The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-07-12


The whole number of deaths in the city for
the past week was 9.
A man named R. M. Green has been missing
from % Quincy street since Friday noon.
The hot weather sent the crowd to the is
lands yesterday.
The "sail-loft" meeting was very interesting
yesterday.
Capt. Thompson, who has been for several
weeks quite prominent in temperance circles
in this city, will sail for Europe tomorrow
For the present the Rev. F. Southworth will
conduct Sunday morning services at the
Knightville school house.
The value of the foreign exports for the
week ending Saturday was S11,6764S; long
lumber exported, ,O64, 4S6 feet
The sloop Mabel, Boston Yacht Club, and
schooner Tempest, Salem Bay Yacht Club, ar
r.ved Saturday.
W. H. Pennell & Co., have contracted to
furnish the new Kimball block with steam
heating apparatus.
The excursion of the Pine street and Con-
gress street Sunday schools to Little Chebeage
will take place Wednesday, the 18th inst.
In consequence of the extreme heat the
Maine Press excursion, which was to have
started today, will be postponed until au-
tumn.
A book of several hundred pages, consisting
of sermons delivered at the Bethel church,
will soon be published by the Southworth
Brothers for circulation among seamen.
The hottest day of the season Saturday.
Mercury 7So at sunrise, 80 to $50 from noon to
4p. M, $50 at sunset; wiud westerly with
strong breeze.
There was an overflow of Sebago in one of
the rooms over Charles McCarthys clothing
store Friday evening. The water ran through
the floor and did considerable damage to Mr..
McCarthy's stock of goods.
Patriarchs who intend to go to Pennington
Wednesday will bear in mind the drill at Old
City Hall this evening at s o'clock. Patri-
archs will assemble at Odd Fellows Hall on
Wednesday morning at o'clock, in full rega-
liza, SO as to be in line at 7.30 sharp.
1t is reported that the Greenbackers of this
city will 'ratify'' the nomination of Weaver
and Chamberlain by grand meeting at City
Hall some time next week, when Plaisted, the
bowling Fogg, T. B. Swan and others will
speak Scion Chase will probably be invited
to stay at home.
Saturday as the clerk at w. w. Whipples
apothecary store was fltering some essence of
peppermint the essence spattered and caught
fire from light. The clerk threw the essence
into the yard where it set fire to some boxes,
while the stuff also set fire in the store. The
flames were extinguished without a general
alarm.
At the Congress Hall temperance meeting
Loot avauiuu .Tudua Kinochury praoidad opd
the principal address of the evening was made
= by the Rev. d. A. Maddox, who expected, to
see the time "when Maine will be the banner
State of reformed Union,' and who declared
false the statement that as much liquor is
drunk here as in past years.
Those 'who do business on great waters
are keeping away from Portland, and several
vessels have been detained in port for some
days past on account of the lack of crew,
and Saturday one captain was obliged to tele-
graph to Boston for full crew to be sent to
him.
On and after today palace cars will be at
tached to Boston & Maine trains leaving Port
land at LILO and 600 ps IN. The first train will
leave Kennebunk for Portland at Z %, instead
of $50; the second train from Biddeford at
7.43, instead OF $40; and from Saco at 7.46:
Old Orchard Beach at 1857; Pine Point at SOB
and Scarboro' Beach at 500.
John Buckley of this city, writes expressing
his willingness to row Warren N. Goddard of
New York an amateur three mile race. Buck
ley, it will be remembered, won the amateur
race in single SOULS in the Fourth of July re-
gatta on the Charles river. He is a most prom
Using young oarsman.