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The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

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CHtC16o. July .-hogs-Receipts 81 900 head;
shipments $500 head; marked strong mixed 6 O0a
20; choice heavy at 3o06 So; packers and ship
pers bacon grades 1905 80.
Cattle-Receipts $500 head; shipments $500 head:
market strong and active: exports at OOa6 40;
good to choice shipping at 65@6 10; common to
fair 90a5 3d.
sheep receipts 800 head; shipments 100; market
frmer; medium to medium at COCA 70; good to
choice OOa5 $751; all Sold
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

No change. The convention then voted to
al the long term, with the same result -
before.
The adjourned conference of the Republican
members of the Legislature took place this
evening. Senator Mccarthy presided. Roll
was called and ifteen Senators and fifty AS
semblytnen answered.
A resolution was offered reciting that in view
OF the fact that many Republicans declined TO
enter a caucus with its powers restricted, a
general caucus will be called for Tomorrow
afteraoon. Sixty of those present voted for
the resolution and signed call for such eau
Gus, and a committee was appointed to solicit
further signatures.
Senator Robertson said this was not exactly
the feast to which he had been invited, but he
would vote yea.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


Portland Daily Wholesale Markes.
PORTLAND. July z.
The shooting of the President has had depress-
ing effect upon the markets here. Trade is very
light in nearly all departments, and it is the pre-
vailng opinion OF our merchants that business will
continue so until the President is pronounced out of
danger, and hardly anything else is talked about
There are but few changes to note to-day in the
wholesale market. Grain is easier and car lots of
Corn show falling off of 1c, also drop of 81 on
Bran. Lard is firm and rs higher. Sugars are 1sc
lower and quoted at 1O1Ac for granulated and 97s
for Extra G. Green Apples are more plenty and
bring 25@1 so y crate.
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nOyESTEC PORTS,

qLVESTON-Cld LIST, brig Emily Sheldon,
Biknore Pensacola.
BW ORLEANS-Below 30th, ship Union. Bars
toy from Vera Cruz at quarantine.
ENSACOLA-Cld I'd inst, brig Hattie Bishop,
Geclell Arkansas Pass.
sAvANNAH-Ar 9th, schs Annie Lewis, Lewis,
New York; Flora Rogers, Bath.
(lo 9Th, sch Lizzie Heyer Poland, Bath.
tULL RIVER. SC-Sld %, barQue Ralph NJ Hay
ward DoaDe. Baltimore.
5HARLESTON-Ar 4th, brig c Packard, Jone..
B,stu.
RICINOND-Ar 4th sch Kate Wentworth, Cox
EenIebec.
BLTIMORE-Ar 9Th. schs Annie Bliss, O'Don-
nell Savannah.
CT 9Th. sch L Mcclellan Smith, Newburyport.
PIiLADELPHIA-Ar 9Th. schs VIM Cobb, Chase,
Calas; Tyron, Nckerson, and Lulu, Matthews,
Kenlebec; Lunet Kinds, Calais.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

TAILOR AND DRAPER.
Il Fine Goods always ON hand Satisfaction
guaranteed. F. A. SMITH, 23l Federal st
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EDUCATIONAL.
Cause Of Near.sighteansss in Schools

Cause of Near-Sightednessi in Schools.
SARATOGA, July AT the Teachers Asso-
ciatioh session today report of a committee
was read showing that near-si ghtedness was
increasing IN the Schools caused by the chill
dren being kept too close in the study of text
books, and more blackboard lessons are recon-
mended.
American Institute Of Instruction.
ST. ALBANs, Jaly THE session of the In
shtute oil Instruction opened this morning,
after devotional exercises, with a paper on
Methods and results" by j. Q. Greenough of
Providence, Principal of the State Normal
School, which was an earnest plea for the OBJ
jectIve method in teaching. This was follow
ed by lecture on Emphasis and Stress by
President s. s. Block of Boston, illustrated on
the blackboard. / F. Osburn of the Massa-
chusetts State Normoral School gave lecture
on "Means ana Methods in Elementary Phys
les" also advocating the objective system and
illustrating with numerous experiments with
homemade apparatus, which were read with
enthusiastic interest.
Owing to the large attendance it was found
necessary TO hold meetings at the church pa
viion. and seats have been erected in the park
for tomorrow.
The Mexican budget Tor the present hDan-
eiai year amounts 10 800, 40, 1853. Custom
house ri Matamoras produced IN five months
S3o0.003.
The death is announced of the German tray
eler Hiiderbrandt at Madagascar, the 29th OF
May.
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MINOR KILOGRAMS.

