The Portland daily press., 1873-03-15
BriefJottirgs.

The steamship Prussian which arrived Thurs
day night, brought "a cabin, 26 intermediate
and 155 steerage passengers.
The New Footman" will make his appear
ance about the middle of next week. e.
An Auburn Fire Company passed through
this city yesterday, on its way from Biddeford.
House No. AZ Spring street, the residence of
Charles. Davis, Esq, has been bought by G. o.
Cram.
A $4,000 bill of goods has been bought in
this city, by Denver city merchant.
The warm spring days have come, the slop-
pest of the year.
Whenever the March wind signs lit doesn't
set the jewel prints of your feet in violets blue
as your eyes, by long shot
One of the immigrants who came over in the
"Prussian" fell through the hold Thursday
night. distance of eighteen feet With the
exception of a few bruises in the face he re-
ceived no injuries.
A black dog got himself run over and killed
by train of cars ON Co nmercial street, yester
day, tits to be hoped that the laudable exam
pie will be initiated by numerous other dogs
about own. ,.a ,s.,....- "a
The tranced woman still drinks of the waters
of oblivion. They are forced down her throat
by spoon, of conrse. M. "
The Ad0ertiser says that A. T. Stewart & Co.,
have bought goods in this city during the past
year, to the extent of more than million of
dollars
Mr.. Francis M'Donald. the manager of the
Portland Kerosene Oil Company, is very ill.
The Portland Machine Works are building
an engine for the "Tiger"
The wife of Woodman, the artist, presented
him with twelve pound girl at high noon yes
terday.
The Western Union Telegraph Company will
run another wire from New York to Hearts
Content, passing through this city.
The prospect is good for grand fair in June
to be held in aid of Maine General Hospital.
The employees of the Portland Company held
an indignation meeting this week. They com
planned that the building was not SAFE An
architect was Immediately employed to make
an examination.
1t is thought that the Walker House will be
used by the Boston & Maine as depot, for a
year at least.
One of the gentle sex gave a man a sound
beating on Fore street, yesterday afternoon for
some real or fancied insult. She had the figure
and strength of Glumdalclitch.
Look out for the first passenger train from
Boston over the B. & NJ. extension about noon
to-day.
A couple of bad pennies were at the lodging
room OF the police station last night A man
and wife who have been repeatedly sent to Bos-
ton, came back to the city they love so well,
and Immediately applied to the officers for
lodgings.
Next Monday will be st. Patlicks day.
little Spring street girl remarked yesterday,
that she wished she was man, so she could
put her hands in her pockets and strut about,
and look popular, like men do.
We are glad to learn that T. E. Twitchell
Esq, OF the well-known dry goods house Of
d Locke, Twitchell & Co who has been confined
70 MS mouse tor three weeks by illness, has SC
Iar recovered as 10 resume his usual place.
The masquerade Dance of the Blues at tbei
armory, last evening, was an enjoyable and
amusing affair. About twenty couples wer
present.
twenty-five couples paid homage to Terps
chore at Fluent Hall, last night. The oecasio
was very pleasant one. Webster furnishe
the refreshments, and Chandler the music
A kicking horse on the corner of Middle an
Exchange streets, yesterday afternoon, cause
some excitement, and induced bevy of ladit
to take refuge in neighboring store.
The big injuns, who appear in Music Ha
next week, bear such attractive names as Yell
q ing Dog, Hole in tn Ground, &c.
Gen. Neal Dow leaves for Europe on lie,
turing tour the 10Th inst.
A drunken row occurred in shop on Gun
berland street, last night Several men e
badly bruised, and one was left for dead. Il
'came to" however
And now the Mari family have discevere
that property of ever 80 many millions
Scotland belongs to them, and they are goir
1or 1t. We supposed the Mari titles and pro
erty belonged to the Dunbars.
a aeiesation of the Augusta Post, G. A. R
visited Post Bosworth last evening for the pu