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The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
WASHINGTON.
The Christiancv Divorce Case.

The Christiancy Divorce Case.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27-Chancellor Wylie,
on motion of counsel for ex-senator Christian
cy, in the suit for divorce brought by him
against his wife, has appointed E. S. Chaplin,
ESQ., commissioner to take the testimony of
some seventeen witnesses. The object of this
testimony is to contradict that of Mrs. Chris
tiancy and her mother, Mrs. Lingenbeel, re-
garding the conduct of Mr.. Christiancy while
in Lansing with his wife, and to disprove the
charges of cruelty and intemperance of him.
self and sons as alleged by her. The applica-
tion of her counsel for commissioner to take
the testimony of Dora Davis was refused, the
Chancellor holding that their time had ex-
pired for that purpose. He.also made an order
recurring the counsel for Mr. Christiancy to
conclude his testimony within the next thirty
days.
Dakota Wants to be State.
The Senate Committee on Territories to-day
heard arguments from Delegate Pettigrew,
Gov. Ordway and others in advocacy of the
proposed division of Dakota Territory and the
admission of all that part lying south of the
46th parallel as State. Delegate Pettigrew
made general statement as to the progsess of
the territory and submitted data to show that
its population was over $4,000 and value OF
property about $4S, 100000.
The Star Route Cases.
The counsel for the prosecution and defence
in the straw bond Star route cases as a result
of their consultations yesterday and last night
came into court prepared to attempt an agree
ment on certain points. Col. Bliss, of the
Governments counsel, cited by the prosecu-
ton, was prepared to admit that it had been
the practice of persons bidding for contracts
for carrying mails to use the same sureties
upon all their bids to justify upon some speci-
fed property on all their bids. Col. Bliss also
admitted for the prosecution that in certain
cases the amount paid by the contractors for
the performance of mail service was less than
they had received from the Government,
After a sh ort discussion the opposition to Civ
ing in of the papers as evidence was with
drawn, and the defence called witnesses to tes-
tify to the good character and financial integri-
ants. Col. Bliss, to shorten proceedings, ad-
mitted for the Government the general good
character of Dickson. Charles Ell. Dickson be-
ing called to testify, was asked by the defence
whether he had entered into conspiracy with
Cabell and Minnix to defraud the Government
An objection was entered by the prosecution
which was sustained by the court. Adjourned
till Tuesday.
The grand jury since Monday have been en-
gagged in the consideration of the Star ronte
cases as regards ''straw bonds and expedited
routes" A large number of witnesses have
been summoned and thus far the following
have been examined:-Z. L. Tidball, Thos. p
Shallcross, Patrick III. Woodward, Jno. T.
Hazelrigg and W. A. Maxey. The grand jury
have been making general investigation but
have notsyet directed particular enquiry to any
special case, ssa-s
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THE ASSASSIN.
Gulteau Confident the American
People Will Help Him.
HIS ACCESS TO THE PUBLIC TO BE
STOPPED.
Seoville Working to Secure New
Trial.

