The Portland daily press., 1877-10-15

| deputy ouerln Ring made some eight or tel
liquor seizures yesterday.
Thomas ONeal was arrested yesterday fo
Keeping open shop on the Lords day.
The police made several liquor seizures yes
terday.
A grand ball is announced to come off a
Union Hall, Ferry Village, Tuesday evening.
HOE. Neal Dow spoke on temperance at Ar
cana Hall last evening.
A lady from out of town fell on Preble street
Saturday evening and dslocated her ankle.
The total value of the foreign exports from
this port for the past three weeks was $!4S,
| $50.
| Paul Prince & Son and VIM. Huse have con
tracted to furnish the city schools with wood
the ensuing year.
Jerry Black and fellow named Powers were
arrested Saturday night for disturbing the per
Torrance at Music Hall.
Zenas Thompson, Jr. has just completed a
| number Of carriages TO, shipment to South
| America.
Mr.. Louis O'Brion and wife celebrated Their
silver wedding Friday night, and received the
| congratulations of host of friends.
The meeting of Maine Lodge ]. O. O, F. this
| evening, will be devoted to eulogies and reso-
lutons on the death of Past Grand J. r. Hoop
er.
A movement is in progress for the pUblica-
ton of paper at Sacearappa The first num-
Der will appear this month.
Mr.. William Todd of this city, has invented
and shut-off gate, which Is designed to do
away with great deal of labor in the attach
ment of branch pipes to the street water
MAINS
Plans are being made for the erection of
first class buildings upon the International
Hotel lot on Congress street, and also upon the
Woods hotel lot on Middle street
lodge of the order of Red Men is about to
be formed in this city, composed of well
known citizens of Portland Cape Elizabeth
and Deering.
The first steamer of the Allan line to sail for
this port this season will be the Moraviau,
Capt. Graham. leaving Liverpool Nov. Sth.
Price Of cabin passage $50, $40, $50.
Let US not talk SO much about the laxity of
Indiana divorce laws. Twenty divorces were
granted at the last term of the York county
Supreme Court
The allegory entitled the Great Republic is
to be brought out at City Hall in about two
weeks, by five hundred pupils of the city
schools The proceeds are for the benefit of
the High School library.
The case of Mrs. Davidson against the city
has been postponed till next Thursday. The
case of Mrs. Pearson, who claims $4,000 from
the city for damages resulting from defective
highway, will be opened in the Supreme Co urt
this afternoon.
Portland Encampment, 7. o. o. f., propose
to give course of lectures ard social assemb-
lies the coming winter the proceeds of which
will help pay for an excursion to Montreal,
Quebec and Niagara Falls, which the Encamp-
ment is contemplating for next season.
A second suit has been brought by the Mer-
chants National Bank of Salem against the
Eastern Railroad Company, to recover $50, 600
upon otes given by the railroad corporation
for Maine Central Railroad stock to one Cook,
who was large holder, and s,ld part of
controlling interest in the road to the Eastern.
L. Taylor Esq has purchased the Curtis ship
yard and will erect a steam mill with machine
ny for saving ships frames upon the premises.
Mr.. Taylor will give the use of the yard to any
party who will build ship this winter.
Judge Wvlton reminded counsel Saturday
morning that the attendance Of jury costs the
county from. $50 to 500 day, and that the
postponement of cases, which ought to be
ready for trial, involves much needless ex-
pense.
Neal Dow was called to the station Saturday
night to confront somewhat intoxicated book
agent who alleged that be drank brandy and
water with him on board the steamer Massa-
chusetts recently. After some questioning by
Mr.. Dow, he explained that he drank the
brandy and Mr. Dow the water. The explana-
ton was doubtless satisfactory to beth par
ties
While the plaintiffs case was being put in in
tn suit of Worthen VS.. the Grand Trunk Rail
way Company, now on trial in Bo ston, counsel
for the defence objected to the introduction of
certain evidence on the ground that it had not
beer shown that Mr. Hickson was the general
manager of the Grand Trunk road. Gen. But
Ter expressed great surprise at this objection,
as he had no witnesses on that point, taking it
for granted that that the defence would rot
deny statement that Mr.. Hickson was gen.
eral manager, but quickly turned the tables on
the other side by making Mr.. Rand, one of the
counsel for the defence, take the stand and
prove the desired fact, much to the amusement
of large crowd of spectators.
&DEATH OF LIBERTY BnLINGs.-Our tele-
graphic columns Saturday morning contained
brief announcement of the death of Col. Liber-
ty Billings at Ferpandina, Florida, of yellow
fever. Mr.. Billings was native of Maine and
received his education in this state. After
graduating he went West, and was installed as
pastor of Unitarian church, which he main
tanned until the war of the rebellion. He then
came East and entered the army as chaplain in
New Hampshire regiment When the COL
ored regiments were first organized he was
made colonel Of the first one sent to the front.
AT the close of the war he went to Florida, and
was elected to the stateSenate, of which body he
was made the!presiding officer. By the death of
governor and promotion of the lieutenant gov
ernor, he became acting lieutenant governor
for the unexpired term. He afterwards held
several important state and national Offices,
and then began the practice of law at Fernan-
dina, which city has been his home until the
date of his death, which occurred on Friday at
Up. m. When the fever broke out instead of
fleeing as many did he remained and with the
mayor and several other prominent citizens
formed committee for the care of the sick
and labored for their welfare till he himself
fell victim TO the dread disease. His wife
was Miss Osgood of this city, who is now here,
having come North at the approach of warm
weather
THREE FAST MEN.-Music Hall was literally
packed Saturday night on the occasion of the
production Of "Three Fast Men, There was
no spare standing room either on floor or in
gallery. The performance was one of the best
variety shows given here fol- long time and
despite some co4rSeuess and few double en-.
tendaeS. not SO wicked as many of the audience
hoped. The story of the "Three Fast Men, is
as dreary as can be imagined, and their adven-
lures sngularly devoid of w.t. interest or plaus-
Utility. There was, with the exception of Mr..
Louis Mestayer who was very funny as GERRY
Blossom" 10 acting. But the concert room
and Liberty Hall scenes gave opportunity for
some excellent variety business, as the bur-
lesque circus the trapeze act of Leopold and
Geraldine, the Ethiopian comcalities Of School
craft and Gilfoil, the MardiGrss festival and
the good music of the California rninstrels.