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MARRIAGES

In Gray, Oct. 30, by E. H. Starbird, ESD, Royal
Thompson of Gray and Mary E. McGuile, OF Kings
Co., Nova Scotia.
In Rumford Center, Nov. s. Freeman E. Small,
NJ D., and Miss Eva Hoyt,-daughter of the late
Rev Patrick Hoyt.
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NEW YORK, November observation-disclosures was
easier at during the greater part Of the day closing
at 5.G6 per cent; prime mercantile paper at 6l17
per cent. Governments are quiet and firm, except
5s OF 81 which wore "a lower Sterling Exchange
steady and dull at 4791a@490 for long and 1872 "a
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Portland Daily Wholesale EEarhet.
PORTLAND. Nov. 10.
Flour dull and easy. Molasses continues firm and
in good demand. Pea Beans shows slight advance:
quoted at 2 O0d2 %. Butter is active, firm and
advancing; choice lots are selling at 25930c and
store 15a2oc. In GRAIN the market steady and firm.
Pratt's Astral Oil advanced 1c; quoted at 18c.
Sugar advanced to-day 14c with firm market;
granulated is quoted at III zee and Extra G 104c.
Gables to-day report the London market very strong
and business checked by the high prices. From
Braunschweg, Germany, advices of the market there
show an advancing tendency, and say that SO polar
ioation could probably be obtained at 80 marks free
on board. a private dispatch from one of the most
reliable houses in Antwerp states that the beet crop
will be one-third short.
The following to-day's quotations of Flour,
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Brig Tarifa Brown, at New York from Cartha-
gena reports, Oct 2Sth, go miles n of Bermuda,
took terrific gale from SE with heavy cross seas,
during which the vessel was thrown on her beams
aud shifted cargo: lost lower tOpsail. SC.
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Foreign EyDOrrs.

.BUENOS AYRES. Brig Belle Prescott-306 1878
# lumber, 10000 pickets, SO casas merchandise.
MATANZAS. Schr Canton-3117 shocks and
heads, TSP # lumber, 1852 bbls potatoes.
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AFGHANISTAN.

Quiet in the Country-Proofs Of Yakoob
Khan's Treachery.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Cabul and Jellala-
bad columns effected junction as Kutly Seng
Thursday. The Kyber and Lagdalak route
will now become the sole line of communities
ton with Cabul Everything is going on
quietly at the Cabul cantonments which are
very comfortable. Winter seems to be setting
in early.
1t has been discovered that on the night be-
fore the battle of Carasiah, Yal1oob Khan was
visited by Naib Mahomed who commanded
the enemy. 1t is also stated that plan for
his escape from the British camp has been dis
covered. He is now practically prisoner.
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POSTOFFICE MATTERS.

Report of the Third Assistant Postmaster
General.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10.-The Third Assist
ant Postmaster General has completed his re-
port 1t exhibits the operations of the Post
office Department during the last fiscal year in
the divisions of finance, postage stamps, ETC.,
dead letters and registration. The total re-
ceipts of the department for the twelve months
ending June So 1879 were 1854, 466 more than
the preceding veal. iand about 100000 mora
than estimated, result attributable to the re-
ui,rnl of lnS inaSS
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Shot After Fatally Wounding Two Per
sons.

sons.
MIDLAND, Mich, Nov. 10.-Sunday morning
Louis Melzac had quarrel with his wife, who
called on Moses Marsh, a neighbor, for protec-
ton. Melzac turned on Marsh and chased
him to his house. where he stabbed Mrs. Le-
grew eight times. Marsh went to her assis-
lance and was dangerously stabbed by the
Frenchman. He then seized an axe and
struck Melzac on the head, killing him in
stantly Mrs. Legrew and Marsh will die.
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Hanlan will go to England and defend the
ownership of the sportsman's challenge cup,
and if successful Will go to Australia to row
Trickett.
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--latest by European steamers.l
Ar at Bombay about Oct %, ship Alice d Cooper,
Humphreys, Cardiff.
sid I'm Havre Oct %, Alice Buck, HERMAN. for
Sandy Hook.
Sid I'm Hamburg Oct 81, Hattie Dixon, Yates,
st Thomas.
Ar at St Paul de Loando Sept II, Julia F Carney,
Martin, Massamedes.
Sid FIN Yigo Oct 20, Stephen Bishop, Gilkey, for
Malaga.
Cid at Liverpool oct 27, Priscilla, Humphreys,
Havana.
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Ar at Vigo Oct %, brig Don Jacinto, Alonzo, from
New York.
Ar at dundee Sth inst, barque Sarah Staples,
Bartlett, New York.
Ar at Lamlash Oct 49, barque OrInus, Shackford,
from Ardrossan for Cienfuegos, (and sailed 26th.)
Sid 26th, barque Norena, Nichols, Cardenas
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For New England.