WASHINGTON, Jan. GA rumor which has
exploded before it had gained much circula-
tion, started this morning, that Guiteau had
suicided in his cell. 1t served, however, to
put few extra dollars in the pockets of hack
men who were called into requisition by re-
porters and as the same rumor has requeptiy
been started before it is not unreasonable TO
assume that it had been done in the interest OF
the hackmen. =.
AS against this rumor it is said by the jail
officials that the prisoner appears much bright
er and more talkative than yester; that he mas
quite recovered from the palpable depression
succeeding the verdict and now talks with his
usual sanguine confidence of the assistance
and sympathy he is to receive from the Ameri-
can pleopIe, and of new trial which is to
vindicate him.
Mr.. Scoville was found at his hotel
this noon, busily engaged in drawing up
affidavits upon which to found his motion for a
new trial. He remarked he should not file
them in court till the last moment, as some
material points are being suggested. Even
this morning have newly discovered evldonco
to add to my reasons for moving for new
trial, and as every fact upon which rely must
be embraced in my affidavit L am anxious TO
improve the very utmost moment OF grace al
lowed by the law. 1t is unfortunate for me
that the case was given to the jury on Wednes-
day instead of Thursday, as it virtually allows
but three days instead of four. The fourth
day falling on Sunday, am compelled to file
my papers on Saturday
Mr.. Scoville stated to-day he should expect
the prosecution would improve every technical
advantage. That had been their course ell
through the trial. Scoville will not visit the
prisoner again until tomorrow afternoon.
Several hundred letters were piled upon his
bed in his room, all addressed to Guiteau, and
at least forty or fifty of them bore the direction
"Hon. Charles or Chas j. Guiteau." These
were being examined by Scoville with view
to Withholding such as he deemed improper to
go to the prisoner.
Mr. Scoville entertains this morning some
what more hopeful view than yesterday. Yet
it can hardly be questioned he still looks upon
the prospects ol new trial with far more
doubt than with favorable anticipations.
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An unusually high northwest wind prevail
ed here this forenoon prostrating the vane on
the Beacon street church, several chimneys,
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SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 2s.
by TELEGRAPH.
BLASTS FROM BoREAs.
EXTENSIVE DAMAGE BY YESTER-
DAYS GALE.
Many Buildings Demolished, But No
Lives Lost.

Z LEWISTON, Jan. 27-To-day a fearful gale
has been blowing and much damagedone by
blowing down chimneys, breaking glass, etc.
One of the Machine Co.'s buildings had the tin
stripped from the roof; several church spires
yibrated so as to cause apprehension; one
street car was tipped over, but no damage was
done and the cars were withdrawn till four
o'clock.
WINTHROP, Jan. PA singular acc-
dent occurred here to-day. While William
Davenport, clerk for N. Bishop, was delivering
goods, the fierce gale blew over the delivery
cart, breaking both bones of one leg.
GARDINER, Jan. 27.-The ice house Of
the Old Orchard Ice Company was blown
down this afternoon by high winds which pre-
vailed in this vicinity during the day. Loss
81 900; no insurance.
RocKLAND, Jan. 27.-This city was vis-
tied by heavy gale to-day. 1t came suddenly
about noon and blew off the roof of the Refining
House of the Gas Works, and bricks from
many chimueys. The damage to the Gas
Works will not exceed 500.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Jan. 27.-There was a
heavy gale this forenoon in this city and vicln-
ity. The wind blew 80 miles per hour, and
considerable damage was done to trees and
buildings. No fatalities have been reported
BURLINGTON, VT, Jan. 27.-At o'clock this
morning this city was visited by the severest
gale for many years, doing great damage to
property. One wall of the Burlington & La
moine Railroad depot, lofty brick building,
was blown in and the roof blown off. The
roof was also blown off two buildings of the
Burlington cotton mill, many chimneys blown
down and large number of trees Frustrated,
and the ice swept off Lake Champlain and
Burlington Bay almost in an instant. The
tornado appears to have been confined to the
city, being only strong wind in the country.
ROCHESTER,, n H., Jan. 27-The high wind
prevailing in this vicinity overturned the large
exhibition building of the Rochester Fair AS
sociation. The building was filed with car
riages placed there for storage. Nearly all OF
them were more or less injured, several be-
ing completely crushed to the ground.
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WALL STREET.

