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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1879-12-08
MONDAY MORNING, DECEMBER s.

and a wide belt of the flannel strapped on low
on the hips. These are preferred to plaids or
checks for the tiny girls. Warm knitted leg
gings for children to wear in the carriage are
sold for rs cents. The knitted drawers tnat
were formerly shown only in white wool are
now sold in pale blue, navy blue, OF garnet,
and cost from 25 to $1.50.
Solid-colored stockings are preferred Tor
misses and children. The peacock blue and
garnet stockings come in shades to match col
ored dresses, and are also worn with white
dresses Scotch plaid and striped stockings
are the second choice.
Light-colored cloths are preferred for wraps
for misses and for small girls. Ecru, pale
brown and light gray cloth jackets are shown
instead of the navy blue and seal brown cloths
and sacques of English fashions: they are OF
medium lengths, shorter than those OF last
year, and are nearly all double-breasted. Soft,
pliable and thick cloths that do not need I'm
ing, and are not figured are most used The
trimmings are satin, velvet or plush collars,
cuffs and square pockets, or else band OF
light fur, such as coon skin, is around the
neck, sleeves, and across the back just below
the waist. The buttons are OF vegetable ivory
in large substantial shapes, with eyes in the
middle. There are also jaunty little coats in
Oxford checks of brown and cream-color, with
collars and cuffs of plush that resembles seal
skin. These cost from IS to $12, and are i'll
sizer for all girls under sixteen years OF age.
Beautiful imported sets for girls OF three years
consist of three pieces-a cloak, a toque, and a
muff of white naoatton1ae, lambs cloth, nearly
an inch thick, trimmed with pale blue striped
India goods; price $25 the set.
Misses wear Derby felt hats for every day, or
else seal-skin toques or turbans. Fanciful silk,
satin or velvet turbans are for better wear, also
Pinafore hats with pleated satin in the brim.
Felt toques with beaver borders in quaint bowl
shape are trimmed ON top with gay satin bow
for smaller girls while the very smallest wear
cap bopnets of velvet or of quilted satin and
lace, also fancy turbans
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

The annual dinner of the Chicago CONNER
eial Club, Saturday night, was attended by
Governor-elect Long ex-Gov Rice and other
members of the Boston Commercial Club, also
by members of the Cinninnati Commercial
Club, Gems Grant and Sheridan, and other
distinguished guests.
The gas works at Canton, Nd, were burned
Saturday night. Loss 5000
A special session of the Tennessee legisla-
ture has been called, to meet the 18th inst, to
tax Memphis property for building sewers and
other improvements.
Chief Justice Fisher of Wyoming Territory
has rendered his resinnation
William Bentenck, fifth Duke of Portland,
is dead.
The Montague gold mine near Dartmouth,
n. S., has been sold to an American company
for $4,000.
Steamer Thomas Cornell, New York for
Poughkeepsie, went ashore at Crown Elbow.
Saturday night. Passengers saved.
Harvard, YALE Dartmouth, Brown, Amherst
and Princeton colleges, have formed an Amer
lean Base Ball Association.
Paine, the Fall River defaulter, has been
released and will take up his residence in Que
bee.
Gen. Grant says there is no truth whatever
in statement that he said that after the Re-
publicans had offered him the nomination for
the Presidency he could better answer whether
he would take the presidency of the Nicaragua
Canal Company.
The Paris Gauos states that the ex-Em-
press Eugene will proceed from Spain to
Zululand.
The Missouri State Grange will issue an adj
DIR ess inviting immigration and declaring that
strangers can hold and express their opinions
upon religion and politics or any other subject
with perfect freedom.
The Somerset, Mass, postoffice was broken
into Friday night and letters rifled. The
amount of the robbery is not known.
Michael Flanyon, recently acquitted of COM
plicity in the murder OF Mary Gallagher al
Montreal, was accidentally drowned FIJI
day.
The lowering of the Alexandria obelisk has
been successfully performed anG preparations
for removal to the vessel are proceeding.
The Marseilaise newspaper has been sus
pended six months and its manager sentenced
to mouths imprisonment and fine OF 5000
francs for publishing statement of nj. Hum
bert in which he stigmatized the acts of the
Versailles court-martial as prostitution Of
justice.
The Queens reported illness was only q
slight cold.
John Bright does not favor any large scheme
for gov eminent relief in Ireland, but hopes
something may be done. He thinks there will
be no difficulty in carrying drainage scheme
in Parliament. He recommends Irish mem
bers uniting with the Liberals, otherwise the
future of both is doubtful.
The English military authorities doubt
whether Wolseley's 1000 men are sufficient tt
SUI ppress the uprising of the Beers in Africa
The resignation of the entire cabinet is now
in the hands of the King.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

