The Portland daily press., 1872-04-24


charge of drunkenness, yesterday morning, dsburs-
ed 1862 fine and costs. ..yr...'
BDDEFoRD CITY AFFAIRs.-At the meeting
of the Biddeford City Government, April 22d,
the following business was transacted: aa
In Board of Aldermen:
Ordered, That the Committee ON Public Prop-
erty be and is hereby authorized to build a
new hearse house at the old cemetery, SO called,
as soon as practicable. Passed both branches
ordered, That the Chief Engineer be and is
hereby authorized to purchase 600 feet of Car
Dolized lire hose, with proper couplings for the
same. Passed both branches.
The Committee on Streets reported in favor
of expanding sum not exceeding $1,000 for a
sewer on Green street. .liat. ii-H
The report of the Overseers of the Poor show
ed an expenditure for the month of March as
follows On Poor Farm, $19s.15; on streets
$579.09; receipts, $1,000. ..Ia,lH.lI lllartH
The Street Commissioner reported an expen-
diture on streets for the month of March of
$500. sl.r51 75.ijls ID. i,sro-i7 +. 81 if.sIa.u,.f
q The petition of Daniel Holman and others
for opening new road at the lower end of
Pool road was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
An order came up from the Common Coun-
Gil instructing the Chief Engineer to sell the
horses now used for the steamer Richard Vine,
and to purchase two others to supply their
place at cost not to exceed 500. Laid on the
table. .-,i7." ..'+4 -is
RELIABLE NEws-Ihe Times of Monday
night published New York dispatch, stating
with liberal display of head lines, that the
New York Herald "had gone back ON Grant, :"
and, in leading article had announced its adj
hesion to the Cincinnati movement. The dis
patch contained what purported to be an ex-
tract from the Heralfs article. 1t is hardly
necessary to add that this bit of news is entire
ly exclusive-that no other paper printed it
not even the Herald. The Boston Herald, al
ways an anti-Republican paper, published the
article which the Times credits to the New
York Herald. How that dispatch happened to
be dated in New York and made to apply to the
New York Herald, is puzzler
FOUND DRowNED.-The body of an unknown
man which had washed ashore on STATIONS
Island, Sunday, was brought to Saco yesterday
by City Marshal Durgin and Coroner Burbank.
The verdict of the Coroner's jury was that "the
deceased met his death from accidental drown
ing" The body had the appearance of having
been in the water for a long time The head and
face were much disfgured, but there were no
marks of a suspicious character upon the body
The deceased was evidently laboring man,
and as yet there is no clue to his identity APP
pearances indicate him to have been French
man. -i ..f. .-f-y -,5y.,,l 8. ,,.lt.ss-I-.5l s-
PROPOSALS for the stone work upon the new
pier of the Gooch Island bridge, were received
yesterday afternoon at the City Clerks room,
Biddeford. OF the bids-five in number-the
highest was $3.50 per yard, and the lowest that
of VIM. Moore, S14.25 per yard The decision
was reserved. -1l ti -a.t a,
THE contemplated change in the lower end of
Pool road, will prove most acceptable one to
the frequenters of the Pool as it not only short
ems the distance, but will avoid most disa-
greeable highway in that vicinity.
The pleasure yachts which have been hauled
up into winter quarters at the ship-yard, are
being repaired, smartly painted and newly rig
ged, preparatory to the season of pleasure ex-
cursions now nearly upon us.
THE vacant lot ON South street, near the cor
ner of Wentwo rth, has been sold by Messrs.
Bryant s. Haines to Joseph Gooch, Esq., for
$1,000. Mr.. Gooch proposes to erect double
tenement house upon the premises at once. Z
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THE remains of Hiram Libby, who died at
Fond-du-Lac, Wis, arrived at the house of his
father, Phineas Libby, of Saco, yesterday morn.
ing. f.5l -.}aiarsI Hre,-aT h
WE understand that the store of Hon. j. c.
Roberts, at marlborough Centre, was entirely
destroyed by fire Tuesday morning. The goods