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The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 2s.

yer was also leaving the church to take his seat
in the carriage which one of his well-to-do
hearers had sent to convey him thence, rough
looking nottingham accosted the preacher and
said: 'Tha dusen't knaw me, Bob, dus tap NO,
think not said Mr.. Collyer, as with curious
twinkle of his eye he surveyed the man. why,
am Joe Wright at used to strike for thee
Wasn't there shaking of hands by these two
old smithy friends? Mr.. Collyer was to be the
guest of the mayor Mr.. CarbutD that day, but
having met Joe he begged to be excused, and
accompanied his old fellow workman to his
home.
A foreign paper tells this amusing story OF
Teunyson: Staying in quiet neighborhood in
England once, which great people visit as rare
ly as comets appear, advantage of such an
event as the laureate's visit was taken by one
of the native hostesses to give luncheon and
show eff her lion. Conversation languished
sadly; every one was afraid to speak lest be or
she should be detected as infinitely prosaic, or
that suddenly there might be great utterance
which would be lost. Still the poet spoke not,
but attended diligently to the business of the
hour. The hostess grew uncomfortable; per-
haps something was wrong, that dreadful
cook was SO exceedingly uncertain in her work
Perhaps poets had peculiar food; there were
dim recollections of having heard of certain
food for gods Anything was better than this
uncertainty. "Have you been helped as you
liked?" she asked timidly. "That ham-we
are particularly proud of it's Of our own cur
ing. The receipt has been in our family for
m ore than seventy VI aran Still there was no
reply. The poet heard her not; he was think
ing of something else. Only one word reached
his ears; it appealed to his senses. Then there
ensued a silence which seemed to be intermin-
able. Still the thought took form and speech
though as a halter!" and that was all the lau-
reate said until he took his leave.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. October 25-Evening. -Colfon mark
ct Lie lower with moderate demand; sales 1914
Ice; forward deliveries q points higher. Flour
receipts 17,l4S bbls; the market is steady with
800 bbs; No Eat 2 40 q 90; Superfine Western and
State at 20 q 60; good extra Western and State
1880 q 8 So; good TO choice Western and State 80
525: Fancy White Wheat Western at 80 "a 30:
good extra Ohio at go q 90: choice extra st Louis
at Is q 90: Patent Minnesota extra good to prime
at 80 q 90; choice to double extra at 05 "a 25,
including 1900 bbls City Mills extra at IS q 90;
$500 bbls low grade extra at go q IS; 600 bbls
nesots extra at son,eDn F'"ur r'a at
at 8 So q 6 90. Rye Flour is steady at 80 "a 80
for Superine. Corn meal is active; sales 10000
irregular and unsettled; Winter Rid opened quiet
and scarcely SO firm, closing rather more steady;
Spring and White Wheat opened quiet and firm and
shade frmer with tar export demand; sales $4,000
bush, including 331 900 bush spot; No Spring at
SO q sac; ungraded Winter Red at 95c a o.; No
Winter Red at OF; ungraded Amber at co "a o.:
No Amber at $50 a 90; ungraded White at CSC a
06; No White at 90; No 2 do White O14; MOI
White, LAT 900 bush at OBJ Oh; extra White Sc 400
busn at 06 q 0S including 1000 bush to arrv at
1O7; White State at O3 a C3h; No2 Spring tor
November 5000 bush at 92c closing at 90ac bid 92ac
asked; No Amber seller October "a 600 bush at 955c
q CO.; seller November As, 900 bush at 90, closing
at 1890 bid, 004 asked. Rye frmer at Sc q SIC for
western; gu g SIC for stare; Canada at 6lc Barley
6-rowed State at 90. G0ru-recelpts 2S9, $50 bush
market lower and moderately active; sales 2s7, 900
bush including 10000 bush on spot; A a 46c for un
graded 44c for new No 8; 464 "a 461 Tor No 2, nearly
all at 64lc 48c for Western Yellow steamer for Ocio-
Der at 453c bid 464c asked; do for November at 46sc
closing at 46c bid 46ac asked for October at 46ic
closing at 46c bid, 4esc asked do November at 47c,
closing 46sc bid, 46ac asked. Oats-recepts 1895
PUSH scarcely firm; sales 147 900 bush rejected at
269 q 36ac; No at 27l @ 27ac; No 8 White az PSI a.
2S5c; No 2 at 2sA @ 2Sac; No2 White at 80 a 3Gic;
NO 81 at ~ a 30tc; No White 345c: Mixed Western
at rs 9 3l3c; White State at 80 q 35c. Sugar is
quiet; Cuba q u; fair to good refining at Il IL;
PRIME is g 1ac refined quiet; standard 81; gran.
ulateu az VI. Petroleum is dull; united al 20 M
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
THE FLORIDA PLAN.
Not Intimidation but Fraud-The Voting
Lists TO be "Purged0 of Republican
Names,

