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AT LAST.
The HanIOn-ROss Race Genes
OFF.
HanlOn Wins, Ross Thrown Out
of His Boat,

RIVERSIDE, July Stat o'clock Hanlon
and Ross were called out. From to O'Clock
the water was 10 excellent condition, hardly a
ripple disturbing its surface. The wiud was
blowing from the southwest, but there was
very light breeze and everything seemed to
conduce to have the great boat race take place
at last under most favorable circumstances.
Sheriff Harding arrived on an engine and
landed amidst loud and continued cheers from
the crowd on shore. A row boat being in readi-
ness the Sheriff was soon taken ON board the
judges boat, and at IS she steamed down
TOnyburn cove. The signal to come out was at
once sounded, and in three minutes Ross was
out in his boat stripped to buff as in the morn
ing; Hanlon appeared two minutes later with
blue shirt as before, and received loud cheers
from the crowd ON the judges boat At 5
o'clock the men were given their instructions
and ordered into line The water was in good
condition when at minutes, 20 seconds past 5
the men were sent off, Hanlon being inside.
Ross took the lead and struck out vigorously,
pulling 80 to the minute. Hanlon followed at
the same pace but pulling a longer stroke He
soon got even, and before he reached Apple
by's wharf he had passed Ross. About the
along beautifully, Ross following at 80. Three
hundred yards from Appleby's wharf Ross
boat was seen to capslze. and for time it was
feared he had been drowned. TWAS soon seen
however, that he was clinging to his boat and
the spring Of his rowlock worked out and he
upset, breaking the box of the boat. Hanlon
meantime went mp the course, taking bis time,
however, and went a1eund the stake boat 10
528. On his return he showed some fine row.
ing but did not oversaxert himself. He reached
the starting pointin about 81 minutes. The &C.
cident did not appear to do Ross any harm.
When taken on board the judges boat be was
very reticents feeling very badly over the way
he lost the race. He says his boat got in bad
condition soon after the race was started, and
that he was watching his boat and not Han
lon. General regret was felt at Ross
misfortune, but the prevailing opinion
was that he was overmatched. APP
pleby's wharf is "a of mile from the start
Hanlon was length ahead here, Boss strug-
CLING gamely while rowing. There was great
| excitement on shore during the continuance Of
the contest but the accident to Ross of course
threw q damper over the days sport. Hanlon's
| time to the scene of the accident was about
| six minutes Hanlon is to be given reception
this evening. The official time of the race is
| SO 3d.
The official time has been given as 1858, but
there was really no official time and the correct
time is variously put down from 1874 to 81.
The reception to Hanlon takes place. tomorrow
evening.
OTTAWA, July 3l.-Efforts are being made
| to induce Ranlon and Courtney to row in
Ottawa river. It is probably that $4,000 will be
| offered.
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POLITICAL.

