The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-19

Pleasant yesterday, though heavy fog-bank
laid outside. Mercury 62o at sunrise, TO- at
noon, 70o at sunset; wind southwest.
Steam yacht Theresa, from New York, was
in the harbor yesterday.
The wholesale and retail clothing dealers go
to the Ocean House tomorrow.
The police yesterday made seizures on Fore
street and Hancock street.
The Freeport Lodge of Masons will hold a
fair in September.
S. r. WILDER & Son will issue new Sunday
paper July Both, to be called the Sunday I'm
ion. The paper will be seven column folio.
The main line of the Canadian Pacific road
way will be completed as far as Broad View
1875 miles west of Brandon by to-day.
1t is reported that the Payson Tucker was
valued at $50 900 on which there was $1,000
insurance.
William P. Pinkham, from Richmond, Indi-
ana, will hold meeting at Friends meeting
house, Oak street, this evening at 7.30 O'Clock.
All are invited.
The matters held special meeting yesterday
and decided to close their stores from July
18th to Sept. 18th, every evening, excepting
Saturday, at o'clock.
The stolen yacht Lily, sunk off Goose Island
last week, was raised Saturday and towed to
Mere Point. The body Of the negro drowned
was not recovered.
The splendid schooner yacht Norseman,
owned by the millionaire Ogden Goelet OF New
York. with party on board, was in the har-
Dor yesterday on the way from Newport to
Mt. Desert.
The military tournament which was to have
occurred at Lake Maranocook yesterday was
postponed on account of the threatened storm.
The date when it will take place has not been
fixed upon.
The case of small pox reported in Stafford
Block turns out not to be small pox. The city
physician quarantined the inmates of the
house until he was certain it was not, as
necessary precaution.
The Maine Republican Association in
Washington has reelected Police Justice
Smell president, N. d. Stockbridge has been
elected vice president, B. T. Hawley secretary,
and Ellis Spear treasurer.
A meeting of the Fusion Gresnback county
committee was held at the Reform Club rooms
yesterday afternoon. 1t was decided to issue
call for the Greenback county convention to
be held in Portland at Reception Hall, Thurs
day. August 3D., at 10 o'clock a. m.
The Allan Steamship Company has entered
action for libel against the Montreal Evening
Post for stating that passengers of both sexes
are huddled together on its steamers coming
from England. The damages are laid at $780,
OO0
The Lewiston police received a telephone
message from Portland, Monday, stating that
bark brown horse with spawn on his left
hind leg, twelve years old, and low-wheeled
phaeton were stolen from Portland at noon
and were seen on the road to that city.
According to the Railroad Gazette there was
constructed during the past week total of 343
miles of new railroad, making 475S miles thus
far this year against 241S miles reported at the
corresponding time in 1881, 222S miles in 1880,
1895 miles in 1879, 791 miles in 1878. 10 miles
in 1877, SAG miles in 1876, 457 miles in 1876 727
miles in 1884, and 1857 in 1873.
The Mighty Mackerel Club of Auburn, be-
gan sea-faring life at Commercial Wharf,
this city, Monday morning under the COM
mand of Admiral Soue. The crew consisted
of Major Hill, Turnkey Washburn, j. w.
Peables, ESQ.,, Chief of Police Maxwell, and
Capt. B. F. Beals. They were in marine uni
forms. They will be absent one week. and
will visit Harpswell, Squirrel Island, etc.