The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-16
Brief lettings.

We are informed that the disturbance of
Thursday was on board the bark N. M. Haven,
instead of the Norton Storer.
Cap'n Chase says everything is lost but
HONOR
The pleasant face of Charlie Newell can be
seen at the box office of the New Portland
Theatre.
The staging which has INSTRUCTED the side
walk in front of Deering Hall so long has been
removed.
The Grand Trunk railway traffic receipts for
the week ending the 9th inst. show an increase
of $10,S94 over the corresponding week of
last year. Aggregate increase since the COM
mencement of the year 81 ,456, 1872
The Young Ladies' Christian Temperance
Union will hold its annual meeting for the
election of officers this afternoon at 3 O'Clock
in the vestry of Congress Square church. A
full attendance is requested.
Eight boys were arrested yesterday for steal
ing cider from the shed of Mr.. WEIGH on Com
mercial street.
There was no session of the Municipal Court
yesterday.
A little boy, who was evidently lost, was
found in the street last evening and taken to
the house of Officer Fields on North street.
Mr.. VIM. Woodbury. has raised pretty Gar
field and Arthur flag from his residence on
Franklin street.
The trouble with the supply Of gas at half
past five last evening was caused by the break
ing of the eight inch main pipe on India
street, by work men blasting for sewer
Rev. F. e. Clark will preach his fourth an
niver5ary sermon tomorrow forenoon at the
Williston church.
Rev. G. M. Smith, formerly resident of
this city, but now amember of the New York
Conference, will preach at Pine street NJ. E.
church tomorrow afterooon at o'clock.
The agents who are now canvassng the city
| for that well-known work, the New England
Business Directory. have their office with
Messrs. J. and E. R. Barbour, s Exchange
street.
+. M. Fogg, who is to remove his paper from
| Auburn to this city, according to the Item, re-
marked yesterday: 81 shall defeat by coming
here, the election of seven electors, and shall
make it hot for the PRESS" Mr.. Fogg is in
formed that it was not necessary for him to
come to Portland in order to defeat the Fusion
candidates for electors
Instead of the usual temperance meeting to-
| morrow evening at Congress Hail. Professors
Mapes and Morgan have kindly consented to
to give one of their popular art entertain
ments in the hall in aid of the funds of the
| Portland Temperance Union. The illumina-
| tions will be of character appropriate to the
day.
The officers of the Carried Artillery invited
the members of the company, the honorary
members and other guests to clam bake last
evening. A salute of 800 guns was fired
Gen. Plaisted is expected here to-day to
attend a conference of the Fusion leaders. In
the evening he will speak at Gorham.
| The Portland Reform Club will hold a pub
| lie meeting tomorrow evening at Preble chap
| ell. There will be addresses by c. L. Parker
| and others.
The steamer City of Richmond is three trips
behind on freight This doesn't look much like
falling off in business.
Yesterday afternoon a man who gave his
name as John Pickering from Newfeld, ran
into and badly damaged Concord wagon,
standing near the corner of Congress and
| Franklin streets.
| The new time tables of the Eastern road will
be distributed today.
| Two drunken sailors created some disturb
ance near the Eastern railroad station late last
night.
Congressman Murch, it is reported will
meet Gen. Thorn and Capt. Deering at 2
o'clock today for consultation as to future har-
Dor appropriations for Rockland.