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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-25

FORT FAIRFIELD, April 24.-The house
owned and occupied by man named Rideout,
at Salmon River, was destroyed by fire yester-
day Two of his children were unable TO es-
cape from the burning building and were con-
sumed with it. Mr.. Rideout made desperate
effort to rescue them, but could not .succed,
and in the attempt he was severely burned
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Arrested on a Bribery Charge.

RICHMOND, April PA warrant was issued
today for the arrest of G.. H. Kendall of the
Kendall Bank Note Co. of New York, charged
with attempting to bribe member of the
board of the sinking fund commissioners with
view to obtaing the contract for printing OF
state bonds recently authorized. Kendall de-
nies the charge.
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European Nsarkets.

LoNDJE April 23.-Ameriesn secuEities-U United
States bonds, AVS, 11S1R.
LIyERPooL,A April 23-lz.3o P. .M.-Cottou MA, ket
iu moderate inquiry and freely supplied; Uplands at
8 l1-16; Orleans 65s d sales lO,vU0 bales; speet-
lation and export 1900; futures dull.
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LABOR TROUBLES.
The Harmony Mills C1osed-Thousands of
Operatives Out of Work.

The Harmony Mills Closed-Thousands of
Operatives Out of Work.
CoHoEs. NY. April 24-The Harmony Mills
closed to-day. A platoon of police is on duty
in the vicinity. cat 6.30 O'Clock today the
streets were deserted. There is no excitement.
The employees who have worked their 'snotice"
will be paid tomorrow; all others will wait
until regular pay days. The committee of
two years ago, has been revised. Soliciting
committees were organized today Public
opinion is strongly with the working class in
their resistance of the 10 per cent reduction.
The Harmony Mills comprise group of six,
occupying 200 acres of ground. Three store
houses give them capacity of 10000 bales of
cotton. Their tenements number 900 and the
number of operatives $500 boys and girls and
1000 men and women. The mills contain 1000
looms and run $3.50 spindles. The motive pow
er is equivalent to 800 horse power and deriv-
ed from the Mohawk river. The consumption
of cotton is 00,000 pounds per week. A pro-
tracted struggle is looked for.
Condition of Affairs at the Lawrence
Mills.
LAWRENCE, April "a.
The Pacific Central mill to-day employed III
more weavers than were at work last week.
The strikers held meeting this afternoon and
cipal manufacturing cities in New England
and solicit contributions. A mass meeting
will be held Thursday afternoon. 1t was vot-
ed to request those engaged in in different
branches of business in the city to hold meet
ings for the purpose of feeling the public pulse
in relation to the course pursued by the man
apement and strikers.
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Serious Fl

Serious Fire Raging in Eau Claire, Wis.
MILWAUKEE, April PA disastrous fire
started in Eau Claire, Wis, this afternoon,
and at midnight is still raging. Reports are
meagre, the only statement being that there is
danger of the whole town being destroyed.
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The South Carolina Election Frauds

The South Carolina Election Frauds
CHARLESTON, April 24.-The jury in case of
the Maysville managers of election failed to
agree and were discharged today. The govern
ment then took up the case against Jno Thogg
and 38 other defendants charged with conspir-
ing to prevent qualified voters from voting in
Barnwell aounty.
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Chicago the receipts of Corn were only 154. 900
bush, while the shipments amounted to ass. 900
bush. Pork and Lard are dull and quiet. At New
York the market closed more active at very strong
rates for Pork and Lard. Muscat1 and Valencia
Raisns are firm and higher. Sugar is more steady
at 1o1sc.for granulated and 9ssc for Extra G. Po-
tatoes-the shipping demand is about over and the
market is dull. Apples scarce and firm.
Potatoes.
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Lvnching an Accused Murderer

GREENsBURG, Ind, April 24.--A mob of 80
masked men forcibly took S. M. Garrett from
Jail this morning and hanged him to a tree.
Garrett was charged with completely in the
murder of white man by negro.
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PORTLAND. April 22.
gor Portland, cars 26 miscellaneous merchandise
for connecting roads 65 cars miscellaneous mar
eh
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Death of an Eminent Divine.

