The Portland daily press., 1898-07-29
HAReoR NOTES.
Items of Interest Picked Up Along the
Water Front.

A cablegram has been received from
London stating that the privy council had
dismissed the Grand Trunk railroad COM
pany's appeal against the VI rliot of 49, 500
given for the plaintiff in Washington rs.
q. T. R., the action being for damages
for injury to an employe.
Freight business is booming at the
sbeds of the Maine Steamship company.
Wednesday 40 cars were received tor
Portland besides tho transfer freight.
DOG fish are reported as very plenty off
the coast and this accounts for the scarcity
of fresh fish which has prevailed for some
time. The fishermen say this state of
affairs is likely to continue as long as
the dog fish remain.
The tug Demorest sailed for the Kenne-
bee yesterday towing the schooner Gen.
e. S. Greeley. When the Demorest re-
turns she will continue to portsmouth
and tow to Portland the stone laden sloop
United States.
The steamer Cumberland arrived about
s. yesterday morning from ST. John
and proceeded to Boston about halT an
hour later. Among the passengers VINO
boarded the steamer at this port were the
members of the Salvation Army band,
which has been at Old Orohald for several
days. AS the Cumberland passed opposite
Portland pier the band struck up Yankee
Doodle and many handkerchiefs futtered
from the shore as testimonial of APP
preciative patriotism.
The British schooner Bessie arrived
yesterday from Nova Scotia with a cargo
of hard wood lunlb Der for J. II. Hamlen
& Son.
At the sheds Of the Portland Steamship
company yesterday morning was very
handsome canoe from G. P. Nutting,
Waltham, Mass, aad addressed to Lewis
D. Hill, Fryeburg. The canoe Is of wood
covered with canvas and handsomely
finished throughout. She bears ON her
bow the name Nenemoosha.
In the Salacia's shed is miniature
electric car designed as model to show
an approved brake arrangement, which it
is claimed obviates wheels slipping when
the tracks are 10y.
The sloop rugged scow Ajax has loaded
some of the o1d.fashioned gun carriages
at Fort Scanned and will carry them to
Portsmouth navy yarG.
Schooner Monhegan is discharging coal
on to cars at the Grand frank.
Nearly one-third of the new piling has
been driven on the wharf where formerly
stood freight shed No. 8.
The Baxter steam yacht Neckan, after
being overhauled on the railway at Bath,
arrived in the harhor yesterday morn
ing.
The steam yacht Varuna arrived from
Boston yesterday.
Last winter the Gloucester schooner
Puritan ran into a sunken scow in the
harbor that belonged to the Valentine
Dredging company. The insurance COM
pany allowed the schooner money to make
the repairs and are now making inquiries
as to whether the scow was properly
buoyed and lighted as a safeguard against
such accidents If they find she was not
it is said that suit will be brought to get
pay from the Dredging company.
The scow sunk some time ago near the
Portland Company, and belonging to the
Valentine Dredge company. was towed to
the Cape shore yesterday and efforts were
made to beach her. Nat Gordon, the
diver, was at work on her.
The dredging company can now tow
the scows out Whitehead passage, saving
great expense.
The schooner s. B. Haskell was towed
from Deaks to Central wharf, and will
be loaded with stores for Paysandu.