The Portland daily press., 1884-04-28
Brief Jo,t;nps.

MI W. ID. Mllliken has purchased the Dr.
Cummings house on Park street.
Yesterday the usual"Forty Hours Devotion,
began at the Catholic churches in the citv
The value of foreign exports for the past
week was $500, .65, including 365, 975 feet of
lumber
Thomas Barnes, in the employ of Randall
q McAllister, had hand crushed in roller
Friday.
The j. E. Cady spoken of in connection with
the Andrews hearing is not John E. Cady. the
truckman.
There were % arrests last week of which 13
were for drunkenness, and II tramps were
lodged at the station.
Rev. Mr.. Little, the rector of ST. Paups
parish, OF this city, has been upon visit to
his native home in Vermont.
There is letter in the post Office from the
pension Office for Capt. S. M, Eaton. late of
the United States signal corps.
Two superb pairs of horses-oue blacks. the
otner dapple greys-were received by Henry
Taylor, from Vermont Saturday.
The police yesterday seized 1871 barrels of
ale at the Eastern depot, one at Franklin
Wharf and one on Centre street.
The many friends of Mr.. j. f. Burns
OF Cienfuegos, Cuba, gladly welcome him
nome after twelve years absence.
Mr.. W. H. Stone has brought out Mr. Geo.
M Young's interest in the apothecary stora
corner Of Green and Congress street.
At the conclusioa of the afternoon services
o. the First Baptist chnrch yesterday, Rev. A.
K. 2. Small, d. D., baptized ten persons.
Persons wishing to attend tire State conyen-
ton at Bangor Wednesday can take the
steamer City of Richmond Tuesday night.
Col. Jesse Harper is at the United States
Hotel, and F. E. Lsughton, pension inspector.
Washington, is at the Merchants Exchange
Hotel
Capt. Tryon and Lieut.. Sears of the High
School Cadets have been made honorary mem
bers of the Portsmouth Heavy Artillery with
the rank of captain.
Rev. Mr.. Eaton, Greenback candidate
for governor, tells a reporter for the Argus he
tninKs Gov. Robe will be elected by abo ut TO-.
900 majority.
Inc Falmouth Hotel walters have written a
letter to Mr.. Chamberlain. head waiter. thank
ing him for his many kindnesses, and speaking
in high terms of his abilities
Steamer Gordon will begin Tuesday. April
18th, to run to Long Island, Little aud Great
Chebeague Islands and Harpswell. For time
table see advertise ment.
Sheriff True, on Saturday, issued the papers
for fire inquest, to be held at 2 D. M. at
Reception Hall, to-day, in reference to the late
fire in Stetson's Court.
Munier, who, it is alleged robbed John GUY
mont OF $55 on Pullman train week ago
and who was brought to Portland by Deputy
Black, will be tried to-day or tomorrow.
The officers of the New England and Acadia
Steamship Company vera in consultation Fri
day, with the officers of the Maine Central in
this city, in regard to business the coming
season.
Mr. A. j. Blethen has sold his interest in |
the Kansas City Journal for $4,000 and will |
establish paper in ST. Paul, MINI. Mr.. |
David Hunter of the journal, formerly of |
Portland, is visiting this city.
The beautiful show window, on Caseo street,
and the valuable plate glass show case belong
ing to Carter Bros, the jewellers, we're smash
cd by stone thrown by some rascal. Friday |
night.
Fire caught aroond the wooden casing of the |
chimney on Mr.. Amos Winship's house, No. |
l67 Neal street, Saturday afternoon but the
names were extinguished without damage by |
Cumberland 3s hose company.
Mr.. j. G. Bertram, of Bristol, ILL.,, has pnr-
chased the herd of % Herefords which intro |
duced the foot and mouth disease here and |
which is now convalescent at the quarantine |
grounds, and will soon remove them to Illinois |
There were IA deaths recorded in Portland |
last week. OF this number each were
caused by consumption, accidents and heart |
disease, and ! each by old age, childbirth, |
rupture, suicide, dropsy, brain fever, diarrhea /
and canker. i
Persons desiring to attend the Republican
State convention at Bangor Wednesday are |
reminded that the State committee have ar
ranged for reduced fares. A special train will |
leave Portland Wednesday morning. Full |
particulars are given in paragraph following |
the call in the first column on the second page.
Messrs. Barron, Merrill & Barron, proprie- |
tors of the Crawford, Mt. Pleasant and Twin |
Mountain houses; Mr.. Charles r. Milliken of |
the Glen House and Fabyans, and Col. Chas |
81. Greenleaf of the Profile House, have made |
arrangements not to open their houses this |
season until June 18th.
The "FlSing Yankee" train on the Eastern |
railroad made pretty good time last Friday. |
Leaving Portland at 6.15 p. M, it rea ched |
Somerville at 9.2O, thus making the 10Y miles |
in 1856 minutes. There were Is stops made,
which con sumed over an hour in all, thus
making the actual running time about two
hours, or an average speed of 533 miles an hour.
The Provincial Steamship Company has pur-
chased from the Alexandra Line the steam
ship City of Mexico. Its line will be between
New York and Halifax and in month or two
will run to Prince Edward Island. The City
of Mexico will start on her first trip about the
middle of May. The vessels which have here
tofore run between New York and Halifax
have been Slow the accommodations have
been poor, and have been otherwise unsuited |
for the passenger and freight trade.