elizabeth, made him visit at the Ocea
House Tuesday evening, and lett as substan
tial token of their regard, $77.
Mr.. Fernald-whose death in Cuba on rail-
road was announced in the Press short tim
ago-met with his fate in the following man
ner. He was standing in front of box car Of
a track taking and an engine was enpape
in leaving cars and making up train. Will
making up the train some cars were backe
down on to the one in front of which Mr.. Fer
0ald was standing, and he was accidental
crushed between them
A match game of base ball was PLAYED vel
terday afternoon between the"Boys in Green
and the "Howards" which resulted in favor
the former, the score standing Is to 6.
Mr.. Lowe, the contractor for the repair of IL
draw of the Portland Bridge, expects to hay
the work finished on Friday night.
Prof Stowe, Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe
husband, is in town.
f. o. Bailey g. Co. sold at auction yesterds
afternoon a lot of land No. lat Spring stree
containing $3.50 feet, with two story and
story and half house thereon, to Joseph Coo
idge, Tor $3.50 The purchaser resumes a
existing mortgage on the property of $780,
We are glad to hear that N. M. Woodman
health is improving.
Engineers are at work laying out the cnr,
in the new extension of the Maine Centr
railroad that passes over the former sbinva