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The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
THE ELECTRIC LIGHT.

The Brush Company Give q Successful
Exhibition in New York rsity-Edison
Also Scores q Victory.
new YORK, Dec. 21.-An experiment at
lighting Broadway with electricity was made
last night by the Brush Company and fourteen
blocks on Broadway were successfully illumin-
ated. 1t is estimated that Broadway lamps of
2OOO candle power would cost "a cents per
hour, or forty cents for the sixteen hours that
the city gas lamps are now kept burning. The
company will be invited to send bids for
nghtning. BY the Square mile of territory. The
central station was established at 1888 West
Iwenty-fifth street, where there was in posi-
ton 10 horsepower engine. Fifteen lamps
were to be used in Broadway including two
on the top of the large lamp Id Madison square,
opposite the Fifth Avenue Hotel. This cir
cult, which begun with a lamp in front of the
station, required about 10000 feet of wire. At
5.273 p M. the signal was given, the switch
was turned on and twenty-seconds later the
lamps for the entire circuit we're lighted
A successful exhibition of the electric light
was also given by the Edison Company at
Menlo Park, New JERSEY, last evening. Many
aldermen and others were present from this
city. The Common Council is to be asked to-
day to pass an ordinance whereby the electric
light as subdivided by Edison, can be intro
duced in this city. Edison lamps are new be-
ing made at the rate Of 1a0 a day but next
month they will be made at the rate of 1000 a
day. They last six months and cost IS cents
each. The company proposes to give light to
consumers cons at the rate Of $1.5o to $1.75 per
1000 feet. The Edison Illuminating Company
OF New York, which received its charter about
two weeks ago, organized yesterday by the
election of officers. This company has leased
from the Edison Electric Light Company the
right to use all of Edison's electric patents ex-
clusively in this city. The officers and board
OF directors of the parent and local companies
shall be established in all the cities in the
country. The capital of the New York local
company is 100000. No stock has yet been
subscribed, but it is proposed when everything
is ready for operations to raise about 100000
by the sale of stock.
The first section of the city to be lighted is
situated between Wall and Spruce, Nassau
and Water streets 1t contains fifty-one
squares and the central station will be
established near the corner of'John and Cliff
streets.
The Long Island Electric Light Company
filed its certificate of incorporation yesterday
The capital is 100000.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Hanged for the Murder of a. Child

SHELBY, N. c., Dec. 21.-Daniel Keith was
hanged Saturday for the murder of a little
girl in January last, The crime was one of Pc
culiar atrocity Keith rented farm adjoining
that of harmless old colored man who lived
happily with his wife and two children, both
girls, the oldest one being IL years old. On
the 18th OF January Keith overlook the oldest
girl, while going on an errand, assaulted and
killed her. He then went to neighbor's
house and related that an escaped cow ct had
met him in the woods and attempted to compel
him to change shirts, and he induced three
men to 60 with him and capture the convict
lay, but the boot.tracks through the field dis
closed the gilt of Keith, and he was arrested,
tried and convicted, and hung yesterday in the
presence of 1900 people, after confessing the
crime,
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
SOUTH AFRICA.
Another Speck of War.
TROUBLE WITH THE BoERs APPRE-
HENDED.

LoNDoNj Dec. 21.-The Times says: "Be-
sides the dragging war in Basutoland, to
which the Colonial government may have at
any moment to confess itself unequal, we are
now confronted with the danger OF an organ
lied disaffection among the Beers. 1t is proba-
BILE, however, that the appearance of the Brit
ish troops at Heidelberg will be followed by
the dispersion of the Beers to their homes. The
present garrison in the Transvaal is composed
of two regiments of foot and battalion of
rifles: AT Natal there is a trustworthy force of
Natal mounted rifles.
There are TWO troops of dragons at Natal
The Transvaal and Natal shave also,forces of ar
tillery. We understand Sir George Pomeroy
Galley is advancing into the Transvaal with
artillery and infantry from Natal. We believe
there is no reason to doubt that the govern
ment of the Transvaal is provided with sufi.
Gent force to encounter opposition. The Cape
government has not yet made any application
for Imperial troops.''
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
A VIOLENT STORM.
Deep Snow Along the Atlantic
Seaboard.
THE HEAVIEST STORM IN VIRGINIA
FOR A QUARTER OF A CENTURY

FKEEroRr, l.. l., Dec. 21.-Fifteen inches of
snow have fallen here today and it is still
showing fast.
ing away the great ocean pier. A vessel is re-
ported ashore at Seabright. The wires along
the shore are down. Two locomotives on the
New Jersey Southern railroad are buried in
snow slide at Red Bank. 1t is the heaviest
snow storm for years. Roads are hlockaded
and railway travel impeded.
FREDERIcKsBURG, Va, Dec. 2l.-Snow has
fallen in Northern Virginia for SO hours with
out intermission Travel is impeded and trees
broken down by the weight OF snow. A storm
Of such severity has not been experienced for
% years.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
THE DOMINION.
The Fishery Question.

