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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-28
Domestic rzarhefs.

NEW YORK, December 26-Evening.-Cotton Is
steady; sales 679 bales; Mddling uplands 1llc New
Orleans 11sc; futures in moderate business, Opening
at to points higher, which was partly lost before
the close. Elour-receipts II, 775 bbls; marketdul
at 90 "a 4 25; Supertine Western and State at s.
@ 8 15; extra Western and State at 35 "a 65
choice Western and State at 5 70 q 6 90; White
Wheat Western extra at 05 q 6 IS; Fancy White
Wheat Western sextra at 6 so q 8 rs; good extra
Ohio at 40 q Z 80; extra St Louis at so a rs;
Patent Minnesota extra good to prime at 30 q rs;
is Unchanged sales 1850 bbls Rye flour is quiet and
steady at 3 70 9415 for Supertne State. Corn
meal is more active; Yellow at so q 90; Brandy
wine at 325. Wheas-recepts 1880 bush; the
market opened shade stronger, with very moderate
business for export and milling, and closed steady
holders inclined to realizet sales 95 900 bush
on spot 80 for No Spring af1oat; l "a for No Q
Chicago; So for No 2 Milwaukee; So a 80 for
NO Spring in store and afoat; Az for New York
extra White; l 554 q S. for White; IS, 900 bush
No Spring seller December at 33a, closing at l so
BID, 81 asked; do January closing at 32a Did, 334
asked; do February 33a bid, IS asked; 900 bush
No North Western January at 80, closing IS bid,
81 asked December closing at 35 bid, l IS asked I:
do February SO bid, 361 asked; No 2 Winter Red
seller December 45 bid, 4S asked; do January at
% bid, 1 46t asked; do February 1 45a bid, 1 IS
asked. Rye steady: $4,000 onsh State at 77c.
bush State at SOC for proved; Soc tor 6-rowed.
Corn-receipts 81 ,410 bush; market a 1c lower;
sales 900 bush, including 44,OO0 bush on spot; SO
S9 54c for understandable; 52t q 54c for ungraded
Western Mixed 52t @ 53lc for New York No 8: Sc
for steamer SOC for do Yellow; 6Oct for new and old
Yellow Mixed; 604c for Yellow Southern; 64A a Csc
No. White; 5Sae tor steamer Mixed December, clos
ing at 5Sc bid, bic asked 5Sac doJanuary closing at
5s3c bid, SOC asked; do February, closing 5S q 5Slc
bid, Doc asked; 64S q Csc for No2 December closing
&c bid b5c asked; 64ac for do January closing at
6i1e bid, 64sc asked do February at 64tc bid Csc
asked. Oais-receipts 1880 bush; dull, without
change; sales OF $4,000 bush IS "a 4Sc for Mixed
Western and State; 36 q 42sc for White do includ.
Ing New YORK MOI White at 393 q 4Qc; New York
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-12-28
PROBATE NOTICES.
To ALI persons interested i'm either of the
estates hereinafter named.

