davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
a tianta Exposition.

ATLANTA, Nov. 6.-The last week has been
the best of the exposition the number of
visitors being 40 per cent greater than in any
previous week. Cheap rates go into effect ON
all southern lines Tomorrow. A preliminary
trial Of cotton gins and cleaner will be held
Wednesday. The actual competition of gins
and cleaners for award will occur in December
when the National Cotton Planters Association
will be in session. Another large delegation
of spinners will attend the competition which
is expected to settle conclusiveiy several ques-
tons of vital Importance to the future Of cot
ton. The following statement is furnished
the press by Messrs Atkinson and Garsed in
behalf Of the Cotton Manufacturers Associa-
ton:
The first committee of New England cotton
manufacturers and their friends have separated
mostly going home. They concur in this
opinion that at the meeting of the National
Cotton Planters Association to be held Dec.
9th three to six hundred in number should be
met by an equal NUMBER of manufacturers
from the North. They affirm that
IL this can be brought about
it alone viii fully justify the cotton exposition.
They have found that tools and machines for
planting and preparing cotton for the spinner
are of the utmost interest and Importance to
both grower and spinner. They have fotnd an
exhibition of cotton machinery such as has
never before been brought together in this
country or elsewhere. They have found in
annex buildings evidence of the natural re-
sources of this Southern section in agriculture,
in commerce, in minerals and in timber which
could not be equalled from any other equal
area Of the earth's surface, and in use to
which these resources will shortly be applied
they find promise of vastly greater number
of customers for their own mills than they ex-
pect to find competitors in Southern mills.
They have met Southern manufacturers with
hearty good will and earnest wish for their
success. They concur unanimously in the
Judgment that there is greater promise Of i'm
provement in many directions, but especially
in the handling of cotton which would ema-
nate from this exhibition than from any one
ever held before. Tney earnestly hope crowds
from the North will meet crowds from the
South, that the benefcent influence of this
meeting may extend beyond material interests
and work common good for our common coun-
try
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
Disastrous Fire in Hoboken.

NEW YORK. Nov. Ga very destructive fire
occurred in Hoboken this afternoon, totally de-
stroying the Eagle dock. owned by the Hobok-
en- Dock Company of Hamburg and leased by
the Wilson and Eagle Steam Pipe Co.'s, and
two full cargos of merchandise, lone just un-
loaded from the Wilson line steamer Rialto,
and the other in readiness for a National line
steamer. Most of the merchandise including
a large quantity of cotton and steel rails was
owned by New York merchants. The dock is
fully insured. 1t costs $250,000 and was ITO
feet in length, and so feet in width. Several
barges and lighters lying in close proximity to
the fire were also destroyed. The steamship
Rialto had a narrow escape, her rigging caught
fire in several places and portions of her wood
work on deck had also ignited before she was
hauled into the stream. Excursion steamer
Plymouth Rock was on fire in several places,
but was towed out and escaped.
OF the barges destroyed two were laden with
hay, and belonged TO Wilson q Co. Hoboken
fire department. and city authorities have been
for some time at loggerheads, the latter accord
ing to firemen refusing to furnish proper Sup
plies TO the department Furthermore, recent
IL the authorities designated the engine houses
as places of registration for voters, an action
which firemen loudly protested against. The
consequence was that when the alarm was
sounded only one of seven engines, comprls-
ing the department responded, the chief refus-
ing 10 order men out until he received certain
guaraties. These guarantees we're given by the
mayor, and the engines reached the scene of
the confagation more than an hour after the
first alarm was sounded.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
WASHINGTON.
Renort of the Chief Of ENGINEERS,

