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The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25
THE PRESS.
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH %.
THE PRESS


Nay be obtained at the Periodical Depots of N a
ssenoen, Marquis, Brunei g. Co., Andrews Arm
strong; Cox. Wentworth, Hodsdon, A T. Cleveland
~ Middle St, Welander. Boston & Maine Depot and
city. ~ un ou' VI inc
Auburn. Willard Small e. Co.
Augusta f. Pierce.
Bangor, j. H. Babb & Co,
Bath, of j. o. Shsw.
Biddeford, F. ID. Burnham.
pss. Jellerson's Bookstore
ibrlosto'. Daniel Dickens
81 wick, b. G. Dennison
S-mbsrland Mills, f. A. Verrill.
1amariscotta, E. W. Dunbar
Freeport, W. A. Mitchell.
Fryeburg, r. C. Harmon.
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
Gorham, j. Irish.
hallowell, G. L. Spaulding.
Lewiston, Chandler & Estes.
Lisbon, @. K. Judkins.
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, f. A. Mllett.
Norway, A. o. Noyes.
Richmond, G. A. Beale.
Rockland, o. @. Andrews.
sSabastus E. III. johnson.
Saccsrappa, at the Post Office.
Saco, of L. Hodsdon and H b. Kendrick
Thomaston, S. Delano.
Yinalhaven, B. Lane.
Waldoboro, G. Bliss
Waterville j. NJ Wall.
Miscasset, Gibbs & Rundle..
Moodford's Corner, Fl. MOODY
Yarmouth, G. E. Coombs.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following real estate transfers were re-
ported in this county yesterday:
westbrook-Mary Ann Cox to Gardner and
Rufus Jordan, lot of land.
Deering-Henry w. Race to Mary P. Race,
lot of land with buildings thereon.
Gray-Daniel Knight 10 Thomas NJ Knight
lot of land.
Northumberland Knight to Thomas M
knight, the homestead farm, three parcels OF
land containing respectively fifteen, twelve
and six acres and parcel of land-amount
not stated.
Cumberland-William Watts to Charles C
Watts, lot of land with buildings thereon.
Falmouth-Charles c.. Watts to John X
Watts: lot of land
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

EVERY Lady interested in perfect fitting
garments should examine the most perfect
system for Dress Cutting ever introduced, on
exhibition at Room Z, United States Hotel, on
Friday and Saturday. No Dress-Maker or
Seamstress can afford to let this opportunity
pass to benefit themselves and their patrons.
Ladies in attendance. mch24-2t*
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Nothing in the science of medicine equals the re-
lief obtained by the use of DR.. Graves Balsam Of
Wild Cherry and Tar for coughs. colds sore thro at
whooping cough bronchitis, consumption, etc. 1t
gives immediate relief is pleasant to take, and occa
sions no unpleasant nauseating feelings. Sample
bottle, 10 cents; large size, so cents.
DR.. Graves Blood Purifier eradicates all impure
ties from the SYSTEM cleanses the blood, renovates
theliver and stomach, which from being torpid and
inert, by its become unusually stimulated, and
in fact gives healthy tone to the entire system.
Price, 81.
Improved Family Cathartic Pills are the best pill
ever given patient by physician, and they are
frequently prescribed by them. They give prompt
entirely vegetable. When you desire a prompt
action of the bowels, give the Improved Family
Cathartic Pills a trial. Price 25 cents per box.
Dr. Graves remedies for sale by Druggists.
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MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.
JOSHUA WHITCOMB.

JOSHUA WHIICOMB.
Tonight Mr. Denman Thompson will appear
for the third in this city in his great character
of Gosh Whitcomb." AS the old Swansea
farmer Josh is..a type of the ford, quick-wit-
ted, dry humored old.fellows who may still be
found here and there in our rural 'sdeestricts %
He is full of quaint sayings and odd doings.
His dance at the birthday party, his encoun-
ter with Tots folks, and ether cases are evil
dence OF this. The support will be good and
the tickets are selling rapidly. Portland thea
tire will be crowded.
THE BANKERS DAUGHTER.
The Bankers Daughter is probably the
strongest and most interesting play that has
been put on the boards in this country for
years. 1t had an immense success in New
York and in every other city where it has
been played. At the Union Square New York
it put $4,000 into the managers pocket Col
lier's Union Square Combination will produce
the piece at Portland Theatre next Wednes.
day with fine scenic effects, superb toilets, and
the characters allotted to the following we'll
known actors:
John strebelow, a rich American gentleman,
- " F. C. Bangs
The Count de Carojao, a French nobleman of
Lawrence Westbrooi. of the firm of Babbaae ef0ni
Westbrook, Broad street. .....E. L. Tilton
Mr.. Babbage, senior parter of the firm,
Harold Forsberg
Harold Routledge, an American artist,
A. H. Stuart
Mr.. Brown, retired millionaire,
Joseph A. Wilks
DR.. Watson, Enlish surgeon,
George B. Dickson
M. Montvilais, French art critic. Walter Collier
oeIroIu IL. McBrlOe
Lillian, the bankers daughter Miss Annie Boyle
Florence st. Vincent Brown, maid, wife and
b v.
Mrs. Fanny Holcombe, Lillian's widowed
aunt. Observation-Disclosures. Mrs. Mary Bankson
Natalia, Lillian's Little Edna Bankson
daughter. :. LIE Petite Fanchon Campbell
NOTES.
The Union Square Theatre Company next
Wednesday and Thursday in 'The Bankers
Daughter
Friday and Saturday, April an O. "Deacon
Cranket.''
Hazel Kirke drew another Snlendid audience
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CITY AND VICINITY.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY.

