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The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
MASSACHUSETTS.
ohas. p. stickney Refused Pardon.

Chas. P. Stickney Refused Pardon.
BOSTON, Feb. IA hearing was held by
Gov. Long and Council this morning on the
petition of Chas. P. Stickney, of Fall River,
for pardon from the State prison. Stickney
was convicted in 1879 for embezzlement of
100000 and sentenced for five years. The Pc
tition was signed by large number of the
leading men of Fall River, Worcester, and
other parts of the State. 1t includes the names
of Congressman Hoar, ex-Gov. Rice, ex-Coun-
cillor Williams of Worcester, the latter being
present and speaking in Stickney's be-
half. Among those present from Fall River to
urge the petition were Mayor Braley, Postmas-
ter Greene, Stephen o. Wightington and
Stephen Borden. Mr. Wellington, Stickney's
partner, the heaviest individual loser by his
embezzlement, also urged pardon. The
grounds of the petition were excessive punish
ment, the severest penalty having been i'm
posed for first offence; that the offence had
been atoned for by the time already served in
person, good behavior in prison, and that the
community and the prisoner would be benefit
ted by the pardon. The case was ably present
ed by A. S. Jennings, of Fall River. There
were no protests made at the hearing, but it is
understood that j. A. Bowen and Leander
Borden, both injured parties of Fall River,
had written protests. The pardon was refused.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
NEW YORK.
Mr.. Stoughton,s VIII.

MI 0COuBuGOuS 3 VIII.
New YoKK, Feb. 1.-The will of the late E.
w. Stoughton, ex-minister to Russia, leaves a
bequest of $1,000 to the trustees of the medical
school connected with Dartmouth College to
complete the collection in the pathological
museum founded by him. The bulk Of his
estate goes to his widow.
Appointments in Brooklyn.
Mayor Low of Brooklyn to-day made the
following appointments: Commissioner of
Commissioner, j. n Partridge, Republican
Police Commissioner, Gen. James Jourdan,
Republican; President of the Board of Asses
sors, John Dinslow, Republican; Commissioner
of Health, DR.. Joseph H. Raymond, Republi-
can; Department of Buildings, VIM. III. Gay
lor, Republican; Commissioner of Excise
Richard Lauer, Democrat, and Thos. T. Evans,
Republican.
Land League Funds.
Receipts for the land league fund for the
week ending Jan. 31st acknowledged by the
Irish World amount to SIT 1858. 80.
The Deadlock in the New York Assembly.
ALBANY, Feb. 1.-The Legislative Demo-
cratic caucus this afternoon appointed a COM
mittee to confer with the Tammany members
as to the permanent or temporary organization
of the Assembly. Three ballots were taken for
speaker in the Assembly without result.
The Democratic caucus committee this even
ing held long conference with members of
the anti-monopoly party. A delegation was
sent to invite Tammany Senators TO attend
but the latter declined to take part.
The committee of the Assembly joint caucus
appointed to confer with 7 ammany Hall repre-
sentatives met this evening in secret session
with seven Tammany members and General
Spinola. Two members were selected from
each State for the purpose of drawing up
articles to be submitted for the consideration
of the meeting, and Patterson, the caucus can
didate for speaker, was telegraphed for that
he might confer in regard to the proposed
measures.
The Spuyten Duyvil Disaster.
ALBANY, Feb. IA special Senate COM
mittee appointed to investigate the railroad
disaster at Spuyten Duyvil met this afternoon,
Superintendent Toucey of the New York
Central was examined at length. The testi-
mony referred principally to employees instruc-
tions, to safety appliances in use on the road
and to others which had been tested and re-
jected Mr.. Depew said in whatever way the
company can facilitate this investigation it
was prepared to do so.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
BY TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

