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The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
COUNTERFEIT PLATES.
The Terms on Which Brockway was Re-
leased.

cd to the government by Brockway, the foreer
and counterfeltea, consisted of plates of coun-
terfeit national bank notes Of $1,000, govern
ment per cent bonds, plates on which the
$207 600 worth of bonds found on Doyle in
Chicago we're printed, and $45, 900 worth Of
500 bills, all ready for market. The latter on
six different banks, including the Merchants
National Bank of New Bedford. Some of
the plates were electrotypsd by Brockway,
and the work was the finest ever done.
Smythe, the engraver, said he twas forced to
do the engraving by Brockway. Fibre paper
was also found. Brockway made these sur
renders and was released upon condition that
he should plead guilty to the two indictments
against him and refrain from ever again coun-
terfaiting. BY taking this course the govern
ment has received information of great value,
the precise nature of which, however, cannot
at present be learned
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Capt Eads has arrived in Havana and will
ask for subsidy to build . ship canal across
the Tehuantepec.
Assistant Postmaster General Brady has
purchased the controlling interest in the
National Republican newspaper of Washing
ton and will assume control within short
time.
The schooner Daniel York from Dorchester
for Newburv port, Mass laden with coal went
ashore at Apple River, Cumberland county,
N &
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Talk Of Sending Butler to Defend Parnell.
New YoRK, Dec. 1.-The Brooklyn Land
Lesguers last evening appointed a committee
to confer with the New York members III re-
ference to the advisability of sending Gen. B.
f. Butler to Ireland tn defend Parnell and the
other Indicted members. For the defence
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
00@16 %
nuprL.


dorrlngp
shore, Pbbl. g OOa4 90
Scal'd " box. 25a %
70. l ........ 1919
Mackerel, Pbbi.
Bay No. 1.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
ChicasoLive stock Market.
(By Telegraph.)

CHICAGO. Dec. 1.-hOgs Receipts $4,000 head;
weakened. closing very dull and 10 lower mixed
packing 40a4 90; light 5O@4 65; choice heavy
at 4 oO15 90.
Cattle-Receipts 5000 head shipments 900 head.
market fairly active but easy: good to choice ship
ping 6OlG5 4n: common to fair 3 6O94 81.
-heep-receiprs 1WiO head; market fairly active
and steady ;poor Texans z 37La common TO medium
at lUg3 81; choice 2Oa4 371s.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

GunPOWder.
Blasting 80. 3 75a 4 80
Sporting.... 6 O0@ 90
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
W A r. RlAGES.

At Woudford's, Oct. 25, by Rev. 5 Winchester
Adriance. Frederick Whyley and Miss Ella II. Jor-
dan both of v Woodfords
In south Limngton. Nov %. at the residence of
the brides mother. b. kew. B. S. Moody. Wedgwood
n: Moody, Con Ut the officiating clergyn,am) and
MISS Martha w. Mcclellan, both Of So Limngton,
In South i-iningIon. Nov 20. by Rev. b. S. Moody.
at the residence Of the BRIDES father Allen W. Foss
Hon. d. +. Bi ackets and Miss Linda w. Foss both
of i.imington.
In Albany, Nov. 27, by j. H. Lovejoy, Esq.,, Jus
tice Aspinwall and Mrs. Mary Ann Brown, both Of
Albany. -
In Bath, Nov. %, by Rev. VIM. A. Burch, Wm II.
Hawkes. and Miss Ida King, both of Bath.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
European Markets.

by Telegraph.
MON. Dec. 1.-Consols 100 lie for money
and account
oNDON. Dec. 1890 M.-American securi
ties United States bonds As, 11b.
'vnFPooL Dec. l2.s0 =. M.-Flour 9s 9dG
l2s Winter Whea, 9s 10da1O I'd Spring W eal
Ciu do at 9s l1da10s Cd; Corn at s SGD Peas
at rs. Pr VISIONS &c. port at COS Beef at 57s
"eese Sos; Lard As 46s Sd: Bacon Ais 43s I'd
Talio~ at 36s AZ london 3Ss Sd
LIvERP,nl. Dec. 1-l2.3O Pm Cotton NH, et
easier; Middline uplands at 6 13-16d; Orleans I'd;
: lO,Nh haia+ s,+rnla ion and axmrt 1850
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
SOUTH AMERICA.
A Great Battle Expected at; p,

