The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-03-27
The Mari Claim,

| England, to the number of fifty, assembled at
the parlors of the United States Hotel in this
city, yesterday morning, for the purpose of
forming an association to recover certain prop.
erty in Scotland, which, it is claimed, is rightly
theirs by inheritance. The meeting was called
to order by Mr.. John G. Mari of Cornish Mr.
MARI was chosen chairman, and Mr.. Amos s.
Foster OF Portsmouth, n H., was chosen Sec
Rotary. The objects of the meeting were then
declared to be first, to ascertain if the heirs OF
the Mari claim will give written instructions
to Edward Payson. Esq. of this Guy 'no" III
Europe on business connected Win 'ho A'uin-
ham claim) authorizing him to make an exam
ination of all records and otner papers which
have hearing upon the matter, and to prose-
| e,te the claim. Second, to provide means to
defray the necessary charges which will attend
the prosecution of the claim.
| Mr.. Knight of Auburn, who has been en-
ployed in the claim business in England for fif-
teen years. made some remarks in regard to the
proper method to be followed in the prosecu-
ton of this claim. 1t was voted to accept the
services of Mr. Payson, which have recently
been offered, and to form permanent organ
ization to be called "the Mari Claim Associa-
ton
benjamin +. Mari of Alma, William Trickey
OF Saccarappa, and J. NJ. Pease of Cornish,
were constituted committee to raise funds to
defray the expenses attending the establish
ment of the claim. John G. Mari of Cornish,
was elected Treasurer. He was also constitut-
ed committee to visit Mr. Parker of Glouces-
ter, with the purpose of securing certain valua-
BILE papers supposed to be in his possession.
Amos S. Foster, John G. Mari and William
Trckey were constituted committee to draw
up a set of instructions for the use OF Mr.. Pay
son. The meeting then adjourned. subject to
the call of the officers.
The property in question is situated in Scot
land, on the River Dee and is said to be worth
SEQ, 100000. The Mari family in New England
claim to be descendants of one John Mari, who
is supposed to have settled in Portsmouth, N.
H., in It'll. They claim that John Mari was
son of John Erskine, Earl of Mari, who -four
ished as an advocate of the Pretender in 1715.
There appears to be no evidence to substantiate
this, on the claim to heirship if the descent be
proved. s-v-.a.
The VACUUM BRAKE.-The vacuum or ex-
haust air brake, which the Boston and Maine
Railroad is now experimenting, requires no
pump Or other machinery liable to get out of
order Attached to the boilerhead is pipe
connecting with small chamber, through
which steam may be allowed to escape. Also
attached to this chamber and below the pipe
connecting with the boilerheadsis another pipe
which passes under the entire train. Under
9 lch car, instead of the Westinghouse iron cyl
inder, is rubber cylinder, with iron heads,
which may better be described by comparing il
to concertina or Chinese lantern; these are
filed with air in their natural condition, and as
the engineman allows steam to escape through
the pipe into the chamber before alluded to- a
draft or suction is created and the air is drawn
from the pipes and cylinders with immense
force, and as the cylinders draw together las
would a concertna) the brakes are drawn with
such force as to instantly stop every wheel from
revolving and whatever progress is afterwards
made is by the wheels sliding upon the rails
SELECT REApING-The final entertainment
of the Peoples Course comes, off at City Hall
this evening and consists of select reading by
Prof. Churchill, the we'll known and popular
elocutionist, Some of the selections have al
ready been named in our columns, and the
others will be fully as good. The reputation
which Prof. Churchill has acquired as a finish
ed reader, will, without doubt, attract a large
audience to hear him. Arrangements have
boen made by which the pupils of the public
schools will be admitted at reduced rates. 1t
is to be hoped that the reduction will generally
be taken advantage of, for eiocution is a branch
of education to which none too much attention
| is paid.
| SPRITUALIsM.-We hear that next Monday,
March 81, will be che 25th anniversary of the
Advent of modern Spiritualism in the United
States; and that the members of the Spiritual
associations of this city, with all of the same
faith, or favorable to it, in other places in the
vicinity, are invited to assemble at o'clock on
said day, in the Army and Navy Union Hall,
corner of Brown and Congress streets, where
appropriate addresses may be expected from
various individuals.
| PORTLAND DRY DocK.-At the auction sale
of f. o. Bailey s. Co. yesterday, $50 900 of the
Portland Dry Dock bonds, due Oct. list, 1873,
and bearing seven per cens. interest, were sold
to Mr. Phillip H. Brown; $50,0O0 at 50, and
$4,000 at 33 per cent. 1t was understood that
the Trustees under the mortgage have COM
menced a suit for possession and foreclosure
for the benefit of the bondholders, and will un-
doubtedly gain possession in July next.
SACRED CoNcERT.-A sacred concert will be
given at the First Baptist Church. on Wednes-
day evening" April I'd. The following talent
has been engaged: Mrs. 81. N. Wetherbee,
Miss Ada Gary, Messrs. Will H. Stockbridge,
w. H. Beckett and H. Kotzschmar. Tickets
for sale at Stockbridge's ,Brunelps and Loring,
Short & Harmon's. The talent of the parties
engaged affords surety that the concert will
be fine one.
AMATEUR CoNcERT.-The ladies' of State
street church will give a second amateur con-
cert at their chapel Thursday evening April I'd.
assisted by Mrs. Chase. Miss Lewis Mrs. Far