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American Humane Society.

BOSTON, Oct l9.-The American Humane
Associa ION commenced it's fifth annual meet
ing ia Horticultural Hall this forenoon, Presi-
dent Edwin Lee Brown of Chicago, presiding.
About 100 persons, mainly ladies, were present.
Alter welcome address by Geo. 7. Angel,
President OF the Massachusetts, Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Mr.. Brown
spoke briefly of the reports of the officers. Let
tiers from several New England Senators, in
Guiding Mr.. Frye of Maine, were read approx
ing Of the purposes of the organization. An
invitation was received to hold the next annual
nesting at Buffalo Committees were APP
pointed. following which, Henry bergh OF
New York spoke briefly of the difficulties he
had met 10 his earliest efforts to call attention
TO the cruel treatment of animals.
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The spraeue Litieation.

HARTFORD, Oct. 19-Trustee Chaffee of the
Sprague estates began last Saturday removing
the machinery from the Baltic mills in this
state under an order of the Rhode Island courts
authorizing him to sell all property above what
was needed to meet a contingent claim of the
Frederick Co. for 81, 100000. The Franklin
savings bank has Judgment lieu on the Bal
tic mill property, and to prevent the sacritic-
ing of its interest Mr.. Winthrop Dewolf, rep
resenting the bank, has now attached the
whole Baltic property oas to stop the removal.
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THURSDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 20.

pitch their dwellings," after coming from
Provincetown harbor; not a pioneer party who
visited the bay before. And surely Bradford
knew, for he was one of that party in the shall
lop. Indeed, it is probably Bradford who wrote
the Relation as well as the History
This, then, was the day which, thirty or
forty years afterward, the boy Faunce heard
the old men talk about as the day they landed
from the Mayfower upon Plymouth Rock; it
ashore of this day, when for the first time the
women seem to have left the ship at Plymouth
that is given by tradition to Mary Chiffon and
John Alden-the 18th Of December, 1920,
which in New Style falls upon the 4th Of JAN
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Appeal OF the American I,and 1,eap

FFot11 VI Uf1O 1a1IIe1 1N<SI1 1eSIISA 1lStsB Ut.
Boston, Oct 10 A. Collins, President of
the lri,h National Land League of the United
s tates. issued an address to members of the
LIE ague and friends of the cause in this coun-
try. After quoting the manifesto of the Irish
Executive Committee, the address says:
"By every act of head and heart and pocket
let us respond to their appeal, hold meetings
everywhere and cable to the Freeman's Jour
nal, Dublin, your response for publication.
Knit closer together, forgetting small things
ana only remembering that Ireland united
looks to you for generous and united support.
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METEOROLOGICAL
IsploAr1oNs EoR THE NEXT TwENrF-soUs
HOURS.

IsploAIoNs FOE THE NEXT TWENTf-FoUB
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEE SIGNAL
OEETcER, Washington, d. O.,
Oct 10. A M.
For New England,
Fair weather, with winds shifting to south
erly, lower barometer, higher temperature
SPECIAL BULLETIN
The barometer is lowest in Providence, On
tario, and highest in Dskotah. The temper
AZURE has fallen 8 to degrees in the Middle
Atlantic States and from to 10 degrees in the
South Atlantic and Gulf States. 1t has risen
slightly in the southern portion of the upper
Lake region. upper Mississippi and Missouri
valleys, and has fallen since last report in the
South Atlantic States, Eastern Tennessee and
urp-r Lake regions. Winds in New England,
South Atlantic aud Gulf States are northerly
in Middle Atlantic States they are easterly,
in lower Lake region southerly and in upper
Mississippi north westerl Y.
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MARRIAGES.