ENTERTAINMENT COLUMN.
New Portland Theatre-Banker's Daughter
FINANCIAL COLUMN.
Dividends-Wm. Walkerton g. Co.
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES,
Rines Bros-1.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Porcupine Straws.
The New York Clipper.
Our little ones-Russell Publishing Co.
Fiour-S Soule q Co.
Retail price list-Eastman Bros. & Bancroft,
In insolvency-1.
Notice is hereby given.
AUCTION COLUMN.
Furniture by auction-F Bailey g. Co.
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THE NEW YORK CLIPPER, the oldest Ameri-
can and best known journal of its class and
most reliable sporting and theatrical paper, is
to be enlarged from its present size Is pages)
to 16 pages, or more. Always in the front
rank the Clipper is now better than ever be-
FORE
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Where is the Rooster ?

Mr.. EDITOR: Argus this morning an
nounces that John Sullivan, Jr., the regular
Democratic nominee for Councilman in Ward
was elected by forty-three majority. The alb
sence of the rooster, however, is noticeable.
Why is this thus? p.
March a, 1881
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Gen. DOW'S Protest

1t is understood that as the bills of the late
liquor deputies have been withdrawn from the
County Commissioners Gen. Dow has with
drawn his protest against their payment, so no
hearing will be necessary or be held on the
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25
In Insolvency.

In Insolvency.
Court of Insolvency for the County Of Cumberland
State of Maine.
March 25th, A. d. 1881.
IN case of Albion C. Wentworth, insolvent debtor
This is to give notice, that the twenty-fourth
day of March, A. D., 1881 a warrant in insolvency
was issued by Henry G. Peabody Judge of the court
Of insolvency for said County of Cumberland
against the estate of said
ALBION G. WENTWORTH of Harrison,
in the County of Cumberland, adjudged to be an
insolvent debtor, on petition of said debtor which
petition filed on the twentyfourth day of March
A. d. 1881, to which date interest on claims is to
be computed
That the payment of any debts to or by said debt
or, and the transfer and delivery of any property
by him are forbidden by law.
That meeting of the creditors of said debtor to
prove their debts and choose or more assignees
of his estate, will be held at of insolvency to
be holden at Probate Court room, in Portland, on
the fourth day of April, A. d. 1881, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon.
Given under my hand the date first above written,
GEO. W. PARKER,
Deputy Sheriff. Messenger of the Court of Insol-
vency for said County of Cumberland.
mar25 april
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Richmond.


The first vessel of the season came up the
river this morning, small schooner, in tow OF
the tug Resolute. The Resolute was the last
boat up the river last fall. Navigation opened
Wednesday, the 23d, the ice running through
Tuesday night, opening the river to the head
of navigation
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

TODAY begins the great sale at Rines Broth
ers', of cotton cloth, pant cloth, kid gloves,
towels, prints and remnants of ribbons adver-
tised elsewhere
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

The seventh lecture before the law students,
will be delivered this evening by Hon. Josiah
H. Drummond. Subject-"C Corporations.
Law student and members of the Bar are in
yited to be present
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25
STATE NEWS.

