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The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1881-09-06
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1881.
Democratic State Ticket.

Democratic State Ticket.
For Governor,
JOHN w. BOOKWALTER, Of Clarke.
lieutenant Governor,
EDGAR N. JOHNSON, Of Hamilton.
Supreme Judge.
EDWARD F. BINGHAM. Of Franklin.
Attorney General.
PRANK G. D0UGHERTY, Highland
Treasurer,
ALONzO P. WINSLOW, of Cuyahoga.
Board Of Public Works,
JOHN GROVE, of Defiance.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
The Powers in Conference on the
Greek Question.

LONDON, March 17.-At midnight the police
man at the Mansion House observed fire on
the ground near the rear wall of the Lord
Mayors official residence, and found a wooden
lighted paper had been recently applied. The
officer extinguished the fire and took the box
to the police station, where it was found to
contain about forty pounds of gunpowder,
with fuse in the midst of it. No arrests nor
any clue to the perpetrators.
Lord Mayor confirmed the report of the dis
covery of an Internal machine, and said the
explosion would probably not have injured the
Mansion House, but would have damaged the
Egyptian Hall and adjacent private houses,
and entaie1 serious loss of life. He, himself,
was not at home at the time.
LONDON, March 17.-Great precautlOn have
beed taken for the safety of the Houses of
Parliament since the discovery of the plot to
blow up the Mansion House. The police in
and around the buildings have been reinforced
and cellars examined.
The Standard says two American newspapers
were found with the powder box discovered
near the Mansion House. The corporation
has offered 9100 reward for the discovery of
the perpetrators. An additional police force
has been stationed at the Mansion House, Bank
of England and other important buildings.
The Pope Proclaims Jubilee.
ROME, March 1.-THE Pope's encyclical
letter is issued, proclaiming jubilee from
March 10Th to Nov. LIST, for Europe, and to the
end of the year for the rest of the world.
The Conference on the Greek Question.
CoNsTANTINoPLE, March H-At Tuesday IS
sitting of the conference, the ambassadors said
Crete was inadequate compensation for Epl-
rus, but nevertheless they would consider the
proposal. The Austro- Hungarian ambassador
said it was absolutely necessary to cede more
territory in Thessaly. The Ottoman delegates
promised to ask for further instructions A
meeting of the ambassadors was held last eve
ming at the Austrian embassy to consider a
more acceptable line of frontier to be suggest
ed to the Porte. Little confidence is felt here
in the ultimate success of the negotiations.
The Porte is accelerating the equipment of re-
serves and dispatching steamers to various
points for their transportation,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
AUGUSTA.
The State College Gets an Appro-
priation.
The AppOrtiOnment Bill to be Vetoed.
Especial Dispatch to the Press.l

Especial Dispatch to the Press.l
AUGUSTA, March 1.-THE legislature cleared
the clerks table to-day of everything but the
twenty-five bank charters which the Governor
has vetoed and which will be allowed to slum-
Der. Final adjournment will undoubtedly
take place tomorrow.
An appropriation bill went through to-day
providing for partial expenditures for 1882
amounting to 81, 1884, 54.36. Among the items
are the following: Interest on the public debt
$345 ,OOO sinking fund $80,479.95; school mill
tax 1926 1871; school fund $4,000; free high
school $4,000; insane state benefciaries $780,
900; deaf, dumb and blind $13,5OO; soldiers
pensions $4,000; military purposes $4,000.
A bill was passed authorizing the cities of
Lewiston, Auburn, Gardiner, Hallowell and
Augusta and the towns of Webster, Wales,
Green. Bowdoin, Litchfield, West Gardiner
and Farmingdale to aid in the construction of
the Lewiston and Augusta railroad.
The Heuse had lively debate over the bill
permitting female citizens to vote in the
choice of school officers in town meetings and
school district meetings. The bill was tabled.
The resolve appropriating $500 for the
State Agricultural College came before the
House again, and the friends of the measure,
who have been active since its defeat of yester-
day, secured its passage. 1t was handsome
triumph
A resolve passed appropriating $500 for 1881
and a like SUM for 1882, to defray the expenses
of holding teachers meetings in the several
counties, one or more to be held in each
county.
The State Treasurer was authorized to de-
duct from the school funi the sum of $4,000
for the support of the three normal schools.
The resolve providing for the erection of an
additional building to the Maine Insane
Hospital passed. This resolve authorizes the
trustees to erect such a building for the &C
commodation and better classification of
patients on the hospital premises. The cost
of the building is not to exceed 1924 900 and
the money is to come from the hospital fund.-
The building is to be completed in 1882.
The Republicans held caucus this evening
to consider the matter of adjournment. After a
full consultation it was decided to adjourn
sine die, and if special session is necessary
next winter to be called together by the
Governor.
1t is freely reported tonight that the Cover
nor will veto the bill apportioning senators and
representatives.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.
The Sandy River Road.

