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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-12-05
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Murder.

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Boston. Dec. 4-Patrick Smith was MUIR
dered this afternoon in this city by his son-in-
law, VIM Lunney. The two were in a saloon
engaged in 2 drunken row. when Lunney
killing him. The murderer was arrested.
Various Matters.
Bernard O'Donnell, employe on the East
Boston ferry boat Benjamin Franklin, was
crushed to death in the machinery this after
noon.
A fire at West Peabody destroyed store
house, grocery and dwelling Less, several
thousands
The Supreme Court to-day affirmed Judge
ment of the lower court, awarding $4,000 in
the suit of Mr.. Chickering vs. Globe Insurance
Co.
Easnest Horn, German, had both legs cut off
by q train on the New York & New England
road, and died soon after.
The anniversary exercises of the General
Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal
church will be held here Sunday and Mond az.
Serious Accident-Three Men Killed and
Five Injured.
FALL RIVER, Dec "A terrible accident
occurred about five o'clock this after noon near
SHADES Ferry. where the Old Colony Railroad
Co. are constructing bridge across the Taun-
ton River. They were engaged in sinking a
offender which islto form portion of the pier
The upper fiange Of the air lock to which the
cover was secured, together with the cover was
OloWn Oh ny Inc pressure OF the air In the CYL
ender, which at the time was thirty pound per
square inch as indicated by the pressure guage
Eight men were in the cylinderiat the time,
three of whom were killed outright, one fatally
injured, one seriously and three escaped upin-
jured. The cover was raised about three feet
and fell over on to the deck of scow lying
alongside One man was blown out of the CYL
Under, falling into the water The names of
the killed are Charles Ellwood, Timothy Haley,
both residents of Leavenworth, Kansas, and
Jeremiah Groux of Fall River; fatally in
iured, John Quigey Of Fall River; seriously,
Henry Swift of Somerset. He will probably
recover: The injured are David Haggerty,
John Halloran and j. Parkinson. The tensile
strength Of the cylender at the point where it
gave way was estimated to be about eight times
the strain then upon it, and the cause of the
break is as yet mystery. Coroner White
summoned a jury this morning. They meet at
eight o'clock tomorrow morning.
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CHARLEsToN-Cld 2sth, ship Andrew jackson,
Bartlett, Live pool.
Sid ID, sch Laura Bridgman. Clark, New York.
Randall, Belfast
Cid 30lh. sch Ruth Darling. Gray Baltimore
NORFOLK-Ar 30th, schs Frank q Emily, Cobb
Rockport; Dione, Flanders, Baltimore.
ALEXANDRlA-Ar list, sch Grace Bradley, Turn
er, Boston,
FORTRESS MONROE-SlI I'd, barque Ironsides,
from Baltimore for Genoa.
BALTlMORE.Ar lst, sch kalmar, Lambert from
Machias; H g Bird, Blackington, Washington.
Ar 2d, sch Susan, Byard, Brooklin, Me.
Ar Sd, barque Ellen Stevens, Brown. Havana.
Cid 2d, schs W Partridge, Mills, Belfast; Abbie.
Noyes. New York; Sunbeam. Bunker, New Bedford.
SD "a, sen Emerson Rokes.
PHILADELPHIA = AR I'd, barque Minnesota,
Arey Bangor sch Mary Lymburner, Coombs, from
NEW YoRK-Ar 2d. taroue Jennie Cobb. sewall.
Grand Turk IA days; schs G Z Moody. Coliamore'
Para " days; Seabury Trim from jacksonville;
Mark Pendleton. Pendleton, from do; Emma Bacon,
bearse; rortiaha LOT Baltimore; Abbe Pitman, Lam
BERT Boston; Walton, Gott. Charleston; Calvin,
Thomas, st John, NIB; d Ellis. Torrey, Rockland;
Jas Bliss, Hatch, Fall River; Geo Osborn, Stearns
Providence; Mary Eliza. Collamore, Fall River.
Ar Sd, brig Manlus, Nichols MatanZas; scbs Flya
Il Pettengill, True Fernandina; Millie Trim Drink.
water, Guadalupe; Israel Snow. Hatch Mayaruez
~ days. Chino, Lansil, st Croix q days. Mark PEN
dleton, rendleton, Jaeksonville Afthemius Cole
Ar 4th. barque Lincoln, Mallett Cadiz; sch Post
Boy Robinson, st Kits.
Passed through Hell Gate I'd, sehs Alayea. Joy.