Methodist Church Damaged by Fire.
ALFRED, Feb. IA fire broke out in the
Methodist church here this morning at s
O'Clock. 1t took from the furnace and was
burning all night. 1t burned through both
floors but was put out by great effort. Damage
about $1,000; fully insured.
Fire in Norway.
NORWAY, Feb 1.-The dwelling house and
all its contents of Alvin r. Frost in Norway
we're burned last night. Loss $780, No in
surance. Caught from cook stove
Small Pox on Board Pembroke Bound
= Vessel.
BOSTON, Feb. 1.-Schooner Ida May, Phila-
delphia to Pembroke, Me-, put into the lower
harbor yesterday with one of the crew suffer-
ing from continent small pox. The patient
was sent to the hospital by the port physician,
the vessel fumigated and crew yaccinated
after which the craft proceeded.
Abortionists Plead Guilty.
LEWISTON, Feb LIN the Supreme Court
in Auburn to-day Mrs. Mary A. Ross indicted
for procuring an abortion, and f. B. Perkins
indicted as accessory before the fact were ar
raigned and both pleaded guilty. They have
not yet been sentenced.
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THAT PROPOSED CONFER.
ENCE.
Mr.. Blaine Accuses the State De-
partment of Sharp Practice.
ATTEMPT TO PARTIALLY SUPPRESS
HIS INVITATION TO THE SOUTH
AMERICAN STATES.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The following letter
was sent this evening to the agent of the New
York Associated Press:
deem it due to justice to make a brief
statement which l ask you to transmit to the
papers of your association tonight. Monday
morning last, Jan. 30th, 1 addressed the fol-
lowing note to the President of the United
States:
My Dear Mr.. President:--As MIR. Frelinhuysen
has made allusion to the proposed Congress of
American nations in dispatch which he has made
public and as the scope and design of that Congress
are greatly misunderstood and misrepresented,
both at home and in Europe, respectfully ask
invitation have the original draft myself, but of
course do not feel at liberty to use it without your
permission. If you do not wish to order its formal
official publication will you kindly grant me leave
to use copy at my discretion.
Very sincerely,
JAMES G. BLAINE. \
In the afternoon of the same day the Presi-
dent sent his private secretary to my residence
with verbal message that he saw no objec-
ton to granting my request but he had refer
red my note to the Secretary of State. Yester-
day L received a message from the chief clerk
of the State Department ttat Mr.. Frelinghny.-
sen would publish the dispatch when called
for by Congress This morning wrote note
to Senator Window, chairman of the COM
mittee on foreign relations, asking that he
would Introduce resolution calling for the
correspondence. When the New York papers
arrived found the document, though with
many errors, published in the New York
Herald. I understand it has been publish ed
in one paper in each of several large cities
The dispatch was obtained surreptitiousy
from whom or by whom 1 do not know. 1t
was no doubt hastened to partial publication in
order to deprive it of the wider advantages of
the Associated Press which 1 was anxious
to secure for it in order that the misrepresenta-
tions concerning thein vitation to the peace
Congress might be definitely corrected.
Very respectfully,
JAMES G. BLAINE.
1.-THE invitation as it was published in the
Herald appears in another column.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
Street-Car Ethics.