denomination of Messrs. Frye and Pow
ers for Congress.
LEWISTON, July 31.-The second district
Republican convention in Auburn today re-
nominated Hon. w. P. Frye for Congress by
reclamation.
BANGOR. July 31.-The fourth district con-
vention was held at City Hall this forenoon
with large attendance. The convention
unanimously renomidated by acclamation Hon.
Llewelyn Powers for representative to Con-
gress The resolutions reaffirm the platform
of the State Convention aud endorsed the
nomination of Gov. Conner. Mr.. Powers
made short speech advocating sound money
doctrines. and he was enthusiastically received
District Democratic Convention.
BIDDEFoRD, July 31.-Tc-morrow the Demo-
Gratis of this district nominate candidate for
Congress in this city. A large number of
delegates are already present. 1t is generally
understood that hon. John NJ. Goodwin of
this city, candidate of the last convention, will
decline nomination this year. In that event
Gen. Sam J. Anderson or Hon. William G.
Davis of Portland will probably receive q
nomination. A strong effort will be made to
induce Hon. John M. Goodwin to accept the
denomination.
AndroscexRin County Convention.
LEWISTON, July 3l.-The Republican county
convention nominated for Senators, Rufus
Prince and J. L. 81. Cobb of Lewiston; County
Commissioner, E. M. Shaw of Lisbon; Clerk
of Courts, /. D. Hanson of Poland;l County
Attorney,W. 81. White of Lewiston; Treasurer,
A. f. Merrill of Lewiston.
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Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK. July 3l-Evening.-Cotton market
steady and liz higher; sales 2520 bales; Middling
fairly active and 5@s points higher. Flour-re-
ceipts $4,000 bbs; more active; Spring Wheat firm
Winter heavy in instances and shade lower; No at
260 g %; Superfine Western and State at 3 65 q
400 common to good extra Western and State 05
@ 30; good to choice extra Western and State IS
g 8 70; common to choice White Wheat Western ex-
ira at 80 "a so; Fancy White Wheat Western ex-
IRA at DO % 30; common togood extra Ohio at 90
@ 70; common to choice extra st Louis ct 4 90 a
W; fatent Minnesota extra to good prime at 6 90
81 %; choice to double extra at Z % g s75, in
Guiding $500 bbls City Mills extra at 90 q 35 $500
bbs low grades extra at 05 @1 So 400 bbls Winter
ira at Is q 65, market closing steady. south
ern Flour is unchanged; sales 1000 bbls; extra at
4,S5 q 25. Rye Flour unchanged at2 rs q 80.
%. Wheaa-receipts 265,3O0I bush; Spring un-
settled; spot held very firm, checking business; fu-
lures shade easier; Winter g lower, and closing
heavy; sales 461 900 bush, including bush on
the spot; O9 bid and II askeds3 for No Milwau-
kee; 9lc q O6 for ungraded Winter Red; O5 q 06
a OF for MOI do; 1 a III tor No Il Amber eE
round; 10 for Amber KY; 0S "a Is for ungraded
White; 25 for old No do; l % for White State;
closing at O3 bid, OS asked No Winter Red 70.
August at Oia @ 053, closing at O43 bid, O51
CSC for State. Barley is nominal. Corn-recejpfs
221, 26o bush; steamer is q lower; No2 on spot
scarce!and trmer; future shade lower sales 457 200
steamer at 47ac No at 48 "a 49c; 47ac kiln dried:
steamer for July at 46a q 47ac, closing 46ic bid AZ
asked; No for August at 49, closed at 47sc bid as
asked. Oats-receipts 67.725 bush; market shade
easier; sales $4,000 bush; No 8 White at 33c, No :
34c; do White at 344c; No at IS; do White at sac:
No Chicago 35c MIXED Western at 81 q sc;White
Western at 331 q SIC; Mixed State at 32i "a BAG:
White State at 33l "a s7ac. Coffee tlrmer; Rio,
cargoes ID q 16a; do job lots 10 @ IS. Sugar quiet
dull and unchanged; 1000 hhds of Cuba at II "a g.
Is; standard at 8 g 81; granulated % q 81; pow
dered and crushed 81. MoIasses unchanged. Rice
steady. Petroleum dull; 10000 bbIs OF united
OH q Oh; crude at 81; refined at 100. TalIow
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NEW YORK.
Commuui., schwab Experiment.

Communist Schwab Experimenting.
NEW YORK, July 31.-Citizen Schwab has
sued two police officers for $4,000 for arresting
him because they found his beer shop open
few minutes alter II Sunday night. Schwab
contends that he kept his place closed till IL,
and then as it was Monday morning opened.
he wants to test the powers of the police in the
excise matter. Chief Justice Shea refused war
rants for the arre-t of the police officers, as
Schwab will prosecute the case to the utmost
The Candy Factory Explosion.
Jas. Gresham had an office in the candy fac
tory of Greenfield & Sons, which was blown up
in December last. but the cause therefor was
never ascertained. 1t appears that Gresham
had discovered and manufactures terrible ex-
plosive made from asphalt charged with cleo
tricity, which has a power far in excess of any
known explosive. He sells it only to the Rus
sian government. It is now believed it was this
explosive that caused that disaster.
The National Party.
The committee of organization of that brar Oh
of the National party of which ex Senator Crea-
mer ia chairman. tonight adopted resolution
denouncing the Secretary of the Treasury and
every member of Congress who sustained him
in his policy, and suggested that mass-meet-
ings be held in every Congressional district to
demand his removal 1t was resolved to ex-
tend the right of brotherhood and sympathy to
the Nationals of Connecticut, and as many
members of the New York PARTY who conld
60 were requested to attend the National con-
vention to be held in New Haven on the 18th of
next month, and exchange views with the
Connecticut delegates.
Failures in j uIy.
The Sun says the failures in this city in July
amounted to $5,73S, III, assets $2,7O2. t45.
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How to Travel on the Continent,

