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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1877-05-04
MARINE NEWS.
A Pembroke Schooner Asho

A Pembroke Schooner Ashore.
BALTIMORE May 3.-The schooner Vulcan
from Pembroke, Me-, is ashore at Kent Point,
leaking. A part of the cargo of coal was thrown
overheard and she may float at high water.
u General.
James Linden of Belfast Maine, landed at
Boston by the schooner f. G.. Macdonald, is
the only survivor of the crew of the British
bark Maria, which sailed from Daren, Georgia,
loaded with timber, for Belfast, Ireland, in
November The ship became water-logged al
sea, but her cargo kept her afioat. Her stores
her crew dying one by one of hunger, thirst and
cold. Linden was picked up on the 18th of
December. His only surviving companion
died few hours after he was taken on board
the Macdonald.
Geo. w. Townsend of Boston has bought
the wreck of the steamship Rusland for $4,000.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.

LAWRENCE, Mass, May 3.-Pspers were
read at the closing session of the New England
Free Baptist Convention today by Rev. A.
Given, GIesnville, R. l., on "a New England
Association" Rev. E. N. Fernald, Lewiston,
Me-, on Systematic Beneicence;" Rev. O. s.
India Missions;' and L. r. Burlingame, Prov
idence, on "Local Support of Foreign Mission
aries" A resolution was adopted to raise
$250O for biblical schools in connection with
the Free Baptist mission in India. Addresses
were delivered in the evening by Rev. DR..
Perkins of Portland, Me-, and others. A un-
ion communion service was conducted by Rev.
Jonathan Woodman of Vermont, the Oldest
Free Baptist clergyman living, 81 years in the
pulpit
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
THE BUCKsPORT TRAGEDY.


Trial of Edward M. Smith for the
Murder of the Trim Family
ELLSWORTH, May SIN the Smith murder
trial to-day, Ada Suow. niece of the prisoner,
testified that on Friday evening, Oct Is, 1876,
Melissa f. Thayer, deceased, went with her to
the pestoffice; that they left the office on their
return at about half past Z; that she bid Mrs.
Thayer good night in front of Miss Shows
house, and went in, while Mrs. Thayer started
for her own home, distant forty-fve rods This
was the last time she saw Mrs. Thayer alive.
The witness identified the comb and bloody
cloud found near the house next morning
as those worn by Mrs. Thayer the evening
before.
Rufus Moore testified to being in Trim s
house, where Mrs. Thayer lived, all that even
ing until 8 o'clock, waiting for her return, but
she never came.
The circumstances Of the murder which
happened last September are briefly these:
Captain Trim was man "a years old, and
a widower. At the time of the murder Mrs.
Thayer, his daughter, and her little child were
living with him ct Bucksport. On the night of
| the murder Captain Trims house was burned,
and in searching the ruins the charred remains
| of Captain Trim were found in the carriage
house, and the body of Mrs. Thayer in the
barn. Mrs. Thayer had been to visit neigh
Dor, Mr.. Hartman, the previous evening, and
/ from the fact that several articles of clothing
belonging to her were found covered with
blood near the house, it is supposed she was
assaulted on her way home, and brutally
murdered, and the body then placed
in the barn. Afterwards Captain Trim was
killed, and then the buildings burned to con-
ceal the crime. 1t is supposed robbery was
the object, as Mrs. Thayer had about $3.50 in
money. Smith, the accused, was at Harrman's
house, where he had been at work, when Mrs
Thayer called, but was found the next morning
at his home miles distant. There were
blood marks on his clothing, and his coat had
been colored by some dye.
Smith is man not over 40 years of age, is
about feet 10 inches in height, we'll made and
strongly built, in apparent good health, Of
light complexion and wears full. sandy colored
whiskers. He is cool and self possessed and
freely alludes to the position in which he is
placed. He says he feels Inundated at the
disgrace that has come upon himself and
family, but says he is confident that he will
establish his innocence
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A Brave Crew Rewarded.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-The consul at Liver
pool states that the medals awsrded to the
boats in acknowledgment of their meritorious
conduct on the occasion of the wreck of the
American ship "Ellen Southard', were formal.
" presented to the men on the 10th of April at
the town hall, Liverpool, in the presence of q
large assemblage of American merchants, ship
masters, sc. The subscription of money for
the families of three drowned men was distrib-
uted day or two subsequently.
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BaA Ball.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 3.-Bostons 2; ALE.
ghanys0.
FALL RIVER, Mass, May 3.-Fall Rivers A.;
Live Oaks l.
Rochesters 1. They will play here again
tomorrow.
ST.. LOUIS, May 3.-It has been rainy here
for twoldays. sThe Syracuse Star base ball
club left this evening for Chicago. Their game
with the st. Lonis club is indefinitely post
poned.
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WASHINGTON.
The Presidents Contemplated Southern
Trip.

