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LOST IN THE GALE.
Loss of Bark Britannia OF Sable
Island Bar.
Twelve Persons Drowned, Including the
Captains Family.

HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 1.-THE steamer
Newfield arrived today from Sable Island, and
reports the bark Britannia, of Shoreham, Eng,
Capt. Alfred Garston, from Morant Bay for
Montreal with sugar and rum, went ashore on
the east bar of Sable Island at / a. M, on
Sept. Sd. The captains wife and three chill
dren and eight of the crew were drowned, in
cluding the first and second mates. The cap
tain and remaining three seamen have arrived
in Newfeld. The Britannia experienced a
hurricane on the 29th ult., in which a.boat was
lost, and the two lower topsails were blown
away When the vessel struck she was run
ming north-northeast course. The only boat
left was got out about daylight, to endeavor to
make landing, but it was soon afterwards de-
stroyed. A boat from Sable Island attempted
to reach the wreck, but failed, owing to the
heavy sea. The survivors remained on the
wreck all that'day and the next. On the third
day the vessel began to break up, when anoth-
er attempt to reach her by life-boat was sue
eessful and the survivors were taken off,
Previously the crew had constructed raft,
and all hands were on it when heavy sea
swept them off. The three sailors and the cap
tain were able to regain the raft again, the lat
ter carrying with him two of his children, but
ehoJ ulOo SAoAeS ahtoA' Ano oaptain detIiuulcS
the disaster to an error in his chronometer,
probably caused by the severe weather and by
the knocking about of the ship during the gale.
At the time the vessel struck there was thick
fog, which lifted about an hour afterwards,
when they saw the Eastern light. The steamer
Newfield reports no other wrecks on Sable ISL
and, and that the people are well. The gale
of the 29th was felt very heavily, and q num-
Der of cattle were drowned. Many spots were
inundated during the gale, and some buildings
were slightly damaged, but no disaster to hu-
man life or any loss of materials resulted.
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THE THREE LINKS.
The sovereign Grand Lodge at Provi-
dcnce, IL. I.-Reports of OMcers and
Other Matters.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 1.-THE Sover-
eign Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows began its
annual session in this city this morning with
about 152 delegates in attendance. Governor
Brown welcomed the delegates to the state and
Mayor Hayward to the city. Hollis M. Coombs
M. W. Grand Master of Rhode Island and e.
j. Leech, Grand Sire, responded. The annu-
al reports were then presented. The report of
the Grand Sire shows the progress during the
year to have been extremely gratifying, and in
every particular highly satisfactory. The net
gain in membership has been IS050 The f.
nanoes are In sound and healthy condition
and the outlook for the future Is bright and
promising. Grand Lodges number so; Grand
Encampments Al; Subordinate Lodges 75.4;
Subordinate Encampments 1864; lodge mem
bers 493,9T; encampment members 85,l10;
total relief 81 1882 ,443 total revenue $5 245 946
Charters have been issued dusing recess to new
encampments and lodges in five states or terri
tories and three foreign countries. About 200
camps OF uniformed patriarchs have been or
ganized. The report summarizes the work in
foreign countries and calls attention to the
Ridgeley Monument fund and notices the
death Of Grand Representative Theodore B.
Elliott of Wisconsin.
The grand treasurer shows cash balance
August %, 1883 of $s14,772
The grand secretary's report shows total
revenue of $50,9304S; assets of the sovereign
grand lodge amount to Sill ,242. THE present
condition of the order is as follows: Sovereign
Grand Lodge l.; Independents Grand Lodges
German Empire.an Australasia 2; Subordinate
Grand Eneampments42;S Subordinate Encamp-
ments 1876; Subordinate Grand Lodges 60;
Subordinate Lodge 7.S0S encampment mem
bers S5,749; lodge members bl0,414
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GENERAL NEWS.