A jury OF eight negroes and four whites at
Danville, Va, have convicted VIM johnson,
negro, of murder in the second degree He
Newark.
During June, according to the returns of the
London Board of Trade, the valve of imports
has decreased 96.500,00O and the value of ex-
ports increased e342,0O0 as compared with the
same month last year.
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MEXICO.

Arrest Of a Thief-Four Persons Killed
by a Falling Roof.
Cry OF MEXICO, July THE police on
$4,000 in lottery tickets of Havana which he
stole there from the public office, where he was
employed.
At Curantita, Oxaca roof of a church
broke down killing four workmen and wound
ing fifty-fve others.
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GUITEAU'S CONFESSION.
A Full Narrative of the Crime in the Dis
trict Attornau,s Posoossiop

trlCb AUUOruoy EOSSSSSlOu.
WASHINGTON, July 7.-Dstrict Attorney
ing Guiteaus case till the result of the Presi-
dent wound is finally determined Referring
to the papers taken from Guiteau Col. Cork
hill is reported to have said: 'These papers
are not SO very impor tant. The only impor-
tant thing have is full detailed history of
the crime from its inception to the culmina-
ton, which 1 believe is accurately correct.
That in due time will be given to the pu bic
I will say in addition that [ think it exceed
ing cruel considering the fervent state of the
public mind on this subject, and horror with
which every man regards the assassin, th at
nection with him. He is an egotistical, pre-
Stunning, dishonest man. He attempts to bor-
row money of people by claiming acquaintance
with persons whom he only knew by the fact
of his going to them and speaking to them,
speaking of persons as his friends whom he had
no acquaintance with ALL attempting to obtain
money by representing himself as a man of
great political influence both here and in New
York. To mention names of these citizens in
connection with this man al this time is i'm
proper and unjust. While everybody who has
known anything about this man at all has
been perfectly willing to detail to me his en-
tire relations with Guiteau, still there is
scarcely one of them bnt had requested that
his name be kept from the public. The state
ment to which refer is detailed statement
of the crime which was done, and why it was
done, given to me by the prisoner himself.
After had told him certain facts that had
obtainedsI then got from him what think is
a correct statement. He was so soicitous
about its being correct that he even sent a
messenger to me to return to the Jail as he
wanted to say to me something which had es-
capped his memory. He was afraid 1 would
learn it somewhere else and then think he had
concealed something from me. There is nee
esssarily and very properly great anxiety on
the part of everybody to learn the minutest de-
tail in connectson with the commission
of this crime, | am met on streets, people
Come to my residence day and night. I have
not a minutes leisure in my office I have
said but very little but think it proper to SAY
that there are no startling revelations that will
be developed. From present indications the
assassination was a cold blooded, premedi.
tated attempt at murder by man who knew
what he was doing and the consequence of his
act: lave fno question that the man is
rational aid sane.
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INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE.
highland and France Disagree over FISH


England and France Disagree over FISH
cry Rights.
New YORK, July IA st. John, N. F., des-
patch says trouble is likely to ensue between
England and France, owing to the latter
claiming territorial rights on 600 miles of
coast of Newfoundland north of Cape John
The treaty rights on the part of England gave
only the right to French fishermen to fish off
that coast and to cure their fish thereon. The
inhabitants of this coast, having refused to pay
taxes to the Government of Newfoundland,
were threatened by the British officials, and
the commander OF French frigate has ex-
poused the cause of the people there, on the
ground that it is virtually French territory.
The matter has been brought TO the attention
of the different governments.
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Committed Suicide while Insane,

HARTFORD. Conn.,, July Word was re-
ceived to-day that DR.. G. T. B. Reed, of this
city, son of R. F. Reed, local agent of Adams
Express Company, committed suicide Tuesday
by jumping overheard from the bark Veronic,
of New Bedford, of which he was surgeon,
while on voyage to Madeira. He was rem
dered insane by taking dose of bromide of
soda to alleviate suffering from seasickness
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Killed hv an Exnlosion.

EAsToN, NJ d. July by an explosion of
portable engine used for threshing wheat on
Wednesday, three men were killed outright
and one SO terribly scalded that he cannot re-
cover and three Others severely though not
dangerously scalded.
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CVClOne in iowa.

