The Portland daily press., 1880-06-16


The cell room at the police station is being
thoroughly renovated and repaired.
We have received the Folio for July from
Ira Stockbridge.
Tonight the Portland Band will give con-
cert in State street Square.
The Stafford estate at Cape Elizabeth was
not sold yesterday.
Bright and cool yesterday. Mercury 81 at
sunset, $50 at noon, $40 at sunset; wind east,
southeast and southwest
The Atlanta, a splendid schooner yacht of
the New York Yacht Club, was in the harbor
yesterday and sailed for Mt. Desert
The Biddeford Light Infantry will accom-
pany the Blues of this city on their grand ex-
cursion to the islands ON the 24th.
The city committee on reduction of the city
debt, burned $75, 500 worth of city bonds yes
terday.
For the annual shoot of the Cadets Friday,
the carriage will leave the armory at 1880
o'clock. The supper will be served at 730 D.
M, and Chandler will furnish the music.
The House conferees have agreed to the re-
tention of the Senate amendment inserting an
item OF $4,000 for the deficiency in the pay of
letter carriers during June, 1879.
The Superior Court came in yesterday &C
cording to adjournment and after attending to
some interlocutory matters adjourned until
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock.
Officer Fields, Monday, found the rigging
that was stolen in Bath, at Woodlands Junk
store on Long wharf, where it had been sold.
The owner arrived from Bath yesterday and
identified it.
The deputy sheriffs yesterday seized guam
tity of whiskey, rum, ale and lager at the
Boston depot, barrel of lager at the Boston
boat and three gallons of whiskey on Sher-
brooke street.
At the semi-annual meeting of the directors
of the Portland Marine Society, held yester-
day afternoon, Mr.. E. g. Willard was chosen
Vice President in place of Richard Crockett
deceased.
The steamer Tourist looks as neat as a pin in
her new paint. Griffin has carved handsome
and artistic figure of gentleman, carpet-bag
in one hand, and coat and umbrella in the 9TH
or, as fgurehead.
A splendid Pullman car was at the Grand
Trunk station yesterday, on it's way to Quebec.
1t was the car of General Manager Bliss of
the Boston & Albany, who had party of
friends with him.
We have received the Auditors annual re-
port, containing the Mayors address and the
annual department reports for 1880. The
book is well and clearly painted on good paper
by Messrs. Ford & Rich, and is very neat and
deserving of credit.
There is a society of little girls, the Oldest
ten years of age, up town, called the Bell
Club. The treasury has surplus of 20 cents
and the question agitating the minds of the
members iswhat to do with it. Finally one
young miss proposed they should establish
free bed at the hospital with it.
Prof. Lowery of New Hampshire will OK
hibit his new process Of smelling ores today, at
No 234 Federal street, next door to Drew's
saloon. All parties interested in mines and
ores are invited to be present and witness the
test.
There were several passengers on the Inter-
national line boat for St. John, Monday even
ing, who were saved from the Narragansett
One lady had her arm paralyzed from the
strain caused by holding on to boat 30 long
before she was rescued and the chill from the
water.
One million young shad passed through here
yesterday, per special car from Aavre de
Grace, Md. These fish were forwarded to
Everett Smith by 7. B. Ferguson, ESQ.,, as
sistant to Prof. S. f. Baird, U. S. Commission
er of Fisheries, and come as a present from
the U. S. Department of Fisheries to Maine.
whose commissioner will plant them in the
Kennebec and Penobscot rivers. 1t is hoped
that sufficient appropriations will be made by
the legislature next winter to enable our State
Commissioner to continue the work of restor-
ing our once valuable fisheries.
Personal
w. A. Simmons has been ordered to COM
mand the revenue steamer Dallas at this port,
and took command yesterday.
DR.. Fessenden, in charge of Marine Hospi-
tai, New York, and formerly in charge Of Port
land Marine Hospital is visiting this city.
Sheriff Ring arrived home yesterday morn
ing from Chicago on the Boston boat.
j. W. Lane, Esq, of Florida, proprietor of
the United States Hotel, is in the city on a
short visit.
c. |. Barker, Esq.,, of Lewiston, agent of the
Bates cotton mill, was in the city yesterday in
company with a weaver and gentlemen skilled
in the manufacture of textile fabrics. They
all declared that the loom was all that it was
represented, and did not see why Portland
should not establish mandatory.
Capt. f. Osburn, r. N, is at the Falmouth.
Rev. ID. b. Randall has so much improved
as to be able to leave the hospital, and is now
stopping at the residence of one of his church
brethren in this city.
The Sebago Lake Accident.