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Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
Names Land Serpent.
It's Weight Estimated at Sixty Thousand
Pounds.
From the Calais (AIe.) Times.

FROM the Salals kne.1 AlInes-l
Mr.. Charles S. Hunneyell of Alexander,
accompanied by Joseph and Frederick Harri-
man of Meddybemps, went up above the
Upper Chain lake pickerel fishing, and in 60
ing up the stream he was startled by coming
upon the trail of some enormous beast. The
party at once abandoned all other business
in order to trace, examine and measure the
astonishing, sinuous and unbroken indenture
in the earth. 1t was found that the mon
ster that made it had come down Chain lake
stream, and, leaving the water, had passed
over meadow in a bend; it then crossed
the stream and went long distance over a
bog until reaching the woods, where it had
turned in a wide circle and gone back to the
stream by the same track. Is then passed
down the stream some distance and entered q
large floating bog on the other side. In this
bog the trail ended in overlooking water,
from which no indications exist that the SER
pent returned. The total length of the track is
from one-fourth to one third of mile.- The
path is sinuous, similar to that made by
snake, and is from four to four and half
feet wide, and measuring from the top of the
burrows of earth two and half to three feet
deep, according to the frmness of the mead
ow and boys. The distance between the
curves is, by accurate measurement, thirty
feet, and as every snake makes three curves
in moving, the total length of this creature
must not De less tnaA ninety 1eet, ana allow
ing for the bend of the body and the erect
portion seen by Mr.. Hall, probably over 100
feet. Where the monster oircled in turning
logs and brush are thrown some feet, and at
other placesin the course obstacles are thrown
out of the way, apparently TO make an easier
passage for the long sweep of body. The
next day Mr.. Hunnewel went to the camp of
Messrs. Sewell and Hiram Quimby. who are
numbering in that vicinity, and Mr. Hiram
Quimby returned with him to the boys. Mr..
Quimby, who had entertained the hveliest
doubt of Mr.. Halls story, and expressed
utter disbelief IN the existence of sea SER
penis and such, is said to have been rooted
to the earth with smazemsnt and awe when
he viewed the track to which he was led.
he stated that in his judgment the animal
that could make SO deep an impression on
the earth must have weighed at least GO, 600
pounds. Subsequently Mr.. Sewell Quimby
and all the camp crew examined the trail,
and Sunday many people from Wesley visit
ed the spot The Quimbys, well known in
Calais as reliable and truthful men, give
about the same particulars as Mr.. Hume
little in their descriptions. The track at
present is covered with snow, but all say
that neither the storms of this winter nor
the rains of next spring can, obliterate it.
1t must remain good part of next summer,
and all who are interested enough in the
great mysteries of nature, or desire to be
convinced of the existence of Mr.. Halls
monster, can examine the trail for them
selves. The spot is only about ten miles
from Wesley Corner.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
NEW JERSEY.
Arrested for Forgery.

CAMDEN, Feb. 13.-J. D. Pasco, barber
doing business at $40 Federal street, was ar
rested by three United States detectives this
morning on charge of forging the name of
Dr. William A. Allen, a deceased physician,
to a certificate attached to an application for
a pension. Pasco claimed that he was suffer
ing from chronic diarrhoea resulting from his
service in the army and this statement has
also been found untrue. He was taken to
Philadelphia and held to await the arrival of
witnesses.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.


