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The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

severely and told him he was not at home be-
tween Wednesday evening and Thursday fore
noon, but he insists that he was LAYING drunk
in one OF our streets until three O'Clock and
then went home and to bed.
IL me witness IS line looking young woman,
mas peen married, but had applied for divorce,
ana, though evidently she had been a good
lrena 70 wagner, when he ATTEMPTED to take
her d lang at parting she drew back from him
saying, Il don't want to shake hands with
murderer The examination was informal,
and was conducted by County-Solicitor Frnk
and City Marshal johnson, and although it is
pretty evident that Portsmouth rum or beer, as
wagner says, occasioned or invited the crime.
horK county has got to pay $4,000 or $1,000 1t
Will cost to convict, if indeed the necessary
legal evidence can be found to convict him.
Wagner was taken to Portland in midnight
Pullman train by Sheriff Warren, Deputies
Dursin, Philbriek and Kicker, and Attorney
Yeaton A crown of a thousand men followed
the officers and prisoner through the streets to
the depot, and it is reported that Wagner was
hit in the head with brick-kat The crowd
shouted but Marshal johnson and his assist
ants kept them at bay by using their billies
little. There has been great excitement all the
while. but very little disorders. The bod
les Of the murdered girls were brought to
this city this afternoon, and medical examin-
alton made by Drs. Parsons, Whittier and
Rogers of this city and DR.. Buell. of the NAVY.
The handkerchief found NOTED around the
LeCh VI Vic VI 0uC WOlucu HIS Deon NlQentlheQ
one given Wagner by girl in this city re-
Gently.
PoRTsMoUTH, N. H., March 9.-Mrs. and
Miss Christensen, Wsgner's victims at the
Shoals, Were buried here day from st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Rev. r. Bingham, d. d.,
the rector, reading the regular services for the
dead only The large audience present were
much disappointed that there was no discourse
or remarks, and they could not see the bodies
on account OF the objections of the family.
The faces showed marks of great violence, but
both wore pleasant look, and were very taste
fully arranged. Wagner was carried to Saco
last night. The ofibers naming Portland only
to keep things quiet. Mr. Yeaton, Attorney Of
York County is collecting evidence here and
visits Boston to-day He has found some
strong linksto add to the. affair of evidence.
o. Accident.
boy named White, while handling a gun
oday, accidentally discharged heavy load of
buekshot into the breast of an elder brother,
killing him almost instantly The,7 were aged
IA and 16 years. sons of Samuel White, who
had just forbidden them to have loaded
gun in the house. A lad, son OF Albert Cas-
well, jumped or fell from an Eastern freight
car here last night and fractured leg
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Superior Court.

MARCH TERM, sYMoNDs, j., PRESIDING.
SATuRDAY.-The case CT Falmouth VS.. Windham
was postponed until Monday morning on account of
the Illness of Judge Howard, of counsel for defend
ants, who was suffering from an attack of ague in
the face caused by an liberated tooth.
Joseph Russell ct al. VS.. j. B. Brown. Trcspass
for keeping and maintaining wall on plaintiffs
land The parties own adjoining lots on Congress
street. the defendants lot lying casterly of the
plaintiffs lot, which is on the north easterly
of Oak and Congress streets.
In 1868 the plaintiff brought writ of entry against
the defendant, claiming that Brown had encroached
upon his land nine inches in building his brick block
and the Supreme Court so decided. The plaintiff
claims six hundred damages for the maintenance of
that part Of the building which is upon his land for
the last six years. Defendant admits that he is nine
inches upon PLAINTIFF land but claims that the dam
ages demanded therefor are cxorbitant. Jury out
when Court adjourned.
Strout g. Gage for plff. Rands for deft.
At the coming in Of the Court Monday morning
the pauper case of Falmouth vs.Windham will be
resumed,
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Isles Of shoals Murder

PORTSMOUTH, n; f., March 8; Sheriff War
rem and Solicitor Yeaton Of York County are
Island to be in Maine, by assuming charge of
proceedings in the Shoals murder case. Thev
are going to the island this morning in United
States steamer Moyfower to visit the scene of
the murder, aud will bring in the bodies of the
women for burial 7 81 - - ''-e
Wagner will probably be examined and ar.
jail = :
The clock at Mr. Hontvet's house was knocl.
one o'clock. "'010
The wounded and half-frozen woman. Mrs
Hontvet, has just been taken to the station
s ana confronted ron Wagner. She is certain he is
though it was dark in the room when he strncL
Mrs. Hontvet, and she only saw his back
through the window when he was numbering
her sister outside the house, but she heard he,
sister cry 'Louis! LOUISE '''A
The daughter of Mrs. johnson, where Wao-
ner boarded when in this city, was also present.
and gave strong and clear evidence against him,
though nothing decisive. She talked to him
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THE ISLE OF SHOALS MURDERER.
An Interview With Him.

