The Portland daily press., 1882-01-07
Brief lettings.

ter.
A young man named Rounds living on
Franklin street fell ON the ice at the Oaks
Thursday and cut his head severely. A young
lady also fell in fit at the same place.
Nahum Littlefeld has carved the capitals
for the pillars of the new Memorial Hall,
Bowdoin College.
The regular meeting of the Law Students
Club has been postponed to Tuesday evening,
JAN 10th, when Hon. Charles w. Goddard
will lecture upon the subject of Medical Juris-
prudence.
At the Catholic Cathedral and st. Dominic S
Mr.. "Con" OBrion, the popular veteran
conductor on the Portland & Rochester, is the
proud post essor of a handsomely carved orange
wood cane, presented to him by Mr.. John
w. Lane who is passing the winter in Florida.
One of the carvings is Florida's saurian, the
alligator.
yesterday there were exercises celebrating the
feast of the Epiphany. At st. Luke's
Cathedral Bishop Nelly delivered an appro.
pirate address.
There was slight fire in Geo. c. Shaw &
Co.'s branch store on Middle street yesterday
morning caused by kerosene barrel burning
at the foot of the cellar stairs. The fire
caught from escaping gas set on fire by gas
| jet near by. Damage about 80
The Boston Journal says: "The statement
which has gained general currency in connec-
ton with last Mondays serious accident on
the Boston and Maine Railroad that it is the
first suffered by that company for ~ years, is
| an erroneous one. A calamity involving
! loss of six lives occurred about sixteen years
ago at the Charles River drawbridge, by
passenger train going over into the draw
The fish receipts at Gloucester from Maine
and the Provinces during the last four months
of the year were as follows: $3.50 quintals
hake, 5000 quintals Goldfish, 1906 quintals
paddock, % barrels herring, 80 barrels fish oil
$500 boxes smoked herring,
Remember the usual ladies' temperance
meeting at Gospel Mission tonight at 7.3o
o'clock Good speaking and singing. All are
! invited.
Rev. ]. K. Smyth will deliver lecture up
on "The Divine Providence" at the New
Jerusalem church tomorrow evening.
The regular monthly business meeting of
the Diet Mission will be held at the Fraternity
rooms, Free st. Block, Saturday afternoon
at o'clock
An assembly was given by the Portland
Mechanic Blues at Army q Navy
Hall last night. There was large company
present.
The first lecture in the Y. M. G. a. course
next Monday evening viii be Hon. Israel
Washburn's Ballads and Songs of Scotland,
There will be special meeting of the City
Council, held tonight, to pass resolve in
viting Prof. Longfelow to Portland on his
next birthday.
A wild animal like calf, as regards size,
rushed out of the woods at West Falmouth'
and tore off Mr. Eben Woodbury's coat. Mr..
Woodbury. took sudden departure
The Montgomery Guards have presented
Corporal McCallum with.a handsome French
clock.
The County Commissioners have stopped
the tobacco rations at the jail. They think the
county is not bound to supply criminals with
buy it themselves.
At Davis art gallery can be seen splendid
etching by Millais peasants going to labor,
which is very free and spirited
Rev. 1. Luce of Lewiston, a former pastor at
Chestnut street church, will preach next Sab
bath forenoon and afternoon in exchange
with d. McKeown.
There will be a temperance and praise meet
ing at Congress Hall on Sunday evening.
Music by the Perham Quartette. All are
cordially INVITED to come and take part in
the exercises.
The First Parish choir will repeat the beauti-
full Christmas Carol, angels sang In the
silent night tomorrow evening.
Aunt Polly Bassett's "Sewin Skule'' next
Monday night.
In acknowledging the receipt Of a Christmas
turkey the editor Of the Camden Herald says,
that this unexpected pleasure touched us in a
tender spot" The donors must have thrown
the turkey and hit Perry on the head.-Be!fdst
Journal.
Alleged Blackmailing.
During the past week several well known
citizens received letters through the post-office
running as follows These letters bore Port
land post-marks:
By enclosing $15, in a letter addressed to A.
Dexter, Jr., Lewiston, before 9th of this
month, you will save $105.66, and goods"
This is a sample of all the letters. except
that the others call for $50 instead of $15. One
of the men who received a letter, seeing
that it was clear case of blackmail, placed
the matter in the hands Of Marshal Bridges.
: That officer wrote to Marshal Smith of Lewis
ton asking the Marshal to watch the post office
and arrest anybody calling for letters for A.
Dexter, Jr. He also wrote the Postmaster in
reference to the matter. That officialEreplied
saying that an officer had been on watch for
whole day, but that since the Marshal's letter
had been received he, the Postmaster had
been requested to forward any mail for A. Dex-
ter, Jr., to Dover, N. Il. The Marshal then
wrote to Marshal Dame of Dover, who put an
officer on the watch, resulting in the arrest of
the man who called for the letters.
Marshal Bridges went to Dover, N FL. yes
terday and found that the man who called for
the Dexter, letters was Quinn NJ florida former
employe of the Preble House, and brought him
to this city. Ford denies his guilt to the Mar
shall and stoutly asserts his innocence. 1t
will be seen that the writer of the letters
offers for $15 or $40 to save the party to whom
he addresses his letters from prosecution for
liquor selling, $105.66 and goods, !" meaning
the amount of the costs and fine, and the liquors
that would be confscated.
Bosworth Post Installation.
A large and brilliant party, composed of
some 300 ladies and gentlemen, assembled at
Grand Army Hall last evening on the occasion
of the installation of the officers of Bosworth
Post. The pretty decorations Of the hall never
looked prettier, and everything passed off
smoothly and pleasantly.
The first business of the evening was the in
stallation. Mr.. e. FL. Hanson was mastering
officer and all the officers were arranged before
the altar while he administered the oath. The
following were installed
Post Commander-G George I'll. Abbott.
Senior Vice Commander-W Ell. Green.
Junior Vice Commander. S. Douglass
Chaplain-A. A. Nickerson.
Quartermaster-W. S. Dunn.
Surgeon-John Williamson.
Adjutant-Ed. G. Milliken.
Officer Of the Day-W. B. Smith.
Officer of the Guard-C N Lang.
Sergeant Major-W Fl. Rowe.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Daniel Willard.
After the installation the company proceed
ed to the dining hall and partook of an elegant
collation. All kinds of elegant cake, ice
cream, fruit and nuts were provided with coffee