The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-04-14
Brief JOttinys.

We understand superb Weber Concert
Grand is to be sent from New York expressly
for the Cary concert Tuesday evening.
Y. NJ. G. A. monthly business meeting this
evening.
Mr.. G. Walter GCold, the talented young Or
ganist at st. Lnke's Cathedral, was presented
on Saturday evening last with an elegant cas-
sock of black cloth, well fitted, and sash of
silk; such as are worn by organists Of the
church. The gift was made by several ladies'
of the Cathedral.
Owing to the storm the English steamer Sar-
matian did not leave her dock until yesterday
noon. She took out full list Of passengers
and freight.
The Portland Fraternity will hold confer
ence meeting at its rooms on Congress street
this evening.
The Congregational church at Woodford's
Corner was handsomely decorated with flowers
around the pulpit yesterday, in commemora-
ton of Easter
Yesterday the harbor was full of coasters,
waiting for clear weather.
In spite of the execrable walking yesterday,
the churches were well attended, Easter obser-
vance proving in many of them strong induce
ments to venture out.
Snow, sleet and rain competed for the mas
terry during the past thirty-six hours; which
succeeded best the public can Judge for them
selves
Twenty-eght barrels and four half barrels of
Portsmouth cream ale were empted into the
sewer under the station house on Saturday.
Fifty men were engaged on Saturday to work
in the Cape Ann Granite Company's quarry.
Mr.. John N. Stimson of Alfred, one of the
proprietors of this quarry, has a large contract
for repairing some of the streets of the burnt
district in Boston.
The steamers Forest City and Montreal will
hereafter leave Boston for this city at seven
o'clock in the evening, instead of five as here
tofore.
A two horse baggage wagon loaded with
Black Crook property upset on Centre street
yesterday forenoon. A slight injury to one of
the horses was the only damage done.
Miss Cary visited the First Baptist church
yesterday afternoon and sang with the choir.
Capt Jone. Chase of JEWELS Island, in his
eighty-fourth year, one day last week went out
in boat and shot two black ducks.
The ladies of Casco street Baptist church
realized over 800 from their fair on Wed nes-
day evening last.
Our readers will not forget the Irish Relief
Association ball at City Hall tonight. Dane
ing commences at 81 o'clock.
On account of the bad weather last night the
Sabbath school concert at State church was
postponed. The school is in a most flourishing
condition under the vigorous and efficient man
agement OF its accomplished Superintendent.
Cornelius Kane, aged twenty one wears. hail
Sng from Portland, was injured on the Cheshire
railroad Massachusetts,, and is now nnaer
medical treatment at Fitchburg 1t is THOUGHT
he will recover.
That kind of April showers that begun last
Saturday ard continued until this morning is
not understood to be of the variety that has
tens May flowers.
Friday morning as the through freight on thu
Maine Central was passing Danville Junction
box car loaded with iron jumped the TRACK
and rolled over bottom side up beside the track
The shackle which bound it to the next car be-
hind did not at once break, and that car wa.
lifted high in the air, and when it came dowr
was in demoralized condition.
The steamship Polynesiar, Capt. Brown
from Liverpool Sd inst, arrived at this port a
245 A M. this morning.