clear or partly cloudy weather during the day,
followed by threatening weather and rain,
norterly wind shifting to cast and south,
slight rise followed by falling barometer and
nearly stationary temperature.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

Two sons of Phllipart have resigned their
seats as directors of the Banque Europeenne.
Marshal Canrobert, Bonapartist candidate,
who wos yesterday elected Senator, obtained
316 votes out of 400, NJ. Bethany, Republican,
obtaining only 126. Ganrobert'S return is not
a Bonapartist manifestation. but he was elect
ed as the champion of the party of order as a
practical protest against the recent Communist
elections of Humbert and Farel.
Emperor William has sent $500 to the suffer-
ers by the Spanish floods.
A valuable illicit distillery was captured in
New York on Sunday by revenue officers in
the basement of house on Mott street, for
merly known as the Old Woman's Home.
Five thousand dollars worth of damage was
done Sunday on the Texas Steamer Pier, New
York, by fire, to cotton, flour, etc.
Three highwaymen were arrested on the
Bowery on Sunday morning, for robbing tel
egraph messenger boy, after severe fight with
the police and desperate attempt at rescue by
Bowerv mob
John Beirlein fatally shot Edward Brokaw,
at Atlantic HOTEL Bath, Long Island, Sunday.
Beirlein escaped.
Lieut.. Gorringe states that all opposition to
the removal of Cleopatra's needle has ceased
and the work is proceeding.
The threatened strike of miners at Straits
vile has been averted by the operators yield
ing to their demands.
Alderman Mike Crowley of Dutch Kills. L.
l., died at hospital in New York yesterday
morning from the effects of falling from a
table in rum shop on Saturday night and dis
locating his neck.
Nine Italian boys with Padrone were cap
tured in New York yesterday
Marie Edmund Valentin, French Senator
from Rhone, whose death was announced the
I'd inst, shot himself from chagrin at having
recommended unfortunate investments.
N W. Bethen & Co.'s extensive saw mills
stable, were burned Sunday. Loss $4,000.
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The Kentucky Regulators.

CINCINNATI Nov. 10.-The Inquirer's
special from Owingsville, KY, gives a dis
tressing account of affairs in the counties of
eastern Kentucky. Law abiding citizens are
arriving and organizing to protect themselves
and the courts against assaults and threats of
80 called regulators and stop the reign of
terror which exists. So far has this been car
ried that no one dares report or have indicted
has been formed in Rowan county swelling to
300 men to regulate the regulators, and see
the laws protected and if need be drive the
regulators from the country. The regulators
have visited magistrates in the upper part of
Rowan county and notified them that they
must hold prisoners at preliminary trials by
their orders under penalty of a midnight visit
from Judge Lynch.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

BOOTHBAY. Nov sid, ship Union, Greenleaf,
from Damariscotta) for Charleston.
Nov 8-Ar schs Gen Grant, Lewis, and Kingfsher,
SARGENT Gloucester
EASTPORT, Nov 5--Ar, sch Traveller, Crossman,
Portland via Pembroke.
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METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNALl
OFFICER, Washington, d. O., 7
November IL | A. MI,
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First Call.
Eastern Railroad. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 23sl
90. 40. ...................,.2 "a
81 900 Eastern Railroad 4 70 S23s
Second Call.
$4,000 Eastern Railroad 412s... .........., 50
Second Board-First Call.
So Eastern Railroad. Observation-Disclosures "a
Second Call.
$4,000 Eastern Railroad 41as.. .....aS2
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Boston Stock Market.

By water conveyance--1O00 bush Cornmeal to G
W. True & Co.
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PORT OF PORTLAND.

MONDAY, November 10.
Arrived.
Steamship Franconia, Mangum, New york--rndse
to Henry Fox.
Barque Harriet jackson, Bacon, Greenock 80
days, (61 days round trip)-iron to Rolling Mills.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16
MUSIC AND The DRAMA.
FRANZ RUMMELs RECITALs.

