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The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Grimes and Casualties.

The Concord depot at Portsmouth, N. FL. I,
was considerably damaged by fire yesterday.
The machine shop in Port Huron, Mich, and
one locomotive of the Grand Trunk Railroad,
were destroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss
$4,000.
Jerome Barron, the Frenchman who killed
Joseph Blouchard in Warwick, r. L., Sunday
night, has been arrested and committed to jail
to await examination.
There was riot at Leavenw0rth, Kansas,
Monday, between striking miners and negroes
who intended to work. Pistols, knives, rocks,
clubs, etc., were used. No one killed.
Trial of Isaac S. rockingham, late chief
clerk in the stamp department of the Boston
postotfice, commenced yesterday. He is charg
ed with embezzing SIT 900.
The loss by the breaking of the levee at Boil
var, Miss, is estimated at 100000
Body of Owen Green of Hinsdale, Mass.
missing since Friday, was found yesterday in a
yard near the Plumkes wooden mills.
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Charlotte Cu.hmau,s Will.

PROVIDENCE, R. L., April 1s.-In the probate
court of Newport yesterday, the will of Char
lotte Cushman was again considered, but the
judge refused to admit the instrument TO pro.
bate. The will has four witnesses, two are at
hand, one is dead, and the fourth, John Young
Scammon, cannot be reached The court re-
quires proof of the handwriting of the dead
or absent witnesses, and in the meantime,
declines to have the terms of the will made
public.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Serious Flood nj Quincy. Ill

QUINCY. April 1S.-The levee south of this
city has broken at three points and large
portion of the bottom on the Illinois side is
overfowed. Opposite Hannibal houses and
barns have been fioated away and the damage
done cannot be estimated. The entire popula-
tion of the bottom fed to the bluffs, in many
cases leaving everything behind them. Much
suffering is sure to follow this great calamity.
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As a Political Journal

the PRESS will be devoted in the past toa descr
minating support of the Republican Party. During
the pending important campaign. the PRESS wi
give special attention to the publication of politics
news.
As an advertising medium, the PRESS stands frs
among the journals of Maine.
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F OR EIG N.
THE TURKISH INsURRECTION
Turkish Troops Defeated by the
Rebels.

RAGUsA April 1S.-Sclavonic advices report
sanguinary battle at Presjeka, north of MIS-
sac. The insurgents captured the Turkish in
trencbment and drove the Turks to Ogina and
Pagliana The reports that Mukhtar Pasha's
forces have been surrounded are unfounded.
The losses we're heavy on both SIDES Nissac
cannot be revictualled. The insurgents are re-
ceiving supplies of war material.
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MEXICO.
Diaz Confident of Success.

New ORLEANS, April 1S.-A letter from Por
frio Diaz dated Matamoras, April 18th, says:
] Within few days will undertake my march
towards the interior of the country with force
of about 5000 men, which. united to 1000 now
under command of Gems. Trevino and NAVARRO
of Nuevo Leon, will offer sufficient strength to
vance upon Monterey, Saltillo, San Luis, and
finally upon the capital. News which reaches
me from the country leads me to believe the
day of triumph of the revolution is not far dis
tant.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
FOREIGN PORTS.

