The Portland daily press., 1873-06-17

Cakes of ice were in demand yesterday for
seats.
A jackass.-it was four legged one,-at-
tracted much attention on Federal street yes
terday afternoon.
Charles S. Fobes, Jr., of this city, delivers
the address before the alumni of Tufts College
Cadet Turner of this city, has been appoint
ed Adjutant of his class battalion at West
Point.
The sum of $50 is ready to be wagered that
the Resolute b. b. Club can beat any club in
the State.
The EN- eralds play ''Peep O'Day," at Music
Hall Wednesday and Thursday evenings for
the benefit of the Catholic Orphan Asylum.
The great sun god was was ''wratby" yester-
day, and his face fairly blazed with anger.
The jury in the Wagner trial were permitted
to attend church at Alfred Sunday, under the
escort of the Sheriff.
The weather waves now must surely come
from some oceanic boiling spring.
People are beginning to seriously think of
pic-nics This hot weather doesn't make them
quite uncomfortable enough. They long for
bugs in their ears and all that sort of thing.
1t touched so Y. sterday-the mercury we
mean. Eighty didn't seem bit scared.
By-and-by, if people persist in eating lob
sters will be as scarce as hens teeth.
The tug "Tiser" made a trial trip yesterday
to test her new boiler and engines. The result
was satisfactory.
A dark-brown mare and grey-lined ph@ton
await an owner at "a Federal street, where it
was left Friday.
Dirgo Engine Co., No. 8, propose having an
excursion to Old Orchard on the 26th inst
Chandler's Band will play dance music in the
ball room of the Old Orchard House.
The Maine Western Free Baptist yearly
meeting commences its snnual session this af-
ternoon at Casco street church. Meetings will
continue during Wednesday and Thursday, and
public services will be held at the usual hours.
Small boys amused themselves yesterday at
the Fair by grinding up sample packages of
yeast powders in the vegetable cutter.
A slight fracas occurred in the yard of the
Portland Company yesterday, between a big
rough and a little fellow whom he was trying
to "clean out" The tables were turned and
the big fellow got the cleaning out in good
shape.
A card printing press has been added to the
attractions in the glass blowers room. You
can get your card printed in a moment, and as
neat a pin.
Two large men and :. small boy trying to pass
through narrow door at the same time is an
operation among the lost arts. 1t was tried
last evening in the doorway that leads to the
bridge from City Hall
A new doorkeeper made himself conspicuous
last evening. at the Punch and Judy show, by
refusing Ia admit a newspaper reporter. The
manager didn't need him any longer when lie
heard of it.
Sparkling goes on freely evenings among the
evergreens on the bridge.
The rooster that has been given to thu
Hospital Far, is the veritable cock that crow
in the morn. He dosn't tell the old, old story
until ten O'Clock in the morning, however, when
the people begin to assemble.
An amusing exchange of hats took place
yesterday, and one of our well-known physi-
claus was seen walking up Congress street
with ''stoye pipe" several sizes too small on
his head.
Vivid flashes of lightning illuminated the
sky last night
One OF our policemen, who has for a long
time worn most luxuriant beard, found occa-
sion TO shave yesterday. A man whom he was
arrestng for drunkenness clutched the beard
and took great haudfuls out, sadly marring its
proportions.
Harry Bloodgood's combination closed its en-
gagement in this city last evening.
Superintendent Bachelor of the Portland
division of the Eastern railroad, assures us
that there is no truth in the rumor current
about town last night, of a strike on the part
of the employees on the night trains to Ban
gor.
A most excellent imitation of a tornado
sprang up about midnight, and people passing
along the streets were obliged to hold on to
their hair lest it should blow off
The Biddeford Times says a Partland man
was thrown out of carriage in that city Sum
day and somewhat bruised. Also that four
Portland "bucks" stove in shoe window Satur-
day.
One hundred and nine new buildings were
erected in this city from April 1872 to April
1873 so the Assessors report. 1t wasn't a good
year for building either.
Messrs. Roberts and Clark of the Equitable
Life INSURANCE Co., offer to contribute $50 to
the Hospital fund provided the other insurance
agents in the city or State Will increase the
sum to $500. Walk up gentlemen and follow
the laudablc example set you by the liberal
aga,,ta of tho Eonitahle