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The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
"was Weymouth at Pemaouid.' =

To the Editor Of the Press:
In my repl to the second instalment of II.
s. B. criticising my allusion to Weymouth, 1
do not propose to prove by further evidence
tn It Weymouth was ever at Pemaquid. If I
succeeded in so doing, probably my critical
friend would raise doubt that there ever was
q Weymouth. The fact is he is chronic
oontroversialist.
This discussion Is neither profitable nor en-.
Pertaining, at least to the printer. What do
the general readers care, whether Weymouth
was at Pemaquid or not; or if he was, whether
he went in his ship or his boat. Or whether
Pemaqud is the "Pentecost Harbor'of Roster.
Or whether Weymouth wrote the account of
his voyage himself, or caused it to be written
by his employee Roster. / shall leave all these
questions to I'll. s. B. and Common Sense,
whom he says is r. X. S which did not be-
fore know. He says .'the proof of which by
singular mishaD came into mNpossession yes
terday."
AS if R. X. S. was hiding from him That
is not his manner-besides he probably has
better knowledge OF the early voyagers to our
coast than any man in the State.
The head and front of my offending is the
fact that my friend an self left at the second
appointed time without waiting for the escort
OF the committee, when the second official
notice said that "if Thursday is stormy the ex-
custom will be indefinitely postponed" Then
came new notice for the next week. AS it
was, we were the only ones who reached Pema-
quid. Are members to be called back repeat.
eddy by the bell of the committee when they
have got the word go, like jockeys at horse
race?
The principal trouble with my opponent is
that my friend Hight and self left at the
second appointed time without waiting for the
escort OF the committee. Ia his History and
Haste" III, S. b says: IF W. G. had not
been in such haste to reach Pemaquid he
light have spent few days in home study
like some members of the Historical Society,""
He allows me only flew days. for prepara-
tion; he has taken two weeks for his last reply
of nearly column. II III s b. had simply
pointed his gun at me, like CrockeLt's coon, /
would have come down, without the waste of
ammunition III SO big charge.
Windham, Sept. 26Gn. WIG.
The above communication was received by
US on the day of the publication of the article
to which it is a reply. By accident it was
mislaid-ED
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
THE HAAaIS CASE.
a surprise Party in the Circuit Court.

Yesterday morning the Case of j. W. Harris
w's called up in tho United States Circuit
ar' before Judge Wr6b. The clerk reao
the indictment charging him with using the
mails for fraudulent purposes to which he
plead not guilty. Among those present in
court was Mr. Henry M Bragg, who has been
a friend of Mr. Harriss from the start, aud
whose business is said to be that of speculator
and broker with headquarters at the Crei. h
ton House, Boston. Mr.. Bragg came down
fro m B, sion Wednesday hight with Mr.. Bar
ry OF the Suffolk bar, counsel for Harris, and
both stopped at the Falmouth Hotel. Both
Mr.. Barry and Mr.. Bragg were in court yesier-
day morning and the latter took a seat among
the audience while Mr.. Harris was ARA gned.
To his great astonishment and disgust when
the Indictment against Harris had been read
the clerk proceeded to read an indictment for
Conspiracy against James w. and ". e. Har-
U. S. Deputy Marshal Smith invited Mr..
Bragg to take seat among the prisoners,
which he did. After the first surprise Bragg
took the affair very coolly, and pleaded not
guilty.
Hooper, who was arrested in Boston, charged
by Harris with giving him the key to the post
Office box, was not indicted. He was before
the grand jury, however, and testified that he
never gave key to Harris.
Harris and Bragg were required to furnish
bail in the sum of $4,000 each, and Harris, on
the separate indictment found against him,
was required to furnish bail in the sum of
$1,000. Both failed to give bail and were COM
mitted to Jail.
Orville d. Baker, Of Baker & Baker, of Au-
gusta. assisted as counsel for Harris and Bragg.
The Indictment charges that the conspiracy
was entered into August 1st, 1882 that W. e.
Harris rented the box in the post office August
14th, and that j. W. Harris TOOK a letter from
the box September 18th.
Late yesterday afternoon Mr. Bragg gave
bonds for his appearance for trial on Thursday
next.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
BROKEN BARS.
PRESCOTT, the Murderer, Escaped From
State Prison


The Ulcers If The Maine State Prison are N
pursuit of Charles E. Prescott, the murderer,
who has been in prison the last three years
and has escaped.
1t will be remembered that in the fall OF.
1877 Charles Prescott m murdered Harry VIII
liams in this city and after carting his body
about the streets concealed in wagon, buried
it in a patch OF woods near Sroudwater, where
it was found. Circumstances fastened suspic-
ion upon Prescott and he was arrested At
first he denied but afterwards confessed the
crime, relating tho circumstances with great
cooness, and maintaining that he did not
mean to kill Williams but struck him in self
defence, the latter attacking him while in
drink.
Prescott is six feet seven inches in height,
blue eyes, light complexion and weighs $50
pounds A reward is offered for his apprehen-
sion
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

FRIDAY MORNING. sEPrEMRER 70.
THE PRESS.