New York letter: "Some of 'em's made of
lead, you know" said a street-car conductor,
apologetically, as he pocketed silver half dol
lar, after giving it vigorous scrape with his
steel punch. .SSome of em lead and some of
'em brass; SO we have to look sharp. It's easy
enough to tell the lead half dollars by scraping
them with the punch, but you never know a
brass coin until the silver is worn off from the
outside"
"where do the bad coins come from?" was
asked.
That's more'n l know-where they come
from in the first place. It's mostly women
that give 'em to us. You see, when man gets
hold of bad half dollar he don't feel just like
passing it off himself so he just gives it to his
wife and don't say anything about it,. And
even if she does know the piece is bad, 1t
doesn't make mite of difference. A woman,
young man, is one of the queerest things in the
world-one of the quee-e-rest things IN the
world. / often stop and say to myself, We'll,
now, what in thunder did she do that for? A
woman has no idea of other peoples rights at
all. So, when she gets hold of bad half dol
lar she just naturally passes it off again. Dis
honest? Why, bless you, no; she doesn't mean
to do anything dishonest it's just her natur;
she can't helpit. She don't want the half dol
lar-cf course she don't-so there is just one
1SAA-S
one else. But you have to be powerful care
full how you treat woman Some of 'em want
you to help 'em on the car, now, and others
won't let you touch 'em. So either way you
do, you're sure to make half of 'em mad. /
stopped the car-it was only yesterday morn
ing-to let woman get off; gave her plenty of
time, and she got both feet on the ground, then
the car started but she wanted it to wait until
she was a yard away, so what does she do but
jump on again, and make the car come to a
dead stop. There is no accounting for 'em no
way"
"Most of them go by the elevated road now,
do they not?"
"Yes, good many of 'em do. Before the
elevated road was built l used to carry the
girls TO the Normal School every morning
They used to come all at once, so many OF
them they had to sit in one an others laps.
That made four rows, and / just tell you they
looked as fresh and sweet as a basket of peaches
all ranged in rows. But / don't see much OF
'em now"
"You regret that, / suppose?p
''Wel1, now, don't know. I'd rather carry
a car full of men any day. They know what a
conductors business is, and don't get mad fol
nothing. They give us fewer counterfeits, too.
Why, have brass dollar up at the house now
that a woman gave me. was fool to take il
but III pass it off on some man again. When
the car is pretty dark they won't notice it.
You see, they're not used to it, as l am"
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
The Worst storm of the Season.

PRoyINCETowN, Feb. 1.-The snow storm of
Tuesday night was the most violent of the sea-
son, accompanied by gale from the northeast
Tug Hercules which arrived from Woodshall,
towed in schooner Belle Hardy with loss of all
her jibs. Barkentine Henry Norwall made
the harbor this morning and anchored near
Truro Shore. Schooners Belle Stone, Lucy ID. /,
pilot boat No. and steamer Franconia are in
port safe. A three masted schooner is at anch-
or near Billings gate point, supposed to be the
Sophie Krauz. A large three masted schooner
can be seen lying to off in the bay, one with
loss of jibboom. Telegraphic communication
is cut off.
PORT JERvIs, N. Y, Feb. 1.-The snow is
IA inches deep here and somewhat drifted. At
Narrowsburg, 80 miles west, it is 2 feet deep,
and from that point west it is lighter. At
Monticello it is 20 inches deep. The gravity
road between Honesdale and Carbondale is
completely blocked.
New YORK, Feb. 1.-The snow here is about
foot deep on level. Horse railroad travel
is much impeded. On Long Island the storm
was very severe and the snow is about 16 inch
es deep. All mails are behind time this morn
ing. There is considerable ice on the rivers
and bay but navigation is not much impeded
thereby
HALIFAX, Feb. 1.-The heaviest snow storm
of the season commenced early this morning,
and continued nearly all day. Roads outside
the city were almost impossible. The storm
extended over most of the province.
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THURSDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 2.

moulding room. The moulds are in two pieces
and are made of brass, one half the teeth or
sections being on either side The coloring
materials are first placed in the exact position
and quantity required, and the body of the
ponding to the size of the teeth. The moulds
are then closed, and they are dried by slow
heat When perfectly dry they are taken out
and sent to the trimmers' room. The trimmers
remove all imperfections, and sendsthem. in
trays of fire-clay to the furnace, where, having
remained for twenty minutes, they are COM
Meta
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American Agricultural Association.

NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The annual conven-
tion of the American Agricultural Association
began to-day. About 20 delegates were pre-
sent. The session was chiefly devoted to the
annual address of President Sprague upon
agricultural topics.
After recess the election of officers for the
ensuing year was held N. T. Sprague of
Vermont was chosen president. The list of
vice presidents is very large and includes the
following: j. G. Smith of Vermont, r. Haz
ard of Rhode Island, M. G. Fernald of Maine,
Nathaniel Aead of New Hampshire
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
The following are the closing quotations Of stocks
Public Debt statement.