Not Intimidation but Fraud-The Voting
Lists to be "Purged0 of Republican
Names.
Especial Dispatch to the New York Tribune]
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-Republcans here
have just received information of what may be
called "the Florida pan' Everything has
been comparatively so quiet in that State as to
create belief among the Republicans that
there would be fair election, in which case
the Republicans would be certain to carry both
Congressional districts. The South Carolina
plan has become bold, and is being so openly
carried out, that by contrast it seemed as if the
Florida Democrats had decided to risk fair
election.
The real reason for this apparently peaceful
attitude is now discovered There is plan
for purging the registration lists of enough
Republicans to give the Democrats both dis
tricts This work is now being carried out in
the strong Republican counties by local boards
of commissioners, who claim to have
arbitrary powers from the Legislature to ex-
anime and purge the registration lists of all
names which they fiud ought not to be there
The law is one passed last winter, and it is now
believed that it was passed with the purpose
in view for which it is now used. 1t simply
provides that the County Commissioners may
strike off from the voting lists names of such
persons as have died or moved out of the
county. These Democratic boards now claim
that by this action the Legislature intended to
give them arbitrary powers to correct the lists
as they might see fit With this COL struction
of the law they are striking off the names of
legitimate Republican voters in q number of
counties. In the County of Leon over two
thousand colored voters whose names right
fully belong on the registry list, have been
stricken off.
To such an extent has this been already
carried out, that it is believed the Florida
plan has already carried the State.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
A Priesf Assaulted.

PROVIDENCE, Oct. % Esther CahilI,
domestic formerly in the employ of Father
Rogers of St. Mary's Catholic parish, called at
the priests house last night and asked an in
terview, and after few words. seized q lamp
from the centre table. and hurled it with great
violence at Father Rogers head.
The lamp inflicted severe scalp wound, and
burning out set the priests clothes on fire, and
also communicated to the furniture of the
room. Father r. Immediately rushed to an
adjoining room, raised the scuttle and jumped
into cistern containing eight feet of water,
where he held on to the edge until help came.
The fire in the room was observed by the neigh
bors, who came to extinguish the flames and
rescued the priest. The woman escaped, but
early this morning gave herself upIto the police
at East Providence, saving she had killed the
priest in Bristol and burned his house.
She says she suffered from pains in the head
and breast, inflicted as a penalty by Father
Rogers, and she went to Bcistol and demanded
be should stop it. As he refused, she killed
him. The woman is doubtless insane She is
said to be q sister of the woman who recently
killed two children in New York. The event
created great excitement in Bristol. Father
Rogers is badly bruised and burned on the
hands, but probably is not dangerously hurt.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