Future Course Of Specu1ation-Gould' g
Railroad Schemes-Mlscellaneo Notes
NEW YORK, Jan. 27-Wall street reports
state that the leading foreign houses declare
that the situation abroad is better rather than
worse, and that contrary reports are cir culated
mainly for effect upon stocks.
The feeling uptown last evening was mixed.
Some of the best operators thought that the
tendency Of prices was upward but that there
might be a reaction to-day. The bearish feel
ing was most pronounced upon the Wander
bilts.
Mr.. Gould is reported to have said that he
looks for moderate fluctuations, with an ad-
vancing tendency in prices for about two
weeks, after which he expected a bull market
TO set it.
A Philadelphia dispatch yesterday afternoon
stated that Mr.. Gould had secured control of
Denver. Pointed inquiries brought from a
prominent banker in that city reply that he
could not sayp ositively that Mr.. Gould had Sc
cured control of the road.
Boston railroad men are understood to
have been in conference with the Denver
managers yesterday, giving rise to reports of
important negotiations between Denver and
Burlington and Quincy or Atchison, Topeka
or Santa Fe.
1t is stated positively that Mr.. Gould has
made another important railroad purchase,
which will be announced within few days.
1t is understood that majority of New York
Elevated was exchanged for Manhattan first
preferred last evening. Mr. Gould or Mr.. Sage
will pay the III per cent dividend on Manhat-
tan first preferred, which reduces the price to
90, ana will then loan so on it until the stock
is listed.
Considerable Northwest was bought yesterday
for western account.
No application has been made to list Western
Union on the London Stock Exchange. The
earnings of the company increased S41, 900 last
week.
Subscriptions for the new securities of the
Atlantic and Pacific road were stopped ester
day. The amount is likely to be reduced from
Sl6,50O,0 600 to $10,0O0,000, and the terms may
be changed.
A rumor that Mr. Gould would buy half in
terest in the Chesapeake and Ohio road was cir
culated yesterday,
Foreign houses were large buyers of Govern
ment bonds yesterday
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois and the
Evansville and Terre Haute roads will be con-
solidaied May /.
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THE SOUTH AMERICAN I'M
BROGLIO.
Blaine's Policy Reversed-Mr Hurlbut
Recalled.

Blaine's Policy Reversed-Mr. Hurlbut
Recalled.
NEW YORK, Jan. 27.-The Herald's Wash.
ington dispatch says: Mr. Blsine's belligerent
South American policy has been reversed by
President Arthur. Mr.. Trescott, the special
envoy to Chilli, has been instructed not to
make the dictatorial demands on Chill which
Mr.. Blaine has ordered. Mr.. Martinez, the
Chilian minister here, has given official assur-
ance to Secretary Frelinghuysen that his gov
ernment meant no offence to the United States
by the removal of Calderon from Lima. Gen.
Hurlburt, whose course at Lima has excited so
much comment, has been called home and
should be now on his way
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The President, tc-
day, transmitted to the Senate the following
communication from the Secretary of state
embodying the purport of a Telegram recently
received from Mr.. Trescott, special envoy Of
the United States to Chill and Peru:
To the President:
In further response to resolution of the
Senate of 18th ult., calling for the correspond
ence touching affairs in and between Chill and
Peru, the Secretary of State has the honor to
lay before the President the purport of a ci-
pher telegram from the special envoy lately
sent out to these countries. Mr.. Trescott, in
this telegram, reports that he had several con-
fidential conferences with the minister for
foreign affairs of Chill; that the Chilian gov
ernment disclaims any intention of offending
the government off the United States in the
arrest of President Calderon and his removal
to Chilian territory; that the good offices of the
United States will be accepted by Chill and
tina. the Chilian authorities will facilitate the
conference between the United States special
envoy and the provisional government of Peru
with the exception of Senior Calderon. The
terms of peace presented by Chill embrace the
following points: Absolute cession of Tarapaca
district, and in addition thereto the payment
of an indemnity of $50, 900 900, payable in ten
years. during all of which time the positive
occupation of africa by Chill is required and
should the indemnity be unpaid africa is also to
be ceded to Chill, and besides this Chill is
to appropriate the guano deposits of the Lobos
Islands. In the event of Peru refusing the con-
siderations named the Chilian government
would decline any further proffer of the friend
ly interference of the United States.
The remainder of this telegram is obscure
and it is uncertain whether the department of
State is able to translate from the cipher the
exact language or even to .obtain the sense of
the sender.
For this reason, as we'll as from wish to
avoid disclosing the cipher of the department,
the substance only of the despatch is sent.
Respectfully submitted,
FREDERICK 7. FRELINGHUYsEN.
Department of State, Washington, Jan. 27,
1882
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
Gloucester Fish Market.