Sioux Cry, July IA cyclone passed Per-
~ Valley seven miles from this city, demol-
ishing the house of farmer named Coe and
seriously injuring. his wife and two children
The house of Geo. W. Chamberlain was
wrecked and that gentlman fatally injured. A
bridge over Perry Creek was torn to pieces.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
An Unfollnded Story

EXECUTIVE MANSION. July THE report
that proclamation calling an extra ordinary
session OF Congress was yesterday prepared
and signed by the President to be used in case
his condition should become hopeless is with
out foundation.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

,-/ScLaura E Messer. Gregory from Baltimore for
Chapston. with coal, struck on the outer reef, ff
teennes north of Cape Lookout, NC at 3 AM 9Th
instind remains. The crew are on board and not
in Immediate danger. wrecking crew will go to
her ;sistance.
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D. w. BLISS,
j. X, BARNES,
j. j. WOODWARD,
ROPFRr RrypIrpr

DR.. Hamilton Believes the Crisis is Past.
New YORK, July 7.-Dr. Frank Hamilton,
referring to the information in the dispatch
from DR.. Bliss and others last evening said:
"The information contained in this telegram
is very encouraging in its character. 1t indi-
Gates that the dangerous symptoms of the
Presidents case have given place to symptoms
much more favorable
''You feel more hopeful, then, of the Presi-
dents ultimate recovery than you did on Tues
day EVENING""
ooh, yes; much more hopeful. 1t now seems
as if there was every reason to look for the
Presidents recovery. The Presidents symp-
toms are of simple traumatic peritonitis, such
as occurs with ordinary wonds on the body.
believe that the critical period in his case is
now past"
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

NOTICE. Ladies now using cream tartar and
soda in baking will have better results by using
Congress Yeast Powder. Try it in biscuits, cake,
doughnuts, pie crust, etc.
SHADES ENGLISH MUSTARD is sold by all gro
GERS.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
Fatal Heat in Chicarn

CHICAGO, July Weather to-day is very
hot. Two fatal sunstrokes and 70 deaths in
the city yesterday and fifty to-day against the
usual rate of 40. Increase is attributed to the
prevailing heat.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

No choice.
A resolution adopted at the Republican con-
ference last night, calling for another confer
ence this evening, was read.
Mr.. Hayes moved that the convention ad-
journ. Lost-55 to SO.
TIE convention voted again to fill the short
term:
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

FtAAhOR AND Draper. Fine Goods and
4 First-class Work Speciality.
IL CnRNiSH NiddIe
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Dispatches from Secretary Blaine.
WASHINGTON, July The following des-
patch was sent to-day by Senator Blaine to
Minister White at Berlin:
"The President has been steadily improving
the past thirty-six hours. Express to the
Crown Prince the thanks of our Government
for his sympathies."
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

The following was sent this morning:
LoweH, Minister, London:
The President continues to improve. Every
symptom this morning is favorable.
(Signed) BLAINE.
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AT ALBANY Y.

Two More Ballots with the Usual Result.
ALBANY, July THE joint CONVEX ton met
at noon and voted to fill the short term, with
the following result.
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NEW YORK. July 7-Evening.-Money market
paper at 3a4A. Exchange steady at 4S4 for long
and 4S6A for short cdovernments generally firm
and 1s higher for extended IS and 41as. State
generally strong and higher. The stock market
cd PA 474 shares 20"
The following are todays closing quotations OF
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geons in charge to the two consulting Surgeons

geons in charge to the two consulting Surgeons
this afternoon:
EXECUTIVE MANSION, July Z, P. NJ.
During the past "a hours the President has
continued to improve slowly. AS was anti
cipated slight rise of the temperature and
slight increase in frequency OF the pulse oc-
CURED during the afternoon and evening. Al
$50 D. m. the pulse was 104, temperature 1905,
respiration %, but in accordance with this
diurnal movement both pulse and temperature
were again diminished. This morning it show
ed some improvement and it was better than
yesterday at the same hour. At 8 a. m. the
pnlse was "a, temperature 991, respiration 90
We anticipate of course similar movement
for some days to come, and SO to-day find at
p. m. the pulse 100, temperature 100 and res
piration 49, Last evening at $50 p. m. a
quarter of grain of morphia sulphate was ad-
ministered hypodermically, land the Presi-
dent slept very we'll during the night.
In addition to the chicken broth and al
bumen he had yesterday afternoon small
quantity of scraped beef tenderlon which
however he did not relish very much. This
morning he is taking oatmeal Cruel and milk
at intervals of two hours with relish. The
yellowishness of the skin SO common after
wounds of this character developed to slight
degree during the day yesterday, but it is not
more marked this morning We do not attach
great deal of importance to this symptom ex-
cept SO far as to confirm the opinion already
formed of the nature of the wound. Alto
sether we feel that the patient has done as
well as could reasonably have been expected
up to the present time and our hopes for his
ultimate recovery are strengthed by the events
of the last two days.
(Signed)
D. W. BLISS,
j. *, BARNES,
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PORTLAND, July z.
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
157 Commercial street:
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
Havana Mar
European Markets.