A T Court of Probate held at Portland. within
"A and for the County of Cumberland, on the
Third Tuesday Of December, in the year ofour Lord,
matters having been presented for the action there
upon hereinafter indicated, it is hereby ORDERED
That notice thereof be given to all persons inter;
three weeks successfully in the Maine State Press
and Eastern Argus, papers printed at Portland afore
SAID, that they may appear at Probate Court to be
heidi at said Portland the Third Tuesday OF
January next at ten Of the clock in the forenoon,
and be heard thereon. and object If they
EDGAR E. LEWIS, minor child and heir Of ,Jo-
seph b. Lewis, lat9 of Harrison deceased Petition
that Austin Eagerly, former Guardian, may be Or
dered to settle an Account of his guardianship to
charge himself with the of $l47622, presented
| by George A. Emery, Guardian.
FREDERICK L. KNIGHT, minor child and heir
| of Henry Knight, late of Otisfeld deceased. Ac-
nell, Guardian,
| WILLIAM H. MORGAN, late of New Gloucester
deceased First account presented for allowance, by
Milton I. Holt, Administrator.
L BENJAMIN CHADBOURNE, late of Standish,
deceased. Account presented for allowance by Hem
~ NJ Chadbourne, Administrator de bOnis non with
the Will annexed.
DANIEL II. SMALL, late of Gorham, deceased
Will and petition for the probate thereof presented
by Richard Willis, the Executor therein named.
DANIEL C0NANT, JR, s. AL, minor children
ana helrs or solomon Conant, late of Westbro0k,
deceased. Accounts presented for allowance, by
William l.. Pennell, Guardian.
SARAH LAMB, late of Westbrook, deceased,
Second and Final Account presented for allowance,
by William H. Neal, Administrator.
CHARLES H. ADAMS, late of Portland, deceased
Account presented for allowance, by Mary q. Adams
Administrative.
JOSHUA S. CLARK. late Of Portland deceased.
Petition for allowance out of Personal Estate pre-
sented by Jerusha S, Clark. widow of said deceased
DANIEL j. KNIGHT, late of Portland deceased.
Second Account presented for allowance by Francis
A. Smith, Trustee.
NATHAN CLEAVES, Judge.
A true copy Of the original Order.
Attest: HORACE j. BRADBURY, Reg'r
w9who - -
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The Huron Disaster.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Lt. Walter assist
ant inspector of the life saving service on the
Ncrtn Carolina coast, makes a report showing
Inat Evan o'Neill,a fisherman of Mays Head
saw the Huron at 1.30 a. m on the day of the
disaster on reef or coming ashore; heard
shouts and screams, and saw rockets and suuibs
OF distress; watched her; saw boats gotten ont
and the vessel finally strike the bar an3 Law
6roadslde to the sea; an hour after saw her
1oremast 60 over and boat lost to sight with the
men on her. The shouting and screaming con-
inued and then all was darkness. Then he
went home, ate breakfast and proceeded to
notify others of the disaster and returned to
the wreck after sunrise. He knew where the
Keeper OF life saving station z was. two and
one-halt miles away. He had a good boat and
free wind to go and return inside of Roanoke
Island, and yet for three hours remained silent
and indifferent. Lieut. Walter also saws: OF
nlnety-one bodies found about twelve of whom
were officers, not a single trinket such as would
De deemed relic by the relatives of the dead
were found on the bodies. Watches and
chains, money and even finger rings had been
stripped off by those who first found the bodies
as they washed up. Good evidence is found in
the case of Lieut.. Smons, whose third and
fourth fingers of the left hand had been
scratched and gouged by the body robbers in
their haste to secure their ill-gotten booty.
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MINOR TELEGRAms.

Internal revenue receipts yesterday were
$254. 497; customs $371 ,72l.
Mrs. Murphy says her husband, the missing
excise commissioner. will be home in 48 hours.
johnson, who attempted to kill his wife in
brooklyn Wednesday night, was remanded till
January 30 for trial.
William Hollis house in Swampscott, Mass,
was burned yesterday morning. Loss $4,000;
insured $500.
The jury in the Cole banditti case at Ben
nington have brought in verdict of not gull
ty.
There was slight run on the Patterson Say
lngs Bank today. All depositors were prompt
ly paid.
Richard Kavanagh, convict, escaped from
the train yesterday, while being transferred
from Auburn to Clinton prison, New York.
II is thought that the coal managers meeting
In New York will result in satisfactory COM
blnaton between the interested parties
Five stores. two warehouses and several
small buildings were burned Tuesday night at
Sweetwater, Tenn. Loss $50, 900.
Gen. Geo. w. McCoon is dangerously sick at
his brothers residence in New York. His fami-
ly have been summoned as his recovery is very
doubtful
Senator Patterson passed very uncOmforta-
bic night and early yesterday morning was in
great pain, but improved during the day, and
at z In the afternoon was feeling much better.
VIM. Scharff has accepted challenge of
Hanlon to row five mile single scull race for
$1,000 side. The race will probably be at Tor
onto.
The chancellor has declared the Delaware
Shore Railroad insolvent and appointed Thos.
L: Ogden receiver The bonded indebtedness is
$780, 900.
One hundred unemployed laborers waited Oh
the Mayor of Toronto yesterday and stated that
they must have work or their families would
Starve. The majority of them will he sat tn
breaking stone today.
shot dead at Bloomington, Ill, yesterday morn
ing while returning from trip on his locomo-
tive. Some money was left on his person so
that the murder is unexplained.
The national congress of the workingmen's
party began secret session at Newark We'd
nesday. About % delegates were present. the
Only one from New England being from Law
renee, Mass.
Excise Commissioner Murphy, it appears, has
reached Canada via Niagara Falls. SUNDAY he
10 believed to have telegraphed his friends to
arrange matters SO that he can return to New
York.
An alteration between Lloyd G. Jameson
and Thomas Watf1id, near GAINESVILLE. Nd,
CHRISTMAS, resulted in Warfield being instan tly
killed by Jameson. A family disagreement
was the cause.
Michael Mackey. an Irishmau 80 years old,
was mortally wounded in an ARRAY in the town
OF North Stonington, Conn, Wednesday
night. The asssilant was boy of 20 years
named John Goddard, who shot him and SUBJ
sequently Drained him with an axe,
A general meeting of members and friends
OF the American Metric Bureau commenced in
Boston yesterday. There were 125 ladies and
gentlemen present. Upon the stage were ar
ranged maps, charts and metric weights to il
lustrate aims and objects of the bureau
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NEW YORK.
The Suspended Wall street Brokers'