The disputes between the Eastern railroad
and the Portsmouth q Dover, have been left
to the judges of the Supreme Court of New
Hampshire.
The Philadelphia mint is coming eagles and
half eagles at the rate of 100000 day.
W. Ell. Hall, an expert confidence man, was
captured in Boston Saturday.
Max Maretzek has disappeared from St.
Louis and his whereabouts are unknown
Steamship Anglia has been foated and pro-
ceeded to Liverpool.
Eighty-seven colored emigrants arrived in
Indianapolis Friday from Goldsboro, n. G.
State Senator Foster thinks the movement is a
political one.
A Capetown despatch says Basutoland and
Caffreland are peaceful.
Geo. Hendrickson has been arrested at
Hunters Point L. l., for attempting to nego.
tate forged letters and papers. 1t has been
aScertained that he was a member of gang
who were plotting the robbery of the Flushing
and Queens county bank.
There is a hitch between the aldermen and
mayor OF Brooklyn, relating to the proposed re-
ception of Gen. Grant, as to whether the invi-
tation should be extended by the mayor or the
aldermen.
George B. Gardner, who was caught break
ing into the Charlestown poStoffice Thursday
morning, has been held in $500 for trial in
Boston.
The Laborers' Association at st. John, N.
B., struck for $3.50 per day and the demand
was complied with. They were receiving 60
cents to 81.
1t is probable that the Atlantic & Great
Western railway will be purchased by the
Pittsburg & Lake Erie Co., says a Pittsburg
despatch.
Freddie Fautom and Geo. Casavon, bows
aged about 8, were drowned Saturday in a pond
near Amoskeag Falls, Manchester, N. H.,
while skating
The Erie canal was closed for the sea son at
midnight Saturday night.
A special says the Queen will receive the
Zulu officers on Monday.
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WASHINGTON.
The Indian Bureau.

Inc lnQlan 6lI0du.
WASHINGTON, Dec CIT is stated that Sec
retary Schurz has prevailed on Mr.. Scales,
chairman of the Indian committee, not to
introduce his resolution to transfer the lndlan
bureau to the war department, on the ground
that such action at present would seriously
embarrass the department.
Contested Election Cases.
At a meeting of the House subcommittee
on the elections to-day, a request was received
from Mr.. Washburne, of Minnesota, that the
hearing of his contested case be postponed till
after the holidays, which will probably be
granted. The committee meets again next
Thursday, when the case OF Bisbee versus
Hail. of Florida, will be heard. The case OF
Haraldson versus Shelly of the fourth Ala
bama district, McCade versus Orr of the ninth
Indiana, Mcdowell versus Whitaker OF
Oregon, will probably be summarily disposed
of through default of the contestants.
The Lottery Companies and the Post
Office.
The case of Dauphin, secretary and agent OF
the Louisiana State Lottery, against Postmas-
ter-General Key, on application for an lnlunc-
ton to restrain the respondent from enforcing
the order prohibiting the delivery OF letters to
the complainant, came up in the court IN
general term, and Monday, Dec. 18TH was
fixed for hearing the arguments.
Decapitated for Stealing State Docu-
ments.
The first head has been decapitated In the
Treasury Department on account Of the theft
of Sherman report and the Presidents mes
sage, Mr.. Borringer, employed in printing,
has been discharged on suspicion. While, it
was not proved during the investigation that
he was the gu lily party, yet circumstances
were develop ed by the examination which
were deemed sufficient to base his discharge
upon.
The Grant Reception.
Invitations are raining down upon the Pres
ident and his Cabinet, from Cincinnati and
Philadelphia, asking them to be present and
take part in the various Grant festivities. 1t
is likely that the President and several OF the
Cabinet officers will go to Philadelphia. Con-
gress will not adjourn in order to visit Phila-
delphia in a body.
Washingion's Postmaster Dying.
Judge Edmonds Washington's postmaster
for sixteen years, is dying. Half dozen APP
plications are already in for the place, and
there will be two dozen more in week.
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ollowing were the closing quotations of
Domestic Markets.

