The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-30

Allan mali steamship Moravian from Liver
pool arrived at Quebec Monday with 80 cabin
and 1888 steerage passengers.
The original "Old Probabilities turns up in
the Bible, where it represents the servant of
Elisha as going seven times to the top of Car
mel to ascertain the probabilities of rain.
Several excursion parties who disbelieved the
promise of the clouds yesterday morning, got
most thoroughly wet before nightfall.
The funeral of the late Augustine Haines,
from No. 30, New High street, will take place
at two o'clock this afternoon.
Gnats and mosquitoes divide the popular dis
favor at present
Mrs. Faxon broke her left arm while on the
band excursion. Monday night, by slipping on
the wharf at Peaks Island.
H. B. NJ Consul Murray sailed from Liver
pool in the HISTORIAN yesterday.
Governor Perham and staff left for Rhode Is.
land yesterday. Marshal Parker joined them
at the Maine Central depot in this city.
A party of Portland people were compelled
to stay away from home all night Monday, be-
cause of an accident to the Lake Sebago steam
er Mount Pleasant.
Monday night a party of ladies and gentle
men, who were on an excursion to Diamond
Cove, got lost in the fog and did not reach home
until two o'clock yesterday morning. They
came near getting wrecked Cd a reef.
Gamblers won $14O on train from Old Or
chard yesterday.
A truant hog is imprisoned in the stable at
the rear of the City Building, and an owner is
wanted for him. g.
Mosn how fho nod
on the B. & M. Yesterday they moved a
dwelling house upon the spot where the B. &
M. proposed effecting junction
A young married man in this city is felici-
tating himself over novel experience. He
has had occasion for the first time to direct a
letter to his wife,
Mr.. Edward A. Glidden, of the firm of Wood
bury, Latham & Glidden, is dangerously ill
with the cholera morbus.
A man walked into the corridors of the City
Building yesterday and asked for boot-black
He had mistaken the building for a hotel
A young man who was playing at Gordon's
bowling alley ON Silver street yesterday after
noon had one toe completely mashed and sew
eral others injured by one of the heavy balls
falling on his foot '-r7sT
The Trustees of the Portland Academy fund
have given an annuity of 5000 each, for three
years. to the Portland Public Library and the
Portland Natural History Society.
Gov. Perham and staff went to Rocky Point
r. l., via the Boston & Maine to attene the
clam bake of the Veteran Association, to which
all the New England Governors and suits are
invited.
Mr. II II IL
BILE man, has five Patchen colts in pasture at
Freeport, for which he has been offered 81 900
apiece Their dams are Kentucky blood
mares.
Mr.. Payson Tucker has added another con-
venience to the Boston & Maine railroad.
which will be valuable to people at the west
end of the town, He has constructed stans
from the bridge over State street which lead di.
rectly to the station.
Yesterday officer York arrested James Cryrie
aged II years, who recently escaped from the
Reform School.
Officer York arrested another escaped Re
form School boy yesterday on Newbury street
His name is James Creary, and he has beer
out of the school about year.
There was death at the station last night
A stray cat who wandered in was taken with
fits and died in commissions.
The Portland Company have takeu hold in
earnest to rebuild their works. Already force
of fifty men are clearing away the debris.
Lots in the new Methodist camp-meeting
ground at Old Orchard will be selected to-
day
There were seven DRINKS at the station last
might.
woman on Centre street was arrested by
Ter YORK yesterday afternoon for making a
distui-nce on the street
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