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The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
VOTE EARLY.

POLICE NoTEs.-A man was arrested Satur-
day night for attempting to break into the store
of w. & C. R. Milliken, Commercial street.
Saturday afternoon man named Capt Hi
ram Hamilton, while under the influence of
liquor stole the team of Deputy Sheriff Turkey
which had been left on Chestnut street, and
drove rapidly off with it. Turkey missed it
few moments afterwards, and giving chase, cap
tured Hamilton before he had got far away and
within half hour had him safely in Jail.
Saturday night officersMiles and Rice quelled
a good sized row near Stafford's block and car
ried two of the worst fighters to the police sta
ton.
There was brisk fight Saturday evening at
'Dog Alley" Waterville street. Two of the
participants got badly bruised.
Some Irishmen went up to Washington street
Saturday night to ''clean OUT lot of colored
men, but the presence of the ''blue coats" inter-
fered with their sport and no serious ARRAY oc-
Cured.
A man named John Green was arrested Sun
day for fast driving. He came very near rum
ming over little girl, the daughter of we'll
known Insurance Agent, who caused his arrest
as above stated.
Sunday night quite row took place on
Danforth street.
About tel o'clock Sunday evening drunken
row took place on Centre street.
Saturday night there were thirteen DRINKS at
the police station.
Uncle Oliver at the police station, with
christian thoughtfulness, had fire last night
for the benefit of the prisoners.
At the police station last night there were ID
DRINKS
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igan at A. Corn is steady at 49Ic. Oats are in good
demand at &c. eONN
Freights-to Oswego 12c.
Receip,s-3,OOO bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat, 1000
bush corn, 5000 bash oats.
ShipmeDts-3000 bbls flour, 1000 bush wheat 5000
lush corn, 1000 bush oats.
CINCINNATI, Sept. 6-Provistons is flrmer. Pork
FIRM sales at Is 90; held at 16 25 Lard is steady;
sales of steam at II a 9c summer 75c; kettle at SIC.
Bulk Meats are firm and more active; shoulders Is
cash; 80 a. 40 per cwt buyer Sept clear rib sides
81 "a 9sc: buyer Sept 94c clear sides Ole. Bacon is
firm and in good demand shoulders at 9sc; clear lib
sides at lOi clear sides l04. Whiskey is steady at
soc
CHARLEsT ON Sept. 6.-Cotton firm; Middling up
lands 1Sc.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 6.-Cotton firm; Middlipg up
lands at 18c.
MOBILE Sept. 6.-Cotton steady; Middling uplands
uplands 1Ssc.
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NEW YORK.
Fire.


