The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-05-28
Brief JOtfings.

A longshoreman named Sullivan got duck
ing by falling off one of the wharves yesterday
afternoon.
The corporators of the Fire Insurance Com
pany met yesterday afternoon at the Board of
Trade rooms and adjourned to the 9th prox.
Yesterday was cool, windy and dusty, with
never hint of summer about it.
Luxury at Barnum's show. The seats have
backs to them.
Lingard's bowels went back ON him and he
didn't play at Music Hall last evening. 1t is
to be presumed that the other members of the
troupe also had trouble with their bowels, as
none of them appeared.
Barnum biings the food for his cannibals
with him. So no fond mother need fear to car
ry her babies to the show.
Hon. L. d. NJ. Sweat has been appointed
honorary commissioner to the Vienna EXPOSE
ton by the President Mr.. Sweat leaves for
Europe the 9TH prox., accompanied by his
wife.
Allan mail steamer Polynesian from Liver
pool arrived at Quebec Sunday at p. m, with
1O1 cabin and 1851 steerage passengers.
The old store of Emery & Waterhouse on
Middle street. lately occupied by George III.
Knight as drug store, is to have an elegant
frort of Philadelphia brick with marble caps
and sills.
Look out for the big procession three miles
long this morning,
DR.. George E. Hatton of this city. died sud-
denly about week ago in Dedham, Mass,
where he was visiting
Three men were injured Monday afternoon
by the fall of block of marble they were un-
loading at the P. & o. freight house. One of
them named Bracket, had his foot crushed.
The Mcclellan Guards were out last night,
but where where were the Lingards? Sick
with the bowel complaint
The following named gentlemen have been
elected to represent the Portland Society at the
General Convention of the New Jerusalem
church, to be held in Cincinnati, Ohio, June
9th: David Tucker, Marcian Seavey, James p
Baxter, John w. Stockwell and Samuel Lewis.
The farmers are now getting deep into the
narrowing details of farming. You can't get
them to even think of the Governor question
until the potatoes are all in
Daniel Jones of this city, painter by trade,
is i'll and destitute at Sherman, Texas. If he
has any relatives in this city they are asked to
go to his assistance, or to send aid A letter to
this effect has been received by the postmaster,
signed by Charles E. Butterick, Sherman,
Texas.
The Montgomery Guards are making prepare
tons for an excursion some time during the
month of June.
The cadet companies of the city were out for
street parade last night
The Fays gave another of their surprising ex-
hibitions last night in the ante-room of Army
and Navy Hall. Their exploits are really won
derful, aud the charming little Mrs. Fay at
tracts much attention.
THE BIG SHow.-At four O. clock this morn
ing the first of the five special trains used in
conveying Barnum's big show rolled into the
station, and was speedily followed by the 9TH
ers At nine o'clock the great procession, said
to be three miles in length, will form in front
of the Preble House. At ten o'clock the morn
iny exhibition OPENS II seems scarcely neces-
sary to enla ,ge upon the merits of this show,
for ever ybody knows that it is the biggest
thing under canvass, 1900 men and horses be-
in5 t. iice. n one thouId fail to be
prese 1t a. tn. very opening of the exhibition,
70 the gra id entree intp the three large rings
is sighs no. to be missed. Twelve jet black
horses and twelve m Tx white ones, backed by
riders clothed in gorgeous costumes, is one of
the initial features. Then follows the process
sion of animals around the outer ring. Per-
formances ale going on in two rings simultan-
eously, while the remainder Of the twelve large
tents are devoted to the display of the 100000
rare curiosities. The equestrian and hippo
dromic exposition is unequalled in its way,
while the collection of birds, beasts and reptiles
is larger than ever before exhibited The talk
ing machine, the Fiji cannibals, the bearded
girl, the no-armed boy, the What Is 1t, the
mechanical automatom, the statuary and the
oil paintings. ar only a few of the many Curl
osities exhibited. 1t is sight that perhaps
never will be seen again.