OTTAWA, Dec. 21.-In reply to question,
Sir John Mcdonald said there was necessity
for reliable statistics regarding the annual pro-
duction of the fisheries in vie y of being short
ly called on to negotiate new fishery arrange
ments.
Trying to Prevent Bernhardt from Play
ing in Montreal, Christmas.
MONTREAL, Dec. 21-Motion was made in
the City Council to prevent Sarah Bernhardt
playing here Christmas, but the city attorney
says there is no law against it.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
California Mining Stocks.
Watertown Cattle Market.

(By Telegraph.l
WATERFOWL, Dec. 21.-Beef Cattle-receipts g.
3S7 head. market and prices 1s@14 higher on all
grades; sales Of Beef Cattle-choice at Z 1908 so;
extra at z 00@7 IS; first quality at 6 2596 75;sec.
ond quality at 25@8 90: third quality 2565 90.
Store Cattle-Work Oxen y pair at S1OO@S162;
Mich Cows and Calves $20@$45: Farrow Cows $40
OPT; Fancy $50@S6O; Yearlings S7@S12 ;two years
Swine, live. 5sst@5M
Sheep and Lanbs-Receipts 1857 headlight sup
ply of average good quality: prices Improved A0is
except common grades, sales of Sheep in lots at
2 5095 SO each; extra at 0097 90; Lambs 41s@
514; Veal Calves at 2@6. ~
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
By TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
MAINE.

Death Of Mrs. Samuel Watts.
THoMAsToN, Dec. 21.-Mrs. Clarissa
Watts, wife of Hon. Samuel Watts
died at the family residence in this
town this morning aged CT yerrs. She was a
most estimabie woman, kind and liberal in
benefactions to the needy,
Killed by Falling Tree.
PENNINGTON, Dec. 21.-George j. Mosher
of this town was killed last evening by
falling tree. His age was about so years.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
FOREFATHBRS DAY.

2o6th Anniversary of the Landing of
the Pilgrims.
PLYMOUTH, Dec. 21.-To-day the Pilgrim
society celebrated the two hundred and sixth
anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims,
being the first public celebration for eight
years. The new Pilgrim Hall was formally
opened, and there were services at the First
church short exercises at the Rock, and dinner,
with speaking at Davis Hall. A special train
brought large number of people, among them
Hon. Thomas RUSSELL Gov. Long, ex. Gov
Rice, President Elliot of Harvard, Hon. Chas
f. Choate, Rev. Alexander Mckenzie, Colec-
tor Beard and other distinguished guests.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Fatal Soooting ARRAY.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. ola letter from Haynes
vile saws Charles McAdams shot and instantly
killed Philip Rial at the house of G. j. Ster-
rift, editor Of the Plaindealer Both parties
are highly connected and the excitement over
the affair is at fever heat. McAdams' brother
married Rails sister, and it is said some re-
marks by McAdams about Rials sister caused
the trouble,
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
NEW YORK,
Stolen Goods Recovered


NEW YORK, Dec. 21.-Two passengers were
arrested this morning on the arrival of the
Fan River boat having valise Containing
plated ware and notions valued at $1,000. <
fali list Of the property will be sent to Boston
and Fall River. '''"
New England Society of Brooklyn.
Inc first annual festival of the New Eng
land Society in Brooklyn was held to- night.
Hon. 3: ID. Silliman presided. President
hayes, Gen. Grant, Gen. Sherman, Hon. n.
EDWARD Everett Hale and Hon. s. L, Wood
sent. ''' pio-
Sunset Cox Seriously Ill.
Congressman s. S. Cox was forced to return
nome from Washington several DAYS ago on ac
count Of e. congestion Of the lungs, and is still
dangerous by the physician in attendance but
there are fears that this illness will result in
typhoid fever. -''
Arrested for Murder.
ONEIDA, Dec. 21.-Jessie Smith was arrested
this morning on charge of killing, by poison a
hotel keeper with whom she had been living
as his wife. e
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22

BRISTOL, Pa, Dec 21.-Tae Washington ex-
press train on the Pennsylvania railroad this
morning, two hours late, ran into number of
passengers about to enter a train for Philadel-
phia. Three WERE fatally injured and one bad.
ly hurt:
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
BILLIARDS.

