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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

N. b. This ceremony Of initiation is
used during the absence Of the lady mem
bers. The initiatory ceremonies are en-
tirely different, being very much simpli-
fed as it should be.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-05-20
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Effects Of High Freigbfs.

Boston, May 19-The high cost of railroad
freightslon grain and other productssf from the
West have compelled the Cunard Company to
seriously contemplate withdrawing, all
the Boston route and transferring them
to New York. The proposition causes much
feeling in in business circles and efforts are be-
ing made to induce railroad managers to lower
their rates.
Aid for the Hampshire County Sufferers.
At meeting of the citizens held in City
Hall to-day, committees were appointed and
other arrangements made for sending prompt
relief to the suffers from the Mill River disas-
ter, at which $4,000 were subscribed at the meet
ing. A committee of five were appointed to
visit the scene of the flood.
New Projects.
At at adjourned meeting of the Old Colony
Railroad stockholders to-day, the com mittee to
superintend the voting on the question of pur-
chasing or subscribing for shares in an incor-
porated company, running steamboats, in con-
nection with the road to New York to an
amount not exceeding $750,000, and in a COM
pany running to the islands in Vineyard Sound
for an amount not exceeding 1000, reported
that the whole number of shares was &C, 92l, of
which "a, 46l were necessary for vote, and that
upon the question 81, 206 had been cast in favor
and 1869 against. The report Of the commit
tee having been accepted the meeting adjourn
ed.
various lMattcrSs
LOWELL, May 19.-It is proposed here to d.
vide the Louisiana subscription, and give por-
ton to the sufferers by the recent calamity at
Haydenville and contiguous towns.
The committee of the City Council on public
banking will organize tomorrow afternoon and
commence the erection of bathing houses along
the banks of the Merrimack
A hearing was granted the remonstrants
G---<ffpurTCu
Council this evening. Definite action was not
taken, but so grave were the objections urged
that it will probably be amended radically be-
fore it is passed.
The Mill River Disaster.
SPRINGFIELD, Nav 19.-Several thousand
more people have visited the ruins in Mil
River Valley to-day. Some twenty OF the
missing dead bodies have been dug out of the
ruins Of the buildings and deposits of sand, and
% or 80 more are still to be recovered. The
Legislature committee has examined the reser
voir and found it was very poorly built. The
specifications were not fulfilled and the dam
seems to have been built to slide off as it did
Some 400 volunteer laborers were at work to.
dap digging over the ruins for dead bodies and
thousand are expected tomorrow. AL the
destroyed villages but Skinnervile will preba
bly, be rebuilt, and already enough relief
some $50, 000-has been contributed to take cart
of the poorer victims of the disaster.
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Brief J0ttings.