The Sandy River Road.
PHILLIPS, March T.-At the annual meet
ing Of the Sandy River railroad the Board of
Directors was reduced to three-Daniel Dem
nison Of Phillips, o. H. Stubs of Strong and
Daniel M. Bonney of Pennington. The report
shows that 1900 passengers were carried to the
close of 1880; gross earnings, S13,6S6; expenses,
81 ,672; interest, &c., $1625; surplus credit,
1887. The construction account shows that for
Is miles the road cost $11 1907. The directors
elected Dennison President and Stubs Clerk;
probably Wilbur Superintendent, Thompson
Treasurer. The company voted not to assume
bills for $2O46.
Found Dead In the Woods.
FARhrSGToN, March 17.-Joseph Roderick
Of Pennington was found dead in the woods
on Dead river. He left camp March 10 to
hunt deer and not returning search was made.
HIS gun and snowshoes were found sticking in
the snow mile from camp. A rod further
unknown.
Tho Pittsfeld Fire.
PrTTsFIELD, March 1.-THE loss by the fire
here last night is estimated to be $50, OOO in
sured for $4,000. The principal insurance
companies concerned are the Liverpool, Lon.
don & Globe, Home Insurance company of
New York, the Western and Franklin Insur-
ance companies, and the Imperial and North
ern Of London. The fire was a very disastrous
one and was only subdued after help was OBJ
tanned from Waterville and steam fire en-
CINE was brought from Bangor by special
train. The business part of the town is de-
stroyed and the best buildings are in ruins. The
fire broke out about II p. m, and ragged till
daylight this morning.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
SENATE COMMITTEES.

The Organization to be Completed Today.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Democratic
Senators this afternoon finally completed their
assignments for representation in the Senate
committees and distributed the minor commit
Tee chairmanships as follows:
Private Land Claims-Bayard. ~
Revolutionary Characterization.
Engrossed Bills-SaulSbury.
Nicaraguan Canal-Davis of w. Va.
Epidemic Diseases-Harris.
Special Committee on Library Accommoda-
tions-Voorhees. o..0s4- rf-4
Notice was received from the Republicans
that 1t had been decided to increase the mem
bership of the finance committee from nine to
eleven, and that they had added Platt of
n. Y, to the majority representation previous.
ly selected, thus leaving five places instead of
four for the minority. The Democrats there
upon agreed to name Mr.. Harris of Tennessee
as their fifth representative. The complete
membership of this committee will be-,
Messrs. Morrill, (chairman), Sherman, Ferry,
Jones of Nevada Allison, Platt of New York,
Bayard, Voorhees,, Beck, Mcpherson and Har-
ris. --5 ras II rar 5ss.---af .s
Committees will be elected by the Senate to-
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
THE DEAD GEAR.
His Friendship for the United
States.
SAN FRANCISCO GREENBACKERS
ENDORSE THE MURDER.