New YoRK, Sep. 6,-Ths morning a firebrckee
out in the wholesale liquor warehouse occupied
by Charles j. Murphy and Reid & Co. on Broad
street, damaging the building, which is occu-
pied by Alfred j. Brush, to the extent OF S4OoO
Murphy & Co.'S loss is $4,000; insured. Reid
ed by the ignition of one of the liquor barrels
from light which which boy had in the Gel
lar looking for leak in one of the barrels.
Frtal Accident
The dead body of Charles A. Lamont was
found in an area in front of his residence TINS
morning, by police officer The servants
state that Lamont had not been seen since ii
o'clock last night at which hour he went down
stairs to the front door to see some friends OUT
who had been visiting him. On investigation
one of the windows of the billiard room was
found open and a chair close by toppled over
The inference is thai while leaning on the Gu an
looking out the unfortunate gentleman fell OUT
An inquest will be held.
The Nathan Murder Case.
1T is asserted that the police authorities are
vigorously working up the clew given by Irving
(the self accused murderer of Nathan), and are
searching for Mrs Irving. The entire city has
been searching for her. She is believed to be
in Jersey City, aud yesterday Captain Kennedy
obtained variant and started in search. The
chief of police has kept up Geographic commu-
nication with California with a view of getting
Irving to tell where his wife is.
Accident,
NEW YORK, Sept 1.-THE tug boat Vixen,
Capt. Daniel Perkins. was ran into by the
steamboat Granite State, in He'll Gate, at one
o'clock this morning and cut in two. Capt.
Perkins was drowned and the engineer was
picked up and landed, when he was found to
be badly hurt about the head.
Various Matters.
The weather is clear and cool, and a good,
gentle breeze is blowing.
Arrived, steamer Kromprirz, from Bremen.
The remains of Charles g. Kelsey, who was
tarred and feathered and afterward found
day.
The Rodman affair is losing its notoriety, but
municipal matters generally in Brooklyn Ire in
a condition of unpleasant agitation. Rodman
is still in Jail, but hopes to be baled before he
is indicted
The trial of George Byos for the murder of
Della Corcoran is still in progress at HacKen-
sack.
johnson, a lawyer of Williamsburg, and ac-
cuSed of being connected with the recent for
geries, has been indicted by the grand jury.
The Republican Central Committee met last
night. A resolution was adopted that no man
be admitted as a member of any of the various
district organizations W 10 had not at the cleo
ton preceding his application for membership,
voted for those candidates who were nominated
by the regular Republican organization.
The balloon for the transatlantic voyage is
ready to start on Wednesday, and was lat
night exhibited to the public.
Fire.
ALBANY, Sept. 6.-Pamer, Newton & Co.'s
salam ander fire brick works in the north part of
the city, was destroyed by fire tonight. Loss
$4,000.
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A child's dress, woman's shawl and number
of other articles were washed ashore A long
boat, % feet keel and ships house were picked
up five miles inside the entrance of Bras d. Orr.
Tie buov at the mouth of the harbor drifted
four miles up the Lake.
Fifty-six vessels are reported at Arichat.
some of which have been condemned and sold
The gale was very heavy at Sable Island, but
no damage done.
Schooner G. e. Teel at Liverpool from Lab
rador lost four boats, some sails, about 400 gal
Ions OF oil. Capt. William Clane of brig
Louisa reports that he saw vessel bottom up
in lat. 42-71, Ion. 62-32. She was a schooner
and her bottom painted black. The name
could not be made out
The brig Herald, Bartlett, of Sydney, from
Bigus n. F., 3Sth of August, had part of her
bulwarks gone on starboard side, jb-boom and
two jbs washed away The main-stay sail,
fore-top-mast, main-sail foretopmast, foresail,
and rigging damaged. Saw a quantity OF deal
The galeiwas very heavy at Sable Island but
no damage was done.
The brigantine Florence now at North Sgd
ney, G. b , from ST. John, N. F.. saw slarge
white boat bottom up thirty miles ESE of Scot
land, on the Both ult. She is supposed to be a
cutter of the Inflated Satelle The bark Snow
Queen, Captain Ray, from Antwerp at Sydney,
August Both, reports in latitude 49, 49, longitude
SO, that he boarded the Jersey brig Ticker. the
latter with fish dismasted and abandoned The
Captain examined her papers and found q ire
burning in a stove.
and ship stores afoat off Cape North. The
American Revenue Cutter Woodbury. sailed for
the Magdalen Islands this afternoon,
The brigantine Dundee of Yarmouth, for Sgd
ney, put into La Have the LIST inst, with loss of
all her spars and sails, except foremost. The
day after the gale she ran into a schooner bot
tom up,and passed water-logged vessel Names
could not be made out.
Riviere Bourgie, G. B., also suffered severely
by the gale; OF a fleet of eighteen fishing yes
sells owned in the village, seven were dismasted
SIX damaged, two lost with all hands; both had
full fares of fish. $4,000 will not repay the
loss. In that parish some thirty buildings,
principally barns and outhouses, were destroy
ed. The schooner Bonnie JEAN lost on the
north side of p. E. l., with all hands She sail
ed from Port Medwsy three weeks ago n a
fishing voyage, with a crew consisting of ten
young men, the only supports of widowed
mothers or aged parents Fonr young men who
belonged to Antagonist harbor, were drowned
in an American schooner on the north side of
P. E. L. The schooner was lost with all hands.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
New York stock and Money ,y,rLe,

