The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-02-18

l-sseordial- welcome and add the following:
| Sand the use of the City Hall for their meet
| ings''
| Conference, and after the committee reported
| the Council voted to recede and concur with the
Aldermen Adjourned
AMATEUR THEATRIcALs. - The amateur
dramatic entertainment at Music Hail last
evening, was highly enjoyable. The people
engaged in the representation of the play en-
tered into their parts with great spirit and
hne appreciation of the requirements of their
several roles. 1t is always pleasure to wit
ness the acting of young ladies and gentlemen
of culture, for the reasons that they have a
thorough and very apprecative comprehension
of the nice shades of meaning and the delicate
strokes of humor and pathos which are the
making of our best standard plays, and that
they enter into acting with novel zest
utterly foreign to the jaded professional. When
the temptation, SO strong one for anna
teurs, to tear passion to tatters is wanting
because Of the lack of opportunity, the result
is very pleasing. Last evenings eutertain-
ment was an exemplifcation of the above. The
plays selected were sterling comedies, abound
ing in pleasing situations and witty little sur
prises OF language, and they were rendered
with much grace and spirit. "Our Wife" and
NAVAL Engagements were the comedies Sc
lected The ladies and gentlemen engaged in
their representation did notably well. Excel
lence was particularly noticeable in the acting
of Misses McCobb and Bradbury. The arch
ness and keen sense of humor of the first adj
mirably adabt her to the soubrette parts, while
the eminent naturalness and charming naivete
of the second peculiarly fit her for the role she
PLAYED last evening The costumes and other
appointments were very good, while the orches-
ira was fine.
This evening a repetition of the above named
plays will be given. We hope to see crowd
ed house. r-rr
AccIDENTs,-Mr. Gibson, proprietor of the
Preble House, was thrown from his sleigh on
Commercial street yesterday morning, suffer-
ing sprain of the Leg and several severe
bruises. His horse took fright at the cars and
ran away, breaking the harness and smashing
the sleigh Mr.. Gibson chung to the reins and
was dragged some distance before the horse
was stopped
Saturday Afternoon little boy named Har-
ris felroiiss eve of the wharves into the water,
and was rescued witt, 2,nch difficulty He at
tempted to raise himself out of the water by
clnging to The ice, which continually broSc
away under his grasp. Finally plank was
extended to him and he was rescued.
/ CATALOGUE OF BANKRUPTs of the District of
Maine, is certainly not an inviting title for
book, but nevertheless Gen. Hamlin, Register
in Bankruptcy in the Eastern District of the
State, has Gone the lawyers and business men
of Maine excellent service in collecting the
names of those who have awaited themselves of
the act voluntarily, or have been compelled to
go into it by their creditors. The little book
also contains the General Orders in Bank
ruptcy,' the rules adopted in the District Court
of Maine in reference to such cases, and all the
necessary forms and instructions in regard to
the matter. 1t can be obtained of Dresser,
Mcclellan & Co., and other dealers in books,
DR.. LUDwIG.-Dr. Ludwig was in great pain
yesterday, so great that he was kept under the
influence of ether the greater part of the day
Serious internal injury is apprehended.
We are informed by Superintendent Chase
that the horse was not frightened by railroad
train, for no train was near nor was there any
whistling or other noise from any engine in the
vicinity. 1t would seem that the one runner of