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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-19

ArrlVal OF German AgltatOr.
NEW YORK. Dec. IS. Herr John Most, the Ger
man agitator lately imprisoned in England landed
here this morning from steamer Wisconsin and was
met At the pier by representatives of the Local Re-
Voiutionary Club Socialists and members of the In
ternational Workingmen's Association The party
went to Staten Island Tonight Herr Most ad-
dressed a meeting ar InSfi
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WASHINGTON.
Government Bonds.


WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The secretary of the
treasury has announced that the three months in
terest due February ST. 1888, on the bonds en-
braced in the II 9th call will be paid by checks for
warded to the registered owners in the usual man
the fractional interest from that date to Feb-
airy 10 being paid with the principal of the bonds at
The asss ant treasury at New York has been in
structed TO continue the redemption of called and
unealed extended bonds without rebate of interest,"
but at er January l he will require deposit of
three mon hs' interest due February /.
A circular was issued fcom the treasury this
afternoon suspendiI the exchange Of 3 2 per cent
bonds INTO 3 per cent bonds from December 80 next
to February /, 1888. The i-terest on bonds ex-
chan ed after February will be adjusted 10 and
from that date.
Improvement of the Mississippi.
The special committee on improvement of the
Mississippi river examined today Coltnel Hutton,
engineer, concerning the commi tees plan of con-
@ fning 1hs channel and thus improving navigation.
the plan OF narrowing the river.
Whisky in Bond.
The finance committee of the Senate this morn
ing authorized Mr.. Sherman to report to the Sem
att bill extending for two years the period within
which persons having whisky in bon must nav in
ternal revenue taxes thereon.
.Shelley's Claim not Allowed.
First Comptroller lawrence has decided in the
cas- OF The claim OF Rep sentative Shelley of Ala
sation asked for from May IL to July 20, 1892 for
which time he had already received salary.
Tariff Revision.
The House committee ON ways and means this
morning continued consideration of the "Metals"
schedule. Items embracing files steel, rivets and
rods valued at cents pound and less and ir n
and seel screws one inch in leng were passed for
further inquiry and in the item Of steel ingos gun
material, etc., committee made grade from 21a to
cents instead of from 5 to 8.
Officeholders and Politics.
Representative iluzendorf of Virs inia will at the
earliest opportunity introduce bill prohibiting a y
person wac holds public trust or government Of
flee of any kind from being member of any CEN
tral or any other committee of any political organ
ization; from being delegate to convention of
any political party, from seeking to control the po
tical action of his subordinates 1t also prohibits
saeaker or canvasser during the hours for which
he is employed by the government. The penalty
for violation of these provisions is dismissal from
office and neligibility for reappointment for five
years.
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JOHN G. WHITTIER.
How the Poet Spent His Seventy-Fifth
Birthday.