Clearing ace0tter.
MIR. Fuller, the curator of the Natural HIS
tory Society," had fine variety OF Jeiiy-nsnes
on exhibition at the society rooms yesterday al
noon.
1t is reported that one of the conductors on
the Eastern road is going to sue the officers OF
the road for defamation of character. He lays
his damages at $4,000.
An attempt was made the other day to scare
ono of the conductors on the Boston g. Maine
Inv telling him that the officers of the road had
detectives on his train, but the old gentleman
wouldn't take the sell.
Officer Coombs of Lewiston, has found the
team of George Deering of Deering, which was
stolen in Deering on the 9TH of this month. He
found the wagon in Auburn and the horse in
Durham.
parts II and 70 of Guizofs France have been
raceived at Coffin's book store.
Masinley g. Co.'s menagerie and circus Is Oh
the way to this city.
Gov. Dingey arrived in town last nlsh' oh
tho ten o'clock train from Boston. ana is 'he
guest of Benjamin Stevens. jr., ESQ.,
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The river ST. John, New Brunswick, is rising
fast in consequence of recent rain, and the
hopes of lumbermen are reviving.
The Farmers and Mechanics Bank of Roch-
ester, N. Y, Thomas Raines manager, closed its
doors yesterday morning. The failure of a
heavy dry goods firm few days since is sup
posed to have been the immediate cause of the
failure.
The mill operatives in St. John have given
notice that they have abandoned the eighth sec
tion of their constitution, which required mem
beers not to work in the same mill with those
not belonging to the association: This Will have
the effect of settling all difficulties.
In Chicago Monday night mass meeting OF
the workiugmen was held. Resolutions were
adopted endorsing the platform OF the national
convention and denouncing the efforts to abro-
gate the eight hour law.
George Holleran, aged 81, and Charles Pater-
son, aged 30, were drowned in Gloucester Mass,
saturday night while intoxicated. Paterson
was Swede and one of the crew of the schoon~
er henry Il. Stanwood. Holleran leave par
eats and other relatives in Woburu.
Base ball at Baltimore-Bostons 2 BaIti
mores 2.
The wheat crop of Texas is now out of dan
ger.
A. Liscomb an esteemed citizen of Taunton.
Mass, hanged himself in his barn in that CITY
Yesterday. Ago go years.
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WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON. May 19.-The Committee of
Ways and Means had before it this morning a
Mr.. Dickerman. Boston lawyer, who furnish
ed the committee with an interesting history of
f. A. Prescott, Sanborn's lawyer. He detailed
the circumstances by which Prescott feeced a
New Bedford boot and shoe dealer out of $500
on pretence of settling for him case of in
sufficient iacome tax. He gave succinct his
tory of Prescotrs career from the time he was
a clerk in The internal revenue bureau, when he
diyulged correspondence from the Boston Dis
trict Attorneys office, until the time when
This same District Attorney Mr.. Hilliard)mad
a motion for Prescott'S admission to the bar in
ignorance of his antecedents.
As TO SanbOrn, he secuted the idea that he
was a mysterious man. He would as soon think
of mentioning Daniel Pratt in that character.
He believed that Sanborn was simply put Tor
ward as a man through whom knowledge and
information of revenue frauds might be utl-
LIKED by others.
The Pacific Mail Subsidy.
The House Committee on Postofices to-day
agreed to report that the contract made WIN
the Pacific Mail Steamship Co., giving sub
shy OF $4,000 per annum for additional mail
service, is null and void by reason of the nom
tnlhllment of the contract; that this sum here
tofore appropriated be covered into the treas
ury and That no additional appropriation be
made under the contract
Treasury Balances,
The following are the Treasury balances TO-
day:cCurrency, $40, 497, $40 Especial denosit of
legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit $50, 100000; coin, SSS, $50 129 including
coin certificates $35, 928 400; outstanding LEGAL
tenders, $685., 100000.
The Approve ing Marriage of w iss Gran,
WoIkmen to-day commenced the decoration
of the asst room of the Executive Mansion in
which is to take place Thursday morning the
marriage of Miss Grant to Mr.. Sartoris. Three
hun in itnti n ba oh.
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NEW YORK..
The Case of Mr.. shanks Of the Tribune.

The Case of MIR. Shanks of the Tribune.
NEW York, May 19-The Supreme Court
has affirmed the decision of Judge Gilbert that
Mr. Shanks of the Tribune, shall answer as to
who was the author of an article which appear
ed in that paper. Mr. Shanks sailed last Sat-
urday for Europe.
Burglars.
After nearly a weeks operations burglars
worked through the walls Of tenement and
bonded warehouse on Washington street, where
they cleared out a case or two of satin worth
only $400, with which they got clear last night
They left several cases of lace and silk un-
touched.
The action of a policeman, who arrested the
manager of rink for styling him fool be-
cause he (the poiceman) objected to a new
doorkeeper being placed on duty ia place of one
who had been stealing, was endorsed by one of
Gardner boldly stated yesterday in the examin-
alton of the Teresa Small abduction case, that
he would enter any mans house without war
rant from the court if he thought fit to do so.
Sporting.
The United Schutzen Association continued
its opening festival in Schutzen Park, Union
Hill, N. j., to-day. The attendance was large,
and the different corps well represented. The
shooting was remarkably good. Theo Klein
of this city, shot ten times in the bulls eye.
Mr.. Bird of New York, made 70 rings on the
target of honor, being the best shooting on re
cord. Mr.. Harting of Philadelphia, made 40,
and Mr.. Belcher "a rings.
Various Matters.
The Subscriptions for the Mill river sufferers
now exceeds $500.
The remains of Gen. Hartsuff were buried at
West Point to-dry.
Ex-Gov. Washburne of Wisconsin, sailed to-
day for Europe.
Thomas j. Barr, custodian of Fenian funds
has not been arrested. He claims $50, 900 of
the $4,000 expended in counsel fees.
commission of physicians has been APP
pointed to inquire into the shanty of Kate
Stoddard.
William NJ Evarts and George Ticknor Cur
tbs have given opinions that Sohroeder's resig
nation of the Brooklyn Comptrollership was
complete, that he cannot withdraw it, and that
the Common Council is authorized to fill the
vacancy by ballot
Mrs. Maloney who, in dispute struck Her
mann Schmitt terrible blow with brick in
Brooklyn week ago, has been arrested, as
Schmitt's injuries are likely to prove fatal.
Sixty of the striking coopers returned to
work to-day, their employers agreeing to their
terms.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE A.,
Found Guilty,