Report of the Chief of Engineers.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-Gen. FL. G. Wright,
chief of engineers, o. s. A., has submitted
his annual report to the Secretary of War. He
states that during the past fiscal year work up
on the sea coast defences has been limited on
accordance with the terms of the act of March
3, 1881, to their protection and preservation and
he calls attention to the Importance of early
and reasonable expenditures on our sea coast
defenses.
The Alleged Outrage by Mexican Author
fsies.
The State department has received report
from Mr.. Hall, United States consul at Hav-
ana, in relation to the alleged Mexican out
RACES upon citizens of the United States, en-
gagged in collecting guano on Coral reef near
Key Arenas and arrested by Mexican authori-
ties. Consul Hall says the Americans were
simply arrested for trespassiDg and the ques-
ton is entirely assto ownership of the guano
deposits and does not involve any international
controversy.
Washington Pronounced Healthy.
The committee of the medical society of the
District of Columbia, recently appointed to in
yestigate the alleged unhealthfulness of Wash
ington, held session Saturday night. All the
physicians testified to the general healthful-
practice, and DR.. Townsend said he thought
were really from other causes possibly obscure
and easily dehnabie- The committee will
sena a circular letler TO every practicing ply
sician In the District askin5 state regarding
the comparative health of the people and es-
pecially the prevalence of malaria.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
MINOR KILOGRAMS.

rloor,h7 T,rothers' carriage factory in New
Havan Conn was burned Saturday. Loss,
900 ooo
1870, .,ors+ ~ foot hal, SATURDAY.
faie peat Anaheas' e' io,S DaA' S~- ",
A delegation OF oacs anu I o1eS are IL I" "s''-
hgtoh. VI, s.r
President Arthur VIII leage New horA io
washington "ealeSuas :. co.nNss. 40 gee
Az tne close "a ,, reoe;ad ot thS ressnry
d dov az Uont' undar the 105th call.
1-s:~-to., .,,aoia1 COWS ev-sacretarv
w Wa asnins WI ;e,psoS far Saoratarv Of the
BoutWeii ~ ilien'ionoo 'o
navy. e..
Hanlan will not row Tricketg at ot. LOUIS
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07


NEW YoRK.Nov. 5.-Cotton closed quiet at IL sec
for middling uplands and 117sc for middling Or
leans.
FLoUR-The market closed easy; No at 3 30@
20;Superine Western and State A 5O@5 25; COM
mon to good extra Western and State 26@6 40:
good to choice do at 50@5 40; common to choice
White Wheat Western extra at 26@8 20; Fancy
do at 30@8 80; common to good extra Ohio %
@S ID; common to choice extra St Louis at q oO9
double extra at 60@9 90; City Mills extra for the
indies at 1908 %; low grades extra 20@5 70,
80: good to choice extra Ooas S: sales for the
RYE FLOUR is dull at logs 30 for superhne
CoRN-NEAI--dull and in buyers favor; Western
yellow at 1908 rs; Brandywine at 85@3 80.
on spot poi 4i@1 fla November at 4oM al II;
Chicago Sssl 81 No sss e, at sa9
berI 40 bid for December; sales for the week have
been IA, TAG, 900 bush.
November 6Sss@69c; December sales at 7oAc:
sales for January 7214c: May 74c bid TIC asked;
sales forsthe week have been II $780, 900 bush.
do at 81 15c; No 8 White at 491ac; No l Mixed at
Acc; No 2 do 4S94s14c; sales for the week 2,os9,-
600 bush.
Pork-market heavy; mess on spot IL 5O617 rs;
futures entirely nominal; sales for the week 1900
bbls on spot.
spot at IL SO; IL 30 bid for November; IL 4Oa
IL As for December; IL 5o@11 521s for January;
sales IL % FEBRUARY.
Tallow-dull at 77s @8c.
BUTrER-dull and weak.
CHEESE quiet.
CHICAGO. Nov. 5.-Flour nominally unchanged;
market dull and holders anxious to realize Chicago
Spring at 25A cash. and November; l 27A for
December; 2S$s@l 2S5s january sales 1884
al 29A for December; No 8 Chicago Chicago at
TII1a; rejected 90@9115c. Corn in fair demand
and lower at $3.50 for cash and November; $3.50
for December; $3.50 for january; 641s@6414c for
May; sales at 50@611zc for December; 63ss066c
for May: rejected 67c. Oats lower at 42l4214c for
cash; 4214c November; 42ssc December and JAN
uary; 44sl @441sc May. Rye lower at 93c. Bar
ley lower at 05. Pork unsettled: market active,
but prices lower at 15 80 cash November December
and all year; l6 97A@I6 971s January; IL 17h
GIT 20 for February. Lard active and excited at
tines; prices lower at 10 S591o 80 cash and No
vember 10 80 for December; 10 IS all the year;
Ii 02h@1l O6tfor january; IL 15@ll 1715 for
February. Bulk Meats lower; shoulders at 20;
short ribs at 80; short clear co.
Receipts-8, 800 bbls hour, 10000 bush wheat,
10000 bush corn, 81 900 bush oats. 5000 bush
rye "a 900 bush barley.
Shipments-1 IL 600 bbls -four, 1000 bush wheat,
266, 00o bush corn, 10000 bueh oats 1890 bush
rye, IL 600 bush barley.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 6.-Flour-upper grades about 10
lower. Wheat opened higher but declined and
closed with partial recovery: No Red Fall at
80 for cash; 1 3514 TO December; SO for JAN
uary: Al for February; No 3 do at %; No do
1919. Corn lower and unsettled at 5914 C cash;
ez1ac for Decemberi 63ssc for January; 6414c for
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
THE IRISH AGITATION.
Sixteen Thousand Applications to
the Land Court.
THE POPE CONDEMNS THE PROCEED
INGS OF THE LEAGUE.