Enc suspended wall street Brokers.
NEW YORK, Dec q The excitement about
the failure of Meter & Co., has entirely SUBJ
sided. The amount of loans to which Meter
a Go. were party was not far from So, 900, 900.
The colaterals on these will all have been OBJ
tanned at cost to the owners Of the collaterals
of 81 100000 to $2,000000, for which Meter &
Co. will be responsible.
it is now stated, foot up to from S25OOOO to
100000. About $25 900 worth of U. S. bonds
were closed out under the rule at the stock ex-
change today for their account. 1t is now I'M
derstood that all the stock and bonds re-hypo-
thecated by the Meters have been recovered Inv
the owners by the payment of the differences.
Commissioner Murphy's Whereabouts
Some light at last is thrown upon the proba-
BILE hiding place of Commissioner Murphy. To-
day Superintendent Walling received a des-
patch from the police authorities at Buffalo.
stating that check on the Pacific Bank for
10000, drawn by Owen Murphy, had been sent
BY the manager of the consolidated bank of st.
GATHERINGS, Can, to the Farmers and Mechan-
los Bank of Buffalo for collection. From this
the Superintendent infers that Murphy is at st.
GATHERINGS. 1t is also understood that friends
OF Murphy in this city admit having received
messages from him. 1t is said he intends open
ing. communication with the city authorities
with the view to bring about a compromise, and
will return to New York in a few days. By
some it is asserted that his mind is deranged.
The President of the Excise Board, Morton,
said he did not know in what light the city au-
thorties would view the proposition from Muir
ply looking to compromise. Morton thinks
there is now no doubt that Murphy is in Cana
da
The Sun says Mayor Ely will appoint sue
cessor to Murphy as soon as he receives the
opinion of the corporation counsel, whether the
appointment may be made by the Mayor alone
or with consent of the Aldermen.
Miscellaneous.
Secretary Sherman inspected the appraisers
department today, in company with Appraiser
Dutch, Collector Arthur, Naval Officer Cornell,
Surveyor Merritt and few clerks. Other de-
partments were also reviewed by the Secretary,
who will continue his scrutiny tomorrow. The
special Treasury agency will receive a search
ing investigation also.
Senator Copkling today visited District At
torney Woodford, the United States Courts and
the post Office.
Ike Assembly.
ALBANY, Dec. PA rumor is in circulation
that no organization of the Assembly can be
effected next Tuesday. owing to the independ-
dent action Of some seven members, claimed as
labor reformers
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WASHINGTON.
NaYaIEnYesfiQafiau


WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-The Secretary of the
Navy has organized a commission of bureau
officers, consisting of Rear Admiral Howell,
President; Rear Admiral Ammon, Comma
dore Shufeldt, Engineer-in-Chief Shock, Capt.
Jeffers and Commander Easily, to investigate
for service in the navy of the United States
In connection with the elias sication of ships
of war, the subject of steam rams and torpa-
does will be thoroughly investigated.
The Border Raids.
The War Department had nothing new to-
day from the Rio Grande country. The War
Department depends upon the discretion of the
officers in Texas as to the manner of dealing
with outlaws on all sides, and it has not bsen
considered necessary to send any additional
instruction to them or communicate further
with the governor of Texas in relation to the
events as they occur unless something of an
extraordinary or startling nature should re-
quire. The opinions have not changed either
at the War Department or elsewhere in off,
cial circles as to the ability of the troops to
preserve order, and that the Mexican govern
ment will be united with ours in the efforts to
repress raiding and robbery on the frontier.
The Washington Real Estate and Trust
Company.
Gen. G. W. Ballsch, formerly of New Hamp-
shire. and more recently prominent officer Of
the Freedmen's Bureau, is the secretary of the
Washington Real Estate and Trust Company.
He denies the charges brought against the
company in the newspapers, and says that it
can show good authority for all of its guaran.
tees.
Senator Patterson Better.
Senator Patterson's condition is much inn
proved tonight. His physicians say there is a
great change for the better.
The Bank Note Redemption Agency.
New YORK, Dec. pa Washington spec-
ial says the National Bank Note Redemption
crease of its business during the three fiscal
years which it has been in operation, and it
appears the increase in both the second and
third years has been almost entirely in the
handling of notes. New England banks in
crease the amounts to $45,00O,0 900 of bank notes
each year. The redemption of Boston bank
paper is increasing constantly Nearly 81 ,O0O,-
900 of it was handled here last week.
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GLE RMAN v.
The Proposed Cabinet Changes

