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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-12-22
NEW YORK.

New York and Boston Freight Rates.
New YORK, Dec. 81 The Erie Railway has
decided and so notified other trunk lines that if
positive information is not received to-day from
the Grand Trunk Railroad that that ronte will
advance its rates from Boston to the same as
New York and maintain them, it will reduce
its through tariff to New York to take effect
tomorrow, SO that the merchants of New York
will be able to compete with those of Boston
for the western trade.
Later-The answer of the Vermont Central
and Grand Trunk Railway Co.'s to the propo-
sition of the trunk lines leading out of this city
for an increase of rates on freight from Boston
to the west, not having been satisfactory, this
afternoon the Erie Railway Co. resolved to put
their rates for freight to Chicago at the follow
ing figures: First class 30 cts. per 100 pounds
second class, Is; third class, 90 fourth class 20;
and special Glass; including sugars and coffee Is.
These rates are much lower than those wi ich
have been in operation from Boston, which
were: First class. 40 cts. third class, 80 cts.
fourth class rs cts. special class Is cts.
A meeting of the general freight agents of
the trunk lines is being held at the Erie offices
this afternoon to consider the question of con-
tracts. At present no contracts will be made
at the above figures. Vice-Presdent Blanch-
ard of the Erie said that he had not heard to-
day from the managers of the New York Cen
trail and Pennsylvania roads, but their action
would be joint and all the New York sched-
ules would be reduced together.
River Thieves.
Three desperate river thieves boarded the
brig j. 81. Kennedy lying at the Bulkhead be-
tween Both and 50th streets East river, yester.
day, and threatening the mate and sailor with
revolvers, they broke into trunks and boxes in
the cabin and made off with a small sum of
money and jewelry and an overcoat, the sailors
being too frightened to give an alarm.
Suit Against the Brooklyn Ring.
Brooklyn papers announce that papers were
served to-day in the suit of the people
of the state of New York against VIM. c.
Kingsley, Abner G. Keeney, VIM. A. Fowler,
E. G. Fowler and Archibald M. Bliss to re-
cover $465, 125 alleged to have been wrongfully
paid on the Hemstead reservoir contract. The
suit is being brought in the Superior Court in
the city of New York.
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News and Other Items.

Eight citizens of Liverpool recently died
whose aggregate legacies to charitable institu-
tions exceeded four million pounds sterling
The frican gold coast is to be represented at
the Centennial by the contributions OF the ma
tive kings.
A new school has been started at Weimar,
exclusively for men and women who wish to
follow the profession of chorus singers. The
students will also be taught French, German,
Italian and English.
Gen. Joe Lane, the candidate for Vice-Presf-
dent in 1860 on the Breckenridge ticket, is q
farmer in Oregon. His son, Lafayette Lane, is
representative in the present Congress from
that satte.
The latest advces from India state that the
Indian newspapers declare that their native
princes are enraged at the insults offered to and
disrespect exhibited toward the Prince Of
Wales at.the reception given in his honor.
A state convention Of the prohibitionists of
West Virginia will be held in Wheeling on
Friday and Saturday. 1t will be addressed by
ex-senator Wiley and Ex-Governor Pierrepont
of West Virginia, and will take the first steps
toward making state organization.
A citizens league is about to be
organized in Brooklyn in opposition
to the gas companies. Its members
are to pledge themselves not to use any gas un-~
til the price is reduced to So per 1000 feet and {,
uniform system of measurement is guara1-
teed
A bill charging Mr.. Wilbur f. Story of the
Chicago Times, with libel in asserting that the
illness of Senator John A. Logan was feignea
in order to avert an examination that would
prove his completely in the whiskey frauds at
Chicago. has been rejected by the grand jury OF
that city, because of the insufficient Legal
grounds for finding an Indictment. /
The Mobile Register endeavors to show that
the people of the south are in better condiA
ton than those of the north, by proving that ia
the north investments in cotton spinning mills
yield an average of 1898 per cent, while the,
southern mills pay an average of 24.16 pei
cent, or six per cent. more than the northern !
mills.
In lecture in New York Friday night, Pro-
fessor Proctor expressed the opinion that Jupi-
ter must have life ten times as long as the
earth's. Before Jupiter will finish her sunlke,
her undimmed, burning stage, the earth will
already be as the moon is now. The earth will
lose life before Jupiter begins it. The moons
he said, is dead planet. having neither air nor
the appearance of the moon; and when all the
planets have lived and died, the sun may then
take on life; and when our sun is dead, that
greater sun around which our system rolls
may begin to live.
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Fraudulent school District Ro,a.