The premium on American gold suddenly further
decned TINS morning from 1141 % 1134, rumors of
the failure OF the Jay Gould clique who it is re-
ported have. within the past few days. been forced
to sell about SSOo0,G0O of gold and close out their
contracts.
TWAS rumored that the head of the combination
had suspended, but there seems TO be no confirma-
tioD Of this statement. However this may be there
Is great rejoicing among business generally over
the ap aren't failure of the conspiracy, and great
load has evidently lifted from the leetim ate
trade and general BUSINESS of the city.
The foreign exchanges this morning show renewed
strength in the result and the rates for sight and so
days Lon on sterling exchange have advanced 1913
d) l0S9 The defeat Of the gold movement is general
ly admitted now upon all sides, and the notorious
clique have been thoroughly routed.
The stock market opened st:ong with general
Improvement in the Vanderbilt stocks which a reac-
tive The London Stock Exchange is closed to-day
and no foreign quotations of Importance have been
received.
Our city banks weekly statement makes a bad
showing again this week. probably attributable part
ly to both. natural demand for money to move the
Western products, and an aided unnatural demand
which has been created by the Jay Gould CLIQUE who
want to break down the stock market
Gold further declined to 1871 under a pressure 20
sell by the old clique operators, who acknOwl ledge to
be thoroughly beaten in their attempt corner the
market The unfavorable bank statement has caus-
ed still eater decline in some stocks but not
among the Vanderbilt securities to any great extent
Singularly enough he most weakness has not been
observable In such stocks have been regarded as
favortes of the jay Gould clique, among them Han
nibal u St. Joseph. which dropped Q per cent
and st. Pau1s, which fell and per cent Wab-
ash was also weak and declined to $50, which is the
lowest price for their stock in many years.
Gold was last quoted at 1135. Stocks were a shade
trmer later in the day, with slight general i'm
provement in quotations.
1t is reported good authority this afternoon that
the Jay Gould clique have finally sold out their gold
and have formed new combination, through con-
necton with the Bears in the stock market in
ganized attack upon the money market. The string
ENJOY in funds has been since noon and loans
are quoted at seven per gold bid. Stocks dull
and depressed.
There was rumor on the street about . n m
that the Gold Exchange Bank had failed, but the
story without foundation
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
Outrage and Violence.

DETROIT, Mich, Sept. 6.-Peter Jewett, the
lather of the little girl outraged by James Cor
rIvan, in Muskegan, on Monday night, went to
the Jail and asked permission to see the prison.
er, which was granted. Jewett then stepped to
the door of the cell where the villain was con-
lined, took pistol from his cap and shot Corri-
van III the head. Jewett was then taken be-
fore Justice Hoyt and admitted to bail. The
facts in the case are brifiy as follows: On Mon
day last Corrivan entced the little girl, only 9
years old, into the woods where he kept her ali
night fouly outraging her person. Search was
in vain. About daylight the fiend let her 90
and she came home barely able to walk. Cor
rivan was arrested Tuesday mording and lodg-
ed in Jail. The little girl died the followihg
morning. The outrage created great excite
ment and indignation at Muskegan, Tonight
it is feared that the excited crowd will force an
entrance to the Jail aud finish Corrivan, VINO is
still living The Governor has ordered COM
gany OF militia from Grand Rapids in case of
emergency
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08