May be obtained al The Perio lical DepOts OF \ G
E-s-enieu, Marquis Bruneil :, Andrews, Arm
strong, Wen orth, todsdon, !. T. Cte Gland, Rob
srt Cos clio Forest City News stand, Jewett
Bose Hitchings & Mcfarland Watson, Stinson
B lsto s. Maine Sepot, aud Chisholm Bros. on al
rains that run out of the city
Auhurn, Willard all & Co.
Augusta, ,. Pierce
Bang II, Bangor News Co.
Bar Harbor, F. s. Jordan.
Bath, j. o. Shaw.
Biddeford, +. Nj. Burnham.
A. L. Jefferson.
Brunswick G. Dennis n,
Cnnher and Aills, =. A verrill
Damar iscltta, E. w. Lumbar.
Freeport w a. Mitchell
Fryeburg. r. 9. harmon.
Fairfield e. II Evans
Pennington. d. H. Knowlton
Gardiner, Palmer & Co.
German, Jas. H. irish & Co,
halloweil, G. -. 81 aulding.
Lewiston, Chandler Estes
Livermore Falls, g. ID. Hughes
Mechanic Falls, A. W. Bridge, e. A Thomas.
Norway, Sill. Crockett, A. U. Noyes.
Old Orchard, Geo. f Fogg A. l. Jellison,
Richmond, q. A. Beaie.
Rockland, o. s. Andrews,
Sabattus K. II. johnson.
Saccara pa, f. e. Webb
Sacp, H g. Ksndrick q Co.,
Springvale, G n. Pierce.
50. Paris A. M. Gerry.
Thomsston, s. Delano.
VInalhayen, h. M Roberts
Waldoboro. G. Bliss
Waterville J. Nj. Wall.
Yarmouth, w. e Smith.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
ATTEMPTED MURDER.
An Old Man Terribly Beaten and Left to
Die in q Lonely House.
[Ba h i'm s. Thursllav.l


Mr.. Joseph Purington, resident on High
street in this city, is a man perhaps 70 years
of age, considered always as well-to-do among
his neighbors, and bearing with many the rep
tation of being wealthy. He had been missing
since Saturday from his work, and his absence
led to inquiry and finally the discovery OF his
beaten and bruised body lying in pool of
blood upon the floor of his dwelling,
where he lived alone. Eight bruises were
counted upon his body, land the trunk where his
money is reported to have been kept, is COM
petely ritied of al, its con ents The old man
Is still alive at the time of going to press, but
is speechless and can tell nothing of who or
what his assailants were. bis papers of value
have been found, but money. He was car
ried to his sons house, near by, where every
thing is being done for him. The case excites
no little excitement, and is a peculiarly sad
startling circumstance, when one thinks o.
now long the wounded man may have lain in
his unconscious condition. Further develop
mepts will be obtained
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
An Able Counsellor,

In the Supreme Court at Alfred on Wednes-
day, in the case of Willard VS.. Sayward, Hon,
Increase s. Kimball nearly 50 years old app
peared as counsel for the plaintiff He con-
Quoted his side of ths case with marked skill
and ability, and in his closing argument pre-
sented torciOy and methodlcally all the points
that could tell Tor his client. He referred to
his client "a man much his junior in years.
"a broken down shattered old man Il was
generally thought thai Mr. Kimbal would win
the case; but it was not to be. The verdict
was for the defendant. PIT.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
United siates Marsh.I,. .etlce.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA. |


n-.rrpcrr.,, Maine District, So.
Nathan Webb, Judge of he United Staets Dis
h hllct gu within ami the District OF aine,
has been nled in sail Court viz:
a iDsl agar st he Schooner "Oiell" her tackle,
spparel a anu furniture of Portland on behalf of
oe s ~ q wallace of Cape lizabeth for himself
ana otners, owners Of the Schooner Teazer, In a
cause % collision civil and maritime more par
Iicaatiy set forth in the said Lbel that hearing
anu y n! VIII b. had thereon at Portland in our
sal Dlssilct ON the thirtieth day Of september cur
REM az o a. m. when and where any persons in
eeleSseu therein may appear and show cause, If any
oa ~ sneWn, wherefore the should not be de-
crTe a nahle aud dispose of cord ng to law
l,ateu at Portland this twenty eighth day of Sep
TENDER A. D., 1882
H. d. MARBLE,
sep29 --"' Dis'iio' "a =, az
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
United states Circuit Court.

