The Portland daily press., 1873-03-03


ETHEREAL mildness put in an appearance yes
terday. If one could only induce the tickle
jade to abide with us!
There were nine arrests for intoxication Sat.
urday night
Mr. Frank Clark, formerly with Small, Clark
& Thompson of city, has entered the clothing es-
Enlistment of A. X. Winslcw at Minneapolis,
MINI. v
The City Solicitors report shows So old suits
brought forward from last year, and IS new
cases. Is of which have been settled.
The Boston & Maine foot bridge over Emery
street is completed ---,s .----.
At the Democratic caucus held in Ward two
Saturday evening to nominate candidate for
Alderman in place of Mr.. Littlefeld, declined,
William Gould was nominated. 6
The complimentary concert to Mr.. Charles
Grimmer, Conductor Of the Portland Band,
which comes off this week, promises to be an
unusually fine musical entertainment.
The subject of intemperance was very ably
handled by Prof. o. P. Sweet, at City Hall Fri.
day evening, who gave the third and last lee
ture of the Allen Mission course. The recital
of his personal experiences was affecting in the
extreme and deeply moved his audience.
Rev. A. A. Smith of this city, is to inaugu-
rate series of evening meetings at the Free
Baptist Church in Saco, beginning tomorrow
evening.
Fifty-two locomotives have been ordered of
the Portland Company since the first of Jonu-
airy.
1t is estimated that the strike among the la
borers on the Boston & Maine extension some
time since will result is loss to the contrac-
tors of $4,000.
The musical pieces, and the presentation of
the Bardell-Pickwick trial scene at the Frater-
nifty entertainment on Saturday evening last
were each excellent, especially the latter, which
provoked immense amusement. In fact it has
never been better given in this city.
Two persons were admitted by profession to
State Street church yesterday.
case of small pox was reported Saturday
on Middle street. There are now but eleven
patients at the hospital.
There was savage fight on Green street yes
terday. One of the combatants had an ear bit
off, and several received flesh wounds. About
dozen were engaged in the fight. The COM
batants were dogs.
The pastor of Williston Chapel delivered
very effective sermon yesterday afternoon ON
the free church question. 1t is confidently ex-
pected that the new church, under this system,
will rapidly increase and become prosperous
The Allan mail steamship Sarmatan, Capt
Wyie, sailed from this port at midnight Satur-
day, carrying SO cabin passengers, among whom
were Sir Hugh and Lady Allan and number
of prominent Canadians.
Our community will deeply sympathize with
Mr.. Harry Brown in the bereavement which
has befallen him in the death of his oldest son,
Arthur Howard Brown, which took place yes
terday morning, of heart disease. The deceas-
ed was II years of age.
The town committees of Cape Elizabeth have
called Union caucus at the Town House this
afternoon to nominate candidates for town Off
GERS.
Capt Edward Fl. Woodbury., formerly one of
Portland's most enterprising shipmasters, died
at his residence in Cape Elizabeth yesterday,
aged SO years.
boy and girl, children of Mr. Francis Muir
ply, were thrown from sleigh :and quite SCI
vereiy bruised while riding ON Congress street,
saturday afternoon. We are glad to under
STAND that their injuries are not serious.