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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-23
Democratic Bulldozinr.

Mr.. George E. Weeks, young fisherman OF
Kittery Point, who recently joineda Garfield
club, seems, by so doing, to have incurred the
awful displeasure sof his immaculate Demo
cratic captain and shipmates, for shortly af-
forwards his "dunnage'' was "towed ashore
and he was promptly notified that there was
no room for "Black Republicans on board
that craft. Let us hear no more Democratic
bowls about drawing party lines" political
ostracism," and prescription" especially
when we see that the captain of the Hancock
Guards" of Eliot, and lieutenant of the
Hancock and English Battalion of Ports
mouth are given employment in the Navy
Yard. To turn common fisherman out of a
small fishing boat simply for political differ.
ence o opinion, is an act that for smallness of
conception and narrowness of mind seems al
most too unwarrantable to be at all probable.
1t IS reproach upon the manly independence
and generosity Of nature usually attributed to
that thrifty and highly important element of
an our seaport communities, known as the
Yankee fisherman. A force of calkers and
reamers are about being taken on at the Navy
Yard for the purpose of pushing work on the
Y. .. .. Lancaster, and we are pleased to
learn that Mr.. Weeks is among the number;
so this act of ostracism though unwilling on
the part of its perpetrators has proved to be
beneficial to its victim; for we understand
that his old occupation has not of late proved
very lucrative.-Biddeford Journal
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A Dastardly Outrage.

On Thursday night the Garfield and Arthur
Club and the Artillery Comp any of Limerick
went to Cornish to participate in the Republi-
can demonstration in that town. j. c. Rick
er, the well known stage driver, hauled the
gun with four horses. 1t was difficult to man
age the gun in going down hill and Mr.. Rick
or met with serious accident on the hill and
bridge in Cornish village by which one horse
was fatally injured. This was fortunate, as
the sequel showed, in preserving him from
graver disaster. About six miles from Corn
ish, on tn road to Limerick, is a sharp hill
bending around to bridge over a small
stream. Those of the returning Republicans
who first reached the bridge were luckily in
light wagons and were able to check them
selves at the foot of the hill when they found
there was trouble ahead They found in the
road by the end of the bridge a quantity of
large rocks and three planks of the bridge re-
moved. They Immediately repaired the dam
ages and went their way. Presently other
teams came along and found every plank re-.
moved from the bridge and the rocks put back
in the road. They replaced the planks, re-
m owed the rocks and guarded the bridge till
the gun arrived and it was brought safely
over. 1t was known to be Mr.. Ricker's pur-
pose to bring the gun home in advance Of the
companies as his horses were needed early the
next morning for his stages, and the bridge
was evidently prepared for him. Had the
programme been carried out, the four horses,
Mr.. Kicker, and his brother-in-law, who was
with him, must inevitably have been precipi-
tated into the gap in the bridge with the gun
on top of them, with the certainty of MAIN
ing and the probability of killing one or both
of them, besides the horses. The accident at
Cornish seemed providential, for the delay
saved much more serious calamity. About a
quarter of a mile further on towards Limerick
is road across swamp which has sunk so
deep that the water is in places from sixteen
to eighteen feet deep. The town of Cornish
has placed large barrier at the end of this
road to prevent people from running into dan
ger, and the road around the swamp led to the
left. The returning Republicans found the
barrier removed from the entrance to the dan
gerous road and placed across the entrance to
the safe road. Luckily those who first ar.
rived at the spot knew the danger and changed
the barrier back to its proper place.
Words seem utterly inadequate to character
ize the enormity of this crime. Breaking
down bridges before travellers in the night time
is on a par with poisoning wells or firing dwell
ings. tits grievous to think that there are
men in Maine whose political bitterness could
lead them to try to MAIN and kill their neigh
bors of different political party. 1t
| is to be hoped that the miscreants will be de-
tected and prompt justice melted out. Such
villains should not be at large to endanger the
lives and property of the people around them.
They are of the order of venomous reptiles aad
| ought DO be exterminated.
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Brief Jottlngs.