A Great Battle Expected at Pisco.
ROME, Dec. 1.-The Diritto publishes tho
following telegram from Valparaiso;
Twenty-Five thousand Chiliaus with 500 cav.
airy and 100 cannon left africa on the 9th nit.
and arrived at Pisco the 25th A great battle
was expected near the end of November. The
Peruvians were estimated to number nearly
twice as many as the Chilians.
The above conflicts with q despatch OF Nov.
29th from London, stating that the Peruvian
Gu mo Company there had received te,e-
gram that the Chlians occupied Pisco ON the
2oih of Nov. without opposition.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Business Affairs at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. 1.-The storage capacity Of
the Chicago elevators has been increased full
prospect is that it will be needed before the
openiDg of navigation. The elevators now
hold something over 100000 bushels of
grain. New elevators will 6probably be built
for the accommodation of the Rock Island and
Wabash lines during the coming year, which
will in, rtas7 the storage room in this city by
at least couple of million bushels.
The clearings at the Clearing House for No
vember we're $l82, ,063, $50, the largest on rec
ord for one month.
The receipt of hogs for November were l..
10000, larger number than ever before re.
ceived in one MONTH
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

NOTlCE.-For the past thirty three years
C,,NGHESS" Yeast Powder has been extensively
he lthy, and il tO-ciay without rival.
teR -Slade's Engi Mustard ami Congress Yeast
Powder are standard and always reliable
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review Of the Wholesale Market.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 1.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING DEC. 1.
During the past week the grain market has re-
manned at about our last quotations There was
slight decline the first of the week, but the prizes
came up again Tuesday. There is an advance of
25c on Onions. Cheese is quoted at 13a15c. Box
Shocks have advanced DC. In Drugs and Dryes,
Opium is quoted at %, Quinine is 5@lOc of. Can
ary Seed 25a5Oc lower Lard has advanced slight
ly and one trm from abroad placed six car loads
in this city last week. Pork Backs and Clear Pork
are ,975c lower. Barb tdoes Molasses il quoted
41943c, and no Sagua in the market. Sugar is
quoted at 10c for granuated and Szsc for Extra c.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
WASHINGTON.

The Management OF the Soldiers Homo
Park.
WASHINGTON, Dec. IAN attempt will be
made to secure an investigation of the man
agement the Soldiers Home Park OF this
city. There are reports that the fund is i'm
properly used, and that the trustees do not
make proper accounting for their disburse-
ments. Neith.r the President, as Comman-
der-in-Chief Of the army, nor the Secretary Of
War has authority to order an inspertion OF
the Home and it's management, nor does there
seem to be any authority to supervise the ac-
cOunt
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

The market for all kinds of Wool sustains the
same firm tone previously noticed. The demand
from manufacturers is good. but holders are quite
indifferent about realizing there is fair pros
pect of better prices as the Sc ,son advances.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Brighton Cattle Market.

cor tuo Wock onutilS WouHesuay, Dcc l.
Amount of stock at market 26l3; Sheep and
Lambs h77l; Swine Is $40; number of Western
Cattle S74; Eastern CT 4I9 ilch Cows and
Northern Cattle t;2D
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 fb, live weight-Ex-
ira quality at & OOGi 25; first quality at IL 12
SIZE; second quality at @5 90.
Brighton Hides At sc !, fb; Brighton Tallow at SC
}s fb.
Country Hides at 71a@Sc p ib; Country Tai
4L2 2ta Sc b ID.
2Calf Skins at l'@12c u fb Sheep and Lamb Skins
I371all & each.
Working Oxen-Haye been in moderate demand
The quality of those i'll market was not good
they have been of late. We quote sales of
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
METEOROLOGICAL

INDICATIONS FoR THE NEXT TwENTY-FouB
HOURS.
Wan DEP'T, OFFICE CHIEF SIaNALl
OFFIcER, Washington. d. c.,
Dec. 2, 2 A. M.
For New England,
Stationary os rising barometer and tempera-
ture, north to west winds, partly cloudy or
cloudy weather, and snow.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Spurious Butter.