The probabilities are that the German Wal G.
ner, who is accused Of committing the atrocous
murder at Smutty Nose Island, will be brought
to this city. He was taken to Saco Saturday
night in charge of Sheriff Warren of York
county, City Marshal Durgin of Saco, and
three deputies. The excitement at Portsmouth
was intense. As soon as it became known that
the prisoner was to be taken from the CITY, an
immense crowd of people assembled III the
streets, and when the escort of sixteen ofhcers
appeared guarding the prisoner, they were
greeted Inv a shower of stones and brick-bats.
The officers drew their revolvers and succeeded
in making their way through the infatuated
or ovid to the railway station, whre with much
difficulty the prisoner was got on board the
train. During the melee Sheriff Warren was
hit on the head by large stone. Even after
the man was got upon the train the mob made
an effort to rescue him, and smashed in the car
windows by volley of stones On Wagner
arriving at Saco he was taken Immediately to
the new Jail and there incarcerated. A special
correspondent of the PRESS at Saco interviewed
him yesterday morning, and furnishes us with
the following account: 1 found Wagner seated
upon the bedstead, and apparently very much
annoyed by the looks which his many visitors,
the greater part of which were women, cast up
on BIN. He is a young blue-eyed, fair-haired
man, with a very mild expression of counten-
ance and easy assured manner He possesses
one of those faces to which you would naturally
take liking, though there is about 1t u weak
appearance which grows upon you the more
you look upon him. offered him cigar and
addressed few words to him in his native
tongue. He seemed quite pleased and readily
entered into conversation. There was about
him no marks of guilt, and the quiet, composed
manner in which he spoke went far to induce a
belief in his innocence. He betrayed but little
emotion, except in speaking of the mob at
Portsmouth, when he trcmbled and turned
pale. He indulged in bitter complaints of the
many thousand people who come to look at
him in Portsmouth, and spoke in sad tone of
the taunts and insults which they hurled at
him. He stoutly maintains his innocence, say
ing that he can explain where he was at the
time of the murder, though shortly after that
he drank two glasses of ale, which so intoxicat-
ed him that he can remember nothing furthe
He claims that the blood upon his clothes came
from cleaning fish. Speaking of the murdered
women, Anethe Mathea and Karan Christen-
son, he said that they were always his good
friends, and particularly exclaimed 'sMy God,
how think you could ever go to kill them! 1t
is not So" The sad tone in which he said this,
and the slightly marked accent, made it very
effective.
came away, certainly not impressed with q
conviction of his innocence, but still cherishing
a reasonable doubt" and feeling much kinder
toward him than on entering the CELL Great
crowds of people have been to see him, the ma
jority CT whom the officers admitted.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Foreign Exports.

wheat 1890 do oats 900 bbls -four 200 do oatmeal 259
90 potash "a do pearash, so do pork 1853 do bark
523 do and 39f bush apples, pkgs beeswax, 592 do
bacon 1892 do butter 24 rolls leather 16 ties beef -
cases sewing machines, do silk manufacture pkgs
sundries hhds grease 1880 ties lard ia bales cotton
cases buckwheat. = =
IS do refined oil. -"
HALIFAX. Ms. Steamer Carlotta-12lO bbls flour.
rs pkgs butter s75 do hardware, 2o4 bags oats Al
hhds porter do bacon, so boxes candles, 10 cases
whiskey 25 do gin $50 pkgs tobacco So do stationery
80 do cotton goods, 10 do wooden goods.
BUENOS AYRES. Brig Lie Houghton- 323. o37
feet lumber, 80, 500 shingles, 100 bolts duck.
MATANZAS. Brig Lena Thurlow-5i38 box shocks
1915 shocks and heads, 1900 hoops.
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FOR EIGN
Spanish Affairs.