At the regular meeting of the Greenback
city committee last evening the resignation of
P. H. Gordon was read and accepted.
The drivers of the fire department are to
give ball in City Hall about the 18th of No
vember.
Connolly and mate.of the Cumberland Row
ing Association, of this city, challenges Stew
ems and Hamilton, of Bath, for double scull
race for $3.50 side, any time before the 10th
of November.
A new hydrant for furnishing water to loco
motives has been put in at the Portland g.
Rochester station.
There will be a Sunday school concert at
Plymouth church tomorrow evening.
The number of subscribers on the telephone
circuit in Portland touched 300 yesterday.
1t was cloudy, wind southeast, blowing eight
miles an hour; mercury $40 at a. m. AT
noon it was cloudy, wind southeast, blowing
eight miles an hour; mercury 57o, yesterday
The Sunday school concert of the Free Bap-
fist society on Casco street, which was expect
ed to be held tomorrow evening, is necessarily
postposed for one week
G.. 81. Lamson, of Portland, and r. H. Fair
field, of Saco, (who have been appointed direc-
tors from Maine in the "National League of
American Wheelsmen') rode their machines
ton last Saturday, 65 miles, and greatly enjoyed
the crisp, inyigorating autumn air and the
beautiful colorS of the gorgeous October foliage.
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

FUN ON THE BRISTOL
Fun all around was in order last evening, as
we'll as Fun on the Bristol, at the New Port
land Theatre.
Jarrett & Rice's Combination is the name OF
another one of the many combinations that
are flooding the country this season with their
speciality plays. In this instance the company
and play not only come up to the mark but far
exceeded it. The play itself is, of course, but
thread, on which number of clever artists
string songs and dances, the three acts forming
delightful evenings entertainment.
The principal memoers Of the company are
Mr.. John F. Sheridan, Miss Kate Castleton,
Miss Agnes Hallock, Miss Marian Fiske and
Mr.. William Cartwright. AS the Widow
O'Brien from Tipperary Mr.. Sheridan comes
out strong in the first act, and in the saloon
scene, in the second act. Mr.. Richard Waldron
made very good Captain Cranberry. Miss
Castleton and Miss Hallock as Norah and
Dora, the daughters OF Mrs. O Brien, were of
course we'll received. During the second act
the concert scene gave the opportunity for the
introduction of special features, all of which
were we'll received, and in several instances
encored. During the action of the second act
the following were introduced: Grand Musi-
cal, dramatic, operate, terpsichorean and nom
sensical advertisement; Potporri chorus;
Flewy, the Exoduster; Torreador in the Bull
Fighters song, from the opera of Carmen"
burlesque scene, Claw'd Melnotte and Paw
Lean Dish Apples; The Black Nightingale;
burlesqne opera, THE Pie-Rates of PENIS
Aunts;" Capt. Starch and Mile Aimee-Lia in
little filtration and duet; the Fir.t and Sec
ond Degrees Full Moon Union; the Bristol's
Domestic Band, in their novel Turkish rev.
ellie, original with this company, and was one
of the best things in the whole entertainment.
In the third act the company came out
strong, and the mysteries" were all solved in
a most amusing and satisfactory manner. The
large audience were kept in the best of humor
during the entire evening, and in several in
stances the artists were given double encore.
There will be matinee to-day, and the play
will be repeated this evening, and the theatre
should be crowded at both representations
NOTES
Stockbridge is making rapid sale Of the
tickets for the ''Sorcerer,' to be produced at
City Hall Wednesday evening, Nov. 10th, by
the Ideal Opera company.
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Freeport.


On Tuesday evening the citizens of Free
port were forcibly reminded of the grand vic
tory in Indiana, and many felt the truth of the
saying that there is more joy over one that re-
penteth of his former ways than over ninety
and nine that have no need to change. The
Garfield and Arthur club were out with torch
es and uniforms and exhibited much buoyancy
of spirit. Cannon were fred, bells were rung,
steam whistles blown, and Republicans were
generally jubilant. Many houses were illu-
minated and some very tastefully decorated.
Among the specially brilliant were the resi-
dences of Hon. S. A. Holbrook, present State
Treasurer, Will Stockbridge, Mrs. John H.
Belcher, Henry Sturdevant, Amos Field, Fred
Soule, VIM. Bragdon, DR.. Spear, VIM. A.
Mitchell, 81. B. Means, Jas. Banks, Thomas
Cummings, Rev. W. T. Sargent, Capt. Henry
Soule, Mrs. A. Kennison, John A. Briggs, and
Capt. j. G. Kendall, Representative elect
After the street parade the Cornet Band, to-
gether with the club, were invited to the
Town Hall, where abundant refreshments had
been prepared by the ladies, who deeply re-
joiced in the prospect of the continuance o
good government and the surety of the cleo
ton of another noble Republican President
Unless all indications fail you will be sure to
hear from Freeport on the I'd of November
with a round majority on the side of truth,
honesty and virtue. S.
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The Murder at Rockland.