HOW the Poet spent His Seventy 4 fifth
Birthday.
BOSTON, Dec. 1S-Yesterday was the 75th anni-
versary OF the birth of John .Greenleaf Whittier
Mr.. hitter after residing during the greater por-
ton of the summer at Oak Knoll, Danvers. has now
taken up his quarters for the winter in the Hotel
Winthrop His rooms of which he has suite are
up one flight overlooking Bowdoin street. They
are comfortable and very pleasantly furnished and
mere the pet occupies himself with some slight lit
erary labor and correspondence, living quiet and
retired life III aquiet and retired neighbofhood 1t
was suggested by the friends the poet living in
Amesbury, his old home, that he should celebrate
his birthday in that town ith some sort of eclat;
but cold which Mr. Whittier lately contracted has
prevented him leaving the house. From the same
cause the proceedings yesterday were of very in
formal nature. In lact Mr.. Whittier spent his 75th
birthday in very quiet manner. Both on Saturday
and Sunday there were many callers the poet to
offer him their congratulations and felict ations.
The majority of the visitors were personal friends
and most OF these were ladies, but many strangers
also called to tender their good wishes. Presents
bouquets aud floral tributes innumerabIe were sent
in or brought by friends. kx-Gov. Clafln called
yesterday morning, having previously sent mag
nifcent bouquet contai, ing seventy-iye roses I6e
members of young ladies' school in Brookline for
warded large laurel wreath, same two feet in di-
ameter, and Messrs. Houghton & Mif1in presented
handsome bouquet of roses, daises and variegated
flowers. Smaller bouquets, containg roses yiolets
and daises, We're sent in profusion by known and
anonymous admirers fr m all parts of the Sta te
Among the other callers yesterday mornieg were
DR.. II Barnard, of Hartford. CT. an old friend of
Mr. Whittier, whom he had not met for fifty-three
years. DIR. Bartol, Miss Elizabeth Peabody Hon.
Samuel Sewall, Rev. William Mountfort and many
others In brief interview, yesterday morning, on
the subject of his birthday, the poet said he felt
deeply the kindness of his many friends in thus re-
membering him. He was also touched by the fact
that of the numerous letters he had received quite
a number were from England, most of them from
personal friends and acquaihtances, but many also
containing expressions of regard from strangers.
WITH the exception of the cold he has Mr. Whittier
states that his health is good and that he feels very
well He looks indeed the picture Of hale old age,
and his still ruddy complexion reminds the visitor
OF Shakespeare's description of the age that is as
a lusty wiuter, frosty but kindly The poet dned
with his family only and spent the afternoon and
the rest of the day in his room receiving such calls
as We're made.
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OFFICIAL DIGNITY.
The Navy Department Alleged to Have
Overstepped It's Authority.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The half-suppressed
misunderstanding between Secretaries Folgec and
Cnaudler, IS to De made the subject of senatorial
investigation. Saturday Senator Logan succeed
ing In passing resolution calling upon Secretary
Chandler to furnish the senate with copies of or
ders under which navy officers inspected the re-
venue, marine lifesaving and marine hospital-ser-
vice, offices of the Treasury department and
whether permission to make such inspection was
granted by Secretary Foger. This is based upon
Judge Foger's indignation that Secretary Chandler
10 order to obtain material to support his claim that
these bureaus should be transferred to the Navy
department, sent several navy officers through
them collecting information on which to base the
arguments which he used in his report to favor the
IRA s1eIs 10 counteract their influence, he has
ordered his subordnates to prepare reports adverse
TO Secretary Chandler's aims. Moreol his sense
OF proprlety rankes at what he believes to have
peen an Intentional slight, and he will use all his
lnnuence to thwart Secret ry Chandler's plan and
snow up his rudeness. Judge Folger has not felt
kndiy disposed toward Mr., Chandler since he came
TO beheve that the latter tried some tina since to
induce the President to ask for his resignation,
tnough there has been severance of pers nal re-
iailons In matter of this kind it is difficult to
ascertain what the outcome will be, but Secretary
ro ger expresses himself determined to hold his
personal dignity, and those who know Mr. Chand-
ef know that he will hold his ground. If the legs
laton proposed by Secretary Chandler comes up it
VIII be none the less bitterly contested because of
TINS misunderstanding.
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TREASURY CIRCULAR.

Suspension of the Exchange of IL for
3 per cent Bonds.
WAsHINGTNN, Dec. 15.-The following circular
was issued this afternoon:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, d. c., Dee. 18th.
Notice is hereby given that in order to allow the
preparation of schedules and interest checks for
payment of dividend due February lst on United
States registered bon of the acts of July IA 1870
and January 20, 1871, continued at 31a pc centum
and on United States registered bonds OF three per
cent loan 1852. Exchange of IL per cent bonds
into pei cent bonds will be suspended from Dec.
30, 1882, until Feb. l. 1883. Between the above
dates the IL per cent bonds intended for ex-
change will be received and filed in order of receipt
the exchange being effected upon the re-opening of
the books Feb. /, 1883, upon resumption of ex-
change of bonds and unil further Lotice in terest
on 1-2 per cent bonds surrendered for exchange
into per cent bonds issued therefor will be at ill.,
tterest from that date, and department circuIars
he, etofore issued concerning exchange of l-2 per
cent bonds are modified accordingly. The books of
the 3 per cent loan of 1882 will be closed during
January, April, July and October in each year
during which months bonds cannot be transferred.
CHARLES j. FoLGER,
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MARINE NEWS.
The Mendoza still MISSING.