Found Guilty.
LEWISTON, May 19.-The case of DR.. Peleg
b. Trask, charged with manslaughter by the
death of an infant through criminal negl
gence, was given to the jury Monday evening.
The jury were out all night and this morning
brought in verdict of guilty.
Launching.
BATH, May 19.-Goss, Sawyer & Packard
launched to-day fine barque of 1175 tons,
named Xenia. She is owned by the builders
and others and Capt. Abel Reynolds, Jr., late
of barque Xenia sold to German house and
now called johann Ludwig.
Maine Sunday School Cenvehtion.
BANGOR, May 19.-The annual session of
Maine Sunday School Convention opened here
to-day with full attendance from all parts of
the State. Hon. j. S. Wheelwright was elect
ed President The day was occupied in listen
ing to papers and discussions on Sunday
school topics
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ject on the part of the Presidents family seems
to have been to render the wedding as private
as possible, carefully avoiding everything that
would give to it an official character. The only
foreign representatives present will be Sir Ed
ward Thornton, together with Lady Th0rnIoh'
they being of the same nationality of Mr.. Sar-
toris. The guests will be the more intimate
friends of the Presidents family. such as JUS
tees of the Supreme Court. members OF the
Cabinet, Speaker Blaine, Senators Csnkling,
Frelinehuysen and A. G. Thurman, Gen. Sher-
man, Admiral Porter, George w. Childs, A. q.
Drexel, Adolph e. Borrie, together with the
ladies of their respective households aud others
of various cities. During to-day large num-
Der of splendid and valuable presents were re-
oeived
The District Investigation.
In the-Dstrict investigation to-day testimony
was given by Senator Harlan as to the circnm-
stances already published under which he offer
ed to pay Mr.. Corcoran's taxes for ten per. cent.
less than their face, the object being thereby
to collect bills due the Chronicle. He also
stated that N. S. Ordway had had mort
gage against the Chronicle amounting to Wy,
600, and that it was released by Henry u.
Ordway as security for the amount advanc
by Cooke Cook gave him to understand the
money was his brother jays. He did not
know the sum advanced belonged to the poor
fund of the city, which is in part made up by
the Washington Market Co., of which Ordway
is the managing director.
Col. Wright Rivers, a West Point graduate
and Civil Engineer, was recalled and gave as
the result of the measurements made by HIM
prior to commencement to the District lnvestl-
CATION specifications showing that the govern
ment has Overcharged by the DO; I'd upwards or
100000. He never found but one instance IN
which the United States were undercharged.
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Superior Court.
MAY CRIMINAL TERM, 1s74-sYMoNps, j., PREsID
ING.

SIXTH DAY.
TuEsDAy.-Court came in at half past eight
Judge Symonds delivered very able AMI exhaustive
charge to the jury occupying ifty-two minutes Our
limited space prevents us from giving even brief
abstract Of the charge but he instructed the jury IN
substance as follows: If you find that the respond
ent took his wife, he says, gently by the arms and
carried her from one room to the other and placed
her lightly upon the sofa then he is guilty OF no I'M
lawful act and he is entitled to verdict If. on the
other hand, he seized his wife by the hair, dragged
or from one room to the other and threw her with
more or less violence on the sofa then say to you
there ia no Justification and it would constitute an
assault and battery. If you further find from the
testimony in the that such an assault and bate
ry was committed and that by reason Of that unlaw
full act death ensued the crime is manslaughter and
a general verdict of guilty should be rendered
The jury retired at quarter OF ten. AT quarter
of twelve they returned into Court and requested
that the testimony of Deshon might be read to them
which was done and they then retired.
During the afternoon it was rumored that on the
first ballot they stood ten for conviction and two for
assault and battery and shortly after eleven for con-
yiction and one for assault and battery.
At six O'Clock the jury returned into Court with a
verdict of guilty of manslaughter.
When the foreman announced tho verdict Pike,
whose conduct and bearing during the case has been
exceedingly mild and candid under the circumstan-
ces turned little pale and requested the officer to
send for his counsel Gen. Mattocks, who was absent
at the time.
Exceptions will probably be filed by his counsel du-
ring the term.
The case of State vs. Austin Leonard of Windham
for incest with his daughter then taken up and
was on trial when Court adjourned.
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TEMpLARs OF HONOR.

