The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-08-21
Brief Jottings.

There will be meeting of the Portland
Yacht Club Thursday evening at II o'clock, at
the Club Room.
Bark Ellen Stevens 10 going into the dry
dock to be new coppered preparatory to a voy-
age to Cuba During the many voyages she
has made she has never sustained injury to the
amount of dollar, and has been 3 success
full vessel to her owners. f.
Forty foreign residents received their final
papers and were admitted to citizenship in the
U. s. Circuit Court yesterday. Most of them
were bought up by Democratic politicians. The
Tax Collector gobbled several of them as soon
as they were made citizens and gave them an
opportunity to contribute to the support of the
government
Capt. Bunker, master of schooner E. E.
Simpson, died in this city yesterday of mala-
rious fever contracted in South Carolina. He
was taken i'll on the VOYAGE from Beaufort.
The flags on the shipping were placed at half
mast yesterday in honor of his memory. i4.
The Amoskeag Veterans, of Manchester, n.
H., contemplate visiting Portland.
Liquors were seized at Nelson Leighton's on
Fore street and at McCann's on Vaughan ST.
yesterday. .-...
The quarterly session of Cumberland County
Lodge Of Good Tcmplsrs will be held with Ar
cana Lodge to-day, beginning at 10 o'clock.
The man from an inland town who got shook
out of $50 by lewd woman at Nelson Leigh
toms on Monday night was ono more of those
unfortunates who forget to behave well when
away from home.
The fog was 50 thick in the harbor yesterday
afternoon that saifboats down the bay lost their
way.
There were 1913 arrivals at the Falmouth Ho-
tel yesterday, 20 at the Preble House, IS at the
st. Julian, 40 at the City Hotel, and over TWEEN
ty-fve at the Adams House.
Tive young men, apparently deserters from
the navy, were arrested by the police last night
on susp cion of passing forged check on Fore
street clothing dealer some weeks ago.
SEVENTEENTH MAINE REGIMENT. - The
members Of this Association celebrated the 10th
anniversary of their muster in" yesterday.
About 100 comrades gathered in the morning.
and, accompanied by their guests, went to Lit
tie Hog Island on the steamer Express. After
breakfast came target firing, with the award of
the following prizes: First prize, an elegant
silver cup, to -; second prize, gold ring, to
Sergt Alpheus e. Grover of Co. b. The cleo
ton of officers resulted as follows President,
Col Thomas. A. Roberts; Vice Presidents,
Capt. Augustus Goldermann, Priv. A. s. New
ems; Secretary and Treasurer, Adit. c. w.
Roberts; (by acclamation); Quartermaster,
John Yeaton, Jr.; Directors, Maj. w. H.
Green, Capt. j. A. Perry Sergt. c. r. Todd,
sergt Daniel Cooking Priv. FL. III. Paterson
Historian, Lieut. Josiah Remick; Postmaster
Capt. S. s. Richards. At the clam-bake the
late historion, John Yeaton, Jr., read the an
nual history, which was full of good things fo
the members of the regiment, and Con. Z. I
Mattocks read humorous poem from the pei
of John o. Rice, a member of the regiment
Toasts and responses followed. A battalion
dress parade closed the festivities and the com
pany embarked for home, arriving about sl1
O'Clock. This was the largest gathering OF thu
regiment that has taken place since the dis
bandment at the close of the war; Company f
having the largest number of men present.
Among the invited guests were Mayor Kings
bury, e. w. Elwell of the Tianscript and 9th
ers.
REVENUE CUTTER ASHORE. The revenue cut
ter McCulloch, Capt Treadway. ran ashore OF