ST. PETERSBURG, March 17-Mr. Foster
personally delivered President Garfield's mes
sage of sympathy to M. Giers at the Foreign
office on Tuesday, and very promptly after
ward received response on behalf of the EN-
peror expressing his thanks.
Mr.. Foster on Wednesday again went to the
Ministry and handed to M. Giers the message
of sympathy and coincidence from the Senate.
A bomb was found in the pocket of the as
sassin Roussakoff 1t was made in zinc case
containing glass tubes, two of which were fill
ed with vitrlol and two with Bartholdy salts,
India rubber tubes with Illuminating mercury
and a box holding nitro-glycerine and pyroxy-
line, the whole weighing six pounds and three
quarters.
A revolutionary proclamation has been dis
covered at Roussakoffs domcile, which de-
clares that the Nihilists will continue their
work, and warns the new Emperor to beware
Of his fathers fate.
LONDON, March 1.-THE Times correspon-
dent at Berlin says an evening paper repeats
the statement that the assassination of the
Gar was instigated by the International So
ciety having for its watchword, s"The murder
of monarchs and the overthrow of govern
ments." The correspondent points out that at
such a time of general excitement all kinds of
rumors will arise, but it would be we'll to re-
member the assertion of several writers of St
Petersburg that the police, and even the Gar
himself, shortly before his death, received
warnings from Geneva and London.
New YORK, March ia correspondent of
the Tribune states that one of the American
Ministers to Russia, four years after the war,
said that during an official call on Gortschakoff
tine Chancellor sent for book and showed
him an order written by Alexander Seconds
own hand at the very outset of the Southern
Rebellion. This order was the substance of
the sealed instructions sent to the Admiral of
the Russian feet, then lying in New York
harbor, that if either England or France took
any part favoring the South, the Admiral was
at once to report TO President Lincoln for
orders.
SAN FRANcIsc O, Zeal. March 1.-THE Green
back Central Club composed of Greenback
ward presidents and leading Greenbackers of
the CITY, last evening adopted resolutions in
dorsing the assassination Of the Gar.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE following
telegram conveying the acknowledgment of
expression sof sympathy of the President and
Senate in the sad national bereavement to
Russia is just received from st. Petersburg:
Blaine, Secretary, Washington.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs says the
Emperor is profoundly touched by the express
sions of sym pathy of the President and Senate
of a country for which the deceased Emperor
friendship. It is legacy which he
which His Majesty in accord with the
Russian nation, accepts from the depths of his
heart.
(Signed) FOSTER, Minister.
PARIS, March H.-Placards congratulating
the Nihilists on the assassination of the Gar
have been posted here.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
FRIDAY MORNING, MARCH IS.
The Editor and the Bore.


Editors are terribly peStered by bores and
generally calculate to be out when they call.
And Mr.. Durnsharp, country editor, in
vented neat continuance to get rid of them.
1t was bouncing chair. The door of his pri-
vate office is just at the head of a flight of
stairs. Just inside the door is located the
chair. The pressure of man sitting in the
chair works springs in the floor. After three
minutes pressure, the door opens, thing like
a mans arm, with fearful claw on it, reaches
Ia, grabs the occupant of the chair. yanks him
up and hurls him down stairs. Soon after
making the invention, Durnsharp took part
ner, Mr.. Snakes, and neglected to explain to
him the chair. Mr.. Snakes came into the Of
fee with some friends one day. They had Just
got comfortably to talking when, whew! The
door flew open and Mr.. Snakes disappeared
like shot. The guests were amazed. But in a
minute he returned bruised and very mad, and
said that somebody threw him down stairs.
Search failed to reveal the thrower, so they
sat down again. Very soon Mr.. Snakes made
another involuntary expedition down stairs.
He came up that time with his clothes torn
and his shins scraped. He was almost wild.
Still thew could find no assailant. He asked
one of his friends to take the seat and let him
watch the door, but the friend guessed he
wouldn't; so, after posting friend outside to
watch, Snakes sat down. The way he turned
handsprings)and somersaults down stairs that
time, wrenched every bone in his body, and he
lost couple Of teeth; and the friend swore no.
body approached the door. Then they began
to get scared. Some thought it was spirits,
but Snakes swore he didn't believe in such
things. and he would solve the mystery or die
With two watchers outside he once more sat
down. 1t didn't take long for the machine to
work. 1t grabbed him so as to tear his clothes
badly, and gave him a header down stairs. He
met his partner coming up, and both re-
turned to the foot Of the stairs together. They
had to be picked up. and after Mr.. Durnsharp
got over his surprise. he explained. Good
Lori, why didn't you tell me of it before?"
cried Snakes. 81 forgot it," said Dlrnsharp.
Snakes was badly used up, but he summoned
strength to violently assault his partner, who
will remain in bed for week yet. Then
they'll dissolve partnership, and bother the
courts and support a couple of lawyers for
n
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
The House reconsidered its vote indefinitely