Edison, the inventor Is seriously Ill az MEMO
park.
The Servian army will be reduced to peace
footing Immediately.
Rev. DR.. john a. Manning died in Brooklyn
yesterday aged 81.
Negotiations are going on looking to an alli-
ance between Gree c3 and SerVia.
Q. B Swanton has been nominated Tor Con-
gress in the 9th Ten uessee district
An attempt was made to lynch negro, un-
der arrest fer rape, in Louisville last night
The sheriff drove off the crowd however.
Alexander Barlow, cashier of the Fishkill
bank OF Po1gskeepsie, has been sentcoced to
years imprisonment for enlightenment.
The Lowell machine shops will at an early
day reduce the hours of work to hours, shut
ting down altogether on Saturdays.
A. T. Stewart g. Co. have appealed from Col
lector Merritts decision, in the Kid glove APP
praisemsnt, to Secretary Sber man.
The surplus of the Boston & Albany road
for the year, after deductlng olVioeno OF .
per cent, is $59,377.16.
Gen. Gao. H. Deversaux. for several years
adjatant general of Massachusetts,. die1 at
Salem Thursday.
While men were constructing sewer in
Boston, Thursday, bank caved in killing
Michael Q1igley aud iDjuring several Others
badly.
Owing to the epidemic the Democrats will
not hold a convention in the Memphis con-
gressioual district, but call on voters to select
their own candidate.
The funeral of Bishop Rosecrans took place
in Columbus yesterday. THOUSAND were I'm.
able to gain admittance to the church to wit
ness the ceremony.
The City Touring mills at Detroit, one of the
largest in the city, was partially burned yester-
day. Loss $4,000; insurance $4,000. Probably
spontaneous combustion.
Three companies Of the OH infantry have
left Fort Buford, Dakota, for the upper Mis-.
souri,. Gems. Gibbons and Miles are are ignor.
working together.
Minister Layard supports the demand OIL
Persia for the immediate session of Khartown,
The Persian ambassador has assured Minister
Layard that the report of an understanding
between Persia and Russia is unfounded.
Miss Linkman, a respectable young lady a,
LumbertoD, N. G called on Ed. Hartman, a
commercial traveller from Baltimore, Thursday
and while shaking hands drew pistol and sho
him fatally in the bowels, exclaiming "Yor
have ruined me and I'll ruin you It is stat.
ed that Hartman seduced her under promise
of marriage
A prisoner under sentence of Is years fol
burglary, from Rockingham county, N. III
who was being carried to the state prison on
last evenings train by Sheriff Kent, looset
himself from the handouts and leg shackle
with which he was confined to the car scar ,raI
out to the platform of the Car and jumped from
the train short distances below Manchester
Officers are in pursuit.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
The Case of Phair.

MONTPELIER, Oct. 24-The friends of John
Z. Phair, the condemned murderer, won a SUBJ
stantial victory to day without much trouble.
The judiciary Committee this morning
requested q statement of the reasons why
reliefshould be granted the reprieved prisoner.
romantic case was then presented, and the
counsel for the State opposed a hearing. The
committee consideren the matter and decided
that it would hear the evidence Phair's
counsel then declared that if law referring
the matter to the Supreme Court was passed
they would be satisfied. The COMMITTEES with
drew and voted to recommend law allowing
persons convicted of capital offence to go to
the Supreme Court for a new trial any time
before the execution, and thus the matter will
be disposed of. The law will undoubtedly
pass both branches of the Legislature.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
Boston Stock Market.
LSales of the Brokers Board, Oct. 25l
First Call
New York Stock and Money Market.

New YORK, October 25-Evening- Money easy at
"a per cent on call closing at per cent. prime
mercantile paper a. per cent. Sterling Exchange
is strong at 4S2 for long and 4SS for short sight.
Gold advanced from 10Os to 1901 and reacted to
1908, the closing figure. Carrying rates 8 a per
cent. The clearings were $l0,036, 900. Customs re-
ceipts 900. The Treasury disbursements were
$4,000 for interest and $23s0OO for bonds. Cover
nments steady. State bonds dull. Railway mortga-
ges Quiet.
The Commercial says: The net business of the
Northwestern Co. for the first half OF the current
fiscal year, which ends November 3Oth, it is already
ascertansd will yield 81 per ceut to the $4,000 600
preferred stock and full per cent. to common OF
$l5,O00,000.
Graphis says: 1t was atated few days since that
d. o. Mills, the San Francisco millionare has been
telegraphed to for his views to the advsabty of
dividing up the surplus Western Union, of which he
is very arge holder. His reply was received aud
he states he is in favor of making the capital $780,,
100000 ii the company can earn regular 6per cent.
on that amount, otherwise he is in favor of making
the capital $40 O0Oo00 capital stock outstanding, de-
Quoting 100000 900 held by the compeny itself, is
$35,O6s,O75.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange to-day
aggregated 162, $50 shares.
The following were the closing limitations of Cow
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
Too Many Wives by Three.

