The Portland daily press., 1872-11-07


one dog stopped to slake his thirst, drank.
turned about,syelped and died. This untoward
occurrence rather dismayed the mighty hunts
men, but they concluded to do the best they
could with one dog, and so continued on their
way. Passing pasture in their line of march,
the dog espied a young colt which he probably
mistook for some wild beast and opened on him.
A well delivered kick from the colt hit the
hound ON the jowl and laid him out to hunt no
more. Thoroughly discouraged and entertain
ing well-grounded doubts of their ability to
continue the hunt unaided, our sportsmen
turned their faces homeward, and slowly and
sadly wendell their way to the city. If you
want to make 'em mad just say hunt to
them.
The SCHOOL CENsUs.-Our evening contem-
porary makes the following explanation in
regard to its item on the school census:
We are informed that we reflected uniustly
upon member of the School Committee by
the statement that the taking of the census
was put up job on the part of one of the COM
mttee to give man work. The true story is
said to be this: Mr. Charles f. Libby expe-
rlenced great difficulty in making his annual
report; through the inaccuracies of the census,
by which names of children and their ages had
been omitted. He therefore introduced an or
der to the effect that census of school child
rem be taken with the number in each family,
age, name and sex A committee of three,
consisting of Messrs Libby, Blanchard and
Holden, were appointed to receive bids for TAX
ing this census and they awarded the contract
to a bidder whose report differed materially
from what was expected. Thus of the
committee found that none of his own children
had been registered, or those of some of his
neighbors. This is what some other members
of the School Committee say and we give their
version of the affair. 1t may seem from the
above that we had intended to reflect upon Mr.
Libby, which would be absurd
ADDENDA.-In our report of the annual meet
ing at the Home for Aged Women, we omitted
to state the names of the officers elect for the
ensuing year, which are as follows: President
Mrs. J. I, Gilman; Vice Presdents-Mrs. S. E.
Spring, Mrs Neal Dow; Secretary, Miss Julia
Greeley; Treasurer, Miss f. AIountfort; Man
ayers, Mrs. Samuel Small, Mrs. Jacob MoLel-
Ian, Mrs. Daniel Hood, Miss Hutchinson, Mrs
VIM. G. How, Mrs. j. H. Fletcher, Mrs. Luther
Dana. Mrs I. H. Brown, Mrs. Joseph Walker
Mrs. Rensselaer, Cram, Mrs. G. f. Shepley, Mrs
w. f. Phillips, Mrs. j. o. Brown, Mrs. Moses
Dodge, Mrs. H. NJ Hart, Mrs. j. w. Water
house, Mrs. D. M. Ray, Mrs. M. G. Palmer,
Mrs. GeoIge S. Barstow, Mrs. Noah Burgess.
Mrs. H. HI. Burgess, Miss Rice.
DOUBLE B SHoT.--Yesterday afternoon a
man DESTROYS of playing the part of William
Tells son, with few variations, slyly drew
the charge of shot gun belonging of juvenile
member of his family and then challenged the
boy to shoot at him. At first the boy demurred,
but stimulated by the promise of douceaw ov-
ercame his scruples and finally consented. SO
the joker, chuckling over the amazement the
boy would show when he found the shot had
no effect took position few PAGES distant and
calmly awaited the result The boy fired, and
the man, with great oath. sprang into the
air. Two double shot had been left in the
gun. The consequence is the joker can't sit
down with any sense of comfort
IRISH AMERICAN RELIEF ASSOCIATION
annual meeting of the Irish American Relief
Association was held last evening, and the fol-
lowing named men elected officers for the en-
suing year: President, Edward Hickey; Vice
President, P. H. Coleman; Recording Secre-
tary, Edward Lougee; Corresponding Secre-
tary, I III. Gately; Book-keeper, P. j. Connel-
Ian; Assistant Book-keeper, James Dunphy;
Treasurer, Charles Mallin; Board of Trustees
Patrick Kerr, Chairman; B. o. Reilly, James
Richards, Thomas MCGOWAN, John C. Goodale,
Michael Walsh John Dooley.
The new time table on the Grand Trunk
Railway went into operation Monday last after
which time there will be but one through train
to Montreal daily, leaving Danyille Junction
at 3 p. m. The new table gives time for pas
JuucU1on instead OF
So Paris, so that travellers ON that line will
have an opportunity to partake of Clark's APP
petizing dinners. The management of the
Grand Trunk road is gaining in popularity and
no single act will be so generally appreciated by
the travelling public as the placing at their dis
posal this pleasant dining hall.
THE HORSE DIsEAsE.-The horse disease
shows a marked abatement in the city, and
comparatively large number of horses appear
in the streets. The danger now is that the
horses may be put to work too soon. Expos
ure to cold storm or severe work is liable to
bring the disease upon the lungs and seriously
complcate matters. Our horse owners must
learn to be patient. The disease will run a GER
tain course and it will take ten or twenty days,
according to the severity of the attack, before
the animal completely RECEIVERS.
THAT SINFUL GAME. = One professor"
H LANES, who is somewhat notorious in this
State in connection with the game of three card
monte, yesterday afternoon encountered
'heathen Chinee" in the shape of Deputy
Sheriff from the rural districts who is tempora-
rily on duty on this city, and victimized him TO
the amount of $40 at the sinful game above
mentioned. The victim fastened to the police
station and reported his case to acting Deputy
Williams, who told him, as lie was an officer,
to make the arrest himself. The arrest was
made.
PROFESSOR BRACKETT. - Tomorrow night
comes the sixth and last lecture of the course
on Heat, Light and Electricity, AS the sub
ject of the spectroscope was not finished last
Friday, it will be continued and completed in
this lecture; after which the polarization of
light will be considered, and finally the CORE
laton of the forces and the conservation of en-
ergy. This will involve general summary of
what has preceded and cannot fail to interest,
instruct and please all who attend.
ACCIDENT ON THE p. & r. r. R.-Tuesday
afternoon the 1.30 train on the Portland &
Rochester railroad came in collision with a
freight car standing on side track at Saco
River station, smashing the cow-catcher and
headlight of the engine, damaging freight
car and slightly injuriDg two or three passen-
gers. The train being light and slackening
speed as is usual in approaching station, the
shock of collision was not very severe. The
accident was caused by misplaced switch.
FOREST CRY TEMPLE OF HONOR No. L.
The following officers were duly installed for
the next six months :-B. B. Foster, w. q. T.;
S. Brown, w. V. T.; P j. Larrabee, w. r.;
w. Z. Plummer, w. A. R; w. 7. Small, w.
f. r.; f. Loring, w. Treas. Fl. B. Bennett,
w. NJ. w. S. Smith, w. D. NJ. r. N. York,
w. c.; NJ. Adams, w s.; S. A. Dyer, w. G.
NARROW EsCAPE.-A man employed at
the railway excavation on Danforth street, had
narrow escape from death yesterday after
noon. While he was busily engaged at work,
the arm of the great derrick swung round with
an immense fragment of stone in its grasp,
Just brushing the back of his coat as he jumped