FOR THE WEEK ENDING Jan. 20.
Our quotations are wholesale prices for fare lots
and iobbing lots command an advance on our fig
ures.
Georges Codfsh-We quote $5% qtl for large
and S41h for medium; Bank held So for large and
81 for medium; dry cured Bank at S4A @$6
for large and $3% for medium. Shore Goldfish
picked cured, So for large and 81 for medium
Bav trawl S434 @$5 for large; N. S. Shore $51a@
So; Newfoundland $51a.
i Cusk and Haddock practically out Of the market
with prices nominally at 81 P qtl for the former
and So for the latter sales of Hake at So and Pol
lock S21h: English do 1914 @S31a.
Boneless and prepared fish 412@b12c fB fb for
Hake and Cusk to 51a@8 for best Goldfish. Smoked
Halibut at 1O1ac 4Y ib. Smoked Salmon 18c; Scaled
Herring 18c 4P box; No at l5c: tueks 13c. Bloat-
ers SOC ~ hundred.
MackereI-more inquiry; fair lots command $50
for Is Sl2 for rs, and SO for 3s Nova Scotias 81
6sI5 for Is, S8h@1O for Is, $71ady8 for 3s.
Herring quote Eastern round S2% @$3 y
bbl.
Market Fish-We quote steak Cod at So 44 cwt;
market do $41a; Haddock So.
Frozen Herring-60 to 7Oc 4S hundred
Fresh Halibut-last sales small lot of Georges at
Ia and 1Oc 3Y fb for white and gray.
Trout S14 4Y Dbl; Swordfish at $697; Goldfish at
SIS. Haddock at $31a, Halibut Heads $31s, Hall
but Fins SO bbl Fins and Napes at S41a, Tongues
S6 Tongues and Sounds at $40; Alewives at $50
S314; Halifax Salmon $22 for No Is; $50 for 2s;
California do at $15 Shad $10.
Pure Medicine Oil at SOC % gal, crude do at 60c;
Blacklist Oil 55c Cod do 35c; Shore do at 33c;Por-
Porgie scrap, s12 y ton; Fish do SO; Liver do So;
Fish Skins $13; Livers 35c 4P bucket
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
ALLEGED LAND SWINDLE.
Serious Charges by Senator Van Wyck
against Government Land Officials.

Serious Charges by Senator Van Wyck
against Government Land Officials.
WASHINGTON, Jan. Ex-senator Van Wyck
introduced resolution yesterday, calling for
an investigation of land office swindles, and he
proposes TO speak upon it to-day. Senator Van
Wyck says that the system of township surveys
has become gigantic swindle, and that ne
proposes to demonstrate it in his forthcoming
speech. The original law provided that parties
deRositing money to pay for surveys might get
script in return, which should be receivable in
payment for lands within that survey. Mr.. Van
Wyck says that parties, seeing how it could be
used, got the law amended so as to make this
script receivable for public land anywhere in
the United States. He says an enormous ring
has been formed, which includes most of the
Surveyors General and other Government land
officers that this ring makes surveys of worth
less lands, and then uses the script they get in
return for the deposits for surveys to purchase
the least valuable Government lands of the
West; that last year this ring made $2,0O0.000
out of this method of operation, and he propos-
ed to crush the ring By breaking up the present
system Of surveys. Senator Van Wyck sayshe
has the proofs necessary to establish his allega-
tons,
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28

Wheats. 49,. 8 50@9 2f
Michigan Win
ter best. ....7 50@7 ct
Common
Michigan. ....7 0097 2t
St. Louis Win
ter fair ~ 50@7 7t
Winter good. Z 75GS OO
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Jan. 27, VIM. H. Broughton. aged 81

In this city, Jan. 27, VIM. H. Broughton, aged 81
years.
Funeral service Sunday afternoon at O'Clock,
at his late residence, 325 Bracket street. Burial
In this city, Jan. 27. Mrs. Caroline Bradford,
aged 81 years.
Prayers this Saturday forenoon at 1O1a O'Clock ]
In North Yarmouth, Jan. %, Mrs. Mary e. Luf-
kim widow of the late Seth S. Lufkn aged rs years
8 months. [Boston papers copy.]
In Parkmon, Jan. 10, Sewall f. Mann, aged 80
years. s-formerly of Portland.
In West Bath, Jan. 26. VIM. L. Brown, aged 81
years months.
In Brunswick, Jan. %, Betsey sweetsir, aged
80 years -
years. -son of Jonathan Fogg.
gE-The funeral service of the late Fannie E
Short will be held Sunday afternoon at O'Clock, at
No. % Hampshire street. Burial private.1
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Domestic Markets.