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY
Chas. W. Warren, formerly lawyer in
Lewiston, is in Jail in Exeter, N. H., for horse
stealing
HANCOCK COUNTY.
The season at Bar Harbor will open June
18TH which is about fifteen days earlier than
usual. The demand for cottages is greater
than it has ever been and those intending 10
occupy cottages will be the first to arrive.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
A committee of physicians, among whom
were Drs Cakes of Auburn and Levensaler
of Thomaston have examined Jason P. Serb
ner, the Augusta murderer, who is now IN
State Prison, and have pronounced him IN
sane. He is to be taken to the Insane Hospl-
tai for treatment.
claim agent has recently secured pension
for Ward A. Knox, formerly of Co. D. LIST
Maine heavy artillery, for almost total blind
ness, caused by cannon ball in the battle in
front of Petersburg, passing close to his face.
The shot did not touch the soldier, but the
''wind" of the shell affected his eyes disas-
trously. He has $12 month.
KNOX COUNTY.
B. X. Hart, indicted at Rockland for assault
with intent to KILL has left for parts unknown.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY.
At a meeting of the Senior class of the State
College the following officers were elected:
President, W. A. White; Vice President, o.
L. Pease; Secretary, A. T. ingalls,; Collector
and Treasurer, J. b. Wilson; Orator, G. L.
Moore; Historian, c. 81. Fogg; Prophet, 81.
W. Brown; Poet Miss G. L. Buck; Odist, H.
NJ. Plaisted; Valedictorian, L. A. Wyman;
Marshal, R. S. Smith; Chaplain, II. II. An
drews; Executive Committee, j. B. Wilson,
B. F. Murray, 81. 81. Andrews. The class
voted not to have concert at Commencement
has haQn the hnratofora n
Sturtevant and R. j. johnson, members of the
class of 81, left college last week to enter up
on their duties as civil engineers upon rail-
road in Texas
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25
The New York Clipper

HAS CHANGED ITS FORM
from eight to sixteen or more pages, and the
DAY OF ISSUE is ALSO CHANGED
from Tuesday to Wednesday.
THE CLIPPER is the Oldest and best known
journal of its class, and PUBLISHES weekly. the
LATEST and most reliable THEATRICAL AND
SPORTING NEWS. For sale by all newsdealers
and agents. Price ten cents per copy. Subscription
81 per anuum. Send ten cents for specimen copy.
FRANK QUEEN, Editor and Proprietor,
20. Box $3.50. 80 & 80 Centre St., New York.
mar25 DIT
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REDUCTION in price of canned goods The
best goods less than wholesale prices.
mhl5du w. L. WILSON & Co.
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The annual show and fair of tb, Frankli,
county Agricultural Society, will be held at
harrington, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs-
day, Oct. II, II and Is '''
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That
IN the subscriber has been duly appointed
and taken upon himself the trust of Administrator
of the estate of
in the County of Cumberland, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons having de-
mards NJ on the estate of said deceased required
to exhib the same and all persons indebted to
said estate called upon to make payment to
HERBERT NJ. SYLVESTER, Admir-.
Portland. March 1st 1881. mar25d1aw3wF*
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NOTICE.

A LII persons are hereby cautioned against trust
"A ing or harboring any of the crew of German
Bark Clifton" Capt. Witt from Boston, as no bills
of their contracting will be paid by captain or
signees. CHASE, LEAVITT & co.
Portland, March %, 1881. mar23 d3t
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ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY
Chas. W. Warren, formerly lawyer in
Lewiston, is in Jail in Exeter, N. H., for horse
stealing
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

of subscriptions to be found in
any City in New England. Our
stock is full and complete, en-
bracing the new designs in large
variety of
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

AOCIlON COLUMN.
Furniture by auction-F Bailey g. Co.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25

fYNAzEOR and Draper. Zine Goods and
L First-class Work Speciality.
The Portland daily press., 1881-03-25
FURNITURE BY AUCTION.

Regular sale of Furniture and General Merchsn
disc every Saturday commencing at 10 O'Clock a. m
Consignments solicited. oc3dt
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unjust The proposition incorporate the village wiz
be revived fall The large additions to the assess
pen roll create the hope that 1t will succeed Austin
Corbin has promised new railway station TO meet the
requirements of the place.
A great deal of land at Far Rockaway has recently
changed hands Ernest Bailey has purchased from the
Cornell brothers eighty lying north and west OF
the railroad for he has In contemplation the
erection of large hotel and several cottages Inc
Wave Crest Company owns property in this nelghpor-
hood valued 100000 including the Horace f. Clark
place, for which $4,000 paid This with other
adjacent property has laid out handsomely and put
the market Lots Of ordinary city size sell for from
$500 to 900 Enough has already been sold to return
the principal invested. On part of the property MT.
sms has had fourteen cottages erected, costing on an
season, and of them arc occupied.
Nothing Objectionable Is allowed on inc
property and the cottagers all wealthy people me
Clark Mansion situated on the ISlu Is occupied py MI
Dickcrson large owner in the property As yhe ser
advances the travel to Rockaway Beach daily IN
creases the great joy of the hotel and quorst0fe
kcepers most of whom until last week have been losing
money since the opening of the season. .. - A..
There is considerable activity in real estate on tne
Beach Dr. Brandrch has recently purchased land worth
$1,000. His entire Investment in land and cottages
Oakley at its mead has purchased tract of running
from the bay TO the ocean, from Eldert Harper ~
Stuinpf, for 800. The NewYork Woodhavon and
RUckaW0y Railroad runs through the properly, Inc III
ontiOn is erect hotel the ocean side and cottages
the bay side Mrs. Holland, large landowner,
whose original Investment thirty ago. prooa
fd rot ,xcnnh S5OO has inst refused offer of
$685. 900 for piece of beach 500 feet WIDE running
the to tue bay. She has already realized $4,000
foreclosure sale of about GOO acres or ad west Oh
the big hotel some 1--we weeks ago II was purchaseu oy
the deed filed in the Queens County Clerks office IN
| the name of Pup and with mortgage of 100000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
TWO SUICIDES IN BROOKLYN.