LONDON, Nov. "a curious plan has been
adopted in some parts of the west OF Ireland,
with the view of keeping the 'sno rent man
ifesto before the tenants. 1t takes the form of
a promissory note, which has been circulated
among the farmers attending q fair at Moate,
County West Meath. The note is promise to
pay rent on the day Parnell, Davitt and the
other suspects are released. 1t is intended that
the note shall be signed by tenants and sent to
landlords
Three arrests were made in Ireland to-day
under the coercion act.
The Manchester Examiner to-day publishes
a vague statement that the Government in
tends to release MFR. Parnell and his colleagues
in time for them to participate in the proceed
ings of Parliament, provided the state OF the
country justifes the step.
DUBLIN, Nov. 6--The number of applica-
tions to the land commission to fix fair rent
now reaches 10000.
ROME, Nov. 6--The Pope has expressed
himself strongly in condemnation OF the pro-
<.ee dings o. the Irish Land LeagEpe.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
FOREIGN PORTS.

Sid I'm Yokohama Sept %, barque Wealthy PEN
dleton, Blanchard Portland, d; 6th ship Nancy
Pendleton, Pendleton, Departure Bay.
In port Oct 8, ships Thompson. Rogers from
New York; Lucille, Talbot, for San Francisco 10th.
At Shanghae Sept %, ship L j Morse Ames. unc;
barque j H Bowers, Hardness, from Sydney, NSW,
ar 14th.
Sid FIN Hong Kong Sept 22d, ship. Astoria. Ander-
son. New York; 29th, Invincible, Skews, London.
In port 18th, ships Lanel Barnes, Slower, for New
York, ldg; Titan, Norris. from Newcastle. ar 3D.
disg; barque Edmund Phinney. Berry, for Callao.
At Manila Sept 20. ship Antelope. Cheney, for
New York; barque JAS G Pendleton. Nichols, from
Rio Janeiro, ar 10th, for Iloilo and New York.
Sid 18th, ship II Ii McGilvery, Ford, New York.
At Iloilo Sept IS, ship Anna Camp, Gardner, for
Sandy Hook; Pendleton, Nichols, do
At Liverpool Oct 25th, ship l. B Gilchrist, Watts,
for New York, ldg.
Ar at Campeachy Oct Is, sch Martha NJ Heath,
Speed. New York.
Sid Esd, brig Mary Fink, Upton, Laguna; Oct 4th,
barque GRANADA. Hodsdon, do.
Cid at Cardenas 2Sth, sch Ariadne. Dyel Havana.
Ar at Port Hawkesbury 31st, sch Vineyard Titus.
Rockland for Island.
Cid at Windsor, Ms. Oct 20. sch Ada 5 Allen, bud,
New York.
AR at Moncton, NIB. I'd inst. sch W, Martin,
Portland.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
METEOROLOGICAL
IxnacAr1oss roR TEE NEXT rwEsrY-youa
KouRs