Slosson Ahead of Vignaux,
PARIS, Dec. 21-&t the end OF the second
days billiards Slosson was 80 points ahead of
Vignaux.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-EoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIaNALl
OFFICER, Washington, D. c.,
Dec. %, 2 A. M.
For New England,
northerly winds, threatening weather and
snow, followed by clearing weather in the
southern portions, rising barometer and slight
fall of temperature.
Cautionary signals continue at Woods Hole,
Boston, Portland, section IS Eastport.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
MASSACHUSETTS,

An insurance Company Closes Business.
BOSTON, Dec 21.-The acbon;o. 49,,
Insurance Co. has reinsured its risks and closl
ed business, -' --'n' anu cios-
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
EVERGREEN CEMETERY.

SUPERINTENpENT's OFFICE Nov. 10, 1880.
OWNERS of lots in Cemetery and parties having
~ lots in charge who desire special care of same
for the season of 1881 should notify the Superin-
tendent or Trustees mt once, as special care of
lots should include dressing, which must be placed
upon such lots before covered with snow.
Per order of Trustees.
PATRICK DrFFEY, Superintendent.
nol5 diff
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
The PENNSYLVANIA Senatorsbin

PIrTsBURG, Dec. 21.-A caucus of the Re.
publican members of the legislature from
Ellegheny county tonight unanimously de.
termined to spresent the name of Harry ". .
Oliver for United States Senator.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22

One Person Killed and SO Injured by q
Railroad Accident.
In railway collision near Leeds today one
person was killed and 80 injured.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Chinese I,eners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 21-TenChinese lepers
were shipped on the Baltic today for Hong
Kong. 1t is believed they comprise all the
lepers in the city.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
New York stock and Money Market.
By Telegraph,

tBy Telegraph.)
new York, Dec. 21-Evening. Money market
loaned between 6 tier aniirim and 1882 per annum,
closing at g.; prime. Mercantile paper at 51aB6.
Sterling Exchange at 1854 @l47914 for long and
4829482M for short. Governments qtiiet but firm
State bonds in light demand. The stock market
closed strong.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggregat-
ed 3S1 700 shares.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Grain Market;

PORTLAND, Dec. 21.
The following quotation of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
LOT Commercial street:
Chicago Wheat Com --Oats-
Time. Jan. Feb. Jan. May. Jan. May.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
European Ticket Office.

Cabin and Steerage Tickets by the
Cuuard, Allan, Inman, White Star and
Anchor Lines of European Steamers
sailing weekly from Boston and New York. For
further particulars call ON or address
Il. p. MCGOWAN, Bookseller,
uo2 An CONGRESS- STREET. DIT
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22

lots about sc higher.
FRElGHTS-Very little doing and no demand for
vessels. The following charters were made the
past week:
Brig Hyperion, Portland to Centrifugal and back
forth of Hatteras, sugat S5.371a y hid and port
charges.
Schr Grace Cushing Portland to New York heads
Sc.
Schr Teazer, Rockland to New York, lime zoe.
Bark Celina, Portland to Buenos Ayres, lumber
IS 80,
Schr Nellie f. Chase, Portland to Guadalupe,
shocks and heads 25c, and back from Pascagoula
to Portland, hard pine p. t.
Brig Lizzie Wytnan, Portland to Charleston, ice
L.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
European Markets.

Dv lelegrapn.)
LONDON, Dec. 21-12. 30 p. M.-American securi-
ties-United States bonds As, 1151s.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21-12.3O P.M.-Cotton mai ket
dull and easier; Mddling uplands at 6sz d. Orleans
6Nd; sales 1000 bales; speculation and export l.
600.
LIVERPOOL, Dec. 21-12.3O P. M.-Flour 90 6d0
12s; Winter Wheat at SO sd910s; Spring Wheat
at 81 8dG9s 1Od; California average 9s 2d99sll Id;
Club do at 9s 9d410s Cd; Corn at IS 7d96s 71a.
Peas at at 7s Provisions, DC. Pork at Obs; Beef.
3d@4ls. Tallow at 35s, at London 38s 3d.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Boston Stock Market.

