The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-12-25


way without driver. Discharged.
Clifford. Williams
Brief Jottings.
Merry Christmas.
We are informed that it was Mr. Davis,
private Waterman of the Portland Machine
Works, who pulled the drunken man from the
railroad track on Commercial street. and thus
saved his life
In accordance with usage no paper will be
issued from this Office tomorrow.
Arctic temperature yesterday.
Tiny Tim will be much-quoted boy to-
day.
Anserne flesh is the staple provender to-day.
1t was mmon yesterday with all who had oc-
caslon to venture into the streets
Mr.. c. II, Gorham will begin his annual
piano sale on Tuesday. January 7th, 1873.
We are indebted to Capt. Smith of the Peru
wan, for lot of English holly and mistletoe,
those plants so intimately blended with Eng
lish Christmas days and with the old time GER
emonies OF the Druids. They open up to us
picture of holidays at the ''old home over the
water and of that free-hearted English hospi-
tality OF which Capt Smith is so fit an expo
nent.
GOV. PeTham was in the city last night on
his way to Augusta.
The ball at Fluent Hall tonight will be large
~ attended by our most prominent citizens.
Tickets can be obtained at the hail.
The oratorio of the Messiah is to be sung en-
tare, the f1rst time it was ever done in the Unit
ed States-several very fine choruses have usu-
ally been omitted
About thirty barrels OF liquor were seized at
the Boston boat yesterday.
One or two runaways yesterday.
The flag on Odd Fellows Hall was at half
mast yesterday in memory of the late D. R.
Stevens.
Sieighlng was excellent yesterday, and very
many people improved the opportunity for
sleigh ride.
There was slight 'scrimmage' on CONNER
cial street yesterday, which resulted in little
nose bleeding.
Jonas H. Perlep, now of Michigan, passes
Christmas in this city.
Hon. E. B. Washburne Minister to France,
has ordered a painting by Harry Brown.
The new street at Peaks Island has been
laid out sixty feet wide from point near the
grave yard, through the orchard by the Seaside
House, in the rear of the Union House, and
short distance beyond. Here it stops because
some of the land owners won't give the land
The music at the Catholic Cathedral to-day
will be given by Miss Nellie Barker, soprano
Mrs j. A. Ellison, contralto; Messrs. Howard
and Will StockbIidge, tenors; Messrs Coffin
and Ira Stockbridge bassos, and the full Cathe
dral chorus. Mr. G. A. Libby, jr., presdes at
the organ.
Oh-rId he iad tn 1nor hat ic
excellent sleghing from this city to the Kirk
wood House. We understand several excur-
sions to that resort are on the tapis, the winter
arrangements for parties having been complet-
ed at the house.
The Boston train was nearly two hours late
last evening.
Two new cases of small pox were reported
yesterday. One patient will be discharged from
the hospital to-day. This will leave six cases
at that institution, four of which number are
critical. There has been one death this week.
The streets presented very animated APP
pearance last evening, being crowded with
Christmas gift purchasers.
The Rolling Mills, the Kerosene Works, the
Atwood Lead Company and the Presumpscot
Iron Works very generously furnished all their
employees with turkeys yesterday. The num-
Der of turkeys about $50.
Evergreen decorations are unusually abund-
ant this Christmas
THREE PoRTRAIrs. - Mr.. Woodman, the
Chicago artist who is sojourning with us, has
Completed his portrait of Collector Washburn,
and placed it on exhibition at Schumachers'
gallery. We have spoken heretofore of the
fidelity of the portrait and of its depth of color.
Now that it is finished, Its merits are still more
striking and, judging from the delighted ex-
pressions of the spectators which greeted ou1
ears, our estimate corresponds with the popular
opinion.
Mr. Woodman has also completed an admira-
BILE portrait of John w. Lane, Esq, and has on
his easel, awaiting the finishing touches, an
excellent one of the late Judge NJ d. L. Lane
The first named is remarkable for its depth and
ricipess of color, as well as for its wonderful
accuracy. The eyes are particularly well rem.
dered. The portrait of Judge Lane merits the
higher praise because the artist never saw the
original.
Mr.. WoodmaVis now engaged on landscape
which. we trust, will be placed on exhibition az
soon as finished.
M. L. A.-The friends of the Mercantile
Library Association are reminded that the
Annual Assembly of the Association occurs OF
Friday evening at City Hall. The Hall will b.
decorated and the supper furnished by Saun
ders The tickets are limited to two hundred
and fifty and can be obtained only of the fol
lowing named gentlemen: M. N. Rich, M. B
Coolidge, VIM. E. Wood, John G. Proctor. c
W. Roberts, James f. Hawkes., w. R. Wood
James R. Ellison, Fred E. Jones. John B
Small, c. HI. Haskell, A. E. Webb, G. A..Lib
hey jr, James I. Lewis, John A. Emery H
H. Lowell and Geo. A. Jones. Members O
the Association can obtain their tickets of TIN
Treasurer John G. Proctor.
CoRREoTIoN.-The following programme fo
Christmas week is the programme at st. Luke
and not at the Cathedral of the Conception, a
stated in our yesterdays issue.
Wednesday, Holy communion at a. m
f,Il servica and sermon at 1890 a. m: evenin