IEnscAzqoss ron rHK NEXT TwENrY-youR
KouRs
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIKF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington. ID. O.,
Nov. 8, L A N.
For New England,
Winds shifting to east and south, fair weather
during the day, followed by cloudy or rain,
slight rise in temperature and lower barometer.
ESPECIAL BULLETIN.
Snow storm developed in the Gulf States
and is central near Pensacola. Fair weather
continues in the New England and Middle
Atlantic States, and thence westward
10 the Upper Mississippi Valley and
cloudy weather and rain prevail in the
Southern states east of the Mississippi.
Three inches of rain fell at New Orleans
during the day, four inches and half at Nc
bile, and three inches at Pensacola Winds
continue from the northwest in New England
and upper Missouri valley, but in the remain
ing districts are from east to south. The tenn
perature has fallen slightly except in New
England, Middle Atlantic coast, and in the
Rocky Mountain region where it has fallen
about 10o.
Indications are that rain will prevail to-day
in the Iidda and South a tlapdit curing
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
MEMORANDA.
nomEsTTC POETS.

SAN FRANCISCO 9Th, ship Raphael sher-
man, Queenstown.
GALvEsToN-Ar Sd inst. sch.Etna, Delay from
new oRIEANs-C 1st, sch May Evelean. Han
so Jacksonville 9 Ar 3D. sch Annie L McKeen,
BRUNsWI6K-Cld LIST, sch A Hayes, Smith,
RICHMoND-Cld Sd, sch Maggie D Marston,
Blackington. New York.
NoRF0LK-Ar I'd. brig Mary Pennell, Mitch
BAITIMoRE-Ar 4th sch Emerson Rokes Mars
' Cid 4th, baroue Leyenter. vesper. Pensacola.
Sid 4th sch Electric Light.
PHILADELPHIA-Ar Sd, schs Nellie Dins-
more, Parker, Portland: S Bickmore Long, Will
mpgsoa s So bsruus Nss Ansn Huva
Cid Sd, sch Mark Pendleton, Gilkey, Martinique
wa ar 9tb. sch Hattie M Crowe Crowell, Kennebec;
Melissa A Trask, Trask, Bangor; Bon1 Courtney,
Baker, Kennebec.
cd A. sch Allen Msad Prpvidense Thomas
Fletcher for Galveston; sch Geo Hatch. for Ma
tanzas. !,
Pinkham from San Blas) for New York.
NEW YORK-Ar 4th, ship st John, Smalley. Liv-
erpool 32 days; brig Emily I Sheldon. Hayes, from
Brunswick; schs Walter Plummer, Plummer, La
guna W H JONES' Falkingburg, Jacksonville; Ad-
die nj Bird, Fales, Windsor, Ms; Ruth Thomas,
Sullivan SNOW Crawford rh 1art peas
Satah E Smith, Dayton, do; Maggie Belle. Iorrey.
Providence; Free Wind, Frisbee Portsmouth, with
cargo of sehs W Denham.
AZ 9th, baroue Norena, Chase Georgetown, DC;
sch G Pinkham, Brown, San Bias.
Cid 4th barque Albert Russell, Curtis, Zanzibar;
brig Helen O'Phinney. Sylvester, Perth Amboy; sch
Joshua Grindle, Merrill, Valparaiso; Kate Foster,
Bunker, Providence.
Sid Attn. baraue O Hazeltine, for Buenos Ayres;
John March, for Portland.
PROVIDENCE-Sld 4th, schs Fannie Edith,
Warren and Ned Sumpter Snow. New York.
NEWPORT Ar 4th, schs Ned Sumpter, Snow;
Fannie s. Edith, Warren Providence for New York;
N Harvey Port johnson for Westport.
Sid 4th, sch Sedona, Holbrook. Weehawken for do;
Coffin, Bellatty, Rondout for do; Frank Maria;
Emery do for wareham; Angola Dyer, do for
Sullivan; Pennsylvania, do for LynD.
VINEYARD-HAVEN-Ar Sd, schs Sadie W1llcutt,
Watts, Hoboken for Boston: j M Kennedy, Pomroy,
Rondout for do; Margaret, Lake. New York for do;
Hiram, Knowlton, Port johnson for Salem; Gam
ma Brown, fm Elizabethport for Portland; Nellie
Shaw Hail. Philadelphia for Milton.
EDGARTOWN-Ar Sd, schs Milford, Look. from
Richmond for Boston; Laura Il Messer, CROCKETT
do for Portland.
In porti Sd. schs Lama Cobb, FIN Philadelphia for
Portland; Belle Brown, Rondout for Salem; u Arcu-
larius do for Boston; Corvo. Tyler. New YORK Tor
Boston; Alice Hall, Hall, Rondout for Boston:
BOSTON-Ar 4th, sch VIM Hayes flaming, Long
Cay I'll. rr,,,. ,,..
to load for Jacksonville.
CID 9Th. barques Hornet, Savage. Hayti; Henry
KNIGHT Pendleton, Charleston via L1ncotnylle;
brig II M Rowley Rewley, Jacksonville; schs Ellen
NJ Colder, Hodgdon, Baltimore; Almon Bird. Pack
ard Rockland.
Sid 9Th ship Hattie Tap'ey; brigs R NJ Heslen,
LYNN-Ar I'd. sch JAS Pike. Norwood. Calais.
MARBLEHEAD-Ar 29th, sch d Sawyer, Keen,
GLOUCESTER-In port 9th barque Dixon,
Keene for Portland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07