European Markets.
By telegraph
LONDON, July 7-Consols at 101 lie.
LIVERPOOL, July 7-12.3O P. Motion market
in moderate inquiry and freely supplied; Middling
uplands Sled Orleans 6ssd sales 10 900 bales;
speculation and export 1000; futures weak.
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DRY Goods Wholesale Market.
BLEACHED CoTToNs
T4cKINGs, ETC.
I Me.-.--

COwBAY. eBy s.,r I6ui.e 4 orr-7ao TONS co,,
to G T Railroad. " ~ WINS eo'''
r, CADl Z Bark Bark Carrie Long-s25 last salt to
FREDERItKToNk Nh sch, s,Srv p;..arao
700 railroad sieepers to 3 Iqersey & Co.
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DEATHS.

In this city, July 7, Charlotte S., wife of Albert
Bcasley, aged 81 years.
Funeral this Friday afternoon, at 2 O'Clock
at No. 1O6 Pine street.
In Bath, July 6, Mira Sarah R. Robinson, widow
of the late Samuel I. Robinson.
In Bath. July 5, Herbert H.. son of Gordon S.
and Lydia G. Preble aged 16 years 10 months.
In Westport, July 3, Bethiah Knight, aged SO
years months
In L. xington, Mass, July A. at the residence of
her son-n-law, Geo. H. Emery, Mrs. Dorcas Smith,
formerly of Portland.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
MAR RIAGES.

In this city, July 6, by Rev. F. E. Clark, at the re-
sdence Of A. F. Littlefeld Esq, Charles S. Thorn
dixie of East Liverpool. Ohio, and Miss Hattie M.
Littlefeld of Portland.
In Deering, July 6. by Rev. B. F. Pritchard. Ber-
ton A. Gray of Portland and Miss Alice j. Bartol
of Deering.
In Augusta, June 20, Everett A. Shaw and Mary
B. Hodgkins.
In Augusta, July A. James A. Jewett of Gardiner
and Miss Emma Powers of Pittston.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

For Portland 80 cara miscellan ,ns ms.cha Sdisa
for connecting roadsg 64 CAR mscsllsS i1us mer
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT

T.
EASTPORT. June 3O-Cld, sch Tyler, Sprague,
Hopewell, NIB.
July PAR, schs Paine, Hillyard, Weymouth;
Cayenne. Simpson, Boston,
Cid. sch Anna Frye, Bryant, dorchester, to load
for New York.
July AR, sch Walter Franklin, Malloch, from
Gloucester; Mist. Boston.
July sid, sch Lucy, Cassidy, New York.
SWANS ISLAND. July 5-Ar to date schs Isaac
Rich Colt. mackereng. catch for the season, 1000
bbls; Amelia Cobb. Stinson, 800 bbls, two weeks
, out; Glad Tidings, Bridges $50 bbls; Lucy War
Iren, Kent, $50 bbls; John Nye, Joyce; Corporal
Trim, Staples; Highland Queen, Joyce, and William
| sakes Joyce, fares not reported.)
| Sch Alice Joyce, was off Mt Desert rock I'd and
| reorted 2 700 bbls for the season.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

NO ch0lce.
The convention then voted on the long term
with the following result:
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08

The following quotations of stocks were receisd
yesterday by Woodbury. g. Moulton (members of tt,
Boston Stock Exchange), corner of Middle and Ex-
change streets:
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
FROM MERCHANTS ExcHANG.

FKUM MERCHANTS EXCHANGE.
Art Sydney, CR. 9th, brig Carrie Bertha, Hall.
Portiad; 7th, barque John Bailey, Sheppard, do,
(both t0oad coal for Portland.)
Ar at tntwerp 9th inst, ship Young America,
SID othship Armenia, Carter, United States.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
SP0K ZEN.

SPOKEN.
June 90 off Copenhagen, ship L l. Sturgcs, Lin
nekin, from Reval for Philadelphia
:, July l. off Jupiter Inlet, sch Ada Barker from
Santa Cruz for New York.
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W. True q Co.
The Portland daily press., 1881-07-08
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.