Sid I'm Port Elizabeth, CGH, Mich 2, barque Ora
nadia, HOdgdon, Guam.
Passed Dardanelles Mch oath, ship Zouave, Means,
from Odessa for Trapani.
Ar at Havre 18th inst ship John Watt, Deshon,
New Orleans.
Ar at Amsterdam 10th inst, barque Martha Nc
Neil Jordan. New Orleans
Ar at Liverpool 10th inst, ships Reaper, Poole, I'm
Norfolk; 18th, Bolivia. Murphy, do.
Sid nth, ship Camilla. Humphry, United States.
SIdfm Cardiff 18th inst, barque Chas Russell,
Hamilton. Padang
Sid I'm Liverpool 4th inst, sch M Reed Strout,
Bermuda.
Cid at Buenos Ayres Mch a. barques Spring.
Small Boston; 18th, ratay. Petris, do 10Th, brig
Packard Amesbury, Campana; 14th baroue
Bristol, Fossett. Havre.
AT Rio Ianeiro Mich &c, brig B Stillman, Tibbetts.
AT Porto Catello Mch 81 sch Cephas starrett, Bah
bage for New York.
Ar at Pomt-a- Petre Mch 81, sch Hattie r Sampson,
Bunker, New York. land sailed - for st Thomas,
where she ar Sd inst, seeking)
Ar at Havana 18th inst, sch Georgia Clark, Bart
lett, Philadelphia 10th, barque Josephine, Stah,
Newport, E.
Sid 18th, sch Geo W ,Jewett, Jewett, New York.
AR at batanzas 18th inst, brigs Liberty, Devereux
North of Hatteras; Geo Gilchrist. circuit. and c G
Colson, Gregory. New York; scbs Jennie Gilkey,
Gilkey, do; 18Th, Abbie Dunn, Fountain, Baltimore.
Ar at st John, NIB. 18th inst, sch j g. II Crowley,
Cotton, Machias; nth, ship McCallum. Marsters,
Mobile: sch Watson. SaGkey, Portland.
Cid 18th, schs F P Hall, Keen, Washington; j C
Nash. Crowley Philadelphia Don Pedro, Peck, tor
Portland.
Ar at Musquash, NIB, 18th inst, sch Sarah Bernice,
Proctor, Machas
Feb 7. lat 24O N Ion 27 so W, baraue Olusee, from
New York for Adelaide.
April H. lat % 2S, lon 70 70, brig Eva johnson.
from Matanzas for Philadelphia.
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Foreign Notes

The ice jam above St. Patrick street brid ge,
Ottawa, broke away last night and carried
away one of the piers of the bridge. Water b as
since fallen considerably.
North Sydney harbor is open.
1t is said that the Sultan has decided to cross
the Servian frontier on account of Servias ac-
tive war preparations.
The Emperor William has gone to Coburg to
visit Queen Victoria.
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Water.own Cattle Market.

WATERFOWL. April 18.-Receipts Beef Cattle PA!
head The rise in Cattle last week has tended to in
crease the supply; sales of choice at so q 49,
ira at Is g; frst quality at % g 50; SECOND
Sheep and Lambs-Receipts 500 head. Northern
supply very light; market was quicker and prices
from q &c higher; sales in lots at 90 a so each
extra al 90 a 90. OF FROM q sac " H.
Veal CalYes a
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LONDON, April 1s-123O P M.-Consols at 81 1916
for money and account.
LONDON, April i8-12.30 P. M.-American securi-
ties-Unted States bonds ls65, DID, at 1881; do 1861
1881: SIS, 105; United States 1O4O's 1863. Erie
IA; do preferred %.
LIVERPOOL, April 1S.-12.a0 p. M.-Cotton market
steady; Middlng uplands at 6sd; do Orleans at 6sd
sales 5000 bales, including 1000 bales tor specua-
ton and export
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XnDtiDDe.

1t seems that the memory of this woman, like that
of her renowned husband, is likely to be kept alive
to the end OF time She is said to have possessed
very irritable temper, and her name has become a
synonym of 'vxen," or ''scold" 1t is rore than
possible. however, that the judgment passed upon
her by manklnd has been too severe. more chart
table disposition would undoubtedly have discovered
in her many good qualities, and have attributed her
faings mere to physical infrmities than to moral OBJ
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IFRoM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE

