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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-28

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FOR
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
ROBSON AND CRANE.

Tonight these great comedians win appear
at Portland Theatre in their amusing farce
comedy of "Sharps and Flats" An exchange
says Their performances kept the house in
an almost continuous roar of laughter. The
support was good" The following will be the
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schiller,s Song of the Bell.

The casting of bell is, in Germany, an
event of great solemnity and rejoicing. Bell
founders, in some of the mining districts, an
nounce formally, in TIE local newspapers, the
time and place of this important event, and
out of door festivities take place in its honor.
In letter from Schiller to a friend in the
early part of the year 1897, he writes as fol-
lows: 81 salute you from the garden of my
new home, near Yena, to which / removed to-
day. The sun is sinking with a friendly adieu,
and the nightingales are trilling Everything
around is cheerful, and my first evening in my
new house and home Is of the hap7est augury.
And we are assured that the augury was not
falsifed. Under the tree tops of the garden
which Schiller catered in such happy mood ,
was written the beautiful 'Song of tie Bell.
The German writer Scherr says of this poem )
"All the elements in the poets lyric treatment
OF culture and its history are contained in this
superb song. II Is one of those creations OF
genius whose tender humane beauty IRE
sistibly lays hold of every hearts
1t has the stamp of nationality more clearly
than ony other poem of all modern literature.
In July, 1871, Schiller writes to Goethe:
MY heart is deeply interested in this poem.
but it will cost me some time, as introduce 50
many differing moods, and the material is SO
vastn Later on his illness obliged him to lay
his work aside, but he said; 81 did not regret
that, for only by carrying the subject aDonI
with me for year and keeping 1t warm VIII
the poem (no light task assure you,) attain
real maturity" Goethe characteristically re-
plies: 1.-THE bell will sound all the better the
longer the metal is kept melted and the more
the dross is expelled" The poem was not
completed until 1899. thus it having taken two
wears of thoughtful study.
The course to be followed in illustrating the
"Song of the Bel'' in tableaux on Saturday OF
this week, is somewhat as follows: The cur
tain rising, Schiller is represented sitting IN
his garden pear Yena. Presently, IN his
thoughts, the form of his poem is gradually
unfolded to him. And here the scenery chan
ges behind him, showing the general idea that
is taking shape in his mind.
The different tabeaux TO be given are repre-
sented in one siagle coup d oeI
The second tableat K gives the foundry IN the
foreground disnly seen by the red uncertain
light of the furnaces Here are the forms OF
the 'workmen watching the heating of The
metal until the critical moment shall arrive
when it will be ready to flow into the mould
prepared to receive it. A well known elocu-
zionist of this city is to read appropriate stanz
as from the poem, before each tableau. As he
reads
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

NOZZLE rs BEREBY GIVEN. that
IN the Subscriber has been duly appointed Ex-
ecutrix of the VIII of
AAfDII LORING. late Of North Yarmouth,
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and has
TAX en- upon herself that trust by giving bonds as the
law directs. All persons having demands upon the
estate of said deceased required to exhibit the
same; and all persons indebted to said estate are
called upon to make payment to
PHEBE j. LORlNe, Exscutrix.
No. Yarmouth, Nov. 18th, 1881. u
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SPOKEN.

Oct Q. lat 8 n, Ion % W, ship Queenstown. Col
Inns from Antwerp for Guaymas
Oct IL lat IA n, Ion rs, ship Tabor Snow, from
Cardiff for San Francisco. -,
Oct IT lat 20 n. lou 81. ship Annie Smith,
Bartlett. from Philadelphia for New Tacoma.
Nov A. lat 81 N lon 10 W, ship John Potter,
Mcclure from Antwerp for Valparaiso.
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wHITMoRE AND CLARK