At IeHsptdrs Hall, No. 100 Exchange Street.
CoUNoIL-Maine, first and third Mondays in each
month.
TEMpLE-Forest City, No. 1, every Wednesday
evening"
MAINE CHARITABLE MECHANIC ASSOCIATION
Corner of Congress and Casco streets. First Thurs
day In each month.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION Corner
Congress and Casco streets. Every evening.
Every evening.
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs-Bramhal Lodge, No. 8
Thursday evenings; Munjoy Lodge, No. 6, Mon
day evenings. At their Hall. Clapps Block. Market
Square.
PORTLAND ARMY AND NAVY UNION Corner
Congress and Brown streets. First Tuesday in each
month.
Sons OF Recommendations Division, No. 95
Sons of Temperance Hall. Friday evening.
INDEPENDENT ORDER OF COOP TEMPLARs-Ar-
cana, Monday; Mission, Wednesday; Forest City
Saturday-in Williams block, Congress street. Mys-
ic, Thursday; Atlantic, Tuesday;-at Sons OF Tenn
perance Hall, Congress street. Iron Clad, Thursday,
West End.
PORTLAND TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION, No. 75-Cor-
ner Congress and Casco Streets Second Saturday in
each month.
PAYsoN LITERARY SocIETY.--Meetngs every
Nfopd",r Auanins, Rre-1I,s i"A'" and
Congress streets, ut II O'Clock.
MERCANTILE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, Congress
Hall Block. Second Monday in each month. Dellv-
cry Of books to 6, Z to 8, day and evening.
BoswoRTH POST G. A. R.-Meetings every Friday
evening in Mechanics Hall, corner OF Congress ana
Casco streets.
PATRIOTIC ORDER Sons OF AMERIcA-Camp No.
convenes at Aroana Hall, Williams block, corner
of Congress and Chapel Sts., Tuesday evening; NO
at School House, Turner's Island, Cape Elizabeth
No on Monday evening at Temperance Hall, No
351h Congress street.
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York County $. j. Court.

BEFORE JUDGE WALTON
TuEspsy.-Court organized. Rev. Joseph A. Kyle
chaplan, j, D. Pulsifer stenographer.
The grand jury the same as last term. The trav-
erse jury
list jury-Horace Bodwell, Acton, foreman; John
M. Allen, Saco; Obed I. Bickford, Dayton; Charies
p. Day, Cornish; Moses W. Emery Sanford; Frank
Fall, Sanford Samuel Fernald, Sd, Kittery; VIM
A. Fernad, Kittery; Charles Pray, Shapleigh; Sum-
ner s. Richards, Saeo.
I'd iury-Moscs G, Hill, Buxton foreman; Amzi
L. Foss, Limerick; John W. Foss, South Berwick ;
Isaac p Gooch Kennebunk; John H. Goodwin Al
fred Robert p Kendall, Biddeford; Stephen Martin
Parsonsfield; Thomas j. Mcdaniel, Hollis. Albert
r W;ldram Wells Freedom Porcher, Biddeford; w.
n Randall. Berwick; Ivory G. Smith, WATERFORD
Ten jurors excused. Five supernumeraries
Forenoon session-Docket called. 5o3 continued
actions more than half of them at first call put upon
trial list. County Attorney Lunt is with the grand
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THE ARKANSAS MIDDLE.
Brooks Retires from the State House.
Baxter Takes Possess ion.
RESUMPTION OF BUSINESS.