Ar at Philadelphia 18th, sch Albert H Waite. Dris-
ko, MatanZas.
Cid 18th, schs Nellie j Dinsnore, Parker, and f W
Emery, Falker, Portland.
Ar at Cadiz =, brig David Bugbee, Showers, New
York,
Ar at Elsinore 14th inst. baroue SyIa Corning, I'm
Baltimore for Dantzc.
Ar at Liverpool nth inst. ship India. Patten, from
New Orleans.
Ar at Marseilles 10th inst, sch Nellie Starr, Poland,
Genoa.
Ar at MatanZas 18th, barqus Daring, Branscomb,
Philadelphia brig Merriwa, Downes, do; sch Aida
nah Rokes. Rboades, Dublin.
Ar at Sagua 18th inst, barque Jose r Lopez. Nc
Donald, Portland; 18th, brig Castalia. Whitmore,
Liverpool
SD 18th, brig Alberti for North of Hatteras.
Ar at Cardenas 18th, baroue John Mathues, from
Portland Ocean Pearl, Henley, New York: brig
Torrent, Portland; 18th, barque Fannie HI Foiing,
Loring New York.
Sid 9th. schs r Weeks, Farr, North of Hatteras;
Almon Bird, Drinkwater do.
Ar at Havana 17th brig Martha A Berry, Berry,
Philadelphia.
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THE DOMINION.
neslitution at ,he magdnIen I.lana..

MONTREAL, April 18-Advices from Gaspe
state there is great distress on the coast The
supply of flour and hay is giving out, Unless
navigation opens early it is feared many will
die of hunger. One woman died at Pierre last
week from starvation, and at Malfie de Bier
achaIr several families are starving Horses
are dying and farmers are already killing off
their whole stock.
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DIED.

In this city, April 4, Mrs. Rebecca Craig, aged 60
years ar ~
and Wealthy Williams. aged % years.
Funeral services Thursday afternoon at O'clock
at his fathers residence, No Chapel street. Rela-
tiyes and friends are invited to attend.
In this city, April 49, Chas F. b. Carter, Oldest
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Daily DOmestic Receipts,

BY BOSTON AND MAINE RAILRoAD.-Norton,
Chapman g. Co. 8 cars -four, order do, D w Cool
idge do j b Fiske l do, Paris FIGURING Co. cars
corn, Kensell. Tabor & Co. do, P Tarbox 2 do. J
Hall do, G I R 8 cars merchandise, M K 20
do, P g. r do, Portland do.
BY water conveyance-1000 bush cornmeal to G..
W Irue 81 Co
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
MEMORANDA.

Brig H Crandon, Pierce. at New York from Ma
tanzas, reports, during gale carried away head Of
foetopmast and yards, with all attached, split Sails
and sustained other damage
Sch Charlie Morton, Pike, from Fernandina. which
arrived at Queenstown 9th inst. put i3to Spithead
18th with loss eff sails and leaky.
Sch Franconia. Jordan. from Belfast Mch 18th, ar
rived at jacksonville 9TH inst with OILY five or six
tons of her cargo of ice left She had IT'S tons when
she lett. but the passage rough and the vessel
rolled badly that she could not be pumped and the
ice wasted. There is no insurance against waste and
the loss falls on the consignee.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Providence pr;u, Cloth. Market.
Dry Goods Market.

PROVIDENCE, April 18.-Prn1ing Cloths market
steady at SEC for best standard and extra 64x4 goods
with light demand and moderate business.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Portland Markets

FUR THE WEEK ENDINd
The markets are firm and show but few changes
There is movement towards decline in the dry
goods market, and prices show quite falling off,
Trade is not very active and it is feared that the
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
SPECIAL NOTICES.

Please tell the people that you saw their
Advertisement in the PRESS the circul a
ton of which, per month, exceed IOO, OOO,
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DEPARTURES og svEausHIps.
MARINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.