NEW YORK, Dec. 6--The market for Breadstustf'
and provisions closed firm.
CoTroN-The market closed firm at l314c fol
Middling uplands and l 31ac for middling Orleans
sales for the past week have been 5000 bales on the
spot and ,075,000 bales for future delivery.
FLOUR market closed tea V; No at 4 3Cd5 10
mon to good extra Western and State 7095 95
good to choice do at 8 95d7 so; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at . SOG6 20; Fancy
White Wheat Western extra at 350S 90; COM
mon to good extra Ohio at 8067 60; common tC
choice extra st Louis at 1898 90; Patent Mime
sofa extra at 00Q7 55choice to double extra 65
as 80; City Mills extra for the West Indies at SO
GI6 80; low grades extra 1905 50; Southern flour
steady; common to fair extra 95G6 45; good to
choice extra 50G7 80: the sales for the week have
been 100000 bbls.
RYE FLoUR-in moderate demand and steady at
4 S065 80 for Supertne; sales for the week 1880
bbls.
CoRN-NIEAL-active; Western Yellow at S5tG
8 O5: Brandvwine at 8 35d3 40; Bag meal is fairly
active and frmer at l 1891 10 for coarse; ESQ
so for fine Yellow; 4591 % for line Whlte;sales
for the week have been 2600 bbls and 700 sacks.
Wharf.-The market closed firm; No Red Win
ter on spot l 5214d1 50; December l 521391 SO:
January at 59a2 1914 per Genital; No Chicago
nominally at 4001 Al; No Spring for December
tai; No White at 1874 al 5O1s for December;
2 541aCd2 561a per Genital for January; sales for
the week have been 1902 900 BUSH
CoRN-the market closed strong; No on the
spot 63G6314c c: steamer 6O1s 061c; sales No for
December at CSC; steamer for December at 6OA a
6O34c sales for the week have been 1,591 900
bush.
OATs-market closed steady andfrm; No White
at 52G5214c; No do at 5o12@51e No White at
49c; No 1 Mixed at 4912149$4c C; No 2 do at 49c;
sales for the week $4,000 bush.
Pork-closed firm; mess on spot at ID O04l3 ~;
IL 3O013 90 for old or new January IA 90 bid for
new February: IA i 0 bid for March; sales for the
week 1850 bbs on the spot, and 1920 bbis Tor
future delivery.
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THE NEWS IN A NUTSHELL.

John G.. Hayes, an old Portland merchant
died Saturday.
Hon. F. A. Pike has given his views at
length on the counting out conspiracy. Rep
resentative-elect Goss of Bath has replied to
the so-called explanation of the Council A
petition is circulating in Augusta asking the
Governor and Council to investigate Mr..
Rounds charges
A storm wave on the East Indian coast has
destroyed several hundred lives.
A fire in Troy, N. Y, yesterday, destroyed
several manufactures, throwing 1900 people
out of employment. Loss $350,000.
President Hayes has written letter reiter-
ating the same views on the withdrawal of
sage.
One wing of Bellevue Hospital was burned
Saturday and three children were burned to
death.
The Tribune has rumor that Gen. B. F.
Butler has been offered the dictatorship of
Mexico.
Several vessels, including a Rockland brig,
were wrecked at Aspinwall in recent storm.
The Pennsylvania coal companies have
agreed to reduce production, during Deem
Der.
At the request of Secretary Sherman Mr..
Scales will not introduce his bill for the
transfer of the Indian bureau to the War De-
partment.
Balls group commemorating the emanci-
patton of the slaves was unveiled in Boston
Saturday.
Gen. Grant was present at the dinner of the
Commercial club in Chicago Saturday night.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
The Rrockton Disaster.

Boston, Dec. Cit is impossible to aceu-
rately estimate the loss to the packers by the
disaster at Brockton in which the mill broke
down and three men were suffocated In the
grain last night, but it will probably amount
to $4,000 or $4,000. An immense quantity of
oats and corn fell into the stream, which runs
directly under the building. The east side OF
the factory is completely wrecked and the
mill will have to be entirely rebuilt. The sad
death of the men is the leading. topic OF con-
versation in the town.
The Emancipation Statue Unveiled in
Boston.
Balls group commemorative. emancipation,
ball and erected in Park square, was unveiled
and dedicated today. The monument is a
copy of the Freedmen's Memorial monument
at Washington. The exercises took place IN
Faneuil Hall and consisted of prayer by Rev.
Phillips Brooks, short poem by Whittier, a
presentation address by Alderman Brock, con-
Guiding with an Grafton by Mayor Prince.
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MAINE.