WASHINGTON, February 1.-The public debt state
ment issued to-day shows the decrease in the public
during the month of January, 1881, to be 81, Sd2,-
798, ,836.36; cash in the Treasury, S246, 6Z5,-
468.59; gold certificates outstanding So, lSS, ,lZo;
Gates $685. 100; legal tenders, S346 O16; frac-
tiona currency 81 069 81; cash balance avail
able S143, ,9O1 ,663.29. The payments made from
the treasury by warrants during January, 1882,
were, on account of civil and miscellaneous, So
551, ,94954; war, S3,342, ,87047: navy, 81, 147,-
905.49; interior (ndians) S342, ,636.02; pensions.
so, ,422,186 total, $12,807, ,447.52. The above
does not include payments made on account Of the
the interest and principal of the public debt OF the
United States
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THE JEANNETTE.

Lieut.. DeLong's Party Traced to Def
mite Locality.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.-The Herald has the fol-
lowing:
PARIS, Jan. 31-Lieut Danenhower tele-
graphs me the following direct:
IRKUTsK, Jan. 31.-Lieut. Belongs party has
been traced to definite locality the west bank
of the Lena. Engineer Melville and the Russians
are searching ardently. am acting under positive
orders and will bear investigation. Lieut.. Chipps
little boat has not been seen since September. The
gale doubtless swamped her. If she is not found be-
fore the spring will charter the steamer Lena and
search the coast between the rivers Olonek and
Kolinia. Jack Coles has been invalid since Octo
Der. The Jeanette entered the ice near Herald
Island on September 6th 1879. Her forefoot was
twisted from tho LIST of January. We pumped for
eighteen months. The vessel drifted to the north
west during twenty-one months. She was crushed
and sank on June IL, in lat. S6 deg 15 mn north,
and long. $50 deg 20 min. east. She discovered
Jeanette, Henrietta and Bennett Islands We
made the retreat over ice to the New Siberia Islands
thence in boats to the Lena Delta. Engineer Mel
vile was given charge OF my boat by DeLong. was
the Russians. Everything possible is being done
(Signed) JOHN W, DANENHowER.
A despatch similar to the above was received
by the Secretary of the Navy, who replied as
follows:
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.
DananhdHer:
Two officers will be cent. If your health admits
remain and continue the search for the missing par
ties. HUNT, Secretary.
1t will be noticed that nothing is said about
the request for authority to charter steamer
That question is held under advisement.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
Riotous Strikers.

says in one of the drunken rows among the
laborers of the Air Line road, Murphy, Cana.
dian, was fatally stabbed. The men are caus-
ing serious trouble in Superior and vicinity
Although work is offered them on the Northern
Pacific and other roads many of them refuse
to go, and express their determination to re-
main until they get their pay. Meantime the
country is furnishing them with provisions
which is a severe drain on its resources, but il
is feared if the supply be stopped riot will
ensue.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
MINOR TEL EGRAMS.

Smallpox of malignunt type has broken
out in Brunswick county, Va, and in several
instances the disease has proved fatal. Chulch
es and school houses have been closed and q
county hospital established.
A leading banker of Hanover has suicided
on account of the French finacial crisis.
The Sussex boot and shoe company of st.
John has suspended. Liabilities large.
Two schooners are ashore on Grand Manan.
A large meeting in New York, last night,
expressed sympathy for the prosecuted Jews
in Russia.
Seven thousand English iron workers are on
a strike for an advance of q per cent. in
wages.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
TIE LANDREAU CLAIM.