Weehawken for Providence; Jeddie, Turner, New
York tor Boston; Lucy Wentworth. FIN Hoboken for
Salem; Bertha Fellows Smith, FIN do for Boston ;
l. Ives, Stanley, Philadelphia for DRESDEN L A
Pike Patterson, RondOut for Cam5ridgeport; Hunt
| tIess, Sprague, New York for Salem; Mott Haven.
Collins, do tor Calais: Carrie W, Pettigrew. do for
Eastport; Ida s. Annie, Cook, from SO Amboy for
| Thomaston.
| sTONINGToN-Ar I'd. sch Helen King, Wood.
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Current Notes.

The politicians are in disfavor now, but
don't decry the politicians, for professional
politicians are the only ones who are capable
of managing party campaigns, just as West
pointers are more capable of managing
an army.-Postmdster Sperry.
According to the Globe the credit for what
ever reforms have been made in the manage
ment of the Boston Custom House should
rest with the Secretary of the Treasury rath-
er than with the Collector.
The st. Louis Globe thinks cabinet minis
tiers ought to have seats on the floor of the
of the House, after the English fashion.
Says the Washington Chronicle: ''Gen.
Banks attempted the other day, in his lee
turc in Philadelphia, to suggest suitable
new Cabinet for the President. Among 9TH
ers he mentioned Hon. T. A. r. Nelson, of
TAnnnsnn who departea this Life about a
year ago. But then he IS not quite as dead
as some of the others he suggested"
Henry Clay Dean isn't afraid to say what
he means. The thing to be done with the
war debt is to repudiate it.
The Vermont Legislature has authorized
towns to tax the road bed Of railroads within
their limits at the rate Of $4,000 mile in adj
dition to their real estate.
Each new train brings Congressman and
lobbyists. Simon Stevens is on the ground,
working for an inter-oceanic canal, and the
agents Of other enterprises are numerous.
The South will join the West, almost unani-
mously, for cheap transportation, and two or
three schemes to build canals will he log
rolled together Washington special.
A majority of the Republican papers favor
the enactment of law authorizing the next
Congress to meet March 4.h. The object is
to give the Democracy full sweep.
Let us be thankful for the smallest favors
Andy johnson won't be able TO get into the
u. S. Senate. r.. r....
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS In MAINE.
Temperance Convention.

BIDDEFoRD, Dec. 4.-Arrangements ale be-
ing perfected which will probably result in the
holding of the Woman's Temperance Crusade
State Convention at Saco. The orginators of
it are strongly in favor of Saco, as being the
source and stronghold of the present temper
ance reform movement.
The Carrie Cove.
EAsTPoRT, Dec. 4.-The three masted schoon-
er Carrie Cove, run down and sunk by steam
er off Cape Cod, was owned in part here by
Messrs. Hume, Hinckey, Bradford, Paine and
other merchants She was new vessel, built
at Perry last spring. No insurance.
slt Fire in Damarisc Ofia.
BATH, Dec. A house and barn owned by
Eben Dingley, were burned at Damariscotta
Mills last night. Loss about $1,000; insured.
Death of Gen. Webster.
BELFAST, Dec. 4.-Gen. James w. Webster,
prominent citizen here for nearly half GEN.
fury, died last night of paralysis, aged rs. He
was Adjutant General of Maine in 1862 and
1853
Pardoned.
AUGUSTA, Dec. 4.-The Governor and Coun-
Gil to-day granted pardon to John f. John
son of North Berwick, confined in the State
Prison for burglary and larceny, and then ad-
journed to Jan. 4th.
A Wreck.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., Dec 4-The schooner
Emily S., from st. John for Providence, is
ashore on York Ledge, and is total loss. The
crew were saved and came to thi, city and were
sent to Boston by Collector Howard, of this
port, by order of the British Consul.
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Cheap Transportation Convention,
A Series Of Magnificent Schemes Advo-
Cated

RICHMOND, Dec. Ain the Cheap Transport
tation Convention to day all the substitutes for
the report of the committee on routes were
Withdrawn and Col. H. G. Cobell of Virginia
offered as compromise, resolution recognize
ing, in addition to the lines of TRANSFORMATION
recommended by the United States Senate COM
mistee on transportation, the proposed Rock
Island and Hennepin Canal in Illinois connect
ing the Mississippi with the Illinois River and
canal and the chain Of water ways to the sea-
board as project Of great merit, and urging
upon Congress the necessity of the speedy con-
struction of the work. The resolutions by COL
Trobel of Georgia, showing the necessity of
cheap transportation to improve the finances,
were adopted.