BEFORE JUDGE WEBB.
THuRspAY.-The petit jury was empanneled as
folloss:
William Tucker Skowheg.n, foreman; Charles
Burr, Auburn, Paul P, rail-, K. Fl. Ballard, Au
gusta Charles D. Mer. lit, Theodore airy, Houlton;
Washington NJ aker, Nathan A. Nickerson, Or
rington Abraham Mos 8, Saco, Augustus Strick-
land Skowhegan; William A. Stinson, Topsham;
Fred Getcheil, waterville
Supernumeraries Samuel Webber, Ebridge Saw
yer, Marlborough; Erwin W. Butterneu, Otis
Hathaway, Wilton eremiah A. Holmes, Winter
port. athan II. Wood sumner G. Maxfeld, Wind
ham.
Excused ntil Oct. I0-Thomas L. Laushlin
Portland; Samuel Knight, Iopsham; Peter DE
Rocher, WaterviIle.
The following were ARA gned:
James w. Harris, Indictment for using United
States mails for fraudulent purposes pleaded not
guilty
James Harris, Henry M. B sgg and William
e. Harris conspiracy use the United States MALL
for fraudulent pur loses pleaded MT guilty.
Albert ID. quincy larceny of let from the
postofice; pleaded guilty.
Patrick Flaherty, assault on a Gus .om house off,
Ger, pleaded not guilty
No causes ready for trial to-day.
Adjourned to Friday at liz m.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

During the trial OF a Case last week the coun
"no @as addressing the jury found o his sur
pr 80 that he was addressing but eleven men.
He aileG tue attention of the court TO the
natter and an investigation was instituted
Where the twelfth man was seemed to be an
Interesting and absorbing question. The in
curry led to the fact that the aforesaid jury
was composed of only eleven men one having
been excused but when the jury took their
places grand juror happened in, it being re-
cess time with his jury, and seeing an empty
chair took il was sworn "@,ll aud truly
try the Case" and proceeded TO do so for half q
day until Que of his associates suggested to
him his mistake When he, like he ARAB, Quiz
city stole awas and ioiued his original jury
in the grand jury roon. And still we are told
tt at an intelligent jury is our greatest safe.
guard. Reports
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

AT IL a. m.And p. m. to-day f. O. Bailey
& Co. will continue the sales of italian marble
and Alabaster goods. All in want of orna-
ments for the parlor, &c. will do we'll to attend
these sales as the goods are sold without
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
Tn. BI,,es' Shoot.

The Blues' shoot for their four company
badges took place at the range in Deering yes
terday. The second class badge was won by
Private Charles Maxwell, with score Of Is
out of possible %; the third class badge, by
Corporal Ross, score II out Of %. The ooo
yards badge was won by Private John Ander-
son; score Is out OF %
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

Olives OF great men always remind US that
40 are all subject to die" says an exchange,
but mover cough yourself away as long as you
can raise 25 cents for bottle OF DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

Special Trains for the STATE Fair.
The Maine Central railroad will run special
trains to Lewiston today, leaving Portland at
BIB and 900 q. N. Returning will lesve the
fair grounds at 400 and $50 p m.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
PROOFS
PROPOSALS.
UNIrED srArnp EroINrrn oFr1cE,

- al AD INNlNEEh ORh4Shy
$1,000 Portland, Maine, September 25, 1882.
EbkOPOsALS in duplicate add sed to the
4 Undersigned viii be receives at his flee Port
land, Meine. until 3 O'Clock p. M, on WEDNES-
DAt, the lth day of October, 1882, for breaking
up and removing about 100 cubic yards of Snnken
Ledge in
PORTSMOUTH HARBoR, NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Persons desiring to make proposals for this work
are requested to apply to the undersigned, at his
office, No. 4531a Congress street, Portland, Me-.
for specifications instructions to bidders, and the
requisite blanks, and such further information as
may be desired concerning the same
GEO. TH0M, Colonel of Engineers,
se26d6t BVt. Brig General, U. s. A.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

Hops and Malt Bitters is the best tonic for
the restoration to health and strength of those
weakened and enervated by overwork. sick
nese, general debility or other cause. 1t con-
tAins no mineral substance to remain in the
system and do permanent harm. "a
sep1S-M, w&F&wto z
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
CITY AND VICINITY

new ADVERTISEMENTS TO-DAY
MISCELLANEOUS NOTICES.
Try Great American Pacific.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
United States Marshal. Notice-H. D. Marble.
Boy Wanted-Shaw- Hammond & Carney.
Want4d-A Situation.
Dissolution-Grant a. Lefayor.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
REMOVAL.

