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The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
FIRE IN A SLEEPING CAR.
One Man Burned So That He Will Die
Another Loses $50.

ALBANY, Dec. 7-As the Hudson River
Railroad second Pacific express, due in Albany
at 135 o'clock this morning, was nearing Cas-
tleton, one of the sleeping cars wrs discovered
to be on FIRE. It is said to have originated
from the explosion of lamp in the ladies'
toilet room. Four passengers were asleep in
the car, and were almost suffocated by the
smoke before aroused, The doors of the car
were found locked, and the windows fastened
down, SO that the imperlled men could not
raise them. An axe was obtained and an
opening cut through the side of the car,
by which escape was effected. Two men were
somewhat bruised, and SO overcome by the
smoke that it was deemed best to leave them in
hotel at Castleton. W. P, G. Murphy of Buff
falo, agent Of the Nickel-plated road, was also
injured, but proceeded to this city, where he
was removed to the Delevan House. This
forenoon he is much better The sleeping car
was burned to the trucks in spite of the efforts
of the Castleton fire department. f. Wort
man of West Hoboken, tailor, is so severely
burned that he will die.
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.-Superintendent Bis
sell, at the Grand Central depot, says: five pas
sengers were scorched in the burning car
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
The Typhoid Feverseare at Yale.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. President Porter adj
dressed the Yale students this morning in re-
gard to the recent reports that typhoid fever
prevailed. He said that after careful investi-
CATION he had found that every case which
had occurred at the college recently was con-
tracted elsewhere; that the sewerage of the
college was as perfect as possible and there
need be no fear from that quarter, and that
the most of the sickness was of malarisl not
typhoid character. He advised them to re-
gard the heat of their rooms and clothing
worn and urged them to beware of changes of
temperature. DIR. Moses G. White, Yale
professor, says there ia more typhoid fever in
New Haven at the present time than for many
Years mast.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Diph.heria i'm New London.

NORWICH, Dec. 7.-Diphtheria broke out
AMONG the school children in New London
about six weeks ago, and several cases ter
minated fatally within q few days. Fearing
that the disease would become epidemic, the
authorities ordered two schools, on Truman
and Hill streets, closed for the rest of the
term. Within a few days the disease, of a pc
culiarly malignant type, has appeared on the
west side in this city. The 10-year-old son of
Constable W. W. Ives died this week, after ap
illness of only three days, and such was the
condition of the body that it was necessary tc
bury it within six hours after death.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Forming an Ohio divorce Reform League

COLUMBUS, o., Dec. THE Ohio Divorce
Reform League was formed yesterday by
convention called by the State conference of
the several Protestant churches. Quite
large number of ministers were present from
different parts of the State, and an organiza-
tion was formed with Rt. Rev. G. 7. Bedell
Of Cleveland as president, and prominent men
in other cities of the State as vice presidents.
In the evening addresses were delivered by
Bishop Bedell and DR.. Moyt of Cleveland and
Rev. s. W. Dinke, secretary of the new di-
vorce reform league.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

Immediately after the war, when the reform
movement took such hold Of the community
the commitments for crime rapidly decreased.
To make comparison OF value, the commit
meuts should be taken, aud comparison made,
with other States where there is no prohibitory
law. The following statistics Of the number OF
convicts in the State prisons OF the several
States, according to official returns OF 1881,
would give much clearer idea OF the effect OF
prohibition in the suppression OF crime:
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

WINNIPEG, Dec. THE Manitoba rights
movement is gaining strength. Farmers are
organizing associations in every district and
appointing delegates to attend the convention
at Winnipeg on the 18Th inst. There is una
nimity among both political parties which
shows deep seated conviction that the griev
ances are due to misgovernment at Ottawa.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Horse Thieves Arrested.