In this city, Oct. IL. by Rev. DR.. Seward, Flavel
b. WaldTon and Miss May Elwell.
In this city. oct IL. BY Rev. j. X. Smyth, VIM.
a Toner and Edith Fernad.
In this city, Oct. 49, by Kew. A. II. Wright. Frank
H. Cross and Miss Sadie A. Hunt, both OF Gray
In Win hrop. Oct. 10. by Rev. 6. F Cobb Alfred
Barber and Miss Marietta Hannaford, both of Win
throp
tus z. Moore. ESQ., of Ellsworth and Miss lanthe V.
King of Lamoine.
In Paris, Oct. Is. Fred M. Cooper, of Paris and
Miss Mary e. Pearson OF Buckfeld.
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tby Ielegrapn.l
CHICAGO, Oct. 19.-hogs- Receipts 10000 head :
shipments 2500 head: dull very weak and lO0I &c
lower; mixed packing 90@6 80; choice heavy 8 so
al 20; light at u096 80
Cattle Receipts 600O head shipments 2OOD head:
prime 20 BIN medium to choice shipping at
5OG6 20; common to fair at 25@5 40.
sheep receipts 1900 head; shipments 400 head
firm on best weak on common to medium territory
2 25CQ3 90; good to choice Colorados = 6u6D3 Be-
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WASHINGTON.

Assistant Postmaster Tyner Not Asked
to Resign.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19.-First Assistant
Pos master General Tyner is at his desk today
When asked if he had anything to commune
cate in reference to the recent publications
concerning him, said, Nothing today beyond
the statement that no letter contemplating my
resignation has been received by me from
President Arthur AS to the newspaper
charges against him Gen. Tyner said he should
pass them by unnoticed until the return from
Yorktown OF the President and Postmaster
General
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Fighting at Mecca.

CoNsTANT1NoPLE, Oct 19.-News is received
at Mecca that the hostile factions there settled
their differences by battle outside the town,
in which several were killed and wounded on
both sides. Troops and artillery have been
ordered to Mecca.
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Mich COws-Extra Cows S559$7b; ordinary $iS
$780, springers S180S60 p head; Firrow Cows at
S180 1913 " head. We quote sales of Mich Cows
at $50 each: 4 new do s 40 each.
Store Cattle Prices for small Cattle depend much
upon thei value for Beef.
Sheep and Lambs-TIIose from the North and
East landed at this market are all consigned to
butchers to slaughter and market at commission.
Swine Store Pigs-Trade dull; small Pigs sell at
weight. Fat Hogs-Those from the West cost to
73l q ~ tb live weight.
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WARSAW, Ill, Oct 19.-The water is now
four inches higher than the big rise OF La
spring, and is rising. Much damage will re
suit.
HANNIBAL, Mo-, Oct 1.-the water lacks
only few inches of being as high as last
spring, and the situation is hourly growing
mora eariOuR.
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PROVIDENCE, Oct. 19-The Delta Epsilon
fraternity began its 47th annual convention
here today, Vice President Partridge of AM
berst in the chair. Delegates were present
from fifteen chapters. Encouraging reports
were received from the chapters.
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In this city Oct. 10, Louie A., wife of Joseph E.
Brya MT, aged 80 years.
Nova Scotia papers please copy,]
In this city Oct. 1S William l.. son of William
and Elizabeth Mccormick aged weeks 2 days.
In Ferry Village, Oct 10, Sarah NJ. wife of Chas.
A. Harmon, aged 20 years month % days.
In Boothbay, Oct. IS, Timothy Hodgdon, aged 80
years.
In Lancaster, Oct. 10. Myrs E. Cushing, aged 10
years montAs,-eldest daughter OF the late VIM
M and Melvin A. Gushing Of Lancaster, formerly
of Portland.
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Dedication of the Charming Memorial
Church.

NEWPORT, r. l., Oct. 19-The Claiming
memorial church, the corner stone of which
was laid April, 1880, the century OF the birth
Wm. Ellery Charming, was dedicated today
b. appropriate services, the principal feature
OF which was an eloquent discourse BY Rev
Henry W. Bellows, d. d. of New York. The
house was crowded by distinguished congrsgs
ton, which represented many states.
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Train Robbers 1ndicteo

INDEPENDENCE Mo-, Oct. l9.-The special
grand jury indicted Greed Chapman, John
Bugler and John Loud for participation in the
Iecept train robbery on the Chicago & Alton
railroad. -Four others were arrested on the
same charge and released.
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nudge Folger and the treasury.

NEW YORK, Oct. 19.-The Posts Albany
special says Judge Folger, when asked this
morning if there is any truth in the reports
that he is to succeed Mr.. Window as Secretary
of the Treasury, said all he knew ABOUT IL was
what he saw in the newspapers The gentle
men who come here from New York inform me
it is all arranged, but have had no official no.
LITIGATION whatever.
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BALTIMORE, Oct. 19--The annual session Of
the International Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers assembled in this city this morning,
with full attendance of delegates from the
United States and Canada. Sessions wiH DO
held with closed doors.
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BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
Rum Over by the Cars.

