The Portland daily press., 1873-02-28

The WARD CAUCUsEs ARE CALLED AT Z
O'clock THIS EVENING
Nathan Cleaves, Esq, received the Demo
cratic nomination for Mayor last night
A Portland gentlrman walked all the way
from Augusta to this city yesterday,-with the
exception of little lift he got in the cars from
Augusta to Woodford's Corner
A good house greeted Whitmore & Clark s
minstrel troupe at City Hall last evening.
When you see a man with crushed hat, it is
the proper thing to ask him if he has been
"snow-slid."
Il Atlantic Lodge, T. o. G. T., ill give dra-
matte and musical entertainment at Sons of
Temperance Hall, next Saturday evening.
Lord Dundreary's Visit will be given, and
Fred. Norton will amuse the audience will his
lightning drill and Dutch songs. A very pleas
ant time is anticipated
The managers of the Inauguration ball, when
they announced it, did not desire it to be con-
sldered dress affair de rigeur, but merely
wished it to be understood that dancing in
street costume, with hat on, etc., is not de-
sirable.
Yesterday started for fine day, but grew
sulky after dinner and of course made itself
highly disagreeable.
A bevy of ladies yesterday importuned us to
say something horrid about the awful condi-
tion of our sidewalks" Our readers will please
consider it as said.
1t was at the house of Nathaniel Miller, not
Deering, that the theft of dress mentioned in
yesterdays paper was committed.
1t is thought that the changes in the director
oh ,of 10 Nas,. H.
moving of the offices of the company to Port
land
The following motto is recommended to the
consideration of all fast people during the forty
days of Lent,-Festina Lente
The first mail from Quebec since Saturday
arrived yesterday afternoon a
All the able-bodied citizens of Portland have
been named as a committee to arrange for the
reception of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science, in that city next Au-
gust. Ii the Association does not get well en-
tertalned, it will not be because the Committee
b is not large enough. -Gdrdiner Journal.
An unprecedently large amount of freight
has been carried by eastward-bound boats this
season, and the store-houses in this city are
jammed with it now.
Rev. j. Ii. Madison, of the Mountfort A. NJ
+. Church, delivered lecture on temperance
at Arcana Hall last evening
On account of ill health Mr.. w. S. Beckett
will not be appear at the complimentary con-
cert to be given to Mr.. Grimmer, and Mr.. Jas.
Watts has been engaged to take his place
Members of Maine Lodge, l. o. O. F., are
requested to look at the column of special no.
tices.
Skiff and Gaylord play in this city on the
evening of the 7th prox.
A fourth of March ball is to be given at Lam
caster Hall. ~
Abbie Young, the glri who was arrested for
larceny Wednesday night, has been before the
Municipal Court twice before, on the same
charge. She seems to be a confirmed family
thief. Her real name is Rosanna Farwell, and
she came from Gray.
Rev. j. M. Palmer, of this city, is to deliver
lecture on Harmony of Genesis with Sci
ence,' at Biddeford, next week.
The steamship Mississippi" Capt Dun
Iery, sailed for Liverpool yesterday morning,
carrying full cargo.
Yesterday morning the Maine Central train
tailed to connect with the Boston train, because
OF ten freight cars being off the track at the
Falmouth bridge
MI d. b. Curtis is building mud-digger and
three scows on Franklin Wharf. About forty
men are employed 100-ton tug-boat is to he
built soon. The Portland Company furnish the
machinery. 100000 is the capital invested
Mr.. j. Winslow Jones expects to resume
business soon, as he is in a fair way to adjust
the claims of his creditors
Conductor Stevens (our "Sam"), of the Port
land and Ogdensbnrg Railroad, who has re-
Gently enjoyed the snow bic ckade, SAYS that
the people of Brownfeld, Fryeburg and Hiram
are the whitest' people he ever met. They
brought provisions, and abundance of them 70
his snow-bound train, in some Instance a d;s-
tance of over six miles. He reports the road
all right now. So