The second of Mr.. RummePs planO-f0rte re-
ctas TOOK place at steuway Hall yesterday afternoon
In its general character the programme did not differ
materially from mat OF the first recital for the selec-
tOns very much Of the same sort and they Were
before. ged pretty much in chronological order
but in some respects it was stronger than last weeks
for t. homogeneous, and there were several
very interesting pieces which but little known here
OF course the playing Of artist must vary somewhat
with tie differing conditions under which he plays,
for it viii depend somewhat the Indi-
vidual character OF the pieces, and stin more on
the mood in which he may himself be at the moment
And so Mr. Runners work yesterday IN marked
contrast particulars with that which De dd on
Thursday Then he strongest in the more bril-
liant and fiery compositions least good in those in which
there was the poetry and sentiment such as his
Chopin selections but yesterday be did mol seem 10 De IN
the hum0r 80 that while he was still! good in the
brlyura music he much better than on the previous
occasion IN the compositions Of opposite character
His playing OF Lsjz arrangement Of the great Bach
mgor Prelude and FuCue and sufficiently for
chile ana in tine Moonlight Sonata of Beethoven he
was again good. Though the FIST two move
ments were not remarkable, the last was
given with much vgor. The MendessObn Fantasia, op
2s be played very brilliantly and schumanns superla-
lively difficult Etudes SymphOnques were splendidly
DONE though in the last movement. in one or two
other places during The concert great technical fac
y led him the time very fast. that the move
meu lost something OF its dignity. In the Chopin Noe
turne op 27. No ., he achieved what perhaps the
Greatest triumph OF the afternoon IL charmngly
done. with fine sentiment and admirable expression
aad completely reversed the not 02ethef favorable
impression which made by his playing
of ChOpius music at his last recital In Ru-
bnsteiu's G. major BarcaIoe, too he was
agan thoroughly excellent. playing with exquisite dcl
cacv and feeling. He further played, and scarcely less
well the Pagauui-Ldszt Etude, Liszt's - Wadesrau-
schcn and L. IsOssgnO" and Tauslg's arrangement
of Wabcr's Invitation la Yase.' While the recital
WAS excellent in somewhat different way 10 the hrst
recital II was at the time no less excellent and
rbe third and last recital, which viii take place on
Thursday next. promises 10 be more interesting than
either OF t predecessors. There probably no pianist
now here no would venture undertake to play such
procrsmmes a. Mr. Rummel has made, and the decided
success with which his concerts have met Is most credit
aDle TO the public, and should De most gratifying to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16

NJ" Father and daughter expected great success from
this work but proved fat failure Their disappont
ment that they both committed suicide by
inhaling the fumes of charcoal. Their bodies were
found stretched upon bed which stood two
paper with tins message {: Think III OF no one. We
have taken our lives because we are tired OF staying IN
the world"
A ceinture, or grille. presented as a wedding
gift TO the Empress Ma-i.Louise by Napoleon so
by auction IN London fortnight IL is of gold, the
design being classic Of the style OF the Empire, formed
Of two bands OF Open work. with pearls in
the form Of Greek hOneysucke at the edges and join
ING az the centre with large antique onyx cameo Of
Apollo and a muse. from which hangs long pendant
increasing IN width down To the lowest edge whore 1t
Is ornameuted with We imperial crowns. each having
tasscl OF loose pearls The pendant, being flexible s
made OF broad Opcnwork links OF two patterns repeated
alternately and gradually larger and larger from the
waist downward. The one of these is sort Of true
lovers knot, nclosng wreath with star OF gold; the
other, wreath with the Napoleon Bee The edges are
ornamentcd throughout with honeysuckle ornament IN
pearls The glrde was bequeathed 10y the Empress 20
age Of eigAty-Seycn. The Empress and the Countess
lived together in close friendship and intimacy Parma
and Florence from 1915 TO 1880.
4 requiem mass for the repose of the soul
of the Rev. Dr. James De- Koven celebrated at 81.
Clements Church, Philadelphia. Wednesday morn
ing. At O'Clock about 300 worshippers were IN their
places Lamps, banners. and crucdxes We're displayed;
the high altar draped with black thirty candles
were lighted, sanctuary lamps hung from the
high arch of the chaEce Forty choristers sang the In
PRODUCTION to Cherubni's mass in ID minor. Then
Fathers Prescott Maturin and Danvers Conyers
emerged door at the side OF the sanctuary and
proceeded to the altar where they stool and reced the
Eyrie ElciSoa. From this time the officiating clergy
gave almost identical reproduction OF the Ro-
Catholic requiem mass, except that no incense was
used. Father Prescott ROBBED in alb amce, and
chasuhe, the latter being Of black material Father
Maturin, deacon, chasuble, hut had a stole
aud amce on, aud Father COuyers the ,ub-deacon.
wore nothing above his auice snd alb. The services
those OF the Protestant Episcopal Church. with
certain musical TEXTURES During portions of the
vice the congregation rose. and many Of the worship
peers crossed Themselves IL the communion service
Father Prescott held alOft wafer OF bread, and stimuli
aHeously he ana e deacon made the sign OF the cross
Wmie the elements were held up three male members
need from tie body of the church TO commune IN
beha OF the congregation. After describing The cross
each OF these tue celgbrant the blessing az IT is
given 10y the Roman Catholic priest IN mass, and while
THE choir claned. the Fathers departed from the chan
Gel, and the congregation SLOWLY lett TIE church
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-05-16
WoRKIyGMEy IN UNION SQUARE.

