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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

OF space prevents its publication He was fol-
lowed by T. c., E. d. Coffin of Portsmouth. P.
s. Rep. g., T. s. Libby of Dover, f. c.. Mil
ton Higgins, Fl. I. Nelson and A. M. Sawyer
of Portland
After dinner the exercises, consisting of
base ball match, Maine vs.. New Hampshire,
target shooting and foot ball, served to occupy
the attention of the company. On embarking
for the city, Grand Chancellor b. I. Chase, in
behalf of the committee, awarded the follow
ing prizes offered to the successful competitors:
An elegant base ball and bat to Adam P.
Leighton, captain of the Maine club, for beat
ing the New Hampshire club by score OF to
4. In target shooting, M. S. Gibson of Port
land having the highest score, 13 out OF pos
sble 10, was presented with fine gold band
ring. &. A. Royal of Gardiner, being second
with IL, was awarded handsome X. of Z.
pin. Rev. Jas. De Buchananne, who had an
nounced his intention of winning the last
prize, was true to his word, and in a humorous
speech accepted the honor, spirit thermome-
ter. On arrival at the wharf the procession
marched through the eastern end of the city
and the visiting lodges took the evening train
for home.
Thus passed off well organized and enjoy
able affair which will long be remembered by
all as red letter day in the social history of
the Knights in Maine and New Hampshire.
The only incident that marred the pleasure
Of the whole affair was an unfortunate accident
to Mr.. A. ID. Sweetsir, the we'll known bleacher
of this city. who ruptured the muscles of his
leg while playing foot ball.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
MIR. Locke Elected Representative
Trouble With the Returns From Ward
FOur.

The Board of Mayor and Aldermen met yes
terday afternoon to count the city vote. When
the island vote was opened it was seen at once
that Mr.. Locke, who it was reported had
been defeated, was elected, he having ma
jority of 20. The other four Republicans are
defeated unless the Aldermen are able to get
at the true inwardness of the vote in Ward
Four. The vote returned by the Ward Clerk
was the same as publ shed in the PRESS, show
ing at elaLce that something was wrong. The
Aldermen noticed this discrepancy at once and
attention was called to it. They being unable
to get any satisfactory information from the
officials it was voted to adjourn the meeting
until Thursday afternoon at O'Clock. In the
meanwhile efforts will be made to find out who
threw or counted the 60 extra votes. If the
Democrats had had their own checkers and
counters in every ward in the city the Demo-
cratic county ticket would have doubtless been
elected. The City Clerk has been instructed
to withhold the returns from the Secretary of
State until after the meeting of Thursday. The
following is the vote as declared in this city:
VOTE FOR GOVERNOR
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

SCHOOL COMMITTEE AT the regular meet
ing it was ordered that the Supervisor of Cen
tire Grammer School be authorized to employ
an additional teacher in the fourth class of that
school.
DVe Ue fiian Friend Kate l Ra,nes 'i gs,tis
Lynch and VIM. d. Bryant be admitted t. the
High. School.
Voted, That the introduction of music into
the Fourth Glass High School be referred to
the committee on music with power.
Voted, That the primary district line be-
tween Spring and Park street districts be
changed as follows: Primary district No. 5
shall include within its limits the territory
bounded by the following streets, viz, Dan
forth, State, Spring and Park, exclu ling the
westerly side OF State and northerly eide Of
Spriug street.
James MelauPh vas transferred to Centre
street school.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

Mr.. Andrew McGlinchy says that Williams
and Prescott were not in his shop tho night of
the murder, for he does not keep a..shop
The Portland and Rochester Railroad Co.,
have continued the sale of excursion tickets to
Saturday. See advertisement
Tickets for the Portland and Rochester ex-
cnrson to Boston will be on sale at Wm. AL
lens, Rollins s. Adams and W. D. Littje's on
Exchange street. and at D. III. Young's on
Middle street today and every day this week.
By purchasing of them you will avoid the
crowd at the depot offices.
The grocers and flour dealers of this city are
about to form an association for their better
protection against bad customers, to promote
social intercourse and for their mutual benefit
generally. Messrs. Mclaughlin and f. A.
Smith were appointed committee to draw up
constitution and bylaws and will report at
meeting at Mercantile Hall tonight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