Daily Domestic Receipts.
Bv water conveyance-1OOO bush Cornmeal to
W. True g. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
Receipts of Maine Cenrnl.

!, PORTLAND. Dec. 20.
For Portland, 80 cara miscellaneous merchandise;
for connecting roads, 100 cars miscellaneous mer
chaHdse
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22

LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Toronto--125O
boxes tin plate to order.
LIVERPOOL, ENG. Steamship Lake Nepigon-
30 boxes oranges to Perry g. Flint
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-22
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

PortlaM.s Duly Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. Dec. 81.
Thefollowing are today's quotations OF Flour.
Grain. Provisions. &C.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The census OF this State, as officially
announced at the census bureau at Wash.
ington, shows the total population to be
332, 1856, number which is less BY 2,169
than was reported some time ago. The
gain from 1870 is only 1885, about one
half of one per cent, probably the least
of any ofthe New England States. What
can be the reason. except State or local
misgovernment, an UNANIMOUSLY onerous
system of taxation and railroad rascality,
which stiles all industrial progress. and
drives our youth and health to other
fieldsp The number Of males has increas-
ed more than twice as much as the num-
Der of females, but even now the sexes
are very evenly divided, as there are
99l females to every 1000 males. The
native population has increased and the
foreign born residents decreased. The
increase of natives is almost exactly
5000. while the foreign population is less
by more than 5000. There are now less
than Al 900 foreigners in Vermont, or a
little more than IL per cent. The scarcity
of colored people is another feature.
They number but 1,043. of whom IL
only are Indians and half-breeds.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE people of the Southwest have been
holding conventions to demand liberal ap-
preparations from congress for improvement
in the transportation facilities, of the Missis-
sippi andthe sectional journals in the North
have already raised their cowardly and pesti-
ferrous cry of ''another rebel scheme to rob
the treasury" The fact is that the whole
practice of national subsidy for local river
and harbor improvements is wrong and de-
moralizing. 1t ought to be cut off short
and such things left to local pride and enter
prise, but as long as the central govern
ment is bound to keep dabbling in it, there
is no reason why the Mississippi river should
not receive its fair share of the benefits
The people interested number "a, 900, 900,
about half of our entire population, and yet
the rivers of the South and West have re-
ceved only $19,00O,00O out of total of
800, 600, 900, which has in the past been
appropriated for rivers and harbors. The
country owes something to the Mississippi
because of past neglect, which has come
from sectional demagogy. Furthermore
President elect Garfield, in his letter of
acceptance, pledged himself explicitly to
the policy of improvements for our great
river. Language cannot measure the mean
ness of the men and journals which are
now trying to dsitort the question into one
of sectional significance.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
DR. Wahstar,a Report.

The annual report of Daniel f. Wepster
of Putney, railroad commissioner, shows
that there are s04 miles of track, includ'
ing sidings, in the State; that the oper'
ating expenses of all roads have peeh
$4,4l3,54l, and the gross earnings 90
439,306 From passengers, M'ell''
s2s freight, 81, 117,225; mails, $l7S,9o9
EXPRESS. $75, 453; other sources, $25o,S29,
OF all only 4 the Passumpsic, Valley,
Montpelier and Wells River. and Rut-
land and Burlington have paid divi-
dends. One passenger was killed DUR
ing the year and were injured, and ii
employees killed and 6 injured.
DIR. WEBSTER makes some very sensl-
BILE recommendations He tells the
Legislature plainly that his office is OF
no sort of account under the present sys-
tenn, and advises that it be either abol-
ished or given such powers as will make
it of some use. He believes if the office
be retained it should be made to consi st
of three members. with duties and pow
ers like those in Massachusetts,.
The question of taxation he reviews at
some length, admitting that the present
method is inadequate and radically wrong
in principle. He quotes with seeming
approval the report of the Saratoga con-
ference, advising percentage tax on
gross earnings, after the fashion provid-
ed IN Gov. Pages bill.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