DR.. Holmes of Taunton. Mass, was run over
by furniture wagon at Boston Highlands yes
terday and died of his injuries soon after being
taken to the hospital.
Tom Barry alias Liverpool Jack" and
George Huston, two well known Boston thieves
had quarrel yesterday in a saloon on Sud-
bury street over the division of some plumber
during which Huston was stabbed by Barry
and probably fatally wounded, receiving one
long cut in the abdomen and one in the back
Barry was arrested but he denies the deed.
An Ashland, Ohio, despatch. says that two
freight trains collided yesterday on the New
York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad, smash
ing one locomotive and two cars and killing
lot of fine blooded cattle.
The Lancaster, N H., Republican announces
the temporary financial embarrassment of
Hon. Jacob Benton, an ex-Congressman of
that town. 1t is stated that Mr.. Beaton's
property is ample to pay in full every claim
against him, if only reasonable time is allowed.
1t is reported that it has been dscov cred
that petition purporting to csme to Congress
from twelve hundred New York merchants,
protesting against the Lowell bankrupt bill,
was, in fact, forgery; that many of the
signatures were obtained for a prole est against
bill of 1881, which revived some OF the OBJ
jectionable features of the old law, and that
the date on the petition was impro perly
changed to 1888.
Pello Nanny, inventor of the original Man
ny reaper, is dead.
Governor Sherman of Iowa when leaving
the Pacific Hotel in Council Bluffs to address
Republican meeting Saturday night fell
down stairs and was seriously but not danger
ously hurt.
OF the female telegraphers who took part in
the late strike about 20 still remain unemploy-
ed Yesterday they met at Clarendon Hall in
New York city, and received from the Brother
hood money equal TO the wages they would
have earned if at work.
The body washed ashore Sunday at West
Falmouth, Mass, is now supposed to be Joseph
W. Bartlett of New York, who was lost from
the yacht Mystery, Aug. II.
-Four new cases of feuer and three deaths
were reported at the Pensacola navy yard yes
terday Pensacola is quarantined against
Mobile.
Yellow fever is raging in Guayamas, Mexico.
Eighteen deaths were reported Sunday, and
business is practically suspended. People are
leaving the city by hundreds.
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LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Vessels Launched.

THoMAsToN, Sept. H.-Dunn & Elliott
launched to-day three masted schooner of
449 tons, named Lizzie Chadwick, to be com
msnded by Capt. Cyrus W. Chadwick of
Cushing.
s. s. Gerry & Co. also launched the three
masted schooner Emily E. Watts, of 439 tons
to be commanded by Edward Watts of St.
George.
In a Hurricnne-The Captain Washed
Overheard and Drowned.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Schooner Oracle,
from Georgetown, d. c., which arrived this
afternoon reports Sept 9th in lat. 80 and long.
rs, encountered hurricane from the north
east with a tremendous sea. The vessel was
completely submerged with the sea washing
over her in all directions. Capt Elliott was
washed overheard and drowned.
Sunk i'm n Collision.
SAVANNAH, Sept. 17.-Steamship City OF
Columbus, from Boston, arriT ed to-day having
on board the captain and crew of the bark
Arthur G. Wade, which vessel the steamer ran
into and sunk off Nantucket in a fog on Thurs
day night. The bark was loaded with sugar
from Caribarien for Boston.
Wrecks Reported.
ST. JOHNS, n. b., Sept 1.-THE French
schooner Providence was dismasted and foun-
dercd on the Great Baaks. She sank with her
earge of fish. The crew numbering II men
were rescued by the Freach brig Refine
Blanche and brought to st. Pierre.
BALTIMORE, Sept. ia cable despatch
says the brig d. Chapman was wrecked We ster-
day on the coast of Jamaica.
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Blue Grass Country.

The bluegrass country is reached BY travers-
ing central Virginia and Kentucky along the
line of the picturesque Chesapeake and Ohio
railway, unless, indeed, one prefers the swift
and solid Pennsylvania route to Cincinnati,
and drops down to it from the north. On this
particular journey, at any rate, it was reached
past the battle-felds and springs Of Virginia,
and up and down the long slopes of the Blue
Ridge and gorges of the Greenbrier and Kama
wha, in the wild Alleghanies. 1t is found to
be little cluster of peculiarly favored coun-
ties in the centre of the State. Marked out on
the map, it is like the kernel of which Ken
lucky is the nut; or like one of those "pock-
ets' of precious metals happened upon by
miners in their researches. The isoil is OF
rich fertility, the surface charmiugly undulat-
ing. Poverty seems abolished. On every
hand are evidences Of thrift corresponding
with the genial bounty of Mature. A leading
crop in times past has been hemp, and land
that will grow hemp will grow anything. This
is being more and more withdrawn in favor of
stock-raising exclusively, but the tall stacks Of
hemp, in shape like Zulu wigwams, still plen-
tifully dot the landscape. One drops into
horse talk Immediately on alighting from the
train at Lexington, and does not emerge from
ii again till he takes his departure. 1t is the
one subject always in order. Each successive
proprietor, as he tucks you into his wagon, II
you will go with him-and II you did 60 with
him thre was no limit to the courtesy he will
show you-declares that now, after having
seen animals more or less well in their way,
he proposes to show you horse. Fortunately
there are many kinds of perfection. he may
have the best horse or colt Of a certain age,
the one which has made the best single heat
or fourth heat, or quarter of a mile, or average
at all distances, or the best stallion, or brood
mare, or the one which has done some of these
things at private if not public trials. Each
one has, at any rate, the colt which is going to
be the great horse of the world. This is an
amiable vanity easily pardoned, and the en-
thusiasm is rather catching. A mans stock is
greatly to his credit and standing in this sec
ton while he lives, and when he dies is print
ed prominently among the list OF his virtues.
w. H. Bishop, in Harper's Magazine for
Octnhar
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. Is