AUSTIN, Tex, Sept. Con the fifth ballot
yesterday in the Democratic Convention for a
candidate for Governor, Richard Coke OF Waco
received 659 votes, more than two-thirds of the
entire vote, and was declared the nominee of
the convention. When thevote was announced
Col. Hubbard, the only opponent of Coke in
the last ballot, moved that the nomination be
declared unanimous. The motion was passed
unanimously amid the throwing up of hats and
the widest excitement Judge Coke was call
ed to the stand, and in short speech thanked
the convention for the honor conferred upon
him.
Chas. Stewart of Houston moved that Hon.
II Il, Hubbard be declared the unanimous
choice of the convention for Lieut.. Governor.
Gol. John Henry Brown IN short speech. with
drew bis name as a candidate, and seconded the
nomination of Mr. Hubbard. He was followed
by other asprants. Col. Hubbard was then de-
clared the unanimous choice of the convention.
stephen II, Darden of Lockport, was unani-
mously declared the choice of the convention
Tor comptroller,
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
VOTE OF PORTLAND.
For Governor.
Brief j ottiugs.

The granite arch at the foot of Clark street.
oyer the Boston and Maine track is, complet-
ed.
DR.. S. H. Tewksbury of this city, received
the second prize at the New England Fair for
bis colt.
Charles f. Piper was Saturday appointed
railway postal clerk between Boston and Ban
gor, vice L. T. Sanborn, retired.
Saturday one of our merchants, in some way,
dropped from his pocket package containing
$3.50.
Prof. Grimes is no longer to have the full
sway iu his lectures on phrenology and mes
merism, for now comes Prof. Stearns to chal-
lenge the rotund Grimes to public discussion.
There is fun in store for the public.
The sale of reserved seats to Shaw's course of
musical concerts begins at o'clock to-day at
Halves music store.
A Westbrook constable was badly beaten
at Saccarappa Friday night by some roughs.
The clear atmosphere of the past few nights
has brought out innumerable stars not often
seen with the naked eye.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08

This is your own work. Amiable people wish
their neighbors well. The carrion-eaters delight
in the imperfections of Christians. But if all
the rest are hypocrites, what be you good men
and saved How shall we work it out? First,
by taking Christ as our Saviour; second, by COR
recting all imperfections of character The
encouragement is that God works with you
How shall we escape if we neglect SO great sal
walton?
AT the Pine ssreet church yesterday, being
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
Ferry Village.

The brief tornado of Friday afternoon blew
down shed belonging to j. w. Dyer of Port
land. Two boats and dory which were stored
in it were crushed The loss is estimated at
about $1,000
Clark Osgood last week had Mrs. Griffin ar
rested on the charge of stealing half pint of
cranberries. She was taken before Justice
and fined $40 and COSTS amounting to $1S. Her
statement is that Osgood insulted both her and
a Miss Green, using vulgar language and threat
rested for assault and batterys
The funeral of Capt. Silas Mariner occurred
on Saturday. A large number of people were
present S,
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
domestic Markers,