SDaufSn x2Hilrss
MADRID, March 8-The committee of the
Assembly having charge of President Figuer-
ass bill for the dissolution of the Assembly and
other purposes, are still in conference with the
ministry. A compromise is sought by which
the threatened crisis may be arrested. AT a late
hour last night nothing had been made public
concerning the probable issue Of the conference.
Among the reports current this morning lis
one that mixed directory will be appointed to
assume the control of the government The
Orensl Matas and Castelar, under the Presi-
dency of ri Y. Margoll. The government will
be styled pure Republican. Dispatches
from the provinces not disturbed by the Carlsts
report that they are quiet.
A band of men which was attempting to
leave Madrid to join the Carlist forces was over
taken yesterday by government troops, and dis
persed after short conflict. Fifteen of the
band, including its chief, were killed, and 100
taken prisoners.
The Bill DissoIvirg the Cortes.
MADRID, Mar. 9.--The debate on the bill dis
solving the Cortes, cOnvoking Constituent
Courts and providing for elections for members
of the latter, was opened in the Assembly yes
terday. The President of the Chamber left the
chair and made patriotic speech, declamlng
that he should not oppose the governments de-
termination to dissolve the Assembly and call
the Constituent Cortes.
Prime Minister Figueras exhorted the liberals
to pursue conciatory course and urged the
conservatives to trust in the republic.
The Assembly voted to take the bill into con-
sderarion by 1856 yeas to 10 nays.
The Impartial says the vote is death blow
to the radical party.
A Federal Republic Proclaimed.
MADRID, March Governing "A federal re-
public was proclaimed at Barcelona this morn
ing. Prime Minister Figueras, on receiving
the news, Immediately left for that ci ty. The
announcement at first caused great excitement
yvhich however Ouinlx1v eubsi6ad md
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

The Library Committee of the Portland Fra
ternity are in want of the following numbers of
papers and magazines to complete volumes for
binding: Littelrs Living Age, Nos. 400 to
14o6 inclusive, and 1885, Christian Union, April
"a, May s. Is, %; June 5, August IA; Religious
Magazine and Monthly Review, December,
1877; Every Saturday, February "a, August 3,
September 81, October II, November &c. 1872;
Oliver Optics Boys and Girls Magazine,
August 1872; HarpeTs Monthly, October, 1872;
Appleton's Journal, July G, August 81, Septem-
Der IA, October 26, 1872; Scrihner, May 1872.
Any friends of the institution having any IF
these numbers to spare, will confer great ia
vor by leaving them at its rooms on Congress
street. SCOOP
FRE.-About three o'clock yesterday after
noon an alarm of fire was sounded from box
IL. The flames proceeded from the long wood
shed in the rear of the Grand Trunk depot, and
belonged to the Gtand Trunk Corporation. 1t
was found very difficult to obtain supply of
water, and the engines being of necessity at a
considerable distance from the seat of the fire,
nearly all the bose in use by the department
was employed, over 20O0 feet being used. At
ter a long struggle the flames were got under,
and large portion of the building saved
There was but little wood i'll the shed, so the
loss is but small. ,
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

JUBILEE SNGERs.-Our exchanges are loud
in their concentrations of the Jubilee Singers
Of Fisk University, who seem to be winning
greater triumphs even than they achieved last
year. A gentleman who heard them in Phla-
delphia, and who is not given to enthusiasm,
declares they have the sweetest voices he ever
listened to. Immense houses have greeted
them wherever they have appeared. 1t will be
borne in mind that their object is to raise funds
to complete Fisk University. Two excellent
voices have been added to the company the past
season, Miss Mabel Lewis, contralto, and Mr.
Watkins, Basso. This evening they will sing
at City Hall and tickets may be secured at
Stockbridoe's i-- ~ l.... l...s...se
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Tragic Termination of YouthfuI Co nrt-
ship.

SALISBURY, Nd, March S.-Frday afternoon
George Hall. aged IS, shot dead Amelia Shock
ley, aged A. while on her way home from
school. Hall was counting Amelia. He had
written her letter which She failed to answer.
Both belonged to respectable families. The
murerer is still at large.
CR1sFELD, Md, March S.-A freight train
bound south tonight ran over and killed man
supposed to be the murderer of Emelia Shock
ley, who was murdered yesterday near Sails
bury. The train was running at the rate of
twenty miles an hour and the man out and
threw himself on the track.
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Financial Quas,ion.
Mr. E6it01

Mr.. Editor: ,.. ~ = ee
see the Financial Committee of the Board
of Trade say the receipts for the last year
were $2291, and the expenditures 1922, with
three quarters rent in arrears, and if the re-
ceipts and expenditures should be thesame this
year they see no cause for being disheartened."
Win you please explain this financial problem
EXCHANGE ST.. .
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CITY AND VICINITY.
New Advertisements To-Day.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
Prize Dance-Lake Sebago.
SPECIAL NOTICE COLUMN.
New Goods-0rin Hawkes. & Co.
Rock Sloops-Wanted.
Wilbor's Cod Liver Oil and Lime.
Spring of 1Si3-Rollins & Bond.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
Eaton Family School-Spring Term.
Report of Canal National Bank.
Butter, Flour-C. A. Weston g. Co.
Notice Extra-E. I. Eden & Co.
Wanted-Canvassers
William Henry charlottesville at Law.
Report of Merchants National Bank.
Grows Liniment.
neutrality-suspicious. Clerk.
Grows Condition Powders.
Administrators Notices..
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Schumachers' Announcements.
Health-Waltcr Baker & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

