The Portland daily press., 1879-02-22

line Republican headq uarters are open night
ly at 510a Congress street.
A fine photograph of M. p. Emery, Esq. is
on exhibition in Hale's window.
Two rmall landscapes, BY Hudson, entitled
"Spring" and "Autu nn," attract attention in
Bsnson's window.
Yesterday morning officer Hanson arrested
George Dwinal for larceny of clothing from
Daniel Friel.
The steamer Ontario will not sail before
Monday. She is waiting for cattle which are
coming from Chicago via Albany.
Mr.. Gatcomb will give the opening temper
ance address at Prebls chapel tomorrow even.
ing.
There will bs Sunday school concert at the
High street church vestry Sunday eve.
ming at o'clock.
The art entertainment is to be repeated at
City Hall iu three or four weeks, with ad led
g'oups
Bright cold day, yesterday, after the storm.
Mercury 100 at sunrise. 30 at, noon; wind
north and blowing hard.
The Living Issue, of New York, having sus-
pended, the Maine Temperance Journal takes
the name and the subscription list.
At meeting OF tbs Board of Aldermen
warrants were ordered to be issued for city
elections, and insane man was ordered to be
sent TO the insane asylum.
A great cocking-main took place in this city
Thursday night, between Boston and Portland
parties for purse of $500. Boston won the
purse.
Fred Ham of Brooks, cut two toes nearly off
hi0 loft hnvrr 10 Of NJ. al,
on, and they've concluded to grow.-A1yuS
What qaeer anatomy Fred must have.
According to the letter carriers bill which
passed the Senate "Wednesday, the pay Of the
carriers in this city will be $3.50 per annum, or
SIG Sc per week.
To-day is the anniversary of Washington's
Birthday, and the public offices and banks will
be closed, while Young America will disport
himself on the tuneful horn. According TO
time.honored custom no paper will bs issued
from this Office tomorrow.
There was slight fire ia one of Elliot
Clarke's houses on Grove street, but the neigh
bors extinguished it with pals of water. The
Advertiser says it caught lander a stairway,
probably from a detective chimney" A good
place for chimney.
Wn4G IN Lnunder the cause OF this Use in
cotton?" laid country trader to wholesale
merchant on Middle strest yesterday. "Well,
you see" was the explanatory reply, "Fogg's
coming to. night and the people are plugging
their ears" The customer understood and
cheerfally paid the extra price
On Monday night last it is said that loud
explosion was heard, like the blowing up of
powder factory, by parties in the neighborng
towns. man residing on the Back Cove
road says bis house was shaken, and man in
Windham says it was heard in that locality
and alb lut Duck Pond. Fogg was speaking
somewhere.
Travel was not much impeded on the rail-
roads yesterday. The through train from Mon-
treal was an hour and an quarter late al noon
on account of drifts in the cuts The 1886
Maine central train from Lewiston was also
little delayed. The Chesapeake aud Franconia
from New York, and the boat from Boston,
were expected at night. Ths barometer indi
Gated snow
The Living Issue says: SIT looks to US as
though the fGfeenback party in the city of
Portland was q very small side-,how to the
Democratic party. They appear to have sold
out, soul aud body, to that party, and they
were bought with terribly insignificant price.
VT do hope the great National party else.
where is composed Of something better than
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