OMAHA, iNeb., Dec. IA band of horse
thieves, which has been operating in Northern
Nebraska and Southern Dakota for several
months, was broken up last week by Brown
county (Neb.) vigilants, who captured and
hanged several of them near Ainsworth. The
sheriff of Brown county arrested three of the
gang and brought them down to Fremont
and there placed them in Jail to prevent their
execution by the vigilants. They will be
brought to Omaha today and lodged in Jail
for ia kaaninO
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
RAILWAY MATTERS.
The Ottawa, waddingtan aud New y

The Ottawa, Waddingtan aud New York.
OTTAWA, Dec. 7.-At meeting OF share
holders of the Ottawa, Waddington and New
York Railway Company it was resolved to
proceed with the construction Of the railway
and in the event of the government persisting
in their refusal to permit the bridging of the
st. Lawrence at Morrisburg to have their cars
conveyed across the river at that point by
steamer as is done at Prescott.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

ST. PAUL, MIMI, Dec. IA special de-
spatch from Helena, Mont, says: During the
month of October a man representing HIM
self as Posioffice Inspector Stedman and af-
terwafds as Inspector henderson visited the
and swindled officials and banks On Friday
last Inspector Jameson spotted him at Mis-
sou!a, and yesterday caused his arrest The
swDdler gave the name of S. W. Scott, and
the authorities were requested to hold him.
After Montana is through with him he is
wanted by Inspector Strait of Chicago. SCOTS
presence is also desired in Louisiana and Cali
fornia, where the authorities would like to get
q turn at him for similar offences.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

| CHICAGO, Dec. John Fleming and Frank
| L. Loring, prosecuted under the federal stat
| utes for participation in what are known as
the "Fund W." frauds, whereby people in
the United States and Canada were swindled
| out of $1,000,000 in pretended board OF
1 trade speculation, were found guilty this az
ternoon on all counts of the indictment. Sen
| tencA vyaa reseryed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
MASSACHUSETTS.
A Brutal Captaiu.

BOSTON, Dec THE grand jury of the
United States District Court has returned an
indictment against Obed w. Huey, master of
the bark Florence, for manslaughter on the
high seas and unusual punishment of one of
his crew.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Death of the Tramp Musician.

NEW HAVEN, Dec. 7. Professor Van
Drumming died in the New Haven, Conn,
hospital yesterday from the effects of amputa-
tion of diseased foot. He was known as the
"Tramp Musician He was formerly baron
in Germany, and when he came to this country
several years ago was possessed of $T5, 600, which
he lost by gambling. He finally became q
tramp and lived in shanty at Black Rock,
and was possessed of rare musical ability.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
FINANCIAL.
Speculation Causes a Bank Faiiur.

PITTsFIELD, Ill.,, Dec. 7.-Pike county Bank
of this city has failed. No inventory has yet
been tsken0 but the liabilities are large with
resources OF $4,000. An assignment was
made yesterday to Jefferson Orr. The bank is
probably able to pay fifty cents on the dollar.
The failure is charged by its victims to the
speculations Of an officer. An arrest is talked
ot
A Wheat Fool Loses Two Three Mil
Lions.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec Tt is reported that
a wheat freight pool composed of Solomon
Wangenheimp M. Waterman & Co., and 9TH
ers of this city has lost from $2,0o0,000 to
$3,000,00o by the heavy fall in rates. Claus
Speckels was caught to the extent of $780,
600.
The Weeks Failures.
NEW YoRK, Dec. 7.-R. G. Dun & Co., re-
port 307 failures in the United States and Can
ada this week as against 242 last week, This
is the greatest number secorded in any one
week for some years past. The increase is
principally in the Western and Southern
States and in Canada.
Embarrassed by Bank Failure.
HALIFAX, Dec. 7--J. E-oBurchell of Bur-
chell Bros. & Burchell, Matheson & Co., of
Sydney, @. b. has assigned, owing to the fail
ure oft Exchange Bank Of Montreal.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
HIGH SEAS"
Decision by the Court of Commits
sioners of Alabama Claims.
MEANING OF THE PHRASE "HEGH
sBAsp-THE CASE OF THE JOHN
II. JARVIS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. THE cocrt of COM
missioners of Alabama claims has rendered an
important opinion in the case of the I"Jphn II.
Jarvis" presented BY Thomas A. Rich and
Albert w. Paine, executors This was test
Case, selected to determine the meaning of the
phrase "high seas" in the act establishing the
court, and the decision affects the interests of
many other claimants. The opinion of the
court was delivered by Judge Harlan, as fol-
louc.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
We Pork Packing Establish
x.aeuf Rur.fsed
THE INDIANS.
Three Hundreds Yanktenais Leave Their
Reservation.

