The Portland daily press., 1873-01-22

The funeral of Mr.. Charles Hossack will take
place from his residence on Tying street, ON
Thursday, at 2 p. m. The aged Brotherhood
are requested to attend
j. s. Bailey & Co., sold az auction yesterday,
house corner Of Oxford and Elm streets, to
Geo. r. Davis.
We hear from various sources that the recep-
ton of Mr.. Pekwick at City Hall, on Wednes-
day evening of next week, January 29th is to
be grand ovation, at which hundreds of his
admirers intend to be present.
The house occupied by Simeon Jordan and
sister at Cape Elizabeth, was destroyed by fire
Monday night The house was a one story
wooden building Two barns connected with it
were also destroyed
A lounge that had taken fire in j. H. Hoop
er's furniture store on Free street, Monday was
thrown from the window and struck a man by
the name of Varpey on the forehead, knocking
him senseless.
The /. A R. A. will hold an assembly at
City Hall, the goth prox.
Bret Harte is the sensation of the hour He
had an immense audience in Steinway Hall,
New York, who were perfectly delighted with.
his witty and humorous lecture
AT the annual meeting Of the portland
Lloyds," Saturday last, the following advisory
committee were elected Russell Lewis Jacob
s. Winslow, Jacob Mcclellan, David Keazer,
Geo. E. B. jacobson, Almon A. Strout, Geo. S.
Hunt, Isaac jackson, S. e. Spring. Committee
on risks-Jacob S. Winslow, Jacob Mcclellan,
and David Keazer. Attorney-Geo W. Ford
Capt johnson, of the lighthouse steamer
Iris, passed off Portsmouth, yesterday deep
laden bark signalling for pilot She put out
to sea again when the storm set in.
The Montgomery Guards had very pleasant
time at their first grand ball given in City Hall
last evening.
Two of our well-known commercial houses
were required to give bonds in smuggling
case yesterday. Nutmegs and other spices are
said to have been the articles Struggled
Coal is retailing at dollar and half less on
atom at Bath than here, and yet it costs fifty
cents more to freight it to Bath.
P. P.-The prose epic of the pol iceman and
the pork is exciting much attention about town
1t seems that about month ago Daniel Gould
was appointed on the police force. Gould had
formerly been policeman and his past expe-
for the position. Shortly after his appointment
the suspicious of Deputy Williams were aroused
by strange and rather eccentric conduct on the
part of the new appentee. So Mr.. Williams,
without communicating his suspicious to the
force, acted on some information he had re-
ceiyed from outside sources and placed watch
on Gould. Last Sunday evening, after hastily
eating his lunch, Gould left the station, and
was followed He was seen to enter the pack
ing-house of Thompson & leighton, on Port
land street, and to come out carrying several
hams. Monday morning Deputy Williams in
formed the City Marshal of the case, and Dep
uties Sterling and Williams searched Gould's
house. There they found about forty pounds
of sausages, five hams, large quantity of lard
and other articles. He was then brought be-
fore the City Marshal, when he stated that FL
well, the engineer and Waterman at Thompson
& Leighton's, owed him some nine dollars and
agreed to pay him in hams. 1t seems that he
sold dog to Elwell who paid him in sausages,
he, of course allowing Elwell sufficient time
to make the dog up into that greasy and dys-
peptic-producing eatable. Elwell was brought
up for examination, who denied Gould's story
but said the latter pleaded poverty and he al
lowed Gould to take the things out of sympa
thy. Elwell appears to be rather simple mind
ed, and as Gould had evidently contrived to get
into his good graces by certain favors he allow
ed the pilfering to go ON without being aware
of the iniquity of the transaction. The police
badge and irons were taken from Gould after
these stories were heard and he is now in Jail.
The City Marshal expresses a determination
not to spare him in the least, but to have him
punished to the fullest extent of the law, as
such transactions tend to cast discredt upon
the whole force, which has deseredly enjoyed
the fullest confidence of the community.