The Portland daily press., 1895-04-02

of the Port of Portland for the Month of
March.
After the storm is over, after the gale
Is done" the Portland fishing fleet can
commonly be expected in. Yesterday
WAS no exception to the rule, and ]. W.
rrefethen reported the following arriy-
ais: The Ella NJ. Doughty with 5000
pounds of Goa and paddock, Emma Jane
With 1900 pounds. Eva AID Mildred
With 5000 pounds, George f. Kean with
1000 pounds, Monticello with 5000
pounds, Maid of the Mist with 1900
pounds, Forrest Maid with 10000
bounds, Cora e. Smith with 10000
pounds. The sea was rather rough for
successful fishing. The small boats
brought in about 5000 pounds of shore
Hsh.
THE worst thing about the fishing
business is the batting" said fisherman
yesterday, and it must be a trying job
10 bait the thousands Of hooks. Some
body has to do it, and it is still more de-
pressing work when a lone fisherman has
it all to himself.
When the schooner Charles j. Willard
arrived yesterday with her flag at half
mast, everybody recalled that the death
of John Ssnnett of HarpswelI, had been
previously reported. Captain York says
that at the time Of the accident, @Sennett
was. on. the jibboom furlingthe outer jib.
A big wave struck him and took him
overheard. He came up alongside and
a rope was thrown to him, but he made
no attempt to catch it, or to swim, and
was not heard to cry out. All on board
thought that he must have heeu badly
injured when he was struck by the
wave. The Willard passed through gale
thai lasted fourteen days. She brought
$50 hogsneads,21 tierees ard 3 barrels Of
nolasses for George 5. Hunt & Co. Cap
tain York is the youngest master of
vessels ailing from this port.
The three-masted schooner Sarah and
Ellen did not lose her sails as reported.
She made harbor 10 escape the heavy
head winds. She is discharging coal at
the coal she'd of the Harpswell' line.
The barkentine Mabel j. Meyers, and
the schooner Sadie C.Sumner, are load
ing for South American ports.
The jibhoom OF the schooner Nellie
Sawyer is being replaced.
The cargo of the Labrador is being
take out 100 horses and 2S0 cattle. There
is steady demand in London for Cana
dian horses, many being required by
the tramway companies.
Yesterday the freight handlers unload
ed fcrtJ-five cars. Cheese, butter and
apples made up the bulk of the receipts
By the time the Partisan reaches here
today her cargo Will be well in. Special
trains will be run out as rapidly az the
cargo can be discharged. This year there
is less delay than usual in the discharg-
ing CT and lran-shipment OF cargoes.
About CAR load a day OF childrrli's
wagons come down over the Grand
Trunk. ard are forwarded to Boston.
They come from South Paris, and are
strong locking carts, most Of them hav-
ing ths word Express on the sides
They run from the, cart for the little fell
low up to some large enough to- carry Il
sample trunk Of the largest size. There
seems to be ready demand for them,
and they are made in large quantities at
South Paris.
If Professor Joseph W. Holden only
lives Il few years, there is a boy OH Com
mercial street. who will be ready to take
his place and nluiGtain against all COM
ers that the world is not round. Don't
try to tell me nothin' bout what the
jog fry says. don't I know th' world IS
fiat? See? II it want, wouldn't the
chumps on tn other side he standing
am waikiki bout on their heads? See?
II TIL world moved, wouldn't TIL water
the.e lie spilled out? See?n he said Wig
orously. Even Mr.. Holden couldn't have
made that point much clearer. and the
boys Who were listening 70 him seemed
much impres scr, especially VIII en- he
said, Don't study that jog'fry no more
1t gives n;e pam when you tell bout
them Lies. Seen