CHICAGO, Dec. Injecting Of leading
dealers in butter in this city was held this
afternoon to devise means to protect the trade
against the sale of a spurious article sold as
butter.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Home for Colored Men In Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 1.-The will of John T.
Crawford leaves his entire property for the
purpose of building homo for aged colored
men on College Hill, but the will cannot he
probated, owing to the death of ono of the wit
nesses and the absence of another.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Boston Bank Statement.


lBy Teegraph.)
NEW YORK. Dec, -Evening.-Mouey market
loaned up from per arnum to u per diem, closing
at q; prime mercantile paper Sac Sterling Es-
@4SOA for short. Governments generally firm
The stock market opened weak but closed strong
The transactions 1T the Stock Exchange aggregai-
cd 451 900 shares
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Gov. Hayrood's inaugural.

GOV. dHygOOuS InHuRu ufHI'
COLUMBIA Dec. 1.-Gov HaygOod was In
augurated yesterday. In his address he urges
prompt payment of the interest on the state
debt, the encouragement Of intelligent emigra-
tion, and says he shall know neither white nor
colored men in discharging his duties.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
DOyn EsTUC PORTS,

PORT EADS-Ar 28th. ship Scotia. Oliver, from
sAvANNAh-Ar 9th, sch William Wilson, from
Rockland.
TYBEE-Ar Goth, barque NJ stanwood Web
her her Baltimore; baltimore; sch j lngraham. Packard. from
CHAkLEsToN-sld 2sth. sch N Tower, Ad
PoEr KoYAL, Scar 29th sch Ward j Park
Coombs. New York.
BALTlMORE-Ar 2sth, sch Maggie E Gray,
Crockett, Portsmouth.
PHILADELPHIA = AR 29th, barQue Julih A
Brown. Nickerson. Windsor. Ms.
Cid 29th, brig Jennie Hurlbut. jackson, Portland
Hart, Perth Amboy; Veto. I.ampher, Port johnson.
WAkkkN:-Ar 27th, sch Alfred Howe Ferris,
VINEYARD HAvEN-Ar 29th ,barque Josie Mil
dred CHM. Cadiz for Boston, Tor portland): schs
Lucy Ames Rockland for New York: Ximena, and
Lucy Hammond, Machias for do; Freddie Walter
Portland for Virginia.
Sailed, barque II L Gregg; schs Samuel Nash,
ry augusta. Samuel Lewis. Ernest T Lee Lettie
Wells > Newton, w b Darling. Francis Ellen,
Lake, Silver Heels. saml Gilman. Lucy wentworth,
Sedonia Geo w Collins Julia 4 izabeth, Yreka,
II Hodgdon. Northern Light. l. b Sargent, Minnie
Look. Jos w Fish, Hyena, Pavilion, Geo Walker
Julia 4 Ma tha. Lodrskia, Chas Moody, Chas +
Sears Ariel, Challenge, Grace Gushing. and the
arrivals of tile 2Sth.
EINiAKTUWN Ar 2ath, steamer Maud Fish
from Newport for Portland
Sailed. schs baden. somers, Port johnson for
Boston; Pavilion. Shute, and K Foster. Leighton
New York for do; Caroline Knight Smith, Karitan
River for do; Robert smith, Maloney for Boston
susan Stanley. do for do; James Henry, Rhodes
do Tor Waldoboro; Ida Hudson, Paterson. from
New York for Newmarket SpeedWell. Written.
do for Boston: q Wood. STANLEY. and A Emery
Arey New York for Boston; Bedabedec Snow, do
for Searsport Fleetwmg Maddox. and Seventy Six
Robinson from do Tor Boston, Maud Maiioch. Sin
clair, New York for Salem; Billow. Haskell do for
kockland; Monticello. Melvin do for Cambridge:
Waterloo. Gray, Port johnson for Boston; W
Woodruff Barbour. Richmond tor -.
BOSTON-Ar 3Olh. scbs Bertha Walker. West
gate. Baltimore; Nellie F. Hnntley and tieo Gilman
Randall. Machias; Glide. Arey, and Florida, Var
mum, Bangor; Ellen Marrinnan, Lawry, and Avon,
Park. do, Arcade Robinson. Camden. ID 4 Patchn
Paicnin, Castine: Uncle Sam, Quinn, Rockland;
Vanguard. Urne. Southport
I'D 3oth schs Frank Harrington, Kent, and Geo
V Jordan Duncan, Baltimore.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

PORTLAND. Nov. 80.
For Portland A cars miscellaneous merchandise
for connecting roads. SO miscellaneous ner
chandise.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Foreign Imports.