Fabruarv. e71Sc Nav: sales at 6l7sc December;
62Mc for January; 677sc for May. Oats lower at
42c for cash; 431ac for December; 47s4c for May
Pork dull; jobbing IL so.
receipt. q, OOU bbls nour &c, OO0 bush whest,
35 600 bush corn, 12,0OO bush oets. o,ooO bush
rye 10 ,oOC Flush barley.
44O0O bush corn, 5000 bush oats, 0.OOO bush
Barley, 1000 bush rye.
DETROIT Nov. 5.-Wheat stronger: No White
cash and November at / 80; December at 311 I;
January 1891 February 36; March at 1914 /;
ali wear / 30; No 2 Red "a.
Receipts 5000 bush; shipments $1,000.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

PORTLAND. Nov. 8.
The market for Breadstuffs and Provisions is very
dull and prices irregular and unsettled which is
due to further falling off at the West. Flour is
dull and we quote all grades 25c ~ Dbl lower. Hog
products are weak and declining Sugar went up
1sc to-day, granulated being quoted at 10Ac and
Extra at 9s4 c. Potatoes steady at quotations
Some forty bbls of potatoes arrived at New York
this week from England, which is an event OF no
small Importance, as it goes to show what may be
expected If prices keep up. These forty bbls are
sent as sampler with view of placing whatever
urplus there may be on thea ercan market. One
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
MARINE NEWS.
Sunk with All on Board,

Sunk with All on Board.
Boston, Mass, Nov. "a Herald special
from st. John, N. B., says the barque VIM.
Comery makes report that a few days ago
sighted Norwegian or German barque dis
masted with five men ON board. The weather
was too heavy to render assistance at the time.
Lay by all night. At daylight the wreck had
disappeared. The captain is of the opinion
that all hands sunks with the vessel.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07

firm In Now York have already handled about 24OO
bush this season, and now have upwards of 1900
on the way.
At liverpool to day Flour was quoted los 6d@13s;
Winter Wheat los 6d91ls; Spring Wheat 9s 10d@
los Sd; California average at los 10da11s 1d;Club
do at 1ls@11s Sd; Corn at 5s 10d; Peas at rs Id.
Provisions, &c,-Pork at IT'S Cd; Bacon 4Ss@49s;
Lard at 58s 3d. Cheese 59s; Tallow 51s Cd, at Lon
don AIS.
The following are to-day's quotations of Flour,
f1-ai,, Prnxfatnna 90
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
Wiaonnsin EIection

MILWAUKEE,, Nov. 5.-The Republicans
claim that they will carry this state on Tues
day by 1900 majority, while the Democrats
claim that they will elect their ticket by the
aid of the Prohibitionists by 5000 majority.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07

(By TeegTaph.I \.
HAVANA Nov. 5.-Sugar-no business Ior want OF
offerings stock in the warehouses at Havana and
Matanzas s6 ,7oO boxes, 10000 bags and 800
bbds receipts for the week none: shipments during
Che week so boxes, 1850 bags and z4oo hhds. IN
GLIDING all bags and hhds to United States.
Freights quiet; loading at Havana for the Untea
States 4Y hid Sugar at 2 5O@3 90 currency; load
ing at ports north coast Outside ports for the
United States " hid Sugar cog5 oo: 10 fal-
mouth and orders 25sC@27s Cd.
Spanish gold 1875. Exchange steady: on United
states 90 days gold 8s4 90 prem; short sight do at
aM lG1N nrem.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
Civil Service Reform.

