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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-29
FOREIGN.
Further Returns from the German
Elections.
GAMBETTA ELECTED PRESIDENT OF
THE FRENCH DEPUTIES.

BERLIN, Oct. 2S.-In polling here for mem
bers of the Reichstag yesterday, no conserva-
tive or anti-semitic candidate received enough
votes to entitle him to enter as candidate in
the second ballot. News from the provinces
denotes the Strengthening of the Liberal ranks.
The defeat OF the Conservatives is most signiti-
cant in places where the government had put
forth all its strength to support them Tho
police, during the day. made numerous arrests
Prince Bismarck's son William has been de-
feated in Muthausen by 5000 votes, by Lib
eral. The OPPOSITION may prove strong enough
to necessitate a dissolution of Parliament
BERLIN, Oct 2S.-A second ballot will be
necessary at Leipsic, Chemnily and Erfurt.
Further returns from the elections show the
National Liberals lost considerably at DantZig,
Hamburg and Magdeling Progress is jubi-
liant.
The North German Gazette expresses the
opinion that the results of the election in Ber-
lin recalls the state of affairs in Paris, where
the radical element overpowered the true up
holders of the State.
The War in Tunis.
TUNIs, Oct. 28.-News from the attacking
column leads to the supposition that Kaiwan
would surrender Thursday, although there are
provisions at Susa for 1000 men for three
months. Two transports arrived there with
an enormous amount OF stores. Operations
have commenced in Algeria. A column, UNI
der Gen. Delbreque, has eft Oran for the
south
PARIS, Oct. pa semi-oficial dispatch an
nounces that column from Susa entered Kali
wan Wednesday, without opposition. the in
surgents having retreated southwardS after
pillaging the city.
A British Squadron Gone to Ireland.
GIBRALTAR, Oct. 28.--The British channel
squadron has proceeded to Ireland.
Opening of the French Chambers.
PARIS, Oct. 2S.--The Chambers are opened
to-day. Gambetta was elected provisional
President of the Chamber of Deputies by q
vote of 317 against 30. The result was received
with great cheering.
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Theatrical Telephones and Do

London Telegraph


Wonders will never cease. By aid of the d.
oscope, an ingenious instrument brought for
the first time to public notice during the Pa
risisn electrical congress, patrons of the drama
who are reluctant to leave their comfortable
fresides, and temporarily revolutionize all
their domestic arrangements in order to attend
theatrical performances in loco will hence
forth be enabled to see as we'll as hear their
favorite operate and histrionic artists without
stirring yard from home. The apparatu 8
consists of small collective" lens, fixed up
In position commanding the stage of no mat
ter what theatre, and connected by an electric
wire with diminutive white-gass plate,
which may be framed aud set in the panel of a
private drawing-room, however distant from
the playhouse in question. Total darkness
having been obssined in the room furnished
with a dioscope, perfect picture of the stage,
its scenery actors, ETC., faithful in celor, and
absolutely reproducing the whole performance
will become visible upon the surface OF the
glass plate. Supplemented by telephone
connecting with the theatre, the dioscope will
therefore enable its owner to spend bis even
ing at the opera in dressing gown and slip
pers, If such be his ideal of comfort, seated in
an easy chair within hail of his lat de p0ule ct
bonnie de Ruit. To those, and their name is le-
zion, who detest premature dinner, hurried
dressing, and a couple of hours cabling there
and back" as the hitherto inevitable concomi-
tants of visit to the play, the condition of
things rendered feasible by the invention of
the dioscope will present itself as truly bliss
full addition to their pleasure resources.
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SOUTH AMERICA.
puira Occupied pz the ohilians.


PANAMA, Oct. 28.-United States Minister
Georges Namely, presented his credentials to
President Nunez the 2ist inst. and made
speech remarkable for its assertion of the
Monroe doctrine.
The occupation of the town and department
of Puira, Peru, has been effected by the Chill
ians who suddenly land at Paita 1500sstrong and
atsonce marched inland and entered the city
without freing shot.
NEW YORK. Oct. 2S.-The CHILEAN Times of
September 10th, intimates that it is the gen.
eral expectation on the part of the CHILEAN. pub
lie that the inauguration of the new president
of Chill will be followed by an entire change
in the policy toward Peru. This policy may
involve the withdrawal of the CHILEAN troops
from Lima. Callao and other places, the def
mite demarcation Of frontier line and adoption
of measures for its protection, and finally for
formal annexation of the conquered territory
and its organization under Gillian law.
The Times remarks:-
Under any circumstances it is tolerably GER
tain that grand crisis is about to be reached
in Peruvian affairs. The procession in Buenos
Ayres in honor of President Garfield number
ed over 10000. All along the west coast the
demonstrations were solemn and profound.
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Grain MarlKes.

