The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-07-22

The Portland Company last week sent a new
locomotive to the European and North Ameri-
can Railway, numbered Is.
We are told of petition in circulation asking
the city government to reconsider the order in
relation to Middle street. and have the wood
pavement laid down.
Religious services were held on Board the U.
S. steamer Powhatan yesterday by some of the
gentlemen of the Allen Mission.
Hon. Bion Bradbury, Hon. L. d. M. Sweat
John H. Gaubert, Esq, Joshua S. Palmer,
ESQ.,, Gen. Sam' J. Anderson, Chas. H. Chase,
are the delegates at large from this city to the
Democratic Congressional Convention to be
held at Biddeford on Thursday next.
The Greeley party propose to build Wig
wan on the vacant lot opposite City Hall.
The Portland, Saco & Portsmouth Railroad
Company threw to the breeze an elegant Grant
and Wilson flag at Turner'S Island the other
day.
The Republicans of Ward are making prep
arations to display Grant and Wilson flag in
a few days. .7l H
The Rev. George II. Clark, d. d., of Hart
ford, Conn.,, Financial Secretary of the Society
for the Increase of the Ministry, presented the
"a oaiO DootObJJ eu Cio4uOho "hu Va
fective manner, at st. Lukes Cathedral yester
day morning. The lessons were read by the
Rev. Mr.. Sill, the newly ordained deacon, who
will henceforth be connected with the Cathe-
dral
By the collision of two carriages at the base
ball match on the Elysian Fields, Saturday after
noon, the wheel of one of the vehicles was TAX
ed off, and one of the lady inmates fainted.-
Other than this there was no damage done.
The steamer Charles Houghton has been
chartered for an excursion to Freeport next
Friday. The net proceeds for an excellent pur-
pose. Advertisement and particulars to-mor-
row.
The s. B. Breed Hook and Ladder Company
of Lynn propose to visit Portland in Septem-
ber
A son of Mr.. Arthur Armstrong, about six
teen years of age, while hewins timber Friday
afternoon, in his fathers spar shop on CONNER
cial street, badly cut his right sleg with the
broad-axe, severing the muscles between the
knee and the ankle. He will not lose its USE
Joseph B. Hall, of the Leader, is out in a let
ter sharply protesting against the appointment
of Greeley State Committee by the self-con-
stituted Preble House meeting.
Coal is retailing at $3.50 per ton here, and
house-keepers are putting in their winter stock
at those figures.
Steamer Montreal sailed for Boston as usual
at 8 o'clock Saturday night, and when about an
hour out, lady passenger was discovered to
have the small pox. The boat returned to this
city and the victim was taken to the police sta
ton and from thence transferred to the pest
house by order of the city physician.
Members of the Board of Manufactures are
reminded of the adjourned meeting at the
Mayors Office this evening
1t is stated that the Joe Jefferson, Edwin
Booth, John E. Owens, Lawrence Barrett and
Humpty Dumpty troupes have all made ar
rangements to come to Portland; the Lydia
Thompson troupe have been in correspondence
with parties here and the Edwin Adams troupe
will probably come, as well as the Mrs Oates
burlesque troupe.
About noon yesterday the horse attached to
carriage containing two ladies and gentleman
was taken with some kind of fit, on New
High street, near Congress, and for a time Gre
ated considerable excitement among the people
who were just retui ling from church.