Year: 1870




The telegraphic report of the Yarmouth Con-
ference sent US Tuesday night for yesterdays
impression was delayed on account of the bad
working of the wires.


Harry Brown will close his studio for the sea-
son Saturday, leaving few days later for Pic
tou, Cape Blomidon and other parts of Nova
Scotia.


The PRESS to-day celebrates the eighth an
niversary of its birth.


A small sum of money was found yesterday
noon on the corner of Pine and State Streets.
The owner can have it by calling upon City
Marshal Clark.


Judge Clifford and wife are in town and
stopping at the Falmouth Hotel.


The Blues were out for street drill la eve
ming and made fine appearance.


The new light-h at Halfway rock is pro-
crossing finely. Some half dozen course of
stone have been already laid and the monu-
ment rises.


The steamer Ella arrived on her first trip
from the Ken nebec yesterday. She left Au-
gusta at II IL o'clock at noon and arrived in
this city about P. M. She has been decked
over forward for freight convenie noes. She
brought fair number of passengers for her
first trip.


The brother of Holmes, one of the unfortu-
nate men drowned in the harbor on Tuesday,
arrived in this city yesterday It seems that
Holmes was in the provision business at stall
No Lakeman Market, Boston, and had come
to this city on his way to st. John where he
intended buying horse. Mr.. Rogers, the
other Boston man drowned, was a man we'll
known in Boston, and his brother telegrapbs
that he had with him large sum of money
and an elegant gold watch Neither money or
watch have been seen by any one here The
place where the boat upset is to be dragged TO-
day.


The rest of the fountain has arrived and will
ba set UP in Lincoln Park this noon.


The sale OF the lot of land corner of Smith
and Lincoln streets has been postponed.i


Yesterday was IA fne day, much warmer
than Tuesday. Therm ometer about 7So at
noon.


The Irish American Relief Associa ion had a
jolly time at their picnic yesterday. There
was not quite such large crowd in attendance
as usual, but all enjoyed themselves.


The meeting of the Life Members of the
Portland Ath@neum was adjourned to next
Wednesday evening without transacting any
business


The police seized nine bottles of Intoxicating
liquors and two gallons of ale at the shop of
Abner Paine on Green street yesterday after
noon.


A little girl strayed away from No 72 Frank.
lin street yesterday.


At 2. NJ. yesterday the conduit was cleared
out from the gate-house at the Lake to the
other end, and Sebago is flowing direct from
the Lake to the city.


The School Committee will make their an
nual excursion to the Islands on Saturday
next


Yesterday Afternoon about 1 o'clock two
young men hired horse and sunshade a
Henry Green's stable on Pine street, to 60 ou
of town. About 9 o'clock in the evening the
police found the team abandoned, on Moultor
street, the carriage being badly stove up
What became of the riders is not known.


Fire took around chimney in the cd vel
low double house just east Of the new Custom
House on Fore street last night. The inmate
got frightened aud began to pack up thei
things to leave, but the police on that bea
heard of the fire just in the nick of time an
extingushed it.