Landreau's Counsel Says the Peruvian
Company Has No Interest in the Claim.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Robert Christy, at
torney for John G. Landreau, filed letter
with the State Department the 28th inst. max
ing certain representations in behalf of his
client, and in which he refers to the report
that Landreau is connected with the Peruvian
Company. Mr.. Christy says; "The so-called
Peruvian Company never, at any time, had
any interest in, control over, or authority in
any way whatever to represent said Landreau
in respect to this claim, before your depart
ment or elsewhere"
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
Brighton Cattle Market.

For the week ending wednesday, Fob. I.
Amount of stock at market 1855; Sheep and
Western Cattle 1872; Northern and Eastern Csttl
Itch Cows, sc, 240.
Prices of Beef Cattle % 100 fb, live weight-Ex-
ira quality at 6215@7 90; first quality 8 S71a
ga 30; second quality at 5 2545 IS; third quality
371a@5 90; poorest grades of coarse Oxen, Bulls.
&C.. 3 OO14 25.
Brighton Hides at $40 y fb; Brighton Tallow at
715c y fb.
Country Hides 70 y fb; Country Tallow &c % fb.
Calf Skins 120121ae " fb;Sheep and Lamb Skins
at 00@$l 30; extra do 70.
There were but few extra lots of Cattle in mark
ct, and We did not hear of any sales being made at
our hifhest quotations, sales ranging In most in
stances from 51a96s4c y fb live weight
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METEOROLOGICAL.

ISrIoArIoNs FOR THE NEXT TwENrYgoUR
HOURS
WAL Dept, OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFBIoER, Washington. d. c..
Feb. 2, Am.
For New England,
Clearing weather, wints mostly westerly.
Stationary or higher temperature and pres
sure.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
At this report fair weather prevails. South
westerly winds are rported from New England,
Middle States and Lake region. Tempera-
ture has risen in the Gulf States Elsewhere
it remained nearly stationary. 1t is above the
mean in the New England and Lake region,
Mississippi river is one foot above the danger
line at Memphis. but nearly stationary. Fair
weather is indicated for Friday in the South
ern States.
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CH!A!H!BERL|N Al! & HOnsIED. 81;
c. 6. BEAN,

54S Congress Street.
Is offering many DECIDED BARGAINS
in goods for every day use. Look at
few of his Prices.
Large lot Standard Prints, at sc per yd.
Desirable and first-class Shirting Prints,
&c per yd.
Good Linen Crash for Towels, &c, &c, 9e
and 1Oc per yd.
Excellent Twilled Linen Towels, 10 cts
each.
Large, Heavy and Handsome Damask
Towels, 25 cts. each.
Fruit of the Loom Bleached COttOns, 10
cts. per yd.
Fruit Of the Loom, (42 inch BIeached
C0ttOns, 12 1-2 cts. per yard.
Pequ0t 1914 Bleached COttOns, 30 cts.
per yd.
Working Mems Heavy Twilled Shirtings,
10 cts. per yd.
WOOLENS, substantial for Mems Wear,
40 cts. per yd.
Ladies' fine 3'buttOn Kid Gloves, $1.OO,
and warranted.
Gentlemen's fine Kid Gloves, $I.OO.
and Warranted.
All winter goods at less than Whole
sale Prices. Please call and examine.
feb1 eodIm
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There is no change in the Wool market. The de-
mand is steady but moderate and prices continue to
be well sustained, particularly for fine feeees and
desirable medium Woods.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Review of the wholesale Market.