LADIES looking for rare bargains in all kinds
of fineadress goods, ETC., will find great induce
ments to call at the extensive establishment of
MEssRs. E. I. ELDEN & Co., No Free street.
For full particulars consult their advertisement
in cnother column rt e7fti.7
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FoRr MONROE, March 8.-Brig Ida c. from
San Domingo for Boston put in to-day in dis
tress. She reports that she was seven miles
from Boston light when she was driven off the
coast with loss of sails and deck, load and a
German sailor was lost overheard. The brig
put in here for provisions and sails.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

ANDERsoN's closing out sale of Balbriggan
and Cotton Hosiery will continue for few
days longer. 1t is only once year the op-
portunity occurs of buying a supply of good
hosiery at such low prices.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
Destructiyc Fire at CLYDE. O.

CLEVELAND, O., March "a fire this morn
ing partially destroyed three story brick block,
the Clyde Times printing office, Odd Fellows
Hall, Ferry's Hall, Masonic Hall, and num-
brr of offices. Total loss $4,000; insurance
5000 to $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

PERsoNAL.-We understand that the condi-
ton of Mr.. H. W. Hersey, the City Treasurer,
who has been confined to the house with lung
difficulty since Tuesday, was slightly improved
last evening. Congestion of the lungs is still
feared.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

FRATERNITY ENTERTAIEMENT.-The Frater-
nifty entertainment was very pleasant, and very
well attended. DR.. Gordon's lecture OH what
to eat and drink was well considered and in
strnctive discourse, Astounding in sensible views.
The Doctor took the ground that nearly every
kind of food which is suitably cooked is proper
food, and he advocated the use of tea and coffee
as beverages. Some disappointmentwas evinc-
ed by certain suspicious persons who fingered
near the door, because the speaker gave no in
formation regarding places where one might
get something to drink
The musical portion of the entertainment was
very fine, the duett on the piano-torts by the
Misses Allen and Wiley, previous to the lee
ture, being highly spoken Of
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

GRAND Trunk RAILWAYS cars sundries, do
potatoes, 6 do shocks, do rags do starch, 8 do
flour, do for Dominion line, 81 do lumber do hay,
do for st. John, N B, 16 do for Halifax.
STEAMER CHESAPEAKE. FROM NEW YoRK-92
bales rags 80 rolls leather 333 dry hides $50 hf chests
tea, 200 bags corn meal ITO do grass seed, so hhds
moasses 10 do glassware, do tobacco 443 boxes SUI
gar. 80 bbls do 20 do varnish, 40 do glassware 80
kegs soda 4s do white Lead $50 boxes rasins, 40 do
starch 20 do cheese, 80 do tobacco % do hardware
40 do drugs 10 do oranges, 25 cases white lead 50
bdls paper hangings, 80 boxes window glass; bales
duck, 2 do do pianos, 200 pks sundries.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS The Allan steam
ship "Corinthian" sailed from this port for
New York to load, at 10 a. M. Saturday
The Allan mail steamship Scandinavian
sailed at 8 p. m. Saturday, carrying six cabin
and nineteen Storage passengers, and full
CARGO
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
WHITTIER'S DRUG STORE !

VNHE undersigned have taken possession of this pop
Il Mar establishment for the purpose Of carrying
a first class Drug, Prescription and Fancy Goods
business, Particular attention will be paid to the
compromising and dispensing of Prescriptions, Of
made speciality. Among heir stock, which Is one
OF the most select as well as of the most extern
sive, In the New England States, comprised all
the products OF the most celebrated chemical abora-
tories OF the New World and the Old. The new firm
Will endeavor, by promptness, courtesy and close
the confidence and the continuation Of the avors of
the patrons OF their predecessors, and to make Hhtt
tiers Drug Store in the future as In the past, TIE
Apothecary Store of the city. 3st 17ttra
3. e. STURG1S & co.
febl9 eodimos
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