Reservation.
CHICAGO, Dec. IA despatch from Fort
Yates, OAK, says that Scout Bacon of Poplar
River, Mon, arrived at Standing Rock AgeD-
cy on the 4th inst. in pursuit of Black Catfish
and his followers, about three hundred Yauk-
tonais Indians, who have recently arrived
from Poplar River Agency many of whom are
we'll armed and vehemently declare that they
will not return to their reservation. In con-
versation with a gentleman at the agency
Black Catfish said the Yantonais Indians at
Poplar River were not properly cared for and
that many of the Indians had made several
Intellectual attempts to run away before.
Trouble of serious character is imminent un-
less the obstinate chief is persuaded to return
to Poplar River peaceably.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
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The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
GARRoTTER's WORK.
ACIergyman Robbed i'm the Streets of New
York-Hc Loses $3.50 i'm Money and
Jcwelry.

NEW YORK, Dec. Last evening, Rev.
John Owen Bache alighted from horse car
at 51st street. While walking along the stree
and as he neared Madison avenue he was at
tackled by three men, garroted and robbed of q
watch valued at $3.50, a diamond pin worth
$3.50, $22O in bills, and two diamond scarf
pins valued at $400. DIR. Baehe was found in
an unconscious condition. He is rector of
.Graca church Harlem
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

The Halowell Granite Company has just
closed contract for a monument at Spriug-
field, ILL.,, to Lieut.. Governor Menard. If will
cost $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. IA popular teach
or at Irkutsk, named Neustojeff, was arrested
recently. and shot within "a hours, for striking
Gen. Anutchin, Governor General OF Eastern
Siberia, in retaliation for an affront given.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
LABOR VS.. CAPITAL.
Iron xyorka Announce a Reductio,

HrON Ofks AMmOWuct n HheUUCtEVH'
TRENTON, N, j., Dec. THE New Jersey
steel and iron works announce a reduction of
10 per cent in the wages of chain makers to
take effect on the 18th inst.
Striking Worlmen Discharged.
READING, Pa, Dec Tone hundred striking
nailers of the Paterson Iron Co., received no.
tice of their discharge to-day. Tho compa-
ny's oflosrs say they will not resume until they
can procure men who will work at the wages
offered
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

Two men riding in a wagon attempted to
take one Of Mr.. Bower's team horses out of
the wagon and axe way with it. The team
was being driven by boy 13 OR IA years old,
and the boy told them there was another team
a short distance benind which probably was
the means of preventing them from taking the
horse.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

Colder and fair weather is indicated for the
Atlantic and Gulf States, Tennessee and Ohio
valley Sunday
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
FIRES.
Business Portion of a Town Burned.

EOEthVh VI a n OWN hhuEMCus
RALEIGH, N. c., Dec Williamstown,
Martin county, is in ashes. The entire bust
ness portion was burned last night, togeth er
with the post Office aud telegraph office. The
steamer Commerce of the Baltimore, Roanoke
& Norfolk line with 200 bales of cotton and
miscellaneous freight was also burned A
quantity of cotton in store and on the wharves
was also destroyed.
An Extensive Pork Packing Establish
ment Bnrned.
CRDAR RAPIDS, Ia,. Dec. THE FORK
packing establishment of T. M. Siuclair & Co.,
one of the most extensive in the West was
damaged 100000 by fire this morning. Three
hundred hands are thrown out of employment.
Sparks.
The Ohio brick works of J. M. Blair & Co.
was burned to-day. Loss $4,000.
BRUSSELS, Ont, Dec. 7.-George Howe s
Co.'s carding mill was burned this morning
Loss $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Sons of the Pine Trsestate.

Thanksgiving Festival Of Maine students
b. i'm the University of miehigan-The Old
Home Warmly Chcrishcd-Aa Interest,"
ing Occasion.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Train Robber Arrested.

LAREDO, Tex, Dec. IA Mexican was ar
rested at Guerrero yesterday for having in his
possession property taken when the train on
the Mexican National railroad WAS robbed by
40 desperadoes near La Jarita. Under threats
of hanging he gave the name and residence OF
each of the robbers to the authorizes.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
Nickel Alarm Clocks
ONLY Sl.5O.
EVERY CLOCK WARRANTED.
McKenney, the Jeweler.
547 CONGRESS STREET.
CHOICE BUTTER.

