The Portland daily press., 1872-08-16

The steamer Falmouth arrived yesterday
was delayed twelve hours by fog, which was
very dense the whole passage.
Messrs. Geo. II. Davis & Co. have sold the
house on State street, which they purchased of
the Rangely estate, to one of our business men.
The U. S. District Court came in yesterday
morning, but the expected cases were not ready
for hearing, and the Court adjourned without
doing any business.
The rainfall in this city on Tuesday and
Wednesday amounted to LIS inches
The work of laying the wooden pavement on
Middle street began yesterday under the watch
full auspices of the Sidewalk Committee.
Yesterday was the festival of the Annuncia-
tion of the Virgin Mary and was observed with
special services at the Roman Catholic Cathe-
dral ON Cumberland street.
The young lady who wasthe' subject of the
Outrage voluntarily gave to police officer a
very different version of the affair from those
printed in the Advertiser.
Liquors were seized yesterday at the store of
Patrick Heating.
The Boston Transcript says negotiations are in
progress in that city to secure some of the
steamers of the Allan line for that city.
The Portland Light Guard Association did
not make their excursion yesterday on account
the weather A goodly number met and it was
voted to postpone the excursion to some future
day, subject to the call of the committee.
Messrs E. Clement s. Co. of this city are
loading vessel with spruce lumber for Rich
meud, Va. an incident that has not occurred
before since the war.
On account of the unpleasant weather yester-
day the Portland Light Guards postponed their
anniversary excursion.
Prof. Henry of the Smithsonian Institute and
Rear Admiral Bailey U. S. N, were at the Fal-
mouth Hotel yesterday
Among the distinguished men who have sig
nified an Intention of being present at the Grand
Army reunion on the 2lst, are Gen. Burnside
President Chamberlain, Gen. Seldom Conner
and Gen. J. A. Hall.
The Advertiser says that j. W. Lane has pur-
chased the land in Deering for trotting park
situated at the head of Pleasant street neal
John Holiness house-which is altered into q
hotel-and will build first class half mile tracl
to be in readiness this fall Mr.. Howe the en-
gineer is preparing the plans to put the biol
under contract. The expense of the sundertak
ing will be $4,000.
By a mistake in the date we said that the 18th
Maine regiment would celebrate their anniver.
s.rv yesterday. 1t will occur on the Goth.
v,s,rrNc FL, EMEN.-Tiger Engine Co., No
. Of Go,;ic, Portsmcn uth,) ". H., arrived herr
at 1o15 Yesterday morning, by the Portland
81 far n do W ayS1IrSOn. The,
wero accompanied by the Dover Cornet Rand
81 pieces, w. J. Newell leader, The compan!
marched directly to Custom House wharf ant
went to Peaks Island by steamer Gazellc, am
spent several hours, partaking in the meantlm
of a chowder and clam-bake In the after
noon Cumberland Engine Co., No 8, joine
them at the island, and about o'clock Doti
companies returned to the city and marched
the Cumberland's house on Bracket street a
Soclock they all sat down to one Of Saunders
xcellent suppers. At the board were, as in
.. d guests, Mayor Kingsbury, Chief Engnee
-, nings Assistants Littlefcld and Chase
.l,o Committee on Fire Department an
..s After supper the band statione
.isu,.slvas IN front of the house and favore
.;ao,,+s # the neighborhood with som
.:.oo,,o,,. music Afterwards the Wis
- more gratitied 70, tn an exhibition of tn
il ,ent apparatus for unlo> ''''s ."o ioiSe' "n
pal ing up the rooms in case VI az ai'rih
light. uight A serenade was SUBSEQUENT"
fire at Capt. Leighton of the Cum, 'erlano'
given to for which the Captain retur. leu
his house, very handsome manner. ne'
thanks in :, o.. visits were escorted
ov, -, :" anu VIZ
their lodgings az - iep.. s'
Hotel by the Cum ii"nu boys. a. :" good---
was given and ret, !, ened with hearty cheers
The Rochester fire mel will return home at 13t
his afternoon an, will assemble T. Marke
square at 1890. This forenoon IT, member
Win look about tn 0 city and visit. such attrae
lions as may bel resented. The Tiger Com
y numbers 40 men, in blue uniforms trim
Fora . iea AM White, with white belts. In
% a. D. VIII tehouse Fred Crocke
" nan secof I'd assistants.
The DRowNIN "a Cou,n.or
We have receive, M 20 1871,
.he acts of the m 'hiu"i0''Vio- -.