BOSTON, Nov. "a Civil Service Reform
Association was formed at Quincy tonight
John Quincy Adams was elected President.
Chas Francis Adams, Jr., made an ad dress,
predicting that the civil service reform party
will be the party Of the future.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07

Martin Kinowski, for the murder of Marie
Muller in Hoboken last May, was Saturday
sentenced to be hung Friday, January6 6.
A collision occurred on the Lake Shore and
Michigan Southern Railroad at Long Lake on
Friday, two heavy freight trains running. to-
gether at nearly full speed. Both engines
we've ruined, and all the freight cars were bad
ly damaged.
Cashier Baldwin's defacaton is shown to be
aboat s., 500, 900.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
DEATHS

Tn this city. Nsv. s. William Cox, aged 76 years.
Funeral service this afternoon at 2 o'clock, at
No IL Summer street.
In this city, Nov. 6, Martha Winslow, aged ~
years. :, ,,.,- :.
TFureral service this afternoon at O'Clock, at
No. 800 Portland street.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Postmaster Appointed.
WASHINGTON, Nov. George A. Hussey
has been appointed postmaster at Biddeford
Pool, York county, Me.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
MARRIAGES.

In saco. Oct 20, by Rev. N. T. Ridlon. James /:
Mckenney of Saco and Miss Nettie Z. Gilman Oh
In Holden, Oct 25, by Rev. Merrill Blanchard.
Pascal P, Gilmore of Dedham and Alma M Hart OF
Holden.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
MINOR TELEGRAMs.

At Napoleon, Ohio, Saturday morning, the
jury in the trial Of ex-Gov. South Carolina for
the murder of young Drury, brought in YER
dict of not guilty.
The internal revenue receipts Saturday were
$481 ,661.20, and the custom receipts 1913 702-
&c. The receipts of national bank notes for re-
demption were $134,00
The Governor of New York has issued a
proclamation designating Thursday, Nov. "a,
as day of Thanksgiving.
The Bulletin du Canal Interoceanique pub
fishes an article which is considered to be an
expression of the views of M. de Lesseps con-
corning Mr.. Blaine's circular. 1t amounts to
declaration that the just interests of the
United States are already provided for in the
terms of the concession made by Colombia to
the Panama Canal Company, and that, there
fore, it IS entirely unnecessary for America to
trouble herself il the matter.
Erastus Corning Smith of Albany, who left
14-Mile Island, Lake George, for Glen Falls On
the 18th of October, has not yet been heard
from. He had large amount of money in his
possession.
Henry Lovett was hung at Whiteville. N. c.,
Friday, for the murder of A. P. Williams
Both were colored.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-11-07
rhe Ninth Massuchusetts Regiment.

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 5.-The Massachusetts,
military commission decline 10 give any result
of their investigations into the actions of the
Ninth regiment and state that their report will
not be made until they retnrn home after
visiting Washington and other points. Mayor
Darlington who has been almost constantly
with the commission during their stay in
Richmond has prepared a statement giving
his views of the result Of the investigation but
a COPY of this statement was refused. The
gist of tho testimony as reported by reliable
persons who heard much of it is that a number
of soldiers of the regiment engaged in alleged
misconduct was from 80 to rs; that outrageous
advancements were made towards ladies on
public streets; that many soldiers paraded one
of the main thoroughfares in broad day light
with the lowest negro harlots on their arms,
embracing and kissing them, taking possession
of vehicles and driving off the drivers; in
vading bar rooms, helping themselves and
refusing to pay for drinks and many other acts
of wantonness and deviltry. The officers
composing the commission show every dis
position to make their investigation as full
and searching as possible and their report OF
the evidence if published will doubtless show
that they faithfully discharged their unpleasant
duty. There is nothing known upon which
even an opinion can be based as to what the
report will be or what recommendation if any
will accompany it. The commission did not
leave this evening but remained for the pur-
pose of seeing Gen. Fitzhugh Lee upon matters
pertaining to their inquiry.