10 travelling ON the continent, 1t 10 always
best to take second-cass carriages and "accom-
mediation" trains when you are not in hurry.
You are thus brought in direct contact with
the middle class as we'll as the aristocracy. We
have tried "frst Glass; and find it very dull.
You are generally alone with no one to speak
to. In the seconi-class compartments you
meet officers of the army and civilians-priests
and laymen-men and women. There is
constant change of passengers, too, as they
come In and 60 out al the different way sta
lions. We are never at a loss for company
always have somebody to talk to and pick up
valuable local information from persons resi-
dent In the vicinity. In travelling by steam
boat on the lakes first class tickets should al
ways be procured.
The third class carriages are on par with
our second class at home. There are usually
one or two first class compartments in q train,
mostly empty-eight or ten second class car
riages, and dozen or more of third class.
Each compartment has two seats facing each
other large enough to seat four or five persons.
Passengers being thus brought face to face it is
like the old stage coach travelling, and they are
almost compelled to be sociable. Switzerland
has the most comfortable carriages. The COM
partments are arranged with . passage way in
the middle as in our cars and they are pro-
vided with water closets. Travelling in Swift
other part OF the continent The hotels are bet
ter and the servants more attentive. We have
found good hotels, 80 far, wherever we have
been-quite equal to our hotels. except the
table dh0te arrangements are different.-C0r.
respondent Reading Times.
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Amount OF stock at market-Cattle 294s; Sheep
and Lambs 2S0O; Swine 1850; number of Western
Cattle 2948; Eastern Cattle 10; Mich Cows and
Northern Cattle 1855.
Prices of Beef Cattle ~ 100 fbs live weight-Extra
quality at So % q rs; first quality at 81 62&@
o ~; second quality at 81 Is q so; third quality
at vs. % g 425; poorest grades of coarse Oxen,
Brighton % Hides -@6a cents % n. Brighton Tai
43c % fb. = -
Calf Skins 1oc y Ii; Lamb Skins SOC each; sheared
Sheep Skins at Csc each. 80
working Oxen-Not any demand for them.
lew pairs which are driven in from the immediate vi
entity are all that the market requires at present
working Oxen are usually brought in from the
- Mich Cows-Extra $45 q $40; ordinary 500 "a $40
y head: Farrow Cows at $11 q "a. Most Of the
LOWS 0Hereo IN market were of common grade.
There but few fancy breeds OF Cows offered in
market for SALE Good Cows usually sell well at fair
Store Cattle-There has been but few Store Cattle
offered IN market for sale for several weeks past
Nearly ali the small Cattle that are in fair condi-
ton are bought up for Beef.
Sheep and Lambs-Those from THE West were all
owned by butchers and taken direct to the Abattor
to be slaughtered The trade for Northern Sheen and
P lib. y W
swine-Fat Hogs at A q &c % fb live weight.
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THE INDIANS.

GALVESTON, July 31.-A News special
from San Antonio says Geu. Pedro Valdez, the
Mexican commander who met Mackenzie
when the latter was in Mexico after redress,
with about 1900 men stationed in the noun
tains above Eagle Pass in the Mexican side
watching for Mackenzie last Thursday, up
wards of 60 head of Texas cattle were driven
across the Rio Grande to feed Valdez's soldiers.
PORTLAND, July 31.-Gen. Howard ele-
graphs from Malheur agency, july %, as fo.-
lows:
The crisis Of the campaign has certainly
passed. The check at Columbia serves to keep
the peace north of that river. The Bannocks
and Piutes fleeing southwark, have not fully
separated, but have divided their trails and
run over the toughest mountain country. 1
am moving the troops SO az to pick up the In
dams in detail and follow any considerable
number IS fast as possible. Forsyth has eight
companies of cavalry here. Greene with three
companies was near the mouth of the Weiser
today. Crook has been telegraphed eff east
ward to the right of the Indians, and asked to
watch that they do not slip on the reservation
and escape arrest. a
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Boston Boot and Shoe Market.