Run Over by the Cars.
BANGOR, Oct l9.-John Burk, a man be-
tween fifty and sixty years of age, was to-day
struck by an engine in the yards of the Enro-
pean and North American Railroad in this city
and thrown down. Three toes were chushed
off ank it is supposed he was injured inter-
nsly.
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There is a good, steady market for Wool, but manu-
facturers disposed to purchase moderately for the
present. after having supplied their wants quite lib
orally for some time past All grades appear to be
wanted, if we except low trashy Woods.
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MINOR TRLHaRAMs.

for $4,000.
Mr. Gladstone health is improving.
An explosion of fire damp occurred at the
Cincinnati coal mines near Elizabeth, Pa, on
Tuesday evening, which resulted in the death
Of Patrick Plunkett and the serious burning of
three others.
Rumors are afioat in New York that
a disaster had happened to the steamer
Charleston on the way to Yorktown with the
Connecticut troops. 1t was impossible to
verify or refute the ramor.
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NOTICE. Ladies now using cream tartar and
soda in baking will have better results by nsinf
Congress Yeast Powder. Try it in biscuits, cake
doughnuts, pie crust, etc.
SHADES EsGIIsH MUSTARD Is sold by all gro
cars.
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The Owner Of the Burned Philadelphia
Mill Committed.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 19-Mr. Harvey, owner
of the mill recently burned with such frightful
Ines of life, was to-day committed by the cor
oner to await tbs action of the District At
torpey.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-10-20

At meeting of the National Prohibition AL
lance 10 New York yesterday, the committee
on principles recommended the right of suff-
rage be granted 10 women in order that efec-
tive prohibitory laws might DO passed. The
report was adopted.
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MEMORANDA

z Baraue Albert which recently put into Savannah
in distress, has been surveyed and ordered on the
ways for general repairs.
Sch j W Drisko, Haskell. from Baltimore for
Harlem with coal. before reported sunk. drifted
ashore while trying to make harbor. on the south
shore of the Potomac, eight miles above Smiths
Point, where she biged and filled with water. The
deckload washed off The remained by the
wreck several days and secured materials.
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SAILING DAYS OF sTEAmsmlPs
MARINE NEWS.
PORT OF PORTLAND.


WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10.
Arrived.
Steamship Franconia, Mangum, New York-mcse
to Henry Fox.
Steamer City Of Portland. Pike, Boston for East
port and st John. NIB.
Sch Play-Fair. (Br) Robertson, st John, NIB
sugar to Geo Hunt & Co.
Sch Sophia Wiley, Hamm, Boston.
Sch lara, Cbatto, Bangor.
Sch Mary Elizabeth. Dunton, Boothbay.
Barqne Chas Fobes Loring, Boston, to load ice for
Havana-B Webster.
Sch Sea Breeze Kent, New Yorb-Berlin Mills.
Sch Helen Mcleod, Coggswell. Eastport-Geo W
True Co.
SAILED-Barque Chas Fobes: briggs Ida c. and
Katahdin: schs Q j willard, Webster Bernard. Alb
by " eld j B Knowles, Canton, and the fleet which
put in for harbor
wIScAsSET, Oct 13-sld. sch Harbinger. Dam
forth, New York.
Oct 1S-Sld, sch Albert Daily, Goldthwaite for
Bridgeport, ct; Ira d Sturgis Adams Newport.
FROM MKRoHANrs' EXCHANGE.
Ar at New York 18th steamer Newport. from
Ar at Savannah 18th. sch W Morse. Devereux,
Kennebec.
Cid at San Francisco 18th, bsrque Gen Fsirchild,
Kelley Liverpool
AR at lavana 14th. brig Emma. Richardson, from
Boston.
Ar At Melbourne 18th inst, ship Oneida, Carver,
New York.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the Wholesale r1arke.,