Tuesday, April rs.
ARRIVED.
Steamship Marlborough. (Br) Frazer. Halifax, Ms
Steamer CITY of Portland, Pike st John, NIB, via
Eastport for Boston.
Sch S Mcclellan Farr, New York-coal to Port
land Co.
Sch Arrival Farntam, Boothbay.
CLEARED.
Barque Weymouth, (BD Durkee, London-Albert
Warwick.
Barque Epbm Williams, Keene, New York, in bal
last Nckerson.
Sch Annie NJ Allen, Conklin, Washington, DC
d w Clark & Co.
Sch E G Willard, Simonton Philadelphia
Willard.
Sch Josephine. Wallace, Cherryfeld-N Blake.
Sch A Kimberly, Horton, Hampden-J Nicker-
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In thsscity, April 15 by Rev; c. W. Bradlee, Isaac
Hatch and Isabella E., daughter of John and Ada.
line q, Hutchinson, all of Portland.
In belgrade, March H. Frank E; Clement of Bel
orode and Miss Jennie D. Church of VIENNA.
IN Belgrade Mills March s. Frank Farnham Of
Rome and Rosetta M. Kelley of B. M.
In Skowhegan, April g., Henry w. Lawrence and
IdaC. Fish, both of Fairfield
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
MARRIED.

Notices OF marriage, to insure insertion in the Press
must be accompanied by the name of the Clergyman
or magistrate solemnizing the same.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19

Feb 7, lat 40 N Ion 81 50 W, barque Olustee from
New York for Adelaide.
April H. lat % IS, lon 70 ~, brig Eva johnson,
from Matanzas for Philadelphia.
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making all its departments more complete and by
sparing no effort or expense at their command to
make the PRESS more valuable and desirable.
The PRESS has larger editorial corps than any
paper in Mane and has unexcelled facilities for col
Getting in all parts of the state. The business,
agricultural and manufacturing interest of Maine
will receive the continued attention Of the PRESS.
The growing Importance Of Portland as a distribu-
ting center for Maine, and its fast increasing whole
sale trade, make daily paper at this point Of special
Importance to every merchant and business man in
the state.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
Foreign ExpOrls.
Boston stock Market

LONDON, ENG. Bark Weymouth-1249 sticks
hewn timber, 81, lS1 # lumber, $500 palings.
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NOTICE.
u. s. INTERNAL REVENUE
SPECIAL TAXES.
NAV 1870, TO April 30. 1872.

The Revised Statutes of the United States Sec
lions 1882 337 $685. and 1899, require every person
engaged in any business, avocation, or employment
which renders him liable to a SPECIAL TAX. To
PROCURE AND PLACE CONSPICU-
OUSLY IN HIS ESTA q LIS III MENE o Il
PLACE OF BUSINESS, STAMP denoting
the payment of said SPECIAL TAX for the Special
Tax Year beginning May 1, 1876, before commencing
or continuing business after April 80, 1876.
The Taxes embraced within the pro isions
of l,a 1,ux IN m oil $40
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For New England.

and Middle states; stationary or rising barom-
ster, northwest backing to southwest winds,
cooler, followed by warmer, partly cloudy
weather.
The Portland daily press., 1876-04-19
METEOROLOGICAL.

PROBABILITIES FOR The NEXT TWENTY FoUB
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAIl
OFFICER, Washington, d. c.,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31
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TELEGRAMS IN GEN EKAL.

The steamship kenilworth, Liverpool for New
York, has arrived.
Prices baking powder factory, St. Louis, has
been burned. Loss $24 600.
The Merrimac is higher than at any time this
season. Ice is coming down.
Steamship State of Indiana, Glasgow for New
York, has arrived.
France may join England, Russia, Germany
and China in common action against the Chinese
pirates.
The weather in New York is cloudy and raw.
Wind west.
Peabody's Hotel, Granville, Mass, burned last
night. A large fire is reported at uoosic Falls.
Oliver Ames, Cd, has transferred l-2 of Booths
theatre property in New York to Oakes A. Ames
An incendiary burned Charles Nason's barn, in
Franklin, Mass, yesterday. Loss 5000; insured
500.
There have been high gales iu the west, with
snow squalls
Louis Xavier, French author, is dead.
The Porte has postponed the payment Of the
in April, until july
The fire at Hoosac Falls burned the Pho nix
Hotel. Loss $4,000; insured
There are rumors of mercantile trouble in New
York but they can be traced to reliable source
| They arose from reported embarrassments ir
| London.
| The convention Of clergymen and laymen con
| tinued its session yesterday, at the Hippodrome
| New York.
| The Portsmouth, N. H., Journal viii publish a
| leader, Friday morning. strongly favoring and
| urging f. ii. Rollins as United Statas senator.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31
Loss of "A Maine Vessel.

