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The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

ART NoTEs-On turning the head of the
stairway at the entrance of Schumacher's art
gallery, the visitor sees great white picture,
which at second glance exhibits the familiar
features of a winter landscape. In the fore
ground stand pyramidal evergreens, all the
branches and twigs of which are heavily freight
ed with snow. Iuterspersed with these are
beeches, with a few dead yellow leaves languld-
ly clinging to their branches, and other decldu-
GUS trees quite naked and skeleton like. In the
middle distance are woods and a carriage road,
frnged with few houses. In the background,
great mountain peers out from the clouds.
The prevailing whiteness of the picture, slight
ly relieved by the dashes of sombre green, has
one Bit of warm color latter the manner OF
Turner in the shirt of a rather low-spirited
woodsmau who is leaning over an axe in the
foreground The effort is a bold one and rea-
sonably successful. The great dead expanse of
white is difficult to handle, and the dull green
aids it none White is the most startling of all
coors and capable of producing wonderful ef-
fects; but it is unsafe for any but master to
use. In this instance it will be generally con-
coded that the artist has achieved notable
work.
The scene of the painting is Champion, and
the hill in the background is Welsh mountain.
F. HI. Holmes of Gardiner, is the artist, to
whom we are indebted for this audacious and
successful effort.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

convict, and after testifying was arrested and
recommitted to the penitentiary to serve out
his term.
The jury in the case Of Patrick Carroll. one
of the victims of the collision on the Midland
railroad recently, at New Dunbar, N. j., rem
dered a verdict censuring Gilbert and Meisner,
conductor and engineer of the freight train, for
running ahead of time. Meisner escaped.
Forty cars loaded with tea, direct from San
Francisco, arrived at Jersey City to-day.
The wages of longshoremen have been re-
duced from II to 20 cents per hour A large
plumber have struck and the police are employ
ed at several piers to keep peace.
Base ball-Mutuals Is, Athletics g.
Yesterday afternoon G. j. Taylor, in an al.
tercation with Catherine Conisk, stabbed her
six or seven times. Taylor was arrested.
Eli Beard has been appointed receiver of the
National Life Insurance Co., of New y ork.
The Committee OF Seventy met for the last
time to night.
Martin Gothins, drunk, shot Thomas Clark
dead in a saloon last night. Both were sailors.
The Cunard steamship company are about to
establish a daily line between Liverpool and
this city by withdrawing their ships from the
West India service.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
MINOR TELEGnAras.

The Mississippi Legislature assembled Mon
day. A quorum was present in both houses
III. M. Street was elected Speaker on the fourth
ballot.
In Memphis, Monday, there were twenty
three deaths from yellow fever. and seven from
other causes.
Hugh Collins a brakeman on the Worcester
freight train, was caught between the hunters
while coupling cars at Uxbridge, Mass, Tues
day morning. He was dangerously hurt.
The steamers from England Tuesday have
$3S0,000 in specie, for New York.
James Bowdoin was killed at Mayoning city,
Pa, by the fall of coal IN mine.
Internal Revenue receipts Tuesday, S135, 222,
Mrs. Jane Lackey of Ingrahamsville, r. l.,
committee suicide by cutting her throat Tues
day,
Thanksgiving in New York November 9th
James Lick of California, proposes establish
ing an astronomical observatory on the Sierra
Nevada mountains, 10000 feet high, at his own
expense.
Haven, CT, shot herself Monday. Cause tenn
porary arrangement.
The trial of Capt. Clark of the ship Sunrise,
ON the charge of cruel treatment to seamen on
board that ship, commenced in the U. S. Cir
cult Court at San Francisco, Tuesday.
In the District Court to-day, U. S. Attorney
Corsey challenged the Grand Jury on tseveral
grounds, showing practically that under the
presen. laws al,Grand Jury cannot be OBJ
tanned in this territory. The court sustained
the challenge and discharged the jury.
The SupIeme Court of Indiana has declared
the liquor law constitutional,
Snow fell at Cincinnati, o., Tuesday, and at
Dayton it was six to eight inches deep.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22


