The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-08-25
MASSACAUS SETS,
Nashua & Rochester Railroad,

Especial Despatch by International Linel
LOWELL, Aug. "a The special of the stock
holders of the Nashua & Rochester Railroad
at Nashua this afternoon was an animated
gathering, and the result is highly satisfactory
to the friends of the enterprise. Delegations
were present from several towns along the pro-
posed road. The amendments to the charter
granted by the last Legislature were adopted
unanimously, and also all the previous acts
pertaining to the road, except so far as they
have been modified or repealed by subsequent
legislation. A code of Bylaws was adopted,
and in accordance with an amended charter
the Directors were empowered to make base
or other contract with any other railroad. The
President reported informally that the total
subscriptions, conditional and unconditional,
amount to about $500 600. Some spirited re-
marks we're made by a number of New Hamp
shire gentlemen, and the sense of the meeting
was evident that guaranteed interest, such
as it is proposed to offer by the Worcester &
Nashua road, would quickly enlarge the New
Hampshire subscription. The Directors have
in hand reports and estimates of the surveyed
routes between Nashua and Rochester and are
sanguine that the road will be put under con-
tract by the first of October. Quite large
amount of Worcester aud Nashua railroad
capitalists was represented at the meeting.
NJ
To Associated Press.l
Sanitary Precautions.
Boston, Aug M.-The Massachusetts, State
Board of Health has sent a circular to the
mayors of cities and selectmen of towns urg-
ing prompt and effective sanitary measures as
precautionary to the possible visit of Asatic
cholera
Collision
A collision of trains took place to-day on the
Old Colony Railroad near South Weymouth
station, damaging several cars but iniuring no.
body.
SPRINGFIELD. Aug. M.-The following dis
patch was received from Gen. Hawley after
before the audience had dispersed. The chair
man refused to allow it to be read:
| Hartford, dug. M-If Butler said / was dis
| missed or removed from my command or was
ever rebuked for my conduct as an officer, l
| beg some friend to read this Dispatch in which
I say the charge is an infamous falsehood, and
| the man who utters it is a liar and black
| guard. The last written communication from
| Butler concerning my conduct was copy sent
me of his recommendation for promotion.
(Signed) j. r. HAwLEY.
| Gen. Ruiier'i Speech.
/ zen. Butter addressed large audience THIS
evening in City Hall. The speech was largely
devoted to personal matters, to denunciations
of the press and those who had opposed him.
In the course of his remarks he assailed Gen.
| Hawley in the severeSt manner on points OF
| military record.
| The sprIn sleld Races.
The three days races of the Springfield Club
| closed to-day after the most successful meeting
| in its history. The purse of 500 was won by
Carpenters Hartford, Dougerys Ida Pictou
| second, P. Mains St. Fins third; time 2 IS IL
235 IL, 235 H. 2.35, 2 Sc, 2.39. The 38 race
was won by Goldsmith's Huntress tor purse
| 500; f. A. Warren's Belle of WATERFOWL
There were ten horses entered; time 2.36 IL
1912, 23214. On the race for the $500
purse for 2.29 horses, $3.50 to the first, $3.50 to
the second. $500 to the third, J. Dotey's Lady
| Augusta i 81; McCarroPs Ben Starr, for
merly N. B. Palmer, 224 A. Patterson's
Dreadnaught, 4,3-3; j. s. Barker's Tom
Keller, 4 IL; B. Mershon's Shepherd Knapp
Jr., 8, dstancej. 7. O'Conner's Capt. Gillard
and G. II. Frink's Col Lakeman, distanced.
Augusta won the race. Keller second money,
and Starr third; time 80 L. 2 3O1-2 81 10
| 1922. There has been no trotting below the
thirtieth, and the average is better than that O
any other course this year except the Buffalo
MISSOURI.
| Meeting Of Ex-Confederaie Soldiers.
1
Confederate soldiers met at the Roanoke Fai
| Grounds to-day. Gov. Reynolds, Gen. Shelby
| and others addressed them. Politics was No
alluded to. The meeting passed resolutions
that it is the duty OF all to turn their backs
| upon the past and grasp anlully the duties
| and responsibilities OF the future.
National Education Convention.
ST. LOUIS, Aug. A-The National Educa.
| ton Convention last night appointed CON
mittee of thirteen, including Rev. DR.. Barna
| Sears of Virginia Gordon of New York, Rev
DR.. Hill of Waltham, Mass, j. R. Nykershan
of Harrisburg, Pa, Newton Bateman o
Springfield, ILL.,, to secure the systematic ant
| potential support of the country when meas
| ures for the establishment OF a National Uni
versity shall be brought to the attention Of
Congress. Resolutions were adopted that the
Association will look with favor upon any plal
giving pecuniary aid to the struggling educa
tonal system of the South that the Govern
ment may deem judicious, and that commit
tee of one from each State and territory be APP
pointed to take such action as seems expedien
to secure presentation of the improvement
in education at the International Exhibition
in Philadelphia in 1876 Newton Bateman, o
Illinois, read from an elaborate paper entitled
'How far may State provide for the educa
ton OF children at the puolic cost" and Wi
liam L. Harris one on the National niversitA
Ku-KIux Convicted.
SPRINGFIELD, Aug. M-In the Superio
Court at Greenfield to-day, Henry Wright, on
| of the Claremont Ku- Klux, was found guilty
| Darwin Mallory charged with larcenies a
Bernardstown, was adjudged common THE
and sentenced to five years in the State Prisol
Joel Wells of Greenfield, on the same ground
was sentenced for three years