CUMBERLAND CENTRE FARMERS CLUB
The Cumberland Centre Farmers Club has
not abandoned holding its annual cattle show
and fair, bat will hold it on the 1st and ID of
October with some new and Improved changes
in the programme. II is proposed to offer
farmers purse for trotting horses, to be free to
all persons residing ia the towns of Cumber-
land, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and North Var
mouth, the winning horse in each town to trot
for sweepstake purse. Five dollars is offered
for the best and largest display of fruit raised
by exhibition, in addition to the regular club
premium. The special premium of a subscrip-
ton to either the Maine Farmer or Country
Gentleman is again offered for the best lot of
butter. If the weather proves favorable they
warrant good fair to all who may attend.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

EXCURSIONS. The steamer Meta is to make
an excursion to Biddeford Pool today to ac-
commodate those who wish to attend tie meet
ing Of Masonic Communicates 1t is beauti-
full sail and should be well patronized.
An excursion of some 800 people came down
from Newburyport by steamer yesterday. The
party returned at o'clock.
Thursday the Kaarsarge Lodge of Lawrence
will visit Portland, headed By Browns Brigade
band of Boston. The committee on entertain
ment will meet them, with the Portland En-
campments, at Grard Trunk station Thursday
noon, give them parade and banquet at the
Falmouth II otel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

FIRE IN kENNEBUNKPoRT- About 3 o'clock
Tuesday morning long storehouse on Lords
wharf was entirely burned. The new schooner
Sunrise on the northwest side of the wharf and
only six feet from the building was barely
saved, the rigging and spars being ruined, and
the deck, rails, plaHkshear, Sc, damaged, in
all to the amount of about $1,000: owned by Ly-
man, Mitchell, ct ais, of Kennebunk, and in
sured. Two other buildings quite near
the burned store were damaged BY the fire, and
but for the ffcient action Of the recently reor-
ganized fire company must have been lost and
an extensive confagration imminent. The
storehouses were owned by Daniel X. Lord of
Maiden, and are probably not Insured Ere
incendiary
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
The CoEcred Camp Meeting ON CusIing's
Island,

The exercises at the Cushing's Island camp
meeting last evening while somewhat briefer
than usual were not perhaps the less interest
ing on that account, as the brief, pointed, per-
sonal appeal, is found there as elsewhere, the
most effective. The Rev. Mr.. Pollard is coz
fdent that the present will prove the best
meeting of the kind conducted by him. The
meeting will be continued for several days and
the reverend gentleman expects to see very
much larger attendance than at present
although it would seem that the gathering is
quite large enough for comfort or effective
work as il is. The work as commenced ap-
pears to be very quiet there being nothing
resembling the Southern camp meeting fervor
about it. a circumstance which promises well
for its continuance.
The Peakes' Island steamers run to the
camp ground every hour furnishing the best of
accommodations. A steamer leaves each even
ing at the close Of the evening service.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

ELECTION RETURNs.-The returns from the
state election Monday night were fuller than
ever before. We had nearly $4,000 votes out of
$4,000 with only $4,000 to hear from. Last
year we got only LA towns the first night. This
desirable result is largely due to the officers
and operators OF the Western Union Telegraph
Co. Superintendent Bedlow, following the
long custom of his father, permitted all the
operators to collect aud transmit the vote, and
under the intelligent supervision of the Port
land manager, Mr.. Charles D. Livermore, this
was admirably and efficiently done. The press
of the state is greatly indebted too, as it has
been for years past to Me-. Stephen Berry, the
agent OF the Associated Press, for speedy and
correct summaries of the returns
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

LAUNCHING AT EAST DEERING. Thhrs-
day, the 18th inst. at about IL a. M, there will
be launched from the yard of George Russell,
East Deering, the new bark called the E. l..
Pettengill. This is one of the best vessels ever
built in this state. She measures S4l tons, and
is owned by j. S. Winslow & Co, Capt. A. j.
Pettengill, formerly of the brig Anita Owen,
who is to command her, and several other par
ties in this city.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