Miss Sadie Ryder, daughter of Adam Ry-
der and Mr. Saul Moss, tea dealer of Altoona,
Penn, were united in marriage Sunday even
ing at the residence of the BRIDES parents,
No. 10 Hallock street, Rev. DIR. Kleeberg Of
ficiating. Many presents were bestowed, a
fine supper was served and quite an array OF
congratulatory dispatches were received The
happy pair left for Philadelphia and Wash
ington and thence go to reside In Altoona.
Supt. Fairchild, who had, fall of eight
feet into an excavation Saturday afternoon
by the tipping of plank, was able to be out
yesterday at business.
Rev. John Cooney has left on his tour 3
the Southwest, in pursuit of health, which
has been impaired by his devotion to labor in
st. Johns parish
Clarence ]. Reynolds, son of policeman
James Reynolds, clerk for the past year in
the Town Clerks Office, has gone to Florida
for visit for his health.
Mr.. ond Mrs. A G. Hobbs, of Bridgeport,
start for Europe on Wednesday, to be absent
about three months. The trip viii be exclu-
sively for pleasure.
Samuel Chittenden, of willimantic, who
shot himself Friday night, died Saturday.
Christ church of Ansonia has given call
to Rev. w. G. Roberts, ofsCrantord, N. j.
Postmasters appointed: John P. Kingsley,
Canterbury; Frank Buttery, Silver Mine,
Fairfield county.
Henry E. Nettleton, of West Haven, has
been engaged as shorthand writer to Presi-
dent Watrous and Vice President Reed of the
Consolidated railroad, with headquarters in
the ante-room in the Union depot.
Albert Gowdy, of Springfield, father of
the Misses Bangs of this city, died in Spring
field Saturday, aged 70, of apoplexy, result
ing from hemorrhage of the brain.
Horace G. Wilcox and wife, of Meriden,
leave tonight on their way to visit Califor-
MIA, and many intermedial points of interest.
They will be absent several months. Ex-
Mayor George r. Curtis, treasurer of the
Meriden Britannia company, goes as far as
Chicago with Mr.. Wilcox, on a business trip.
The Ame,fcdn Register. Paris, January %,
says that Connecticut people were registered
at its offices on that date as follows: Lon
don, w. W.. Bond, New London Nice, @.
H. Colt of Hartford, A. r. and Mrs. 81. S.
Comstock of Connecticut" DIR. H. NJ.
Humphrey, Stamford; Rome, Miss G. R.
Elliott, Mrs 8. A. Goodwin, G.. E. Letting
we'll and G: D. Warner, Hartford
Rev. George E. Nichols, of the Baptist
church, Southington, was visited Saturday
night by about sixty members of his church
and congregation, it being his birthday. He
was taken entirely by surprise, and was pre-
scented with handsome gold watch and chain
valued at $75. His most estimable wife was
presented with an elegant cake basket, and
both received money gifts also.
On Washington's birthday Miss Sophia
Zunder, daughter of Maier Znnder, Esq viii
be married to MIR. Chase, fancy goods dealer
of Waterbury. After the wedding a recep-
ton and banquet will be held at Germania
Hall.
Sunday was the seventeenth anniversary of
Rev. DIR. Anderson's pastorate of the First
Congregational church, Waterbury, and in
the morning he preached an interesting ret
respective sermon.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
New York Produce Market.

NEW YORK. Feb. ID.
FLOUR-DuH heavy and 10 to Is cents lower
Southern -four unchanged
WHEAT-Opened heavy and to 81 cent? lower
closing stronger; No. Red. 81 35a1 S6E No do
81 AN; No. White, 81 32La1 33x /; No. 2 Red fel
February, 81 35Aas1 36H do. March, 81 SO a
do April, 81 38a<a$1 40x do. May, 81 3IHaS1 393.
CORN-Lower, heavy and unsettled; UngrAdec
mixed, GAGS; No. 8, 64a6444; No. 2, 665sa6s; No.
February, $50; do. March. 67Aa67; do; April, 6sH
OATS--Heavy and lower; No. white, 81 No.
do 475Ea49 No. 1 mixed. 48 mixed western, l5S4s
No. mixed March, 4s; do. April, 4Sza4s7E.
RYE-Dull at 1896.
BARLEY-Stesdy and quiet
PORK-Dull new spot mess, s1s 90.
LARD-Hesvy, unsettled and lower; 81 Is for cash
Sll 15aS11 17H for Feb uary 81 22H for March
WHISKEY-Nomin2l
BUTTER-Rather quiet, but very strong on al
choice grades; State, 25a44 western. 15A44; Elgl
creamery, isaac
CHEESE-DuIl AID weak prices somewhat nonli
nal STATE. 9a1S; western fat, 9a12K; CheddAr,
12H Skins, 3s5.
PETROLEUM-Aarket shade higher and yer.
nrm; United, S61[ crude in barrels. 6s<s7; refinet
in barrels, tx.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
THE WEST.
Illinois.
Large Land Tru

Large Land Transfer In Texas.
CHICAGO, Feb 13.-The immense tract of
land set aside by the State of Texas to pay
for the erection of a new State House has
been transferred by the State during the past
two days to Abner Taylor, G. B. Farwell and
John V. Farwell, of Chicago, and A. @. Bah
cock, of Canton, ILL.,, who will furnish the
necessary funds for erecting the building
The place of this domain is larger than the
State of Connecticut, and five times larger
than Rhode Island. 1t is the northwest cor
ner of the State. The survey extends south
a distance of 1877 miles, with an average
width of twenty seven miles. Two railways
are already projected through this section of
the State. The transfer of these lands is
probably the largest sale ever made to private
Individuals, and the purchasers are the larg-
est land owners in the world.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-Arrived, the Mosel
from Bremen, the City of Para from Aspin-
wall
Antwerp-Sailed (the 1Oth), the Waesland
for New York.
Havre-Sailed (the 12th), the Cimbria
from Hamburg for New York.
Liverpool-Arrived, the Germania from
New York.
Plymouth-Arrived, the Suevia from New
York for HAMBURG
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
FIRE RECORD.
AHuse Oil Fire.

