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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1874-08-28
THE GREAT SCANDAL.


NEW YORK, Aug 27.-Tlton's forthcoming
statement IN answer to Beecher is said to be an
arg9mentative document, dealing especially
win That portion of Beeeher's statement in
wnicn Hilton is represented as returning from
alecturng tour disheartened. Tilton attempts
10 Show that he returned cheerful and flush.
Bowen Sues the Brooklyn Eagle.
Henry G. Bowen, to-day, appeared before
Judge Reynolds in Brooklyn, and instituted
proceedings against the Brooklyn Eagle for
FURNISHING false report of ain interview al
ieged to have been held by one of its reporters
IN which Bowen was represented as in antago-
nism to Beecher,
Bowen also commenced a suit for $4,000
damages against McDermott, the reporter who
wrote the false interview. He was bailed in
Szoo0. In an interview to-day Bowen says he
mas been maliciousy pursued by Kinsela of
Inc Eagle, and will push this case to the extent
OF MS whole fortune. He says when the case
comes before the court there will be greater
exposition of fraud and corruption than has
yet come to the ears of the public, and it will
Introduce some new features: of the Beecher-
Titon matter
The Effect of Bowers Suit.
The Evening Telegram says the effect of this
suit will be disastrous to Tilt0n'S case as it is
believed that Kinsella has now divulged secrets
In his possession which he has withheld out of
regard to his family.
The suit has set the Beecher committee in a
hurry and several of its members have been in
hurried consultation to-day.
The Committees Report.
The report will by made tomorrow night
Kingsley Denies Offering Tilton $4,000.
Kingsley, who has been reported as Offering
$4,000 to Tilton, has returned and denies the
whole affair.
Another Suit by Bowen.
Bowen has also sued Demas Barnes for libel,
by printing in the Argus an alleged interview
OF one of their reporters with I'll. NJ Smith
The Argus this afternoon hastens to make
the amende honorable to Bowen, giving the
latter assurances of friendship. In court, how
ever. Barnes was allowed to go on his own re,
cognlzance till tomorrow morning.
Last Meeting of tho Committee.
The Beecher committee held several informal
consultations to-day and proceeded with the
revising of their report They met in secret
session this afternoon during which no wit
nesses appeared before the committee, but the
session was devoted entirely to looking over the
This was their final meeting, and at its conclu-
sion they announced their labors finished so
far as their report was concerned, and that it
was ready to be submitted at the Plymouth
church meeting tomorrow evening.
Beecher in Good Health.
Mr.. Sherman arrived home this evening
from his visit to Beecher at the White Mount
aims, and states that Beecher is in excellent
health, but he has not yet received Beecher's
answer to the summons and complaint brought
against him by Tilton, but expects it in few
DAYS.
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POLITICAL.
New Jersey Republican Convention.

New Jcrsey RepubIicnn ConventioM
n- n- n-,.
conventon nat hera to.dev at nnnn 2 Gan
John H. Still was appointed permanent nresi-
dent. Hon. Geo. A. Halsey was unanimously
dominated for Governor. Resolutions were
adopted approving the principles upon which
the Republican party was founded, and eulo-
giving it's achievements, particularly as to the
maintenance of the national credit, the reduc.
ton of the publcI debt, the reconstruction meas
ures and the honorable adjustment of FOREIGN
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POLICE NEws.-Last Tuesday two men hired
horse and carriage from Robinson's stable on
Green street, and were not heard from until the
next day, when they came i'll town and the
police arrested one OF them named Smith. The
other escaped.
Officer jackson arrested peddler on Green
street yesterday on the charge of picking a
mans pocket of $27.
A woman named Nellie White, and well
known thief named Plummer, were arrested
yesterday by officers Burnham and Merrill for
the robbery of ten dollars in silver and a
piece of cloth from the house of Miss
Murphy
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Bishop Nicely arrived home Wednesday
night, He is IN excellent health.
Rev. DR.. Graham is on visit to this city
and will occupy the desk of Casco street church
next Sunday.
Rev. Mr. Gillett of Lockport, Mass, in on
visit to the city.
Commander Selfridge is ordered as senior aid
to the Commandant at the Boston Navy Yard.
Mr.. J. Fl. Ham, formerly principal of the
high school at Augusta, has been selected as
principal of the high school at Peabody. Mass. ,,
at salary of $500 year, and leaves this week
to enter upon his dnties.
MI. F. w. Baldwin, graduate of Bates
College, class of IL, has been elected principal
of Nichols Latin school at Lewiston.
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Cumberland Baptist Association,