Boston, March 80. The British barque j. +.
Smith, Capt. Hatfield, which arrived at Boston,
Both, from Cienfuegos, brought in the officers and
crew of schooner d. Talbot, of Camden, Me-,
Capt. Amesbury, which was abandoned at sea on
the passage from Sagua to Boston.
Capt. Amesbury states that he left Sagua, March
l6; for the first three days had fair weather, but
on the Goth heavy gales set in which compelled
the vessel to scud under double-reefed foresa.
At 10 a. M, heavy sea broke on board, which
carried away the main boom and everything at
tached, sweeping the house of gansways, smash
ing water casks. breaking the rudder and letting
large quantities of water into the cabin. in the
confusion Of which, one man had his arm broken.
The vessel came to the wind on the stalboard tack
but it was found necessary to keep the pumps con-
stantly going, the waves in the meantime contin-
uing to break over the vessel. At II o'clock, be-
ing then in lat 80 Ion. IS, in the Gulf stream,
shipped heavy sea forward, which broke off the
bow-sprits at the landing heads, and smashed the
boat.
AT p. m, finding the mainmast breaking the
deck, cut it away, which i'll falling broke the pump
down, destroying the ice rail and water way The
pumps were pat in good order. On the 2lst, at
a. m, the foresail blew away which left them
without any sail. At the same time it was discov.
cred that the rudder breaking the stern of the
vessel, when all hopes of saving the schooner was
abandoned.
The crew continued to work at the pumps, as
their lives now depended wholly upon their abili-
ty to keep her aioat until some passing vessel
should notice their fnrlorn condition, and come
to the rescue, the vessel being then in q sinking
condition.
Fortunately, at II a. m. q sail to the windward
bore in sight, and on displaying a signal of dis
tress, the stranger bore down toward them. She
proved to be the barque S. T. Smith, the captain
Of which Immediately sent a boat along side and
took Off all hands at the peril of their lives as
heavy sea threatened momentary to engulf them.
Capt. Amesbury, his wife and little boy, with a
crew of six men, were all safely transferred to the
barGue.
Capt Amesbu-y desires to express his thanks to
Capt Hatfield and officers for the kind treatment
while on board his vessel. The ship had a cargo
of sugar consigned to Messrs. lIemcnway &
Browne of Boston.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31
Our Guests.

Our distinguished Canadian guests must have
been gratifed with the courteses and attentions
shown them yesterday by oar State and city Off
cials and citizens generally. In the forenoon they
visited the State house, and were presented to Gov
ernor Connor and the members Of the Executive
Council. Soon thereafter they were waited upon
in the Council Chamber by large delegation of
our prominent citizens, to whom they were sever
ally introduced by Mayor Nash. The Mayor, who
was accompanied by several members of the City
Council, welcomed the gentlemen to the city.
Hacks We're then brought into requisiton, and the
guests taken to the many points of interest in
and about the city-to view the magnificent water
power, the manufacturing establishments, U. S.
Arsenal, Insane Hospital and other places.
They were thus pleasantly entertained during the
forenoon, and received marked attention from Gov.
Connor, Col. Dewitt, Col. Osgood. L. l.. Lincoln,
Esq, Al Staples, Esq, Hon. j. w. Patterson, Ira
D. Sturgis, Esq, John Dorr, Esq, Gen. Boynton,
Mr. Withheld of the Augusta, and Col Thayer of
the Mansion. and others.
Our distinguished guests will leave this morn
ing for Wisca.set, on special car attached to the
six o'clock train. They will have an excursion
Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31
STATE NEWS.