When chambcrmad at the Wall House at South
Fifth ana Fourth-sts, Brooklyn, L. D., entered one
of the hotel roOms yesterday morning, she found tine
dead body of woman on the bed. The woman had
registered Friday as Mary Kcnney, of Phildelphia.
The coroner learned that she had takrn Paris green
one , no f. r rc apg n "GI shG
SIX inches tall. She had dark nar tingcd with gray
and wore black alpaca dress, white undergarments,
rcd stockings and button gators. She had black
hat with bead trimming, yellow ribbon aud drab
feather.
Joseph b. st. John, an insurance agent, fortv-slx
years old single, who boarded at the house Of Will
liam Walton, No 30S Vanderbilt-ave., Brooklyn,
shot himself through the head yesterday morning,
been sick for some time, and lately had grown de-
sDondent. While the family was in Che lower mart
of the house some Of the members heard the report
of u pistol, and Mr.. Walton, Fastening to the room
found ST. John nsensiblc with bullet in his tenn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
A WONDERFUL SPRING IN TIE PARK

"Haye YOU tasted Of the water that flows out of
the rocks just south OF the Arsenal :" Professor
Draper asked of tribune reporter the other day
the latter getting weather statistics at the
Observatory in Central Park.
"Well, no; / have not"
"You should. There is "a spring there that is re-
markaDe for its medicinal properties, hcl is an old
gentleman who is q tTcqUcner of the Park who has
drank OF that water for many years lie says il has
cured him of large number of complaints that
once troubled him. II has relieved his rheumatism
it has stopped u tendency toward consumption; it
has checked severe beating OF the heartin short he
declares the water has done him incalculahe good.
taken drink OF that water that it makes him slcep
swcety tnat it gives aim good appetite, and that
ne cannot got along without il.O
The most peculiar Thing about that water" the
Professor added, Is that there leak in the pipe
Just above the rocks and the so-called spring is
pure Croton'
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MRS. BECKER'S UNWELCOME RETURN.
UNEXPECTED APPEARANCE OF WOMAN WHOSE
DEATH HAS BEEN CERTIFIED To--HER MEETING
WITH HER HUSBAND.
The story of the return of the wife of John Becker,
who was supposed to have been buried eight months
ago, has received many embellishments from the
mouths of gossips and the pens of newspaper, re-
porters since it appeared in THE TRIBUNE last
Saturday. Becker, his acquaintance agree,
is sober, steadygoing mechanic. who has been in
the employ of one firm for nearly score of years.
The woman was his second wife, and he lived very
happily with her for two years. Afterward, how.
relationship. She, It it f is said by her
aoo Uf bert ep AND
money from his friends various pretences TO sup
ply herself with liquor. She was and is rather
the benefits of an. elucation for she not
only speaks English, German and French
acquaintance with Italian and even Hebrew,
although she is not Jewess
bands home, at No. 40 Fffh-st, last Friday eVeR
ing. He was attending meeting of the lodge, of
Tah not he is hsr Synt at hs s%' s
at No. 4os Fifth1st, the % owner sar' of which
astounded than tn neghbors at finding the woman
alive, for eight before he had identified pho
tograph portrait of a drowned woman who had been
buried from the morgue as unknown" to be that
of his runaway wife, and had caused record of the
eo re p sonr to Te barTnd
went to the Coroner and tried to correct the
record, but he had not the at
the, time and was sent away to get evidence
of the fact that she was not dead He will present
his evidence to Coroner Elinger to-day. The meet
ing of the two had little of the sentimental element
| in it, The woman gave for leaving her
| home in, June, 1850, nor did she state
she was supposed to be dead and buried, except that
| she had been over III Jersey. She was much i'm
proved i'll appearance, and this circumstance led to
the suspicion that she had been in enforced retire
| ment in public institution where liquor could
| neither be bought nor begged.
| The interview not Il long one. The husband,
speaking in German, sad to her words equivalent to
| these: so it is you, is itf Well, anu sorry the
devil didn't get You as we supposed. / shall
| you have come back You can go and | do
not want ever to you hear of you
| again. can certify that for two years you were
good and faithful wife to me, but now you have
sunk 50 low that IT is disgrace to call you human
being. Drink and evil ASSOCIATIONS have done it,
Col" The woman, not at all abasbed, drank beer
with the barkeeper aud with everybody who
| offered to pay Tor her liquor, and laughingy
told bystdndcr who asked the reason of her re-
| turn, that she bad como back " tn have some fun in
her old neighborhood." She spent all day Saturday
with the gossiQs of the block, and was led away TO-
ward nightfall considerably the worse for the many
| potatious which Sue had taken.
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CONDITION or THE SOUTH PASS.