The annual session of the Cumberland Bap-
fist Association was held at Yarmouth on Tues
day and Wednesday of this week. Rev. DR..
Smaller acted as moderator. Reports were
received from the various churches belonging
to the association, showing that the past year
has been one of progress. Especial attention
was given to the subject of education, and in
this connection the endowment question was
presented. The indications are that the $780,
900 which the Baptists of Maine propose to
raise will be secured
Wednesday afternoon occurred the ordina-
ton Of MI A. B. Quincy, graduate of Colby
University, class II, and of Newton Theologi-
cal Institute, class of IA. Mr.. Carney is under
appointment of the American Baptist Mission
airy Union, and sails for Assam the 10th of
September, where he will be engaged in trans
lating the Scriptures into the Assam language.
The following was the order of services at
the ordination:
1-Invocation Rev. G. B. Ilsley Yarmouth
2-Reading of hymn, Rev. II. W. Hale, Missionary
to Burmab.
3-Reading of Scriptures, Rev. DR.. Kicker, Augusta.
4-Prayer, Rev. w. Il. Chase, Lewiston.
5-Reading of hymn, Rev. - Davis, Massachu-
sets.
6-Sermon (text Tim. 4. 2) Rev. Prof. stearns,
Newton Centre, Mass.
Prayer of ordination, Rev. T. q. Ripley Port
land.
S-Charge to candidate, Rev. DIR. Smaller, Portland.
.0-Hand of fellowship, Rev. H. S. Burrage, Port
land
1O-Reading of hymn, Rev. G. P. Mathews, Auburn.
II -Benediction, Rev. A. X. Quincy.
Wednesday evening Rev. G. NJ P. King from
Maryland Seminary, Washington, D. c., ad
dressed the association in regard to his work.
He had with him quar.ette of colored singers
who sang several times during the evening
greatly to the delight of all present Thei
rendering of Saving Low, Sweet Chariot" and
''Roll, Jordan, Roll'' was unusually fine 1t is
understood that they will sing in this city mex
Sunday,
Nearly half century ago George Dana Board
man, the noted missionary, was ordained a
Yarmouth under similar circumstances.
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SOUTHERN TROUBLES.
A Reward for the Capture of the Gibson
County Murderers.

NASHVILLE Aug. Ex-Governor Brown sent
the following telegram to the Sheriff of Gibson
comfy at ~ o'clock last night:
l have no direct information of your trouble,
but it is reported here on the authority of press
dispatches that riots are imminent in your
county. If this be true, it is your duty to
summon posse of your best citizens and pre-
serve the peace by dispensing the rioters and
preventing collisions in SUCH manner and by
such means to avoid boodshed Keep me ad-
vised of the state of things and l will render
you all necessary assistance to uphold the law
and protect society. l have offered reward of
$500 each for the Jail breakers, and invoke your
law breakers to punishment.
(Sgnsd) j. G. BROWN, Governor.
Nothing later has been received srom Gibson
county or vicinity.
Probable End of the Difficulties in Owen
Comfy.
LOUISVILLE, Aug. ga despatch from
Queenstown says the Deputy Assistant Adju-
tant General has just arrived, and says arrange
ments have been made whereby the opposing
parties, Walkers, Russells and Shoots, were
to come together last night and give themselves
who are to protect them until the affair is
settled by law This, it is presumed, will be
the only means of settling the disgraceful feud.
All is quiet in Garrard county, and no further
trouble is feared.
The Trenton Massacre.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Aug. ga despatch
from Humboldt this afternoon says parties who
were securing the country yesterday and last
night have returned. AS no negroes could be
found, it is now thought that none were under
arms yesterday at all. Everything is now quiet
here, and the citizens very indignant at the
course taken by the mob at Trenton Tuesday
night.
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GRAND TRUNK RoAD.-The Grand Trunk
road are fast making preparations for narrow
ing the guage at this end. The inside row of
spikes has already been put down from the
depot in the city to Island Pond, The work of
reayng the rails will be done on Saturday the
26th of September, and will probably take
about eight hours. Every man will be put on
that can be possibly be employed to an advan.
tage. Vacuum brakes are to be put on every
engine. The shops in this city are making fifty
trucks and frames to suit the new gauge, which
will be done in a short time. Every passenger
car is to have new trucks throughout, thus
making the rolling stock first class. The round
house is being enlarged, Il e pits are all mar
rowed, and new turn-table is to be put in. All
the cars now 10 he repaired are narrowed UP at
the same time. The tracks in the yard are
altered so as to run TO the new freight shed.
During the winter the passenger cars are all to
have Miller platforms put on.
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NEW YORK..
Death of Professor Blot.