The railroad men then came to the from
and the rest of the session was spent in
discussing the advantages Of railroad transport
tation and in hearing an able paper from en-
gineer Greene of New York, on steam canal
boats to the american board of transporta-
ton and commerce." Tonight all the sessions
will be protracted as an adjournment sine die
is expected.
The night session of the convention was adj
dressed by Hon. j. M. Vernon of Canada on
water transportation. The committee on reso-
lutlons presented digest of all resolutions pre-
ty passed on the subject of transporta-
ton in the form of memorial to Congress
with petition 70 the New York Legislature
for reduction of tolls on the Erie canal to the
lowest possible rates, and recommendations to
congress to build ship yard in the east and a
steamboat yard in the west, all of which were
adopted, and committees appointed to present
the memorial TO Congress and the petition to
the New York Legislature
The following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President, Hon. Josiah Quincy
of MASSACHUSETTS, with one Vice President
from each state, Speaker Blaine representing
Maine, and Charles Francis Adams Massa-
chusetts; Treasurer, f. B. Thurlow of New
YORK, and X. ii. Ferguson of Troy, n. Y,
Secretary.
An able paper by John Roch of New York,
on shipbuilding, was read.
Some further business of no public interest
was transacted and the convention at H. 30 d.
M, adjourned sine die.
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DURING Thanksgiving week, paragraph
was copied into the PRESS from the Boston
Herald, referring to the contest which was
likely arise in the Fourth District in the
event Of Gen. Hersey's decease. In its ca
gerness to find cause of complaint against me
PRESS, the Bangor Wing has made this the
text of frequent charge that we are speak
ing improperly of sick man. We must be-
lieve that these allegations are made without
sufficient reflection, for the Wing must be
aware that we have never spoken of Gen.
Hersey's illness except with the respect and
regret BETTING SO estimable and eminent a
gentleman. We have not the heart to make
this situation the subject of rancorous or
harsh discussion and must beg of the Whiq
to correct the misrepresentation which NAV
arise in its vicinity from what it has said on
this topic. The present conductors of this
journal have enjoyed for many years the
friendship and confidence of Gen. Hersey and,
in common with the whole state OF Maine,
feel an intense grief and solicitude respecting
the condition of his health. 1t would be SIM
ply impossible for the PRESS to say anything
verging upon unkindness or even carelessness
ON this subject, which is one that should not
be forced into political discussion.
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FOREIGN.
The Emma MINING Cem,a.x.


LONDON, Dec. 4-Mr. Tooke, Secretary of the
Emma Mining Company, having refused to
produce the books and papers before special
examiner, Vice Chancellor Nautilus, on behalf
of Mr.. Askew, the petitioner for winding up
the company, ordered their production, remark
ing that the case was one requiring investiga-
ton, and it would be scandalous il the peti-
toner had not the remedy sought; that the
principles which might apply to the winding up
OF bona tide concern could not apply to the COM
pany, which was suddenly broken down after
enormous sums had been obtained from the
shareholders upon the faith of statements which
to all appearances were utterly untrue. ID.
Reported Carlist Victory.
LONDON, Dec. "A telegram from Carlist
sources says that Gen. Despulals, commanding
a large body OF government troops in Valencia,
has been totally defeated by the Carljsts and
obliged to retreat to Morello with a loss Of 600
killed and wounded, and 400 prisoners.
Loss of Life.
LONDON, Dec. 5-5 A. MA ship, supposed
to be the Pontiac, from Sunderland for Bonn.
baO, has been burned at sea, and twenty-six of
the crew persisted.
Various Matters
Twenty rifles and bayonets with ammunition
have Geen seized in Cork, and one man has
b3en arrested.
Five fresh cases of small pox are reported in
the Liverpool Work House, among the steeraee
passengers OF the steamer Abbottsford
Bismarck's Foreign Policy.
BERLIN, Dec. AIN the German parliament
to-day, in the course of the debate on the esti-
mates for committees of the federal council.
Herr Joerg, one of the Bavaran deputies and
a member of the clerical party, made a yehe-
ment and bitter attack on Bismarck's foreign
policy He remarked that IN consequences of
Russia holding aloof the chancellor had made
fasco of bis attempt at Intervention in Spain.
He wished to know whether the committee of
federal council, which, according to the consti-
tuition, existed for the consideration of cues
tions of foreign policy, performed any func-
tions.