BY water conveyanee-loOo bush Oosnmeaj 70 d
", True q Go.
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HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.
An Old Man and His Wife Dead in Their
House.

An Old Man and His Wife Dead in Their
House.
BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, Oct. 28.-Great ex-
element prevails here over the finding of
Ezra P. Cook and wife, an aged couple, both
dead in their house to-day. The man lay on
sofa on his back, his hands clasped and his
head thrown back in natural position al
though it looked as if pillow had been drawn
rudely from under his head after death but be-
fore rigor had begun. His wife lay upon her
face on the floor In front of the sofa, extended
full length, with pillow from the sofa under
her head. No marks of violence were found
upon the man but large cut and abrasion was
found on the back OF the woman's head The
skull was not fractured but death was proba-
bly, caused by conclusion of the brain. On
chair near by were marks of blood, as If she sat
in the chair after the blow was received and
prints of her bloody hand were seen upon tho
rounds of the chair as though when sitting in
the chair she had put her hand to her head
and then grasped the chair. No implement OF
any kind was found with which the blow was
inflicted and no place indicated her falling and
striking anything. Nothing about the house
indicated struggle and nothing was dis
turbed. The doors were locked upon the in
side and from their natures and from previous
indications it would seem the W oman poisoned
her husband and then either took poison or
caused the blow on her head or both herself,
yet the blow is hard to account for. The
woman had for number of years given evil
dence at times of an unsound mind and might
make way with herself. A letter was found
without date saying if she should at any time
be found dead she would want him to tell her
son to be good to his father, and asking the
same of Bolles and sister of Ezra, indicating
no thought of the death of her husband. The
letter stated she was crazy and hoped God
would be mercifel to her, and indicated she
intended drowning The stomach of each
will be kept for analysis.
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Dry goods yyholesnle Market.

December Oats, 9.38 m at 4412c; I2.5I P m
L46Ac:1 O3 d m 445sc; call 44Ssc.
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CHINA AND JAPAN.

Tea Factory Burned and Robbed-The
Returned Students Cholera in Japan
The American Minister offered a
Judgeship.
HONG KONG, Sept. 30.-A large brick tea
factory, one hundred aud seventy miles from
Foo Chow, owned by Russian firm, has
been destroyed by fire. Chinese workmen of
whom 500 were employed. declined to render
the foreign manager any assistance and af-
forwards stoned him off the premises, broke
open the safe and stole some thousands of dol
lars.
Many of the students recently returned from
America are to be employed on the telegraph
line between Tien-Tsin and Shanghai.
YOKOHAMA, Oct. 11.-Cholera is spreading
in the southern provinces and quarantine has
been proclaimed in Manila against vessels ar
irving from Japanese ports.
In connection with the new code of lars to
be introduced into Japanese judicature next
year it is proposed to employ foreign judges to
sit with Japanese. John A. Bingham. United
States minister to Toxic, has been offered the
first appointment.
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Failures for the Week.

New York, Oct. 2S-Dun, Winan & Co., re-
port the failures for the week throughout the
country at 112. distributed as follows Eastern
States, 10; Western States, 81; South ern
States, IS; Pacific States, 8; Middle States, 20,
would appear to be the stoppage of Lord &
Williams, of Tucson, Arizona, with liabilities
of $500 900 to 100000 This was the United
States depository for the Territory, but it is
said that the Government moneys, amounting
to 100000, are intact. r. d. Baldwin, bank
er and trader, of Lake Mahopac, has stopped
payment, j. W. Seybert, woolens, Philadel-
phia, with liabilities of a small amount, and
one or two failures in Lynn, Mass, the princi-
pal of which is that of Jerome ingalls, & Co.,
wholesale shoes, are the only other embarrsss-
meuts of moment, the great bulk of failures
having occurred in the small retail trade. 1t
is noted that in the village of Homer, La,
three storekeepers have failed whose united
capital would not probably amount to S5000
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THE CABINET.

