The Portland daily press., 1884-04-08


Partially cloudy yesterday. Mercury 41o at
sunrise, 4SS at noon, 45o at sunset; wind north.
Col. John M. Adams has just returned from
his Washington trip much benefited thereby.
Prof. w. G. Tucker of Andover will preach
at High street church next Sunday.
DR.. R. E. Cross OF Concord is at the City
Hotel where he will remain short time.
Mr.. John d. Drinkwater has been appoint
ed fireman at the City Building.
Congress and Middle streets are being
thoroughly cleaned by Street Commissioner
Staples who is doing excellent work.
A stevedore while working on the Partisan
yesterday fell overheard between the wharf
and the steamer but was taken out uDiniured
Postmaster Barker has had the time of COL
lection Of mails put on the street letter boxes;
a capital idea.
Major Henry G. Thomas, U. s. A., is in the
city on visit home. Major Thomas has been
stationed in Colorado.
Yesterday Judge Cleaves was unanimously
elected assignee of the estate of John Reed OF
Deering in the Insolvency Court
The County Commissioners have decided to
have all the county road plans retraced and
The many friends of Mrs. II. r. A. Hum
phrey will be panied to hear that she is dan
gerously i'll at her residence on Wilmot street.
Mrs. Bailey of Lewiston is in the city work
ing in the interests of the United Order of the
Pilgrim Fathers. 1t is expected that colony
will be instituted here soon.
Rev. D. N. Bradley of Manchester, N. H.,
formerly of Portland, who, it was announced
would be made Bishop of Manchester, has re-
ceived the appointment.
Steamer City of Richmond will take passen-
gers and freight for Deer Isle and Sedgwick
on her trip East tonight, the ice having left
the Reach.
Services will be held in st. Stephens parish
Tuesday and Thursday evenings of this week,
Wednesday and Saturday afternoons "A o'clock
and Friday morning at 1890.
The handsome afghan on exhibition at Mr..
Edmund Dana's store, and put up at rattle
for the beneftof the Maine General Hospital
was drawn yesterday by Mr.. w. F. Phillips
The earnings of the Grand Trunk road since
January LIST have been $3,599.43 against 49,
977,604 for the same period last year, de-
crease of 1878, 391.
The sale of reserved seats for the High School
Cadets ball commenced at Stockbridge's
yesterday, and there is a fine opportunity now
to secure good seat
Mr.. Philip J. Deering, son of ex-Mayor
Deering, took the highest standing last year
in arithmetic and letter-writing at the Col
1osiAto and CosnrAereial Institute New Haven.
The works Of professional and amateur
arffr+u infan1ad for ho "a
the Society of Art, will be received at the Art
Building from April 14th to the Goth. After
the latter date no works will be received.
The result Of the mission at the Catholic
cathedral and st. Dominick's church shows
that over 10000 people attended, 1000 were en-
rolled in the sodslities, $50 were prepared for
confirmation and 20 baptized.
Little Rachie Weeks of Gray, only seven
years old, read the New Testament through
seventh birthday, and had never attended
school day.
Col. Sweat finds but six members of the
present National House of Representatives in
Office at present who were in the House with
him in 1886, viz: s. s. Cox, s. j. Randall,
w. r. Morrison, W. a. Holman, j. A. Kasson
and w. d. Kelley.
The dory launched at Bath, Saturday, which
will make transatlantic voyage passed
Bangs Island yesterday on the way to Boston
and Captain Traynor asked Mr.. John Bracket
for some matches as he forgot to bring any
from Bath.
Remember the entertainment tonight at
City Hall for the benefit of the Home for
Aged Men. The names of the members of
the committees in charge with the 6ne music
of Chandler give sufficient guarantee that
the affair will be very enjoyable. The object
is worthy one. A committee will be in at
tendance at the hall during the afternoon to
receive donations of cake for the refreshment
room