The Portland daily press., 1876-05-15
Brief .yOtfings.

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We have received from c. 81. Haskell copy
of the International Exhibition Guide for the
art department.
Mr. E. r. Thaxter's statuette of Maud Null
Ter, before mentioned in these columns, which
is so highly commended by art critics, has
arrived ard is now on exhibition at Hale's art
gallery.
The Enterprise and Boxer models, the spec
tscles worn by Alexander Ross, first master of
Portland Lodge, and spirited Centennial
chrome are exhibited in Hale's window.
Frank Mayo will appear at Music Hall the
23d in Davy Crockett.
The Board of Trade have special meeting
this afternoon TO discuss Reciprocal trade with
the Dominion.
A Pullman car will be run on the 1.30 train
from here to Boston over the Eastern road
hereafter
The State Pension Agency is to be removed
to the Custom House building.
The Advertiser speaks of grand excursion
to the Centennial on zone of our largest, most
elegant and staunchest ocean steamers" The
programme looks well on paper
The Portland Alelphans will give an en-
tertainmenl at the Museum on the evening of
the Oath.
Where will you spend your evenings now
that the Museum is closed?
The Portland Light Infantry have rendered
their services to the Lewiston city government
for the Fourth.
Barnum is coming about the 9Th of June.
Eighty-iye OF their men stop at the City Hotel
The horse cars now make twenty trips to
Morrill's Corner every Sunday.
McGinty, of the Adelphians, has been star
ring it at the Bowery Theatre, New York.
Some fine morning some of the three-eard
monte men who are playing their sharp games
about town, will awake to find themselves
locked up, for the police are on their track.
1t is expected that Mt. Pleasant Encamp-
ment of Bridgton, and Cummings Encamp
ment of Saccarappa, will join the 4th of July
procession.
The Times tells of young man who came to
town recently to see the sights, wearing good
suit of clothes with another suit in carpet
bag and 5000 in money. In three days he re-
turned like the prodigal to his parents iu
his shirt.sleeves and pants, minus everything
else.
The snapper GU the end of whip lash struck
Mr.. VIM. P Bbber, a teamster on CONNER
cial street, in the eye Saturday afternoon and
it is feared that he will loose the sight of the or
gan.
Davis is to enter for the single seull race at
the Centennial.
1t looked odd to see the sun out yesterday.
The anniversary exercises of the Maine Bible
Society will be held Sunday evening next at
Second Parish church.
The sheriffs made ten seizures Saturday.
4 farmer at Scarboro', whose name was not
learned, while out cunning Friday, accdently
discharged his gun, the contents tearing away
his clothing from his hip to the neck and en-
tirely blowing away one side Of his face, max
Jog fearful wound.
A landslide at Leeds, ol the line of the
Maine Central railroad Saturday, covered the
track with earth and rocks for quite distance.
One of the sailors of the Monongahela at
tempted to go on board the ship while intoxi-
Gated Saturday and upset the beat he was in.
Fortunately he was tished out of the water.
Dirigo Council No. 2, S. of l., have adopted
resolutions gin respect to the late A. N. Fill
more.
Officer Burnham arrested boy named Nc
Glinchy yesterday for trdancy.
The row boats did big business yesterday
carrying passengers off to the Monon gahela.
The Humpty Dnmpty troupe had two good
houses Saturday.
The committee on sthe Fourth of July met
Saturday night to perfect their programme.
No new details were announced.
At the sale of horses and carriages at the
Mart on Plum street Saturday % horses were
sold at prices raging from $40 to $162. Sixty
three carriages were sold at prices from $3.50
to $23j, and 81 harnesses at prices from SIG to
$2S. 1t was the largest sale Of the kind ever
held in Portland and a large number of people
were in attendance.
All who like sunshine and 70 know how to
make home happy should be at the Allen Mis-
sion this evening. Besides, the proceeds 20 to
help this noble charity.
The Allen Mission was crowded last evening
by an intelligent audience who were deeply in-
terested in the earnest and eloquent addresses
by Hon. Neal Dow, and Geo. e. Smith of the
Portland Rerorm Club.
A Frenchman named Martin kicked up
row in his house on Salem lane yesterday aft
ernoon, and when Officer Bell attempted to
quiet him he assaulted him. He was after
wards arrested by Officers Bell and Slower