ST JOHN. NIB. Schr Julia S-1On, 900 # boards.
10000 clapbo, ,rds to M Emery
FREDERICKTON. NIB. Schr Marysville -2SoU
railroad sleepers to Geo Wescott.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
EUROPE.
Gladstone's Policv Assailed by the
Marquis of Salisbury.
DANGER OF TROUBLE AT THE LAND
LEAGUE TRIALS.

NEW York, Dec. IA London special
states that the Marquis of Salisbury in speech
at Woodstock last night. attacked the Eastern
and Irish policies of the Gladstone govern
ment with great severity and made sweeping
charges Of ineapacity and duplicity against
them. Speaking OF the Greek territorial
claims and of Gladstone's scheme OF enforcing
them, Salisbury said the best sentiment OF
England was utterly opposed to the menacing
of Sms rna in order to compel the Porte to full
FL its Greek compacls.
Salisbury ridiculed the Gladstone theory
that the establishment of peasant proprietary
would be an unfailing panacea for many If not
all of the Irish evils. The Marquis admitted
that the land agitation is only surface mani.
festation OF the old home rule spirit which still
thoroughly permeates what may be called the
rebelliOus sections of Ireland. He declared
that the governments policy could never be
wholly successful in Ireland until all disorder
was first crushed cut and the supremacy of the
law restored by superior force. He charged
that tho present Irish trouble was directly
traceable to the temporizing legislation of the
Gladstone government of 1870. He predicted
that evil results would follow every new at
tempt to bring about harmony and prosperity
in Ireland by similar methods.
LONDON, Dec Ia telegram from Water
ford ,ys ar .s are being sold 20 An extraordin-
ary extent and the whole country is armed to
the teeth.
Prisoners will be brought to Waterford Mon
day, for trial, including the mon charged with
the murder of Boyd. A disturbance Is posi-
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
Sheik Abdullah's Atrocities.

CoNsTANTINoPLE, Dec. 1.-The Persian
minister Mohsin Khan sent the Porte at Con-
stantinople particulars Of the atrocities by
Sheik Abdullah, demanding his punishment.
Albanians Stealing Montenegrin Sheep.
A body sof Albanians lifted 1900 Montene-
grin sheep. The Montegrins have protested
but the Porte declined the responsibility.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
MARINE NEWS.
FORT OF PORTLAND.

FORT OF PORTLAND.
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 1.
Arrived.
Sch ALTON, (Br) Watts, St John, NIB. for Glouces-
ter.
Sch Elizabeth Smith, Coffin, Boston.
Sch tity Point, Bolton. Boston.
Sch Reg gulator. Paterson Dover.
Sch Clean. kennebunkport.
Sch Esieila. Renick. sullivan with paving.
Sch Tiaro Chatto Brooklin.
Sch Lydia Ozark. Titus Trenton.
Sch Eastern Light. Geyer, Bristol.
Sch Rockaway 1hurston, Bristol, (ar 26th.)
Sch Cinderella Webber. Round Pond
Sch Eagle. sinclair Ellsworth tor Boston,
Sloops Active, Hamilton, and Amelia. Hamilton.
Spruce Heal.
BEl.OW-Schs Cora Eta, Nicola. Alice Board
mal and others.
Cleared.
Steamship Francn,ne., .sangum, New York-Henry
Fox.
Sch Lewis French, Newman, North Boothbay-
ID Choate.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Sheep and I.ambs-Those fIom the West cost from
-(a6c P fb landed at he ,battoir, all owned by
but hers Those from Maine were nsigned 10
butchers to slaughter and market at a commission.
Swine Fat HOgs-prices 5s4 G6c y live eight.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
AVAILABLE ASSETS.

Cash In the treasury -. 2l0.926,76 a8
BONDS ISSUED TO THE PACIFIC RAILROAD CONPA-
MES. INTEREST PAYABLE IN LAWFUL MONEY.
Principal outstanding. :. =. 6+,623,5l2 90
Interest accrued and not vet paid 1,flH, 81 Sp
Interest paid by United States. 47,5S9,S61 80
Interest repaid by the transpor-
tation of mails, &c. ..... 80. 1898 81
earnings. w.. ~ - - 5,1ss 81
United States = - ..... - =, 3.o55, ,2s6 rs
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
FOREIGN PORTS.