Boston, Dec. 5, 1879.

Kennebunk Man Missing.
PORTSMOUTH. N. H, Dec. 6.--Joseph Smith
of Kennebunk who for nearly four years has
been employed on the Hayes farm near this
city. has not been heard from since Thanks
giving eye.at which time he left the farm with
another employee to come to this city. The last
seen of him was about o'clock that night IN
saloon. where he ordered flask OF liquor, for
which he said he would call in lew minutes
He had on his old clothes and had ABOUT tonr
dolIarS with him when he left his wife, who is
also emnloved ON the farm and to whom ne
had been married about two weeks.
Gardiner Items.
GARDINER, DIED. GA communication Is to
be presented to the Legislature from several
different manufactures to incorporate the
Gardiner Water Power Company in order
that the expense of keeping nine dams on the
Cobbossee stream be better adjusted They
propose purchasing the reservoir dams and real
estate connected.
TT is reported that there is an irregularity in
the election returns from Farmingdale, the
clerk not certifying to the correctness OF the
returns. 1t is thought that trouble may ARISE.
In the police court, Simeon Taylor, Jr., aged
fourteen, was sentenced to the Reform School
during his minority, for breaking and entering
three stores on Water street, small amounts OF
money being obtained in each.
A petition is in circulation in this city for
Howard Owen, of Augusta, late political edi-
tor of the Kennebec Journal and Associated
Press correspondent to come to Gardiner and
start new Republican paper. The petition is
signed by many citizens. If accomplished the
paper, with such an acknowledged able editor,
will doubtless have large circulation.
A New Railroad Enterprise.
KENNEBUNK, Dec. 6.-The man ufacturers o.
Sanford propose the construction of narrow
gauge railroad, to run from Springvale to
Wells, connecting there with the Eastern road
Several meetings have been held to consider
the matter. One-half the sum necessary has
already been pledged to it by Springvale citl'
zens.
Postal Appointments.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The following Post
masters have been appointed: Frank Lucas,
Brighton, Somerset county; Judson Roberts
East WATERFORD, York county; Chas. b. Stuart
East China, Kennebec county.
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SURPRISING Sunday Shows in Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Dec. Last night the police
commissioners issued an order directing the
superintendent of police to arrest all persons
found performing on Sunday in any theatre
cal, variety or concert show. Most of the
shows that usually open Sunday closed their
DOORS but at Hencks' opera house and one or
two other performances had begun. The po-
lice arrested everybody they could find violat,-
ing the order. About 30 were arrested and
ali gave BAIL All day Vine street, upon
which most of these places are located, was
filed with people. apparently not knowing
how to spend the time. Recently the matter
has engaged the attention of both newspapers
and city council, and this movement may be
7 in response to public sentiment. 1t is claimed,
however, by the proprietors that they are VIC
lating no law and they look with confidence to
an acquittal in the police court.
The Mayor disapproves OF the action OF the
police board and thinks it uncalled for and I'M
polite. He believes in licensing innocent
places of amusement, such as the German
theatres and Hill Top concerts, and refusing
licesces to places of an immoral tendency after
tonight.
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LARGE FIRE.
A $780, 900 Blaze in Troy, N. Y.-18OO
Persons Thrown Out Of Employment.

TROY, N. Y, Dec. AT o'clock this
m orning fire broke out in Sutherand's boiler
sh op on the west side of River street. A heavy
W ind was blowing at the time and the flames
Immediately communicated with adjoining
buildings, destroying one occupied as a boiler
shop and machine shop and Monk & Hawley's
laundry; another occupied by Miller & Bing-
Ian, Aostis & Dusenbury, Marshall & Briggs,
Bowman & Sons and Davis & Co., all shirt
and collar manufacturers; and Browns
machine shop. A malt house of Fitzgerald
Bros. next north was damaged $1,000. One
fireman is injured by falling walls and one
jumped into the river to save himself from
falling timbers. The fire jumped across to the
east side of River street and burned to the
ground six tenement houses and German
Lutheran chnrch 1t was under control at 9
O'Clock. Los ses aggregate over $350,00O:-
Sutherland loses $1l4,0 900; and Miller & Bing-
ham, $50, 900. Insurance on property destroyed
amounted to about $4,000 Eighteen hun
bred employees, 1900 of whom are girls, are
thrown out of employment. The shirt and
collar manufacturers will resume business
without delay. 1t was the largest fire in Troy
since 1852
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THE CURRENCY.
An Open Letter from the President.

