The Portland daily press., 1883-07-09

Cloudy yesterday with occasional sunshine.
Superb sunset Mercury 64o at a. m, 67o at
noon, coo at sunset; wind east.
Deaths in Portland last eek, IA.
The Portland Bank lost its combination Sat
urday, and that night the workmen were en-
gagged trying to get into the bank safe BY cut
ting out the lock.
There was very heavy shower Saturday
night with heavy thunder and sharp lightning.
The weather became cooler after the shower.
The lightning affected the electric lights pecu-
liar.v, in m .ny cases putting them out.
There ara over 500 men now employed by
the Portland Comp my.
The negligence of the keeper of the fog horn
at Point Lapreaux caused the late sccident to
steamer Falmouth.
There we're II arrests last week; 81 for
drunkenness.
A vessel III passing through Portland bridge
Saturday forenoon by accident struck the tele-
phone cable aud pole, damaging them consid-
erabIy. A Temporary connection has been
made across the gap.
Chambers Band has been engaged for the
great temperance ca npmeeting az Msranocook
July 2Sth and 29th.
A man took his lighted pipe to bed with him
Saturday in the old Dolan block, corner Of
Union and Fore streets. The result was that
the mattress was burned and there was lively
smoke for a few minutes. Casco hose Car
rage WAS relephoned for and the ire was ex-
tinguishsd without a general alarm, with little
damage.
The Maine Central in passing ice water
around on its trains for the use of passengers,
have adopted q most humane practice.
Mr.. John L. Parrot, of Gaze Eliza BETH
picked from his strawberry bed Saturday 800
quarts of the berries, One day before closing
sne week he picked 1900 quarts, and again 400
= He is said 70 have received S2i00 for his berries
last week.
The fine steam yacht Gedney of New York
was in the harbor Saturday.
Hsmm and Conley, the oarsmen, passed
through this city Friday night from Lowell for
Halifax.
A young man named Doherty was severely
injured at George e Desiring & Co.'s Satur-
day. In hosting Case the block slipped and
the hook caught young Doherty in one eye. III
ficting a terrible wound.
the committee on fire department have
ysred to purchase : new Silsoy steam fire an
gine 10 add to the fire. service of this city.
Members OF the Maine Press excursion party
from This se:uoD leave Portland on the / 90 D..
IA. TRAIN ". c R. RI to-day.
Saturday at rboon a lisrle boy playing b,
TIE fountain III Liaceip Park felt In and came
very near being drosued, as only children
wete about. He was taken out by young
MAJ who heard the cries OF the children, al
most at the last moment.
Al a regular meeting of Ocean View Com
mandery of the Golden Cross, Cape Elizabeth,
the old board of officers were re-slected for
another term.
Master George Russell launched saturday
noon a fine vessel of about SIS tons, called the
Luis G. R4Del," owned by J. s. Winslow 8,
Go. and others of this city, aud com auded by
CAPT. Jos. W. Murphy, late of schooner Geo.
K. Hatch.
1t is said that parties stand ready to buy all
the F. o. J. Smith estate, Forest Home" as
soon as it is divided up into building lots, and
TO promptly erect buildings.
In q. E. Jose & Co.'S window can be seen a
fine crayon portrait of Mr.. Kotzschmar by
Gushing, the artist Of Boston.
Special meeting Of Sbepley Camp, No. 4, s.
Of ", at o'clock this evening. Important
business.
Forepaugh's circus property was attached for
$4,000 on Thursday by the administrator of
Patrick Conner, the Peabody boy, who was
killed by tie eleph AIT Bolivar at Boston about
one month ago. 1t is said that Mr.. Forepaugh
claims that Conner was not in the employ of
the circus at the time, but was a trespasser,
having crept in to ses the elephants before the
show began. The attachment was dissolved By
bond. III. P. Moulton for plaintiffs; G. P.
Thompson for defendant.
Grimmer's orchestra will plaJ at North
Bridgton July 18th, with Miss Belle Bartlett
az vocalist.
The steamship Falmouth, Of the Interna-
tional Steamship Company, hauled into Simp-
sons dock, East Boston, Friday TO receive re-
pairs to her keel and planking, which were
damaged July 4th.