The Portland daily press., 1874-08-25


and Lambeth of Boston, and others will enter
For the amateurl single scull race prizes OF
$780, 800 and $50 in watches or plate as may
hereafter be determined, will be offered
Among the entries are Davis, Lynch of Salem,
and others of the Oakland Beach men.
There will of course be in addition to the
boat-racing, other attractions, such as are usu-
ally offered at picnics. Among these may be
mentioned the ladies' archery match for gold
ring valued at SIC, and sledge throwing for S.
| gold piece All entries for the races shonld be
| made with 2. O. Connor at the ST. James, be-
fore and up to noontime, Saturday the 18th
prox.
THE CROMWELL LINE.-The first steamer of
| the Cromwell line, the "George Cromwell" ar
rived at this port Yesterday morning at an early
! hour The steamer is a brig-rgged vessel of
| 979 tons measurement Her keel is 1870 feet
| long; breadth, 30 feet; depth, Is feet. She has
| direct acting engines of about 500 horse power,
and is capable of making eleven knots an hour.
The saloon is elegantly furnished, and is fLish-
ed in oak. She has thirteen large state-rooms,
finished and furnished In the best of STYLE
Her freight capacity is large, and she cannot
fail of being a very popular boat for the fruit
dealers, as she leaves New York Saturday. and
will arrive here Monday morning, bringing
fruit in a fresh condition. By this conveyance
fruit is on the way over Sunday, instead of rot
ting in the stores, and when it arrives can be
put direct on the market.
She carries crew Of twenty-five men. She
brought thirteen passengers on this trip, and a
good freight of peaches and other fruit.
The following is list of the officers of the
vessel Captain, j. Whitehead; chief officer,
Mr. Bacon; second officer, Charles Mall; chief
engineer, G. II. Wade; assistant engineer, E.
Bergman; steward, w. Harding.
The steamer George Washington, of the same
line, which arriues Thursday, is of about the
same build as the Cromwell
WARD CAUcUsEs. TheDemocratic ward eau
cuses were held last evening to choose dele
gates to the County Convention, and to choose
delegates to nominate representatives for the
Legislature. The following are the delegates
chosen:
WARD ONE.
County and Representatiye Washington Griffin,
Alvin Neal, Charles Merrill William Anderson, Will
liam Y. JONES'
WARD Two.
County and Representative-John B. Littlefied,
A. j. McMahon, Thomas Hassett, P. H. Coleman, |
VIM. II. Sargent.
WARD THREE.
County-C. H. Chase, D. G. Drinkwater, F. For |
saith, w. X. Staples, Thomas Conner
REORGANIZATION Yeaton, Robert Dresser, d. |
G. Drinkwater, Charles I'll. Chase, w. *. Staples.
WARD FOUR.
County-S. R. Lyman, John O'Hern. Samuel B. |
Brown, Emery S. RedlIn, S. Q. Andrews. |
Representative-John c. Merrill, George Water |
house. Ezra Carter, James Bradley, Dr., Josiah |
Murch
WARD FIVE.
County-L. f. Pngree, H. D. Todd. Daniel Gla- |
zier, George r. Shaw, George G. Hopkins.
Representatives.. G. Shaw, Joseph Russell, Gar
diner Jordan, Richard Paine James W. Plaisted.
WARD SIX.
County-S. C. strout A. W. Bradbury, George W.
Woodbury., Henry Green, Marshall Mcdonald.
Representative William H. Dyer, E. P. Sher-
wood, L. d. Shepley, Davie Waterhouse, Joseph A
Perry.
WARD SEVEN.
County-Ira Witham, Lyman W. Hanson, Charles
Mas aned n Kg GGro
Thomas K. Heath, Manfred M. Riggs Lemuel Cool
broth.
INTERESTING SPEcrAcLE.-Last ev ening,
little before six, man whose character is
above reproach was walking up Middle street
With large paper bag 10 his hand. No one
would have suspected what that bag contained, |
but it really did contain six bottles of beer,
which he had purchased in anticipation of a
good time with some friends in the evening |
He was carrying the bag in the most careless
manner by the top twisted together. just as
he was lifting his hat to some ladies, the bottom
gave way and the bottles rolled ON the sidewalk,
His embarrassment was great and while trying |
to gather them up his tile came humping down |
with them. Thesbag was SO badly rent that he |
couldn't make it cover. them again, but he got |
them into his arms so that mott much showed |
but the tin foil on the top, and in this way he
trngged up Free street, carrying them about as
a boy would big pumpkin. Several of his
friends whom he met on the way were mean
enough to jee- at him aud make remarks about
the mpossbity Of his rising again in this
community