The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-07-14

Rain in heavy showers yesterday morning.
Mercury 66o at Z a M, 71o at noon 7So at 3 P.
M, TAO at sunset; wind southwest and west
The afternoon and evening were clear and
beautiful.
The poliece seized liquor in Spring street
cellar yesterday.
Margaret Haggerty was arrested for the theit
of a coat, yesterday.
It said II. j. Libby, Esq, viii build large
annex to A. Little & Co.'s store, the annex to
have its entrance on Gross street.
Since January first, but IS dog licenses have
been taken out. Last year the whole number
taken out was 70.
The Odd Fellows OF Portland have an in
surance Of $4,000 upon paraphernalia, fixtures
&C., in their hall en- Congress street
Officer Heath arrested Bridget Hagerdon
last night for stealing coat from Peter
Flaherty on Federal street.
officers Lawton and Bell last night arrested
a man named James Hennessey on suspicion
of stealing watch and chain at Nashua, N.
H., ON the 18th inst
G.. e. Deering & Co., Commercial wharf,
are canning from 40 to 30 barrels of mackerel
daily. Entire fares are bought direct from the
vessels and rapidly put through the several
processes.
A fine horse owned by W. E. Phillips, and
boarding at Clarke's stable, was attacked with
cramp collie yesterday morning, but by the Wig
orous exertions of DR.. Maxwell he vas brought
around all right
VIM. Stone, of Lynn, started July to visit
Portland, Me. He took Halifax boat by mis-
4 hn
took, as he supposed, train bound for Lynn
and brought up in Montreal. He arrived home
on Tuesday disguised with travelling
Wednesday evening yachting party in the
harbor requested the Express to tow their YES
sci up to the city as she was becalmed The
tow rope was short and the vessel took in con-
siderable water over the stern, SO the Express
stopped, took the ladies aboard, and continued
towing the vessel home.
Chandler will give another of those delight
full excursions down the bay next Saturday af-
ternoon. No pleasanter way of passing these
warm afternoons can be found than on tie
waters of our lovely bay, the cool breezes fam
ing the heated brow. while the splendid music
Of the band soothes and refreshes the mind
after the worry and turmoil Of business.
G. J. Walker & Co. are moving into the
large store lately occupied by Twitchsll, Chap
man & Co. on Middle street, and Chadbourne
& Kendall will move into the store under the
Falmouth Hotel, vacated by Loring, Short &
Harmon. The Chadbourne & Kendall build
ing will be torn down to make way for the
new block to be erected by the First National
Bank.
1t is rumored in Montreal that the Canadian
Pacific Railway CO. is in treaty with the city
for site occupied by the Bonsecours Market,
and with private parties for the site of the
Bonsecours Catholic church, the Oldest church
in the city, and also commercial block, thus
giving them access to Jacques CartiersSquare
on which they will erect station to cost mil
lion dollars. Jaques Cartier Square is quite
Central, and the scheme, though gigantic
one for Montreal, is quite feasible
Those who desire to escape the heat ant
noise of large city at this season OF the yea
should take a sailing tripin the Gazeile thi
afternoon at p. M. Tomorrow Afternoon
comes off the grand excursion in the Gazelle
down the bay, with Chandler's band. TIL
naval battle will bs postponed until mex