The Portland daily press., 1881-05-30


SS' at sunrise, 75o at noon, 7Oo at sunset; wine
east and southwest
Cooler Sunday with rain. Wind southwest
Mercury 600 at noon.
The Portland Bicycle Club, belonging to the
league of American Wheelmen, sent ten men
in full uniform to Boston on the $50 p. m
train Saturday, to take part in the great NEE
IN that city to-day.
The custom house, banks and public build
ings will be closed for business to-day.
Schooner Stephen Bennett arrived at Bos
ton, Saturday, having on board the cargo Of
the condemned bark Florence Peters of this
city. This vessel was condemned at Bermuds
and sold at sacrifice short time since She
was owned by Isaac jackson and others of this
city.
The Maine Historical Society has received as
gifts from Gen. jones D. Fessenden, a cane
cut at Mount Vernon in 1924, and another
made from wood of the United States frigate
Constitution built in 1887; and as a loan the
portrait of Senator William Pitt Fessenden
painted by Brumidi.
Mr.. Osgood's house at Morrill's Corner was
damaged some $25 by fire on the roof Friday.
A hungry tramp broke pane of glass in Mr..
Rogers pantry window, on Monroe Place, last
week, and stole loaf of cake and loaf of
bread
An average of 800 teams a day pass over
Portland Bridge.
A dispatch to the Boston papers says Har-
rlson c. Thayer of Bellows Falls, VT, did a
service once for a friend in Portland, Me-, and
the friend has just left him SIS 900.
The Grand Trunk has reduced the fare from
East Deering 10 Portland to ten cents There
is talk of a station-house there
There was break in the watcr-main sup
plying the tank for Boston and Maine engines.
Saturday night. Damage slight.
There were 10 deaths recorded in the city
the past week.
Eagles II, Deering Reds 8; West Ends Sc,
Mulnix so.
Three sturgeon were caught off Bald Head
ana brought to the city, Saturday. Lombard
exhibited one and also young alligator
There were three runaways Saturday but no
damage done.
Collins Portland Band will commence their
outdoor concerts, on Lincoln Park, Wednes-
day evening. A subscription has been started
to procure new uniforms.
The Maine shipmasters and shipowners are
to hold meeting at the Board of Trade rooms
Thursday next.
A woman's arm and hand were found in a
pile of rubbish on Merchants wharf, Saturday.
Coroner Gould considered no further inyesti-
cation necessary.
Among the cottages building OF Peaks Is
land are those of W. Smith, Scion Chase, Jr.,
and Mr.. Howe of Natick on Elephant Ave-
nue., three others for Massachusetts parties
back of VIM. GARDENERS, and two by G. H.
Libby and Charles Parsons at Trefe;hen s
Landing.
There is talk of some New York gentlemen
buying the smelling works and charging them
to four times their present size. The matter
will be decided Friday next
Carey, the boy burned at the Kerosene
Works, Thursday, was much better yesterday
and will soon be around again. The burns
were only skin deep.
The Newburyport Herald says that the Bos-
ton and Maine Company is favorably discuss
ing plan to run branch from Maiden to Sa-
lem, passing through Saugus, West Lynn and
Peabody. Ii this statement is true it would
seem to indicate that the old warfare between
the Maine and Eastern was to be reopened
Possibly this may be an offset to the Old Or
chard Beach connection from the Eastern
The latter road, however, dsclaims any con-
nection with the Old Orchard Beach Railroad,
Every active member of the Portland Cadets
is reminded to be at the armory, in full uni
form, at 12.15 sharp.
- Those members of the p A. & n Union
who would like to see the association repre-.
sented with Bosworth Post, No. 2, will please
meet at the A. & n Hall at p. m. to-day.