D6dIu OF dH IIHIH6H1 DIVIHes
TRENTON, N. j., April 24-Rev. j. x. Burr,
one of the revisers of the New Testament, died
today, aged 81 years.
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MASSACHUSETTS,.
Three Men Seriously Injured

Three Men Seriously Injured.
ARLINGTON, April 24.-Three painters named
Bonney Ray and Ramsdell, working on Dun
bar & Rhodes eyelet factory at South Abing-
ton, were precipitated some % feet to the
ground by the giving way of swing stage on
Saturday afternoon. Bonney was taken up
unconscious. iRamsdell had one rib broken,
and was otherwise injured. Ray is deliriors
and injured internally.
Greenfield Roughs in Court.
GREENFIELD, April "a. Three of the gang
of bridge builders concerned in the outrages OF
Saturday night were arraigned to day for as
sault upon John Flynn with intent to murder.
They plead not guilty and were held iu $1,000
each for examination on Monday next.
Poisoned by Bakers Brown Bread.
BOSTON, April 24.-Eight persons were
seriously poisoned at the Highlands Sunday by
eating brown bread purchased from John
Rommelt. Members of Rommelts family are
among those affected. Physicians believe the
parties well recover and think the poison was
contained in the rye of which the bread was
made.
Ralph Waldo Emerson Better.
At midnight the condition of Ralph Waldo
Emerson is considered more encouraging
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New York stock and Money Market.
By Telegraph

NEW YORK. April 24-Evening. Money loaned
from to ga. closing 212; prime mercantile paper
5951a. Exchange is steady at 4S7 for long and
4891a for short. Governments unchanged. State
bonds fairly active and strong Railroad bonds are
generally strong on large volume of business.
The following are to days closing quotations OF
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Senator Mcpherson to Sue the New Y orl
Herald for Libel

Senator Mcpherson to Sue the New York
Herald for Libel.
PH1LADELp1rlA, April 24.--Julius Chambers
of Philadelphia, correspondent of the New
York Herald, was brought before magistrate
on a charge of lioelling Senator Mcpherson of
New Jersey by publishing Mantrop's state
ment that the Senator owned and paid $1,000
for 1-2O share in the Peruvian company.
Chambers was held in $10,0 900 bail. The Sena-
tor said the New York Herald will be sued on
the same charge in New York
AT the hearing to-day Senator Mcpherson
testified he knew nothing about the Peruvian
company; that he never saw nor knew James
B. Mantrop and that he proposed to test the
right OF newspaper to go into penitentiary
and take the statement OF a convict rejecting
upon the character of a citizen.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-04-25

CHICAGO, April 24-The Tribune says that
crop reports given this morning from large
number of localities in the West, present a
most uniformly gratifying and favorable show
np.
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The following quotations Of stocks are received
and corrected daily by Woodbury. q Moulton (menn-
bers of the Boston Stock Exchsngel corner OF Mid
die and Exchange ssrees.
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SAD ACCIDENT.

Two Children Perish In a Burning Build
ing.
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Daily Domestic Recelpgs.
BY watsrconveSanss-1ooO bush cornmesl 70 "a
~ TSua b &c.
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Grain Market.
PORTLAND, April "a.
Tho following quotations OF Grain were received
by telegraph from Chicago to-day by s. H. Larminis
6 Co., 157 Commercial street, Portland.
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A fire late last night in the furniture storage
warehouse of Geo. 9. Flint & Co. in New York
city on West street destroyed the building and
its contents, causing damage of $4,000.
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Eresh Reef Market.

Corrected for the PRESS daily by Wheeler, Swift
Co., Commission Merchants in Chicago Dressed
Beef Franklin Wharf:
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BUSINESS DIRECTORY

Pattern and Model Maker.
H. BAROUR, 80 Cross ST., Portland
We.
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PROMPT PAYMENT OF DEATH LOSSES.

claims promptly upon their approval by the loss
committee, without waiting the customary ninety
days-and sDithout rebate of interest
JOH~ Il. DE WITT, Fresident.
DANIEL SHARP. Vice President,
HENRY D. SMITH, Secretary,
NICHOLAS DEGR0OT, Assistant Secretary,
THOMAS A. FOSTER, Medical Director.
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The Bear Policy nchanged-Predicted
Break in Denver-General Street Cos
Gir,
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10
HUMOR OF THE DAY.

