The Portland daily press., 1882-05-08


Thirteen deaths were recorded in Portland
last week.
Value of foreign exports last week $102, 073.-
30.
The Bowdoin and Bates base ball mines will
play May 18th.
Chandler will furnish music at the great ball
In Dover, N. H., May 10th.
Twenty-seven car loads of cattle passed over
the Maine Central to Brighton, Friday.
Salmon and brook trout are tickling the pal
ates of Portland epicures.
There were A arrests last week; 20 for drunk
enness.
Bright and cool yesterday Mercury touched
$40 at noon; wind southeast and southwest.
Hon. s. E. Spring gave $3.50, Saturday, for
free bed in the Maine General Hospital.
The teachers meeting will be omitted this
month.
The veteran organization of the Worcester
Light Infantry will visit Portland with that
company, June 9th.
The Telephone Co. paid Mr.. Edwin Greeley,
Saturday, $40 as damages for his injuries re-
ceived Friday.
Orient lodge of Good Templars, Cumber-
land Mills, is to erect a building to contain
hall for its use.
The old Tolman House, near the corner OF
Congress and Casco streets, was torn DOWN
Saturday.
The Grattan Literary Association are pre-
pairing to give grand literary and musical on
teriainment on May Oath, in Kayaaagh hall.
The electric lights went out Saturday even
ing as there was hot box, and the packing OF
the steam chest also blew out at the engine
room.
The terrible crime of Saturday was the abb
sorbing topic of conversation yesterday, and
was alluded to in several of athe pulpts with
. deep condemnation.
Officers Garland and Pickett made seizure
at Nellie Dennis's on Centre street, Saturday,
and Officers Langmaid and Rice another in
Bakers yard, Danforth street.
Messrs. Henry L. Sturtevant, of Storer Bros.
& Co., and s. Eaton, freight agent Maine Cen
trail and Eastern railroads, have purchased the
Armstrong property on the water front near
Cape Cottage.
The Grand Army cleared $500, from "6l'65''
and Bosworth Relief Corps will probably clear
$500 from the May Day entertainment. NO
delegation will go from Bosworth Post to the
camp fire to be given by Custer Post.
Quinn & Co. are building four new boilers 1or
Burnham & Morrill's factories; four Tor the
Portland Packing Co.; one 12-ton boiler 1or the
tow.boat Warrior; one for the Portland jan
and two for steam yachts now building at Bio
deford.
A handsome waiting room Is now being H.
tad mn for the island boats on the east side oil
Custom House wharf, and around this room
ION the east and north sides) will be platform
eighteen feet wide, covered with an a"hlng
and furnished with settees.
The reception to the Sodality Society pA
Bishop Healy will take place "Wednesday next
Rev. Mr.. O'Connor, Jesuit father from Bos
ton, will deliver an address after the reception
Some $50 young men, besides the 300 comprised
In the society, will also be received by the
Bishop.
Mr.. York estimates his loss by the fire OF
Friday night at 5000 or $1,000, on which Their
was an insurance of $500 in the Newark Fir
Insurance Company of Newark, n. j. lie say
there was no fire on the premises ate
40 in the afternoon, and is at loss to expia'i
the origin of the flames
At the reception of the Meagher GUARDS
Providence by the Montgomery's, on the 18TH
Beal will decorate City Hall. The American
BRASS Band of Providence will probably &C
company the visitors, and Chambers Band d.
dntv for the Portland company, and golt
medal will be given the best drilled soldier II
the Montgomery's.