The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-09-24

DR.. l. 1. Cummings and wife were among the
passengers of the steamship Circassian which
arrived at Quebec Monday.
To-day the Resolutes play the Androscog-
gins in Lewiston. This is agricultural.
Officer York arrested John j. Jones yester-
day afternoon at Gorham's Corner. Jones de-
serted from Kittery Navy Yard last December
and has been stopping in town some time.
Officer Burnham arrested man yesterday
for the larceny of two surcingles and some
horse blankets.
The case of the French bark. Eliza Prosper,
seized by the custom officers off Rockland,
has been referred by DR.. LIE Prohon, the
Consul here to the Consul General at New
York.
Yesterday the Comets beat the Atlantcs II
to %. This is base ball.
Yesterday morning little boy about six
years old son of the captain of the brig 'Jula
+. Carney fell through an opening in High
street wharf Mr.. VIM. Frazier heard the boy
cry and thrust down stick which struck the
boys hand. The child grasped it and Mr.. Fra
zier drew him up through the same opening.
The Baptist churches in the western part of
the state will hold convention in Reception
Hall next Monday.
Emeralds VS.. Shooting Stars-26 to IA.
A number of the members of the Aged
Brotherhood went to Peaks Is lands on a pic
mic yesterday. They spent the entire day and
had a fine time.
A bunch OF artificial flowers and piece of
velvet were found in the street yesterday. The
owner can find them at the police station.
1t is understood that the following will be
the staff of the Maine General Hospital. The
medical staff, Drs. Dana, French Small and
Thayer Surgical staff, Drs. Tewksbury,
Green, Weeks and Gordon, with DR.. Hunt as
resident physician as announced in the PRESS
some time since.
SHIP BUILDING,-There are number of yes.
sells built in this vicinity Of late just about
ready to be launched. At Yarmouth from the
yard of Hutchins s. Stubbs fine bark, the
Tewksbury L. Sweat 600 tons, $50 feet keel to
be commanded by VIM. Griffin, formerly of
the "Praire Rose" She is intended for the
general freighting business, and is owned by c.
H. Chase & Co., James E. Ward & Co., Capt.
Griffin and others. She is to be very fine
vessel and her cabin finish is first-class in every
particular. She will be launched Monday.
At Freeport Geo. E. Soule is building a
tbree-masted schooner of Ala tons, which will
be launched next Saturday if the tide serves
right She is built for the general freighting
business and will be brought to this city TO
load Her length is 125 feet, beam 80 feet, hold
II feet. She will be commanded by Cap. j.
w. Wheeler, formerly of the Hattie Baker, and
she is owned by David Keazer, r. S. Soule.
Bunker Bros and Capt Weber. She is built
of white oak and southern pine, and her mate
rial is all of the best. Her rate will be A. for
ten years.
At Yarmouth, 7. & f. Walker are building
three masted schooner to go on the packet line
between here and Philadelphia. She is to be
called the c. J. Willard, and will be 325 tons
burden. She is built for freighter. She will
will be commanded by Capt. Wallace, formerly
of the schooner e. G. Willard. She will be
owned by E. G. Willard, B. J. Willard and
others.
At Harpsweil, Allen Bros. are building a
three-masted schooner for Capt. Warren Taylor,
of Cape Elizabeth. She is named the Minnie
9. Taylor, and is 200 tons 9S feet keel, q f, ct
beam, 8 feet hold. She is built for the general
freIghting business, and is owned by Charles
Prince, Charles III. Merrill, Lovejoy & Co. of
Boston, Capt. Taylor and others. Her rate
A. for nine years.
At Sargent's yard, East Deering, Russell
Lewis & Co., are building bark Of GIL tons, to
be called the Annie Lewis. She is to be COM
manded by Capt r. Morse, formerly of the
bark Totey. She is owned by r. Lewis & Co.,
Capt. Morse and others. She is built in most
excellent manner and is intended for the South
American trade. Her cabin is finished in fine
style. She will rate high.
At the same yard the same builders are
building bark Of about 500 tons, 125 feet hull,
30 feet beam, for Capt Howe who will com.
mand her. She is owned by Curtis d. Davis,
Capt. Howe and Others She will be launched
next week.
At Brunswick, Masten Given is building a
brig of about 200 tons for the general freight.
ing business. She is owned by the builder
Capt Mcfarland, formerly of the Nellie F.
Sawyer. who will command her, and others
She is all ready to be launched.
At Falmouth, d. c. Merriman is building q
three masted schooner for general freighting
She is owned by w. S. Jordan 81 Co., Capt.
James Dyer, who will command her and 9th
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