BRADFORD, Penn, Feb. ia spark from
a locomotive on the Buffalo, New York and
Philadelphia railroad set fire Sunday evening
to little pools of oil in the low ground near
Olean, N. Y, where the United pipe lines
have "a number of large iron tanks. The
flames soon communicated to three iron
tanks containing 100, 900 barrels of oil.
Pipe line men from all sections of the oil
regions were summoned by wire to the scene.
Superintendent Snow and Smedley, with a
large force of men, left Bradford by spe-
cisl fast train. They took picks, shovels,
cannon and a chemical fire extinguisher.
The night was as bright as day for miles
around the scene of the fire. The loss will
be immense.
LATER.-Ths fire has been confined to
three tanks and no further danger is appre-
hended. No estimate has been made, of the
loss
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
NEW ENGLAND.
Massachusetts.

A Shipwrecked Crew Brought to Port.
BOSTON, Feb. 13.-The crew of the schoon-
er Stampede of Boston was brought here by
an Austrian barque this morning. The
schooner was wrecked off the South Carolina
coast and the crew picked up, except D.
Benson of Boston. One of the crew.
George Courtney had both legs sprained and
his back badly hurt. The schooner was
from Jacksonville to New York
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
HagGItng Over Term

ALBANY, Feb. 13.-No doubt exists that the
Speaker will hand in the names of the COM
mittees tomorrow. It is pretty certain
that he gives Tammany no important chair
manship, although he allows her lavish rep
resentation on the Railroad and Cities COM
mittees. That there was an agreement be-
tween him and Tammany for fair represen-
tation on the committees is agreed on all
sides. but the difficulty is as to the inter-
probation of the term. 'tfair representation.
Tammany claims that two impartial chair
manships were meant by the term, while
the Speaker holds that ''fair representation
means what eight of sixty-seven should
ordinarily expect.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
LOUISIANA.


NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 13.-The Widest ex-
element prevailed to-day on the Cotton Ex-
change owing to sharp decline in futures of
thirty points. The following cotton factories
suspended Payne & Green, Lewis & Will
liams, Manchester & Quackinbush, j. A. La
fitte, c. L Walker, Williams, Pritchard &
Co, and several other houses were badly
crippled. The total liabilities are probably
quarter, of a million dollars. The total sales
to-day on Change we're 100, 800 bales of cot
ton
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
THE SOUTH.
Mississippi.
A Break ntheLeyee.


VIoKsBURG, Feb. 13.-Captain George Len
nox, of the steamer City of Providence, re-
ports break in the levee at Trotter's Land
ing on the Mississippi opposite Helena, Ark.
The water has run around the 1evee. The
damage is not yet serious. The leyee at He
lena is also seriously threatened, but heavy
force is at work on it. The Hushapackany,
which was reported broken up, is still intact
and is sustaining heavy pressure
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
PENNSYLVANIA.
Caught bynDecey Letter.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-Charles Derr,
superintendent of distribution to the sub
stations at the postoffice, was arrested this
Frequent complaints have recently been
made of the n-delivery of mail matter con-
tanning valuables, and detectives detailed to
shadow the employees resorted to the method
of decoy letters. Derr when arrested had
one of these missiVes conceaied in his cloth
ing He was appointed about year ago on
the recommendation of Senator Mitchell.
The amount of his stealings cannot be ascer-
tanned
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

49, THE Dzeliinz Ho1ss No 10 Wooster street,
siia Is rooms and furnished with modern convent
III ences. and st present occupied BY the s1becrf-
Der. Lot IS feet front By ia fest deep
Also an Entire Block OF Brick Honses
corner of East Chapel and James atreE@ Thee hou
sas are new and contain all modern conventencea1 and
oder grand investment for capitalist. a. thu whole
block will he sold Apply 70
B. MASvILIE, either ~
iaas ~ 70 or 20 Wooster Street.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
Pinkeye Among Ottawa Horses.

OTTAWA, Feb. 13.--Pinkeye is creating such
havoc amongst the horses in the upper Otta-
wa numbering shanties that some have been
compelled to close up and gangs of men en-
ployed there are returning home.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
THE OLD WORLD.
Spain.
Panic ON the Madrid Exchange.