tBy T6I6RrHpusI
NEW YORK, Jan. 27-Evening.-FIour market
quiet and very steady and prices without decided
change with light export and jobbing trade demand.
Receipts Flour 12,0o5 bbls; exports 1877 bbls;
western and State 25@4 80;common to good ext.
Western andEState O0@5 SO; good to choice Wes-
tern extra at 90@8 75; common to choice White
Wheat Western extra 00@ O0;fancy do at 8 90
as rs; common to good extra Ohio at 25@8 rs;
common to choice extra St. Louis at 10aS 75;
Patent Minnesota extra at 00@S so; choice to
double extra at 6O18 75 including 1900 bbls
CITY Mill extra 9O@7 90 for w 1; 1000 bbls No Q
at 5 1894 35;1100 Superfne 25@4 80; 800 bbls
extra5 00@5 50;3900 bbls Winter Wheat extra low
s 2508 rs; 44OO bblsIAInnesota extra 00118 rs:
Southern flour quiet; common to fair extra at so
al 90; good to choice at 1908 co. Wheat-re-
ceipts 81 900 BUSH exports $4,000 bush; unsettled;
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL
Portland Daily Wholesale BIarket.

Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND Jan. 27.
For the leading food staples we have no marked
change to report to-day, and trade generally has
been rather quiet, but the volume of business is
larger than usual at this season. In Breadstuffs
and Provisions there is a very strong feeling mani
tested among dealers on account of the advance in
primary markets. Sugar rules steady here at 9s4 c
for granulated and 914c for Extra G, but the New
York and Boston markets show slight falling off,
while advices from Havana indicate bad break,
and we may look for decline here; ;Molasses Sugar
at Havana has fallen from. 6@6ss reals to 51a@6,
Muscovado from 7@71s 10 5s4 @6, and Centrifugal
has declined to 8@81s reals
The following are Jo-day's quotations of Flour
Grain, Provisions. &c.
suuerane.....5 e.oa5' s 1896 25 H. M. old Corn,
Extra Spring. g 50G6 rs car lots 76@77
Patent Spring car lots, 74975
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DOMESTIC PORTS.

SAN FRANCISCO - Sid 18th, ship Bonanza,
Leach, Hayre. r,.
Ar 26th, ships Oregon, Pennell, Liverpool; Titan.
sid 20th, ship St John Smith, waterhouse, Liv-
erpool. o- v..,,,. ran
Ar 2oth, ship Levi G Burgess. Starrett. Port
PISCAGOULA-Ar 21st sch Adde Fuller, Jor-
genson Baltimore.
cd 23d. brig L Munson, Smith, Sagua.
CEDAR KEYS, FLA-Cld Goth, schs Brigadier,
Scott and Addie e Snow Flanders, Coatzacoalcos.
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BATH, Jan. N.-Geo. B. Litchfield aged 10,
fell into the shold of the ship now building in
Rogers yard to-day, receiving serious injuries
about the head and producing conclusion of
the brain. He was taken home insensible
and DR.. Roche attended him.
a Gale at Bath.
An unusually high northwest wind prev all
ed here this forenoon prostrating the vane on
the Beacon street church, several chimneys,
sc.
Death of an Old Manufacturer.
WINTHROP, Jan. 27.-Luther Whitman,
Esq, one of our Oldest citizens and well known
throughout the country as the proprietor of
whitmans Agricultural Works, whose inn
land. died yesterday from the effects of a
paralytic shock.
The Celebrated Case.
LEWISTON, Jan. ga case existing much
local interest tried in the Supreme Court at
Auburn closed to-day. In March, 1879, Miss
Fannie Dickey in mailing letter on Sunday
was struck by ice falling from tie roof of
City Building. She sued for $4,000 and the
aAxs AaSe .gsnasEsa q yesaAst toE tpe pAsAntAn
for S2,250
The Fire Record.
CALAIS, Jan. ga fire at Woodstock, N
B., this afternoon damaged James Hayden's
house occupied by W. S. Saunders. Loss
5000; insured in the Hartford.
GARDINER, Jan. pa house own and oc-
cupied by John S. Keene destroyed by fire to-
day. Loss 5000; insured for $1,000 in the
Orient Insurance Company of Hartford. Fire
was caused by defective chimney.
Death of Maine Boy.
LOWELL, Mass, Jan. 27.-Samuel r. Bar
clay. young man recently from Calais, Me-,
was killed this afternoon on the freight track
near the Boot mills while shackling cars by
being caught between the bunters.
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California Mining sfocks.
(By Telegraph.)
SAN FRANoIsoo. eJan. 27.-The following are
Chicago Live stock Market.