James I'D. Fessenden,
and Francis Fessen-
dem have removed to
81 I-2 Exchange st.
sep27 d1w~
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

TRY Great American Specific for Rheuma-
tism, neuralgia, lameness of all description.
WHIPPLE s. Co, Agents
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
Nolice.

a LII persons are hereby notified not to trust any
"A one on my account without nay written order.
sep26d1wf WILLIAM II. ANDREWS.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

No fragrant wild flower of the heath
Is sweeter than my Julia's sigh;
No pearl is whittier than her teeth,
While her soft liLs the roses dye.
For SOzODONT is her delight,
Itkseps those charms SO pure and bright
Sep25-M &F&w
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
Munlclpsl court

BEFORE RECORDER GOULD.
THURsDAY.-Annie Mason. ntoxicstion. Fined
$40 and costs.
Nellie OBrion. Intoxication Fined So and costs.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
Dissolution.

fHtHE firm of Grant 4 Lefavor is dissolved by mu-
Iuai consent. Ernest Grant will hereafter
carry on the City Parcel Delivery
ERNEST GRANT.
GEO. f. LEFAVOR.
Portland Sept. %. 1882 SCI Sd3t
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
ROY WAN eED.
WANTED.

A situation by an experienced lady book-keeper,
- good references given. Address BOOKKEEP-
En-, Press Office se29d1w*
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
WHY YOU SHOULD INSURE
IN THE -
UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
OF PORTLAND, MAINE.

1T is AN OLD COMPANY, having been estab
ished over thirty years.
IrHAs PASSED THROUGH EVERY GREAT
PANIC since its organization, paying every honest
toss without dispute or delay.
IT is A POPULAR COMPANY, having gained
an established character for iberality by many
years of fair dealing with its policy-holders.
1T HAS THE ENDORSEMENT of the highest In
surance authorities and the most prominent bust
ness and professional men all over the country, and
for all these reasons is entitled to your consdera-
ton and respect.
IT IS PURELY MUTUAL COMPANY, having
stockholders to take the lions share of the pro
tits. Mutual companies never tail.
1T HAS OVER THIRTEEN THOUSAND POLL
CIES in force and is therefore sure of fair aver
age mortality, and cannot be seriously affected by
vpidemics.
1T rs A HON E COMPANY
INcoNTEsTTBIE PoLICIEsi All notices
issued after Nov. l6, 1881 are incontestibe after
three years from the date Of the policies for any
cause except fraud or mistatement of age.
RS DEFINITE CONTRACT POLICY provides
for every contingency which can occur during its
ntinuauce and is 80 simple and clear that even
child can I'm ierstand it.
ITS MAINE Law EXTENSION is the most lust
and perfect plan for protecting the interest of the
poiicy-holder ever devised.
ACCELERATED ENDOWMENTS! Whenever
the reserve upon the policy and the dividend addi
lions thereto, amount to the sum insured, the poll
ment.
PROMPT PAYMENT OF DEATH LOSSES.
OUR ESTABLISHED RULE is to pay ur death
claims promptly upon their approval by the loss
days and icithoat rebate Of interest
son d. DE WIZ, Presidenf.
DANIEL SHARP Vice President,
HENRY d. SMITH, Secretary
NICHOLAS DEGRfjOT, Assistant Secretary
THO MAS A. FOSTER. Medical Director
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

Indigestion, dyspepsia, heartburn, nausea,
etc., cured by using Browns Iron Bitters.
Sep25- MW&F&w
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
GAZETTEER OF MAINE

A GENTS WANTED. A book for every cit
a zen. Supplies a real want. Every town, viii
lage po,-oice, river mountain etc., are represen,
ted; sells at sight Now is your opportunity to
MAKE money, because everybody needs the book.
One agent Id 200 in four weeks. Ladies as well
as gentlemen, succeed. There is genuine enthusiasm
among the people tor it, Secure territory at once.
Address B. B. RUSSELL, Publisher, 81 Dornhill,
Boston, Mass. sel3eod&wlm
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
soMERsEr COUNTY.

