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The Portland daily press., 1881-06-09
MAINE.
Fred Morrill's Body Fol1

Fred Morrill's Body Found.
DEXTER, June 8.-The body of Fred Morrill,,
the missing Parkman man, was found in Dex-
ter Pond, Tuesday.
Launch Of a New Steamer.
BATH, June 8.-Launched to-day by William
Rogers fine steamer of $50 tons, named Ken
awba. 1t is owned by the Chesapeake & Ohio
Railroad Co., and will run in connection with
that road between Fortress Monroe and New
York. Capt. Greenwood commands her.
Lincoln and Sagadahoc Congregation
alists.
RoCKLAND, June S.-The second day of the
Lincoln and Sagadahoc Congregational Con-
ference was opened with devotional exercises,
after which Rev. j. E. Pond presented the re-
port of the churches, showing that the twenty
two churches embraced in the Conference in.
clude nineteen hundred and sxty-seven
members-fve hundred and twelve males and
fourteen hundred and fifty-fve females Over
twenty-thousand dollars were raised the past
year for home expenses, and thirty-three humid
red dollars for charitable purposes.
The question. "What shall be done with our
Sunday" was then ably discussed by Rev. DR..
Fiske, Rev. G. Ell. Pope and Others
Woolwlch was selected as the place of meet
ing next year, and committees and preachers
were appointed.
In the afternoon sermon was preached by
Rev. W. R. Richards of Bath, followed by the
observance of the Lords supper; after which
the Conference adjourned.
Knox County Reform Club Convention.
The Knox County Reform Club Convention
continued through to-day with small attend
ance, and closed with a meeting this evening
with larger number present A spirit of
earnest devotion to the cause has been man.
ifested by those in attendance
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by TELEGRAPH.
A FIEND'S WORK.
Another Unsuccessful Attempt
Made to Regain Liberty
BY HAYNES, THE ROCKLAND
MURDERER.
A Portland Criminal His Compan-
ion in the Affair.
HAYNES SHOT AND DANGEROUSLY
WOUNDED.
HAYNES SHOT AND DANGEROUSLY
WOUNDED.