MANGLING THE LANGUAGE AND DISCUSSING
KEARNEY, SUNSET cox. THE ANIMALS IN CEN
TRIAL PARK, AND OTHER TOPICS.
Union Square last evening was the scene
OF motley gathering Of wOrkingmen and i3o boys, who
were attracted by half dozen rockets hat SET of
about o'clock In front of the stand at the north end
of the SQUARE were perhaps 200 sixty policemen
and two sergeants were present. under Captain Will
Jams Patrick DOwd acted chairman OF the meeting
James Maxwell uufOded a scheme OF organization by
which he thought tine worlingmen could become a
power; after which David COnroy stout bul-necked,
collarless man. who in the OF his remarks adj
uitted that Recorder Hackett and jury had sent him
70 the Pententiary, spoke at some length We have
come here said he in tones that could be heard
blocks away for TO ndorse and Encourage Kearney in
California for the rights of honest labor" Finally his
feow-oI ators on the platform became impatient and
limited plainly that he was "becomins windy" and
that d" the other fellows wanted chance" But he
kept on for time longer When he ended at last
Holm Gallery read eight or ten resolutions They tx
dressed satisfaction at the OF the new Consiitu-
ton IN California and predicted relief and benefits 10
the workn gmen they deprecated the imI prtatiOn Of
coo labor and thanked Denis kCaTuey for his efforts.
Courov followed ND the resolutions with another
spech in which ne discussed, among other topics, the
Non : : Cox. Recorder Hackett, the lOngshOremen,
General the Chinese and negro Problems uu-
ctpg taxation the animals IN Central Park ana after
noon open-air concerts Tie didn't want any wOrkins-
man To affiliate himself" WIN pOiliicldhH WIS
called "A commune 5" said be- referring 20 the cause OF
his inprsonment " and II IS meant That am speak
ing for g. 600. 900 people, am commune" AIR DOWd
closed with few words, Urging men 10 OtSaL.A@ ald
threatening 20 root out the Chinese and the nigh
saiu
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SENr 10 SING SING FoR LIFE.