MADRID, Feb. ia panic occurred on
Exchange to-day on rumors that there would
be general resistance SO the new location
scheme, and funds fell from AT to 81. The
Bank of Spain shares fell from f51 to 442.
An official contradiction of the rumors this
evening caused rally and the market closed
steady.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
The Death of Soteido-Coroner's Verdict
Against His Brother.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The coroner's jury
in the case of A. M. Soteldo, jr., has re-
turned the following verdict "That the
said Antonio M. Soteldo, jr., came to his
death between 10 and II O'Clock p. M, Feb
ruary IL, 1882, at Providence Hospital, city
of Washington, D. c., from pistol shot
wound of the neck inflicted with pistol held
in the hand of Augustus G. .Soteldo, on the
night of FEBRUARY 9, 1882, at the Republican
Office in said city.
The family of Mrs. A. G. Soteldo regret
what has been said of feeling of resentment
on their part toward her husband. They &C
knowledge his faults, but desire to deny that
they feel hard toward him or that he has
been supported by them. They intend to
see his body properly inferred. It will be
placed in receiving vault temporarily. The
funeral will take place from the late resi-
dence Wednesday. A meeting of press rep
resentatives will be held tomorrow evening
to arrange to take part in the funeral
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
Terrific Collision of Ice Boats.

SYRACUSE, Feb. ia terrible and fatal
accident occurred Saturday afternoon at
Skaneateles. Two parties were on Skaneateles
Lake with ice boats, and when going at the
rate of mile minute they collided. All
miraculously escaped injury but Julius h.
Carll one of the most wealthy and promi-
nent residents of Onondaga county. One
of the runners penetrated his abdomen,
inficting CHASTITY wound, from which he
died last night The conclusion of the COL
,lision was terrific, and the occupants of the
boats were carried long distance by the mo-
mentum on the ice
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
NEW DOMINION.


Decentralization in the Mail Service.
HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 13.-The recent snow
storms have demoralized the mail service
No mails have been received from the East
since the Both ult The city delivery in most
cases is being made by men on snow shoes.
Some of the drifts are from twenty-five to
thirty feet high
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

READING, Feb. 13.-The tannery of
Colonel William Trexler at Long Swamp was
DESTROYED by fire to-day. Loss probably
$4,000; partially insured.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

HADDoNFIELD, Feb. ia large number
of citizens of this place are suffering from
complaint closely resembling that known as
t'pinkeye" in horses The cases have puz-
zled the local physicians, and eminent Phila-
delphia talent is to be called into consulta
tion
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
yenuor,s Weather forthe Week.

MONTREAL, Feb. 13.-Vennor says that this
week will terminate with widespread snow
storm blockading the western sections and
reaching southwark to Washington
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-John Scowthoff-
mer, who is employed at a factory in the
northern section of the city, while being
pelted with snowballs by some of the factory
boys few days ago, retaliated by throwing
a piece of rock at them The missile struck
George Dawick, aged fifteen, producing a
depressed fracture of the skull from which
death resulted. Schowthoffnner was commits
ted by the coroner's jury to-day to answer.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Sporting men are all
on the broad grin on account of Standing
Bear, the noted Indian chief. now here, hav-
ing defeated John L. Sullivan, the cham
pion pugilist, in closely contested game of
fifteen. ball pool the other evening.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

ALBANY, Feb. ia special dispatch to
the Daily Press and Kntcker6ocher from
Richmond, Va, announces that the mission
of John Kelly to the South is an important
one politically and likely to have a momen-
tous bearing on the future of the Democracy
in the South and in the nation.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
FINANCE AND TRADE.

NEW YORK. Feb. 1873 P. N.
Money closed at per cent. Exchange closed firm
at $4.85aS4,9014.
Governments closed firm.
[eIosing prices reported over the private wire of
BUNNELL h SCRANTON, Bankers aud Brokers'
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia prominent
physician of this city has received letter
from DIR. John NJ. White of Pleasant Ridge,
Green county, Ala, stating that his CDR.
Whites) wife left home last November while
laboring under alteration of mind, taking
with her fifteen months old daughter. The
woman returned to Pleasant Ridge recently
without the child and said she had it left in a
Quakers' Orphans Home in this city about
December ~. This morning the chief of
police sent dispatch to all the charitable
institutions for children in the city directing
that search be made for the little one.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

