The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-19

Lit OOHSttlidtlOH ftluTueu yesterday.
The was sheet and pillow case party at
Cape Cottage Saturday night.
The late Capt. David Keazer left an insur-
ance of $4,000 in the Equitable.
The census for Cornish for 1870 was 1101,
and for 1880, 1861
There were II deaths recorded in the city
the past weeks
The Mechanic Blues will receive the new
regulation rifles within fortnight.
Yacht Minnie arrived in the harbor Satur
day night
The census returns for Oxford county show
33,4SS for 1870 against 81, 53S for 1880.
The Republican District Convention will be
held at Saco, August 10.
A. B. Stephenson & Co. have just finished
a fine flag, twelve yards long, with Garfield
and Arthur's names on it, which will be raised
by. the Repub leans of Bridgton.
A Sunday Pullman and passenger train was
put ON to the Eastern road last night for the
first time.
No race between Hosmer and Davis is posi-
BILE until Hosmer pays the $3.50 he owes Davis.
Kennedy has already beaten Hosmer
Rev. Mr.. Stills, canon of st. Luke's cathe-
dral, is now fully established in the rectory rof
the church, on State street.
The value of foreign exports the past week
were $35, 947 81; long lumber 245, 1856 feet, and
44,O61 bushels and 1888 bags corn.
The 18th Maine voted Saturday night to
meet at Little Chebeague on the 18th tof Aug
ust, and the usual committees were appointed
to perfect arrangements.
The mackerel struck in-shore in immense
schools Saturday and were taken in the vicini-
sty of Peaks Island in large numbers and of
good size.
The Casco Bay Steamboat Company ran
steamer to and from the islands yesterday to
accommodate church goers, and will do so
every Sunday
The Cumberland Globe says that on July
10th, at Falmouth, the wife of Gen. Browns
coachman attempted suicide by hanging, but
was rescued before life was extinct.
you've been in swimming again, you
young rascal. Don't lie see your wet hair
and your shirt turned wrong side out!''
"There's no danger, mother; 1 can always
touch bottom" So can II Mother grasps
slipper. Tableau.
The Grattans had delightful time at their
late picnic to Long Island and speak in high
terms of their treatment by Fletcher & Little
field.
Several of our early matin horseback riders
and ped strains went down to the St. Johns
steamer on Saturday morning to see Prince
Leopold, but failed to get glimpse of him,
but their exercise was constitutional all the
same.
Michael Sullivan and William Tierney had
little trouble on the boat coming from the is
lands yesterday. When they reached the
wharf officers Frank Merrill and McCallum
gobbled them.
A trial of Todd's sewer flusher was made
Saturday afternoon on Pine street, which
proved highly satisfactory. Tha trial was wit
messed by the Mayor, Civil Engineer and 9TH
ers interested, and it is reported all were salts
fed with its working.
Bids for furnishing refreshments and all
other privileges at the Union Rowing Associa-
TONS picnic, which takes place August 4th,
will be received at A. S. Murchs, 2S3 Fore
street, up t. July 28th.
c. e. Leighton, Saturday night was chosen
chairman, and S. B. Graves secretary of the
Garfield and Arthur Glee Club, and the next
meeting will take place Wednesday evening
at the Loyal League rooms at o'clock.
1t was Murphy of the telephone exchange
reported sent home suffering from sunstroke.
He was not sunstruck but suffering from the
fall he received while stringing wires, and re-
ported in the PRESS at the time.
John Battee was arrested by officers Fields
and Burnham for the larceny of $40 gold
piece from Capt. Thomson, of the B. F. Low
ell, Saturday. The money was found in Bat
tees boot-heel.
The Sunday Herald says owing to the policy
pursued by President Phillips the receipts late
ly have been for several days 81 900 per day in
advance of the corresponding days last year.
The members of the Portland Band had
grand concert and sail down the harbor in the
steamer Gazelle Saturday afternoon. At145
they marched to the boat and embarked, &C
companied by many of their friends After
the sail the steamer made landing at Peaks
Island, where the band gave a concert
The schooner yacht Adrienne, Rear Commo-
dore Jacob Pfaff, of the Boston Yacht Club,
arrived in port Saturday on summer
cruise to Mount Desert and other
eastern ports. Commodore Pfaff has as guests
Mr.. William E. French of Boston and Col.
Thomas G.. Whytal of New York The yacht
is commanded by Captain Frank Anderson of
Boston.
The attendance at the temperance meeting
at Congress Hall last evening was very good.
Judge Kingsbury presided and an able address
was delivered by j. c. McCready, Esq, of
Boston, editor of the New England Grocer.
The Boston Globe says: Some people in
Portland, Me-, who claim not to be convers-
ant with things verdant, are of the opinion
that 7. G. Butler meant in his card no less an
oarsman than Frank Hill when he issued his
card to Connolly or any other oarsman of Port
land in favor of one of three scullers belonging
in this city who never rowed match race.
Hill would not make a bad showing no doubt,
but there are others in the West End club
whose proficiency with the sweeps have not
had the worldwide advertising which Judas
like has been granted the verdant "Hilley.'