(By Telegraph.)
CHICAGO. Jan. dogs-Receipts %. 600 head;
shipments 7OO0 market is steady and unchanged;
common to good linked at 9O06 80; heavy pack
ing and shipping at 6O@6 80; light at 10@6 30;
skips and culls at 60@5 70.
Cattle-Recepts 45OO head shipments 3400 head;
steady; no export good to choice shipping stronger
at 3h@6 10; common to fair at 25@5 90.
Sheep receipts 1900 head shipments 1900 head:
weak and slow but steady; common to medium 3 90
93 so; good to choice at 00@4 30.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
The small Pox Scourge.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.-The National board
of health has received advices from Gaylord,
Kansas, under date of Jan. a, that the small
pox is an epeidmic at Cedar Junction, john
son county, in that state. Thirteen deaths are
reported, and vaccination { is being generally
enforced throughout the state.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
METEOROLOGICAL.

INDICATIONS EoR TBR HExT TwENTY-EoUR
HOURS.
Wax DEPT, OFFIcR CnIRF SIGNAL
OgFIoER, Washington. d. O.,
Jan. %, Am.
For New England,
Fair weather during the day, northwest
winds shifting to east ahd south, with cloudy
weather. Rising followed by falling barome-
toa, and slight rise in temperature.
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MARRIAGES.

In Deering Jan. 26. by Rev. c. A. Hayden, Sam'l
Windham.
In Topsham. Jan. FL, Eugene L. Temple or Bow
doinham and Miss Annie Q: Wilson OF Topsham;
In Topsham, JAM 21, Alden O. Jones and Miss
Susan W. Racklif
In Brunswick, Jan. 10, John F. Howard of Wins
low and Miss Helen M. Young daughter OF Henry
Young of Matinicus.
At Matinicus, Jan. 49, Chas II. Ring and Miss
Amanda e. Marshall.
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NOTICE TO MARINERs.

LIGHTHOUSE INSPECTORS OFFICE, 1st Dist,
Portland, Jan 27, 1882.
The Whistling buoy near Monhegan Island, report
ed out of place the 25th inst was replaced res
HENRY F. PICKING, Com'dr. U. S. N,
L. H. Inspector.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
Disorderlv Co1legians

TRENTON, N j., Jan. 27.--Of the twenty
three students of Princeton College arraigned
to-day for disorderly conduct, five pleaded not
guilty and will be tried. Tbs remainder made
no plea and were fined 500.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
MAINE.
THE SHORE LINE.

Enthusiastic Meeting at Cherryfield
Yesterday.
CHERRYFIELD, Jan. N.-An enthusiastic
railroad convention was held here to-day. The
unanimous expression Of the delegates was in
favor of accepting Col. Greene's proposition
for the building of the Bangor and Calais
Shore Line, and the proposition is to be sub
mediately.
The Portland daily press., 1882-01-28
MASSACHUSETTS.
Fatal Fall.

LOWELL, Jan. 27-Hiram Henry, aged 40,
weighing 800 pounds, slipped on the ice and
broke his neck while entering his house about
midnight. Deceased was a soldier in Captain
Prescott's company, 33d regiment. in the war.