The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-08

REV. Mr.. BoLLEs' LECTURE.-We think this
gentleman fully kept his promise to present an
entertainment last evening that would amuse
as well as instruct his audience, and as high as
was the regard we expressed for his lectures
during the winter he quite exceeded his former
efforts, so far as he designed to meet the wishes
of the community. The lecture was .judicious
selection from his various subjects-embracing
the different forms of animal life-mollusks
crustacea, insects and fishes, and the pictures
were thrown upon the large screen with all the
vivid coloring of life, heightened by the great
magnifying power of the apparatus. One pc
enliar feature was the Introduction of living
specimens of minute marine life disporting in
their native element, and magnified that
their structure and habits could be studied by
the audience, making the exhibition continued
delight; and the lecturer was frequently APP
plauded for the success of his efforts. At the
close splendid picture of Horace Greeley, of
gigantic size, was given. Tonight the process
of crystalization will be developed, and the po-
lariscope introduced, reproducing with unex-
celled brilliancy the gorgeous colOrs and effects
of polarized ight-a branch of natural science
which has attracted the attention of scientific
minds, and has won the unbounded admiration
of the community wherever exhibited. These
lectures have been arranged at great expense
by few gentlemen of ST. Paurs Parish for the
benefit of that church, and they hope that their
friends and those of the lecturer will give them
their patronage, for they are worthy of the
highest consideration. The lecture tonight
will begin at 7.45. - -.r...-
day, and of course the result of its delibera-
tions is the cause of a good deal of solicitude
in in certain quarters The rum-sellers are be-
ing pursued vigorously by Sheriff Perry and
County Attorney Mattocks, and all day the
lobby of the jury room was thronged with peo-
pie summoned to give evidence. Of course
their are good many rumors afoat in regard
to matters inside the room but as this is a Sc
cret tribunal, nothing will be known until they
formally report to the court There is story
that the Sheriff is gathering evidence against
hotels apothecaries, and all other classes of
dealers, for offences against the Maine law
committed within six years, and will hunt them
down without mercy; but the Sheriff yesterday
stated to gentleman of our acquaintance that
his operations are confined to those who have
clandestinely sold liquors since the notification
Of April 1st And we understand, that he has
procured evidence against quite number
One thing is apparent; the grand jury room
was never the center of more interest than
now.
REPUBLICAN CAUCUs-The Ward delegates
to the Biddeford Convention on Thursday met
at Reception Hall at o'clock yesterday after
noon, and organized by the choice of Hon.
Jacob Mcclellan, as Chairman and A. L. Dres-
ser, as Secretary. On motion a committee of
one from each ward was raised to report the
names of two delegates at large. The names
of VIM. A. Winship and George Trefethen
were reported and accepted by the Convention.
Some substitutes were accepted in the ward
delegations and the Convention adjourned
CIRcUs-Col. Lent's circus made splendid
entree into town yesterday. The band chariot,
music and stud of horses was unusually fine,
and under the canvass all careful preparation
in the way of costumes and other parapherna-