The Portland daily press., 1885-05-04
Rricg JOttiugs.

Fine day Saturday. but cold for May. The
mercury reached 500 at noon; wind north.
Teacher meeting this evening.
Eleven vessels landed II 800 pounds of fish
{ this port last week.
j. A. Lidback is building the new engine for
the Lizzie.
Frank II. Murch was arrested Saturday, by
officer Sawyer, for cruelty beating horse.
June 10Th ia the date Mr.. Gibson has set for
opening the Ottawa House.
A woodcock was eeen ON Oak street, Satur-
day.
The turntable formerly at the head of Grove
street has been removed.
The new boiler for the Forest City was re-
moved to the Portland Company wharf yes
terday.
There were q arrests last week, of which IL
were for drunkenness. Seventeen tramps were
lodged at the station.
The total value of foreign exports last week
was $484, S05 4S, including sos, 1922 feet of lum-
Der.
Mr.. Arthur Mcclure has a sorrel pony
weighing 800 pounds, with a nobby dog-oart
and harness to match, at Taylor's stable.
O. Il. McKusick and W. Fl. Perry, from
Ehepley Camp, will attend the State Encamp-
msut, s. OF ", at Bangor, Wednesday.
The Cumberland, of the International Line,
will 20 on her route May 18th. She will make
trial trip today.
DIR. Warren will give free lecture at
O'clock tomorrow evening, at Fraternity Hall,
on the methods of restoring drowning persons.
The Dominion, the last steamer for Europe
from this port sailed Saturday night with
eight passengers and cargo valued at $780,
600.
The willard Club will have q shoot next
Friday, and the Riverside and Lewiston Clubs
will soon have shoot on theWillard's grounds
at Deering, for the Ligowski medal.
Tue smount of filth and garbage that accum-
mates in the alleys and the b8ckyardS of SLOW
euly Beigbbors is naturally tue cause OF much
alarm to many residents of the city, especially
in view OF a probable visitation OF cholera the
comirg sum mer, End the sooner the health
Committee get TO work the better for all con-
cerued Portland Globe.
BIZ order Of the Post Office Department on
ana after July LIST, the box rents in the post OF
nces throughout the country will be reduced.
Both the lock boxes and drawers low rent for
u per year. The prices of the boxes will be
ASo0oru w % pSt IcaE du0 tu6b VI bho OAo"O'S
TO So per year.
The steamer Emita, of tho Star Line, has
been chartered By Boston parties and will be
run between Boston and Nahant. The Cadet
has been thoroughly overhsulsd and will begin
her trips to the islands today, running to
Peaks and Cushing's landings. See time table
in another column.
The Portland and Cape Elizabeth Ferry
Company have made application to the harbor
commissioners to build wharf not more than
twenty feet vids, commencing at or near the
foot Of Dyer street, Ferry Village, thence run
ming into tide waters to point about even
with the end OF the present Merchants Ma
rins Railway wharf on the east side thereof.
The four.oared shell which Ruddock Of
Boston has begun to build for the
Bowdoin crew is 40 feet long with rudder,
4s3 feet without the rudder, 10 inches beam,
inches deep amidships, inches deep aft, 81
inches forward, and will have supplementary
gunwaes. Ruddock is also about to build q
single scul shell for Plaisted, to be ready for
the New Orleans regatta, and has received an
order for four-oared shell from John A. Ken
NEEDY Of Washington.