Yesterday the Argus published the foil ow
ing startling ITEM
A murder was committed in Rcckland yes
terday, but from some as yet unexplained
cause full particulars have not been received
by telegraph. AS far as can be learned it APP
pears that man named George Carson, who
has played the harmonica with Italians about
the streets OF this city, married woman
named Annie Perkins. and for some time the
parties have lived in Stafford Block. The
woman ran away from him, and he followed
her to Rockland. He traced her to certain
house and going there asked the woman who
lived there for his wife. She said she was not
there, but Carson said he bnew better and at
tempted to enter the house, whereupon the
woman (whose name has not been learned)
took revolver and shot Carson, the wound
proving fatal in few hours. The body of
Carson will be brought to this city on the boat
to-day.
Now Carson is very we'll known, and the
news OF his sudden taking off created good
deal of excitement and was the general topic
of conversation in the section of the city
where he had frequented, and his friends con-
cluded to honor his memory all they could,
and when the boat arrived three carriages
were ready to receive the body, three of his
friends unknown to each other made arrange
ments for the proper reception of his remains.
1t is related of the late Dean Richmond that,
having occasion to send dispatch requesting
that carriage and Hobson (his clerk) might
meet him at the depot, the telegraph operator
after season of study over what was perhaps
the worst manuscript ever seen, wired re-
quest for hearse and two ministers to be at
the station, and the Democratic chief was met
accordingly. But Carson's body was even yet
better provided for.
At an informal meeting of his friends it was
resolved to arrange for the last services on a
liberal scale, and the genial musician, had he
in reality passed over the river, would have
been laid to rest by those, who, while living,
had liked him well. But, on the arrival of
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-23
Presentation,

Last evening testimonial consisting OF a
silver tea service, was presented Mr.. A. B.
Winslow, former agent OF the American Ex-
press Company of this city, by some forty of
his associates. The accompanying note will
explain the occasion:
We, the undersigned, friends and business
associates of A. b. WiDslow have heard with
regret of his resignation of the position SO
long held by him in the Eastern and more
recently the American Express Company,
and wishing to show our appreciation of
his uniform courtesy and kindness in all
our business relations, propose TO give him
slight token OF our feelings towards him
and trust his future may be as pleasant as we
feel the past has been in our daily intercourse
with him.
EMPLOYEES AMERICAN EXPRESS Co.
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the boat there was a GOODNESS thrown over the
whole arrangement as far as the burial went.
Carson made his appearance in the flesh, and
insisted, and actually continued to even after
he had been furnished with copy Of the Ar
had been some little trouble in his family and
Mrs. Carson went to Rockland, and in course
of time Carson went there himself He wasn't
killed, he wasn't even dangerously wounded,
he didn't get shot at all, or even shot at. In
fact c. rson's going to Rockland didn't create
even ripple of excitement, which perphaps
may explain why "full particulars" concern
ing him were not received here.
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Lydia Maria Child.

Mr.. EDIToR:-The PRESS of yesterday CON
tanned notice of Mrs. L. M. Child, woman
regarded with love and pride by the young
mothers and younger girls of Massachusetts,
forty years ago. Since that time she has be-
come distinguished as phllanthrophist, as
we'll as woman of letters. And no list Of
her writings would be at all complete without
the mention of "Philothea, Grecian Re.
NANCE" we'll beloved and pondered in those
days and still cherished for re-reading and ref
erence. 1t is IN attempt to portray the man
ners and habits of the classic times of Greece,
at the most brilliant period of Athenian his
tory. At its reprint in 1849 the North Ameri-
can Review predicted for it a prominent and
permanent place in our literature. The two
series of Letters from New York" were wide
~ known and read. They were noticed by the
journals of the day with cordial appreciation.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-10-23
Miss Frances Willard

Miss Frances Willard, of Illinois, President
of the National Women's Christian Temper
ance Union, will speak tomorrow evening at 7
o'clock in High street church Miss Willard
was among the first of the noble women to
identify herself with the temperance cause,
and her example has been shining light to
guide other women all over the land. 1t is i'm
possible to estimate the value of her work. or
of her influence among the unfortunate.
Naturally brilliant in oratory on the subject of
temperance her arguments have convinced
thousands, and caused in Indifferent hearts the
knowledge that every one has personal re-
sponsbility in this matter. Miss Willard will
lecture under the auspices of the Portland W.
G. T. o., and collection will be taken to de-
fray expenses.
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Bowdoinham.