HARTFORD, Oct. M-George Renney, arrest
ed in this city for bigamy in Massachusetts,
was returned to that state today. He has four
wives living. The last one married was Eliza
beth Stevens Of Lowell, about year ago. He
travelled in Massachusetts as lecturer on tenn
perance, and made pretensious to evangelical
work. His last field was Wilbrabam. which
place he left suddenly several months ago upon
discovering that his rascalties were becoming
known. Coming to this state, he obtained
work in the Cheney silk mill at South Man
chester, and about week ago was recognized
then came to Hartford, and has enjoyed the
hospitality of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation, the manager surprising him from his
behaviour to be a devout Christian. When
found by the police he was visiting motto.
riously bad house.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
THE SOUTHERN PLAGUE.

VIcKsBURG, Oct 25.-It is clear and warmer,
thermometer 800. Interments today, one from
are ei humber Of f new cases among returned
refugees
MOBILE, Oct. 25.-For the past "a hours IA
new Cases and 3 deaths are reported.
MEMPHIS, Oct. 25-There were 18 deaths The
past "a hours and II new cases. The citizens
relief committee closed the commissary depart
ment today, and in future will issue supplies
only to those in the camps.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
THE SHERMAN LETTER.
James e Anderson Exonerates the Seere
tary-The Letter Still i'm Il Existence.

James Anderson Exonerates the Seere-
tary-The Letter Still in Existence.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct % The Herald contains
an interview with Jas. e Anderson, now stop
ping here. Anderson clears up the mystery
surrounding the Sherman letter aud exoner
ates Secretary Sherman from all completely in
the matter. He says the authorship of the
Sherman letter lies between Senator kellogg
and Conquest Clark, who was his private secre-
tary at the time, that Mrs. jerks never saw it,
that the original letter is in the possession of
gentleman in Philadelphia and can be produced
at any time. He says Kellogg could exonerate
Sherman and will do so as soon as the Louisi-
ana appointments made in his interest are con-
frmed. The interview makes two and a half
columns and embodies racy history of Lou
isiana politics, including some interesting facts
not heretofore made public. Anderson says he
compelled to go before the Potter committee
that Sypher got fee of S35. 900 by pretending
he was Anderson's go between.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
THE INDIANS.
$50 Cheyennes Captured but Afterwards
Escape and Make Trouble.

$50 Cheyennes Captured but Afterwards
Escape and Make Trouble.
CAMP ROBINSON. Neb., Oct 25.-TuesGay af-
ternoon two companies of the Sd cavalry, while
scouting in the sand hills, 20 miles southeast of
this post, came upon about $50 Cheyennes un-
der Dull Knife. The hostiles at first showed
fight, but seeing themselves outnumbered gave
up and were brought into Cartoons camp on
Chadron creek, where they were disarmed and
their stock taken away. The latter numbered
about 40 horses and mules which were sent
here. The courier from Chadron's creek re-
ports that when the hostiles learned that their
destination was Camp Robinson they refused to
60 and scattering over the prairie they COM
menced digging rifle pits with their hunting
knives. They appeared to have rifles secreted
which they secured, having given up only a
few old guns and revolvers. Artillery has
been sent from here to shell them from their
positions should their resistance continue, and
considerable excitement prevails here over the
anticipated trouble.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY,
Four People Murdered-A Hired Man
Arrested as the Murderer.