For five weeks work, $27, 600 were paid to the
Portland Co employees, Monday.
A blacksmith recently discovered in pairing
horses hoof cent firmly imbed led in the
frog.
The City of Richmond, which arrived yes
terday, showed the effects of the gale in dam
age to her wheel house.
Miss Sarah M. Cole of Bddeford, was the for
tunate holder of the ticket that drew the gold
watch at the Hospital Fair last week.
The remains of the late Howard S. Coyle
were brought from Charlestown, Mass, yester
day, and deposited in the family burial place al
Evergreen Cemetery, of his uncle, Capt. B
Coyle of this city. Mr.. Coyle, it will be re-
membered by the travelling public, was for
many years steward of the International line of
teamers between this city and St John.
Several of our citizens are interested in the
reyersion of Boston Common to the heirs of the
original grantor-that is, if such an event is
possible,
1t is runored that the night Pullman train
on the Maine Central Railroad is to be discon-
tinued.
The recent heavy wind did considerable dam
age to the trees and shrubbery in and around
the rity.
Ligonia Lodge, I. o. o. F. have contributed
1926 to the Memphis suffers, and one of the En-
campments like sum.
There was "a hundredths of an inch of rain
fell Monday
The schooner William Arthur, Capt. Nc
Duffee, of this port, which has long been over.
due has arrived at PHILADELPHIA
Last night the storm signal Ia red Light was
kept burning at the signal service station.
The G. A. r. Post held rehearsal of the
"Color Guard" at their hall last evening
The recent storm was severely felt on all the
railroads leading out of this city. In several
instances culverts were washed away.
From Munjoy Hill, the breakers dashing over
the outer line of reefs at the entrance to our
harbor, could be plainly seen yesterday. Not
only the line of foam, but the water itself
could be distinctly seen, thrown high into the
air.
Sheriff Pencil states that he ordered Nelson
leighton to be sent in charge of an officer to
the court in order to take his testimony in q
case on trial last week and the same officer ac
companied him to his house, to allow him the
opportunity to lock up his property. This wa
what gave rise to the rumor that Leighton hat
been seen upon the streets.
The BOAT race that was to have taken place il
the harbor to-day is off.
The India street engine house has been refit
ted for the reception of old Atlantic No. A
fire alarm has been put in and stable added
1t is designed to keep the new steam fire engin'
there after it arrives, until the Spring stree
house is ready TO receive it,
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
High Streef.

Mr.. EDITOR: 1t is possibly true that the
rough work of broken stone being laid by the
Boston & Maine railroad at the foot of High
street will suffice to lay mere temporary
bridge upon Such in fact is the reply to in
quiries propounded to members of the Street
Committee of the City Council, as to what the
action of the Boston & Maine railroad in laying
such wall signifies. When, however, it is
recollected that at the Danforth street crossing,
at Clark street, at Park street. at every point
where bridge. is proposed or constructed,
the railroad has laid split-stone work of dura-
bic and permanent character, the unavoidable
Inference from the rough and comparatively
insecure wall now building at Righ street, is.
that no bridge at all is intended. Certainly no
bridge should be laid upon such an abutment
except for a merely passing purpose.
But the essential question is, is this street to
be closed to allow depot to be built upon it,
or is it to be kept open for the use of the
public? So long as the city government allow
themselves to act the part of in decision upon
the question, So long as they debate whether
they shall protect the rights and claims of the
citizens to the use of this spacious and central
highway, or allow q corporation to block it up
with its structures for its own special and
private advantage, so long may the Boston &
Maine ind a measure of pallatiOn for its
precipitate not to say presumptuous and inso-
lent course. The facts and figures laid before
the public in your columns at an earlier stage
of this controversy demonstrate the great use
made of High street by the public. 1t is no
answer to say that the hundreds and thousands
who pass through this avenue daily, when open,
could by taking more steps and going further
around reach their destination. The street,
as it has been for many years, does a constant
and large public service. 1t should on no ac-
count be closed.
Let any one stand at the foot of this street
and look out over the acres of lumber, ware.
houses and merchandise piled upon the wharfs
and contiguous land, and then propose to him
self shutting up the line of approach to this
enormous body of inf1ammable material, with
the liability of destructive fires at any moment
threatening and if we mistake not the utter
and monstrous character of the proposition
will be realized! Park street ever and anon is
TO be up for sewers, gas, water, and repairs
and then with High street Theoretically sealed
by depot the only avenue of approach would
be by the distant, narrow, devious passage of
Maple street. The Boston & Maine can use
their land without closing High street. This
is conceded. To convert this wide and hand
some avenue into blind alley just to allow a
railroad to pile up longer stack of bricks than
they otherwise could, would be an act of gross
injustice to the public, and of monstrous mall
administration on the part of the city govern
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
YELLOW FEVER.
Condi.io, of AGair. nj s.rcv.no~,