THoMAsToN, June S.-A bold attempt was
made just after noon to-day by Samuel D.
Haynes, the Rockland murderer, and VIM. E.
Bragdon, common thief, of Portland, to es-
cape from the Maine State prison, immediate
ly after dinner. All the convicts had passed
out OF their cells to the various shops, but
Haynes and Bragdon remained behind and
when the yard was clear Haynes passed to the
inner guard room door with a parlor bracket
and what appeared to be bottle of mucilage,
Bragdon following close behind He said to
the guard on duty, Edward Barrows, that he
wished to pass in the bracket Mr.. Barrows
opened the door, when Haynes threw from the
bottle some strong hartshorn liniment and
black pepper into Barrows' eyes, completely
binding him.
Haynes, on gaining admission into the guard
room, made at once for the outer door, not
noticing that Mr.. Ira Northey, another guard,
was on duty Mr.. Northey at once seized the
Henry repeating rifle near at hand and de-
manded of Haynes to stop, but the desperate,
nothing daunted, made for Mr.. Northey with
a large bowie knife, some eight or ten inches
in length. Haynes did not take more than a
olop VI UWo uoioIO MI NOrbuoy urbu, ulJIluS
him in the right breast, the ball passing in
through the lung and coming out through the
shoulder blade.
Mr.. Northey then turned his attention toward
Bragdon who was close behind Haynes and
had just pushed his head into the door. But
as soon as he (Bragdon) heard the report of the
rifle he jumped back behind the door just in
time to escape the shot fred at him by Mr..
Northey.
This was only the work of few minutes and
before another shot could be fired both men
were secured Haynes was taken to the prison
hospital and Bragdon put in solitary confne-
ment. Haynes spits blood and complains of
feeling badly. His case is critical.
On searching them afterwards a large bowie
knife was found on Haynes and his pocket
was half full of black pepper. He also had an
improvised key with which he could have I'M
locked the outside guard room door if he had
not been stopped by the shot of the guard.
Bragdon had two sharp knives in his pockets
and large amounted black pepper
Great credit is due to Mr. Northey for his
promptness on the occasion. Haynes is des-
perate fellow, who killed his guard at Rock
land few years ago, and for which he was
sent to State prison for life. This is his third
or fourth attempt at escape from the prison,
all of which plans have involved the killing OR
manning of the guards or watchmen.
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John Hammond, Gen. e. Blakeslee, Gen. B.
Mcintosh, Gen. E. McLeer, Gen. Geo. H.
Chapman; Secretary, Chas. H. Hutch;
Treasurer, Gen. Irvine Withheld. The 4th,
18th and Artillery Corps and the general staff
die not meet this morning.
Public exercises were held this afternoon
at the Opera House which was crowded. The
body of the house was occupied by veteran SOL
diers and their guests, and the galleries by
ladies and citizens. The stage resembled q
etc. The proceedings were opened with an
address by Mayor Buckley, which was respond
ed to by Gen. Ell. G. Wright, president of the
society; poem was read by Col. S. D. Sum-
ner of Bridgeport. The Grafton by Daniel
Dougherty of Philadelphia was received with
frequent and enthusiastic applause.
Secretary Lincoln arrived too late to join in
the procession but occupied a position on the
stage at the opera House. He is the guest of
Edgar T. Welles, son of the late Gideon
Welles
A detachment of Post No. 2, G. A. R., of
Philadelphia, occupied a position on the stage
with the battle flags of Pennsylvania regi-
mentsl
At the banquet tonight Gen. Sherman made
an interesting speech reviewing the valorous
deeds of the Army OF the Potomac. He enter
tanned high estimation OF army societies as
calculated to smooth the ascerbitieS of war.
Speeches were also made by Secretary Lincoln,
Gen. Burnside, Franklin, Hawley. Sckles,
Devens, Slocum and Gov Bigelow of Con-
necticut
At the business meeting officers were chosen
as follows: President, Gen. Devens of Massa-
chusetts; Vice Presdents-1st Corps, Col.
Hooker Of Vermont; I'd, Con. Mitchell of
New York; 3d. Chaplain Twitchell, of Hart
ford, Conn; 4th, Col Sugden of New Jersey;
9th, Gen: Milham of New York; 9th, Col.
Platt of Brooklyn; 9th, Gen. Swift of Detroit;
11th Gen. Underwood of Boston; 18th, Col
Chapman of Hartford; General Staff, Gen. D.
D. Wiley of Worcester; Cavalry, Mai. Gen.
Mcintosh of New Brunswick, n j.; Signal
Corps, Capt. Howgate, U. S. Army; Recording
Corresponding Secretary, Col. Sharpe Of
Kington,. n. Y; Treasurer, Gen. M. T. Nc
Mahon of New York
A committee was appointed to arrange for a
general reunion of the societies of the several
armies; The next meeting of the society will
be held in Detroit
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Arrest Of the Springfield Murderer.
SPRINGFIELD, June dwight Kidder, Jr.,
who yesterday fatally shot his half brother C.
ID. Kidder, was to-day held in default of $1O,-
600 for examination next Wedsday. The de-
ceased was prominent local Democratic poll
tician.and the affair has caused much excite
ment.
The Inscription on Miles Standish' Sword
PLYMOUTH, June 8.-The Arabic inscription
upon the sword of Capt. Miles Stanish, that
has heretofore defied the efforts of savants to
decipher, has at last found translator. This
sword was the favorite weapon of Standish and
was acquired by him probably when he was
fighting the battles of Christendom against
the Turks in what is now Austria, before the
captain went to Flanders. James Rosendale,
native OF Palestine, who is travelling with a
party OF Arabs through the country, while in
this town last night was shown the two in
scriptions upon the sword One of them he
pronounces very ancient in cufc Arabic, the
other in medieval Arabic. The later inscrip-
ton he readily translated as follows: -"With
Peace Gcd ruled His Slaves" meaning crea-
lures, "and with the judgment of His Arm he
troubled the mighty of the wicked" meaning
the most powerful and evil of the wicked.
The older inscription, Mr.. Rosendale thinks, is
synonymous with the latter, but is not certain,
and has taken copy with him to investigate.
He says the sword is one of the Oldest arms in
existence and very valuable. He thinks that
it dates back at least 800 or 400 years before
Christ Others of the Arabs recognized the
inscription as a common one upon Arabian
arms,
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Trained Elephants.
SATURDAY. Reyiew1