An exchange says instrelsy as portrayed
by Whitmore s. Clark's celebrated troupe has
reached the popular vein of amusement seek
ers Their entertainments are always brimful
of merrment, while the vocalism of the COM
pany is admirable" A more thoroughly en-
ioyable programme has never been presented
be them than that which will be offered at
CITY Hall tonight. All the old favorites will
appear, including that jolly Hank" White.
mouth and all, as we'll several new candi-
dates for public approval. Tickets at Stock
bridges.
THE yoKEs.
The Vokes Family are the best opponents of
good clearly fun in existence on the stage
either in this country or Europe. Their play
of the "Belles of the Kitchen was the model
on which the score of imitators have based
their extravaganzas. In this country Nat
Goodwin, with his company, and the "Trouba-
dours' have been the only ones to approach
them, and even they could not equal them.
They will appear at Portland Theatre Friday
night. Sale of seats to morrow.
NOTES.
George Pauncefort, former Portland favor
tie, is running plantation in Japan.
The Rooms to Rent company delighted their
audience at Portland Theatre Saturday mig T.
A correspo dent says:-"Mrs Lucretla Ba-
ker, of East Boston, recently OF this CITY, sang
most charmingly at Monument Hall, Charles
town, on Tuesday evening. It was her first
pearance in that city, and the wish IS expressed
that she may be heard again.
Abbey SAYS he must take $4,000 night at the
Patti concerts TO make anything.
Perabo will return to Boston in January
from Europe.
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AUCTION SALES.
F. o. BAILEY q CO.,

F. BAILEY q CO.,
Auctloneers and Commission Merchants
s,sissresm as Exchange "a.
v. o. BAILEY, o. W. ALLAH
Regular sale Of Furniture and General Mcrchan-
disc every Saturday, commencing az ~ oclock u
m. Consfgnments solicited. ooSSoH
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COL.ORED
SILKS
Black and Colored
SILK VELVETS,

Plush finish, something
new, and a good imitation
of a fine Plush, at one
fourth the price.
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Catalogue of Crime.

Prmfoxp, Va, February 1O.-At
u trial in & Justices court q: Mace
vile, Pittsylvania county, on Satur-
day last, !. nero named Samuel
Wright, who had lost q ease, be-
came abusive and attempted vio-
lcnce to the whites in court. Anoth-
er negro became involved If the
quarrel, and with stick OF wood
struck at every white man nc came
to. His first victim was J. c. Ar
thur whom he felled to the ground
and the next, Major W. III. MuIrcll.
whose LETT arm was shattered. and
Chris. Hendricks, whose hand was
broken in trying to ward off the
negro's blows. Arthur's skull was
broken, and after lingering until
Sunday morning. he died. The ne
groes made their escape, and went
to their club in the neighborhood
known as the '1'rue Friends Club"
The brotherhood resolved not to 81
low the man to 10 arrested. and &C
cordingly held an all-night session,
marching through the streets part
of the time, with the murderer
beating drum at their head. 4
posse of twelve men. vel! armed.
was organized, and managed to Sc
Gu e the aFFess OF the culprits with
ont farther trouble. The "True
Friends" then planned a scheme to
rescue the prisoners on the way to
jail, but the officers, getting intima-
ton OF this, placed them under a
guard OF ten men, who, armed with
shot guns. rifles and muskets.
brought taem safely to the county
jail The persons present say it was
4 most nppFoyoked and brutal as
SaHl' and after the murderer and
az accenpliOe were arrested, it was
with great difficulty that the enrag-
ed citizens could be prevented from
iynciiing them on the spot.
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rife ball that anputation OF the
right leg at the hip became hecessa-
Iry. He remained n long period IN
the field hospital, and was consider,
cd to have one chance in a thousand
for recovery, but receiving the most
skillful medical attendance and
careful nursing, survived. Being
unable to perform field duty, he de-
clined a detail for Court Martial
service ut Washington, and was, at
his own request, mustered out IN
December. 1854, on account OF
wounds received in battle. Colonel
Beaver was appointed a Breyet Brig
adler General for gallant and merit
Gus service during the campaign IN
! the wilderness, and particularly
while in commald OF the brigade at
Cold Harbor. On his return home
he resumed inc practice of law, which
he has since pursued with distin-
cuished success mt Bellefonte. He
was appointed by Gov. Geary, in
| 1858. a Major General of the Nation
al Guard, position he has since
held. being now commander OF the
5th Division. He was in command
at Altoona during the riots in 1871,
and by prudence and firmness sue
ceeded in averting bloodshed on the
one hand and the destruction of
property on the other. Hehas never
been a candidate for office except in
1856, when he permitted his name
to be used in connection with the
position Of Representative in the
Legislature in the face of a hore-
less majority against his party.
In this contest ne made such a
handsome gain that his friends held
he would have won had be made a
personal canvass. Besides attend
! ing to his extensive law practice he
is interested in practical agriculture,
directing the cultivation of his fine
farm near Bellefonte. On the retire
ment of Judge Watts in 1874,
by rcason Of his appointment
as Commissioner Of Agriculture,
General Beaver was elected Presi-
! dent of the Board of Trustees of
the Agricultural College of Pennsyl-
vania-now the Pennsylvania State
College located in Center county,
and devoted much of his time TO
the interests OF that Institution. He
is also Trustee OF several other
colleges, and is connected with the
control of several other schools, both
male and female. General Beaver
has been repeatedly named in con-
nection with the Goyernorship, and
lit is said that he has been slated for
the succession of Governor Hoyt.
He was delegate to the Republican
Convention last June and WAS chair
man OF the delegation. lie was one
of the 306 who voted steadily for
Grant.
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Deadly FIrc-Dar3p.