NRw York, Oct. PA despatch from
Shreveport says there was light frost yester-
day morning. Several new cases are reported
in the city and larger number in the country.
There were FIVE interments during the past
twenty four hours.
Another Afflicted town.
Up to Saturday there we're 81 cases of fever
at Marshall, Texas, and "a deaths There were
eight new cases Monday. Very few stores are
open and the village of Mansfield is nearly de-
serted.
MEMPHIS, Get. Pit IS particularly request
by the Board of Health that absent citizens do
not returnstll notified by them. 1t is impossi-
BILE to get anything reliable about the disease.
New cases are occurring in isolated districts
and the frosts seem to have little effect i'm
checking the disease DR.. Treewan, Secretary
of the Board of Health is reported dying to-
night and also DIR. Blont
Reports up to noon today are not favorable.
There have been "a deaths from yellow fever
and six from other causes. Total 80.
Mortuary report for-24 hours, yellow fever q,
other causes 10.
MONTGOMERY, Oct. 2l-There were three
deaths from yellow fever today.
SHREVEPORT, Oct. 21.-There were only three
interments to nay from yellow fever
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
National Convention of Engineers of the
Fire Departments.

BALTIMORE, Oct. 21.-In the national con-
venton of engineers of the fire departments to-
day, Chiefs Damrell of Boston, >Stillman of
Baltimore, Sexton of st. Louis, Hill of Cleve-
land and Megrue of Cincinnati, were appointed
as an executive committee. Reports from
various committees were read and accepted.
Among them were reports on the Limitation and
disuse of combustibe material in the structure
of buildings. the excessive height of buildings
and restriction of the danger of elevator, pas
sage ways. hatchways and mansards, i'm the en-
plOyment of trusty watchmen on fire escapes,
on uniformity of hose coupling and fire n.y.
drant connections and the importance and
need OF a complete understanding between those
whose dutyit is to extingu'sh fire and fire in
surance companies. All these reports were
referred to special committee of seven for re-
vision and arrangement into the form of an adj
dress, to be printed and sent to each of the fire
departments in the United States aud laid be-
fore the respective city councils. Edward S,
Tobey of Boston, addressed a communication
on The subject of fire escapes, aud Henry S.
Hall, of the National Board of Underwriters of
New York, on the relations between fire de-
partments and insurance companies and the
general subject of insurance. Addresses were
made by Chiefs Johnson Stockwel, Megrue,
Damrell and Stillman. st. Louis was selected
as the place for holding the next meeting, the
time to be appointed by the executive commit
teee The convention adjourned until to NOR
row. This afternoon the visiting chiefs reviewed
the Baltimore fire department ON Monument
Square.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

Music HALL.-This evening Butler & Chris
dies troupe will exhibit at Music Hall. "The
Three Dwarfs,' new sensation in the panto-
mime world, will be brought out in good style,
a ''Modoc" sketch will close the entertainment,
and there will be other and miscellaneous at
fractions, including songs by Fannie Morrallo,
athletic performances by the LaRue brothers,
and Sandford's character singing, and clog
dances by the LaVard sisters and roller skating
by Kynock and Smith, The comdany is high
ly recommended.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

THE WEATHER AND THE Soho oLs.-The
School Committee has provided for notice to
teachers and pupils by the fire alarm bells,
whenever, from incemency of the weather or
other causes it shall be desirable to have but
one session. In this case the morning session
will continue until one o'clock and the scholars
will then be dismissed for the day. No. 80 is
the signal selected and it will be given at II
o'clock in the forenoon. The system VIII &c
into effect on Nov. 1. The signal will be given,
by way of experiment, on next Friday at IL a.
m, to see if it will be readily heard by teach
.ers and pupils. The same system has long been
used in Boston with very satisfactory results
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

CHICAGO Oct 21.-The National Board of
Trade met at Music Hall at noon, nearly every
city being represented. President Culver of
the Chicago Board, made address of wei
come. President Bailey of the National Board,
responded. The report of the Executive Com
mittee recommends the encouragement of
shlpbuilding, demands currency based on
specie, favors governmental regulation of inter-
ocean transportation, and condemns watering
of railway and other stocks. Among the Vice
Presidents ars Geo. Opdyke of New York, c. E.
Culver of Chicago, and Others The Committee
on Transportation and On Canadian Reciprocity
were appointed, Sand daily sessions voted from
ten till four. Adjourned.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