Attorney General MacVeagh Urged to
Remain until after the Star Route Cases
WASHINGTON, Oct. 28.-The Star says it is
stated that there will be no immediate appoint
ment of Attorney General during the absence
of MacVeagh. Solicitor General Phillips I'M
der existing statutes, and without special des-
ignation assumes the Office The President
does not want to act on Attorney General
MacVeagh's resignation until the star route
cases are under way. The friends of Mac
Veagh notwithstanding this still say he has
left the city for good and will only return to
formally receive his successor. So far as can
be learned there is no change in the programme
to make Ex-senator Howe Attorney General
after the President has acted upon MacVeagh's
resignation.
ALBANY, Oct 2S.-Judge Folger returned
from Washington this afternoon. He says
that while he has formally accepted the office
of Secretary of the Treasury he will not enter
upon the duties of the Office for about two
weeks.
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The French delegation was in Philadelphia
aud visited Paramount Park and Girard Col
lege.
In the United States Court in New York
yesterday, Judge Barnard quashed the indict-
ment against William II. Tower for casting
away tho barque Brothers Pride.
Gen. Merriwether Lewis Clark died at
Frankfort, KY, yesterday, aged n. He served
in the Black and Mexican wars and in the
war of the Rebellion.
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California Mining stocks.
(By Telegraph.)
Gloucester Fish Market.

TO1E WEEK ENDICVU OOV'
Our quotations are wholesale prices for fare lots
and jobbing lots command advance on our fig
ures.
Georges Codfsh-We quote $5sz " qtl for large
and 81 for medium; Bank $41a@$4s4 for large and
$3A for medium; dry cured Bank at 80 " gtl Tor
large and 81 for medium. Shore Goldfish picked
cured, at So for large and 81 for medium. Bay
trawl $4% for large; N. S. Shore So. Newfound-
land $51a.
We quote Cusk at 1924 @S3, Haddock S21a :Hake
at $2t@$2A " qtl.: Pollock at $21a@$2s4; Eng
lish do 49,
Boneless and prepared fish from 3@5c 4Y ib for
Hake and Cusk to 51s@8 for best Goldfish. Smoked
Halibut at 1O1ac % fb. Smoked Salmon 1Sc; Scaled
Herring l6@2-c ~ box. Smoked Alewives SOC fY
hundred.
Mackerel-Last sales in fshermen's order with
SO for rs, SO for extra 2s $6 for IS. Prince Ed
ward Island held at $16 Sill, SO for Is Is and IS;
Nova Scotia large IS, So.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
New England School superintende

New England School superintendent
BOSTON, Oct. 28.-Tae semi-annual meeting
of the New England Association of School Sup
erintendents was held this forenoon at the
rooms of the School Committee. There was a
large attendance and the exercises, which con-
sisted of discussions on various topics suggested
by the duties of superintendents, were inter
esting, and will doubtless be profitable to. those
present. The election of officers resulted in
the choice of the following: President, f. W.
Parker, Boston, Secretary, W. FL. Lambert,
Maiden; Executive Committee, j. L. Brewster
ID Leach and-Aldrich
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FOREIGN PORTS.

Aug 10. lat 81 % S, lon go 81 E, ship Emily
Reed, Sheldon. from Calcutta for Rotterdam.
Sept "a, lat 10 S, Ion "a w ship Levi q Burgess,
Starrett, from Philadelphia for Portland o.
Oct 8, lat 81, Ion 80, ship Transit, Hagan, from
Liverpool for New York.
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Herring-s2A ass y Dbl for choice split and
gibbed; large Nova Scotia Shres So ordinary do 81
to say.
FsFresh Halbut-None in market;last sales loc and
SC 43 ib for white and white
Trout $l4 " Dbl; SworGfish at S6d)7; Goldfish at
SIS, Haddock at $315, Halibut Heads $31a, Hall
but Fins 50 Dbl, Fins and Napes at SAY, Tongues
So, Tongues and Sounds at so; Alewives at S3g
1914; Halifax Salmon $21@S22; California do at
$15.
Pure Medicine Oil at 81 9 GAL crude do at soc;
Blacklist Oil 50c Cod do 35@36c; Shore do at 35c;
Porgie do SOC.
Porge scrap, S12 % ton: Fish do So to $40; Liver
do 1914; Livers 30@35c " bucket.
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Boston,s water supply.