Arrested the Murderer.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Oct. 25.-The Journals
special from Vincennes gives an account of the
murder of John D. Vacelet, wife and two sons,
two miles south of that city. Pierre Provost,
who lived with them as farm hand, gave the
alarm to the nearest neghbor, about half q
mile away at 4 o'clock Thursday morning,
having come to them IN his night clothes, say
ing in broken English they had hell of a time
over at vacelets. Going to the house, the
neighbors found the two sons, aged IA and 16,
In bed, the father lying in the doorway to an
adjoining room, and the next room the mother
in her bed, all dead. The deed was evidently
done with an axe. The head and the throat Of
the victims were gashed and cut by such a
weapon. Two or three bloody axes were
found. Provost is under arrest and can give
no satisfactory account of the affair. He
claims to have also been attacked by the MUIR
derers and escaped, but this is already proved
untrue. Circumstances are entirely against
him. Threats of lynching do not seemingly
disturb him, and he preserves an astonishing
amount of composure amid the excitement.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
Russia Making Vast Preparations for
WUF.
ASIA.
The Afghan Questionable Turks Trying
TO MallifY the Afxhana.

to mellify the Af9hans.
ST. PETERSBURG, Oct. 25.-The semi-official
Journal de St. Petersburg, commenting on
references to the Afghan question in Sir Stat
ford Northcote's recent speech, says that If
Great Britain is aiming at the extension of its
frontier in Asia, an attempt to carry out snch
policy might easily lead to serious complica-
tions.
dent of the Red Crescent Committee, has
gone to Mecca, ostensbly to superintend the
execution of sanitary arrangements adopted at
the approach of the Courban-B ariam festival.
HIS real motive, however. is to confer with
Asia, who will reach Mecca in large numbers
within the next month, to influence them
favorably towards the British policy and ad-
versely to Russia.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26

LONDON, October 25-12.3O P. M.-Consols 81 11-16
for money and "a 5-l6 for account.
LONDON, October 25-123O P. M.-American secu-
ritiesUnited States bonds, 67s, 1O7a new SIS 1861
new 43's. 1o4g; 1O-4Os, at 1915; Erie l63.
LONDON, October 25-130 P. M.-Consos at "a g.
16 for money and 81 5-16 for account.
LIVERPOOL. October 25-12.3O P. M.-Cotton is
heavy; Middling uplands at Cd; do Orleans at 6gd;
sales 5000 bales including 500 bales for speculation
and export; receipts $500 bales, including 1850 bales
American.
Futures 1872 cheaper; October delivery at 15-16d;
October and November at 9-32
Flour at 10 g %; Winter Wheat at 8 q 9; do
Spring at g 6; California averages at s q 8;
club at IL @ 10 l. Corn at % a % s. Peas at so g.
provaions, &c-POrk at 45; Beef 67 6; Bacon so q
81 b; Lard at 50 s. Cheese at As. TauOw at 81 6.
AT London Tallow at SO q 366.
PARIS, Oct. 25.-Rentes 113 32A.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26

CONGRESS-" the Oldest and largest selling baking
powder in New England, its success to its puri
ty, and the good luck that every cook has when
using Congress in baking
Dyspeptics can eat warm biscuits made from Con-
gress Yeast Powder without distressing them.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
BY TELEGRAPH.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
EafnI A0yay in II sion,

BOSTON, Oct. 25.-This afternoon an affrsy
occurred at South Boston Iron Works between
John Godfrey and Adam Nelson, employees,
during which Godfrey fatally cut Nelson's
bowels with large jackknife. he can live
but few hours. Godfrey went to the police
and surrendered. Nelson was GA and Godfrey
43 years of age.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
MARRIED.

In this city, Oct. 10, by Rev. Geo. W. Bicknell,
Frank W. Kicker and Miss Addie M. Addition, both
of Westbrook.
In this city, Oct. 49, by Rev. Herbert W. Lathe,
James CIpp of Minot and Amanda Sproll of N. B.
Id Waldoboro, Oct. IA, Walter E. Blaney of Wal
doboro and Miss Lila M. Hall of Brewer.
In Cnsbiug, Oct. 10, Joseph H. Marshall and Nan
Gle N. Trefetheren.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIdNALl
OFFICER, Washington, DC,
Oct. 26, Il A. M. "
For New England
partly cloudy weather, possibly occasional
rains, cold northerly veering to warmer
southerly winds. and stationary or falling
barometer.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26

Geo. A. Hazard. bank embazzler at Au-
burn, Ind, under arrest, escaped from Jail
Thursday night 1t is believed that he has all
the stolen funds in his possession, and the pub.
lie indignation is at dangerous pitch.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
DIED.