AN OVERWHELMING MAJORITY want better
wearing boots and shoes; more leather and less
shoddy. They can get solid leather goods made
to aoedr by purchasing from dealers such only
as have Shaw, Cooling & Cos name as manu-
facturers plainly stamped or labelled on soles.
Buy species shoes for ladies fine goods
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

THE TEMPERANCE WoRK-A meeting OF
the Sunday School Superintendents will be
held at the house of DR. c. Kimball, S1l Con-
gress street, Thursday evening at s o'clock, to
consider the subject of introducing temperance
into the Sunday Schools of the city. Miss Lu-
cha Klmball of Chicago, General Superiuten-
dent OF Sunday School Temperance work for
the National Wom&n's Christian Temperance
Union, will at that time present the plan Of
work now being generally adopted throughout
the country. Superintendent of Sunday
Schools of all denominations are cordially IT,
Yited to be nrasent
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

We are pleased to say that our baby was
permanently cured of serious protracted irreg-
ularity of the bowels by the use of Hop
Bitters by its mother. which at that time
restored her to perfect health ard strength
The Parents, University ave., Rochester, N.
Y. See another column. sep9d&w1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

The BOSTON EXCURSION The ma nagers Of
the Portland and Rochester Railroad hsve de-
cided to issue special tickets to Boston and re-
turn for So during Thursday, Friday aud Sat-
ur6ay of this week. This enables those of our
citizens to whom it is inconvenent to go Thurs-
day two days more in which to go. THIS route
has proved exceedingly popular since its open
ing and our citizens for their own interest
should patronize it,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

AID FOR THE SUFFERERs.-In response to
the call of G. w. @. J. Chase, on the Order of
Good Templarg in Made, for aid in behalf of
members of the Order suffering from yellow fe
yer, Pine Tree Ledge Nc rs of North Wind
ham, has forwarded to G. W. S. Brackett Bel
FAST $l6. If the other Lodges of the Order in
the state contribute as literally they vii! real
ize some $4,000
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
THE PRESS
CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENT TO-DAY.
ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
The New IIiDe-Portlapd & Rochester r, R.
The Best Observation-Disclosures Pool.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
1. o. o. FAN PatIiarchs.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
An Overwhelming Majority.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Lnst-On Tuesday Evening.
House and Land-F. q. Patterson.
Cancers, Tumors aud Wens.
Wanted-F. A. Vail a. Co.
Two Ladies From New York New Corset.
Wanted Gentlemen Boarders.
For Baltimore--Ryan & Kelsey.
Large WatermeoDs S. p. Barbor.
Small Faim-F. o. Bailey q Co.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

OTTO The entertaining play of Otto drew
large and very fashionable audience at Music
Hall last evening. The piece went off finely
and the audience were at times fairly COZ
vulsed with laughter. The recitations of Mr..
Knight and his fit sceue were well received.
The play will be given for the last time this
evening and there should be full house.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
Municipal Court.

TUEsDAY-Patrck McNeus. Intoxication. Fined
SO with costs.
John Field. Common drunkard. Thirty days.
Committed.
Thomas R. Mlett. Larceny. Thirty days. Com
mitted.
Thomas r. Millett. Larceny. Thirty days. Elk.
ecutiod of sentence suspended.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
A EADY's WISH.

''Oh how do wish my skin was as clear and
soft as you're. said a lady to her friend "You
can easily make it so.' answered the friend.
"How?' inquired the first lady. "By using
Hop Bitters. that makes pure rich blood and
blooming health. 1t done it for me, as you
observe" sep9d1w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
HAYDN ASSOCIATION.

The rebearsals will be resumed on Monday evening,
Sept. 10Th, at Union Hail. Members having copies OF
Rsinis Stabat Mater will please bring them TO the
full attendance is particularly desired
GEO. G. BURGESS, Secretary.
sel0 dot
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11
Deerinx Police Court.

