The Portland daily press., 1879-09-13

Short NOteS-A Churcn Ben OaSI-buSl-
ness Jottings-Agan the Tramp-Bust-
ing of Boiler.
FRIDAY, Sept. II.
No death in the city last week.
The Laurena now makes daily trips to Au-
gusta
The V lora began her trips on the river to-
day.
There are no guests at the Eureka House,
Fort Popham.
Mitchell received one car of corn from the
West this morning.
A car of hemp arrived for the rope walk this
morning.
A little episode at the Trfol Finus Club
last night was interru9t,d by the entrance of
the police. No arrests.
Excursion over the NJ. c. r. r. to Farming
ton tomorrow.
Rogers new bark Havana, designed for the
Cuban trade, will be launched at high water
about 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
Two hundred and fifty people came on the
excursion from Portland for the islands this
morning most respectable and orderly com
| nany
| X. & L. wharf in Woolwich tomorrow. She
will carry 1900 tons of ice. Thursday 40 tons
| were hauled from the houses at Nequasset pond
and loaded A good days work.
| AT Torreys brass foundry a 100 pound brass
| bell has been cast to be presented by Mr.. sam
| uel Donnell to his church in Boothbay, that OF
the new Methodist Society. 1t bears the in
scription: Presented by S. Donnell-1879."
! The bell has a fine tone and will prove most
| acceptable and useful gift.
Mr.. VIM. Getchell, superintendent of the
| Harpswell Ice Company this morning received
| intelligence of the death of his eldest son. lst-
sergeantof the 4th U. S. Cavalry, now station
| ed in Texas. The sergeant was on guard duty
on the frontier at night when he was fatally
| shot by one of the desperadoes of whom the
| detachment was i'll pursuit.
Schooner Mary E. Oliver is loading field spar
| at the mouth of the Kennebec.
Capt. Geo. Preble and wife and Capt E. 2.
| Shusen and wife are spending the week at the
| at the Tip Top House, Mt. Washington.
More fashionable weddings are set down for
| October.
Last night about o'clock the boiler at VIM.
| Pugall's block shop burst, owing to defect in
the iron. A hole of the size of ones hand was
| made, but no damage resulted, the fires being
banked. Today the boiler is being repaired by
Mr.. Frank King.
The Republicans viii not celebrate over the
election in this city, reports to the contrary be-
| ing untrue.
Wakefelds clam chowders are simply inn
mense.
Summe; visitors are still in town.
That spaniel of Mr.. jerks at the Shipping
| Commissioners office has caused much amuse-
ment during the season by his persistence IN
remaining in the river From morning till
night his aquatic feats are the admiration OF
| the juveniles.
The banqueting nall in Ledyards building,
now finished, is said to be one of the finest in
Masonic halls in the State.
A gentleman returning home Wednesday
night severely sprained his ankle, and has
since been confined to his residence, by step
ping off the Oek street walk in the prevailing
darkness. Let us have light.
Dispatches received today at the Mer chants
Exchange: Victoria, arrived Sept. 9, bark
Penang, Patten, Shanghai, Aug. 81; Cardiff,
arrived Sept 8, ship Austria, Gilmore, Valen-
cia Falmouth, sailed Sept. 10, ship Thrasher,
Bosworth, New York; Hamburg, Sept 10,
ship India, Patten, Mexallones, May a. via
| Falmouth.
Because of prevalent rumor and an honest
desire evinced by certain highly respectable
taxpayers in our city to find out the truth re-
garding the policy used by the authorities as to
| tramps, the local in conversation with Deputy
Marshal Longley, and by reference to the COM
mitment books, found the following to be the
facts of the case:
Tramps are furnished lodging in the palais,
with food upon their fl ist application, by. the
Deputy Marshal, who furnishes the lodging
city for the food furnished and for his trouble.
Tramps are rarely brought before the court as
Migrants, because of the expense involved by
such course to the city. By bringing tramp
before the court, however, it would result prof
itably to the police. No money as fee is
| charged for commitment of a tramp. The city
has been at the expense of $3.50 from Aug. 1
to date, in provisioning tramps. 1t has been
considered wisest to provide food and lodging
to the nuisances, because by so doing no citizen
| should feel bound to provide privately for the
Migrants, and by their coming to police head
quarters they are sent out of town after once
being cared for. The reason the suburbs are
not secured and encampments broken up is be-
cause Bath has no day police, and extra fees
would be charged by constables if ordered to
this duty. The policy thus far pursued by the
police of first getting tramps to lodge at the
Station when in town then of quietly disposing
of them with promises of the county Jail upon
| their second appearance in town, seems the
best solution to the troublesome question of
what to do with the fellows under the present
State law. A good suggestion is for citizens to
send all tramps to police headquarters, where
| they will be looked after and lodged securely.
| Private provision only keeps the fellows from
behind the lookup bars.
One of the tramps that robbed the store OF
VIM H. Fogg has been arrested in Portland.
He will be sent to this city for trial after serv-
ing a term in Portland.
At the assignee's sale this morning at the
boat shop of c. B. Harrington, the auctioneer
was Mr. VIM IL. Smith. The most of the ma
chinery was purchased by Orrin Blaisdell and
others. The right of redemption of the home
stead was sold for S1.00.