Death of Professor Blot.
New YORK, Aug. 27.--Monsieur Blot the
we'll known professor of cooking, died yester-
day.
Recognizing the Detectives.
The police commissioners have ordered re-
organization of the detective squad, when mas
lost the confidence of the community.
Pardon of Christian Meyer.
Gov. Dix has pardoned Christian Meyer, one
OF the Tompkins square rioters, for whose re-
lease a mass meeting has been called tor Mon
day next by the workngmen and Communists.
ln his letter of pardon the governor says tpe
act is done from the conviction on my part that
Meyer did not go to Tompkins SOU IRE with any
evil intentions.
Valuable Seizure.
Ten thousand dollars worth of valuable fu-
bieS dozen diamond watches and other Jew
elry were seized to-day ON the French steam
ship Washington
Startling Disclosures of Fraud Prom
Used.
There is good authority for stating that with
in short time the leading Democrats OF the
city, who are opposed to the present Tammany
Hall ring of their party, will startle the com
munIty with an exposition of facts IN connec-
ton with the official conduct of a former
sheriff of this city, which will entirely throw in
the shade the speculations of Garvey, Ingersoll
and others of the famous Tweed ring. Facts
are being arranged in proper form, and will
show that the city aud county of New York
were bled to the tune of hundreds of thousands
The result will be very disastrous to the future
influence of the present managers of the Tam
many Hall wing of Democracy in this city.
A Man who placed Distractions ON n
Railroad for Fun.
John Schotleburg was to-day committed for
trial for placing log on the Canarsle railroad
yesterday for fun, by which the locomotive
went down an enbankmeDt, the engineers were
badly bruised and two passenger cars full of ex-
cursionists nerrowly escaped demolition.
Various Matters.
VIM. Lee, secretary of the Presbyterian BIZ
BILE house of this city, and son of Rev. DR.
Lee of Newark, was drowned this morning off
Coney Island while fishing.
Hon. F. Clark, formerly member of Con-
gress from Maine, and once very prominent
of Wiscasset, where he was president
Of the Mariners Bank, died in Brooklyn. Mon.
day, aged 73 He was buried in Green wood
to-day.
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MAIL ARRANGEMENTS.
PORTLAND POST OFFICE.

Once Hours.
From 7.30 a m to $50 m, Sundays excepted.
Sundays open for Carriers and General Delivery
from to 10 a m.
Arrival and Departure of Mails.
Boston and intermediate offices. Arrive at IL.
and 1880 m. Close at $50 M and 2.40 and 900
pm.
Boston and the West. Arrive at $50 m.
intermediate or Way Mails via Boston and Maine
hallway. Arrive at 1880 and $40 p IN. Close at
$50 q III and 2.40 m.
Great Southern and Western. Arrive at 1920 and
1850 m. Close at $50 m, 2.40 and 900 I'm.
Bangor, Mattawamkeag, and connecting routes.
Arrive at pm. Close at u m.
Augusta and connecting routes. Arrive at 9.05
m and p m. Close at ~ m and pm.
Express, Augusta, Bangor and the East. Arrive
1t am. Close at p m.
Skowhegan, intermediate offices and the north.
Arrive at p m. Close at - m.
sSkOwhegan, closed pouch, closes at 6.15 a. m.
Canada and intermediate offices, via G. L. r. Ar
Morning Northwestern by g. T. R. Arrive at 9 a
m. Close at $50 a. m.
Lewiston and Auburn. Arrive at 9.05 m, 8 and
Ills m. Close at 615 m, 10 M and 5 m.
Rochester, n H., and intermediate offices. Arrive
at 10. 10 m, and m. Close at a m. and / m.
North Conway and other offices on the P & o. r.
R. Arrive at 900 m, and 800 p m. Close at 800
By the Bridgton Stage. Arrive at 8 m. Close at
500 a m.
Eastport via each steamer. Arrive at m.
Close at p m.
Castine, Deer Isle, Sedgwick, Mount Desert. Mill
bridge, Jonespert and Machias, via each steamer.
Arrive at a m. Close at p m.
Nova Scotia and Prince Edwards Island. Arrive
Thursday at m. Close Saturday at pm.
Foreign Mails, via New York. day previous to sail
ing OF steamers, Close at 2.4O p m.
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New York Stock and Money Market,