TUESDAY, July 31.-The shipments of boots and
shoes from this market to places outside of New
England during the past week have been 1884
week.
Total shipments of boots and shoes from this
market since the first of January, 632, 565 cases,
against 228 for the same period last year.
The volume of business, as indicated by the ship
ments, is considerably less than last year, and the
agents OF the various transportation companies no.
tice the fact in their daily business, while it is al
most the general complaint among manufacturers
that they are doing less than they were year ago.
manufacturer and buyer and large stocks were pur-
chased in anticipation of great demand, which
never came; and instead of large purchases by the
consumers the weather was favorable and fewer
goods than usual were worn, and both retailer and
Jobber had goods on their shelves in the spring which
they forced OF at loss This season they will not
vatism ~- ~N~~-
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SAN FRANCISCO Cid 2sd, barque " A HOlcomb.
Dunton, Burrard Inlet.
SEATTLE. wT-sld 2tst, ship Ell Dorado, Hayden,
NEW oKLEANs-Ar soth. ship Zephyr, Kelley,
Bath, with Ice.
M0BILE-Ar soth, sch NJ X Rawley, Delay, from
PENsACoLA-Ar2 Sth, brig Sally Brown, Presley,
Aspnwall.
:, kIICHMoND-Ar 2stu sch Red Jacket. Kendall
GEORGETOWN, sC-Cld 2eth, sch Lizzie Major,
Hammond. lnot Gerrsh) for Ponce.
GEOKGETOWN, DC-Cld Z7.h schs Ada Simon
PH!LADELPHIA-Ar3 Both. barque Carrie Heckle,
woodbury., Sagua; schs Mabel Rose allen. Portland ;
y Lee, lee, Gardiner; Alice B., John I Manson.
Kennebec; Jennie E Simmons, Providence
Cid 9th, sch Acara, Chandler. for Portland;
Brown. Tinker, flynn.
Wells, Ashford, Portland Olive Crosby, Hutchinson,
Laguayra; Kate Carlton, Thorndikc, for st Thomas;
Star Carman, Bangor.
Newcastle-Passed down 9th, brigs Kaluna, AIDE.
laide schs Grace Cushing Sea Bird, Terrapin, Sarah
A Reed, and others.
Passed up. barque M Haven Ulrick, Cardenas
Tor Philadelphia.
NEW YOkK-Ar 30th, brigs Hattie M Balm, Thest-
Tup, Sagua II days; Abbe Thaxter, Hutchinson, I'm
Bangor; schs Norman Hodgdon, Cardenas II days;
Mary Pike. Good, Dorchester, NIB; A Hodgman,
White Two Rivers, Ms: Mile Rich, Rich. st George
Kate Lily, Hutchns, Bath; Wanderer, Weeks. do;
Margaret, Clark, Gardiner; Sandy Point, Grant, I'm
Frankfort Porto Rico, Armstrong Bangor; Sea
Steadman, Dunton. Gardiner; Bearse, Bearse,
Rockport; M w Bates, Gould, do Caroline Knight
Dyer, and America. Unworthy Rockland; Ida Hnd-
Hix, do; " Salisbury. Handy. Kennebec; William
Flint Pendleton, and Boston, Butler. do Huntress,
Brown, Lubec; Vulcan, CoRgins, Boston.
Also ar Soth. barqne Flori M Hubert, Lawrence,
Clark. Windsor Ms; Chas E Sears, Turner, Rock
land, NIB; u M Porter, Allen, Ellsworth; Otranto,
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review Of the Portland Markets.

Review Of the Portland Markets.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING JULY 81.
The markets exhibit but little change this week
The demand for breadstus is much improved Of late
and sales are now made more freely. The money
market is unchanged. Gold has been run very low
the past week and closed Wednesday, July 31st, at
$1.00A.
Apples are offering very freely and they are quo
ted as low $3OO@i5o % Dbl. Beans are firmer and
yellow eyes are quoted as 50 2592.37s. Butter is
little rmer and nice family lots are quoted at 17@
zoe. The cheese market is dull and prices lower
on all grades. Copper and cordage are firm and
unchanged. Drugs and dyes are dull, and morphine
and quinine are little lower. Goldfish are firmer
and prices are quoted higher for large Shore Flour
is firm and in good demand. The recent advance Of
Csc % Dbl is fully maintained Corn is very firm and
prices have advanced one cent % bush. Bay is firm
er and prices have advanced little. Iron is steady
and unchanged. Lard is unchanged. Leather is
steady at present prices Moassess is dull at easier
prices. Oils show a slight reduction. Produce is
unchanged. Beef is quiet. Pork is firm at I'M
changed prices. Sugars show reduction of ac.
Teas are dull and unchanged. Tobacco is quiet at
former prices.
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MINOR TELEGRAMs.