THE Maine Pharmaceutical Association held
its seventh annual meeting in the Library
Room of the Portland Army & Navy Union,
Oct. Dist, at 5 p. m. The officers elected for
the ensuing year are: President, John G..
Cook, Lewiston: Vice President, Charles K
Partridge, Augusta Recording Secretary, S.
d. Wakefield, Lewiston; Treasurer, H. H.
Rntler. Bangor. The Treasurer's report show
ed handsome balance in hand aud the Asso-
citation voted substantial acknowledgment
of the courtesy of the Portland Army & Navy
Union in giving the use of their neat and quiet
library room for several sessions The next
annual meeting will be held at Augusta
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
Extra Session of the South Carolina Leg.
islature,

COLUMBIA, S. G., Oct. 21.-The Legislature
met in extra session today. g Gov. Moses sent
funded debt at So, OF, SOB and the floating
debt Sc, sos, 397. He presents the following
plan, the State being unable to pay the interest
on the debt as it stands, he proposes that the
bondholders be induced to agree that tile debt
be reduced in volume, all bonds for which the
State is actually liable except $3S,000 of State
capital bonds of 1873, the conversion bonds
amounting to S5,965,0O5, coupons upon the
bonds pay certificates, bills payable in scrip
and other evidences of State indebtedness to be
sue instead other bonds of certificates of stock
equal in amount to the face value of such bonds,
coupons and certificates. He concludes with
an argument in favor Of higher taxation, say
ing that the rate of taxation in South Carolina
is much lower than the average of the 81
States of the UpiOu
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
THE GREAT STORM.
I'm New Hampshire.

CONCORD, n H., Oct. 21.-During the rain
storm which began on Sunday evening, about
three inches of water fell. The Merrimac ryel
is very high and rising fast At plymouth the
intervales are flooded and no trains have come
down from, or above, or gone up beyond Lake
Village, since yesterday afternoon. AT Frank
lin the high water has stopped the paper mills:
A temporary bridge across the Union river al
Waterbury. VT. was carried away yesterday.
New YORK. Oct 21.-The freshet along the
Oswego Midland railroad through Sussex
County, MY, was the most severe ever known
there n thousand acres of land was overflow
ed, IN some places covering the tops of fences
The severe gale Sunday night and yesterday,
did considerable damage ON the south side of
Long Island All the lowlands were flooded
ana large Quantities OF marsh hay swept away
No disasters to vessels are reported
ALBANY, Oct. 2l.-The heavy rains of vester
day hove swollen all the streams in this vicinity
The water in the river is over the docks and in
some adjacent streets is flooding cellers and
first stories Some damage is done north and
west by the carrying away of bridges
On she Hudson.
Troy, Oct. 21.-The freshet carried away
portion of the unfinished new bridge here.
Damage, $1,000.
Flood in the schuylkiII.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct 21-2 a. m.-There are
four feet nine inches of water passingjover Fair
mount dam. This is the heaviest body of wa
ter this season. and an increase of nearly fifty
six inches since Sunday night. No damage is
yet reported.
The locomotive engineers were engaged Eyes
terday IN the discussion of the Molhbray diyis-
ion.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.-The freshA in the
Schuylklll was the heaviest since Oct 1862
AT ten O'Clock the water below the dam at Nor
ristown, was IL feet above the usual water level
and stopped the mills with back water. The
Egypt mill has IA inches of water on thej first
floor. A remarkable circumstance about the
treshet OF last night ard this morning is that
no trees, logs, lumber or other property appear
ed on the surface of the water.
TroveI smpnded-Loss of Life.
louisville, Pa, Oct 21.-The rain has
caused much damage IN this place. and Miners
vile bridge, on the Peoples Railway was wash
ed away just after train crossed. The furnaces
at ST. Clair are considerably damaged% At Ia
maqua, an immense pile of coal dirt was wash
ed on the Philadelphia Sc Reading railroad
track, preventing the passage of trains. A
train from Philadelphia was delayed by land
slide at Mount Carbon. At Girardsville two
children were drowned by the upsetiing of q
vehicle in which their parents were driving
home.
The storm nj Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, o., Oct. 21.-A severe north
east storm commenced Sunday evening, aud a
high wind ragged all day yesterday aud last
night. There is a large number of vessels on
the lake, and serious damage to shipping is APP
pretended. The schooner Jesse Conger and
the propeller EstabroOk are both wrecked.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Crinae-Fire,