THURSDAY, July Z.
Arrived.
Sch Augusta E Herrick, Herrick, New York, to
fit for mackerel cruse)
Sch NJ f Torrey, Torrey, Deer Isle, with $50 bile
mackerel. Reports mackerel plenty in Bay of Fun
dy and in good condition.
Cleared.
Steamship Franconia, Mangum, New York-Henry
Fox.
Sch Abbie Fl Hodgmap, Frye, New York-Berlin
Mills Ca.
Sch Gar, Terhune, New York-M P Emery.
Sch Addie j, Leighton. Cherryfeld-N Blake.
Sch James Young. Young, Kennebec, to load for
Richmond. Va-Chase. Leavitt & Co.
Slool Active. Hamilton, Cape Ami Dodge.
SAILED-Brigs Helen Phinney T H Jennings,
and Ernestine,
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SENATOR JONES, vfrws.s

SENATOR JONES vIEWS.
he Thinks Conkling Would NOT AccepS a
Position in the Cabinet.
NEW YORK, July 7-Seatcrg Jon6s ID report
ed as saying that if Garfield dies he DOES not
believe Conkling would take q place in the
Cabinet. If he does not return tothe Senate
he will not accept any office.
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-01-10

and excite the wonder and curiosity
of all who have seen them With
this and many other evidences Of
Indian progress before us, we cannot
help thinking there is bright pros
pect that the Indian may yet be
civilized.
Dave Spraguc, the Iowa outlaw,
whose fame is well known in this
section, and who was finally captur-
ed at Lawrence last September, by
Sheriff Thralls, broke jail at Osceola,
Iowa, on the 23d ult. The Leon
Journal says of his escape "Sprague
escaped about six o'clock Saturday
evening by cutting a hole through
the steel plate around the cage. The
hole is 9Xl1 inches, half an inch
thick, and was sawed through with
a steel shank which he had taken
from some other prisoners boot. He
drove the shank into the end of
chair leg and cut around three sides
Of the hole After cutting through
three sides it was easy to break the
other side off. He then climed on
top of the cage, burst a hole through
into the garret, knocked the bulls
eye out of the gable end and Jump
ed out. He has too many friends
in this country, who are compelled
to assist him, to be caught very
soon."
Cheyenne transporter. [volume] (Darlington, Indian Terr.) 1879-1886, 1881-01-10
A VISIT TO THE SCHOOLS.

DARLINGTON, !. r., Jan 3, 81.
Editor TRANSPORTER,
] am neither Government en-
ployc nor Q granger, but an article
in the last issue OF the TRANSPORTER
aroused sufficient curiosity to induce
me to accept an invitation from Su-
Seger to visit the Ar&p-
ahoe school. | was very agreeably
surprised both at the welcome which
/ received from the teachers, and the
efficient management Of all the
classes. What has been said OF Miss
Stanton's school is no cXaggeration,
and may equally well be said of the
other departments. Miss hammond
displays both tact and talent III the
management of hur school. and the
pupils seem to anticipate her desires
and take pleasure in complying with
them. Mrs. White, the principal,
displays a degree Of energy and per-
severance indicative Of one who
knows what her business is and is
fully resolved to accomplish all that
can be expected Of her; and the
speed and accuracy with which her
pupils do their work show that her
efforts have not been in vain. The
good order and the readiness with
which the pupils comply with every
requirement indicate that all the
/ teachers have complete control Of
their classes, and ! ann very much
pleased to note the absence Of the
loud, unnatural way Of speaking
during recitaJions that ! have before
noticed in similar schools. The chill
drcn appear kind to each other, and
are respectful and obcdicnt to their
teachers. Superintendent and teach
crs, please accept my compliments
for the manner OF conducting tho
school and the work you are accom-
pGsling, and my thanks for tho en-
tcr'3inmont JIG.
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MAIL TINE TABLE.
Caldwell & ut. Sill Line.

NUItIWtTI W TT. oIII IlIIIts
ARRIVE. ARRIVE.
From North II "a. m. From South 10 n. m.
Mondays Excepted Sundays Excepted.
Stages, same time, going 5. Tuesdays,
Thursdays & saturdays; going n. Mondays,
Wednesdays Il Fridays
Vanha q Las Vegas Line.
Arrive going east, > p. M, sundays, Wednes-
days & Fridays going west, a. m, Mondays,
Thursdays Il saturdays.