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Flour is in fight demand and
holders firm; extra Spring 10 a 25 Wheat is in
fair demand and lower for spot and higher for tture
MOL Spring at 23a NO Spring at is on spot i 15S
seller Sept; lat seller Oct Corn is steady; No 2
Mixed on spot or seller Sept at 424 a 42sc 44lc for
seller Oct high Mixed 44s a Acc rejected 80 "a $751;
Oats in fair demand and firm; sales of No at Csc
cash. 29sc seller Oct; rejected at &C. Rye uuet and
weak at size for No >. Barley is in good demand /:
No Fall at 20; 50 "a 9Oc for No 8 Sprinr Prnv,s
ID 50 cash; old sold at Is 90 spot; seller Dec steady
at 10 50. Lard steady at 7sc7ac seller JAM FAC seller
Dec. Bulk Meats are steady; shoulders at Sc: short
mildles 9c-l0ose. Bacon is quiet and unchanged !:
shoulders &c; sides loae packed. Whiskey duh and
lower; sales at 80 a Csc, closing at 92c.
Lake Freights unchanged and quiet-Corn to Buff
falo 10.
Receipts-4,O0O bbls flour PIG 900 bush wheat 157
600 nsh corn $4,000 bush oats 600 bush rye 80 900
bush barley,
Shipmeats--43OO obls flour, 2se 900 bush wheat. 49,
900 bush corn Al 600 bush cats 90 OOO bush rye 5000
bush barley, 5000 hogs.
ssiIOLEDo. Sept 6.-Flour is quiet and UNCHANGED
Wheat is dull and dropping; No White Wabash at
80; NO White Michigan at IS; Amber Michigan
on SPOT at II seller Sept 664; do October As No
Rec 49,; rejected Is; No Amber Illinois IS a.
IS; No 2 Amber Michigan IS. Corn is dull and
lower high Mixed on spot aud seller Sept at soc; do
Oct at 50Bc seller Nov 51tc; Yellow sic; White 5ol
Oats advanced lc; sales Of No at 3SIc No on snot
SO a. i65 seller Oct 373c.
Lake Freights strong and advancing-Wbeat 70
Buffalo 81 a &c; to OsSego II a 81; to Kingston n
Racepts-O,OOO bbls -four, g. 900 bush wheat 81 ooo
bush corn, 900 hush oats. e"''''' ooo
Shipments-4,O00 bbis -four, $4,000 busb what .,
900 bush corr. $1,000 bush oats. '- "nea'' a.
DETROIT, Sept. 6-Four is quiet and upoho,,,.o,
at y "a 5O. Wheat dull and lower: extra WI;t
at 6S q %; No White 6O q 81; Amber Mcbe
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08

CLOSING DAY.
Old Orchard camp meeting came to close
Saturday morning, the love feast being held at
lively interest was manifested and the speak
ers were many and brief. At the conclusion
of the regular exercises a little knot of singers
gathered at the speakers stand and sang the
good old Methodist hymns during the remain
der of the forenoon. The majority of the tents
were struck. A few still remain pitched and
will be occupied through the month of Septem-
her. The Association held a meeting in the
morning, at which only routine business was
transacted.
This week work will be commenced on the
avenues and unimpro,ed portions of the
oround. and will be leisurely prosecuted through
the autumn. Great improvements ale con-
templated, and by another season the place
will wear different aspect. Several cottages
are to be erected this Fall.
The camp meeting just brought to close IS
considered to be the most numerously ATTENDED
and the most successful one ever held in YORK
County 1t was BY far the most orderly MI.
Emerson. the officer in charge of the grounds,
informs us that he has attended sixty-nine
camp meetings, at each one of which previous
to this last, there has been more or less drunk
ness and disturbance. During the past week
ne did not see drunken or disorderly man on
the grounds Taking all in all, the Methodists
nave great reason to be proud of the first sea-
son at the Orchard Beach camp ground.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
A Faithful Wife,

MEMPHIS, Sept 7.-Some ten days since
quite an excitement was created in the eastern
suburbs of this city by the arrest of j. E. White
prominent citizen, on the charge of horse
stealing, and within few days subsequent no
less than dozen specific charges for similar Of
fences were made public. He was committed
for trial without bail. To-day his wife called
to see him and after spending half an hour
with him came to the gate and asked to be let
out. When the guard opened the gate White
presented a cooked revolver at his head and
cried ''let me out or die" The guard sprang
back and White darted out and mounted a
horse and dashed off before the alarm
could be given. Pursuit was instituted as ear
ly as possible, but up to dark he had not been
recaptured. His wife had carried the revolver
enveloped in her pannier, to him, and had the
horse in waiting. She was arrested.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Beacon Park Races.