BowDoINHAM, Oct. 81.
The annual gathering and public installation
OF the officers of Village Lodge, No. 26, took
place last evening. These gatherings OF Ma
sons and ladies have always been enjoyable &C.
casions, but this year it was doubly SO by the
presence of Messrs. John w. Ballou and JAS
w. Hayes of Bath. The officers were installed
by the former gentleman in a neat and grace
full manner, after which all repaired to an ad-
joining hall and partook of bountiful COLA
tiox, mostly gotten up by the ladies. Again
returning to the hall. we listened to splendid
address by Jos. M. Hayes on Masonry and its
objects. The remainder of the evening was
spent in social manner. All were pleased
with the evenings entertainment. The fol-
lowing were duly installed:
W. M.-Silas Adams.
S. W.-M. v. Chapman.
j. WIN. Blanchard.
Treas-R. w. Carr.
Sec.-B. L. Higgins.
Chap. L. Patten.
Mar.-H. R. Huxley.
S.D.-C. w. Sails
j. D.-Alonzo Cutler.
Stewards-A. Hillman and John Wood
worth.
Tyler-W. H. Wood.
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A Strange Accident.

According to the Advertiser Thursday
evening little girl residing at the West End
came near being seriously burned. She was
combing her hair back from her forehead
with celluloid band comb, near an open gas
jet She accidentally brought her head too
near the fame and the comb suddenly took
fire. The frightened girl had presence Of
mind enough to throw it from her head, and
escaped with her hair considerably singed.
The comb burnt on the floor until it was en-
tirely consumed
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BREAKING AND ENTERING.
$3.50 Worth Of Clothing Stolen.

Last evening the house Of DR.. Rodgers at
No. 3 Deering Place was burglarized. DR..
Rodgers and family spent the evening at the
New Portland Theatre, and on their return
found that some person or persons had been
all over the house and that dress suit of
clothes, two pairs of pantaloons, braces, ETC.,
had been stolen, to the value of at least $3.50.
Capt. Black was notified and went at once to
the house and looked the premises over, OBJ
tanning, it is understood, clue that will prob
ably lead to the detection and arrest of the
perpetrators of the crime.
Ferry Village.
Mr.. EDIToR:-We found upon opening our
mornings PRESS yesterday no mention was
made of our grand parade and illumination
Thursday night, so we proceed to inform your
of some of the details. OF course it was in
honor of the Indiana and Ohio election. The
Garfield and Arthur Guards, accompanied by
the color Guards" marched in fine style
through cur principal streets, thence to Point
Village. Upon their return bountifu1 COLA
ton was served at Union Hall land we thought
with the zest with which it was parsaken,
they were not believers in fasting. All of the
officers were presented with frosted cakes.
Amusements were provided, consisting of an
art gallery, fish pond and post Office After
all had partaken of supper, the balance of the
eatables were sold at auction, the proceeds
amounting to $26 over all expenses. The
Examinations were quite extensive, and some
of them very fine. We append list of the
names:
w. F. Studley, J. G. Allen, r. NJ. Cole, w.
& J. L. Richardson, A. P. Richards, W. H.
-. H; Hartford, A. J; Robinson, Hartford
v & Chas. F. Cole, Fred Cole, Nath. William,
Mr.. Barnier, Eben Cleaves, Cushman Hill,
G. w. G. Doughty, J. W. Trefethen, Capt. S.
A. Woodbury., JAS Morris, A. M. Jewett, W.
J. Dyer, G. F: Stevens, Geo. Moore, NJ D.
Whitman, R. F. Proctor, Clark Jewett, A.
Stanton, j. F. Woodbury., Frank Peters, Chas.
Allen, Mr.. Crockett. W. Gardner, Mr.. Parsons,
Simon Davis, James Allen, Rev. S. f.
Wetherbee, VIM. Poole, Dr.. Samuel Young,
Harriet Jordan, Mr.. Day, Capt. A. Henley,
Capt. B. Henley, q. F. Henley, Emery Davis,
Sarah P. Doughty, VIM. & Wallace Allen, j.
II. Cunningham, Mr.. Harrington, Mr.. Pickett.
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As to the New York Times says the
Hon. Lewis Barker of Maine delivered the
best speech of the campaign to a large audi
ence at Catskill, N. Y, the 18th inst. Mr..
Barker is doing very effective work in New
York.
Hon. Samuel F. Perley Of Naples is again in
very feeble health and it is feared that he can
not survive long.
W. w. Perry of sthe Camden Herald, says:
''We give up the State as lost to the opposi-
ton, knowing that Scion Chase and his fol-
lowers have already drawn off enough to elect
the Republican electors"
Annie Louise Cary was prevented by bad
cold from taking the part of Lsonora in "La
Favorita," in New York Wednesday night,
and Mile. Belocca became her substitute.
Hon. Thompson 81. Murch is at the United
States Hotel.
F. B. Torrey of Bath is at the Falmouth
Hotel
Mrs. Mcdonald, wife of the late Hon. Moses
Mcdonald, is visiting the city.
Lieut.. Ives and wife are in the city.
Mr.. NJ. L. Williams, ticket agent of the Bos-
ton and Maine railroad, has returned from his
western trip.
Col. L. D. NJ Sweat has been visiting Gov
ernor's Island and Gen. Hancock.
Seth L. Larrabee, ESQ.,, register of probate
for Cumberland county, was married yester-
day to Miss Lulu B. Sturtevant of Scarboro.
The ceremony took place at the residence of
the BRIDES father, and was performed by Prof.
A. S. Packard of Bowdoin college. After a
short tour through the more noteworthy cities
of Canada, Mr. and Mrs. Larrabee will return
and take up their abode at 673 Congress street.
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A Ran1iniRca nca.