We record better trade the past week, although
there has been but slight change in prices. Beans
are very firm: Yellow Eyes are quoted higher.
Cheese is firm although in Boston 13sc is the out
side price, yet there are dealers here who COM
mand 141zc. In Fish there is no change in quota
tions. Eggs are lower at 21@22c. Sugars are off
1sc and are now quoted at $3.50 for granulated and
91sc for Extra @. Grain is firm; bag lots of Corn
are quoted &c off, and Meal 1c off. Pork has ad-
vanced 25a5Oc. Malaga Oranges 25c off. Pure
ground Lead has bottom price this week of 90.
Loose HAY is easier. In Tin, English is quoted only
1sc below Straits. Iron is very firm. Grass Seeds
are firm and higher. Borax is quoted at 15@l6c.
Valencia Raisins 1o1a at910s4c. Cooperage and Ma
val Stores show some changes Flour is steady.
Fresh Beef Market.
Corrected for the PRESS daily by Wheeler, Swift
Co., Commission Merchants in Chicago Dressed
Beef Franklin Wharf:
Sides. ....... 8 @9h Hinds.. ....1o gig
Backs ., 6h18 Rounds. 80. SAG 912
Rumps. ..... .1212@14 Loins. ........13 @l6
Runp LolnS. ........-................. .l1720Ao
There has been very little change in the market
during the past week, trade remaining quiet and
prices steady.
Foreign Exports.
CAIBARIEN Brig Kaluna-4413 shocks and
heads, 688 prs heads.
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Burned at Sea.

ST. JOHN, N. B., Feb. News was received
to-day that the ship Roxelana, owned at this
port and Liverpool, has been burned at sea and
several lives lost.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
A Check for Nearly SIX 100000.

PHILADELPHIA Feb. Probably the larg-
est check ever issued in Pennsylvania was
drawn to-day by Drexel & Company, and sent
to the State Treasury to pay for state bonds re-
Gently bid for by that firm. The amount of the
check was Sc, ,767, ,766.75.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
The Small pox in Pittsburg.

PIrTsBURe, Feb. 1.-Twenty-three new cases
of small pox in Pittsburg and ten in Allegheny
to-day. During January there were 293 cases
and 70 deaths in the latter city.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
GILLIAN CORRESPONDENCE.
Mr.. Christiancy Denies that the Recon-
mended the Annexation of Peru.

Mr. Christiancy Denies that the Recon-
mended the Annexation Of Peru.
LANSING, Feb. 1.-Ex-Minister Christiancy
now in Lansing, having his attention called to
the extract from letter of his to Blaine on
the condition of affairs in Peru published JAM
2Sth said he thought it was intended to be an
extract from a strictly private personal letter
OF his to Blaine marked personal and conf
Dental, and which upon its face shows that
it was not to go upon the files of the depart
ment nor to be seen by any one excepting
Blaine and the President. He claims in that
letter he did not make any recommendation of
the propriety of the policy to be pursued. 1t
was merely q free and frank statement of
facts. too free and frank for publication, but to
enable Blaine and the President to judge for
themselves OF the policy demanded by the
situation and that when the extract is read in
connection with the whole context it would be
found that though the extract as written and
mot as published) is as he believes entirely
true yet he abstained from giving any recon-
mendation, simply giving various considera-
tons against different lines of policy and the
consequence he thought likely to follow, to
which opinions he still adheres.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02
The Proposed Exhibition of Guiteau's
Body.

WASHINGTON, Feb. LIN answer to inquiry
as to the truth of the reported arrangement for
death, Mr.. Scoville said to-day he saw no OBJ
lection to such an arrangement. Guiteaus
relatives, he said, would apply the proceeds to
charitable purposes. Mr. Scoville saps he has
a few responses to his published appeal and
opinion, however, that he will abandon the
case if his motion is denied by Judge Cox on
Friday.
CHICAGO, Feb Mrs. Scoville denies en-
phatically that she has given consent to any
arrangement looking to the exhibition of Gui-
teaus body after death. Gje characterizes the
proposition as monstrous.
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Three Girls Drowned.

BALTIMORE, Feb. 1.-Two daughters Of
M. Faidin and Miss Lena Wilt were drowned
attempting to cross the Shenandoah river YES YES.
terday.
The Portland daily press., 1882-02-02

PORTLAND Feb. /.
The following quotations of Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by A. W. Jordan,
l57 Commercial street,
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Mrs Catherine Branch died in Boston, yes
terday, at the age of liz.