CLEVELAND, Feb. 10-A fsightiul
explosion took plack to-day al p.
C. Mouser & Co.'S coal mine, at the
Robbins mines, at the end of the
New Lisbon Railway.
A Leader special from the scene oi
the explosion says a man named
Smith was going into the mine,
when the superintendent cautioned
him about going to a certain room,
as it contained ire-damp. Smith
found the room dry, while the tracl,
around it was filed with water.
and he diEabeyed the order and
attempted to pass through the for
hidden room with lighted lamp in
his hat. Immediately a terrible
explosion occurred, by which hole
was blown through fifteen feet OF
earth, comprising the roof, and
carrying death and destruction all
around. About twenty men were
at work in the mine, six Of whom
were killed outright and a number
dangerously wounded. \ mule and
train of eight cars were shot out OF
the main entrance as if from q can
non. Another mule drawing q ear
in which q man Was seated, was
blown on top Of the car, killing the
Oliver. A dog was also blown out
of the NINE. One maa, Jackson
Leek, who was just entering the
mine, was blown back sad over 2
high railroad embankment iEto a
creek below, and was badly hurt.
The men not disabled and killed
escaped through a shaft to the open
air. The killed are: james logan
and son, James Mehan, Willian
Haley, George HenshilWood and
Ed, Smith. iha latter caused the ex-
piosien. re was hadly mutilated,
and his body burned t. 4 crisp.
The wounded are: james Couch,
Robert Haley, Ed. Creiehap. John
Riker, Peter Wilson and two broth
ers. Nearly all are badly hurt and
some viii die. Mrs. Griffith had
gone 10 the door Of the nlipa tq eail
her son when the explosion ocsurred.
She saw Che mule shot Ont of the
mine and found her saa Injured.
George lIenshiiwood died in his
wiios arms. The scenes were heart
rending in the extreme. \ corps
OF physicians was summoned and
assistance to the wounded.
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THE NEW CANDIDATE.
GENERAL JAMES A BEAVER 0F CENTRE
COUNTY.

