The Portland daily press., 1879-03-03
Bri f .sOttings.

Examine your ticket carefully before throw
ing it, Fhe enemy will try to steal ward off,
Gers by split tickets.
Sunday was fine day Mercury 300 at noon:
wind north.
Officer Morse arrested Mathew Gillen last
night for assault on Col. "Mouse" Hsyes.
Tne only tune the Argus can sing is "Cror-
pies lie down." and it asks the country men Of
Robert Emmett to march by that music.
Col. Wa'te's Orange uniform has been laid
aside until after election.
Mrs. John Watson, Cumberland Mills.fell on
the ice and broke her right arm.
Is the argus P. o. S. of A.? That is
the question the b'ys are asking.
The High School examination at Deering
Saturday afternoon proved highly successful.
A vote for Santer is vote for honest govern
ment ard economical appropriations.
There were IL deaths recorded iu this city the
past week.
Do the Taxpayers of this city wish to see the
Treasury in the hands of the fat men? If not
they will vote for Senter
Commissioner Rand has fned a number of
Bangor dealers for selling liquor without a IL
ceDse the past week.
You can't persuade Ward Four that Charles
Swett's grandmother was an Iishmap, though
Cuar15s IS realty TO SWEAT to II.
The Boston & Maine Railroad has redpced
the fare to New York via the Sound Lines to
$3.50.
The Colonies are hungry crowd and if sue
cessful they will insist that they be we'll fed
from the public crib.
Cloudy and snow Saturday. Wind north
west, thermometer 40 at 7 o'clock, $50 at
noon.
Let the Republicans 10 Ward Two be at the
polls to day There is some hing worth fight
ing for.
The regular monthly meeting Of the school
teachers will be held at Reception Hall this
evening
There was large gath ring at the Sons of
Temperance Hall yesterday afternoon to hear
the question discussed, "What shall we do and
believe to be saved?"
The Argus axes moving appeal to Irish
men to forget their injuries and vote for the
men who are endesvoring to disfranchise them.
The West End Temperance Union will hold
a public meeting this (Monday) evening, a
Harmsn's Hall. Libby's Corner. Good speak
ers will be present. All are cordially invited
One of the doughty Colones undertook to
bulldose member of the police force into vot-
ing for Walker last night. That Colonel had
better start for Louisiana where his services
will doubtless command high salery.
1t ia probable that all the attached military
companies of this city will send in petition 10
the Legislature next week, asking to withdraw
FROM the military organization of this State, as
the accustomed appropriation has been refused.
The Leader makes direct charges against the
Republican administration of city affairs The
Argus more cowardly but not less maliciously,
resorts to innuendo The course of the Leader
is the more straightforward but not less mis-
chievous.
The fire, Saturday morning, was caused by
the woodwork around the wster-pipe catching
fire Tin the house of S H. Colesworthy) in an
attempt to thaw the ice cut CT the pipe. Dam
age very slight.
Shall we continue the present economical ad.
ministration of city affairs, or shall We turn
over the government of Portland to the adven-
turers who are hunting for the spoils of office.
1t will ba an edifying spectacle to see the
the Orange cockade of the Democratic candi-
date for councilman
The value # foreign exports for the past
week was $205. .957 .o7. Long timber exported,
119. .061 feet The Lake Erie took $4,000 BUSH
els wheat and 1900 barrels foar for New York
Saturday.
If Mr. Walker is elected Mayor he will be
under deep obligations TO the Colanele, and of
course they will demand their reward. Does
any one want to see the citys interests intrust-
ed to them? If Lot, vote for Ssnter.
T. o. Bailey & Co. sold ten thirsy-seconds
of their schooner Alaska to G. A. B. Morse Sat-
urday, for 1856. and fourteen thirty seconds of
of schooner Louisa Francis to same party for
$2lO.
The Democratic candidates say they with
drew from secret organizations hostile to Irish
men as soon as they learned the purpose of
these organizations. That is too thin. We're
they asleep when they took the oath of hate
and read and subscribed to the constitution of