FOR THE WEEK ENDING SEPT. l9.
There are not many changes to report the past
week Flour is steady but prices unchanged. Leath-
er, Nails and Lead are very firm at quotations
Bread has advanced decidedly. There is scarcity
of crystals of Cream Tartar In the marketprices
unchanged. Gycerine is scarce. and Oil of Turpen-
tine advanced in price. The Paint market is steady
with hardening tendency in Linsed Oil. Grain is
Armer. Lumber is in good demand with higher
prices for certain kinds. Lon is very firm With
still further advance in refined and common, and
difficult to get as the mills full of work and re-
fusing orders and some yes are out of the market
Receipts of mackere very Light and shore mack
erel have disappeared here, although there is re-
ported improvement in the catch at the westward in
deeper water. Fish is generally firm with a good
demand. Salt is steady, Eggs are scarce and high
er, farmers still hol ling back. Beans are firm at
present prices. Butter steady. Cheese frmer, but
no change in prices. Apples don't come in as they
should, considering the gooa crop in the State Tin
is higher and also pressed hay.
Grain Market.
PORTLAND, Oct. 10.
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
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New York stock and Money Market.

New York stock and Honey Market.
iBy Telegraph
NEW YORK, Oct. l9-Evening. Money loaned
between and on call, closing easy 394;prims mer-
camille paper at 5 la@Exchange steady at 48Ol4 for
long and 484A for short. Governments irregular;
ext SIS "a higher: As coup and reg 1s lower; other
issues unchanged. State bonds in light demand and
generally nominal. Railroad bonds fairly active
and in main weak.
The transactions at the Stock Exchange aggrsgat-
ed 367 O67 shares
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December OATS 8. Al m 44asc:l2.3l m 441a;
/ .02 m 1885, call 1880.
Foreign Imports.
ST JOHN, NIB. Schr Playfair-60 bbls 10 ties OF
sugar to Geo Hunt q Co.
Receipts or Maine Central.
PORTLAND Oct. 1S.
For Portland, cars "a miscellaneous merchandise,
for connecting roads Sc cars miscellaneous mer
Daily Domestic Receipts.
By water compensation bush Oornmsal to 9
W. True 90.
stock N1arkes.
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MUSIC.

MIR. FRANK BURNHAM, would respectfully an
V1 nouce that be has returned from HE summer
engagement and il prspar.d to instruct pupils ad-
icl attention given to young pupils Apply at FUR
BU -HS Piano rooms, 436 Congress 81.
sepe0 dim
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Domestic Receipts.


The following quotations Of stocks were received
yesterday by Woodbury. q Moulton (members OF the
Boston stock Exchange), corner of Middle and Ex-
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The Wool Market.

BesroN Oct. 19-[Reported for tie Pressl-The
following is list of prices quoted this afternoon
Ohio and PENNSYLVANIA
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California Mining stocks.
nv Telepraph.l

BAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 10 The following are the
closing quotations of Mining stocks to-day:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03
TESTIMONIAL TO GENERAL MERRITT.

About fifty associates in the Custom House of ex-
Collector Merritt went to the Brighton Beach Ho-
tel last evening to bid him farewell and present
hun with a gold watch token of their esteem
General G. w Palmer elected presiding officer
of the OCCASION and he appointed committee, con-
Slstlng of H. W. Bclcher Isaac ID. Balch NJ. G. Lake,
J. j. Couch and o. H. Klcmm, to conduct General
Merritt to the room where they were all seat ed.
Addressing he eX-Collector General Palmer said
that his associates in the Custom House desired to
present hun with little souvenir as token of
the kindly regard, respect and honor which they
all entertained for their late chief officer. He stated
that General Merritt had filled the post ons of Ma
val Officer, Surveyor and Collector, and he always
showed that he desired an honest civil service.
In accepting the gift of his friends General Mer
rtt cordially thanked them and said that he would
always prize 1T highly, as kindly expression of
their good feeling toward him. He stated that he
had tried to deal impartially with all his subordi-
mates, and had endcayored to conduct the depart
mcnt for the good of the Government and for the in
terests of the merchants. In regard to his
sor he said that they would find him q G nsistent
and faithful public officer. He declared that the
civil service of the country better to-day than
il had ever been, but that there was still room for
Improvement.
The gift to General Merritt was gold watch.
chain and seal On the watch was the following in
scnpnon: Friends in the United States Customs
Service, Port of New-York, to Edwin A. Merritt
late Collector, 1881" A list of 325 contributions
was given with the watch.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03
THE FREEPORT MYSTERY UNsOLyED.

