The Portland daily press., 1873-08-27
MASSACHUSETTS,.


BosToN, Aug. 26 "A destructive fire occur
red in Lynn last night which was got under
control about midnight 1t broke out IN French's
furniture store on Union street Among the
buildings burned are Frenchs furniture store
and mandatory, Chase & Green's furniture
store, May & Whitney's clothing store, Robin
sons jewelry store, Tuttle & Baiey's gr,.'ery
store and several other buildings The Saga
more House was in imminent danger and all
movable property was taken out but it was
finally saved. Loss heavy but amount not yet
aScertaned.
Fatal Accident.
AVER, Aug. 26.-This forenoon Nathan
Prouty and Deacon Jonas INVITING from Shir.
ley (Shakers) while selling vegetables near the
Hazen paper mill about mile from Shirley
village in attempting to turn round their wag-
on tipped it over, throwing them out violently,
killing Deacon Nutting who was about II gears
of age. Prouty jumped from the wagon and
escaped unhurt. The horse was not injured
and the wagon slightly damaged.
Various Matters.
The Republican city committee has assigned
Friday evening next for choosing delegates to
the State Convention from Boston, The Demo-
Gratis hold caucuses Thursday evening next for
the same purpose.
L. j. Dunbar & Co. and other prominent lio
uor dealers were raided upon to-day. Some
$1,000 worth was seized.
Beacon Park
The fall meeting of Beacon Park Associa-
ton began to-day. There was all excellent at
tendance and two good races.
The first was for purse of 5000 for horses
that never beat minutes, and of the nine en-
tries fourTstarted
The following is summary: J. A. Dustn's
b Dustin Jim, 1. 2, /, l.; Pike and Browns
b g Col. Pike, 8, l, 2, 2; w. j. Paines BIS John
I. Russell, 4, 4. 3, 3; Ben Macos M Nellie
Walter, 2, 3, drawn. Time, 2.34, 2.3S. 2. 80 and
2.38.
The second race was for a purse of $500 for
horses that never beat 2.26, $500 to 81 and 5000
to Sd. The entries were Bowen's g Ben Blag-
Ter, Murphy's g Charley Green CARROTS b g
Ben Starr, Cudney's b g Whalebone, Dan
Armstrong; b Fred Cooper. The race was
hotly contested by Blanche, Flager, Charley
Green and Ben Starr. The others not starting.
Summary-Blanche, 3, 0, l, 2, 1, 1; Flager, 9, o,
g. l, 3, 2, 2:Green, l, 4, 2, 3. 8, 3; Ben Starr, 4,
9, :, drawn Time. 2.2S, 227a, 2.2S, 2.29a,
Gen. Buffers speech.
WORCESTER, Aug. 26-Gen. Butler deliver
ed his opening speech of the campaign in this
city this evening. In opening he said he had
come to give the people the truth of the matter,
which he considered necessary after the calun
nics which had been poured upon him. and the
first be went at work to disprove was a state
ment purporting to come from the New Or
leans Picayune in May, 1861, aud the next the
decree Of Jefferson Davis in 1862, stating that
traitor, outlaw, an enemy of mankind aud of
ferlug $4,000 for his capture. The general said
he had never heard that as much was offered
for Mr.. Hoars head, and then went on to tell
the story about the South Carolina lady who
wished 10 spin the thread for the rope that was
to hang him. These, though. he said, started
by the enemies of bis country, were now repro
duced by his. They might not baug me but
they would take away my reputation; then let
them take my worthless life. Now then do any
of these gentlemen suppose that having met
this caluInpy in my public life | am likely TO
be turned from doing what think is right by
the qups and pellets of the day. He said he
had been tod by NJ Hoar that his life had been
"A failure. but he had tried to do his best, and
asked if that was not better than to stay at
home and try to do nothing. He claimed that
the man did not live who could say he had not
done his BEST and il he had failed it was be-
cause he could do no more. Gen. Butler h ere
touched upon State matters for the first time
He said that SIX menths ago he returned from
Congress and vas invited 10 q dinner where
something was said about his being made Gov
ernor He said he had the opinion that he was
cheated out of the nomination two years before
and it the people wanted him he wonld not OBJ
i ect.
Gen. Butler paid his respects to Judge Hoar
of Concord, Hon. George f. Hoar and Admiral
Thayer of this city, all of whom he attacked.
He defended his advocacy of the salary grab in
Congress, pitched into the Daily Spy for its
attention to w. S. Robinson, sWashington,"
who has just issued history of the salary grab
His illusions to the temperance question were
equivOcal. The Hoosac Tunnel and reform in
the State charities briefly alluded to in the
vein of his former speeches. The speech on
the whole was weak, the General placing him
self mainly On the defensive.