one OF the late Canon Kingsley's favorite
stories was of a certain Devonshre farmer,
who, narrating to the clergyman of his parish
the wonders of "menagerie', which he had
VISITED declared himself chiefly delighted with
the Great Zagazaius." The clergyman asked
Tor an explanation, when the farmer exhibit
ed the "playbilr' on which appeared in large
letters the words, "The Great Sagacious," fol-
lowed by the pict ure of an elephant. If half
the stories which are told of them be true. ele-
plants certainly have prominent claim to
this epithet, for they not only display at times
an amount of intelligence which is almost hu.
man, but they appear to have keen sense of
the humorous as we'll. Who does not remem-
Der the elephant of juvenile story, which
drenched the Oriental tailor with water in re-
turn for the malicious prick of the needle
which the latter had given him instead of his
usual eleemosynary bun? Or that other one,
celebrated by Wilhelm Busch, of Munchenor
Bllderbogen fame, which followed and caught
the mischievous negro who had shot at it, and
aicer Irlghtehing MIN In various ways, dropped
him into a prickly-pear bush?
The latest account of elephantine cuteness
comes from Philadelphia, where p. T. Barnum
has show with twenty of these animals. Half
OF tnem are already trained and hail from En-
gland, while the others are described as Amer
lcan-by domicile, we presume, for we have
never heard them included among the indig-
enous fauna of the New World Be that as it
may, the American elephants were envius of
their companions accomplishments and set too
work with such good will to emulate them that
they were frequently detected practising in
private. and standing upon their heads and
performing other feats during their leisure
moments or when alone. These same per-
formers, we are also told, having been exposed
to snow storm, were seized with severe shiv-
ering hts, to remedy which four gallons of
Bourbon or Old Rye were administered to each
with excellent results-though it certainly
does seem rather ga stiff glass of grog." Al
the end of the next days journey the 'troupe''
again displayed alarming symptoms of a chill.
and shivered and groaned with marked en-
phasls, although the weather was exception
ally mild. This time the keeper sternly ex-
claimed, Not another dropl" and the SILVER
ing ceased. From all which we gather that
the veteran Snowman is keeping up his repu-
tation, and that American institutions SHARPEN
the wits OF elephants as well as men.
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OHIO REPUBLICANS.

Gov. Foster Re Nominated by Acclama-
ton.
CLEVELAND, June 8.-Senator Sherman was
elected permanent chairman of the Republic
can State convention which was held here to-
day.
The platform adopted endorses the admins
tration OF President Garfield and Gov Foster.
congratulating the latter on the successful re-
funding of the State debt at rate of less than
3 IA per cent interest.
The temperance plank is as follows:
Resolred, That public interests require that the
General Assembly should submit to a vote of the
people such amendments to the constitution of the
State relative to the manufacture sale and use of
Intoxicating liquors as shall leave the whole matter
to the legislature.
Charles Foster was re.nominated for Cover
nor by reclamation; j. G. Richards OF Jeffer-
son county was nominated for Lieut.. Governor:
Geo. Paul, member of she Board of Public
Works; Joseph Quincy, Treasurer Nicholas
Longworth, Judge of the Supreme Court:
Geo. X. Nash, Attorney General.
The convention then adjourned sine die.
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California Mining stocks.


