The Portland daily press., 1873-08-20

7 Allan Mail Steamship Polynesian from Lig-
erpool arrived at Quebec Sunday at 4 p, m.
Allan Mail Steamship Moravian from Que
bee arrived at Liverpool Monday.
The steam yacht America was in the harbor
all day yesterday, and leaves for Mount Desert
this morning. She made her run from Martha's
Vineyard 100 miles, in twelve hours and ten
minutes.
Rev. Frederick rockingham is in town.
The yacht Emily, from Boston, with party
of Springfield and Boston gentlemen on board,
is in the harbor.
The Fall Term of the Westbrook Seminary,
Deering, began Monday, the 18th, with good
prospect of full and pleasant school.
1t has been found necessary to repair the
mastic front of the Free Street Church, several
fools who ruined jack-knives having carved
their initials upon it.
A fine locomotive for the Intercolonial Rail
way has been turned out from the works of the
Portland Company.
The Deering burglars continue to practice
their profession, having just relieved two
clothes lines and entered the stable of Mr..
Charles Goodrich, stealing therefrom a good
harness, whips, etc.
The house No. 139 Spring street, has been
sold to A. p Haskell for $275. The building
will be removed, and fine residence will be
erected by Mr.. j. Kinsman on the site.
The streets presented very ''militia" APP
pearance yesterday, men in uniform being fire.
quent.
After sulking all the NOR ming the sky bright
aned, and yesterday afternoon was warm and
sultry.
1t was N. K Sawyers stable not n. G. Saw
yer's that was broken into at Deerirg the other
night.
It is J. w. Perkins of Lewiston not of this
city, who has erected summer residence on
Squirrel Island.
A party of Portland gentlemen had pleas
ant experience while riding out of town Mon.
day night. The horse ran away, and the la
dies becoming frightened, vowed they wouldn't
ride behind such frey steed. So they came
home in another team.
A carriage containing two ladies came near
being upset on Middle street yesterday after
noon by reason of one of the forward wheels
working off 1t was discovered by Mr.. NJ g.
Palmer Just in season to avoid the fall.
The excursion of the Allen Mission to Lake
Sebago comes off to-day. Cars leave Walker
House station at 8 As a. M, and IL: 20 p. m.
The hull of the steamer Montreal was sold
yesterday to j. Powers Of Boston, for about
$4,000.
The German Relief Association 60 to the Is
lands to-day.
The streets last evening were crowded with
soldiers, and we are glad to add that we did not
see single one intoxicated.
The Mcclellan Cadets meet at their armory
this evening with their guns and equipments.
Nelse Leighton got bail yesterday, but his
chum Pike had to go to Jail.
Presdena Robins of Colby University is at
the Falmouth.
A small boy fell into the fountain at the Park
yesterday getting much frightened and pretty
wet.
Unfortunately for his health dog took to
foaming at the mouth while in Judge Nor
ris' Office yesterday. He was promptly shot.
A cholere mixture is advertised on the front
of Congress street fruit store. Suggestive.
There was muster in Market Square las
night, the itinerant peddlers rallying in force.
Managing Director G. j. Bridges of the
Grand Trunk, and Messrs. E. T. Gait and j.
Billings of Montreal are at the Falmouth.