BEFORE TRIAL JUSTICE MORRIS
TUEsDAY-Stephen Gollver, for an assault on
Miles L. Gookins on Sunday last fined So and costs
taxed at 81.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

Germantown and Shetland Woods, full as
sortment at Carlton Kimbalrs, 495 Congress
street. Price 20 cts. skeiu, or 81. so pound.
o
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

S. 2. BARBOUR received cargo OF 300 Jer-
sey watermelons yesterday, which are now!to be
seen at his store, IS Market. They are OF the
finest quality.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

The finest New York oysters are received
daily at Timmons & Halves oyster house, hdiSSE-
ket Square. Try them and see if they are not
nice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

Kendall & Whitney have large variety of
Flower Pots which they are selling at low
prices. septlO Ct
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1878-09-11

500 yards elegant Hamburg Edgings, u IL
cts. yard, at Carlton Kimball's, 495 Congress
street. septic ct
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Wesibrook.

WesiBrook,
The vote of this town for Representative to
the Legislature is somewhat mixed:
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-13
CHIC.4GO'S FIX.

No Money for Running the City Govern
ment and No Way for Providing 1t.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12.-As result of the re-
cent State supreme court decision that taxes
cannot be anticipated by the city authorities
by means of temporary loans, bonds or GER
tifcates, every department of this city is seri-
ously embarrassed and new complications
appear every day. No feasible way out of
the trouble has yet been suggested either by
the mayor, common council or by other city
officers. Whether any means of paying the
outstanding Indebtedness without violating
the law, as interpreted by the supreme court,
can be found is doubtful, but that question
is, at present, a less important one than that
which is being asked every hour and without
any satisfactory answer-how can money be
procured to keep up the various departments
of the city? An extra session of the State
Legislature is suggested, and legislation by
it which will allow reasonable amount OF
loans in anticipation of the collection OF
taxes already levied. Other cities in the
State will find similar trouble in the future
unless the constitution is amended.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-13
THE PAGE IMPElCAWEyI..
Close of the Testimony in the Case, and To
morrow Evening Fixed Upon for Hear
he

Close OF the Testimony in the Case and To-
morrow Evening Fixed Upon for Hear
ing the Arguments.
The Judiciary committee met again Yesterday
morning and resumed consideration of tie
Page Impeachment matter
Judge Page, whose attorneys had for the last
few days been examining the witnesses on bis
behalf, yesterday resumed the examination of
them himself, one of his ATTORNEYS, Mr.. Love
y being absent.
+. A. Elder, clerk of the court Of Mower
county testified that Davidson and Basford's
case was continued by consent up to the term
1t was settled; that sediment was made at the
request of Gen. Gordon E. Cole, their attorney
by their publishing rctraction; that Judge
Page did not advise ladies to go to saloons at
temperance meetings, but the contrary ad-
vlsed them not to go and avoid being insulted;
that the whisky cases of Meaney Cuddy and
Collins, were continued by consent
to abide the result of the case on appeal;
that they were never argued: that the Woodland
case came into the district court on appeal from
the justice court; that on the third day of the
term of 1874 Wheeler came to witness desk
and asked to have it entered on the calendar:
when asked to draw an order therefor, Wheeler
SAID no order was necessary: that the grand
jury was discharged the first time they reported
10 further business; did not hear Page say the
Srallu jury nad put themselves between Crlml-
mails and the court; that the demeanor of the
Judge was earnest, but not angry; that in
no charge did the judge say the commissioners
had committed an indictable offensc.
Judge Severance, of Mankato, testified that
he had criminal suit Mt Austin, in January,
1876; at that time heard Lafayette French say
it was wonderful how Judge Page could be so
fair and impartial, after having been engaged
in such sharp political controversies previous
to his election; that in his Severance case
the Judges conduct was perfectly proper.
Judge Dickinson next examined. He
testified to having corresponded with Judge
Page prior to February, 1877; about sit
ting in Judge Pages place, and
wrote him he could not go there; had
correspondent with him relative to exchanges
since and then insisted he should get another
judge.
This closed the testimony for the respondent.
In rebuttal, Lafayette French, for the petition
ers, testified as to contents of the grand jury
| reports and also in reference to the order paid
twice by the town of Clayton. Sheriff r. o.
Hall and Attorney D. B. johnson were also cx-
amined in rebuttal, and this closed the testi-
mony in the case.
The committee then fixed upon tomorrow ev-
ening at 7:30 o'clock as the hour for hearing
arguments in the case and adjourned.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-13
GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS
THREE prs FOR PoPE,s FuNERAL.
The Conclave to Assemble the Evening of
the 1Sth--Failures in the Irish Grain
Trade--English Strikes. SC.