A striking subjeot-The hammer.
81 have fresh cold," said gentle
man to his acquaintance. "Why do you
have fresh one2 Why don't you have
it curedY'
A merchant may manage to grub
along without advertising, and 30 may
man empty hogshead of water with
a teaspoon, but both are decidedly
tedious undertakings.
A young lady gave her fellow the
mitten for some reason, whereupon he
threatened to publish her letters in re-
venge. every we'll" she said, am
ashamed of nothing in them but their
address,"
Tie weary husblnd as he proceeds to
take down the olothesline, uncon-
sciously trips over croqnet arch, and
from the bottom of mis- teet wishes he
was where the wickets cease from
troubling.
"Is that an NAL success 2" inquired
4 neighbor OF farmer who had recently
purchased wa ch d g. "Weil, z, ess
so he caught right on the first day."
replied the owner, proudly pointing TO
- va poh'oAocio oObAbS @SHA
the dogs kennel.
II you want to be very fashionable in
your correspondence you must use fancy
colored sealing wax and tie seal to
close your envelopes. And don't forget
the extra postage stamp theref1f, or the
receiver of the letter won't appreciate
yo1r elegant style. e.-BOston Post.
The tremul )us boughs of the waving
trees we're raining down shadows that
fell cool and fair upon Lurline Perkins
autiful face as she stood sile1t and
alone near the woodshed. The ur-
murous signing of the summer brt eze
was borne to her by the tranced air, and
ever and anon there came up from the
meadows the sound of the farmers ak
as he felled the sturdy asparagus that
was soon to delight the palates Of the
rich people in the city who could pay
for it. Away to the eastward, mirroring
back the azure dome of the sky, lay the
lake, and the swell Of it's silver foam but
served to make the silence deeper. The
girl stood for several minutes as if en-
tranced by the scene. Then, turning
sadly away, she exclaimed in low, bitter
tones 81 suppose 1 shall have to milk
that drafted COW, and the sooner 1 get
at it the better. y Chicago Tribune.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10
IDGWAY, ELK COUNTY, PA, THURSDAY, AUGUST 10.

you were bent on romance for him,
SO l helped you to one. It might have
been so, you know. You are inclined
to build too much on appearances"
"I think I am," said Miss Grannis,
holding her head higher.
"Don't resent my little fiction seri.
ously. 1 did it on the spur Of the
moment, and came this evening almost
purposely to confess it, and to look
after that pathetic young man OF yours"
"And you called yourself Mrs.
Granger all the time u denounced Miss
Grannis, laying her hand on the
balustrade, while she bent falcon looks
upon her acquaintance.
"Thats my name by the merest CO.
incidence. Ifit had been anything else
you would have thought 1 had re-
turned to my maiden name. But you
could see for yourself, my dear, what q
cozy little widow am. Nothing pa
thetic about me. / married man to
whom 1 am indebted for various lessons
in human nature. He died several
years ago. l am to be married again
next month, and sorrow is not preying
upon me at all.'
Miss Grannis' head was at this time
reared so high, and her eyelids dropped
70 low, that she paid languid attention
to anything else young Mrs. Granger
had to say. But after reaching the top
of the stairs, her progress along the
corridor became fight.
She knocked ut her fathers door, and
fell tumultuously on the bosom of his
dressing gown.
What's the matter?" exclaimed the
old merchant, feeling compunction at
having left her downstairs while he
sought nap between dances,
ave must go right away-in the
rain that leaves tonight" said Miss
Grannis, with half sob, crushin her
pretty tulle dress upon his knees as sho
made him sit down at window. ooh,
pa. don't keep me here another hour
l am all mixed up and every body is
deceptive and horrid p
"But thought you were having the
best of times, dancing 30 late. And
there was that fat young man who
looked 80 melancholy"
"Pa," exclaimed Miss Grannis, hold
in Z him off with savage shake, eff l
ever see anybody again with that far
away sad look in the eyes 1 shall be.
Iieve it is dyspepsia. shall avoid that
person as miserable human shell.
Now, 1 m going to pack. It's so COM
Portable" she concluded, leaning her
mead on his shoulder, "to feel snch
confidence in dear old pa tonight.
But never speak to me about any
pathetic young man again. ."-Harper' s
R0z1r
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A Fearful Swim for Life.