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is.
The indications for New England to-day are
clearing and cooling weather preceded in the
southern portion by light southerly winds,
higher barometer.
The weather bulletin says the cool wave
has advanced eastward to the Atlantic coast
north of Virginia. The temperature has fallen
10 degrees in the lower Lake region and in
terror of New England and the Middle States.
Rain prevails tonight from New Eng
land southwark to Florida with northerly
winds north of Virginia and east to southwest
In the South Atlantic coast. Fair weather
prevails in all other districts with cool norther-
iy winds southwark from the Lake region to
the Gulf States The temperature is rising
slowly in the northwest where the winds have
shifted southerly.
The indications are that cool and clearing
weather will prevail in New England and the
Middle Atlantic States on Tuesday, and COOL
fair weather on Wednesday. Slightly warmer,
fair weather is indica ted for upper Lake region
and northwest on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Warmer fair weather is indicated for upper
Lake region and the Northwest on Tuesday.
and Wednesday. Warmer fair weather is in
dicated for the lower Lake region and Ohio
valley on Wednesday.
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ST.. PETERSBURG, Sept 16.-It is stated the
Czarina lately detected one of the Imperial
chamberlains in the act of placing Nihilistic
document in her apartments and that he, fear
ing the consequences, committed suicide The
authorities have endeavored to prevent the
fact being made public.
Carey's Murderer.
LONDON, Sept. 1S-Steamer Athenian,
with O'Donnell. the murderer of Carey on
board, arrived off Plymouth today. He was
not taken off there as was anticipated but
landed at Southampton. He maintains an
easy demeanor and reterates his former state
ment that he only acted in self-defense, and
expressed himself as confident of acquittal.
Matters i'm Ireland.
DUBLIN, Sept IA mass meeting of the
Irish National League was held at Carrock-on-
Shannon on Sunday. Over 30, 600 persons were
present. Thomas Powell O'Connor, member
of Parliament for Galway, delivered speech
in favor of home rule for ireland, The meet
ing adopted resolutions declaring that the
irish National League will never cease its ef-
forts until native Irish Parliament is estab-
lished. A large meeting OF the League was al
so held in Mallow, at which William O'Brien,
M, P, editor OF United Ireland made an ad-
dress, urging perseverance, in the determina-
tion to win the independence of Ireland from
English domination by peaceful means II pos
sible, but to win at all hazards.
Foot and Mouth Disease i'm England.
LONDON, Sept 1.-THE latest returns from
the agricultural districts of England show
large increase in the foot and mouth disease
among cattle.
Echoes from Egyprs War.
ALEXANDRIA, Sept. 1.-Two of the
this city after its evacuation by Arab Pasha,
were hanged today.
Gladstone and Tennyson.
COPENHAGEN, Sept. 17.-Mr. Gladstone, ac-
companied by Mr.. Tennyson and others OF the
Donald Currie party, arrived here today. The
crowds assembled and was presented with a
bouquet by Mrs. Tennyson, who was present
to receive her husband. The king has invited
Mr.. Gladstone to the palace.
Foreign Notes.
Matthew Arnold will leave England for the
United States early in October.
James Russell Lowell has started on a con-
tinental tour for an extended holiday
Mr.. Gilbert fatty denies the report that he
would prevent Miss Mary Anderson frem ap-
pearing as Galatea.
The first cargo of Russian petroleum ever
landed in England arrived lately at Liverpool.
Queen Louise Of Roumania has written
poem in which she essays a new treatment of
the story of the Wandering Jew, making him
an atheist seeking God.
M. Coquelin of the Comedie Franchise will
make six months tour in the United States
next summer. A company of his own selec-
tion will accompany him drawn from the staff
Of the Comedie Franchise, He has been guar
teed remuneration Of not less than $25, 900 for
given number of performances.
A London dispatch says society is somewhat
startledEover the announced marriage of Miss
Remington daughter of the firearm manufac-
turer and heiress to very great fortune, to NJ
Dubrille, penniless Paris opera singer
The young lady made the choice deliberately,
and the marriage will be performed in octo-
ber next,
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
sale of Condemned stores.

