The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-16
Brief Jcttings.

Yesterday was g. raw, disagreeable day.
The French Spy is on the way to this city aud
will reach Music Hall on the 23d proximo.
Miss Annie Louise Cary is engaged for the
Cincinnati Musical Festival.
Mr.. William Davis, for many years general
ticket agent of the Grand Trunk railroad, has
resigned his position and proposes going into
business at Kingston
The Haydn Society have voted to give John
K Paine's oratorio OF st. Peter on their own
responsibility. They will be assisted by an
orchestra Of Al musicians from Boston, and
Mrs. Barry and Messrs. Osgood and Rudolf
sen.
Mr. Charles P. Knapp, U. S. Shipping Com
missioner, has opened an Office in the Boston
s. Maine railroad station for the shipment of
sailors coming from Boston,
A very neat and convenient room has been
fitted up in the second story of the depot
of the Boston & Maine railroad, for the excu-
sive use of the baggage masters and brakemen
on that road
Mr.. H. w, bennett sails for Europe Satur-
day.
Merchants will bear in mind that the steam
er Lewiston sails tomorrow night Shippers
can send their goods down to-day and avoid
working on Fast Day.
Three masted schooner, A. Il. Weeks, AS
tons burthen, built at Bath and recently launch
ed, arrived here yesterday to load for Cuba.
She is a fine vessel in every respect and reflects
credit upon her builder and owners.
Fl. G. Beatley having resigned his position as
Superintendent of the Portland Water Co., to
take effect on the first of May next, Charles
NJ. Plummer has been appointed to take his
place.
Messrs. Merrill Prince & Co. have with their
accustomed lberalty contributed $2S. lin goods
for the Maine General Hospital Fair.
Another old land mark gone the bank of ice
on Middle street.
Tomorrow being Fast Day the Custom
House will be closed.
People who wagered ON base ball playin g
Fast Day, are preparing to pay for hats, bottles
of wine, boxes of cigars, &c. They will be
obliged to send to Boston for the wine, as no
spirituous beverages can be procured in the
city.
The verdict rendered in the case of Martin
Sheridan, was that his death resulted from his
own carelessness. The railway employees are
exonerated from blame.
1t is understood that at the commencement
exercises at Westbrook Seminary, rext June,
the Grafton will be delivered by Hon. Israel
Washburn, Jr., of this city, and the poem by
Mrs Elizabeth Akers Alien, more widely
known as Florence Percy
Inc montgomery GUARDS propose giving a
dance ana exhibition drill in Cily Hall on the
Both inst, on which occasion they will appear
in their new and tasty uniform.
On and after to-day the Portland and Oodens-
burg trains run into the Boston and Maine de-
pot instead of the Maine Central.
There will be united religious services on
Thursday in the lecture room of the Memorial
church. DR.. Carruthers will preach at II a. m
United prayer meeting at 8 p. m.
A company of young men gave an outdoor
concert last evening on Federal street.
hard-contested fight took place on Fore
street about six o clock last evening. One mar
attempted to make q leather-head of another
by thrusting his boot into his ear
The Congress street Methodist unite with tn,
st. Lawrence street church in Fast Day ser
vices. Sermon at II o'clock a. M in ST. Law
renee street church by Rev. Mr. Wright
United prayer meeting in the vestry of the
Congress street church at 8 o'clock p. IN.
There was big flame in the direction 0
Saccarappa last night.
A Grand Trunk employee had his foot badl
crushed yesterday by the wheel of locomotiv
passing over it.
The Black Crook will give an entertainment
at Lewiston in aid of the Hospital Fair.
Five carloads of immigrants, passengers b
the Polynesian, went over the Eastern RAILROAD
yesterday
The Biddeford Times says that the Lightning
express soon to be run on the Boston & Main
between Portland and Boston, will probably bt
made up of two Wagner cars, baggage cal
tender and locomotive.