LONDON, Feb. 12.-Inteligence from Rome
says in reply to questions from several for
eign courts the papal nuncios have been in
structed to announce that the funeral of the
late Pope will be privately celebrated in the
Sistine chapel, the 10th. 18th and 18th insts.
Consequently persons attending the services
will do SO in q private manner. This course
is adopted it is believed to avoid the necessi-
ty of either assigning or refusing to assign
special accommodations at the funeral for
the Italian royal family and ministers.
The chamberlain has declared to Catholic
governments that the assembly of the con-
claye in Rome must not be considered as
prejudicing any questions affecting the rights
of the Holy See.
The cardinals will assemble in conclave on
the evening of the 18th inst. The procla-
nation of the new Pope will be made to the
Catholic world from the grand balcony of
the Vatican.
A dispatch from Rome denies that the
cardinals have rejected the idea of reconcile
alton with Italy, and says the decision of
such questions appertains solely to the
Pope.
BELFAST, Ireland. Feb. 12.-About ten
Sio1A LII Al1S nave IdlIcus uclT tOldl lldDlli-
ties are estimated at $1,OOO0OO.
ULSTER, Feb. 12.-The Erening Echo of
Ireland says: The position of number of
firms in the grain trade has been the sub
ject of remark since last week. 1t is not a
secret that bills are lying at the bank over
due and the result will be very serious to
several firms. Old and cautious merchants
| and millers will be untouched or only slight
| ly. while several who are touched will be able
to pull through. The result of this semi
panic will be to bring the trade within mod
crate and legitimate limits. which have been
far overstepped in several recent transactions.
| LONDON, Feb. 12.-Advices from Siam say
the king of Siam will send diplomatic rep
resentatiye to the United States next year.
1t is highly probable that through the infu-
ence of the American consul at Bangkok the
Siamese government will send number OF
youths to America to be educated. The
youths who were going with Chandler tive
years ago, but were prevented by Partridge
have been recently sent to Germany for THEN
education.
The strike of Northumberland miners has
ended. The men have accepted reduction
of 121a per cent. in wages.
The Wigan weavers who number abou
10000, will resist threatened reduction O.
wages.
Rev. Alexander Duff, Scottish missionary
is dead.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-02-13
HANGED FOR DUELLING
Ho,ca Stop Vas Pit to the Practice in the
State of Illinois.
Philadelphia Times.

Philadelphia Times.
know but one instance of man having
been hung for killing another i'll duel. In
1880, two young fellows living i'll Belleville,
ST Clair county, ILL.,, had personal quarrel.
It seemed to be impossible to reconcile them,
and their friends determined to get up
sham duel between them. hoping that the
ridiculous issue of the affair would bring
them to their senses. One of them, Alphonso
Stewart. challenged the other, William Ben
nett, to meet him with rifles. Bennett &C
cepted the challenge. and the parties met
near the village. It is said that Stewart was
in the secret and that Bennett was not. but
believed it to be reality. In any event,
after the guns had been handed to the prin-
cipals and they turned to take their positions,
Bennett. who claimed that he suspected some
sort Of trickery, rolled bullet into his gun.
The seconds, hardly able to keep their faces
straight, concluded the arrangements, and
at last gave the word. The rifles exploded
almost simultaneously, Bennett, of course.
remaining untouched. Stewart fell to the
ground MORALLY wounded. and expired short
ly afterward in great agony. Bennett was at
once arrested. put upon trial. convicted of
murder i'll the first degree. and sentenced to
be hanged. His friends made the most
strenuous efforts to have him pardoned.
Failing in this, they tried to have the SEN
tence committed. But the Governor remain
ed firm against all entreaty. On the day APP
pointed for his execution, Bennett was hanged
in the presence of an enormous crowd. This
was the first and last duel ever fought in the
State of Illinois. The hanging of Bennett
put stigma upon the practice, and it has
been looked upon with adherence ever