Sid FIN samarang Oct 9Th, barque bert, Erskine,
Sourabaya and New York.
In port Oct IA barque Robt Porter Nichols for
Boston. to load sugar at e2.
sid fm Kobbe Sept 9th, ship Ellen Goodspeed.
More. Yokohama.
AR at Calcutta Oct Is, ship Farrrgut Small, from
Bombay.
AT Batavia Oct IA, ship New Era, Sawyer, unc;
barques Monhegan Luce. do; Itonus, Bueknam for
Penang and New York.
AR at Cuxhaven 9th. barque John Zittlosen. Mer-
riman .New York.
AT Bucnos Ayres Oct 23, ship Martha Bowker,
Bowker, unc; barque j w Dresser. brown, for Mon
tevideo aud New York /; SarMiento. Gould, from
Portland. ar 21st.
AR at Port Spain Oct 2s. sch Daisy Parkhurst.
Hooper, New ork: Nov Sd. brig Caroline Gray,
Oliver Annapolis. Ms.
= AR at St Pierre Nov 8, sch Hortensia, Sanborn
New York.
Ar at st Thomas Nov 9. brig Hyperion, williams.
Guadaloupe (and sailed 10th for Turks Island)
Ar al ST Lucia Nov .. sch John Lord, Thomas,
New York.
Ar at St George. (Bermuda) Nov 14th. sch Etna.
Sawyer. from New York, (with spars for schr Caleb
Eaton
In port 25th. sch Walter L Plummer, Henrahan,
st John. NIB for Rio Janeiro. repg.
Ar at Hamilton, (Bermuda) Nov ] 8 sch Kit Car
son, Harding, Bangor; 24lh, brig Dauntless, Will
lams do.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

A"'Ay A~sasO"sbC aScCchRsSs
BY water conveyance--lO0O bush Cornmeal to
W. Trua & Co.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

The Palmyra OF Bath from Manila has ar.
rived at New York.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Portaaad Daily Press Stock List.
Corrected by W. oDBuRy 4 MouLToN, Investment,
Bankers, Cor. Middle and Exchange Streets.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Iodine ........4 2544 75
lpecsc ........1 36Gl SO
L1corice, rt.... log 20
Cal ex. x........ Sag 40
Morphine. 4 cog
III bergainot 3 O043 90
Cod liver. IL 25la1 30
Lemon. ..3 25g
Olive. Il 25@1 75
Peppt -. ....3 UOa3 so
Wintergreen. (G3 26
Potass bro
mide e......... $50 42I
Chlorate ..... 2O9 20
Iodide ....... as 0Ol
quicksilver :. q o0l
Quiniie .......2 P0,a2 90
Rt. Rhubarb. 75@l 80
1t. Snake. 80. 3O9 3b
,altpetre ..... log ID
Senna. ........ log 25|
seed. Canary. q 00a2 so
Carda'uons % 90 a3 70
Soda. bi-carb.. Sag z
Sal .......... gag 3
81 lpl ur. ..... 3H29 Az
sugar Lead ... 209 ~
White Wax. 559 so
vitrol, blue... 11@ IL
Vanilla.
Duck.
no. 1900. gSO
No. g.. 49,. @32
Nx 10. QA23
OOo.. ....... hlV
10 or. ........ IGZZ
Fish.
Cod, per qtl..
L'ge Shore IA 76lG5 90
L'ge Bank. g 25a3 80
Small -. ....2 75a3 90
PoilocA .......2 25;a 3 20
Haddock Il 1872 90
Hake -. ] 121aa1 50
Herring,
shore, Pbbl. g O0a4 90
Scal'd p box. 25a %
70. / ........ 16@19
Mackerel, Pbbi.
Bay No. 1.
Bay No. g.. @
Large 3.... q
Shore Mol 1875 90
No. 2...... 5 5Oa 6 20
No. 3...... 4 OO0 s 90
Small. .... 3 00@ 4 90
Clam bait... "a
GunPowder.
Blasting 80. 3 75a 4 80
Sporting.... 6 OO@ z 90
Hay.
Pres'd ptonl 4 OO@16 90
Loose ......l4 OOal7 90
Straw ...... 8 OOig11 90
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

FROM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York LIST inst, steamer Niagara, from
avana.
Sid FIN Halifax 3Oth PM, steamer Brooklyn, (fm
LiverpooD for Portland.
Sid fin Antwerp Nov %, ship Annie Fish, Hoffses,
New Orleans.
:. AR at Lynn, E, Nov %, ship Alex Mcneil Sproul,
New York.
MEMORANDA.
Sch NJ Branscomb. Dodge from Calais for Bos
ton struck OH the northwest point of Green Island
near beer Isle. 25th, and bilged She was haule0
off 26ih and taken TO Green Landing, full of wafer
she has a cargo of lumber, which will be partly dis
charged and the vessel repaired.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
The Wool Market.

