The Portland daily press., 1871-05-06
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Brief JOtfimQs.


On Monday next the work OF removing the
defective spire of State street Church will
commence. We hope to see another take its
place as graceful in shape aud of more endur-
ing material. - 4 N
We were shown yesterday some most beau
tiful plates for wedding cards at Loring, Short
B. Harmon's that were designed by the fash.
ionabie engravers of Boston, Lowell & Brett
They have also issued their new styles of let
tering and monocrams for stationery and tho
ladies should call and see them.
Yesternoon forenoon, on Commercial street,
the driver of provision cart lost control OF his
horse, and to recover it jumped upon his back.
In this position he was hurried along the street
spectators of the scene. Fortunately some
one. stopped the horse before any injury was
done.z~4 - - g
Sir Edward Kenney, M. p, Of Halifax, N.
s., is stopping at the Falmouth Hotel.
There is a big sea raging outside, and the
boats to and from Boston did not sail Thurs
day night, and we presume not last night. The
steamer New England, from Boston for St.
John, did not leave port yesterday. The
amount Of rain that has fallen the past two
days must have been considerable. We learn
that the Presumpscot river is higher than it
has been for year, and that the water in Sc
bago Lake is rising fast. At Conway, Show
hogan and Pennington they had from two to
fvsinches of snow yesterday. ed.
In the Circuit Court Thursday decision
was announced overruling the demurrer filed
by defendsnt in the case of T. M. Given, as
signse in bankruptcy, vs.. Joseph Smith, 4th.
William L. Putnam appeared for plaintiff and
Edwin B. Smith, Of Saco, for defendant. Pat
rick Gormly, convicted in the Circuit Court Of
receiving struggled goods, has been sentenced
4 to fifteen days imprisonment in the county Jail
and to pay the costs of prosecution.
Adirondack" Murray Is soon going to Seba.
90 and vicinity. Hooray for another book OF
delightfully."- improbable stories.
The iudia-rubber man exhibited AGAIN va.-
terday morning, despite the rain, in tn. nrea.
ence OF big crowd. A sailor put on on. =,
the suits and was delighted with it, goin. way
out into the trough of the waves. He started
for Cape Elizabeth, but was induced to return
before he had accomplished but part of tn,
distance. ...... ~
Officer Smith arrested small boy yesterda,
for stealing sugar from Elias Thomas's stor
on Commercial street.
A special dispatch to the Merchants Ell
change yesterday, dated, Havana, says tn
barque Charlena, of Portland, from Sagua 10
Boston, is ashore. Part OF the cargo has bee
saved. --.
Among the arrivals Thursday was tn
schooner Tracey Jones, from Pictou, N. s
with coal. Between decks and on top of th
coal some cOnveniences were arranged fe
iorty-one passengers, all men except two Chi
aren and one woman. The vessel 10 but II
'ona burthan and brought 1OS tons of coal.
Inc business Of the Portland g. Ogdensbur
naiiroad for April shows an increase Of abou
Sooo over the month Of March.
Z. A. Lambard, Esq, Of New York, bough
yesterday OF ore of our citizens a fine youn
horse to natch favorte of his. The nric
paid was large, and the span cannot be bouoh
for small fortune.