Academia driver of one of Cloves
Brothers provision wagons had his arm caught
by hook attached to pair of steelyards, Sat
urday, and the flesh was torn from the wrist to
the elbow, making fearful cash,
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
by TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS IN MAINE.
Railroad Lonu

WIscAssET, March Spy unanimous vote
of the town, at a meeting held to-day the SUBJ
scription of Wiscasset to the capital stock of
the Wiscasset & Moosehcad Railroad Co., was
made up to S75, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

STEEL Knives and every description of Table
Ware Plated, or Replated in the very best man
ner at short notice and at a reasonable price, at
Atwood's New Rooms, q Market Square. o..
.TETf.11f .H.alfgf fol,oEE o,l+e
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

JAIL BREAKING.-Last night about nine
o'clock, two men who were locked up in the po-
lice station, escaped therefrom under rather Pc
cular circumstance. For some reason the men
were not locked up in cell, but were allowed
ut their own sweet will to roam in the corridors.
One OF them, taking advantage Of the liberty
accorded him, managed to escape by squeezing
through a six-inch grating. He then came
round TO the door, unlocked it, and released his
companion. Lest some blame be attached to
the officers in charge we will state that one of
the prisoners was q reporter on a well-known
morning paper, and the.other was the turnkey.
They entered the corridor for the purpose of in
teryiewing prisoner, and the reporter incau-
.tiously closed the door behind him. 1t had a
spring lock, and as the key was upon the out
side, they were reduced to the necessity Of
making forcible exit
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

HARPER's BAzAR.-This beautiful weekly
publication is a welcome visitor to the parlor
circle. The number for the ensuing week has
been received by Fessenden Brothers, Lancas-
ter Hall and D. Wentworth, 337 Congress, cor
ner of Oak street. .4gg q ffgf.gFHGF
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

CALL at schumachers and see the largest
line of photographs ever shown in Portland.
gft mch1Oeodlwr
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Salea of Prinrs.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., March 9-The print cloth
market is dull and declining. For lower grades
the sales of the week were $4,000 pieces, at u
for extra GA squares, and Il and "a for STAN
1arfl FAX
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10

ADVERTISERS naturally seek the means for
reaching the largest number of readers, and
those of the best quality. The Daily PRESS
fills the bill in both particulars better than any
other daily journal in Maine e 't
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Hoax Ames.

BOSTON, March S.-Oakes Ames is to have a
complimentary reception by his fellow citizens
The Portland daily press., 1873-03-10
COpartnership and Rcnou,I

NE 2: A. kENNARD, has this day been admit
" ted member of our firm in the Boot a Gnn,
and general Job Printing Business. 'ooA' card,
Onr largely increased business no.. .,,.r,
nemove 70 Inc more spacious rooms, No ia M; "a
OPPOSITE me junction Of Federal and Middis Srao
formerly. A 0uSsoihersas promptly as
Portland GEO. A. JONES g. co.
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SOME more of those beautiful Powers heads
at Schumachers. mch1Oeod1w
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The MOdOc Treachery-


SAN FRANCISCO, March IA despatch re-
eeived from Yreka tonight says, 'From parties
who lett the front last evening it is learned that
that the commissioners SENT by a squaw, a mes
sage to Capt. Jack telling him he or his leading
men must come to Farchild's by this evening
or they would refer the whole matter to the
military" H& s
The opinion is divided as to how the Indians
will receive the essage. Should they refuse,
it is thought that active operations will COM
mence at once. It is said thaGw the Modocs
who came with Steele the first time were at
Fairchild's they were told by some white men
that the Oregonians had indicted them for muir
to have caused the sudden change in their
minds.
as ,AParley.
SAN FRANCISCO, Mar ga despatch from
Yreka this evening says that Mary, a sister of
Capt. Jack, came to the headquarters of the
peace commissioners last night and reported
that Jack accepted the terms Of surrender Of
fered by the commissioners. Gen. Candy sent
word back by her this morning that Capt. Jack
or some of the chief men of the tribes must
come in before Tomorrow evening or the troops
OF his command would move Immediately
against them. 1t is expected that they will
come in tomorrow, if they do not, war is inev-
table
SAN Francisco, Mar GA despatch from
Yreka tonight, says that Boston Charles
squaw returned this evening from Capt. Jack s
camp with the news that Capt. Jack and his
band will be ready Co leave the lava bed on
Monday. Capt. Jack requests that three wag-
ons be sent on Monday to meet them at Rocky
Point half way between Fairchilds and the
lava beds. Tents will be put up for their re-
ception and they will be located there until
their removal to Angel Island. They could not
come out to-day as one of the men died and he
must be buried