A correspondent, writing from Ell
Dorado Canon New, says: Another Of
| our old-timers has been swallowed up
| by the treacherous Colorado. Barney
Coleman and Benjamin Gooch, accom-
panied by two Indians, started up the
river one morning recently in skiff for
the purpose of ca'chipg drift-wcod
After reaching point between twelve
and fifteen miles up the river the boat,
becoming unmanageable, was drawn
into an eddy and disappeared ia an in
slant. The skiff at the time was near a
steep cliff of rocks, whose walls were
Two hundred feet in height, and the
Indians, observing that the eddy was
about swallowing the boat and crew,
jumped out and clung to the rocks and
Gocch endeavored to do the same thing
after them. He secured slight hold
to the perpendicular sides of the cliff
clung to it only for moment, then fell
into the water and was seen no more.
Coleman aprang from the stern of the
skiff out into the river and got beyond
the eddy, where he watched for the ap.
pearance of the boat. He had not long
to wait, but it seemed to him ages,
when he caught sight of il, bottom up.
ward, few yards down the river, when
he swan after it, overtaking and cling
ing to it.
In this condition, for three miles, he
went shooting past rocks, plowing
through breakers and whirlirg about in
eddies, when he came face to face with
one of those roaring rapids and treach
erous eddies so numerous and so dread
ful in the Colorado. There was no time
to lose. Another chance between life
and death, and that chance perhaps was
the only one in thousand. The resolu-
ton was formed one moment and ex-
ecuted the next. The skiff was in the
midst OF the rapids, standing on end ;
another breaker and over it went.
This was an indescribable moment
to Coleman, whose sole reliance
had deserted him, as he felt q
prisoner in the hands of death, and
though he had scarcely known his
strength before here was desperate
opportunity TOR it's test, AMI he says that
he felt that he was a mere straw at the
mercy of wave one second and an eddy
the next.
Here was waged fierce and pro.
tracted struggle for life between a
powerful man and skillful swimmer
weighing 225 pounds, and first a whirl-
pool and then rapid, whose force and
size and danger can never be realiz q
except by the man whose life wal
trembling in the balance, but courage
and human siren 9Th at last prevailed
and the brave man swan OF
over rapids and through whirl
pools for the distance o
three of as perilous miles as was prob
ably ever won by man. Who can ina z
inc his feelings as he reached in safet
and crawled upon the river bank
where he lay for some time completed
exhausted As soon as he had regaine,
sufficient strength, Coleman set out fo
the canon, and, shoeless and naked
after tramp of six miles over the bal
ren, rocky mountains and through dee
canons of burning sand in the heat O
broiling sun, he arrived, his fet
bleeding and fearfully lacerated by th
J sharp rocks.
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= -
Arab Bey.

Edward T.. Wilson, an artist of Phila-
delphia, recently returned from Egypt
where he frequently met Arabi Pashs,
thus describes the rebellious Egyptian
"Picture a tall, heavy faced man,
suJlen, swarthy, with only pretty clear
eye to soften the general harshness of
expression and black mustache to
hide a not particularly finely-carved
mouth. His legs are as unattractive as
his face. The underpinning looks too
frall for the rest of the body. He is
bulky man, not pussy or Falstaffian in
girth, but broad, thick. chested fellow,
built on the lobster pattern.
His dress was slovenly on this oc-
casion, and his manners were brusque
and anything but attractive. "Take
him all in ALL" said Mr.. Wilson, sum-
ming up his impression in eight words,
syou would never notice him in crowd.
In fact" said the speaker, "he has the
air of person who regards himself as
very big Indian, an opinion stranger
would not be likely to concur in by any
means at the first blush"
In speaking of the wonderful in
duence Arab exerts over his troops, MIR.
Wilson related little story in which he
explained the potitive effects of the
power certain of the priests have over
the fanatic Il and superstitious people. In
Cairo is located the famous Mahamme-
dan college, whtre young men are edu.
Gated for the priesthood. While many
graduate, not all by any means assume
holy orders. But the fact of having been
prepared for the calling invests them
for all time with power over the pop
ulace that foreigners cannot Under
stand. Arab Pasha was brought up in
this college and is firm believer in the
Koran. In his iourneyings along the
Niie Mr.. Wilson was accompanied by
Mahommed Achm-d Effendi Hadaijau,
a silk merchant of Cano, who was edu-
Gated in the sacr. college with Arabi.
1T frequently occurie ed" continued
the artist. "that oUr dragomen would
tsil into disputes over trivial matters,
aid would act a. if their rage was un-
b)unded. It. made no difference
however great the turmoil OF
heated the belligerents, Efendi Ha-
daijsh could qpell the trouble
and scatter the participants by simply
raising his hand and speaking a few
words mildly. HIS manner was AWAY
of the kindliest, his eye tender and hi
face benevolent, but his presenc'
among the lowly Was sufficient to in
, sure the profoundest respect. / knew
he was not a priest, and In friendl,
, way would endeavor to obtain from hin
the underlying reason of this maniies
power, but he turned my inquiries ava
with smile and wave of the hand, q
~ II wara NOT to ha talkad ahout q
I it is with Arab. He was prepared TO
Q the priesthood, and his followers invel
4 him, in their religious zeal, with inviI
t chile power aud probably sa red II
! spiration." ."-PhiLidsiphia Times.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10
Slow Work.

