The Portland daily press., 1883-04-02
Brief lettings.
Teachers meeting this evening.
Deaths in Portland last week. IS.

Ieachers' meeting this evening.
Deaths in Portland last week. 10.
Value of foreign exports last week $685., 273.
The Forty Hours devotion began at the
Catholic Cathedral yesterday AMI will con-
clude Tuesday with high mass and the process
sion of the Blessed Sacrament.
The Assessors have sent out circulars to tax
payers this year. Last yesr, after advertising
three weeks each in the Press, Argus and AID
vertiser, only eighty-three persons responded
Now both measures are taken to call attention,
and people cannot complain of booming if
they fail to respond.
Theophilus Hopkins, the oil manufacturer,
Saturday received letter from some party in
this city, enclosing $40, with the single word,
in large black letters, conscience" accom-
panying the cash.
Mr.. Chase, agent for the S. P. G.. A., killed a
suffering animal at the Grand Trunk sheds
Saturday.
The children connected with Kavanagh and
st. Dominic schools will give an entertainment
in City Hall next Tuesday evening, postponed
from st. Patrick's day.
A portion of the cargo of the steamer Oregon
just arrived, is 100 tons of pig iron for the
Portland Stove Foundry Company of his city,
who received it direct from Scotland.
The driver of one of the Congress street cars
fell down behind his horses Saturday night just
after leaving the station. The horses started on
the run and officer Hnssey seized them, avert
ing serious accident.
Steamer Dominion of the Dominion line,
sailed for Liverpool Saturday night. She took
out $40 head of cattle and a cargo valued at
s11S,oOO.
Chandler's orchestra will play at ball in
the johnson house, Gardiner, next Thursday
evening.
The union young peoples prayer meeting
win be held in the Bethel church this evening,
at IL o'clock.
Hereafter the Portland Steam Packet Com
pany's steamers will leave Boston at 7p. NJ.
Sharp morning yesterday. Mercury 200 at
sunrise, 36o at noon, $40 at sunset; wind north.
1t is reported that the steamer New York
will be reftted, repaired and run the coming
season on the Yarmouth, n. s., route in con-
nection with the New Brunswick. The last
named boat will extend her trips to Lunen-
burg and other ports on the lower Nova Scotia
coast
Twenty-one arrests last week; drunk, 16.
J. A. Lidbsck & Co. will erect a large build
ing east of Conley's oil store, for their bust
ness, and Quinn & Co. will thus have the use
of the whole building they now partially &C.
cupy.
The Soldiers, Monument Association has
passed resolutions thanking the Portland Ca
diets for their generous offer of one-half the
proceeds Of their ball to be given April 18Th.
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Association, held at their rooms in Mechanic
Building Saturday afternoon, it was voted to
accept the act of incorporation granted By the
last Legislature. The meeting then adjourned
to Tuesday evening next, at 7.80 O'Clock, when
changes in the bylaws will be acted upon.
As the schooner Sarah and Ellen, Capt. j
E. York, of Ferry Village, was lying at Green
Point, n. Y, recently with waichman on
board, robbers boarded her and stole from
the captain one watch and chain valued al
$50, one revolver, one suit of clothes, one
overcoat and S2S in money, total value o.
about $3.50.
Ancient Brothers Lodge of Odd Fellows vii
return the fraternal visit OF Unity Lodge nex
Wednesday evening
The length of the alligator brought from
Florida by George Morris and now on exhibit
tion at Makers hat store, is eleven feet long
not fifteen as reported.
Quite number of our citizens called on Rev
Henry Ward Beecher at the Falmouth Hote
Yesterday but failed to see him.
A car filled with peas was broken into OF
Union wharf Saturday evening and some 0
the peas taken.
Miss Kate Kurdish, Of ErunsWck will reaC
an original poem this evening before the Socie
ty of Natural History on the plants Of Maine
as we announced last week.