The Presidenps Contemplated Southern
Trip.
WASHINGTON, May ga prominent gentle
men of Virginia, who called upon the President
to-day, mentioned the fact that the citizens of
Richmond and Petersburg desired that he
would visit them on his contemplated tour of
the South. The President said that it was his
desire to become acquainted with citizens of
that as well as other sections of the Union, but
he could not visit Virginia until after the
adjournment of the extra session, when he
should probably not only accept Inequalities
rendered by the citizens OF Richmond and
Petersburg, but might extend his trip further
south.
The postofice commission will soon start on
another Southern trip, going by way OF the Air
Line route through Danville to Atlanta, Ga,
and thence to Knoxville, Tenn, by the Kene-
saw route. The commission have travelled
1000 miles during the past four weeks, and
have taken large amount OF testimony con-
corning the railway mail service. They have
already in type some 1900 pages of printed cyl
dence, and intend to take great deal more, as
they were instructed at the last session of Con-
gross to investigate the mail service by stage
routes and steamers, as well as by railroads
The commission will make another visit to
New England before making up its report,
which will not be presented until next winter.
The commissioners find that the railroad COM
papies everyw where complain that they are in
sufficiently paid for carrying the mails. and
their conclusion will undoubtedly be in favor of
Increased compensation to the companies.
Gen. Banks for Speaker.
It is rumored tonight that aapolitical COM
bination has been effected which will secure
the election of Gen, Ranks as Speaker of the
next House of Representative.
higgins VS.. Ex-President Grant.
The case of Biggins against ex.President
Grant, for false imprisonment on charge OF
lunacy has been pleaded and gone on the trial
calendar. 1t will be reached within year or
30.
Various.
Mr.. Mullet has written letter to the Sec
rotary of the Treasury asking that a board of
engineers be appointed to investigate the char
acter of the work on the New York postoffice
and especially of the work constructed under
his supervision.
The Turkish minister has officially notified
the President of the proclamation of war with
Russia.
John Tyler, son of ex President Tyler, was
among those who took part in the competitive
examination, Monday, for first-class clerkship
in the pension Office.
Prof. j. B. Refs of the Agricultural College
OF Portugal, who represented that country az
the Centennial is on visit to this city prior to
visiting the Southwest.
Questions having arisen as to the use OF
stamps by different departments, the matter Is
| to be referred to the Attorney General.
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On Trial for Heresy.s

TRENTON, N. j., May 3.-The New Bruins
wick Presbytery assembled in this city to-day.
to consider the charges of heresy against Rev.
John Miller. a leading preacher of the Presby-
terrain church. in that he published q book de-
nying the trinity, and Immortality of the soul.
Rev. Dr. Studdeford read extracts from Mller's
book, and the latter denied there was anything
contradicting the confession of faith
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IT requires no debate to prove that HUNTS REM
EDY will cure Dropsy, Brights Disease, Kidney,
Bladder and Urinary complaints, Retention and In
confluence Of Urine, Diabetes and Gravel. HUNTS
REMEDY cures Nervous Debility, Female Complaints
and maladies Of the Urino-Genital Organs in either
sex. Living witnesses are willing to bear testimony
to the value of HUNTS REMEDY.
INFALL1BIE EYE-WAsH cures Weak Eyes.
ap30 eod&w1w
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CHICAGO, May "a committee of five from
the National Union League and five from the
Union League Association was appointed at a
joint meeting of those associations today to re-.
port on the proposed union of both to support
Hayes in his Southern policy. They reported in
Its favor and the report was adopted.
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Foreign Notes.