The House reconsidered its vote indefinitely
pOstponing the resolve appropriating $500 for
the State College and passed the resolve in
concurrence with the Senate.
Bill relating TO partition fences was passed
IN concurrence.
Majority report of the committee on Insane
Hospital was passed, 80 to IL.
Bill to provide in part for the expenditures
of the government for 1882 was passed to be
engrOSsed in concurrence.
Bill for the punishment of convicts under
sentence of imprisonment for life, who shall
kill any person within this State, was referred
to the next Legislature.
Bill to promote the settle nent of wild lands
in this State was indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. Hall presented bill to authorize certain
cities and towns to aid in the construction of
the Lewiston & Augusta railroad, which took
its several readings and was given passage.
Bill establishing the salary of the clerk of
the judicial courts of York county was passed
to he engrossed.
Bill to establish the salaries of the Judge
and Register of Probate for York county was
referred to the next Legslature-54 to A.
On motion OF Mr.. Keegan, the veto message
OF the Governor. with the numerous bank
charters returned by him to the House were
recommitted to the committee on banks and
banking. Subsequently, on motion of Kee-
gan, this action was reconsidered, and the mes
sage and charters returned to the table.
Resolve to provide for the erection of an ad-
was taken up and passed to be engrossed
Majority and minority reports relating to
the examination of poor debtor and the oath
to be taken by same. were taken up.
The House refused to substitute the Minors
ty report reporting that the bill ought to
pass for the majority report, which reports
that the bill ought not to pass
The majority report was then accepted.
Majority and minority reports, on claim of
E. f. Pillsbury, were indefinitely postponed
Bill to establish the salary of the Judge of
Probate for the county of Androscoggin was
given passage to be engrossed.
Bill relating to Normal schools was passed
to be engrossed.
Bill to extend the time for locating the
Northern Aroostook railroad with amendment
offered by Mr.. Keegan, was referred to the
next session of the legislature.
Bill to tax insurance companies was indefn-
itely postponed
Bill to regulate the taking of fish in the
Kennebec river was reported in new draft
and passed to be engrossed.
Bill repeating the law relating to- pressed
hay was amended and passed to be engrossed.
The House receded and after adopting an
amendment to the resolve relating to holding
teachers meetings passed the same in concur
renee.
Adjourned till tomorrow at 9 o'clock a. m.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
SOUTH AMERICA.
The situation Of Affairs in PERI

The Situation of Affairs in Peru.
NEW York, March 17.-Lima dates of Feb.
22d state that the CHILEAN genesal there says
no attention is paid to the late President and
initial steps were being taken to form pro-
visional government. In Salaverry and Tru-
foreigners and respectable natives turned out
and restored order after twenty or thirty of the
rioters were killed. Similar scenes are occur.
ring all over the country.
M Marcial Martinez the new Gillian minis
ter to the United States, arrived here to-day
on the steamer Colon. He says that since the
Tacma campaign, Chill has lost 5000 lives
and spent $30.0O0,OO0, and these sacrifices
must be represented by indemnity or terrific
rial cession. R
At meeting of $50 of the principal men of
Lima, DR.. Calderon was nominated as provis-
ional President, and accepted the nomination.
The election will take place after the Gillian
troops are Withdrawn.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL

POrtlnn.s Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND. March II.
The most important feature in the market is the
scarcity of Corn receipts have been light and it is
quite difficult to get supplies forward account of
the continued block on Western railroads, and the
market is active and fully &c higher. The Western
markets for Corn continue strong and prices are
rapidly advancing. Flour is very firm but in mod
crate demand. At the West millers are asking about
25c advance on Flour. The Sugar market is steady
The market for low grades of Butter is very irregu
lar while fine lots of fresh or fall made Vermont
will sell readily at good prices. There is steady
demand for Cheese at our quotations. Eggs are
coming in quite freely and selling at 18@19c ~ doz
for fresh stock. Potatoes are doing well for Early
Rose, but for Prolifcs and White Brooks the mark
ct is dull and no demand for anything but good
shipping stock, The market is quite bare of Poul-
try and choice Turkeys and Chickens sell WELL New
Maple Sugar and Syrup are coming in slowly. We
noticed at Thompson s. Halls, one of the largest
produce houses in the city, a fine lot of Maple
Sugar, also five and ten gallon kegs of Syrup for
which there is very active demand. 1t is believed
that the make of Sugar this season will not be as
large as last. There is good demand for Medium
and Pea Beans and hand picked sell at rs }y bush:
Yellow Eyes are dull and quite plenty. Onions are
selling freely at quotations. Apples for shipping
are very dull, the season being about over and Gus
toners are giving more attention to dried fruits,
There is some call for good sun dried Apple, but
most of the trade are using evaporated Apples,
which are very low, selling four five cents less
than last year: choice lots be bought at 1O91lc
in 80 ft boxes.
The following are .o-day's quotations of Flour.
Grain. Provisions. &c.
Flour. Gram
Superhne. "A OO@4 5OINew H. M. Corn,
Extra Spring. 8 25@5 so car lots, SO
Xxx Spring. ...6 2506 6OlOats 481h
Patent Spring Sacked Bran % 90
Wheats ..S DOGS Is Mids,,. @24 90
Michigan VIM Corn. bag lots. 65
TOR Dest, ....R u@6 26i Meal =. 81
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
THE NATIONAL FINANCES.