LONDON, Dec. ga special to the Times
says: 1t is probable that Herr Won Benningsen
and Herr Won Foskenback, Speakers of the
Prussan and German Parliaments and emf
neut members of the moderate liberal party,
will become Ministers of Finance and Interior
respectively. The Ministry of Commerce. will
be combined with that of Agriculture, under
DIR. Fredeuthal. Prince Bismsrck's motive in
establishing close relations with the moderate
liberals seems to be wish to form a strong
majority for the support of his financial and
political projects
1t being doubtful.whether an increase Of d.
rect taxes would be polite Bismarck contrary
to the recognized financial programme of the
Liberals intends to resort to indirect emports,
specially a heavy tobacco duty and excise
Probably other motives are connected with the
cabinet changes. which will be difficult to
fathom as yet. If the Emperor approves the
new appointments they ars likely to be an
nounced about the end of January when Bis
marck returns to Berlin.
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LONDON, Dec. ga Russian official de-
spatch says that the steamer husband, COM
manded by Adjutant Baranaoff, who command
ed the steamer Vesta in the affair with the
Turkish lron-clad, has returned to Sebastopol
from cruise in the Bosphorus, Bringing as a
prize the Turkish transport steamer Messina,
with ZOO L. rkish troops on board as prisoners
1t is now stated that the Porte will probably
ask for an armistice
The Times Vienna despatch says: 1t is stat
ed from several sides that England, although
declining to mediate, has confdentially sound
ed Russia as to the terms OH which she would
be Inclined to make peace, and that the Rus
sian Cabinet had been far less reserved than
might have been anticipated.
Berlin special to the Times says Russia is
sounding the various Mediterranean states as to
their disposition relative to the opening of the
Dardanelles Straits.
The news Bucharest despatch says the bridge
across the Danube at Nicopolls was totally de.
stroyed by ice Wednesday. The destruction of
the bridge at SiStova must follow unless it is
Immediately removed. The weather seems to
have arrested the Russian onward movement
and il begins to look as though the campaign
was over for the year.
A Bucharest despatch to the Times saws the
railways are not working regularly and the
commlssar1at have all they can do to keep the
troops supplied in the camps near Plevna with
out increasing the difficulty by sending them
further inland.
ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 27.-The Agence
Russo observes that the English cabinet 10 en-
couraging the Porte to further resistance by
convoking the British parliament earlier than
usual will compel the Russians to march on
Constantinopie causing the precise result it
seeks to avoid.
The Agence Russo says that the Porte's re-
quest for mediation will be declined because
according to International law mediation is on
~ possible when solicited by both belligerents
otherwise mediation becomes intervention.
LONDON Dec. 27.-Another cabinet council
was held in Downing street today.
BELGRADE, Dec. 27.-Prince Wrede, the
Austrian diplomatic agent, has informed the
Serylan government that Austria decisively
protests before hand against Servas extending
her action. either warlike or revolutionary, to
Bosnia and Herzegovina. Servia has conse-
quently given her formal assurance that the
strictest orders have been ordered to the COM
mander OF the Drina corps to refrain from hos
tiities in the direction of Bosnia.
RAGUsA, Dec. 27.-The Montenegrins yester-
day defeated a body of Turks occupying en-
trenched positions between the river Bojana
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MASSACHUSETTS,,
Trouble i'm the West lib oston Sayings Ba,

