The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-09-03

There is talk of rowing-match between
Charles Henry of the Ariels and p. G. Davis
of the Emeralds.
Mr.. Williams whose son met with the mys-
FERROUS accident at Ligonia last week. says he
is satisfied the boy climbed ON one of the loco
motives in the engine house and fell off. The
employees of the shop were very kind to him,
and summoned physician, doing themselves
all they could for them.
The 18th Maine regiment will celebrate their
anniversary by reunion at the Montreal
House, Peaks Island to-day
The boiler built by Messrs. Quinn & Co, for
the steamer Forest City, will be hoisted on
board to-day 1t is of So tons weight, built of
the best hammered charcoal iron. Its length
is q feet and front 10 feet. The length of the
three furnaces is eight feet and the total cost
of the boiler is about $4,000 This is the
fourth boiler that has been put into this steam
er since she was constructed IN 1854.
On and after tonight the evening trips of the
steamer Express will be discontinued.
A match game of base ball was played on
Saturday. afternoon last between the second
nine of the Resolute Base Ball Club and the
Beaverton R. B. Club of Fort Preble, on the
grounds of the latter at Cape Elizabeth, which
resulted in favor Of the Recolutes by score of
80 to IS.
The reported seizure of liquors at the west
end of Vaughan's bridge was incorrect. The
seizure occurred at the Portland end of the
bridge. The people of Ligonia say all the fol-
lowers. of Horace live at the cast end of the
bridge.
A council will assemble at Deering on We'd
nesd3y afternoon to consider the expediency of
forming a church in connection with the parish
at Woodfords Corner. The session will con-
tinue in the afternoon, and in the evening ser
vices of recognition will be held at the new
meeting honse, at which time sermon will be
preached by Prof. Barbour of Bangor, at IL
o'clock
The Allan.line to Halifax and Baltimore is
p to be Increased to weekly line, in consequence
of the rapid developement and increase of its
business.
The sale of reserved seats for Mrs. Burn
hams concert at City Hall will commence
Thursday at Stockbridge's. The talent that
will appear are Miss Annie Louise Cary, Mrs.
Burnham, Mcssrs w. II. Beckett, Charles
Bush, w. H. bennett and Hermann Kotzsch'
mar.
Since the fire the First National Bank has
refused all special deposits for safe keeping, III
accordance with the expressed desire OF the
Comptroller of the Treasury. The directors
have just passed vote declining to take such
deposits; as an answer to repeated requests
from patrons of the bank and others.
rom more citizens were made in the U. S.
Dlstrfct court yesterday. A, special session
of the court will be held ON "Wednesday fo,
naturalization purposes.
A prescribed term of the U. S. District
Court will be held in Bath to-day.
If ARTILLERY will refer to his paper he will
find that we did not say that that sturdy organ.
ization was commanded at Saccarappa by Mr.
Hayes.
A gentleman stepping a: the Falmouth Ho
tel yesterday, left $500 on the seat of the waite
closet and when he returned to the place h,
failed to And it, "Who'se pin here since rs
been gone"