RUSSIAN affairs are enveloped in
cloud, ominous OF some sort of trouble,
and as a result the air is thick with ru-
moas of revolution, plots on royal life
dc. 1t seems to be certain that an attack
has been made on the Gar, and several OF
his body escort killed. It's reported he has
fed into retirement, been virtually ban
ished, with Princess Dolgourouky, his
new wife and former mistress. Every
thing indicates crisis in the cities. In the
most public places of st. Petersburg
placards have mysteriously appeared
proclaiming the opening of the reyolu-
ton, and declaring that the throne will
be vacant before the new year. The re-
suit is immediate search and numerous
arrests by the police, throwing the city
into state of intolerable terror. The
deplorable restitution of the country at
arge, which in many quarters verges on
| famine, adds the apprehension of a meas.
| ants rebellion to the other troub,es
Another report says that the Czarowitct
| IS engaged In tne plot 10 force his fathers
abdication, SO as to ascend the throne
himself. He has always been accused
with sympathy for the nihilists, he il
pledged to give the constitutional govern
ment when he has the power, and it ii
known that he has had bitter quarre
with his father over the latter's demand
for the legitimization of his illegitimatt
children by Dolgourouky. Centuries O
cruel and corrupt despotism are bearing
their terrible fruits.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

THE bars are all down. The spoils-
men and extremists of Republicanism
are apparently having things all their
own way. Hayes civil service reform
gave many of the employees in the WASH
linton departments courage to express
their honest convictions, and they come
out strongly for Hancock. As result, it is
announced, seemingly with authority, that
they must every one lose their places.
Likewise. every Democratic congressman
elect from the South. is to be refused his
seat. where any pretense of fraud or ir.
regularity can be found or manufactured.
The crazy demagogues, who have once
wrecked the Republican craft, fancy
themselves again at the helm, and prob.
ably thew are,
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

GEN. Garfield lectured at Williaml
College in 1876, and this is what he sail
on the spoils system: "Congressmen
haves become the dispensers. sometimes
the brokers, of patronage, and civil office
has become vast corrupting power to
be used in running the machine of party
politics. Every man of the 102, 900 feels
that his only hope of staying is in toadv-
ing to those in power, so that the offices
are an immense bride, securing tie the
party in power an army of ratainers who
are the most servile OF their sort in the
world, Nothing less than the absolute
divorce of the appointing function from
Congress can remedy the evil. 1t should
be done SO completely that every men,
Der of Congress shall be able to make
such boasts as Thomas Hughes, M. P.
did on his visit to this country-that,
although he was personally on good
terms with every member of the cabinet,
he could not influence the appointment
of clerk. Gen. Garfield talked what
he believed then. 1t was only when he
had become candidate for president
that he presumed to advocate the distri-
button of patronage by congressman.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26
THE New I, gsrn,Hs Washington

THE New York Heralds Washington
special says: The reports of the secre-
tary of the inerior and the commissioner
of pensions will admit that the present
pension system has broken down, wheth-
or as a meansof protecting the treasury
or distributing pensions. The mode OF
granting pensDns now is substantially
the same AS before the war. when but
10 900 names, calling for less than $l,-
000.0 annually were on the roll. Now
the roll contains more than $50, 600 names
and calls fol- s26,000,000. Three hun
dred thousand applications await decls-
ion, of which at least rwo. thirds are ex-
pected to be flvobally decided when
reached. requiring further annual
charge of 800 900 900. Applications are
coming in at the rate of Two for every
three old applications decided, renderin g
1t impossible to foresee the time when
the pension office will cease to be as
now, more than eight years behind its
business. The pension commissioner
has urged on Congress a plan to have
pension applications presented to be in
vestigated by the government officers in
each congressional district. 1t is claimed
that this would prevent fraud and hasten
the settlement OF cases. -Four million
dollars is the estimated yearly loss to the
treasury from fraudulent pensions as the
system is now administered.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1880-11-26

The legislature took recess over from
Friday to Dec. 8. The closing scenes be
fore the adjournment were disgraceful ir
the extreme. The Senate defeated 9
motion to reconsider the bill to reduce
the number of judges from seven to six
which it had before defeated. and joint
assembly was held to elect the 9TH Judge
But few of the factions advocates OF
economy" defeated it by filibustering.
Though the speakers desk was piled
with unfinished business, they made all
sorts of dilatory motions and called for the
yeas and nays no less than 10 times. Thus
they FILTERED away the whole afternoon
and broke up the joint assembly, with.
out anything being done. Though the
Legislature has now been in session six
weeks, nearly as long as the usual term,
it has succeeded in passing only SO bills,
and those of no public Importance what
ever. 1t has been costing the State
almost twelve hundred dollars apiece,
to patch up illegal grand lists, change
somebody's name or pass some charter
of incorporation. If there was only a
fair prospect of some sensible measures
being taken on the great questions of
taxation and reform, this shiftlessness in
the past would be more endurable.