Topeka, Dec; 2l.--Jno Frazer, state super
intendent of public instruction, Thss Il. Cav
anSugh, secretary of state, and A. n. L. Ran.
dali, attorney general, constituting the state
commissioners of the permanent school fund.
made statement to Gov. Osborne that at DIFF.
ferent times since Sept I'd they purchased GER
IAN Kansas school district bonds purporting to
nave been issued by districts in Mitchell, jew
ell, Republic and other counties amounting to
nearly $4,000. Suspicious circumstances CON
nected with these bonds led the commissioners
to examine into the matter, and they have dis.
covered that the bonds are fraudulent and
were issued with the design to perpetrate a
swindle 1t also appears that the stale treas
urer, Samuel Luphton. who paid for these
bonds or orders of the commissioner of the
school fund, was not careful as to the identity
of the persons to whom he paid the money,
and suspicion has been aroused to such an ex-
tent that he is in some way connected with the
swindle that Gov. Osborne demanded his re-.
signatiop, which has been rendered. Detec-
tlves are at work on the case. 1t is held that
the state treasurer is liable for the money paid
by him for these bonds and suit will be COM
menced against him.
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New YORK, December 2I-Evening.- Flour receipts
n 1883 bbs; the market is in buyers favor with
limited export and home trade demand; sales ~ OcO
bbls Superfne Western and State at 60 q 70; ex-
ira Western and State at 90 @ 5 so; choice do at
3 % g 8 10; White ! Wheat Western extra att 80 g
extra Ohio at 10 q 40: extra st Louis at 25 a
900; Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at rs a
25; choice to double extra at 30 % co. including
29O0 bbs shipping extra at 80 a co. 1900 pbls ex-
ira city mills chiefly at on q 3d. also within two
or three days past 5000 bush Western extra arrive
soon at so q 5 60; market closing quiet Southern
flour at 5 Is q rs Rye flour is steady with fair
inquiry at % q 40. Cornmeal is and unchanged
at % 9 90. Wheat-receipts 1928 bush; market
evening; 90 for rejected Chicago; 03 for rejected
IM11I5waukee; o2 "a for ungraded Spring; 10 q
Chicago in store; "a q | % for No Milwaukee; 8
Ior NO Minnesota in store and afoat; 80 for No
hIwaakee IN store; 20 a 80 for Winter Red Wes-
tern 80 1or White Michigan and nominally; %
for do3 Chicago; 1 300 80 for No / Minnesota,
and Sheboygan. Rye quiet. Barley is
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MATTERS in MAINE,


Register of Probate of Hancock County
Arrested for Forgery.
ELLSWORTH, Dec. 21.-George A. Dyer, Reg
lister of Probate for this county, has been ar
rested on charge of forgery, and for want of
bail was committed to Jail. He had been finan.
cially embarrassed for some time, and had been
forging the names of endorsers to notes to raise
money. The amount of forged paper is believ-
ed to exceed three thousand five hundred dol
lars, and is held by various parties in Ellsworth
and Bangor. 1t is believed that the probate
records are all right and that his official con-
duct has been correct. He resigns the office at
once.
[Mr. Dyer has been Register of Probate since
1864. He was sergeant in the 9th Maine Reg
iruent, and lost leg in battle. Mr.. Dyer has
the reputation of being an excellent officer
Sudden Death Of a scarsport Captain.
=. BOSTON, Dec 21.-Capt. Phineas A. Griffin
of Searsport, Me-, died suddenly in this city,
this afternoon, Of congestion of the lungs.
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F OR ZIG N.
Floods Threatened in Spain,