The water in Cochituate the source of the
city's supply, is tainted with impure vegetable
matter. A committee of the city government
investigated the matter to-day with view of
drawing the supply from branch works at
Sudbury river but this was also found to be
tainted A water famine is not feared but
there is danger that pumping will have to be
resorted to, in which case the city supply must
be reduced from So 600 to 20 100000 gallons
daily. Efforts are making to purify the water.
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Ex.4ov. Morean,g Declination.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2S-The following is a
COPY of ex-Gov. Morgan's telegram to the
President, declining the office of the Secretary
of the Treasury:
New YORK, Oct. %.
Hon. C. A. Arthur, President of the United
States:
1t is painful to refuse any request OF yours.
It has been especially so during the whole of
the past week, and more so now since your
generous action and the prompt concurrence of
the Senate. But considering my age and the
engrossing character of the duties of the
Treasury Department, I am compelled to de-
cline its acceptance. Thanking you for this
great honor,
am, with respect and esteem,
Your friend,
E. d. MORGAN.
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SATURDAY MORNING. OCTOBER 90.

to tell just enough of the deeds Of great discov
erers-auoting from their own writings-to
awaken the keen desire of his reader to search
among historic records for further details. One
OF the first and most natural questions that
children ask is, Is II true story? And readers
somewhat older will End that the recitals of
Marco Polo, Sir John Vaudeville, Cortes or
Humboldt are all the more absorbing and ex-
citing because Of their solid foundation of fact
foundation, it is to be admitted, crowned
with suck fanciful superstructure by the early
explorers as to give rise to a proverbial dis
count upon travellers tales. More delightful
aud valuable books for young people eau hard
ly be found than this series of Mr.. Hale's pro-
viding, which win serve to stimulate healthy
interest in stories of courageous enterprise
quite opposite from the bad effect Of the dime
novel class of harum-scarum books for boys.
Mr.. Hale has an instructive sympathy with
young people, and has happy art Of combin-
ing what they like with what is good for them.
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew.
BY Margaret Sidney Boston: D. Lothrop &
Co.. This is one Of the freshest, brightest and
pared for tbs holiday season. The Five Little
Peppers we're as many children Of that name;
whose possessions, beside their peppery patro-
nymic, were very small. but who made hap
Ply and lovely home of their little brown house.
Polly, the eldest girl, is one of those genuine,
capable and warmhearted little maidens that
we find notably in Miss Alcott's book and shall
now look for with equal confidence, in what
ever stories Miss Sydney may write. The ev-
eryday goodness, the tender home atmosphere
OF this story are delightful whore the hard
working mother finds plenty of time to pet her
youngest. and the boys and girls cluster in the
freight round mothers knee "a scene very
tsliingly drawn by Miss Jessie Curtis, whose
illustrations deserve cordial words of praise)
Il is impossible to read The Little Peppers
without feeling of personal Friendship for the
author and warm glow OF pleasure to think
that such homes as she describes are to be
found everywhere in our country.
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The Mississippi Improvement Convention

ST.. LOUIS, Oct 2S.-In the Mississippi river
improvement convention to-day several ad-
urging Congress TO take action to improve all
practical routes connecting the Mississippi
with the Atlantic seaboard. A. letter from
Secretary Blaine was read, saying the objects
of the convention were worthy of the attention
of Congress.
Resolutions of regret for the death of Presi-
dent Garfield, who was one of the foremost
friends of river improvement, were adopted.
Adjourned.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
O'Connor at Manchester

MANCHESTER, Oct. 28.-T. P. O'Connor, NJ
P, was net at the railroad station this evening
by several thousand people. A grand process
sion was formed, the entire route being illumi-
mated. A few introductory remarks were made
after which Mayor Putnam presided at the
hall. Ex-Govs. Smith, Weston and Cheney
were on the platform.
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MARINE NEWS.
Ashore at South West Harbor

Ashore at South West Harbor.
GLOUCESTER, Mass, Oct. 28.-News is re-
ceived here to-day that schooner Schuyler Col
fax, of this port, is ashore on Gait Island, near
South West Harbor, Me-, and will probably
be total loss The Colfax is owned by Jo-
seph o. Proctor, Jr, and is insured.
Wrecks on the Dominion Coast.
MONTREAL, Oct 2S.-Advices from the Gulf
and river below Quebec show terrible gales on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The Swedish ship
Solide is ashore at Saugenay and the barque
Gylfe at Rimousk. The Norwegian barque
Scuba is ashore at Saugenay. Schooner Sara
Hafsom, from Sydney for Halifax, is a total
wreck on the Scotterie, Cape Breton Crew
saved.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., Oct. 2s.-The recent gale
caused great loss to some of the Western shore
fishermen, by loss of nets, &c.
A British Steamship Lost with all on
Board.
LONDON, Oct. 2S.-British steamer Calliope,
Odessa for Bremen, is totally lost on the Span
ish coast. Only one person was saved.
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Coal Prices for November.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 27.-Committees of the
Lehigh and Schuylkill coal Exchanges change
Eastern prices for November as follows: Red
ash egg coal at Port Richmond is advanced to
$3.50; stove to So 10; Loruberry stove to 81 so.
The same relative differences will be main
tanned at Port Richmond.
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ESPECIAL BULLEriN.1
what california wants of CONGRESS-.