An Open Letter from the President.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-The following letter,
written by the President to a friend, since the
interview with Representative Fort, has been
made public:
EXECUTIVE MANSION,
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec 4, 1879. J
My Der Sir,-You want money to be plenty,
the rate OF interest to be low, and at the same
time you want The money to be good. You
can only have this state of things when there
is confidence in the stability of the currency.
Capital will not go where it is uncertain i'll
what currency debts will be paid next month
or next year. If the legal tender for debts de-
ponds on the uncertain action OF Congress,
there will be want of confidence. The only
constitutional legal tender is gold and silver.
Depart from that and confidence is gone. All
the world w believes that investments in
America are likely to be profitable. A sound
financial policy will bring us money from all
ting commercial nations of the earth. In good
times prepare for hard times In good times
pay debts. The legal tender notes are debts.
Let them be paid by the coin in the Treasury
and the coin that is coming in from abroad,
and it will not contract the circulation Let
our ship be headed in the right direction. 1t
is sound policy which has brought good
times. The same policy will continue good
times. Sincerely, R. 3. HAYES.
Petition for the Abolition Of the Compul-
sorry Legal Tender Character of the
Greenback.
NEW YORK, Dec GA memorial to Con-
gress signed by several hundred leading bank
ers, merchants, capitalists and other citizens is
circulating here requesting the abolition Of
the compulsory legal tender power now given
by law to Treasury notes. The memorial states
that if the legal tender act is repealed business
will be encouraged, confidence revived, labor
will find employment and fluctuations in prices
be discouraged.
Secretary Sherman Believes in Letting 1t
Alone.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 6.-Secretary
Sherman being asked today what he thought
of the plan of national currency to take the
place of greenbacks and bank notes. such
currency to have a coin reserve OF dollar for
dollar above certain fixed limit, said that, in
his present position he hardly wanted to be
quoted on such topic. He had defined his
| views very fully in his annual report. He was
| not in favor of wiping out the greenbacks, but
| thought that a system of treasury notes and
| bank notes, substantially the same as we now
| have, the best thing for the country. He
| thought it would be unwise to agitate the ques-
| ton of abolishing the national bank circula-
| ton in advance of the expiration OF the bank
| charters, which would not begin until 1858.
| He said we already have something like the
| proposed system, because the treasury holds
| good deal more coin than it owes, and such
coin is represented by paper i'll circulation. He
| regards the present system as working very
| we'll, and did not wish it changed.
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NEW YORK.
rhree Children Burned to Death

Three Children Burned to Death.
New YORK, Dec. 7.-One of the pavilions OF
Bellevue Hospital, containing % persons, was
burned late last night, and three patients, all
children, were burned to death. The others
were saved.
Another Boom in Stocks Anticipated.
New YORK, Dec. Russell Gage is quoted
as saving that in his opinion before the first
week in January has elapsed there will be
another buoyant movement in the stock
market larger in volume and with higher
prices than we have yet seen. The necessary
money for such movement will not be want
ing, because disbursement by government ON
the first of January will aggregate 70,OO0,0 900.
A Good Showing for Western Union.
NEW YORK, Dec. Tt was rumored Sat
urday that the Western Union Telegraph Co.
in its quarterly report this week will show a
surplus of 81 900 after paying the regular
3-S per cent dividend.
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THE UTE COMMISSION.

Indians Inclined to Surrender the Muir
derers of Agent Meeker.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-Secretary Schurz has
received the following:
Los PINos, Dec. g.
Closed the testimony yesterday and demand
ed the surrender of the parties recognized at
the massacre. The list included the head
chief, Douglass. The Indians went into coun-
Gil. They will answer tomorrow. The indl-
cations are that they will accept the ultima
tum-surrender of the guilty or humiliation
of their tribal relations. The Indians consider
death incidental to surrender and trial. The
struggle among themselves has assumed seri-
Gus proportions, but the influence so far is III
favor of surrender. A trife, however, may
change this at any moment.
(Signed) HATCH, Commissioner.
Secretary Schurz said he felt quite sanguine
he would receive intelligence tomorrow that
the Indians had yielded to pressure and
determined to accept the conditions imposed
by the department.