BOSTON, Dec. 1-[Reported for the Pressl.-Th
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
lin naY,h Do, x,lx
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02

Government Bonds, First Class
Securities, Bank Stock, &C.,
bought and sold. Orders at New
York and Boston Stock Exchanges
executed by wire.
os2S eodtf
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
MISCELLANEOUS
Ladies'
Winter
Cloaks

EASTMAN BROS. &
BANCROFT
are now Offering, in
their spacious Cloak
Rooms. an immense
stock of Ladies' Win
ter Garments, consist
ing of listers, Have
locks, ClOaks. lIOlmans,
Jackets and Circulars,
in low, medium and
fine goods.
In order to supply a
demand for lOw-priced
Garments, we are sell.
ing a Nobby Rough
Jacket at $4.75.
Plain Black Beaver
ClOaks at $4.5O,S6.OO
$3.50, $6.75, $500.
These are Union Bea.
ver,very prettily trim.
med, and as nice fit.
ting as our better
ClOaks. rs,aa
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
SROK EN-.

SPOKEN.
Sept IL, lat 26 S, Ion 80 W. barque Furness Alb
bey from New York for Hiogo.
Oct 8, lat % N. lon 20 w. barque Escort, Water
house. from Cardiff for Singapore.
The Portland daily press., 1880-12-02
% UR ~4t -A
ALL WOOL BEAVER CLOAKS,

at So, $3.50 and SIo we
consider excellent Bar
gains. We find 1t very diff
ficult to keep on hand
full line Of sizes, the de-
mand is SO large for them
From the above our pri.
ces range up to $50.
The news and herald. (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1877-1900, 1880-07-24
Jaoking for Ansle.WormS.

AS reporter was hurrying across the
Battery, at New York, his attention was
attracted to two lights that, at some distance
from him, moved slowly, with the irregu-
larity OF will-o'-the-wisp, close to the
ground, over one Of the grass. plots.
"What are those Z" he asked of passing
policeman, pointing to tho lights.
"Worm-hunters," answered the guardian
OF the peace, passing on without deigning
further Information.
"Worm-hunters," said the reporter to
himself, as he walked toward the dancing
lights, his mind reverting to the hours Of
hard digging that in his boyhood he had
found necessary before worms for fishing
could he be beguiled from their deep hidden
haunts. "Worm huntersl thought
sparrows were the only worm hunters in
New York;"
AS he drew near to the mysterious lights
he saw that they were primitive dark Ian
terms. made Of cigar boxes, minus covers,
held pcrpendlcularly, and each with q
lighted candle inside made fast to the bot
tom by four shingle-nails. Behind each of
these lanterns was small boy holding it
In his left hand, 80 that the light was thrown
on tho ground directly in front of him.
With his right hand each made frequent
anu vigorous clutches at the wet grass, and
with nearly every clutch drew out long
shining object that he deposited in another
cigar box at his side. They work their
way across the grass plot on their knees,
anu were 30 intent upon their pursuit as
not to notice the presence of a 81 ectator.
What are you catching?" asked tic re-
porter.
"Worms," laconicalIy answered tho
smaller OF the boys without looking up.
what fort" asked the reporter
'Fishing," " answered the boy.
"What for7"
'Eols."
"Where2"
'In the docks"
"Why don't you catch them In the day.
timo ?"
''Cause they only comes out In the night
after a-therel now you scared him in.
Can't yer look outl''
"After what2''
AFTER rain. An they are mighty
scary, an If you don't catch 'em first nab
they're gone like streak into their holes. {"
Can you get as many as you want here
In the Battery2'
'Course you can, gobs Of 'em." And 1t
looked as If he could find 'sgobs of 'em. I"
tor his box was nearly filed with q writh-
Ing mass Of large fat sngle-worms fit to de-
light the heart of the most eplcurean eel.
The policeman did not order the boy away.
tor, as he afterward said, cit was good for
the grass to have lot of them pesky worms
rooted out"