James A. Beaver was born al
Millertown, Perry county, this s ..te,
and was educated both at home and
in the public schools. His prelin-
mary training in classical studies
was conducted at Pine Grove Aead-
emy in Centre County. and he grad
uated from Jefferson College. Can
nonsburg, in 1856, being then I'M
der 10 years of age. He than be-
gan the study of law at Bellefonte
and was admitted to practice in
1859. Having; prior to the war,
been connected with q company
known as the Bellefonte Feneib,es.
he Immediately after the issue of
the proclamation calling for volun-
teers hastened TO Harrisburg and
rendered to Gov. Curtain, who was
its former Captain, the services of
the company. The tender was ac-
eepted and the company was the
third to rendezvous at Camp Curtain.
He served as a Lieutenant. and at
the expiration of three months
service, was appointed Lieutenant
Colonel of the 45th regiment, q DO
sition which he soon resigned to ac-
cept the Colonelcy of the 14sth.
With this regiment he went fairly
into the war. He was wounded IN
the body at Charlottesville and was
struck with ball at Spottsylvania
courthouse. At Cold Harbor he
was slightly wounded, and in the
first assault on Petersburg was seri-
ously injured w the EXP losion of a
shell. In the battle at Beam Sta
tion on the Weldon Railroad. when
ne assumed command of his brigade,
he was so severely wounded by a
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BECOMING fully satisfied that the
boilers had the power to prevent
his election, and were determined
20 do so at all hazards, Mr.
Oliver on Wednesday evening last,
addressed letter to the Republic
ans of the Legislature Withdrawing
from the contest, and at the same
time sent private letter to Mr..
Grow advising him Of his action.
Immediately the friends of the latter
assembled in caucus. and were ad-
dressed by him and Uniformed that
he also would withdraw; at the same
time he submitted the names of
three gentlemen. viz: Lieutenant
Governor Stone, Hon. ". II. Arm
strong and Gen. James A. Beaver.
either of whom he said he under
stood would be acceptable TO the
friends of Mr.. Oliver, and himself
expressed a desire that General
Beaver be selected as the candidate.
This proposition looking to con-
ciliation and harmony was received
with storm Of dissent. Mr.. Grow
himself was charged with being
false 10 his professions and his
friends. "A plot TO elect Wolf by the
aid of Democratic votes was then
submitted and voted down BY a ma.
jority of barely two; the suggestion
10 accept Gen. Beaver as a compro-
mise candidate was hastily rejected,
and Col Bayne was adopted as a
candidate in place OF Mr.. Grow, and
the caucus was then pledged to
vote for him persistently Until two
thirds Of its number decided other.
wise.
Meanwhile between fifty and six
ty OF those who had supported Mr..
Oliver assembled together, to whom
also were submitted the same list
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Disas.Fons ri-e,

MEMPHIS, TENv., February To-
the Southern Oil Works were burn
ed this morning. The loss is about
sl25,000. The fire was discovered
at ) O'Clock this morning in the
stock room. The flames sprea>i
with such rapidity that iae work
men employed had scarcely timc to
escape with their lives. The com
bustible material icl the flames rap
idly. and they soon enveloped the
entire structure, which together with
two thousand barrels of oil. thous-
and tons OF OIL cake and thousand
tons of cotton seed, was totally dc
stroyed. The building and con-
tents were valued al sa)0,000, on
which there was an insurance o;
S123,OO0, in sums ranging between
$1,000 to s5,0o0 in about forty
companies.
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CINCINNATI, Feb. 1l-e
been falling again ts
there wasa thundee s.oTa
The river was faliiurts.
viii probably Ese F4g-.'7
rog and be filed with f
Dispatches 70 the norma.
show increased damage ar
throughout Indiana aad
Troy, Ohio. a hydraal;.
burst, and the town was.;--
doing much damage. Ti-
az river Is higher taanr 3
for thirty years. Th0laa
Of farm lands are ove-io-.
many families were o5lies.
their homes. Railway -
discontinued. The SeiG-'
Circleville has broken sey-
and the bridge on the Na
VALLEY road is considered
Trains DO not cross. II I
Ind, 4 fine iron bridge ws
away. Several dams 2,
Trains On The Cincinnati. E.
and Chicago road have
ped two days. The bril,.
Miami river near Hamiltz
the Cincinnati, ard Day.
cannot be used
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4 Mine on Fire.