As an illustration of the slowness
with which public business before Con
gress sometimes goes forward the
Washington correspondent of the Bal
timore Sun tells the following: Some
tine since Philip Reich, OF Frederick,
Md, came to this CITY on visit. He
is eighty two years of age, though we'll
preserved. In talking with Represent
ative Urner he said he thought that Con-
gress was about as slow now as at any
time in the past. Said he: "When /
was in Wa hington before, in 1914, the
claim of r. X. Meade, the father Of
General Meade, who commanded al
Gett, sburg, was under consideration
1t was Spanish claim of some kind
for damages and Losses he sustained 1 il
Spain. After being away for SIXTY
eight years l returned, and what case d.
you think was under consideration whel
1 got into the capitola The same CLAIM
Of r. K. Meade"
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Forty.

With many careless, joyous bound,
With many a weary, treadmil round,
Der smooth-spread turf or dangerous ground
By many limpid stream, and mild
By many mountain torrent wild,
], from simple, trusting child,
Have wandered ON to forty.
From feet that skipped to sober tread
From mind with foolish fancies fed,
10 sounder judgment, wiser head
The change to work from thoughtless play,
The change from graver thoughts to gay
which came to me along the way
strobe while reaching forty.
Through visions which had real seemed
Through vi.ions wilder than dreamed;
Through shadows where the silver cleaned,
Through sunny places half oercast
BY eerie shapes which fitted fast
For brightness cannot always last,
And youth must merge in forty.
Now let me count my treasures DER;
What have ! won or lost Far more
Have lost than gained Such boundless store
Of faith and hope boosted, when
l wandered from lad of ten
To where my vision broadened. Then
My faith exceeded forty.
Somewhat have learned, and much unlearned-
Some good received, much more have spurned
And much that might have been discerned
1 left nheeded-wandering by
With careless or averted eye;
Forgetting that the moments fly
So fast from youth to iorty
I've reached the summit of the race,
And would move on with slower pace;
But forty has no breathing place;
So shift and turn me as I will
The yeais will crowd and jostle still,
And l may hasten down the hill
To score another forty.
view the path I've wandered on,
Where forty years have come and gone,
And much of faith and hope lies strewn,
And pray they may prove finest gold,
The remnant of the faith hold,
And shred of hope still infold,
And last another forty.
Springfield Republican.
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10

At q family party the company was so
large that two bows had TO wait at sup.
per. When the meal had long been over
and the folks sat still at the table the
elder of the boys-it was his seventh
birthday-was seen crouching on the
doorstep outside the supper room, and
was asked: ''Where is Paul?" With q
deep drawn sigh the lad responded: ]
don't know; 1 s'pose he's som ewhere
prayin' the Lord for his superb
The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-08-10

A workman in q mill in Phenixville,
Pennsylvania, rolled round three
quarter-inch bar. OF iron, 1853 feet in
length. This is claimed to De the
longest bar Of iron Of that size ever
rolled,
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Oh Mellow Moonlight.

Oh, mellow moonlight warm,
Weave round my love charm;
Oh, countless starry eyes,
Watch from the holy skies;
Oh, ever-solemn night,
Shield her within thy might;
Watch her, my little one
Shield her, my darling
How my heart shrinks with fear
Nightly to leave thee, dear;
Lonely and pure within
Vast glooms of woe and sin;
Our wealth of love and bliss
Too heavenly-perfect is;
Goodnight, my little one u
God keep thee, darling
james Thomson.
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