BATH Dec. 18.-Anxiety in regard to the safety
of the bark M ndeza, Tucker, is becoming
painful now fifteen days since she sailed from Bat Il
for New York. letter from Portland to Goss &
Sawyer, the builders of the bark give the first indi-
cations Of her being since sailing. The writer
says the British bark Scotia, Sweetsir from Pctou
with coal, for Portland saw before sunrise on the
morning of the 5th ten miles N. N E. of COSMOS
LEDGE large vessel; wind was S. S. w. and fire h;
the vessel had high smoke stack but no smoke
came from it; had oniy foretopmast staysail, main
topmast staysail and spanker set; heading s. E.
and was about two miles distant; did not see any
thing indicating trouble on board except short of
sail.
Launched.
BELFAST, Dec. 1S.-Launch9d from the yard of
Jacob Y. Cottrell, the threemasted schooner Su-
san N Pickering AIS TONS owned by j. P. Elliott g.
Co., of Boston, f. 81 Pickering and others, of Deer
Isle. She will be commanded by Capt. Edwin L.
Haskell, of Deer Isle
Towed into fGastport.
EAsTPoRT, Dec.-The revenue steamer Woodbury.
arrived at Eastport tonight towing the English
schooner Billow potato loaded lately alb ndoned off
Seal island, aud saved by the life saving crew of
Station 2. The Billow lost mainmast.
Lost Fishermen Rescued
LONDON, Dec 19.-The Norwegian bark Trovel-
ler Capt. Torresen, at Liverpool for st. John, N.
b., landed two fishermen belonging in Massachu-
sets. picked up off Cape Sable, having been lost in
a fog.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Josiah King, senior partner Commercial Gazette
OF Plttsburg, Pa, died yesterday.
Ontario is held TO be a foreign port under the
Quebec act by the recorder in giving judgment in
Fire at Clayton, Alabama Sunday, destroyed the
600. W.
Judge Milton United States district attorney for
the district Is Of South Carolina, had an interview
with the attorney general yesterday in reference to
recent election in that State
Two students and two negroes have been sent to
Jail for six months, for robbing a grave yard at
Richmond, Virginia.
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Portland Provident Association.
The following exnlains itself.

PORTLAND, December IL, 1882.
MIR. j. R. THOMPSON, Agent.
Portland Proyident Association.
My Dear Sr:-As the weather grows colder, and
the storms more severe, find that more and more
children obliged to stay Iaway from school for
want of boots, shoes and other clothing. Your be-
nevolent association has rendered valuable aid to
the schools in the past in furnishing needed cloth
ing to iudgent children on the conditoa of prompt
and regular attendance on school, l have no doubt
when the present need is known, that our good peo-
pie will supply abundant means to meet present ne
cessities.
To prevent fraudulent applications under the pre-
tence of need for school attendance, applicants
must bear line from teacher school officer
stating precisely what articles needed; such
written applications to be returned by you to
this Office Respectfully.
THOMAS TAsH,
Supt. Schools.
The Association at their meeting last Thurs
dav took favorable action upon the above
letter.
If all who desire to enable children whose
parents cannot provide suitable clothing to at
tend public schools will contribute money or
clothing especially for that purpose their wish
es will be strictly complied with.
J. R. Thompson, Agent, P. P. A.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
The New England Smelling Company.

The New England Smelling Company.
BosTon Dec. I2.-Before Judge w. Allen in the
Supreme Court this morning. motion was present.
ed by b. G. Southland for temporary injunction in
the equity action of Freeborn Adams of Somerville
against Louisa Bishop, wife of I. Brigham Bishop.
The plaintiff that he is attaching creditor
OF the New Eengland Smelling Company, and that
he holds its notes for 5000, due Octoter IA 1882.
The said Louisa Bishop holds mortgagesfor $12,-
600 on certain real estate of the corporation ocat
ed in Ea Boston. This purports TO secure two
notes for $1,000 each, due November 15, 1882 and
January /, 1883. respectively, with interest at z
per cent. The plaintiff alleges that the mo- tgage
was not given to secure a bona fde debt, that the
corporation never borrowed or received 81 Q 0u0 or
any part thereof from said Louisa Bishop, but that
the mortgage was made and given without legal
consideration in fraud of the rights of the credi-
tors, dto prevent them from levying said real
estate to satisfy the judgments and executions
against the corporation. 1t is further alleged that
the terms of said mortgage have been broken, and
that said Louisa, knowing it had been frudulently
given is intending to foreclose the and to ap-
propriate said proper ysto her use. Threforeit
is asked that the court should order the mortgage
be surrendered. his honor issued a temporary in
junction restrain the defendant from foreclosing
or transferring the mortgage until hearing On the
merits. 7L0
1t is said that at this hearing there will be
searching examination into the relations of Mr..
Bishop with the smelling company. The stock
holders in general are reported to be very much dis
satisfied with the existing state of affairs.
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THE SHIPPING BILL.