The failure of May & Co., metal and hard
ware dealers OF Boston, was announced in Liv.
erpool Saturday. They have $3.50, 900 indebt-
edness in Liverpool
Snow tell for several hours in Quebec yester-
day.
A shock of earthquake was felt in the vicini-
ty OF Osbawa, Canada, Wednesday night 1t
lasted eight seconds.
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European Markets,

LONDON, May 3.-Bullion in Bank of England de-
creased Ell, O00 during the week. Consols at 90
1916.
LONDON, May 3-12.3O P. M.-U IO-4Os, 1903;
Erie, 81 Erie preferred, Is; New York Central IS
Illinois Central, 53.
LIVERPOOL, May 3.-12.30 PM-Cotton market
Is active; Middng uplands at sgd q 6ad; sales 900
bales, including 2uO0 bales for speculation and
port.
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Gen. Crook ON the Indian Question

NEW YORK. May 3.-Gen. Crook is reported
as having said that the present condition of the
Indians is that of idle 1oafers. There are 14,00O
to Is, 900 who are fed and housed by the gov
eminent, and who loaf about and have nothing
to do Crook believes in giving them land to
till, and making self-sustaining agriculturists
of them, as those are in the Indian Territory.
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Schooner Capsized.

Michael Collins, from m New York for Providence
with iron. capsized off Beaver Tail this after
noon. The crew were saved. The cutter
Samuel Dexter has gone to tow her into
Newport,
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RoCKLAND, May 3-The little William girl
so severely scalded yesterday died this morning.
Especial to the Press.1
Killed While Stacking Cars.
SPRINGvALE, May ga sad accident occur
red at the depot in this village last evening
abouti1O o'clock. AS the freight train was
shifting, one of the brakemen, Weston Willard,
went to shackle together the cars when he
caught his foot in the frog and stumbled under
the cars. A number of cars passed over him
crushing his body in shocking manner. He
was about dead when taken from under the
train, and only breathed a little a few times
after being taken out. Mr.. Willard was son
of Horace Willard of Alfred, and was fine
young man. His remains were taken to his
friends at Alfred this morning. II.
OF the Track.
BANGOR, May 3-The accommodation train
from Oldtown ran off the track near the
Waterworks this afternoon. The rails were
torn up so feet. No one was injured. The
track was repaired, and the train from st.
John was delayed an hour. The night Pull
man for Boston waited and took passengers as
usual.
State Teachers Association.
The State Teachers Association began a
session here this evening.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

Portland Wholesale Market
THURSDAY, May 3.-The markets continue firm
to-day. Sugars have advanced, and granulated is
quoted at 12ac, and extra at 11sc, with prospect
of still further advance. Flour continues steady
at the last quotations. Corn is unchanged at the
prices given yesterday. Pork and lard are steady.
Molasses fully sustains the recent advance. and il
now in good demand.
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CHICAGO, May 3.-Cattle--receipts of $500 head
shipments $500 head; the market is active but not
quotably higher. 'N' ''O'
HogsIreceipts $4,000 head; shipments 400 head
packing 40 g IS; good to extra shipping 30 cS
575.
sheep,recepts of 1000 head the market is quiet
and steady 9''
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BETHLEHEM, May 3.-The Saucon Savings
Bank of Helbertown, Pa, suspended today.
The deposits are stated at $4,000. The assets
exceed 100000. The stockholders Individually
are responsible for double the amount of the
stock.
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 3-Jose Chomatis and
Cruz last night and hung from the beams of a
bridge over the creek. They had confessed to
the murder of Henri Deforest on Saturday
MI
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Providence Print Cloth. pIa,Le,
Chicago Cattle Market,

PROVIDENCE, R. l., May 3.-The Printing cloths
standard and extra GA "a cloths. CIV ~ i0i
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WINDSOR, MS. Br schr P Blake-sOo bbls -four
POINT A PITRE. Schr Bailey-9Ooo sbooL.
and heads 81 rum tierce shocks, 1871 rum tree heads
3Oe headings, Al, 1873 # lumber.
ST STEPHENS, NIB. Br Schr Lizzie Newton-5t
bbls meal, Dbl flour. "
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KEoKUK, Ia, May ga passenger train on
the Keokuk and Des Moines railroad last even
ing jumped the track near Ottumna. Thirty
passengers were on board. They were all more
or less injured. A tramp who was stealing a
ride was killed.
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DIED..