BOSTON, Sept. Cat the Beacon Park races
to-day for the purse of $500, Judge Fullerton,
Sensation and Camors contested. Judge Full
lerton won in threesstraght heats. Time 2.28,
225. 2.24. Fullerton was the favorite at the
start. Sensation was second in the race and
Camors third.
There was match race for $4,000 between
Dan Mace's b nj Blanche and and Bowen's e
Ben Flagler; mile heats, three in five to har-
nes, and there was considerable betting. Blanche
being the favorite before the start at $50 to $50,
but after the first heat odds changed to Flagler
aud again to Blanche at the close of the second
1t was closely contested, the mare getting the
second heat and Flagler the other three. Time
2.32, 23O1l, 2-21, go.
New England Fair Races.
At the New England Fair races in the con-
test for horses that never beat 2.S5. There were
seven entries, and four started. 1t was won by
H. q. Smiths br Shakespeare, Hicks'b m
Flora second, and E. Spaulding's Modoc
third Time-2361, 240, 2.39
2.Ss was won by 4. G. Paine's b John 7.
Russell; Golder's blk Brown Keeney. second;
A. w. Worcester's br g Bran Frank third.
Time 2.35, 236, 236.
Ii. IF. B. IDistaneed.
BOSTON, Sept 1.-THE Journals returns for
delegates to the State Convention SO far as
heard from at late hour tonight, stand 4lS for
Washburn, 315 for Butler, anC 80 doubtful.
There are 1888 more delegates to be elected,
which will make 1885, the number to be sent
Wasiiburn Sure of 100 Majority.
SPRINGFIELD, Sept. THE Springfield Re-
publican has returns from 742 delegates, nearly
three-fourths of the whole number to the Wor
cester Convention ON Wednesday, divided as
follows: Washhurn 1874, Butler 319. There are
359 delegates yet to be elected. of whom 40
come from the four western counties, 80 from
Worcester county and 25S from the eastern part
of the State; 81 each from Essex and Middle
sex counties, the former of which is one of
Buffers strongholds OF the 101 to come from
the western part of the State the Republican
estimates that Washburn will have nearly
hree-fOurths, and of the remaining 258 about
125 for Washbnrn. AS Washburn has now
clear majority of 46, giving Butler every doubt
full vote, the Republican considers him sure of
100 major ity in the Convention, but it is quite
likely to be l5O and may rise TO 200.
RefengefuI Burglar.
LOWELL, Sept, 6. -William E, Shaw. arrest
ed in Boston for breaking into the barn of John
f. Wetherbee, proprietor of the CITY Hotel in
this city, was held in $500 bail TO the Snnerior
Court to-day. He had been employed bv
Wetherbee two weeks as laborer, became az
Tended and broke in the heads of four barrels of
whiskey and destroyed basket of champagne.
He pleaded guilty.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
Arrest of Ku KIux.

LOUISVILLE, KY, Sept. 7.-Advces to the
Courier-Journa from special correspond Mt
delegated to investigate the Ku Klux outrages
in Owen, Henry and Franklin Counties, Ky. a.,
state that he, assisted by several citizens of
Owen County, on Saturday, captured two men
charged with being concerned in the murder of
George Wilson on the Brown plantation One
of the parties arrested will turn States evil
dence 1t is reported to-day that ten more have
been arrested in Owen and Henry Counties,
charged with belonging to Ku Klux.
The Portland daily press., 1873-09-08
MINOR TELEGRA MS

A large meeting was held near Dublin Satur-
day. in favor of the release of the Fenian pris-
OnerS.
VIM. Hudson of New Haven. Conn, an old
printer, who is said to have printed the first BIZ
bic ever printed in tins country, died Saturday.
The President of the Board of Trade at
Shreveport, Louisiana, says that trade there is
paralyzed in consequence of a prevailing mals
nant fever.
An invitation has been extended to and ac-
cepted by the Mexican government to partici-
pate in the centennial celebration at Phiadel-
phia.
The Fulton elevator at Chicago was destroy
ed by fire Sunday. Loss 100000.
A messenger of the American Express Com
pany was arrested at Davenport, Iowa, Sunday,
for appropriating $4,000 to his own use which
had been entrusted to him.