The people of Freeport, Long Island, are still ex-
cited over the finding of the mutilated body of a
woman in swamp near that place last week. The
mystery surrounding the has not vet been
solved. and speculation is rife to the identity of
the body and manner in which it reached the spot
where it was found That the body had lain where
found Tor some me isapparent from the fact that the
bandagcs in which it tied had rotted The body ia
too much decompoSed TO render Identification po,-
sible The absence of any jewelry and the careless
manner IN which the hair was dressed lead the
authorities to believe that the dead woman belonged
10 the number class: Dr. Rhame has made min
ute examination of the body, and is of The opinion
that the woman was not nIuch twenty years
Of age. A scar runs diagonay across the wonan's
forehead, beginning midway between the right
eyebrow and the scalp. The hair was evidently
" banged III front for the purpose of hiding the
scar.
Detective Payn, who Is foreman of the Coroner's
Jury, is OF the opinion tina the woman was a victim
OF mai practice Since Monday last he has been CO.
operating with the New-York police in efforts To
solve the mystery He says that suspicion is directed
toward certain persons residing at NJ urck. Coroner
Denton is i'll possession of certain facts which ne
thinks viii help to unravcl the NY tery. He will
not make them public at present. The inquest will
he resumed to-day, and after the testimony of Dr.
khame Will be adjourned for a few days. The body
has not yet been buried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-03

rSiAsoow, Sept 2-Arrived. steamers Cynthia IN, -
ana cranes tlsr1, from Baltimore. 2 n>r
ceninnd aseise both rS sseSmsrs sielyo % aud "a
AMERICAN PoRTs
Norman, Philadelphia. e-'An- oiaS<ow<
Cleared steamers samaria obj. and Missouri IRA "a,
NLxErAED HAVEN. Sept ARRIVED Unitei STAT.
1anue capt woodward from Nantucket hence fo osuet
PnLsDRIPHIA. Sept 2--ArTived steamers Arso. N
Achilles, Newburyport Elizabeth Balfinore So~t31i
Cleared steamers Cenupede Boston; Fannie Ne,yyo .
sailed, tes0er Cenupedc.
BALTIMORE, Sept 2-h Arrived steamers Calvert o.,
W Jarrett New York; III Gsw Philadelphia Ss,eer
Cleared, steamers f w Bruno New.Yorf r ,ya,.-
SAVANNAH Sept rived steamer Gate CITY ~. -
Al Quarantine Arrived, Reqaem Porto sIot<
ATybee-Ansved, st>s s,e Sbadwsb 3r) Bslt,l,ores~
FOREIGN SHIPPING
LoSDos, Sent 2-sailed-27th uli. Margseiita Sac. -,
Amelia, Cedar Croft Due Ffael iort
Napt Olsen te latter for feusacola Lady Duer t5amz
Queenstown the latter FOR Wilmington River Lean A1a
Arr1ved-27th uli. F0ia 30th ult, BorceioD1 ~. ~,
co Grant,, India Josya. Orones 3lst nit Nsy sacs
Nansika The latter OF Beachyhoad Vabors ~ .esiaS
capt Hiries) latter al Piyaoar \ No. ~ .- enes
INST Nsienbufst, Carl lmenses, Libero Natant Nicl "a
MISCELLANEOUS
Steamer DcssOng for <ew- York which mt bact O..
nan had her rudder aud hicr broken her nse,s-n
slightly damaged m the late hurricane - -'oA1ciy
Schr b Strceker. from lack NE for New yo-. -
81 Iyoee sept licking, and with the loss o. ~ hsa
HALIFAX. sept 2-steamer Thorn Home fF,r, which -. .
here With hor Propeller broken DISCHARGED r,or ~,
sna was tcweo u be deckyard yesterday we ~ az,
LONDON Sept 2-Tiio bark Mfnuas, spr, fro, y
fors iot bouioanA n aground at the latter port Wv
ohp Julina -. ron Antwerp for b..
reported al Montes ldeo leaking cOn-nes Al ~
cargo was discharged iD gOod condition. Al hs
~" |@eT SafPptaG fsV. " ~ fct ssgs