THE PENALTY FOR DRUNKARD's CRIME.
james TObin was tried IN the Court of
oyer and Termner. before Judge Barrett, yesterday.
for tina alleged murder OF Edward Tracy, the steam
snip Alsatia, March 30, 1879. Both Tracy and TObn
we're sailors the vessel and had drunken quarrel.
The commission OF the murder was not denied. The
sailors who were the principal witnesses said that
Tobn became very quarrelsnme and rrita:ed Tracy
that he struck Tobin the head afterward the
men went TO their hunks In few minutes Tobin got
up went 10 Tracys bunk and plunged knife into his
heart, killing him almost Instantly
The counsel for the prisoner attempted 20 show that
this murder in the rst degree. because 1t was
not pre medltated the prisoner being completely un
der influence Of hquOr that DE was Incapable OF any
deliberate purpose The prisoner testified that he knew
nothing that happened the night of the murder eN-
cept he drank several glasses or beer and whiskey
and had some words with Tracy before reaching the
vessel Judge Barrett charged that the iptoxoaon OF
the defendant however gross or complete. did not aO
solve him from liability for his crime The jury re-
turned within hour with verdict of murder In the
second degree. Tho prisoner showed much emotio u
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DEPEW-Cn wednesday morning Nay - 1873 AT the rest.
ence parents Planheld, NJ Uf dropsy the huge
William Ephralm HulDrOOk ana HeunJ. Dep ", n
his 10th year.
Relatives and friends family invited 20 attend te
funeral services Church, Panteld saturday
18th inst. at Q. L. .
Carriages waiting FOR the train n tho Central Railroad 4
New.Jersey leaving aJ o'clock from foot of Lbely-sL
GRIFFEN-At her residence CT0ton Lake. suddenly. n
gastrets the 18TH nst aged II Abby jane be-
loved wife Of Henry Grlfen.
Second Day the 18Th INST NEE 81 the hOuse az 10
a. at AnaWalk Westinghouse at IL I'M
Carriages viii be waiting katOna meet train leaving
Grand Central Depot at $50 a. IN.
KIDDER-On Tuesday, My l3 jerome kIduer NJ D. aged
remains taken 20 Warren, Penn for nterment
LEWIS-In few YORK. May Lewis, Nd edes
OF the Daniel Lewis Of Boston.
will Dc held dt % WOiccslerslure -dtur-
day, May II, az II O'Clock A. ~.
RICE-At Newark y. J., May -, 1879. Joseph Rice.
his sd year.
Relatives invited attend the funeral
wees. MS residence, - BrUadst FRIDAY, the
l6thInsL, at D.
wHuE-At Danbury. Conn. wednesday night Ma a.
sarah Booth. the COtOuel Nelson J. White, IN
the ga year OF her age
DaHbUry saturday, the lI INST. 40
D. IN.
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lh for e.. but it looks now as II he would perish
snlv at the head of his party as Its candidate LOT
reelection
When Thurman contemplates the distressed free-
men of New York driven away from the polls aud
tramped upon by the terrible Davenport, articuate
,,.arance is too feeble to express his emotion ana
IL simpiy IN furls his bandanna and discharges
yolley OF sympathetic sneezes.
lis announced that General Garfield, Secretary
sherman and, probably, Senator Blaine, viii be
crescent a! the Ohio Republican State Convention
ON the 2Sth inst. aud deliver addresses. Great
nTenaratlons are making for grand ouiPourihg OF
- MARTY in order 20 start the campaign Win the
enthusiasm of victory.
Tpmoved by the pathetic silence of his party in
o,o,ross the Democratic editor who pants for rev
olrtor. shouts that the issue just where he wants
a NOW, and that the thing for Congress to do is to
s;,,,-, os oulckly as possible and appeal TO the
oTDtrvr The country will receive that appeal
Siii, Iii the fervOT shown BY the devoted VIE OF
Artemus Ward WheH sHe s"'u'o" MN WIN &" '''''"
of boiling wafer.
1tis curious TO observe the transformation which
- ,iyravs undergoes before 1t reaches Kentucky.
Tereis M. Wa.terson, for instance, informing us
80 the Presidents vetoes have left him in such
libt that nothing but the EXTREMIST folly on the
-,,rr NJ tl-e Democrats can save the Administration
A-om serious embarrassment ana the Republican
Isrfy from imminent peril" What stupid lot Of
FELLOWS these Democrats IN Washington must be
moi 10 have found this out!
Colonel j. E. Bryant, the chairman of the Repub-
Hcan State Committee of Georgia. agrees with Sec
1etary Eyarts about the possibility Of building up
aRepubhcan party in the South. He tells a reporter
Of The Boston Travcle that he believes North Caro-
lima and Florida can be carried by the Republicans
IN 1850 and that enough Congressional Districts IN
the south eau be secured 20 give the hepUbhcanS
control OF tine House. Thorough organization and
hard work. with the presence and assistance OF
N0rthern Republicans. would accomplish TINS he
thinks On the Presidential question, he says the
Southern Republicans favor either Grant or Blame.
ONO puts on a good many airs about her abundant
and iutxhaustible crop of Presidential timber and
she has good reason for doing So but nevertheless
il is fact that the crop would attract less attention
if the states election day changed from Octo-
Der 10 November. Pennsylvania politicians com
plain that since they have made that change III
their date they have ltjle success IN getting
their claims recognized, whereas formerly they
had only TO state their demands to nave them
granted. suppose for example that Vermont were
m October State in which party lines were pretty
close together, wouldn't Senator Edmunds De
looming as a candidate at this time