Floods Threatened i'm Spain.
MADRID, Dec. 21.-The river Manzana has
risen rapidly the past two days and serious
floods are feared. The lower part of the city
is under water and traffic on railways is sus-
pended.
Vesuvius in Eruption.
NAPLES, Dec. 21.-Mount Vesuvius is in an
eruptive condition. Professor Palmer predi cts
long period of eruptons.
French Senators Elected.
PARIS, Dec 21.-The following were elected
members of the French Senate to-day. Ad-
miral Demonlaginac, the minister of finance,
and M. Leon Malyille, member for Tarn ct
the list of Senators, so far as the National AS
sembly is concerned, IS members having been
elected by that body. The other members, 225
in number, are to be elected indirectly by the
people of the several departments
The Bremen Explosion,
LONDON, Dec. ola Times special from
Berlin says it is now ascertained that the total
haven is 1913, and wounded Sc. The Bremen
aid commission reports that 20 of the injured
are hOpelessly MANNED, and there are Sc widows
and 1876 orphans of the disaster, for the benefit
OF whom it proposes to raise subscription of
$4,000.
CUBA.
A Spy Executed.
HAVANA, Dec. 22.-Juan Iturralde, Span
lard, a merchant of Villa Clara and owning a
plantation in the neighborhood, convicted of
corresponding with the insurgents and furnish
ing them with money, provisions and other
articles, was executed at Villa Clara on the
18th inst
Bounty for lnsurgenfs' Heads,
The Governor of Sagua has issued an order,
approved by the Captain General, stating that
all countrymen bringing in one of the bandits
called insurgents, dead or alive. to the head
quarters will receive ten gold doubloons and IL
it bringing also his musket A recompense of
bringing information enabling the troops to
destroy or surprise the insurgent camps. Far
mers killing rebel, project or sub.prefect, or
giving information producing that result will
be paid Is doubloons
Foreign Notes.
Gen. Jovellar, Minister of War, has been ap-
pointed Captain General of Cuba, in place of
leave for Cuba. Quesada will be appointed
commander-in-chief of the armies of the north
Henry Wainwright, recently convicted of the
murder of Harriet Lane, in White Chapel road,
was hanged at Newgate prison, Old Bailey
yesterday just before he was pinioned he
statement which he said he desired to make
public. In this paper he acknowledges the
justice OF his sentence. He says he deserves
bis fate, though he does not explicitly admit
tnaC ne murdered the young woman.
The Daily News is informed that Thomas.
the author of the dynamite disaster, positively
denied that he had any accomplish in his plot.
The statement that Gen. Cabaos will go to
Cuba proves untrue. He will succeed Jovellar
as minister of war.
Signor Blanc, the Italian minister at Wash
ington, has been appointed Centennial Com
missioner.
Gen. Caballos de Rodas, formerly Captain
General of Cuba, is dead.
A special to the Daily News from Lisbon
states that Portuguese gunboat is ordered to
the Island of st. Thomas in the Gulf of Guinea
on account of the alleged instruction of the
negroes.
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MINOR TELEGRAms.

John Swift, gauger, implicated in the Mil
waukee whiskey ring, has been sentenced to
five months imprisonment, fine of $4,000 ~dd
half the cost.
The Molly Maguires, oihe---sve sne Ancient
Order of HiLsrniesg, nave been f)rmalIv ex.
oenru1uufoated by the Archbishop of PhiadeI.
phia
Yale University Boat Club has voted TO with
draw from the Rowing Association of Ameri-
can Colleges.
The failure of the Commercial Loan Com.
pany of Chicago, small savings Institution, is
announced.
The Supreme Court of New York has appoint.
ed Alvin SOuthworth receiver of the Blocker
street railroad, and fixed his bond at $4,000.
Burbank, convicted at Milwaukee for COM
plicity in the whiskey frauds, has been sentenc-
ed to eight months Imprisonment, a fine of
$4,000 and half the costs of prosecution.
A new corporation has been formed at Low
ell for the manufacture of flags.
Ann Eliza Young lectured at Great Falls, N.
H., Monday night.
The Boston & Maine Railroad Company are
gong to build passenger station at Great
The Herald has what purports to be an ex-
pose OF the order of the American Union, with
qualified statement that Gen. Grant. James
G. Blaine and others are members, and that
the OBJECT OF the organization is to nominate
and elect Grant for third term
The convention to frame a constitution for
colorado is in session at Denver The Repub-
leans have large majority but will give a
share OF the offices to the minority.
Senator Cragin is reported as saving that the
President intends Intervention in Cuban affairs
and that our navy is in fair conditions
ey and the Merc6ssnlffSg & aIPPon Pond vs. Paul Trick.
New Orleans, wherein 100000 dam Sn lPany OF
claimed for libel in charging Bailey and Ponra9
with arsop, verdict was for plaintiffs for one
cent. AVA 0no
Gen. Babcock left Chicago for Washington
Monday night. Judge Krum, his counsel &C.
companies him. az
Z. Washington Cutler is appointed store
keeper OF thesthird internal revenue district of
Massachusetts. "a
Yesterday with great ceremony Jno. Ireland
was consecrated coadjutor bishop of the Ro-
man Catholic church for the diocese of ST.
Chas. Fechter, the actor, is seriously IN from
the result of an injury to the spine received
some time since by fall on the stage.
a conference meeting of Republicans a.
hichmond last evening discussed reorganiza.
ZION for the presidential campaign and resolved
to establish an organ in Richmond.
Judge Hughes has sustained the government
"a the attachment of the money turned over to
ottman by Halleck, and by Gilman deposited
IN the Alexandria Bank. This case arises ont
OF the $4,000 treasury robbery
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The Missouri Express Rohherx