Boston. June S-[Reported'fo the Pressl.-Tht
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon:
Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
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Eastman Bros. & Bancroft t,
1872 G 494 Congress st.
1un9 dsn3t
Branch Store of the Hall Rubber

Branch Store of the Hall Rubber
Company, Boston. Sole n. E.
Agents for the New York Betting
and Packing Company. Union
Rubber Company, and Chauncy
Rubber Company.
Mr.. C. III. BOsworth's Stock of
Rubber Goods has been purchased
by us, and removed to our new
store corner Middle and Union SITS.
We shall offer a large. full and
complete stock of Rubber Goods,
consisting of Betting, Packing and
Hose, Clothing, Druggists Sundries,
Boots, Shoes &c. Ladies' Rubber
Waterpr0Ofs $3.50 and upwards.
so feet Rubber Hose, couplings
and pipe $500.
Halls Patent Rubber Lined Rub
Der Boots are acknowledged by all
to be the best manufactured.
Call and examine our goods,
which are guaranteed to be of the
same quality, and same low prices
as ut our store i'm Boston.
HALL RUBBER COMPANY,
22S Middle Street.
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Brighton Cattle Market.

Wool is firm and quotations show an advance
most grades.
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Amount of stock at market 2486: Sheep and
Lambs $3.50; Swine 1910; Veals 100; numbered
Western Cattle APIS; Eastern C"ttle SO Mich
Cows and Northern Cattle 145
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 h. live weight-Ex-
ira quality at 371a@675; first quality 621a9
6 25;second quality at 5 121a@5 so; third quality
at 5095 GO; poorest grades of coarse Oxen,
Bulls. &C.. 621264 3712.
Brighton Hides S1a@9c y fb; Brighton Tallow at
514c " fb.
Country Hides 714@714c p ID; Country Tallow
at 414@41ac 4Yf b.
Calf Skins at 12a121ac % fb; Western sheared
Skins 35@45c each; Northern Sheep Skins at ESQ
35 each; Lamb Skins SOC each.7
Working Oxen.Only few pairs in market and
limitedsdemand for them. We quote sales.
Girth. Live weight.
l pair. .......6 10 29O9 $40
l pair. .......7 6(ex. nice) $500 $3.50
Mich Cows-Extra Cows S5o8s7O; ordinary $40
@S45; sprngers SIS@$55 P head; good Cows are
in fair fair demand, but common grades dull.
Veal Calves-Those from Maine sold at prices
ranging from 60 to 100.
Sheep and Lambs-.Those from the West cost
landed at the yards from to &c }Y Id live weight;
Lambs from 899c ~ tb, all owned by butchers, ex.
cept few being bought for the English marked.
Swine Fat Hogs61a to &c q ID live weight Spring
Pigs in limited demand at 5O@5 80 % head.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

At Lewiston observation-disclosures Is, Bate
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AT ALBANY.
New York'S Senators not yet De-
cided Upon.
DEPEW'S FRIENDS RALLY AND GIVE
HIM 81 VOTES.
But One Ballot is Taken and the Con.
yentiOn Adjourns.