NEW YORK, Aug. 7-EUenin0.-Wall street has
been extremely dull all day, although there was
signify better feeling at the close. Money closed
easy 9 "a per cent. call Sterling Exchange clos
ed quiet at 4s73 Tor bankers 60 days and 4gOa for
sight. Gold was dull and steady throughout the day
at 1899 a 1898, which were the opening and closing
prices. Rates for borrowing were and per cent
to flat, and for carrying a per cent The Assist
ant Treasurer paid out to-day S26OOO on account of
interest and $500 in redemption of bonds The Gus
toms receipts to-day were $65O,OOO.. The national
banks thus far have been called upon for two million
or legal tenders to redeem their ejaculation and an
additional call for one and half million will be
made in day or two. The national bank notes re-
eeived for redemption to-day amount to $4O5, OOO
Internal revenue receipts 1920, 900. Governments
were stronger and more active. State bonds quiet
and entirely nominal. The Stock market was dull
and heavy at the opening and up the last hour of
business, when frmer tone developed. The
Improvement ranged per cent, the principal bust
ness having been in Western Union Lake Shore, Pa
ciic Mail, Union Pacific and Wabash. The total
sales were $685. shares, OF which 235 shares were
New York Central, 800 Erie, 49, 800 Lake Shore 49,
900 North Western, 1900 Rock Island, 1900 Pacific
MAIL 900 st Paul. 2200 Ohios, SO, 800 Western Union,
$4,000 Wabash. 200 Union Pacific, 1900 Indiana
Central. During yesterday and to-day the sales of
Western Union foot up over 81 900 shares, owing,
the Commercial says to the expected connection of
the new independent cable line with the wires of the
opposition telegraph company.
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NOn-Resislent Taxes i'm the Town
of Raymond, i'm the County of
Cumberland. for the year gSS9.

The following list Of Taxes on Real Estate of nom
resident owners in the town of Raymond, for the
year 1873 in bills committed to Jordan Brown. Col
iector OF said Town the 9TH day of July 1873, has
been returned by him TO me as remaining unpaid on
the 18th day of June, 1874, by his certificate OF that
date, and now remaining unpaid: and notice is here
BY given thar if the said taxes and interest and
charges not paid into the Treasury of said Town
within eighteen months from the date of the COM
miment of the said bills, much of the Real Estate
taxed as will be sufficient to pay the amount due
therefor including interest and charges VIII without
further Eotice be sold at public auction at the Post
Office at Raymond, in said town on the 18th day of
January, 1875, at one O'Clock z. M.
Names. No. OF acres. value. TAX
Freeman, Brown, IL 20 90
OliverP. Jordan, - y0
james II. Lombard, Cape Lot SO go 81
= Abram Thurlow lot, 4O{ 2iO 100
ss Peter Thurlow lot, 30J
Clinton 81 Carlisk Shaw, Cape lot, 10 % 2 is
Robert d. WEIGH, ~ 5l 10
ERASTUS A. PLUMMER,
Treasurer of Raymond.
RAYMOND Aug. 9th, 1874. au25w3w
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Brief JOttings.