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 21.-It is pretty definitely
ascertained that the amount of money obtained
by the express robbers Saturday morning was
$oOoo. Had the robbery been committed be-
dore the train reached Mexico, Missouri, the
SaO9nt ,n would have been much larger as it
.anees to Chicago. No arrests have vet been
nr d tbev ana the detectives decline to say wheth
% oa enoy naVe any clue which will lead to the
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A Henlth.Promo,ing stimulant.

Physicians who certainly ought to be the best
judges in such matters, declare that wholesome
stimulation is not only desirable, but essential in
many instances. When the temporary good effect Of
sound stimulant is confirmed and rendered perma-
nent as in the case of Hostetter's Stomach Btters
by the action of tonic and Alternative principles conf
bned-with it, it becomes infinitely more eficacious
as renovant of physical energy and corrective OF
those conditions of the body which invite disease
The Bitters have received the emphatic sanction Of
medical men who have observed the effect of that
ness nervousness dyspepsia constipation Inactivity
OF the liver, maarous eVers, and many other dsor-
ders Its basis is sound old rye, the purest liquor
critics of no mean order. f
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The Providence Tool Compaux

PROVIDENCE Dec. 22.-The committee to ex-
anime the affairs of the Providence Tooi q
were engaged in that work to-day and adjourn.
ed till 10 30 o'clock tomorrow, when reDort il
expected, 1t is understood that the COMPANY
showed about $4,000 of assets in excess Of
Liabilities. The President of the company to-
gay t 1 received communication from nearly all
tne ioOo employees expressing sympathy and
good will for the company, and voluntarily
proposing to relinquish all claims to wages for
december, amounting ia the aggregate to
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MARINE NEWS.
STEAMSHIP SUNK.
sixteen Persons DROWNED,


BORDEAUX, Dec 21.-Last night steamer
Gironde, bound for Brazil, collided in the river
Gironde with the steamer Louisiana, of the
General TRANSATLANTIC Co.'S lines, homeward
pound from the West Indies. The Louisiana
Immediately sank. Sixteen persons were
drowned, including her captain.
The Louisiana sunk ten minutes after she
was struck. The Gironde rescued 100 of her
passengers and crew. All The persons drown
ed were passengers, except the captain.
I'm General.
Steamship G. f. French, from Antwerp. and
Atlas, from the West Indies, have arrived AT
New York; the Pacific Mail steamship Vasco
de Genel from Sidney, has arrived at San Fran
cisco: che City of Brooklyn from Liverpool, at
Nov York, and the Italy from New York, al
Queenstown.
Bark Queen from Belfast, ireland, has arriv.
ed at St. John.
The Irene from Carnarvon, and the lydia
from Glasgow. are three months out. but there
are no tidiDgs from them.
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MARRIED.

In this city, Dec 20, by Rev. W. E. Gibbs, George
Trefethen OF Portland and Mrs. Frances II. SmiIf
of Boston.
In this city, Dec. 20. by Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell
John f. A. Morton and Miss Hattie L. Jordan, bott
of Portland.
In Lisbon, Dec. II, Henry M. Libby of Richmond
and Miss Jennie Earle of Lewiston.
In Bucksport Dec. 16 Eben w. Blunt of Bangor
and Mrs. Louise HI. Bradley of Bucksport.
In Orrington, Dec. 20, Fred Fl. Arey and Miss An
ma B. Hodges.
In fremont, Dec. 8, Willis Deliver and Miss Clara
bolivar.
g In fremont, Nov. 81. Decatur S. Colt and Miss
Sarah M. Murphy.
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DIED.