The Bill Adopted by the Full Committee
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.--There was a special
meeting of the House Commerce Committee to CON
slder the bill reported by Gov. Dingley from
can Commerce. s1he bill was adopted by substan-
TALLY unanimous vote. Two amendments were
made that the regulations presented shall be made
by the Secretary of the Treasury and that the ex-
emptions extended to vessels engaged in trade be-
tween Canada and the United States shall extend to
ships engaged in commence between the United
States ami Mexico. The bill is set for consideration
January 8: An amendment, proposed by Mr..
Guenther of Wisconsin, that foreign built vessels
who ly owned by Americans should be entitled to
American registry, was rejected by vote Of to
z, L. The vote stood-ayes-Reagan McLane, Gibson,
White and Guenther; nays-Page George, Towns
end, Ward, Ross Richardson, Washbnrne. This
amendment will be presented in the House.
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THE STAR ROUTE CASES.
Mr.. Bliss Not Yet Through His opening

Mr.. Bliss Not Yet Through His Opening.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 18.-In the Star route case
to-day Judge Wylie decided in relation to the mo-
tion of the defence that they be furnished with
copies OF the daily record of the court that ssthe
joint committee printn has control of this sub
lect of print 6. The counsel for defence have not
brought themselves within the terms of the statute
and have shown no authority from that committee.
then stated that the stenographers had charged
higher rates than the law allowed, and they must
will not be accommodated in this court. He gave
them till tomorrow to decide the matter.
Mr.. Bliss announced that he ha2discontinued the
printing OF the report Mr.. Bliss then contin ued
his opening address.
Referring to the Star route investigation made by
the House committee on appropriations Bliss spoke
of it as having gone to the verge of discovering
these frauds and then having stopped. He had not
closed his speech when the court adjourned
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RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Trains Smashed and Several Persons
Killad

Trains Smashed and Several Persons
Killed.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 1S.-A private despatch from
Cincinnati states that two passenger trains on the
Little Miami railroad collided this morning near
Lebanon, about thirty tive miles from Cincinnati
Several passengers were killed and many wounded.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 18.-The east bound express on
the Pitisburg, Cincinnati & st. Louis Railroad
leaving here at n,, collided with the limited ex
press due here at g. but which was three hours late
about 10 O'Clock near Kingston, thirty miles from
the city. The extent of the damage and loss of life
Whaston, postal clerk on the east bound train was
killed, and McMahon, on the same train, injured.
Postal clerks Hanover, Hallngskcad and Goebel, on
the west bound Train, were also injured One of the
engineers is reported killed. Not word is yet
known as to the fat of the passengers by the rail-
waymen, who say they have no information.
MONTREAL, Dec 1S.-The collision yesterday be-
tween two freight trains on the Grand Trunk Rail
way near ST. AIMS, wrecked two locomotives and
fifteen cars. Loss estimated at $4,000.
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sCHINA AND JAPAN.
Disastrous Fires in Canton and
Foo Chow.
300 HOUSES BURNED AND MANY
LIVES LOST.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 1S.-Steamer Belgic from
Hong Kong via Yokohama arrived here and brings
the following intelligence:
There was great fre at Canton November 7th
and Sth Eight hundred houses were destroyed
and many lives lost including fremen who were
burned to death. The viceroy visited the scene
with soldiers to prevent robberies, and fierce fights
occurred between thieves and citizens.
Two fires occurred in Foo Chow November 4th
and 5th consuming each about two hundred houses
and five lives were lost
Large bodies of Chinese troops continue en-
camped around the capital of Tonquin with the
ayowed intention of resisting further aggressive
tion by the French.
supplementary treaty has been executed be-
tween Japan and Corea, extending the boundaries
of the Japanese settlement.
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CORNERS AND FUTURES.
The Views Of James R. Keene.