The Shoe-wa-cae-mette crew and g. W. Lee,
the oarsman, were in New York yesterday.
Cable specials say that Prime Minister Ric-
stic is sick at Belgrade.
Internal revenue receipts yeste rdsy, $500, 604 !;
customs, 1855, ga.
The satipet mill of s. w. Scott at Uxbridge
was burned with its contents yesterday. Loss
$4,000; insurance $4,000.
John L. Porington, late Governor of Oak o.
to, has been appointed collector of internal rev.
enue for that territory.
A despatch received from Sanbury, Pa, says
that carrier pigeons which started from Column
bus to New York last week landed yesterday
morning at Lancaster.
Minister Zamacona states that the Mexican
government has 5000 soldiers on the frontier to
prevent raids into Texas, instead of 1000 as
previously stated.
Secretary Sherman will leave Washington
this evening, with his family, for ten days rec
Feation either on Long Island or in Counecti-
cut
President Hayes has informed the agent of
the Chinese embassy that his reception of
Them would be far different from that received
at San Francisco.
e. M. Orr, q gambler, shot his lawyer, j. B.
Mclaughlin, at Little Rock, Arkansas, fatally
services rendered him in his recent trial. Orr
was arrested.
A San Francisco letter to the Graphic says
Kearney's trip is simply the fulfillment of an
engagement to stump Massachusetts for Gen.
Butler, with the understanding that his speech
es will be written for him.
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The Wool Market

BOSTON, July 31.-[Reported for the Press.1-The
following is List OF prices quoted this afternoon:
DomeSt1c-Ohi0 and Pennsylvania pick-lock 40 "a
&c; do choice Xxx 81 CSC; do fine K 81 q asc; me:
Xxx 50 @ $50; fine "a g 35c; medium IS a 36c; COM
mon 30 "a SIC; other Western fine and x 80 a 36c;
medium 81 q 36c, common 30 q 32c; pulled extra
30 g 40c; superfne 80 @42; No 1, 10 q 20c comb
Ing fleece 40 45c; Fine delaine 40 "a 42c; California
IA 30c; Texas IA 28c Canada pulled 80 a 4Oc do
combing IS q 30; Smyrna washed 16 a SOC; do I'm
washed. 10 a zoe ;Buenos Ayres Is 10 3Oc Cape Good
Hope % q SOC; Australian IS q do; Donskoi % q
CSC.
In the Wool trade there is no material change
ing and delane descriptions, but for clothing Woods
the demand Is but moderate and manufacturers are
more or less Indifferent about stocking NY. The new
clip continues to arrive quite freely and in few
weeks more we shall probably have on hand the
largest and best assortment ever offered TO manu-
facturers There is no prospect of any change in
prices. and manufacturers feel that they can take
their time and make such selections as they DESIRE
SO fas as clothing Woods are concerned. There is
considerable Wool held in the interior at high prices
but the cream of the clip has already been taken by
manufacturers, and what is left is only held at high
prices but is probably not in so good condition as
what has been purchased.
Imports from January to July 81.
TEorelgn' Dales. ...;;............. 1925 25,185
Domesuc. bags and bales. $1,000. 1885, 1926 1851
In New York, as anticipated, the market on We'd
nesday opened with quite an active constructive de-
mand. but there is an entire absence of speculative
feeling.
In Philadelphia the receipts of new fleece from all
sections continue quite LIBERAL but there is no great
ufactureIs have purchased to fair extent. The
stock of fine is reduced to relatively low figure and
holders are demanding advance OF fully one cent
on rates current ten days ago.
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CUBA.
Negro Riot In Hnvana.

Negro Riot in Havana.
NEW YORK, July 31.-A Havana letter says
there was negro riot there the 22d, in the
locality known as Los Sitas. The cause of the
trouble seems to have been that they were held
in slavery after the liberation of those who
lately surrendered at the collapse of theF
rebellion. The police had to charge sword in
hand, killing and wounding great many. The
rioters then fled to the swamps around Artes
Garlic. A few arrests were made, but the
ringleaders escaped.
1t is supposed that this is the beginning of
a general uprising throughout the Island. The
government is distributing forces to meet any
passible emergency
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Boston Bel,ing Company.

BOSTON, July 31.-The committee appoi nted
by the creditors OF the Boston Betting Com :
pany to investigate the affairs Of the company
reported at the meeting this afternoon as
follows: Direct liabilities, $519, OH. IS; grand
total liabilities, 1919. 1882; total assets for
which cash could be obtained in 60 days, 1884,
564 So; assets and questionable claims, $751;
000. 16; sales in 1877 ammounted to 81 1000,
and the committee say if the earnings had not
been used for private speculation the Company
would be out of debt and have surplus of
$250,O00. The committee concluded by recon-
mending bankruptcy. A new company will
be at once formed to be known as the Boston
Rubber and Betting Company, and the bust
ness of the old concern will be continued un.
der the new management.ioe
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LAUNoHED-At Richmond, Me, 3Ist by M Hagal
first class ship of 1000 tons. named Yorktown
She is owned mostly by the builder and is 10 be
manded by Capt H Blair.