ALBANY, Feb. 13.-James Keenan, of Bos-
ton, Sullivan's hacker, was in the city to-
night He collected about 1000 of money
that has been lost on Ryan.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ia young girl
named Ellen Bennett was seriously if not
fatally burned this morning at Martins
backing factory on North Front street by
the explosion of a largo glass jar filled with
vitroI which stood near her table. A quanti-
ty of the fluid entered her right eye, entirely
destroying the sight.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 13.-Frank Mccoy,
alias Burnes, Alex. Harrison and James Kane,
three notorious burglars who are charged
with breaking the window or the jewelry
store of Thomas Leggan's on Saturday week
and stealing iewely to the value of $4,000
and lot of gold chains from the store of
Mrs. Metzner a few nights previous, were to-
day committed for trial The chief witness
against them was domestic in their board
ing place, who overheard them plan these
and other robberies. Mrs Ida Riley, Kate
Kelley and Mary Csrrigan, who warned the
prisoners that the police were on their track
and endeavored to secret them, we're also
committed
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

Max. Temp 48; Min. Tenn. &c. *Total Rainfall
Melted Snow Qnches and 100ths), 81 Max. velocity
Of wind, IT miles per hour.
FOR FEBRUARY 49, 1881.
Max. Temp, 43 Min. Temp, 27 Rainfall, 90.
Weather, fair.
Rainfall from sunset of yesterday to sunset of
day.
Storm signals indicate only an expected wind veo-
city of IS miles hour. Red and white flags
bined indicate equally high northwest wind
J. Il. SHERMAN, Observer
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
NEW YORK.
DifferentiaI Rates on the Railroads.

DiTerential Rates on the Railroads
New York, Feb. 13.-The advisory COM
mission comprised of Thomas M. Cooley of
Michigan, Allan G. Thurman of Ohio and
Elihu B. Washburne of Illinois, appointed by
the officers of the trunk line railroads to con-
slider the question of differential rates to be
referred to them, met to-day in Commission
err Fink's Office to talk over plan of opera
ton. They will hear the chambers of COM
merce and produce exchanges of different
cities or merchants interested on the subject
of transportation. The commission sat in
secret session and information of their pro-
ceedings was refused.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
Death of a Centenarian.

P1TTsBUEG, Feb. 13.-Judy Powell, colored,
died here to day at the advanced age of,
1O3. This seems to be an authentic case.
She came to this city forty-five years ago and
was then an old woman. For twenty-one
years she has been pensioner of the poor
board. She has a son living in this city who
is known to be eighty-two years of age.
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14

HousE-A bill was favorably reported from the
department of agriculture Cabinet officer and or
ganizing bureaus of agricultural products animal
dustry land agricultural statistics the duties being
to gather facts and figures relating to this subject
The House at $50 p. m. resumed consideration of
the superintendent BILL Mr.. Prescott giving notice
that he would at the end of six hours debate call for
the previous question.
The discussion pro and con lasted until 4:3J o. M,
when, without action on the bill, the Houss i'd
iourned
One hundred and eighty-hve bills were introduced
to-day, making the total number to date 4,424
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
FoRTY-sEVENTH CONGRESS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ID

sEEArE-Mr. Anthony, of Rhode Island, presented
petition from the Rhode Island Woman SUFFRAGE as
ISOLATION protesting against the admission of Dakota
or any other new State Into the Union until the
suffrage therein shall be extended to women upon
the terms to men, etc., and one circulated by
the Young Mems Republican club of that State in ad-
vocacy of civil service reform.
The Senate in executive session confirmed the fol-
lowing nominations: John Gallagher jr of Penn
syvania to be United States consul general at Rio de
Janeiro Albert r. Morlan, of Pennsylvania at Be-
lizs Honduras Joseph w. Harper of New York at
Munich Enoch J. Smithers, of Delaware at SMYRNA.
George Randall, postmaster at Peabody Mass Jaa
W. Goodrich, postmaster at Amesbury Mass Ben
Frank Marsh, postmaster at West winsted Conn
Mr.. Allison reported favorably from the COMMITTEES
Appropriations the House joint RESOLUTION ring
the time when the pay Of certain House COMMITTEES
clerks shall begin. Passed
Mr. Dawes called up Mr.. Pendleton's connetiti ga
examination bill and delivered set speech on civil
service reform, and spoke until 3 O'clock He com
mended the system in vogue in the New York post
Office, and urged it's general adoption The evil of
the present system of appointments ne said had
assumed such gigantic proportions that present
for the safety of our institutions demanded a
change in the direction sought by the bill
Mr.. Pendleton explained certain provisions of the
bill which had been criticised by Mr. Dawes and con-
tended that the appointment of the commission it
calls for would be to the interest of impartiafty and
uniformity, and for the benefit of both those who
make and seek appointments.
The Senate went into executive session at 3:12 and
adjourned at 4:40 p. M
Morning journal and courier., 1882-02-14
MARRIAGES.
DEATHS.

JOHNsON-ELVINGION -In Birmingham, Feb. Z,
Edwin c. Johnson, of Ansonia and Lucy E. Ewing
ton, of Orange.