The Portland daily press., 1873-04-24

| Howards and the Boys in Green. The How
| ards won by q score of 40 to Is.
| Two walters at the United States Hotel got
| belligerent last night, and the stronger smash
cd the nose of the weaker. 1t hurt him.
The Hampton colored students give con-
cert at City Hall on the 9th proximo.
Mr.. Charles Day, jr. has offered silver cup as
prize in the annual spring shoot of the Forest
City Club which comes off to-day.
Somebody with murderous intent threw
piece of orange peel on Middle street sidewalk
yesterday, thereby causing lady to slip GOWN
and bruise herself severely.
The Portland Company are employing 5Vo
operatives.
The Advertiser tells of Portland girl visit
inc in n neghboring city, who made herself so
attractive to her hosts they would not let her
return home. Her father was obliged to call
| in the aid of the City Marshal to rescue his
child. There was young man in the case.
Tickets for the Oratorio of st. Peter, to be
given by the Haydn Society, are selling well.
A New York despatch says that Frank Bak-
er, who died suddenly at the St. Nicholas,
Monday night has been taken to Portland for
burial.
The st. Paul's Guild Fair finished success
tul career last evening.
The levee and fair of the First Baptist Socie-
ty opened well yesterday. 1t will be continued
this afternoon and evening. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all.
A bluff looking Englishman has been vic
timizing over merchants by buying goods and
paying for them in bills on the Is years explod-
ed bank of Clifton. Canada About $500 were
put in circulation
According to the argus a monument is to
| be erected in Deerns ''to the memory of Mary
| Magdalene, friend and protegee of Jesus
| Christ
| Mr.. Adam Brown OF Woifboro', is at the
United States Hotel. He has been furnishing
| money to Boston parties for rebuilding pur-
poses, and taking mortgages in the burnt dis,
trct.
The entertainment at the St. Lawrence st.
church this evening will be found worthy of
patronage. The beautiful cantata of the
christian graces' will be given by chorus of
40 voices, assisted by three soloists. Poems
Rotations, &c.. will be given.
The third grand assembly of the Longshore
Boat Club comes off at Lancaster Hall this
evening. a fine time is anticipated. Ray
mond's Quadrille Band furnishes the music
Tuesday the police found q circular gray
cloak, small cape and Scotch cap, on Brown
street, between the offices of Drs. Gilman and
Clark. The garments are at the police station
awaiting an owner.
There were three drunks at the station last
night
VICTIMS AND SCION SHINGLE.-The delight
full commedy of Victims will be presented at
Music Hall this evening, Mr.. John E. owens
taking the leading part of Josiah Butterfly. Tho
entertainment will conclude with Mr. Owens
famous speciality of ''Solon Shingle," in which
he takes the title role. The prospects are that
the hall will be filed by large and fashiona-
BILE audience. Fine acting doesn't come to us
so often that we can afford to neglect it, Mr..
Owens support is said to be unusually fine,
Miss M. E. Gordon being especially commend
ed for her wit and grace. There are still a few
seats for sale at Stockbridge's EE
The last time Mr.. Owens played here he did
not give us the whole of Scion Shingle. We
trust he will not follow his own bad example
tonight, for it is little short of swndle of the
public.