The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-05-13

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PRESS counting room.
Mrs. O. w. Burnham, the favorite prima
donna, returned to Portland on Saturday.
Mr. Ansel Tucker, the veteran conductor ON
the Boston and Maine road, having sold his
hotel at Dover, is to become a resident of Port
land, it is said.
Commodore James NJ. Churchill will raise his
Greeley-Brown flag tomorrow evening with ap-
propriate ceremonies. The Commodore cor
reefs our statement in regard to the flagstaff.
He says it is in front of his house. He has
made good point on us.
The Committees on Streets, Sidewalks and
Bridges and on Laying out New Streets went
out Saturday afternoon, to view the place of
the proposed change of location of West Com
mercial street, prayed for by the Boston and
Maine Railroad. 1t is is expected that they
win report favorably on the petition at the
meeting of the Council this evening.
The Y. NJ. c. Association, at their meeting
tonight, are to elect delegates to the 18th In
ternational Convention, to belheld at Lowell,
during the middle of next month; also measures
are to be taken to aid the Washingtonian Re-
form movement now in progress
The trial of Loveitt for the alleged killing of
SWEET, and upon which case the jury disagreed
at the former trial. is set down for Monday the
2Oth
The Star says one chap before the grand jury
said he got fees up to within twenty cents of
ten dollars before he was finally let off. No
sooner would he get started for home than he
would be overhauled with another summons.
He said it just seemed as though he knew
everything they wanted to know!
1t is reported that the Pension Agency is to
oe removed to the rooms over the First Nation
al Bank, now occupied by the Portland and
Ogdensburg officers, who will seek new quar-
tiers.
Some of the alumni of Bowdoin, residents of
this city have arranged with Professor Bracket
for series of six lectures here next fall, upon
Heat, Light and Electricity.
Don't forget the lecture the "Seige of
Petersburg" at Grand Army Hall, on Wednes-
day evening" by Col. Fred E. Shaw of Paris,
who was an officer in the First Maine heavy
artillery.
The Mechanic Blues will be formally inspect
ed by Inspector General Hall of Gov. Perham's
staff this evening at o'clock.
The steamboat Sebago will soon be put upon
her route on Sebago Lake.
There will be Washingtonian Temperance
meeting at the Allen Mission Chapel this even
ing. Speeches by members of the Reform
Club and others.
Two men employed at the Marginal Way
were knocked down by an earth-slide on Satur-
day afternoon, but fortunately they were not
much hurt
Great activity is manifested ON the extension
of the Boston and Maine Railroad at South
Berwick Ties and railroad iron, &C., are ar
irving in great quantities in preparation for
commencing laying the track
The regatta committee of the Maine Boating
Association will meet at the Alcyon Club boat
house to-day.
The House passed the following appropria-
tions for Notifications in Portland Harbor-
Fort Georges, $4,000; Fort Preble, $4,000;
Fort Scanned So, 900; Portland Head, $50, 0O0
The Supreme Judicial Court will come in
again on the Goth inst, at o'clock.
The Eastern Railroad Company have at last
adopted the plan of many other roads of oblg-
ing passengers to show their tickets at gate
which is closed previous to the starting of the
train.
Chambers quadrille band has a summer en-
gagement at the Kearsage House, North Con-
o .
way.
There will be meeting of the Presumpscot
Park Association, this evening at the Preble
House, at o'clock.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Church has referred the whole subject of the
Book Concern to special committee of one
from each Conference. William Deering, Esq.
of Portland, is the member for the Name Con-
ference.
AT the First Baptist church Sunday after
noon, a memorial service was held for two
members of the church buried during the pas
week.
Sheriff Perry made two small seizures O.
liquors Saturday night, on Commercial ant
Washington streets.
The temperance society of the Second Parish
church will hold a meeting at the vestry OF
Thursday evening Readings and recitation
will be given by some of the younger members
Miss Annie Louise Cary sang at the FRS
Baptist church yesterday afternoon.
In approaching the city from any quarter, on
of the first objects to attract the attention
the pavilion of the Maine General Hospital
A very imposing effect will be produced whe
all the buildings comprised in the plan al
erected