The Portland daily press., 1884-11-03

east changing to southwest.
The regular monthly meeting of the teach
ers will be held this evening.
The City Treaslrers Office reioices in an
electric light,
The Pancoast family Thus far, will realize
500 from the subscriptions for their benefit.
DR.. Dudley will settle in New York after
his trip west.
We are glad to hear that Major R. r. Nc
Lellan is convalescing.
Superintendent OF, Schools, N. A. Luce. was
at the Preble House, Saturday.
The Polynesan of the Allan Line will sail
from Portland for Liverpool, Nov. 9th.
There were 1875 tickets sold to the police
mems ball, realizing $4I.57 to each officer.
Miss Emily Jordan, sister of e. O. Jordan,
leaves fof the Sandwich Islands today.
f. L. Rounds, Buxton; e. b. bennett. Bos
ton; A. Morris, Newburyport, are registered
at the Merchants Exchange.
Capt. Fred York slipped and fell down his
cellar stairs. Thursday night and was badly
bruised, but no bones were broken.
The following games of base ball we're play
cd Saturday: Young Pioneers 9, Greenwoods
0; Young Pioneers %, Clay Coves 7.
The passenger and baggage elevator for the
Preble House will be ready for use in a fort
night.
Owing to the muddy streets and cloudy skies
the Democrats postponed their torchlight pa
rade until tonight.
There we're Sc arrests last week of which %
were for dru' kenuess, and 20 tramps were
lodged at the station.
The value of foreign exports from this port
last week was $50, S27 81, including 4O3 6O4 feet
OF lumber.
Saturday night the sheriffs seized 81 barrels
and six half barrels of beer from car at the
Eastern railroad station.
Full blown blossoms were picked from tree
covered with snow in f. B. Hanson's ward on
Mupjoy Hill Saturday.
The 1875 vessels engaged in the mackerel
fishery have all laid up for the season, exct ps
five, and report total catch of 100, 59S barrele
double the haul of last year.
At the Catholic Cathedral yesterday Deacons
Peter Bradley and Timothy Harley, graduates
OF the college at Montreal, were ordained
priests by Bishop Healy with solemn services
A pair of shoes, seven dollars in money, suit
OF clothes and silver watch were st len Sstur-
day from Young's boarding house on Oak
street.
A great contrast was noticeable between the
weather yesterday ana Saturday The mef-
curry rose yesterday to 500, and the SUI shore
brightly.
A olemn requiem mass will ba said on next
"wednesday al a. M, for the repose of the late
b.. Rev David William Bacon, which marks
the tenth anniversary of his demise.
The Northern lights were very brilliant at
times last evening. The telephone exchange
reported that they affected the working Of the
telephone wires to some extent.
Susie McDufie, whose parents live on Smith
street, fell from pile OF boards on that street
Saturday crushing her leg and hip and iujur-
ipg her internally. DR.. Palmer attended her.
There have been several names sueeested
for the new International steamer builoiug at
Bath. She will be launched in about three
weeks. The work on the tate of Maine is
progressing rapidly.
Capt. Lawrence at Cumberland Kills, jam
med his hand badly in a carpenters shop, late
ly, and young man named White i.mmsd
his hand in tho machinery at the gingham
mills.
The Ocesn street Circle fair at Dsering real
lied about $780, G. V. Crocker secured the
afghan, Mrs M. A. Cobb the rug, Mrs. Car
RE Hudson of Boston, the toilet-set, and Miss
Ella Stevens the wedding cake.
A couple of inches OF snow fell during Fri
day night, the first snow that has lain on the
ground this season. The trees looked like
great puff balls Saturday morning, but the
snow quickly melted.
Saturday last. "All Saints Day. was pror
erly observed at the Catholic and Episcopal
churches. All Souls Day services will be cele-
DRAFTED today, and requiem mass will be-
chaDted at the Catholic Cathedral at 9 a. m
Rev. M. G. OBrien, pastor of St. Mary's
church, Bangor, Me, will accompany Bishop
Healy during his attendance at the coming
council in Baltimore which opens next Sun
day.
Every member of the Grattan Literary As
ISOLATION is requested TO meet at their new
quarters, Brown Block, this evening, at Z
O'Clock sharp, to take action n the death of
their late associate, Mr.. James e. Doherty.
Twelve infants were baptized at the Second
Parish church yesterday afternoon, by Rev. G.
II. Daniels, the pastor. Rev. A. H. Wright of
ST. Lawrence street church, also baptized sew
eral in his church in the afternoon.
A very ingenious piece of mechanism in the
shape of political machine may be seen in
the window of Mr.. Davison's iewelry store to-
day. 1t is labeled "a Race for the White
house," and illustrates the contest of the lead
ipg presidential Candidates
The installation of the officers of Arcana
Lodge will take place this evening at 7.3O
O'Clock in Good Templars' Hail. Congress
street, by Rev. III. G. Munson, W. Grand Tenn
plar of Maine, who, with others will address
the lodge.
Rev, M. Crosby, late OF Glasgow, Scotland.
entered upon his labors as pastor of the Church
OF the Messiah, yest rday. He preached at
10 30 from Palm II: 6, his subject being
Communion with God" In the evening his
subject was 'Pauls Conversion, from What
unto VIVA %
The Fail and Winter arrangement of the
International Steamship Company goes into
ef-ct today. The steamers will make two
trips per week instead OF three, leaving Boston
at a M, and Portland at p. m. every MOI
day and Thursday. Returning, leave St. John
aud E.stport on same days.
FL. B. Shaw, Chicago; John 81. Lee, New
York, d. kosentha', New York; Chas. G.
Whitlr' dge, Boston, F. G. Hanscom, Boston,
G. r. Hurd, Boston; Nj. W. Hutchiags Mon
trea; 9 Hamilton, Provideucs, R l.; B.
f. Greenleaf, Springfield, Mass, Charles B.
BOwkliu. New Haven, Conn are at the Fail
mouth.
There were II deaths reported in Portland
last week. Four deaths were caused by cor
umptiob; two deaths each were caused by
heart disease and drcpsy; three deaths occur
r sd from old age; and oueldeath each was caus-
ed by paralysis, liver disease, kidney treble,
SC .rlet fever, cholera infsntum, and iafantile
disease.
Deceased.