The Skowhegan Reporter says Mr.. L. G.
Dillingham; of St. Adams, who had his eye in
jured with horse fork while unloading hay,
has been very sick, with symptoms of lock jaw,
but is rapidly recovering.
There is a great scarcity Of carpenters in
Skowhegan just now, and the Reporter says:
We have no doubt fifty good workmen could
get constant employment here for two or three
months. The building at Fairfield makes the
supply limited.
The grand jury rose on Saturday, reporting
ia all ten indictments, as follows: Eugene
c. Hurd, MURDER; G. Columbus Foss break
ing and entering; John Mullen, larceny; Levi
Holway. nuisance; Silas Tuttle, Mary Brown,
Charles York, Charles H. Clark Frank w.
Lapham, Gardiner Savage. liquor selling.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
STATE NEW S.
ANpRoscoGa1N COUNTY.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.

George Knights the Poland murderer, CON-
pletes the twenty-ffth year of his incarcera-
ton in the Maine State prison, he having been
committed to that institution Sept. 9th, 1857.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
The Chronicle says St tn Lawrence of Weld,
had in his possession at the time of his death
several ancient books, among which are the
spelling book he used when boy, and the one
his father used when he was boy. Also a
volume of sermons formerly owned by his
grandfather. The title page is gone, and the
only daie to be found Cd the book is the follow
ing, written over one of the sermons: "This
sermon was preached Nov. II, 1872 being
nearly 204 years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29
WALDO COUNTY.

The Belfast Journal says: Mr.. BENZ. Merri-
tn " OF Searsport, VINO is SO years OF age and
a life long Democrat, went TO the polls on
election day aud asked for Democratic bal-
.ot Being informed tha there was no Demo-
cratic parry IN Maine, the Gu gentleman turn
ed soir1wfuiy away aud Went home without
voting.
Eohraim Shaw aud brother of Belfast were
out ON a pond in Swanvlile one day recently,
duck shooting, One Of the boys fred his gun,
he re oil of which knocked him over, eapsiz-
lag his boat. Tie boys got hold OF the boat
upon either side, and oalled her out with their
hats. after when they enmbed into her. Eph-
rain then dove to tue bottom in twelve feet of
water and recovered both guns.
Monday morning, Mr.. Albion a. Bradbury,
cashier OF the Belfast National Bank, fell
down the cellar stairs at the bank and broke
his left collar bone, besides sustaining severe
injuries about the head.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

Citize m's Mutual Relief Society.
VNHE Stated Meeting for Sept mber will be held
H. at Reception Hall, next FRIDAY EVENING,
2eth lust, at o'clock. The Directors will meet
half an hour previous Per order,
sep2ed4t MN RIG Secretary.
The Portland daily press., 1882-09-29

The seventh annual session of Oxford Coun-
ty Musical Association will be held at South
Paris, commencing Oct. oath, and osiDg FRI
day evening, 9th with a grand concert. Mr..
Kotzschmxr will direct, it being his third sea-
with the association. The best ta.ent
from Portland and Lewiston will assist at the
closing concert. Free entertainment will be
provided or members of the chorus.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-03-11
PItchery-Bidgery.

According to our Viennese contemporary
the .Ap0theher Ieitung,a considerable sensation
has been produced in Austrian medical circles
by the recent appearance in the drug market
of new narcotic, hallIng from Queensland
and at present only known to the trade by its
native name of "pitchery- bldgery." 1t is the
flower of plant belonging to the solanacea
order, and indigenous to northern Australia
sort of stunted shrub, from three to four
inches in height when full grown, and bearing
blossoms of waxy texture, white IN color and
flecked with pink spots. These flowers are
picked IN the month Of August, dried, packed
tightly in canvas bags, and then subjected to
high degree of pressure which imparts to
them the consistence of cake tobacco. BY
chewing a small plug of this relief is speedily
obtained from bodily fatigue, hunger, and
thirst. A larger dose OF "pitchery-bidgery"
produces absolute nsensibility to pain, but
does not subject the patient to any OF the in
convenlences resulting from treatment by or
binary anTsthetics. In common with the mar
cotics hitherto familiar to the faculty, pitcbery
bidgery, administered in minute doses, acts as
a stImulant-in larger quantities as power.
full sedative. But 1t is stated to possess the
peculiar property of enabling those who take
it habitually to withstand fatigue and undergo
great physical exeItion upon low diet. Like
the famous hashish Of Monte Cristo, 1t is SAID
to be an effective and agreeable substitute for
food and drink. Considering the present cost
of good butchers meat and wholesome fer
mented liquor, it is probable that the general
public will await the further developments OF
"pltchery- bidgery" with eager and hopeful
anXlety-L London Daily Telegraph.