Conference OF New York Bankers with
the President.
NEW YORK, March ia number of prom
nent bankers, including John A. Stewart
President of the United States Trust Company,
Jesse Seligman, Henry e. VAIL President Of
the Bank Of Commerce, L. P. Morton, Charles
Lanier and q representative of Drexel, Morgan
& Co., left for Washington yesterday after
noon for the purpose of comforting with Presi-
dent Garfield and Secretary Window in rela-
tion to the general financial affairs of the ma
tion, and more especially concerning the dis
posal Of the balance of $104 100000 of per
cent bonds which the Treasury is authorized
to issue under the refunding acts.
A despatch from Washington says Secretary
Wind ON denies the above story
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
EXTRA SESSION.

Secretary Blaine and senator Conkling
said to be Anxious for One.
NEW York. March 17.-The Post says that
Secretary Blaine and Senator Conkling are
using their influence to have an extra session
called and that the whole subject will come
before the cabinet at an early day and be de-
cided
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
MEXICO.

Death OF Gen. Gonzales Ortega.
CITY OF MEXICO March 1.-THE fsmous
General Gonzales Ortega is dead.
The railroad fever is high and great many
Americans are in the capital.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
st. Patrick's Day Celebrations.

NEW YORK, March 17.-In this city today
pontifical high mass was celebrated at St.
Pstrick's cathedral by Cardinal McClosky.
Solemn high mass was also celebrated at the
old cathedral ON Mott street. Flags were
raised on many public building and large
crowds were on the streets but the procession
was smaller than for many years, only about
viewed by the mayor and aldermen and it
then proceeded to Jones' Wood, Cohasset,
where Il was disbanded. Then Q demonstra-
ton was given and addresses made by different
sneakers. The receipts of the entertainment
are for the benefit of the Irish National Land
League.
cession today, but the grand mass in st. Pat
rick's church was very imposing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
MINOR FRI ,EGRAMS.

The Governor of Maryland has respited
Felix Munshaur, sentenced to be hanged, the
case having been appealed on writ OF error.
1t is stated that Gen. Sheldon, who was an
anti-Sherman delegate to Chicago, is to be
Governor of New Mexico.
$216,O00 of the $250,O0O subscribed for Gen.
Grant has been paid and the remainder will be
as soon as the subscribers return from abroad.
Ex-Gov. William Beach Lawrence of Rhode
Island is lying in very feeble condition at the
Albemarle Hotel, N. Y. His death is daily
expected.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
XLVIIth CONGRESS.
Senate-Executive Session.

WASHINGTON, March II.
Mr.. Mcmillan presented the credentials of
A. j. Edgarton of Minnesota
Mr.. Edgarton took the oath of Office.
Mr.. Pendleton said he had received infor-
nation which induced him to believe that it
would be impossible to obtain vote upon the
pending resolution this morning, and he there
fore moved that the Senate adjourn.
This motion at 10 was agreed to, much to
the disappointment of persons in the galleries,
who had expectations of hearing continna-
ton Of the debate upon reorganization.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
METEOROLOGICAL

IWpBcATIONs FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FouB
HOURS.
WAR DEPT, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OTTICKR, Washington, d. c.,
Mar. Is, 2 A. M.
For New England,
cloudy weather with rain, southerly veering to
westerly wins, stationary or lower tempera-
ture, lower barometer in the eastern part.
Cautionary signals at Eastport.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1881-03-18
New York stock andNl0nev Market.
(By Telegraph)

tby TeI6RrapnJ
NEW YORK. March 17-Evenng. Money market
at 4@6 on call, closing at 4; prime mercantile paper
SOS. Sterling Exchange firm at 4.80s4 for long ant
4.82A for short. Governments generally firm ant
1s0A higher for 41as and As. State bonds fairly
active. Railroad bonds in fair demand and in main
strong and higher. The stock market closed better
ed 333, 1882 shares.
me fqpowlng are ro-day's closing quotations Of