The Portland daily press., 1874-04-16

Clear and partially cloudy aoeatter to-day pith
loaUer temperature.
To-day being Fast Day, no paper will be is
sued from this office tomorrow.
To-day being legal holiday, the Custom
House, Post Office, and other public offices will
be open only during holiday hours.
The cross of flowers placed upon the casket
of the late John f. Chase, was photographed by
Mrs. Chase.
The apron sale at Reception Hall last eve
ming was a very pleasant affair.
Several musicians from this city played at a
ball in Saco last night.
Officer Hanson arrested man yesterday on
Commercial street for the larceny of rigging.
At the temperance prayer meeting Friday
evening at the Allen Mission, full account OF
the great temperance rally at Brunswick this
day and evening, will be given. Let the chap.
el be filled.
As will be seen by the report of the doings
of the City Council, Messrs. Webb and Thorn
as declined positions on the School Committee
and Messrs G. w. True and j. w. Colcord
were elected in their stead.
The pumber of deaf hs in the city have beer
large so far this month. One clergyman has
had funeral to attend every day this week
and one undertaker has sold eighteen cotfns
during the week.
But few games of ball will be played in the
country this Fast
Our citizens will be pleased to learn that
Frederick Fox, Esq, was qualified as School
Agent, yesterday. There has been very gen.
eral desire that Mr.. Fox should accept, his
ability and integrity well fitting him for the
positi on.
A fine looking and well-dressed man was
brought into the sta ton last evening by Of
ficer Miles, He was sadly intoxicated and re
fused to give his name.
A temperance prayer meeting will be held at
the vestry of the ST. Lawrence Street Church
at o'clock, p. IN. Ali citizens residing on the
hill are cordially invited to attend and partci-
pate in the exercises of this meeting.
The little folks realized 800 for the Fraternity
from their Fair held on State Street during the
past two days.
Franklin wharf is being raised several feet.
A large force were engaged yesterday in cut
ting down the cd piles in Atlantic wharf.
A patriotic lady of this city has drared her
house in mourning every year since 1866. on the
14th of April, in commemoration of the death
of President Lincoln.
There was short and sweet fracas on Gen.
tire street yesterday afternoon. A drunken
man got into fight. got his face badly jam
med, and got arrested.
A meeting of the Board of Maine Episcopal
Missions will be held at st. Luke's Cathedral
next Tuesday and Wednesday.
u,o a.+x of yvorr np oa1
street Yesterday, clearing the street.
A large number of French families from
Canada passed through this city yesterday for
Lawrence, Mass, to get work.
The yacht "Poor Devil is finished and about
ready to launch She is twenty-five feet in
length and ten feet beam.
We understand that Mr. G. G. Littleield is
about to establish an extensive and well-stock-
ed hennery.
You can say It now much as you please
s'etherial mdness,'' we mean.
The schooner Rosanna Rose, which arrived
at this port yesterday, reports that passenger
named Andrew Swenssen was knocked ovef-
bond by the fore-boom during gale and was
drowned.
Captain j. W. Dyer is building sloop-y yacht
the Portland Yacht Club.
Mr.. II. r. Myers, once proprietor of "Rock
Vault'' in this city, committed suicide in Chi
cago Saturday.
One of our city constables day or two since
made an attachment of cage OF various
kinds of singing birds, which bird fanciel
had been collecting.
The Anniversary Exercises at Chestnut 81
Sunday School will commence at o'clock thls
evening.
The Haydn Association are to give private
concert to their season ticket members next
Monday evening at Congress Hall. A very
fine programme has been prepared
The Anniversary Exercises by the children
of Pine Street Sunday School will take place
this evening at IL o'clock. good time is
expected.