In this city, May 8, Mrs Sarah R., wife of Edmund
Cole aged 65 years,
Funeral services Saturday forenoon at II o'clock,
In Dorchester, Mass, May Capt. Albert II. Stew
ems, formerly Of Portland. aged Y years.
John W. Dana of Falmouth, aged Ii years.
tv The funeral services of the late Walter P.
at No. 1853 State street.
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Foreign Exports,

HALIFAX, Ms. Steamer Falmouth-1 pkp leatb.
en- pkg IRON pkgs mdse 80 sacks potatoes 80 bbls
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NEW YORK. May s-Evening. easy at 6
ness "a PEI es7 eeGs on call Sterling is firm with busI
Gold opened at l07a and declined to 1861 at which
SAFES closed; The carrying rates were ga pei
cent; the borrowing rates also made flat, The
cearances $21, Doc, 600. The customs receiptS
o.day were $4l8 600. The Treasury disbursements
were $595,0UO for interest and $15S,0OO for bonds
Governments are steady.
eminent securities
United States 6s,1ss1 reg ..................11 liza
United States Is, 1881, COUP. .114S
United States 6-2O's 1865, old. .10s
United States 6-20s 1865 new. 1854
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METEOROLOGICAL
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY .FoUH
hours.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL)
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Nav g n A M.Il
ForlNew England,

the Lower Lake region and the Middle States,
northwest to southwest winds, partly cloudy or
cloudy weather, with rain areas and slowly
falling. or stationary temperature, followed by
rising barometer.
Cautionary signals continue at Smithvllle
Wilmington, Lookout, Hatteras, Kitty Hawk,
Cape Henry. Norfolk, Cape May, Atlantic
Haven, New London, Newport, Wood 8 Hole,
Boston, Thatcher's Island, Portland and East
port, and are ordered for Indianola and
Galveston.
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Daily Domestic Receipts.
~ water conveyance-1000 bush corn meal to @
W True 81 Co. '"' w "
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MARRIED..

In Augusta. April 25, E. F. Mckinney and Catna.
rine M. McNaly.
In North vassalboro. April rs, Will A. Morey of
salb0ro.
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[Sales at the Brokers' Board, May 81
20 Boston and Maine Railroad. ..........,....,e 81
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MEMORANDA.
DOMESTIC PORTS,