ALBANY, June SIN the Senate remon.
strances were presented against the reelection
of Conkling and Plat; also petitions from
Blnghamton IN favor OF their reelection Mr..
W1nSloW presented remonstrance from Wa
tertown citizens against the return of Conk-
ling and Platt, and spoke at length with refer
ence to the Senatorial question. He argued
that Conkling had done nothing to warrant
the attacks being made upon him, but now
that he was stripped of his official robes nennv.
a-liners and ribald press indule in misrepre-
sensations OF a great statesman. His (Conk-
ling's) course here in Albany is that of a court
ly gentleman. He is not here button-holing
members me and seeking their support to return
MN 70 tne senate, but when called upon he
expresses himself freely, frankly and courte-
ously ON the pending struggle. He predicted
the reelection of Conkling to the United
States Senate by the present Legislature. In
Conking's Senatorial career the people have
felt just pride for his Jealous fidelity to their
best interests. He quoted extracts from news
papers relating to the great service done by
Conkling in last falls campaign in electing
Garfield, and asserted that in case of his re-
election he will act in harmony with the Ad-
ministration in everything that is right Not
to uphold Conkling is the basest ingratitude of
the loftiest patriotism and the full vigor of
manhood. The Republican party owe it to
themselves to stand by Conkling until the re
turning tide of popular esteem brings back the
now wavering legislators.
ooHd1oI lIlS Toplleu luau one can DuC smile
at the position in which Senator Winsow has
placed himself The entire speech is devoted
to an excuse for the action of Conkling in re-
signing his place in the United States Senate
and giving control of that body over to the
Democrats. He (Winsow) had voted for the
resolution asking the United States Senate to
confirm Robertson as collector, and yet this
Senator (Winslow) is found this morning ex-
casing Conkling for resigning because such a
continuation was made. Conkling and the
shadow of Senator had deserted their
posts while the Post Office Department. was
honeycombed by thieves and Garfield needed
the advice and aid of every Republican to aid
eminent. He Pitts fails to remember any
effort of Conklings which proved his great
abilities.
After further debate the joint convention
met at 1905, with Lieut.. Gov. Hoskins in the
chair, for the first time since the meeting of
the convention.
Details of the Vote,
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THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 8.
Contemporary Review.l
Brer Rabbit.
The Origin of the Wise Beast of Southern
Folklore.

The familiar myth of the man in the moon
represents an earlier hare in the moon, and re-
fers to an episode in the former life of Gotama
Buddha. Mr.. Giles tells us that hare or rab-
bit is believed by the Chinese to sit at the foot
OF the cassia tree in the moon, pounding the
drugs out of which is concocted the elixir of
immortality. An allusion to this occurs in the
poems OF Tu Flu, one of the celebrated bards of
the Tang dynasty:
..The frog is not drowned in the river.
The medicine hare lives forever
Inns agrees we'll with what the Buddhist book
OF birth stories says: 'The sign of the hare in
the moon will last the whole kalpa," Il. e.,
as the world lasts) Prof. Gubernatis offers
the following explanation of this myth: "The
moon is the watcher of the sky-that is to saw.
she sleeps with her eyes open; so-also does the
hare; )" whence the SonlnuS leporinus became
proverb.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
- "a .EsEs
Special Bargains
BED SPREADS !

We have just completed the pur-
chase OF the entire stock of Bed
Spreads of a New England manu-.
facturer at prices which enable us
to offer them much below their
current value.
This stock consists of LIST, 200
full sized Heavy Crochet Spreads,
which we shall offer at $1.OO each,
never sold less than $1.25.
End. l43, l IA Marseilles
Spreads, extra weight, which we
offer at SLAP each. Would be
cheap at $I.75.
Sd, ia Extra size, soft finish
Marseilles Spreads, at $2.OO each;
spread which has only to be seen
to be appreciated.
In addition to the above, we
shall offer at the same time so doz.
German Half BIeached Damask
5.S Napkins, whole selvages, at
$l.25 per dozen. A splendid val
lie for an every day Napkin.
Every house keeper should secure
some of the above.
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SPORTING.

Second Day OF the Spring Circuit.
RoCKLAND, June S.-The second days races
of the spring circuit at the Knox Trotting
Park came off successfully to-day. There
were two races for ESQ and:2.34 classes respec-
lively, seven horses starting in the former and
three in the latter. Purses 500 and $3.50.
in the $50 race the winner in three straight
heats was "Black Ranger" entered by j. P.
Butterfeld & Son, of East Dixfeld. Time
2.3S3, 2.39, 23Sa. Second money was taken by
"Claymont" and third by Achilles
The 234 race was won in three straight heats
by Little Pete" entered by G. j. Shaw, of
Hartland. Time-2.37s, 2.3S, 2.37. Lydia
NJ came in second and ''Mollie MORRILL, third.
Base Ball.
At Lewiston esterday-Oronos Is, Bates 5.
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METEOROLOGICAL,