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 2S.-The Board of
Trade have adopted the report of the commit
tee on immigration and passe resolutions ask
ing Representatives in Congress to urge sur
vey of all unsurveyed lands in the State, to OBJ
tain the passage of Chinese restriction law.
and the act providing for a civil government
~ Alaska
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METEOROLOGICAL
r~rzcArroNs EoR TIE NEXT TwzNrx-Sooa
HOURS.

rerzcArIoNs Eoa TIE NEXT TwANrx-Booa
HOURS.
War DEBT, OBBICE OnIRE SIGNAL
OEETcER, Washington, d. O.,
Oct. IS, M.
For New England,
Fair weather followed by increasing cloudi-
ness and local ains, south easterly Winds low
er barometer, stationery or higher tempera-
ture.
ESPECIAL BULLETIN.
The barometer is highest on the New Eng
land coast. The temperature has risen from
2 to II degrees in the Middle and South At
lantic States and lower Lake region, has risen
slightly in New England, East Gulf States
Tennessee and Ohio Valley, and has fallen
from to IA degrees in Texas and from to 8
degrees in the upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, Rain has fallen since last report in
the Lake region, Ohio valley and Tennessee,
East Gulf States. upper Mississippi and Mis-
souri, valleys. For the Mississippi valley and
all districts east of it the winds are southerly
and in the Missouri valley northerly. The
Mississippi river is feet inches above the
danger lineat Davenport, and feet 10 inches
at Keokuk.
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Chicago live stock Rsarkes.
By Telegraph.)

CHICAGO Oct. 2S.--Hogs-Recepts 20, 0O0 head:
shipments $500 head; market is unchanged; mixed
packing at 5000 40;choice heavy at 5047 90;
light at S006 05.
Cattle Receipts 5000 head shipments 5000 head
steady; good to prime shipping Oo97 Oomedium
5 90.
sheep receipts 900 head; shipments 200 head;
market steady; fair to choice zoos 90; common
to fair 8 COdQl3 75.
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wAa DEPT, OBBIcE CnIEE SraNALl
OFEIcEs, Washington, d. O.,
Oct Is | A M
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A Dishonest Revenue Collacto,.

HALIFAX, N. S., Oct. 29.-Augus Mcleod
of Halifax, collector of Island Revenue recent
ly suspended has been committed for trial
charged with serious defal cation.
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Coal Fresghts.

From Baltimore-to New York s.; to Bridge
port, Conn, 81 65; to New Haven 81 65; to New
London 81 65; to Providence 81 10; to Fall River
81 10; to New Bedford 81 70; to Wareham 50; to
Boston 81 80; to Salem 81 80; to Portsmouth, N
H., 81 80; to Portland, Me-. 81 70; to Bangor %;
Bath rs.
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The FAILURE of the Arizona, oontract

The Failure of the Arizona Contractors.
Tucson, Oct. 28-It is stated that G. H.
Lord, of the firm of Lord & Williams, is sick
at ST. Vincent's Asylum; that he was en- route
to st. Louis TO secure payments for beef con-
tracts the firm were carrying for the Govern
ment; that the banking branch of the firm is
in no ways involved; that the Government
funds in their charge are all intact, and that
their business will be resumed Immediately.
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A Bold Robbery.

ROCHESTER,, PA, Oct. 28.As the treasurer
of Beaver County was opening his safe this
morning. he was knocked down by two un-
known men and $4,000 of county funds abb
stracted from the safe. The robbers escaped.
No clue.
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Train Derailed.

SELLERsvnLE, Pa, Oct. 2S.--The Niagara
Express was thrown from the track near this
place by misplaced switch and was complete
ly wrecked. The engineer was killed. None
of the passengers were severely injured.