LIrTLERoCK, Ark, May 195-Rrooks with
small squad of cavalry left the State House
about daylight and it is reported took the Fort
Smith road. The federal barr icade was with
drawn this morning. Gen. Newton visited the
State House at noon and soon after Gov. Bax
trr, escorted by his troops, marched from Odd
Fellows Hall to the capitol. A hundred guns
were fired and great enthusiasm prevailed. The
building was found in a very dillapdated con-
dltlon, earthworks and plank barricades were
scattered throughout the grounds, the desks in
the legislative halls had been impoverished in
to Darrlcades and many of them were broken.
The utmost confusion Sprevaied. The State
arms were left lying loose around the building.
The workmen were throughout the day putting
things to rights. At noon Gen. Newton turned
the city over to the mayor, and the latter at
once discharged all policemen heretofore en-
ployed and swore in one hundred citizens, whe
volunteered for the purpose as special police
force. Atty Gen. Touly to-day sent his resig-
nation to Gov. Baxter, which was accepted and
Major j. L. Witherspoon was appointed to the
vacancy. Everything is quiet and orderly this
evening. The federal forces have retired to the
arsenal. Raxter's troops occupy the State
House. Nearly all the stores are open and
business is being transacted as usual.
NEW YORK, May 19-Little Rock specials
contain the following: Three hundred aud
twenty five men left yesterday aud a company
of Baxter men also left
The State House is in shockingly dirty con-
dition after its use by the Brooks men. A
guard OF regulars has been stationed there.
Brooks continues defiant, under receipt Of
dispatches from Dorsey or Clayton at Wash
ington to the effect that Brooks will be sus-
tained by Congress. 1t is said that Baxter
stated yesterday that under the laws of the
State Brooks and his followers had been guilty
OF treason, which was punishable with death,
aud that Brooks would be wise to leave the
State. In case he remains the consequences to
him will be serious.
Gov, Baxter telegraphed to parties in Wash
lngton yesterday that all sorts of fraud and
corruption will be proved against Dorsey and
Clayton, and the legislature will resolve that
| they should both resign
az Fine Bluff, Brooks's negro leader, PAM
ed Murphy, is melting the negroes to incen-
diar!sm. Troops will go to Pine Bluff to-day
to kill Murphy.
1t was arranged last night that Baxter s
men take possession of the State House to-day
! Gov: Baxter under an escort went to his own
home last night for the first time since the re-
bellion broke ont
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NEW HAMPSHl RE.


ROBBERY.
LANCASTER, May 19.-The store of G. w. &
n. w. Libby at Whitefeld was entered by bur-
glars last night. They blew open the safe with
powder and took therefrom $500 or $500 in cur
rency besides papers of value. Although the
store is centrally located the report of the ex-
plosIon failed to attract attention and the rob-
bers were permitted to escape with their booty
unmoleEed.
Novel Legislation.
MANCHESTER, May 19.-Leading democrats
are making active preparations for the June
session of tn legislature at Concord TO expedi-
ate business. Sub Committees were appointed
some time since by the State Central Commit
tee to draft important bills among them
license law, new judicial and senatorial bill
and a bill to redstrict the wards of Manches-
ter. Some prominent democrats advocate the
adoption of the provisions of the United States
with reference TO the license question. The
State officers to be elected by the Legislature is
prominent topic. Hon. VIM. Butterfield of
Concord, late editor of the Patriot, will proba-
bly, be Secretary of State; Hon. VIM. Barrows
of Plymouth and Hon. Albert Hatch of Ports
mouth, are the leading candidates for the
Speakership of the House, and Samuel r.
jackson Of Littleton. and Charles Smith of
New Market for clerkship, Joseph G.. Dearborn
of Weare is the leading candidatee for State
Treasurer in this section. e. G. Eastman of
Concord is prominent candidate.
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ARMY q NAVY UNIoN.-The Army & Navy
Union held an adjourned meeting last evening
to hear the reports of the committee who were
appointed to make arrangements for their an
niversary and to consider the matter of accept
ing the invitation of the Grand Army to turn
out Memorial Day. They voted to celebrate
their anniversary on the 26th by going to the
Kirkwood House, and to start at nine o'clock,
and go by the Boston & Maine. There will be
excellent music for the occasion, and they are
anticipating good time generally.
They also voted to join the Grand Army in
observing Memorial Day. A committee was
appointed to make all necessary arrangements
for the occasion.
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BASE BA Lat a meeting of the Base Ball
Clubs of the State, a State Association was
formed with the following officers: President,
S. r. Small of Portland LIST Vice President,
-Glasford of Hallowell; I'd Vice President
--; Secretary and Treasurer, Frank Day
of Stevens Plains. The clubs have until June
9th to enter the Association. and pay their en-
trance fee, which is five dollars for seniors and
three dollars for Juniors. They can then send
delegates to Brunswick