,NnICATIoNs FOR THE NGxr ywsyTy-youa
HOURS.
WAR Dept, OFFICE CHIEF S.aNA1l
OFFICER, Washington, d. O.,
June 8, l A. NJ.
For New England,
Colder, partly cloudy weather, occasional rain.
variable winds, mostly northerly, higher bar
Ometer.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
General rains have fallen in ell districts
There has been decided rise in temperature
in the Middle States, Minnesota and Wiscon.
sin, and falling in the Ohio Valley and Ten
nessee. Light seutherly winds prevail in
southern states and southwest, light northerly
in the Lake region and Upper Mississippi Val
ley.
Weather condit ions are unsettled but fair
weather IS indica ted on Friday in the Lake
region, Middle States and.New England.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

The Star service Investigating committee
has discovered another instance of gross ex-
travagance in expenditures for mail service in
the southwest. 1t will be corrected and $780,
600 more annually saved.
In the New Hampshire legislature yesterday
resolution asking the opinion of the Supreme
Court upon the power of the present legisla-
ture to elect U. S. Senator for the term be-
ginning March 9, 1883, was tabled.
The Portland daily press., 1881-06-09
NEW YORK.
Masonic Grand Lodge Proceedings.

MaSonlc Granu Lodge proceedings.
New YORK, June Sat the session of the
Grand Lodge of Free Masons, to-day Grand
Master Anthony announced that in accordance
with the preamble and resolutions offered bv
r. W. Bro. Woodruff and unanimously ADOPT
ed by the Grand Lodge, he had terminated the
edlct OF non-intercourse with Masons of the
State of Connecticut which announcement
was greeted with enthusiastic applause.
Great Excitement in BROOKLYN Educa-
tional Circles.
There is good deal of excitement in Brook
Ign circles over the stolen books of the Board
of Education. There was discrepancy in the
accounts of the Board. as near as can be ascer-
tanned, OF about 900, and it was to ascertain
how this discrepancy could exist that Comp
troller Dewler had an accountant appointed to
look over the books. One hundred and forty.
four vouchers were also taken, but of $500 ex-
posed in the safe, not a cent was taken. Mr.,
Stewart, Secretary of the Board claimed that
an examination of the books when found
would not disclose any deficiency He had no
idea who took the books or their motive. Two
motives are advanced for the robbery,-one to
influence legislation on the new educational
bi II now before the legislature, which organizes
the board with twenty-four members; and the
other is to cover up deficiency.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Wholesale Market.

~c'ACsV Va aAC >" HoEeST1e MARKET
FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 8.
The changes are few the past week. We notice
Shellac is DC higher. Cardamom Seeds are 1oc eff.
Leather has taken boom and is several cents high
er on all grades This is partly owing to a large
sale of Montevideo hides in New York last week.
Flour is firm and prices sustained Car lots of Corn
1ac Off. Provisions are higher. Beef is SOC higher
Pork remains at old prices. Lard is fraction off
Apples scarce and higher. The potatoe bugs have
arrived and Paris Green is now in demand at 24c in
bulk and 27c in small quantities.
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Details Of the Vote.
The vote for the Conkling vacancy resulted
90 oil

When the name of G. Fl. Russell was called
he said that on each vote he had thus far voted
for the late distinguished Senators "They
were my choice. and my judgment at that time
string to make any distinction between the two
gentlemen 1 regard Conkling as the ideal SEN
ator. 1 have, however, just returned from nv
constituents and am convinced by such evil
dence as should satisfy any fair minded person
that nine-tenths of the Republicans there are
opposed to the return of the late Senators. I
have duty to perform to the Republicans who
sent me here, and that is to give voice to their
sentiments. I therefore vote for Cornell"
The following is the total vote to fill Platt's