The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-12-18

Liquors and vessels seized on the premises of vari-
GUS parties declared forfeited and ordered to be
destroyed.
Brief Jottinas.
According to the Advertiser Baldwin has an
Alumni, and the members are to break bread
together about the middle of January. Are
Rossel and Mark Twain International mem
bers?
The evening school for boys at the rooms of
the Y. M. G. A will occur on Wednesday and
Friday, instead of Monday and Friday eve
nings, until further notice
The Sunday Star is making q decided push
into popular favor.
Miss Annie Waite-"a native here and to the
manner born"-is announced to commence
star engagement this evening at the Globe
Theatre in Boston, to appear in the new drama
entitled "Under the Willows"
The Sunday School connected with the India
street Universalist Church occupied Putnam
Hall for the last time yesterday. On next Sun
day the session of the Sunday School will be
held in the new church, which is to be dedicat-
ed on Thursday evening next
Gorham and Saccarappa have taken over
eighty reserved seats for the Haydn Combine
tion Concert tomorrow evening.
We learn that nearly all the tickets to the
Mercantile Library Anniversary Assembly, to
take place on the 9th, have been sold.
Liquors were seized Saturday at Hugh Doher-
tvs, on the corner of Fore and Union streets
The steamship Clotilda was towed to Boston
Sunday by the tug Stephen Decatur, where she
will be repaired by the Atlantic Works.
+. 0. Bailey & Co. sold at auction Saturday
abe bakery and four houses ON Cumberland
street, belonging to the late Henry Rowe, to
Samuel L. Carleton for $21O5
A boy by the name of Hill, about IL years
old, fell through the ice on the ''minnow pond
on the dump Thursday, but was rescued after
he had been thoroughly chilled.
The United States Hotel is to be entirely rem
ovated, and new wing is to be added on Con-
gress street. A French roof is to be put on.
The insane woman who escaped from the
Portland Aims House has been found he
Aims House in Saccarappa
Harry Brown has two new pictures of Irish
scenery on his easel, which will be ready for ex-
hibiton in two OF three weeks.
The Star records the sudden departure from
town of an energetic young man who was sue
cessful in getting up subscriptions for an enter
tainment at Music Hail.
Steamship Sarmatian Capt Wyley, sailed
for Liverpool at clock Sunday morning with
As cabin passengers. The HISTORIAN, Capt
Arid, is due from Liverpool to-day.
PosTPoNED.-The musical entertainment, by
the Ladies' Guild of St. Paups church, which
was announced to take place as City Hall Oh
Friday next (Forefather's Day. has been un
avoidably postponed for short time. A large
number Of our favorite vocalists had kindly vol
unteered to appear in the Cantata, but the pro-
fessional engagements of several of them in
view of the nearness of Christmas, and the in
stallation of Rev. Mr.. Bicknell, of the India
street Universalist church flor which others are
engaged), occurring on the above night, inter
rupted the arrangements, and made the post
ponemcnt necessity. The promised affair
will take place about the middle of January,
the exact date to be announced in few days.
This is not by any means postponement' on
account of failure, but to ensure larger sue
cess. The sale of fancy articles and the re-
freshment table, which were to form part of the
attractions of Friday evening" will be held at
the Reception Room ON Saturday afternoon and
evening. See advertisement.
TEMPERANCE TRAcTs-We have seen half a
dozen Temperance tracts got up by Rev. E. w.
Jackson for the National Temperance Society,
for distribution among the poor whites and the
freedmen of the South. They are monosylla-
bic, no word in either of the tracts containing
two syllables. They have been largely circu-
lated at the South, where they are doing good
work. and the demand for them continues to
increase. In order to aid the Society in this
grand work, President Grant headed sub
scription book with $780, and many members
of Congress, among whom were Representa-
tives Lynch and Blaine of this State, gave 500
each. Some of our Portland citizens have also
subscribed handsomely for this purpose.
Mr.. Jackson will leave for Charleston, S. c.,
Tuesday, to attend the NJ. E. Conference of
South Carolina, of which he is member,
which is to be held at Charleston Dec Both,
Bishop Simpson presiding.
ABOUT midnight pane of glass in the front
window of G. L. Baiey's store, on Exchange
street, fell into the street with crash. On ex-
animation it appeared as though it had been
cut about by diamond and was pressed out by
a rubber strip fitted close to prevent the water
from the melting frost from running down. 1t
is quite possible that some person intended to
secure fine lot of cutlery, ETC., but was pre-
vented by the unexpected breaking of the glass,
which made such crash to make escape
necessary. Officers Black and Rounds were
there in moment, the former hearing the
glass break, but no one was to be seen.
MANuPAcTUREs.-Mr.L Lockwood, of Boston
1u lypo
turer. will in compliance with the invitation Of
the Board of Manufacturers, give his views al
length, before that organization, on some even
ing of this week, upon the general subject o.
manufacturing in Portland From converse
tion with that gentleman we know already tina
his decided and assured conviction is that nj
better site for diversified mechanical industrie
can be found anywhere than Portland. Th
fuller presentation of his views will be awalte
with interest.
Mr. Henry Taylor has at his store on Elk
change street, large and fine collecuon Q
paintings and chromos, which he VIII oHer D
auction on Wednesday. Purchasers OF gilt
for the holidays should give this sale their al
tention.
IN reply to several applications for employ
ment in the Public Printing Department. MI
Lynch is informed that all the vacancies in tn
Office have been filled up by the printers throw
out Of employment by the Chicago fire.
CHANGE of TrME.-An important chance i
the time of running the trains on the portlan
& Rochester Railroad will take place this morn
ing. Patrons of that line are requested to talk
notice of it,
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