A child had her hand severely crushed at the
Ocean House, Old Orchard, Wednesday, by the
fall of heavy window sash.
F. o. Bailey & Co. sold the schooner Will
Wadsworth of 16 tons burden yesterday to
James White for $3.50.
The sale of the fixtures of the Topsham
Paper Mills has been postponed until Septem-
Der 10th at 1.3O o'clock.
The bark Alice was decked with bunting
yesterday. She sails this morning.
The yacht Ethel arrived from her eastern
cruise last night She has been gone Two
weeks, and the party report a most glorious
time.
The Weston Burnisher Company of Bangor
has instituted suit against j. M. Peck of this
city for $1,000 for infringement of patent.
There is a man in one of the cells at the
station who has been there nearly week. H
was once a ook-keeper for large firm in
England; but he embezzled large amount of
money and came here. He is insane.
Mr.. Wentworth, Superintendent of the Re-
form School, has divided the play yard for the
boys SO that the best ones can have the best
chance. It works like a charm on the boys.
EAkus Va tuo tcA uoyS VIII CSSoP0o ioS0hbiy
have been captured.
The s. B. of '76 Society meets Friday night
al the Y M. G. A. hall. A full attendance of
the members is requested
Those interested in the public schools will
bear in mind that the fall term begins next
Monday.
The board of fire engineers hold meeting
this evening to see about rendering reception
to the Young America Hose Company of New
buryport on Tuesday, the 9Th prox.
We are authorized to state that the item in
the Advertiser last evening regarding the Pre-
sumpscot Park Association is entirely without
foundation.
The Hooks" were called out last evening to
extinguish fire at the house No. 10 Casco
street. 1t was caused by the chimney taxing
fire. The damage was slight
Henry Kimball, hailing from Portland, was
arrested on the Poland camp meeting ground
Tuesday, for selling liquor, and sent to Jail for
three months.
A large number of people gathered at j. A.
Bennotts on Middle street last night to see a
night-blooming cereus bloom. The blossom
opened about midnight, and filled the room
with fragrance.
Amos Meserve, the well known hackman,
found lady's pocket-Dook on Park street last
evening. 1t contains small amount of money.
The owner can have the same by applying at
the police station.
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Having for the past week noticed number
of men at work on the old Pitt Fessenden
House on State street, our curiousity Was at
length aroused and yesterday we stopped to
to examine their work. The entire building is
being re-roofed with the elastic soapstone roof
ing OF j. N Mccoy & Co., who, although they
came to our city but about year ago, have sue.
ceeded in thoroughly establishing their bust
ness, not only in this, but in several other cities
of our state. Their roofing is something en-
tirely novel, and has given very general salts
faction during the past seven years. The basis
of the preparation is soapstone, which is
brought from the famous Francstown quarries
OF New Hampshire. This stone, after being
ground to dust, is stirred in large iron kettles
into boiling mixture of rosin and oil, until it
is of the consistency of mortar Then, the
roof having been completely covered with
double thickness of roofing felt, the hot, dark
colored current or "mud'' as the workmen term
it, is hoisted to the roof by means of derrick
and spread over it in an unbroken sheet by
means of trowes, to the depth of abuot a
quarter of an inch; after which it is rolled
with wooden roller which effectually removes
all marks of the trowel and leaves clean,
smooth surface, imperv ious to water and proof
against fire. The compile ted roof is in color
white as snow, for in order to prevent the &C.
ment from adhering to the roller as it passes
over it, it is necessary to scatter over the entire
surface light coating of the powdered soap
stone, which gives it a very neat and beautiful
appearance.
What particularly pleased us was that after
the lapse of some hours, when the material
had become thoroughly cool. it was still so soft
as to be easily indented Mr.. Mccoy assures
us that cold weather has no effect upon it
whatever, beyond hardening it slightly, but
never so much that it cannot be indented with
the finger nail, and that roofs which he laid
seven years ago are to-day as soft and elastic
as when he laid them. He also assured US that
his roofing would stand the test of the hottest
weather without running, for while we were
there the sun shone dowa upon it with an in.
tensty that would have melted coal tar like
wax, but the cement refused to notice it by
even single wrinkle. Another good feature
is that water running off from one of these
roofs receives no unpleasant taste or odor there
being no tar used in their composition.
Messrs. Mccoy Il Co. havs taken several
contracts for work in Chicago. which they pro-
pose to fulfil during the coming winter, when
the severity of our climate renders it impossi-
BILE for them to prosecute their business here.
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STREET NUMBERs.-We would call the atten-
ton of the residents of State, Pine, Congress
and Cumberland Streets that have just been
REMEMBERED, to the arrangements made with
A. FL. Atwood, silver plater,27 Market Square,
to receive tie old number plates on sale, and
will furnish the new numbers. He has fine
assortment, all of his own plate AMI warrant
ed. 1t is desired that all who wish to avail
themselves of this method of disposing of their
old number plates should bring them in at
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LUTHERAN SocIETY.-The First Lutheran
Society of Portland, with about sixty members,
was organized on Monday, by Pastor JUL of
New York, who will install Pastor Ellestod in
about two weeks. He will preach in the Eng
fish language, in accordance with the desire of
majority Of his people here, who wisely wish
to gain thorough knowledge of the dialect Of
their adopted land. Indeed, some of the Scan
dinavians resident here already we'll understand
the ''King's English" There is good pros
pect of the speedy erection of commodions
church for the occupancy of this thrifty sect.
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BosroN, Aug. 27.-About fifty merchants
and citizens of Boston gave a dinner at the
Revere House to-day to Hon. Henry L. Dawes
Hon. Alex. H. Rice presided. Mr. Dawes in
brief speech said he was in Boston in pursuance
of an understanding with the Committee of
Ways and Means to take the best counsel
attanable during the recess with reference to
perfectng the revenue laws and other matters
of interest now awaiting the action OF Con-
greSs.
The dinner was private and purely social and
informal