A large number of lumbermen are daily leav-
ing the woods.
Sheriff Jerrard of Penobscot. calls attention
TO sections one two and four of chapter IL of the
Revised Statutes, relating to common nuisances,
and states that he shall proceed against any per-
son who shall knowingly let any building for the
purposes stated in section one.
The Lewiston Journal says that the centennial
fever is quite prevalent in Harrison. A party Of
gentlemen and ladies is being organized to visit
Philadelphia some time during the season and 3
good sized cottage will be constructed and fitted
for immediate erection arriving on the spot, Of
sufficient size to accommodate 20 persons.
kerosene lamp fell from q table in the house
Of Almon S. Wormwood, on Wednesday, in Port
land and broke, scattering the burning oil in
every direction. A little child of Mr.. Worm
woods had narrow escape from death, as it was
badly burned before the flames were extinguished.
Schumacher is painting the coat-of-arms Of the
State, to be displayed in the Maine headquarters
at the Centennial.
The Lewiston Journal says that work is pro-
crossing rapidly ON the new hotel at Poland min
eral springs. The main building is up and the
work Of timing the roof will at once begin. The
lathing is we'll under way. About so men are en-
ployed on the building.
The Androscoggin river drains 4 territory of
5000 square miles in extent. 1880 square mile
are estimated to be covered with timber. The
headwaters are 5000 feet above tide.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1876-03-31

this afternoon the water was seen bubbGng through
the earth Of the dam back of the west gate house.
The stream when first noticed was not larger than
mans finger. 1t was at once thought that the
dam was going. An alarm was given, the men
escaped to the side hills, the teams were driven
Oft to places Of safety and messengers sent down
through the valley to warn the people that the
flood was coming. While the men had been fee
ing to places of safety the stream had been grow
ing in breadth.
Foot after foot of once solid embankment,
now thoroughly honeycombed by the action Of the
water, began to cave in. The cement spiling wall
held for moment after the earth had all been
washed away, then hole appeared in the centre
of the wall. Gradually its size increased until
with grand crash the spiling wall crumbed letting
off 760,0O0,0O0 gallons of water stored behind.
Tho water rushed down the ravine in solid mass
20 feet high, whrling and rushing at the same
time and the roar was terrible.
The first in line OF the sweepng food was the
stone waste gate house. When the food struck
this, 1t tottercd. Then the keystone of the arch
dropped out. A corner of the building next gave
way, followed by the wooden roof, into whrl-
pool, when it was crushed to LII uch wood and
thrown into the air. The gate house was tipped
over bodily, and not even a stone of it has since
been seen. Down through narrow ravine, 100
feet wide and one mile long, the food swept on.
The sides were quilted fairly dug out clean in an
instant. for 90 feet, until the edge of the embank
ment was almost perpendicular. Through the
pind woods on one side of the ravine, the waters
tore The largest trees were twisted around like
straws, pulled up by the roots and carried onward
down the decline. The flood tore out everything
in the ravine and washed onward towards the
highway below. A large barn was taken up bodi-
ly and carried about so feet, when it struck tree
and was broken into pieces.
The rushing struck a mill and
completely cleaned out the rear and front walls.
The water continued to run for three hours, be-
fore the reservoir was exhausted and the worst of
the danger over. The roar Of the rushing water
was heard for nearly a mile. In its course the
flood did immense amount of damage, sweep
ing all before it, The rails and tics of the Boston
4 Albany road were lifted bodily, and hole cut
in the road bed so feet long and so wide. Two
other dams gave way and added large amount
Of water to the flood.
Sentenced.
Abraham Jackson, the lawyer forger and swim
dler, was to-day sentenced to ten years imprison-
ment in the Massachusetts, State Prison.