The Portland daily press., 1884-01-14
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Bright day yesterday. Wind north, shifting
10 southerly. Mercury 70 at sunrise, 1So al
noon, 1So at sunset.
1t began to snow about 8 p. m. yesterday.
The total value of our foreign exports last
week was $5oS, 4O6.06.
Capt. James Balm, of Perley, Russell & Co.
has gone to Nassau.
Mr.. Frank SeDnett Of the Express has &C
eepted position on the Salem, Mass, Ga.
eette.
There were So arrests last week including
~ for drunkenness, and IS tramps wsre lodged
at the station.
The County Commissioners will report ILL.,
committals the past yeai Of which 312 were
for intoxication.
Spencer Rogers has been chosen chairman
A. L. Farnsworth, Secretary and M. M. Riggs
Treasurer of the Democratic city committee.
The steamer Secret has received her boilers
and been towed to the International
Steamship Company's wharf.
MIR. John e. Dow was struck by a rapidly
driven team Saturday. and somewhat
bruised.
The Boston Shoe Dealer for January, has
AeoonbtC VI tuO buO6 O66kerS OIL fOrt
land.
Capt. George Matthews of the Phoebe will
command the new tug described by the PRESS
last week.
By the bursting of ginger-beer bottle, Mr..
Brown, clerk of the City Hotel, cut his left
hand badly, paralyzing the index finger.
1t is reported that George Prescott, who late.
ly escaped from Portland jail, was killed in
the Railroad accident at Toronto.
Mr.. W. M. Sargent, was the fortunate man
who drew the diamond ring in the Falmouth
Hotel rattle Saturday.
OF the sixteen deaths reported last week, 7
wets due to consumption; were infantile; and
one each from cid age cancer, liver complaint
accident, cholera infantum and unknown
a Dsering horse-cer narrowly escaped like
accident to that of Thursday evening on Satur-
day afternoon, but the driver kept straight
down Preble street and thus avoided trouble.
Mr.. Richard Harrington, the street sprinkler
driver, who met with the serious accident at
Bethlehem, N. "a short time ago, died at the
Maine General Hospital Friday night, from
the anputatiou Of his leg.
The board of visitors from the Governors
Council, together with the lady visitors Mrs.
George s. Hunt, made their regular visit to
the Reform School Thursday and found every
thing In excellent condition.
1t is reported that MIR. James Edwards has
bought from the heirs of the late Cornelius
Sweetsir. the valuable property, one hundred
feet square, on corner of Green and Portland
streets.
Tonight the annual meeting of the Board of
Trade will be held at its rooms at 80 o'clock,
and the annual meeting of the Soldiers and
Sailors Monument Association at Reception
Hall at the sams hour.
Hon. f. s. Blackmer of Worcester, Mass,
who died in Washington yesterday. was the
bIother-in-law OF Rev. G. a. Daniels, pastor of
the Second Parish church in this city. Mr..
Blackmer was the law partner of Congress
man w. W. Rice.
The ordinance of baptism by immersion was
Administered to six converts by Rev. s, r.
Pearson at the ship yard back of Munioy Hill
at noon yesterday. Notwithstanding the cold
weather, many hundreds of people were pres
emit to witness the ordinance performed.
During the present month the revenue
steamer Dallas, Capt. clover, has towed the
schooners George Washington, Buena Vista
e. 81. Cornell, Keystone, Glenallen, Eta,
Olive Branch, Black Warrior and Morning
Light, either from dangerous situations in the
ice or near the rocks to places of safety.