Just received "a consignment OF
So Tubs Extra Choice Vermont
Butter, and for sale by
j. T.. RANDALL, IL CO.,
dec7d3t kIe Cmmercial 81.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

Total for Southern States.300 239 Lo:
Ierr1IOrloS. ......-...s.. 10 10
Number of delegates on present basis. ...... -
Number of delegates on proposed basis. .........
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08
AUGUETA.

Thursday evening the members Of the Con-
gregaticn3l church and parish of Augusta
voted unanimously to extend call to Rev.
Arthur It. Skeele of East Bloomfield, N. Y,
to be their pastor. Mr.. Skeele is a son of the
late Rev. john Skeele, formerly of Hallowell;
is a graduate of Harvard, and prepared him
self for the ministry at tho Andover Theologi-
cal Seminary.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

S. A. Parsons, proprietor of the Bigelow
House, Dead River, while plougbipg few
weeks ago, near the mouth of Bog Brook, ON
the southerly bank of the Dead River, plough
ed up gun barrel, bayonet and the mount
ings of the stock. This was on the direct
route of Arnold's expedition to Quebec. The
gun was probably lost at that time, 108 years
aoO 1acf 0atokar
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

The annual catalogue of Bowdoin College
has been published. The total number of
students is 202, of whom 1eS belong to the aca-
demical department and 94 to the medical.
The senior class numbers 25, the junior 26,
sophomore % and freshmen a. There is one
Snecia1 studant
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-08

Elias Hutchins, Esq, of East New Portland,
has in his possession gun taken at Old Point,
Aug. %, 1774, when Father Rasle and so many
Norridgewock Indians were slain and the
tribe broken up. 1t came into the possession
of Mr.. Hutchins' grandfather, David Hutch
ms, who was the first settler in New Portland,
a century or more ago.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-03
Judiciary Apportionment.

The Senate on Monday night passed
the Judiciary Apportionment by adopt
ing the report of the committee of con-
ference. Following is the arrangement
of districts
First, Phila lelphia, twelve Common
Pleas and three Orphans Court Judges;
Second, Lancaster, two Judges Third
Northampton, one Judge Fourth,
Tioga, one Judge Fifth, Allegheny,
six Common Pleas and two Orphans
Court Judges Sixth, Erie, one Judge
Seventh, Bucks, one Judge Eighth,
Northumberland, one Judge; Ninth,
Cumberland, one Judge Tenth, West
moreland, one Judge Eleventh, Lu-
zerne, two Common Pleas and one Or
phans' Court Judge Twelfth, Dau.
phin Lebanon attached), two Judges /;
Thirteenth, Bradford, one Judge ;
Fourteenth, Fayette, Green attached),
one Judge; Fifteenth, Chester, one
Judge Sixteenth, Bedford and Som
crest, one Judge Seventeenth, Clarion
Jefferson attached), one Judge Eigh-
teenth, York, two Judges Nineteenth,
Union, Snyder and Miffiin, one Judge |;
Twentieth, Schuylkill, two Judges
Twenth first, Wayne and Pike, one
Judge Twentysecond, Berks, two
Common Pleas and one Orphans Court
Judge Twenty-third, Blair, one Judge,
Twenth-fourth, Clinton, Cameron and
Elk, one Judge Twenth- fifth, Colum-
bia and Mcntour, one Judge Twenty
sixth, Washington, one Judge; Twen-
ty-seventh, Venango, one Judge ;
Twenty-eighth, LycOming, one Judge
Twenty.ninth, Crawford, one Judge
Thirtieth, Lehigh, one Judge Thirty
first, Delaware, one Judge Thirty
second, Armstrong, one Judge Thirty
third, Susquehanna, one Judge Thirty
fourth, Mercer, one Judge Thirty-fifth
Beaver, one Judge; Thirty sixth, War
rem, and Forest, one Judge Thirty
seventh, Montgomery, one Judge; Thir-
ty eighth, Franklin, one Judge Thir-
ty-ninth, Indiana, one Judge; Fortieth
Juniata and Perry, one Judge Forty
first, Adams and Fulton, one Judge /;
Forty-second, Carbon and Monroe, one
Judge; Forty third, Wyoming and
Sullivan, one Judge Forty. fourth,
Lackawanna, two Judges Forty fifth
Clear6eld, one Judge Forty-sixth,
Cambria, one Judge Forty-seventh,
Mexican Potter attached), one Judge !;
Forty-eighth, Butler Lawrence attach
ed), one Judge and the additional law
Judge of the Seventeenth district, as
constituted under the act of 1874 and
now residing in Butler county, shall be
the President Judge until the expira-
ton of his commission; Forty ninth,
Centre and Huntingdon, one Judge,
and the additional Law Judge of the
Twenty-fifth judicial district, as consti-
tuted under the act of 1874 and now
residing in Centre county, shall be the
President Judge thereof until the ex-
piration of his commission.
The bill provides that in all cases
where county is or shall be attached
to an adjoining district the qualified
voters of such county shall be entitled
to vote for President Judge.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-03