Prince Bismarck replied that all important
diplomatic dispatches were communicated to
the committee, which met whenever summon
ed by the President. Nothing was concealed
from any of the federal government. He en-
phatically repealed the insinuation that federal
representatives did not adequately protect the
rights of the various states. There had never
been any idea of interfering in the affairs of
Spain. When apprised of the murder of
Schmidt he said to himsel: 'Such a thing
would not have happened to British, French
or American citizen" He remembered the
humiliations formerly imposed on Germans.
and considered that the time had arrived to-
avenge such wrongs. The only way of helping
Spain was to recognize those elements in the
country which were disposed to restore public
order. Russia was less affected by Spanish
concerns than Germany. He respected the
decision of Russia as power with which Ger
many had lived in intimate friendship for a
century.
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A MAN has lately died In the Prestwica
Asylum in England, who is called by the
English papers ian unfortunate lunatic"
The premises upon which they found this ac-
cusation seem to US altogether insufficient.
The premises are these: A post-mortem ex.
animation of his stomach revealed the pres
ence of no fewer than ,841 articles of hard
ware, among which were 1880 shoemakers'
sparables, six four inch cut nails, nineteen
three inch cut nails, eighteen two
inch cut nails. forty half inch
cut nails, nine three-quarter inch cut Fails,
thlrty-nine lacks, five brass nails, eight brace
buttons, one piece of lead three inches long,
and one American pegging awl. The total
weight of these commodities was eleven
pounds. Now we submit that man with
such digestion as this is entitled to write
tetr after his name, and the newspaper that
calls him unfortunate has singular misap-
prehension of the advantages of eupepsy.
Possibly his appetite may not be accurately
designated'as ''healthy one," but with d.
gestive powers such as his, powers that out
ostrich the ostrich, there is no reason why
his life should not have been one long dream
of happiness.
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Rational Medication .

Medication is only successful when it is rational
and 1t Is rational only when it begins at the begin
ming. In other words, to cure a malady, its cause
must be removed. Weakness, either general or To-
cai is the origin of the great majority of diseases
Reinforce the vital energies regulate digestion and
secretion by strengthening the organs which perform
those a-important functions, and dyspepsia, consti
patton, kidney and bladder complaints uterine diff
culties, impure circulation, and the thousand and
one ailments which are the consequences debility
are completely, and in most cases permanently re-
moved. The BEST safest and most agreeable tonic
and Alternative that be employed for this purpose
is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. The experience of
twenty-five years. during which time it has outlived
perhaps ten times that number of ehemera prepara-
tions which have entered into competition with it,
has proved it to De unequaed remedy for all dis
orders accompanied by proceeding from weakness.
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WASHINGTON.
The Customs Service.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4-The committees on
appropriations of the Senate and House visited
the Treasury this morning and had a lengthy
interview with Secretary Brstow and Blodgett,
chief of the customs division, during which the
whole plan of customs administration was to
consider proposition of the department to
have appropriations for customs service restrict
ed to the lowest practical amount, but at the
same time leave it discretionary with the Sec
rotary as to what the sum shall be and rot to
limit by statute.
Treasury Balances.
The following are the Treasury balances for
to-day $50, 442 869; special deposit
Of legal tenders for redemption of certificates of
deposit, us, 600; coin, $83, 007, 254, including
coin certificates, 800, so, 300; outstanding legal
tenders $685., 100000.
S:Oppage Of Canada Trains.
Special agents to the Treasury on the Canada
border are instructed to stop all trains with
goods on which payments are not made or Sc
curity given.
Letter Carriers.
The Postmaster General having been called
upon for an expression of his views respecting
the issuing of New Years addresses by letter
carriers, issued orders to-day fOrbidding the is
suing of any address or substitute therefor by
the carriers intended or calculated to induce the
public to make them gifts or presents.
Greetings.
TIE telegraph office of the Western Union
Co.. in San Francisco and the state department
in Washington, were put in direct communica-
ton this afternoon, and the following cores
pondence was conducted:
SAN FRANCISCO Dec. 4.
To the President of the United States:-Kala-
kama, King of the Hawaiian Islands, sends
greeting to his great and good friend, the Presi-
dent of the United States of America He ac-
knowledges generous reception, characteristic
of warm hearted people, and will hasten to
express in person those sentiments of sincere
respect and lasting friendships entertained to.
ward the President of the great nation he SO
worthily represents.
WASHINGTON, Dec 4.
The President of the United States extends
the cordial welcome Of the nation to his great
and good friend, His Royal Highness, Kala.
kama, on his arrival in the United States, aud
tenders his personal congratulations on the
safety of his voyage. The President anticipates
with great pleasure the opportunity of per.
sonal greeting, and assures His Highness of
thepeoplo -ta.Isitad Stases, he entertains
for his Royal Highness, and hopes that his
journey across the continent may be guarded by
kind Providence.
The Prcsidcnt's Message.