The announcement yesterday Of the death OF
Mrs. Childs calls to mind an early effort of
hers as an epigrammatist.
Considerably more than half century ago,
when she was Miss Francis and resident Of
Maine, she wrote the following neat epigr am
on one of her friends. Her subject was Ma.
thanel Deering, Esq, then prominent as a
poet and humorist-now in his ninetieth year
He had left Portland and commenced the prac
tice of law at Canaan" now Skowhegan:
Who ever weds the young lawyer at G.
Will surely have prospects most cheering,
For what must his person and intellect be,
When even his name is IN. Deering.''
Windham, Oct. 3d.. VIC.
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UMBRELLAS, Umbrellas. Coe, the Halter.
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STATE NEWS.

ANDRoSCoGGIN COUNTY.
The Auburn shoe factories sent off 1,496
cases of boots this week. This is 1856 cases less
than last week.
AROoSTOOK COUNTY.
A sad accident occurred to child of Mr..
VI. L. Dewitt, of Presque Isle, one day last
week. Its mother had just dipped from ket-
tie on the stove some hot water and turning
round, the child, two and half years old,
fell into it, and was so scalded that it died in
a few hours. Mrs. Dewitt in .rescuing the
child and taking off its clothes burned her own
hands very badly.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
About o'clock Sunday morning the house
of lothian S. Mark in Waldoboro was burned
Loss $500; no insurance.
WALDO COUNTY.
Patrick Morgan's house lin Winterport was
burned on the night of Oct Sd. Insured for
500.
YORK COUNTY.
Charles Hatch of Saco has been arrested on
charge Of setting fire to Bucks soap factory
and held in $1,000 for his appearance at the
Supreme Court.
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The 'Longshoremen.

The 'longshoremen held meeting last eve
ming to agree upon scale of wages for their
work. 1t was decided that all men employed
on the wharf or in the hold should demand %
cents an hour for day work and 30 cents for
night work; that all men turning out at 1
o'clock Monday shall have time and a half,
and men working on bulk grain IS cents per
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The Infantry have accepted the challege
from the Cadets, and the shoot will take place
Wednesday afternoon next at o'clock at the
range. The Infantry will have the same team
that took part in the State shoot at Augusta.
This will be most exciting contest, and will
draw a large crowd to the range.