Thirty-six Italian bootblacks were
arrested recently at Atlantic City under
the provisions of special law passed
by the New Jersey Legislature, enact
ing that no child or children, under the
age of eighteen years, shall be allowed
to black boots, solicit aid, play musical
instruments or become mendicant, ETC.
These boys, whose ages range from Fl We
to seventeen years, pay license of $5
each to the city. They were discharged
with the understanding that they will
cease their occupations. That city is
filled with Italians, both old and young,
all under the control of "padrones, p"
who compel them to bring in daily a
stipulated sum of money or receive
severe punishment. There are twenty
lodged in single room at one of their
lodging houses.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-03
ITEMS.
A Fall River company has an order
for $4,000 spindles for China.

A Fall River company has an order
for $4,000 spindles for China.
There were 100 failures during the
week in this country and Canada,
against 1853 the week before.
Senor Barca, Spanish minister to
United States, committed suicide by
shooting himself Sunday morning at
Albemale Hotel, New York city.
On last Thursday afternoon the
train carrying President Arthur from
Somerville, N. j. to Jersey City ran 35
miles in less than forty minutes. One
mile between Westfeld and Crawford
was made in forty seconds.
Seventy five RATS, containing 375,-
600 feet of lumber, were swept from
their moorings at Hers Island by a
freshet in the Allegheny river near
Pittsburg, Sunday. The loss foots up
100000.
The members of the Warren bar
have at last secured law library for
the court house. Taking advantage of
the war between book publishers they
recently purched over 200 Volumes at
half the old rates.
There are no longer any individual
diggers for diamonds in South Africa.
Companies of capitalists have bought
the claims and not much is being done
even by them owing to the low prices
the stones now command.
A rare case is that of Andrew Carn-
egie, of Pittsburg, head of the largest
iron manufacturing concern in this
country. After accumulating a great
fortune, he has returned to his native
Scotland, and it is said will seek for
election to parliament,
A Hartford paper says Mr., Richard
K. Rose has in his possession an inter
esting relic of the late Gen. Tom Thumb
in the shape of pair of boots worn by
the general when twenty. one J ears old.
The boots are not over four and half
inches in length, and Mr.. Rose has
never found child able TO walk who
can put them on,
Samuel +. Prince wants 1925, 900 from
the Pennsylvania railroad for running
its Schuylkill Valley branch through
his soapstone quarry, which is partly
in Philadelphia and partly in Mont
gomery county, The company offer
him only $4,000. There will be legal
proceedings in both counties.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1883-08-03
nine Judges.

The judicial apportionment bill is
not perfect, but 1t is an improvement
on the act under which the judges
were formerly elected. The bill
originally passed by the house and
which was rejected by the senate was a
better measure, but as that bill could
not pass the senate we are fain to ac-
cept that which has been given us in
stead.
The Philadelphia Times, in its anx-
iety to help its pet candidate Niles and
to bring odium upon the democratic
party, in criticising this bill makes
declarations which are wide of the
truth. For instance it declares that
'two years ago Governor Hoyt vetoed
similar bill, mainly because it increas-
ed the number of Judges. The present
bill adds six additional judges to the
already excessive number"
Now it is not true that Governor
Hoyt vetoed a similar bill. There was
no special similarity between the bill
which met the disapprobation of Gov
ernor Hoyt and that which has just
passed the legislature. The present
bill does not increase the number OF
judges at all. 1t reduces it from eigh.
ty to seventy-nine. The bill Vetoed by
Governor Hoyt increased the number
to eighty-six.
1t is true that temporarily there will
be an increase, but when the terms OF
che judges now in Office whose districts
have been changed or abolished shall
have expired but seventy-nine judges
will remain. The bill is therefore a
better one than the act which it su.
persedes because it decreases the mum.
Der of judges.-Patriot