The Portland daily press., 1873-04-01

! FIRST PARIsH.-At the meeting of the First
Parish Society, held yesterday afternoon, the
following letter of acceptance from the Rev.
DIR. Hill was read
WALTHAM Mass, March 26, 1873
My Dear Sir:-I have received at your hands,
an attested copy of the votes passed by the
First Parish in Portland on the 18th inst, au-
thorizing their committee to extend to me a
call to become their pastor, and calling for re-
port at an adjourned meetin' on the 31st inst.
l accept the call thus given. with sense of
my entire dependence upon Divine Grace, and
with the humble trust and hope that with the
assistance of that Grace, may in a measure
fulfil my intention to become a good minister
OF Jesus Christ among you.
In the bonds of Christian faith and hope,
Yours, THOMAS HILL.
JOHN RAND, ESQ.,, Chairman Committee First
Parish.
DR.. Hill will enter upon pastoral duties i'm
mediately, though his family does not take up
residence in the city until July. The matter of
installation is left with Dr. Hill and the Parish
Committee. 1t will probably take place in
May The committee was directed to make
arrangements with the pastor in regard to the
annual vacation.
PORTLAND AND HALIFAX SrEAMERs.-The
business of this line has SO much increased that
two steamers will be dispatched from this port
each week to Halifax. They are the Falmouth
and Carlotta, the former commencing her reg
ular trips this afternoon. During the past
winter which has been one of the severest
known OIL our coast, the Carlotta has made her
passages with wonderful precision, not having
lost a trip and rarely bevng behind time and
now with the addition of the fine new steamer
Falmouth, the trips cannot be made otherwise
than with great regularity. Both of these
steamers willcarry the United States and Do
minion Government mails. The days of leav-
ing Portland are Tuesdays and Saturdays, at
$50 p, M, so that passengers leaving Boston on
the r. 30 train can make connections.
AGGRAVATED AssAULT.-James Lee, mate
of the steamer Montreal" was savagely as
saulted by four men of his crew yesterday
morning. They refused to obey orders, and on
his attempting to enforce obedience, they set
upon him with shovels and soon struck him
down. His head was badly injured and his
face beaten to a jelly He also received other
injuries. SO badly was he bruised that he was
unable to move from his bed, and lies in dam
gerous condition at his residence, No. 81 Tate
street. Officer Garland succeeded in arrest;no
one of the the assailants, named James Leo
He is the same man who assaulted Mr.. Rounds
last fall. The others are still at large
BOARD OF TRADE.-A special meeting of the
Managers of the Board of Trade was held yes
terday morning. I. g. Hersey, Esq. presiding.
The following names were proposed for men,
bership viz: j 7. McCobb, and E. T. Eden.
1t was voted to call a meeting of the full board
at 7.3O p. m, Monday, April 7th In regard to
the payment of the bills against the Merchants
Exchange, the vote of the last meeting was re-
considered and laid on the table. 1t was voted,
that the chairman of the Merchants Exchange
and the treasurer of the Board of Trade be add
ed to the Committee on Ways and Means. Ad-
journed.