PoTTsyILLE, Pa. FEB. II,
days ago one of TIE bTeass
inside workings of Richz1b
liery, operated by tbs Phi
and Reading Coal and lrolC-
caught Iire, abe gas, which s 4
tered in abundance in ti.
taking FIRE from q bias.
thought the fire was unda
but later developments shr
raging violently. Freq-.E
sions have been heard int
ing portion, bat 50 BAR wits
serious result. PrepaTati1E
ing made to food tie mi11
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Col. THOMAS \. BAYYE, Of ALE
gheny comfy, the present candidate
of thc boilers, is gentleman o.
excellent private character lawyer
of fair standing, a soldier with &
good record, and is held in high
esteem in Allegheny county, as one
of whose representatives in Congress
he was last fall elected to second
term. He is, however, not the peer
of Gen. Beaver ia point of ability
anS has made great mistake polit-
ically, in permitting himself to'be
used as a candidate by the men who
ai Harrisburg are attempting to de-
Stroy the organization of the party
that has bestowed upon him some
of its choicest gifts.
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Wrecked ON The Irish G,

LoNDoy, February S.-Ils
wrecked in Dunlough bay
day night IS the steamer Ba-
Captain Grundy, which saia
Boston. January p. fas Er
The Bohemian wen: SShCr
Irish coast duriUr a j-eadE
OF those or board thi-.-7
drowned aad up 10 the Vl5-
twoF.sy-e.ae OF the crew H
the secand officer. have t1
Another Survivor caa be ~
rock separate fron tie E-
All efforts To rescue hiH lag
failed. Two liso boats hr
capsized in the attempt. l4
ing apparatus has been
The steamer is a total loss.
has arrived at Crook HaveaH
survivors, who are sick 'raa
sure and bruises.
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of three candidates, and having
knowledge of Mr.. Grows preference
for Gen. Beaver, they in the interest
ofharmony adopted him as their
candidate.
As the matter stands at present.
the withdrawal of Oliver and Grow
has only intensified the deadlock,
Colonel Bayne receiving the vote
formerly cast by the boltersfor Grow,
with the addition of about hall
of the Allegheny delegation while
Gen. Beaver has received the vote Of
the balance of the party, amounting
TO eighty.
The withdrawal Of Mr. Grow has
deprived the majority of his sup
porters OF the plausible excuse that
in voting for him they were carrying
out the instructions Of their constit.
uents, and by their hostility to Gen
Beaver, a fine lawyer, n capital
speaker, a gentleman Of the pures'
character, one legged soldier whose
record for gallantry is unsurpassed
by that of any soldier in the CoIn'
monwcalth, they have placed them
selves on record as mere facticnists
determined to prevent the majority
from clecting the candidate of theil
choice.
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lT can no longer be q matter Of
doubt to even the dullest compre-
hension, that the boilers at Harris
burg are not governed by any other
motive than a determination to rule
or ruin the party. No sooner had
Messrs. Oliver and Grow withdrawn
as candidates, than this faction again
assembled in caucus, selected new
candidate and pledged themselves
10 stand by him. Before the slight
est effort could be made to harmon
I've differences and agree upon a
candidate generally acceptable, these
boilers closed every avenue leading
towards an adjustment, and the
question still remains to be determin-
ed, shall one-third ofthe party be per-
mitted to coerce and control the other
two-thirds.
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Two Passesgos ears aurned.

taasEI cirl, n. J., February 10.
The SomerfeId train Of the New
Jersey Central Railroad. which
leaves Jersey City, at G:02 o'clock y.
~, was composed this evening OF
seven passenger cars and one BAG
gage car. III of the cars were weII
llied with passengers, As the train
reached CommHiaaw, for some rea-
son, unexplained as yer, the two
last cars Jumped the track, and the
car next 10 the last was upset. and
Immediately caught fire from the
stove. Fora few minutes everv-
thing was in confusion, but short
ly those Of the passengers who were
not hUTt commenced to rescue the
others. Fortunately, the majority
escaped with slight Injuries. The
burnt car and the one following lie
immediately across the track. out
The railroad authorities say thev
viii have the track relaid and the
ears removed, so that travel can be
resumed by tomorrow morninr