The President to-day read his message
though not quite completed, to the Cabinet
Several Members, while avoiding a reference tC
its contents, say it was satisfactory in all its
parts. 34 .Eft
Various Matters.
The President has appointed M. V. B. Ed
gerly centennial commissioner from New Hamp-
shire.
The internal revenue receipts to-day were
S476,77O.
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New York Stock and Money Market.
NEW YORK. Dec. 4-Ecenin0.-The day closed in
Wall street with depression and lower prices both
on the Stock Exchange and in the Gold Room the ex
tremes for Money to-day were 81 a per cent. and
closing at per cent. Yesterday and to-day some
currency was shipped to grain dealers of the north
west. Heretofore shipping has been confined to the
hog pacEing and cotton sections. Imports Of dry
goods for the week, 81, 273, sos; amount marketed
at 4S4l q 4S5 and firm for demand at 4S9a a 49O.-
Specie engagements for to-morrows steamers 81
QUO in gold coin. Gold opened at 1924 and closed at
Ill the extremes Of the day the rates for borrow
ing were l. and finally 1-6i per cent; loans were
also made fiat. The decline was caused by the gain
OF bullion OF the Bank of England and considerable
sales Of long gold The Assistant Treasurer paid out
to-day $4,000 account of interest and S297 100
in redemption of bonds The customs receipts to-
State bonds are dull Railroad bonds strong. The
stock market was firm at the opening of business and
prices advanced over the closing quotations of
yesterday. AS the morning advanced all around
decline took place of per cent, after which the
market became active and strong and an advance of
4@ per cent. occurred. During the afternoon
general hammering took place with Pacific Mail as
the point of attack large blocks of which thrown
upon the market and the price went off from Al q
Az the price being touched at the close The
decline in other shares ranged from q per cent.
There will be no regular board tomorrow and the
Stock Exchange will be closed at IL o'clock in re-
spect to the memory of Mayer Havemeyer.. The to-
tai transactions at the Stock Exhange aggregated
10000 shares including Erie 5000 shares Lake Shore
21,O00 North Western q. 100 Rock Island $780, Pa
cifc Mail 800, St Paul 1O,5OO Western Union a.
Central 500.
The following were the closing nuotations of (,ov
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Recsipts-soo bbls -four. $1,000 bush wheat.

Shipments lie, 400 bbls flour, $1,000 bush wheat.
OswEGo, Dec. 4.-Flour steady; sales of 1000 bbls
Wheat unchanged; No Milwaukee at %. Corn
steady sales Of high Mixed at 92c. Barley dull
sales Canada at 46.
Recepts-15,s79 bush wheat. 00OO bush corn, l.
ESQ bush barley, 1860 bush rye, 90 bush peas.
No Shipments
TOLEDO, Nov. 4.-Wheat is quiet and shade
higher; No Red Winter at II; Mo- Red Winter
at OSt No Red Winter 03 mo Amber Michigan
held at O9s; 90 bid. Corn is 4 shade trmer: high
Mixed Tic cash; Tile seller Jan; low Mixed at % g
69Ic; damaged Gle; grades 69sc. Oats are steady
Michigan SIC; No 55sc White sec. Clover seed s.
674. Dressed Hogs St @ 81.
800 bush Oats.
shipments,2,2oO bush Wheat, $4,000 bush Corn,
1890 bush Oats.
DETROIT. Dec. 4.-Flour very quiet. Wheat slow
No White at p; No Amber on bid. Corn
nothing doing. Oats-nothing doing.
Recepts-2474 bbs flour, 17,7l4 bush wheat 5000
bush corn, 1893 bush oats.
Shipmentssc--S54 bbls flour, $50 bush wheat, 96o
bush corn, 6056 bush oats.
CHARLESTON, Dec. 4.-Cotton is firm; M!ddling
nplands II 1-16c.
SAVANNAH. Dec. 4.-Cotton is dull; Middling
upauds at II 1-16c.
MOBILE, Dec. 4.-Cotton is unchanged; Mid ling
uplands at IA q 14sc.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-Cotton is quiet and I'M
changed; Middling uplands I4ic.
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A Contested Election Case.

MILWAUKEE,, Dec. 3.--Arguments were
day on the question as to whether certificate
of election should be given to McDill, Republic
can or to Cate, Democrat, in the Eighth Con.
gressional district. The former received ma
Jority OF votes in the district. but the county
the vote of two precincts, on account of alleged
informalties, This vote being omitted Cate
had majority of two The state canyassers
decided that they would award the Certificate
according to the returns received by them. The
counsel 1or McDiii Will apply to the Supreme