Boston, Oct. 21.-Geo. W. Keith, post office
clerk at South Boston station, has been arrested
for stealing $50 from registered letter.
Frank Gardner was sentenced to-day in the
Superior Court for obtaining $3.50 at Black
stone National Bank by forgery.
A fire at Lawrence to-day, destroyed the har-
ness shop of j. w. Follansbee, and the shoe
store of Fl. Dow. Loss $4,000; insurance $1,000
Dow was arrested as the incendiary.
AT Lowell to-day, the seven year old sou OF
James Caskins. was instantly killed by falling
under the wheel of a loaded team while playing
in front of his fathers house.
Accident.
James E. Dee, an engineer aged 25 years, on
the New England Railroad, was run over and
instantly killed to-day by a gravel train. while
attempting to jump on it from passenger
train moving in On opposite direction.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

NEW BUILDINGs.-Capt. w. HI. Lewis and
A. M. Smith, Esq, are building each cottage
on Cumberland near Avon street. They are to
be Italian style, with French roof. L. G..
Smith does the carpenter work. They will
cost about $4,000 each.
A. NJ. Smith, Esq, is building two story
French roof, double brick block on Deering
street, corner of Congress Place. The mason
work will be done by Green & Jordan. The
carpenter work by S. H. Libby. The block is
to have all the modern improvements, and will
cost $4,000.
Mr.. Whitney is putting up double brick
house on the corner of State and Cumberland
| streets.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22

CATHOLIC f AIR.-Raffles remaining undis-
Orphan Asylum, last week, were drawn at
City Hall last evening. A very large assem-
blage was present. The following were the
principal articles drawn: Chair valued at $40,
by Frank Hoffman; gold watch valued at $780,
bv A. S. Fernald; silver tea set valued at 800,
by Mrs. McCarty; elegant chair valued at $65,
by Geo. Mcdonald. The drawing was through
by half past nine o'clock, when the dancing
began. Chambers quadrille band furnished
the music There were twelve dances. After
the sixth dance an intermission of 30 minutes
took .place, during which the magnificent
sword and belt was presen ted to the successful
competitor for it at the late Fair, Capt Nc
Mahon.
The presentation was made in the most grace
full manner by Miss Ellen Daley, as follows:
This sword presented by the young ladies OF
the Association of the Children of Mary, unto
of one of the volunteer companies of the city
of Portland who should receive the greatest
number of votes of his men and his friends,
passes tonight from oar hands to yours.
We deliver it to you stainless of bl God, but
enriched with the purest jewels of the orphans
eof the orphans Father, since it has taken a
permanent part in bnilding the orphans no me
Receive it then, not as an ordinary weapon OF
warfare, but as gift from heaven. May it's
polished blade never be drawn from its scab-
bard to shed the blood of fellow-men. But
should it happen that duty calls you to the
field of battle TO save your country's honor, or
to punish its foe unsheath it.courageously, use
it mersfully; forget not even in the hour OF
strife the divine precept, ''Love your enemies. !"
May this sword, captain, this blessed sword,
be to you an nnceasing monitor; may it ever
remind you that the loyalty of the Catholic
soldier to the Republic depends upon his loyal
atty to his God and to Gods holy church. Re-
'ceive it, and may you wear it honorably to a
happy old age.
In the unavoidable absence from the city Of
Capt. Mcmahon, Col. A. w. Bradbury received
the sword and belt in an appropriate manner
in behalf Of the captain. The dancing was
kept up until the wee hours, and appeared t.
be highly enjoyed by all present. Mrs. S. A
Ulmer furnished the refreshments.
The Portland daily press., 1873-10-22
A Horrible Tradcuy.

CINCINNATI, Octr 2O-Thomas Christopher. a
one-legged blacksmith. living near Bedford,
Lawrence County, Indiana, entertained neigh
Dor John Morrow, last night. Morrow having
put up with him for the night, suspectng an
undue intimacy between Morrow aud his wife,
for a time he watched closely, and entering his
wife's room about'ten o'clock, he strengthened
his suspicious. In fit of frenzy, and armed
with knife, he first stabbed his three children,
then his wife, and turning on John Morrow,
dealt him two cuts on the face. Morrow threw
him down, took the knife from him, and plung-
ed it into his bouy ten or dozen times killing
him instantly. Morrow was arrested Mrs
Christopher was stabbed in the abdomen, and
her bowels protruded from the wound. 1t is
thought that she and one child will die