The Portland daily press., 1883-10-26
Brief JortinQs.

Raw and cloudy yesterday. Mercury 4Oo at
sunrise, 43o at noon, 800 at sunset; wind North
east.
Oct, 18th, from Stephen Berry, the publishers
Alderman Sargent lies in critical condi-
tion at his residence.
Tho yacht Pollywog has been sold by the
Freeport owners, to parties at Littlejohn's Isl-
and.
Mr.. Sampson, residing on Spruce street, who
was attacked by heart complaint at the con-
cert Wednesday night, was better yesterday.
The last chance is afforded to save per
cent. on this years. taxes during the next six
days. DISCOUNT ceases after next Wednesday
The pocket book containing six five dollar
bills, was not stolen from E. @. Shaw. He
left It in q store, and 1t was returned to him
with the money yesterday.
Geo. e. Deering & Co. have received 400
barrels OF mackerel for canning, in the last
two days, from Portsmouth and Massachusetts,
The fish are of excellent quality.
Capt. Alexander J. Day. we'll known
yachtsman, who used to bs policeman at
Cape Elizabeth; died suddenly at New Bed
AcAot ANAoccsb tA 41Ohudy AiSuOs
The race between Matchmaker, Gray Nose
and Black Nell, announced for Wednesday afr
ternoon at Presumpscot Park, has been post
poned to Saturday afternoon at O'Clock.
The Folio for November has been received
from both Stockbridge and w. E..ChandIer
" contains Autograph of Irving, the En-
glish actor.
Long trains are an abomination on CONNER
cial street. Yesterday there was a train of Al
cars passed over the street, locomotive at
tachsd to passenger train helping the freight
locomotive push the cars along.
Messrs Winfield Scott Choate, of Augusta,
and frederic Hunt Appleton of Bangor,-the
latter son of ex-Chief Justice Appleton
were yesterday appointed United States Com
missioners by Judge Webb.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fox have just re-
turned from very pleasant three weeks trip
through the West They visited St. Louis
and number of the larger cities this side of
the Mississippi.
very handsome floral offering, in the form of
an anchor, to the funeral of Capt A. w. CAL
den, which occurred at Mansfield, Mass,
Wednesday afternoon.
Mr.. Charles e. Bennett, former proprietor
of the United States Hotel barber shop, and
who is visiting the city for the first time since
his departure thirty years ago, gave supper
last night at the States, to his old time friends
he leaves for Chicago to day.
Capt. jerome B. Mcdonald, who resides ON
Munjoy Hill, left the city last night for Gal
wDhn h.
mand of schooner j. A. HAIRY, taking the
place Of Capt. d. j. Mahoney, lately deceased
No further particulars concerning the death of
Capt. Mahoney have been received.
On account of the storm, the City of PORT
land, Of the International line, which should
have left for st. John, N. B., Wednesday
night, did not leave until last night, and the
Falmouth, due yesterday morning from there
did not arrive until $50 p m. She reported
very heavy weather outside
Mr.. and Mrs. William a. Milliken have ar.
rived in this city after an absence of eighteen
years Mrs. Milliken is the daughter of Asa
Parks of this city, and Mr., Milliken is well
known on the Pacific coast as a mechanical en-
gineer Of great ability. He is the inventor OF
Milliken's patent ram elevator, now being ex-
tsnsively used in San Francisco He has been
for some years past engaged in building the
wiie-cable street railways, in which some of
his patented inventions are used
james Robertson, Esq, for the past twenty
six years Collector of Customs, at Moncton, N.
B., died of typhoid fever, Tuesday. His wife
and only son are also sick with the same dis
case. the latter being in a very critical condi-
ton. The Moncton papers speak in the high
est terms of praise of Mr.. Robertson. De.
ceased was brother of Mr.. Alfred Robertson,
thewell known fruit dealer OF this city, who
is now absent from town. attending his broth.
er's funeral