The Portland daily press., 1873-02-05
Brief JOttings,

The cold wave is receding.
The man who is waiting for remittance,
and meanwhile would like to negotiate small
loan, was at the Preble House Saturday He
was quite moderate in his demands, onlyIask-
ing for fifteen dollars.
The ice-houses are filling up fast. Many
loads of ice cut from the basin, went through
the streets yesterday.
The Delehanty, Hengler & Spaulding troupe
play in this city next week.
Yesterday we were favored with some real
old-fashioned sunshine. Very young children
were taken out to see it as as novelty.
Or. J. B. Hopkins, a clairvoyant physician,
died of bilious fever at his residence, Monday
evening.
An Englishman who took steerage passage
from Liverpool by the Prussan, slipped and fell
on the deck during the voyage, fracturing his
hip. He was taken to Montreal yesterday.
Rev. G. B. Pitblado will deliver a lecture en-
titley ''Mind your own business" in City Hall,
on the 18th inst.
Mission Lodge, No. Al, I. o. of G. T., will
have public installation of officers this even
ing at Arcana Hall, corner of Congress and
Chapel streets.
The military drama of the Union Spy will be
rendered at City Hall Thursday night in fine
style. When the members of Bosworth Post
undertake anything of this sort they make a
success of it.
Messrs. Dow, Harlow and Thompson Of the
Executive Council, and a legislative committee
are in town for the purpose of visiting the Re-
form School to-day.
The examinations of the public schools begin
to-day. 1t is hoped there will be a good atten-
dance of parents and others interested in edu-
cation.
A servant girl on Cumberland street is miss
ing. She went out on an errand Msnday after
noon and has not been seen since.
Hon. G. w. Woodman's name is mentioned
in connection with the mayoralty.
"By-Stander'' has made another appearance
in the columns of the Argus, and attempts to
conjure up what he calls 'Bancho's ghost
The steam fire engine Casco No. 5, was out
for an airing yesterday afternoon and was sub
jected to test which showed it to be in capital
condition for service.
Much complaint is made of the bad condition
of our streets and sidewalks. On account of
the~'cradles' one cannot drive faster than
lQTee miles al HOUR WltuOub STcdG udISef "
life and limb. The sidewalks are rougher than
a Kentucky corduroy road.
The annual meeting of the Back Bay Land
Co., was called yesterday afternoon, but a quo
rum not being present the meeting was ad,
journed until the first Tuesday in May.
There were one or two runaways about town
yesterday.
The sixth lecture of the Peaks Island course
will be delivered on Thursday evening by Hon.
Charles j. Morris of this city.
The legislative party staying at the Preble
House numbers ten ladies and eight gentlemen .
The ladies are brevet legislators, that is wives
and daughters of the committee men who are
to visit the Reform School to-day.
The big icicles pendant from many of our
lofty buildings, are positive danger to passers-
by. Every now and then a heavy lump of ice
falls upon the sidewalk that would ''put a
head" upon any man, should it hit him.
One of the members of the Cumberland Bar
says that the supper at the Falmouth Hotel
Monday night, was remarkable for the lack of
post-prandial speeches.