WAsTHNGToN, Aug. THE Chief Of En-
gneors has received Captain Huer report of the prog
of the work the Improvement Of the South
OF the Issis3ppi River for the year ending June 30,
1881 The following is a synopsis OF it contents:
At present there channel from the main river into
the Gul whose least depth IS ~ feet and least width
IS 100 icct. The steamer IcutOnla drawing 20 feet
water, passed through the South Pass February A, 1881
without grounding. The bed OF the Pass has in some
places secured aud IL Others hed During the year the
M has exceeded the by about Onetonth OF foot
only, measured vertically From June, 1870, 10 October
lSo, little more th0n five years tue average depth
OF all IN the Pass was 5lO feet As rule the filing
has occurred most where the Pass widest and rarely
has any Gng occurred in the channel where Ine depth
less than p feet Ihr profile chart shows much of
the I'LL lodged in the deeper pockets OF the Pass The
iutere sting and important facts developed In the
examinations and surveys made during the year relate
to the changes chat have cd in the fanshapcd
in the Guf of Nc Aco beyond tue outer ends OF the
ettiea and extending to 100 feet depth OF water.
IRON June 80 1879, to june So 1850, the separate
surveys OF this compared with each other showed
&c during the year OF L. 100 of foot,
amount small as be practically nothing. But
this ear June, 1850, TO june 1884, instead of
there has been average deposit m this large
area 81 "A square Inlies) OF 2.3S feet.
The contains details of cribs, repairs and other
work done the etes and of the wing built be-
low the head Of the Pass by Captain Lads to contract the
waterway and procure a seour.
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QUARREL AT ST. srANIsLAUs.

The quarrel Of the priests OF the Church of st,
StanslauS still continues. The Cardinal has prom
sed TO Interfere and settle the difficulties satisac-
t0rily in week two, but far has done nothing
except to grant Father Dutkieyicz PERMISSION " TO
say mass in this diocese ad npas but with the re-
striction that Sunday it be said in some other
church chan that of st. Stauislaus.D He
has also agreed to send II representative
to about the decrease in the Sunday at
tendance and weekly collections. There we're only
the attendance three months ago was over 900,
There IL crowd OF men yesterday az the street
corner near the church who refuse to attend while
Father Grabowsli remains as the priest They
claim that it is useless to go hear sermon in the
Polish language while they speak Lithuanian The
collection has fallen from $3.50 To 800.
Father Dutkievlcz was seen by TRIBUNE re-
porter at his house No. III Forsyth-st, yesterday
He showed letters from the Bishops of Liverpool and
Toulon highly recommending him TO the Catholic
clergy Whenever he chose 20 present them. re-
pool had refused ~ recognize him as u priest but
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-08-08
A SEWING MACHINE AGENT MISSING.

InquiIies were made ut Police Headquarters yes
terday for j. $. Dawley, of Springfield, Mass, who
visited this city on business week ago, and who
has been missing since then. Mr.. Dawley was
described as a man of medium height with dark
gray hair aud full beard. He was about fDrty-s
years old, and the travelling agent Tor IA sewing
machine company at Springfield He saw several
that he intended to return to Springfield the Same
evening kilograms have been received by business
acquaintance this city from Mr.. Dawley's friends
III Springfield, stating that trace of the missing
man could be obtained there Ii was said yesterday
that Mr. Dawey was II man of regular habits, and
that he usually careful 10 keep his friends and
employers informed regarding his movements. In