In this city, Dec. 81 Mrs. Ellen NJ. wife of Hiram
G. Jordan, and daughter of the late Joel L. and Ly-
dia Hersey, aged d years 10 months.
Funeral services Thursday forenoon, at 1Ol oclk.
at No. 26 Elm street, Burial at convenience of the
family.
In this city, Dec. 81, William H.. son of Henry W.
and Lizzie G. Straw, aged 2 years months days.
In Cape Elizabeth, Dec. 81, Maria A., daughter Of
George and Elizabeth Allen, aged u years.
tFuneral services tomorrow afternoon at o'clk
RELATIVES ana friends invited to attend.
In New Gloucester, Dec. 10, Miss Dnrcas Abbott
aged 80 years. ~ ''
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Grimes and Casualties.

Gov. Tilden yesterday committed the sentence
OF otandermann, convicted of murder.
;. The new Philadelphia coal commands col.
600. HoSs SzV,-
AT Spencer, Mass, Monday night. fire de-.
sstroyed the boot factory of Bush q Grant and
pzs o 0tner buildings on Main street. Total loss
SIo,ooo' Bush & Grant have S34, 500 insur :.
ance Id various companies.
jas Purcell cell Of 217 West 18th street, New
NOTE, got into quarrel with a number of men
Monday nignt, one of whom knocked him
s sSwe and ID b is IR his head struck the
Cannon has been arrested and idsrtif Sw ! Il u
the mau who struck the blow. D'i0 as
Thos Hasbrook of Paterson, Nj uh;,o
loading hay on the Hackensack meadows, W Ma.p
Gay, was thrown from bis wagon and k;ioi
&c was formerly member of the GrenaJier
Guards in London nauier
.. a large two story dwelling house on Main
street street In Everett, Mass, owned by S. P. viii.
aasam Is was burned yesterday morning, Loss
@izoOe Insurance light.
n,n mIoenstein was indicted yesterday for the
New York. s' '0""u oeao III East
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Waieriown Cattle Market

WATERFOWL, Dec. 2l-Cattle Market.-Reeeipts Of
12O head; the market is heavy and quiet, being
Christmas week, when poultry is largely in demand
butchers only wanted few head with which to make
up assorments; sales Of choice at 75 extra at 30
30; first quality at 90 q 25 second quality at
~ e 8 Is; third quality at 90 70.
sheep and Lambs-.Receipts Of 2s7s head. Not
wlthsta9ding the small supply trade was dull and
last weeks prices not sustained, the decline being
from (9 &c W fb; we quote sales in lots at 90 09
% each; extra at so a so.
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The Cost of the Congressional Excursion
TO Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec 21.-The cost of the
Congressional excursion to Philadelphia has
been misrepresented as paid from the centen-
NAL fund, and the President of the Board Of
Finance gives the following official denial;
10 n The People Of the limited ed s..
together with $4,000, had been spent bv the
centennial board of finance in entertaining
two-thrds of the official population of WASH
lngton on Saturday last. The paper saws on
the 18th inst. that the expenses of the enter
I 1l have been subscribed by citizens of
Philadelphia Let me assure YOU that the for
mer is untrue and the latter is true No mart
of finance. :TOHN WFIsu go"iU
President of the Centennial Board of FL
nance,
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Eailure Of n SAVINGS Rank .

Boston, Dec. 21.-An injunction was issued
to day against the Lancaster Savings Bank at
Lancaster in this state, it having been found
on examination by the Bank Commissioners to
be insolvept The trouble arose purely from
bad investments. The bank has a surplus of
$40 900, which will nearly make good the losses
of depositors. Its deposits amount to 81, 000,-
900.
Fatal Accident.
BY the premature explosion of blast at
Newton this afternoon, two men were badly in
jured, one, VIM. WEIGH, it is supposed fatally.
Drowned.
Hugh Temple, while at work on Maiden
bridge, this afternoon, slipped and fell over
board and was drowned.