In this city, Oct. %, Lizzie NJ. daughter of Wash
ington and Mary A. Libby, aged II years IL months
and days-a graduate Of the Portland High School,
class 1878.
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at 2 O'Clock
fiom the residence of her parents 10 Lewis street,
Relatives and friends are invited to attend,
In this city, Oct. 25, Charles Ross. son of John
please copy]
Funeral services Sunday afternoon at II o'clock,
at No. u Everett street.
At Mechanic Falls, Oct, 81 Calvin Edward infant
sou OF Calvin Morse and Fannie Denison Cram aged
10ldays.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
THE WOLLASTON DISASTER.
Conductor Hartwell Held for Man.
slau2h ter.

BOSTON, Oct. 25.-Judge Bumpus of Quincy
gave verdict today in the Old Colony acct
dent case. Charles d. Hartwell conductor of
the freight train, is adjudged guilty of man
slaughter and held in $4,000 for trial. En-
guilty of gross negligence in not giving proper
signals The verdict also states that Engineer
Wellington of the forward engine of the ex-
cursion train was an unsuitable man to have
charge. not possessing sufficient knowledge of
the road, switches, ETC., and further. if the
rules of the road had been observed, the ACCT
dent would not have occurred.
The Portland daily press., 1878-10-26
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

Friday, Oct. 25.
ARRIVED.
Steamer New Brunswick, Winchester, st John,
NIB, via EaGtport tor Boston.
Sch Hero. Mcdonald, Boston.
Sch Billow, from Boston for Rocklapd
Sch Virginia. Armstrong, Hillsboro for New York.
Sch Viola, Cole, Machias, with lumber.
Sch Abby Weld. Gardiner, Pembroke-potatoes to
Sch Ocean Romp, French, Cutler-potatoes to 7
Sch Emeline. Roberts. wiscasset-heading to Phin-
Sch Buena Vista. Colby, wiscasset- heading to
A l. Hobs0n.
Sch Sunbeam, -, Lincolnyille-lime to
Whidden.
Sch Silver Moon, Moore, fremont for Portsmouth.
Sch Ariel, Fainter, Boothbay.
CLEARED.
=, Sch Ida Spoford ingalls,, Calais and Eastport-
Sch Little Annie, Smith. Deer Isle-Nath'l Blake.
Bangor--S Thaxter s. Co. -'"'A'
:, Sch Black Warrior, Stevens, Wnterport-N A
Sch Louisa Frances, Thorndike, Rockland-CA
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay-Danr
Choate.
fFRoM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
-EAsTPoRT, Oct 17-Ar. sch Chas Ropes. Pike.
Oct 2O-Ar, sch Island Belle. Simpson, New York.
Oct 2i-Sld. schs Nellie H, MaIloch, New York;
D B Newcomb, Hickey, Boston,.
Oct Zl-Slu, ANUS Weiu, 0arulner, Portland.
Oct 23-Ar, sch Paine. JONES' New York.
Brig III McGilvery, Of Bangor, now at Provi-
dence, has been sold TO Greene of Providence
The reported arrival OF ship Ellen Munroe at Liv-
erpool 2st, incorrect. She did not sail from San
Francisco until Sept 28.
FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE,
Ar at Antwerp 25th, ship Riverside, Rich, Phila-
delphia.
AT at Dublin 25th, sch Jacob NJ Hask ell, Haskell,
Boston.
AR at Brouwershaven 23d inst, brig. Cascatelle,
Sparks Philadelphia.
AR at Hull oath inst, barque Marat hon, Emery,
Adelaide.
MEMORANDA.