The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-07-20

A mail bag was found by policeman in a
Fore street rum shop yesterday.
The Portland Rolling Mills manufactured
13, SIS tons of rails last year
Steamer John Brooks will take the Roches-
ter, N. H., excursionists down The harbor on
the 18th inst.
Two street-walkers were sent to the Work
house yesterday.
Schooner 9. f. Young arrived at this port
yesterday from Philadelphia Capt Richard
son reports that on the night of the 18th, while
in Delaware Bay, his vessel was struck by
lightning damaging fore-topm asst, foremast and
forward house.
Professor Alonzo Trip of Boston, the we'll
known lecturer on Europe, is expected to de-
liver in this city, during the ensuing autumn
his grand descriptive series on "France and
Europe since 1848" The lectures have been
extensively delivered in the principal cities,
and have everywhere attracted great interest.
Ihey are especially opportune in the present
transformations of Europe. Further particu-
lars hereafter.
People uptown can get good drink of soda
at Fl. T. Cummings, favored with choice
syrups carefully made from the fruit by the
doctor" himself.
The contract for the building of the break
water, in connection with the ferry slip, has
been awarded to Capt. Alfred Cleaves of Cape
Elizabeth, at 81 rs per square yard, the work
to be completed by the first of November.
Some of the ladies of st. Pauls Parish will
give parlor entertainment at Mr.. John S.
Heald's, No. 148 Cumberland street. this even.
ing: to embrace dramatic readings by lady
OF Portland, and other pleasa and agreeable
exercises. The previous entertainments given
by these ladies have been excellent. An ad.
mission fee of 25 cents will be charged.
People from distant parts of the city come te
Loring's to drink soda favored with his rec
orange syrup, which is not surpassed by any
thing in town.
The Irish American Relief Association will
go to Lake Sebago on the I'd of August for
days pleasure.
The experiment of hauling a load heav,
enough for four horses up Pearl street witt
two animals, was unsuceessully attempte'
again Tuesday evening by teamster. TIL
neighbors demonstrated and caused the man t.
double up his motive power.
Yacht Palmer, from Nahant bound east, ar
rived yesterday and will sail to morrow. Sh,
is an elegant vessel of 1O3 tons, owned ant
Commanded by Rutherford Stuyvesant, esq.
of New York.
Mr.. Charles Floyd, who resides on Greer
street. died very suddenly in his bed yesterda,
morning. When his wife got up he appeared
as well as usual, but in few moments sh,
heard him groan and before assistance coult
be obtained he was dead.
A correspondent having gazed upon tn,
magnificent poster of Barnum's great shoy
delineating the thrilling Workmanship of tn,
lady rider, asks if it is possible for woman t.
make such tremendous stretch other than il
Imagination.
Gate of Temple Lodge of Masons arrived i,
the city by boat from Boston yesterday morn
ing, breakfasted at the Falmouth. and tool
steamer Express for a clam bake at Ryerpre.,
Landing.
A private dispatch received in this city yes
terday announces the death of Capt. Tucker
master of brig Mary A. Davis of Portland, VIII
died at Fortress Monroe OF bilious fever.
Thirty-two hundred tickets to the Catbol
picnic to the islands were sold yesterday. Th
crowd was immense.
The Aged Brotherhood turned out in flu
force yesterday at their annual excursion t
Lake Sebago, with their wives and host {
friends on the inner line of sixty-five, an
spent remarkably pleasant day. Leap-fro
and base ball were ruled out under the bylaw
but there was pleasant interchange of anee
dote and "reminiscences by the veterans an
good speeches by Mayor Klngsbury, Harris {
barnes, John I. Walton and Others
Inc State street Society and Sunday Schot
ana Inc members of the Wiliston Missio
SUNDAY School will go on their annual excu,
sion to day.
very distinct shock of earthquake was ne
ticed this morning at one O'clock Buildino
were considerably shaken and peonle in n
street noticed it. The Waterman in tho ON,
tom house ran out into the street to soc ;f y,
vault of the bank below had not hssn h,o ~
open, so evidently was the building sbake,
The vibration seemed to be from north 70 ao,,.
SHARP.-A gentleman, whom We know ,,o,
was interviewed yesterday by mechanic wi
asked his influence to enable him furnish II