Trouble i'm the West BOSTON Savings Bank
BOSTON, Dec. N.-OWing to the continued
depression 10 business, the depreciation ia real
estate which constitutes a large portion of the
assets OF the West Boston Savings Bank, and
the heavy drafts upon deposits, the officers avail
themselves of the provision in the bylaws re-
qulr1ng notice from depositors of intended
withdrawals. During the present month there
has been quito run on the bank, payments to
deposltors amounting to nearly 100000 The
ultimate solvency of this bank depends upon
the value of real estate owned by the bank.
which amounts to $4,000, and mortgages Of
$l,O72000. The nominal surplus as shown by
the books is over $4,000.
The Lawrence Murder
LAWRENCE, Dec. 27.-Hannah Jane Slade,
under arrest for shooting Doran Christmas day,
admits her crime and says they had been drink
lug, and while her husband was at the barn
Doran attempted te outrage her. She broke
away from him and selzing the gun which was
standing beside the wall, pointed it at him not
thinking it was loaded, when it was DISCHARGED
killing him instantly.
An inquest was held this afternoon on the
death of Michael Doran, the victim of the mur-
der Christmas day. AT the conclusion GEORGE
and Hannah Jane Slade were arraigped for
murder in the Justices Court Each pleaded
not guilty.
Mad Dog
NEwBURYPoRT, Dec. 27.-There has been a
great excitement in Newbury and West New
bury today, caused by mad dog Two child
rem were bitten in Newbury, and W. P. Bailey.
stage driver at West Newbury, was badly Bit
ten IN the hand. The dog WIS killed, but not
before other dogs were bitten.
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WlSTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM
WISTAR'S BALSAM


PUTNs1A lynn, March 20, 1859.
Gentlemen-I avail mSIl6 " this opportunity to
say word I'm behalf Of BE NfSTAK'S BALSAM
OF WILD CHERRY, which 1 have made use of in
most beneficial results. My wife being Of delicate
habits has always been troubled with hard, dry,
hacking cough, whenever taking little cold and
has employed various specifics without obtaining
any reet until prevailed upon to test the virtues Of
WISTARS BALSAM, the effect of which has been
truly astonishing.
More than year since young man belonging in
this place was taken with bleeding at the lungs in
connection with most severe cough, and was
hnally given over to die by our best physicians and
it was evident to all that consumption was claiming
him as victim. Learning these facts my wife sent
him bottle of the BALsAM, which he took and in
due time, to the great establishment of his friends,
was at his accustomed occupation, snatched, as il
were, from the very Jaws of death. In many other
cases we have administered the BALsAM to the cons
sumptive, and always with the best OF success.
These statements are simple facts, which can be
vouched for at any time by calling on me at my
store. remain truly yours,
IOIIN
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Murder and suicide

FARMYILE, Va, Dec. PA shocking ira
dolph Berkeley, an eminent LAWYER was seared
IN his office conversing with Alfred Worth. a
9ank cashier, when knock was heard at the
door, and Col. Berkeley got up to answer it.
opening the door shot was heard from with
ou., ana tne Colonel fell back with ball in the
"a. hsennedy entered the office, and stepping be.
nlnd Ool: Berkeley's desk placed pistol TO his
own head and shot himself. 1t is stated that
Kennedy bad made three previous attempts or
nIs OVID NE, ana for long time has been moody
ana respondent. Col. Berkeley died INSTANTLY.
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MeSsrs. F0WLE q Son:
Sentlemen-Nirs. Smith gives the foregoing
certificate OF the efficacy OF your medicine in her
case. She is an acquaintance Of NINE and took n
Balsam on the strength of my certificate which 81
saw in the papers. Her story is literally true.
Yours truly. w, ii, JONES
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SOUTH AMERICA,
The RAhaIEsAn =, EL:uy

VALPARA1so, Nov 2S.-It appears that the
rebellion in Punta Arenas was organized for
the purpose of putting down Captain Guizalde,
the chief of the garrison. The governor was at
first entirely unable to quell the rebellion. The
rebels after cruelty assassinating the captain,
set fire to the buildings, including the hospital
house of the priest have escaped iniary. The
rebels stole $47 900 from the treasury and robbed
all the houses of commerce. In the confusion
they were killing each other OF the houses
comprising the colony, only about half remain
standing. The total number of killed was 40,
with II wounded.
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MARINE NEWS.

The An,oroan big Oora oioou has arrived at
Key West in charge of the mate, Collins, the
mater beng dead. with a cargo of logwood from
Hayti for New York. All hand are sick. The
Cora Green was Bangor vessel.
Bark Maggie V. Hogg, Rio Janeiro for Bal
timore, put into st. Thomas Wednesday in dis
tress
A New York despatch says that she brig
Dashaway, Jackmel for New YorK, is dismast-
ed and 10 tow of steamer Benefactor, off the
Highland. The Dashaway was run into Tues
day morning off Tennich's Island by an italian
brig. The latter squared away without stop
ping to ascertain what damage was done. The
Dashaway lost her foremost and forward rig
giDg, and the steamer Benefactor shortly after
took her in tow.