Inc views OF James r. Keene.
New YORK, Dec. 1S.-Before the Senate com
mittee on "corners'' to-day james X. Keene testi-
ned that corners in bread stutfs did not last long
enough to work injuriously. Corners invariably
worked ruin upon theic operat RS. The coal corner
was the only one he remembered that had been in
and business of the country could not be carried
without a system of dealing in futures. The
bucket shop system was simply gambling and the
law should suppress them.
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Suicide of a Bowdoin Graduata.

KANSAS CITY, Dec. 18.-At Parkville. j. D..
hastings. professor of languages at Park College,
was found dead in his room this morning having
committed suicide by stra Cling himself with cord
fastened to bedstead. Deceased was single man.
graduate of Bowdoin College and came to Missouri
for the act is known.
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SPORTING.
Bicycle Race.

Boston, Dec. Is "A tan-mle bicycle race oc-
CURED tonight in the Institute Fair building be-
America, and Lewis It. Frye, formerly amateur
champion. Prince made 10 miles in 81 IN. 44s .
beating the record by about IL seconds. Frye's
time was 32m. 4412s. The three and tour-,nile
recol ds were also beaten.
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The interior of the old Atlantic house at Attain
tic City was partially burned yesterday morning. 1t
was the first hotel opened there, but has not recent
ly been used for hotel purposes
An explosion of steam pipes tore up the pave
ments and spattered buildings with mud at the cor
yesterday.
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Freeport.

EIb6pOIIs
Freeport Lodge of Mssons last night elected the
following officers:
M.-Edgar S. Soule.
s. W.. E. Davis.
j. W.. A. Chase
Treasurer-Amos Field
Secretary-D. a. Kilby
s. D.-James Koopman.
j. DIV. Il. Sargent.
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Three Men Killed by an Explosion

PATTERs IN, N. j., Dec. 18.-A press house used
for pressing powder into cakes of Latin & Rand's
powder works at Mountain View, eight miles from
this city, blew up this afternoon killing three men,
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CaIiornsa r,,n.ng stocks.
Chicago Live -.ecE nInr4s..

(By IeIegraph-l
CHICAGO. Dec. 1S.-Hogs-Receipts % 900 head:
shipments 1000; frmer; mixed at 5Oa6 Of heavy
at 9O@6 60; light 50G6 10; skips 20G5 25
GCattle-Receipts 5000 head dshipments 1000 head;
steady; good to ehoice shipping at 1905 s5.
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THE PRESS.
TUESDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 10.

METEOROLOGICAL
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. G.,
Dec. 10; A. M.
For New England,
Fair weather, northerly to easterly winds, rising
followed by falling barometer, slight fall followed
by rising temperature.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
The barometer has risen on the Atlantic coast.
1t is highest in the Lake sgion and lowest in the
northeast. CleBr weather prevails in the districts
on the Atlantic coast with northerIy winds and no
change in temperature. Fair weather continues in
the Lake region and thence soutaward to the East
ern Gulf castery winds and slight changes in tenn
perature Cloudy weather aud light rain is reported
from the Mississippi valley, with warmer southerly
winds and light snow.whiIe warm and cloudy wealth
er prevails ia the Northwest.
Fair weather is indicated for the New England
and the Middle Atlantic States on Tuesday foloMed
Tuesday night and Wednesday by increasing cloudi-
ness aud light snow or RAIN Rain is indicated for
the Gulf States Tennessee and Ohio valley, follow
ed by clea ing weather Wednesday. Snow is indi-
Gated for the Lake region Tuesday night.
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swindled pz a Forged Oheck.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. 1S.-A stranger giving the
name of George Coleman cleverly swindled the city
National Bank Saturday out of $1,000 by a forged
draft
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The following quotations OF stoeks are receives
and corrected daily by Woodbury. D. Moulton tmenn-
bers of the Boston Stock Exchaasel corncr Of Mid
Ala aodE- Nho
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Boiler Explos,on

CINCINNATI, Dec. 1S.-A boiler burst at the
and injuring many others.
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knrepean Mnrnea..

by Telegraph.
LONDON, Dec. 1S.-U. S. 4s. at 12314.
LIvERPooL,E ,EDec. l8 1880 P. M-Cotton market
moderate inquiry and freelyIsupplied: Uplands at
1b-l6d; Orleans at 1sd sales 10 600 bales, spec
ulstion and export 1000 bafeEifutures quies.