OOMASI4C fOhISs
SAN FRANCISCO Cid 30th, barque Antioch,
Merrill, Burrard Inlet and Shanghae.
~, GiALVESTON-Ar LIST, sch Lizzie Heser, Poland,
NEW ORLEANs-Cld 2s:h, sch Carrie Jones, Der
I'D sSth, bEig onalaska. Hart Rouen.
fENSACoLA-Ar 18th, sch Ada Simonton, Hall,
KEY WEST-Sld oath ult, brig Perces Hinckley,
small, iron Gardenas) for Delaware Breakwater,
sAvANNAH-Ar LIST, sch Carrie Walker from
Baltimore.
Sid list, sch W Drury. for Bath.
-, AlL,ExAIMsLDRIA-Ar soth, sch W Jordan, Howes
BALTIMORE-Cld LIST, sch saml Fish. Teeel. for
Thomaston via Wyer River.
SID, brig H Cleaves; U steamer Monongahala,
PARLIAMENTARY 1st schs Carrie Bonnell,
harris, Port Antonio; Francis L Godfrey, Wheaton.
Cid LIST. schs Tim Field, Leland, Portland; John
Proctor. Allen, Boston.
d,asI ct 3D. brig Gar
Pinkham, Cardenas for Philadelphia.
aa NEW YoR e. LIST, schs Y Glover Ingersoll
TEL from whiting Mansnr oaEes Matthew SS sR BAR
fast; Thos Potter, Handy. New Bedford; Maria Ad.
laide, Kent, Pawtucket.
Ar I'd, barque Formosa, Pierce, Matanzas 10 DAYS;
schs W 81 Jones, Fakinburg, Fernandina: Webster
bernard CTa5mer, Jacksonville days. Florida
days; L McKeen, McKeen, Jacksonville,
Ar I'd brlRs Annie Gardiner, Havener, FIN Point-a-
PitIe; ANGELA, Evans. Sagua.
Cid a. schs Ridgew God. johnson, Port Bluff SC;
Torpedo, Cousins, Portland; Anna Frye Smith, tot
Perth Amboy; W ii Mailer, Patterson. Newark
SID !st, Darques Mary Jenness, for Palermo; En-
ma Partridge, for Port Natal; briggs Mary Fink,
Adele e. MELON, and Jennie A Cheney.
son, New York tor Portland: Silver Spray Chatfield
Port johnson for do; Geo'W Baldwin, from NYork
Tor hockland; Pacific, do for Boston; Alice Cakes
Fort johnson for ROckland: Loduskia, do tor Bos-
ton; Scud, from Amboy for Fall River.
Calais. "s'' Aion'
FALL RIVER-Ar LIST, sch Am Eagle, Brown.
NEWPoRT..Ar LIST. sch Lizzie Raymond, Lord,
Port johnson for Plymouth.
SID "a, sch Sinaloa, Robinson, New York, having
repaired; rs Mcclellan, Farr, Tim Port Johnson) for
NEW BEDFoRD-Ar "a, sch Eliza Coffin. Rose.
Calais. '-" - o'DD' A''se'
Sid 1st, sch Waterman. Heal, LincolnviIle.
Sid 20. sch Abigail Haynes, for Round Pond.
VNEYARO-HAVEN-Ar 30th, sch L Sargent
Sargent, Calais for Bridgeport.
Sid, schs Benz Reed Boomer Lizzie McNichols
Fish, Kate Foster, Pennsylvania George Clark.
Al LIST. brig Houston. Griffin. from Baltimore for
P0rtiand echs tennessee, Pisbury do for Danyers;
olive Branch. Whitaker, Pawtucket for Ellsworth;
Nellie Eaton, Townsend. from Calais for New York;
Agnes, Hodgdon, Gardiner for Richmond
BOSTON-Ar I'd, schs Bloomer, Fremont, Mt De-
sert; Ringeader, Pendleton, Bangor
AT 30, sch E Elliott, Green. Bangor.
CID 80, brig Q ColsOn, Packard, Port Caledonia;
sen Addie Jordan, Leavitt, Havana; T A Stewart,
GLOUCESTER-Ar I'd, U steamer Myrtle, Fos-
ter, Portland
ELLSWORTH Ar 9th, sch City of Ellsworth,
Grant, Portland.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

EVnNAWN tORISs
Sid fm Iloilo Apl II, barque Eureka, Chaples. for
Sid I'm Chittagong Mich II, barque Mignon, Soule,
Sid fin Hong Kong Mch 70. barque Annie Hall,
In port Mich 90 ship McNear, Taylor, for NYork /;
barque Belle of Oregon, Merriman, for San Fran.
cisco.
Ar at Queenstown I'd inst, ship Intrepid, Simmons.
from Point Lobos for Falmouth, (see MemJ =
Sid I'M Porto Rico Ap 26, sch Miller, Dunton,
Ar at Port Spain Mch 81, sch Lunet, Kinds, Pascal
goula.
Sid I'm Point-a-Pitre Mch 27, sch Richardson.
Fray, Marie Galante, with circus company.
more.
Sid Apl IA, sch John Bird, Smith, Guantanamo.
Sid nm Havana 26th. brigs Torrent, Neil, Philadel-
Rhia; A Torrey, Bray, for Cardenas and North of
and do.
cid at Plctou Apl 25, brig Katie, for Portland.
port for Msgdalen Islands.
Cid at St John, NIB, LIST inst sch Cyrus Hall, How,
Havana.
--latest by European steamers.l
Ar at Bassein Mch Il, Geo Manson, Humphrey.
Bombay.
Sid 18th, Astoria, Potter, for Falmouth, E; goth,
Ar at Calao Mch 8, Carrie Clark, Stowe, Calcutta,
(and sailed 10th for Telicherry)
Sid FIN Bombay Mich 10Th, Raphael, Sherman, for
Ar at Colombo Mch %, vesuvius, uImer, Dahmra.
"A, Ar at vigo Apl 10, Eliza Morton, Leland, from
Sid fm Havre Apl 10, Chandos, Emery, Cardiff.
Cardiff.
SPOKEN.
March %, lat n, lon "a W. barque Mary s Ames,
Gibbs, from Newcastle for Java.
April 49, SW OF Tuskar 10 miles, ship H H McGil-
very, Blake. from Liverpool for Bombay.