PORTSMOUTH, Sept 18.-An auction sale Of
condemned stores and material occurred today
The articles included ships boats, steam launch
&c., life boats deck canvas, furniture provi-
sions, clothing and other articles. Parties from
Boston and New York were present to bid.
The merchandise brought large prices.
New Academy Dedicated.
EPPING, Sept. 1.-THE new Watson Acade-
my at EppiDg was dedicated to-day. The
historical address was delivered by Rev. j. III.
Stearns. The first term commences tomorrow,
with William Upton, A. b., as principal.
Railroad Matters.
DOVER, Sept. ia preliminary meeting of
the corporators of the Dover and harrington
Railroad, recently chartered by the legislature,
was held in Hon. Joshua G. Halls office this
evening, and the corporators organized with
Gen. Alfred Hoitt as chairman and Henry
Lee secretary. 1t was voted to hold a meet
ing Oct. Sth to select permanent officers and
transact other business. The proposed road
is seven miles in length and will contract with
the Nashua and Rochester railroad at some
point in Darlington or Lee. Its estimated
cost is 5000, 600.
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great company, with large capital, standing
ready to back him up.
All this means but one thing, and that is the
American Electric and Illuminating Company
has discovered means of economically dis
tributing electrical illumination, and we wish
them every success in their enterprising un-
dertakings.
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SPORTING.


Jay Eye See and 81. Julien.
NEW YORK, Sept. 17.-Csnvsrsation IT on the
clubhouse stoop at Fleetwood turned today
on Jay Eye Sees mile trotted at Providence in
2.10 81, and the upshot Of the talk was that o
purse of $1,000 was offered for which Jay Eve
See and st. Julien (record 3 II 1-4) are to COM
pete on September 30.
The sodus Point Regatta.
soDUs POINT, N. Y. Sept 17.-Entries are
still coming in for the Sodus Point regatta.
Hanlan, Plaisted, Hosmer and Gaisel will ar.
rive here tonight. Courtney is expected to-
morrow.
Narraganseft Park Races.
PROVIDENCE, r. l., Sept. 1.-THE first meet
ing at the Narraganset Park closed today. FIT
teen hundred persons were present. The
weather was sultry. Cases stallion, Phallas,
which was to attempt to beat Smuggler's time,
being out of condition, did not trot.
The summaries of the races are: First race,
won; best time, 2.21 Ia. Second race, free for
all. for PAGERS, purse $1,000, Richdale won;
best time, 2.13 Id. Third race, purse $2, 900,
2.18 class, j. B. Thomas won: best time, 2.22f.
In the mile race on thoroughbreds, female
riders, Madame Marantille won in % 81, beat
ing Myrtle Peeks bystwo lengths.
No Race Between HanInn and Laycocls.
LONDON, Sept. ia despatch from Mel
bourne to the Sportsman says that there Is nc
chance of Laycock rowin a match With Han
Ian as he has badly fractured one of his legs.
Ease Ball
At New York-Clevelands 0, New York 5.
At Philadelphia-The Philadelphia -Bufa ale
game today was stopped by rain in the second
inning. Buffalos had scored runs and the
Phiadelphias 4.
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n MR.. BOOTHS CONDITION.
His Condition This Morning Reported as
Slightly Worse.

Sn&htiy WOYse'
MANCHESTER, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE condi-
ton of Mr.. j. B. Booth this morning was
slightly worse than yesterday. Mr.. Priest is
in constant attendance upon him. He con-
siders that his patient is suffering from COM
plication Of diseases, chronic disaffection of
the bladder, coupled wirh heart trouble, from
which MIR. Booth has long been sufferer.
Mr.. Booth has not been really we'll for year
past, He was in poor health year ago, and
has been ailing all summer. 1t is a little more
than week since he has been down stairs, and
since that he was obliged to confine himself to
his bed. Mrs. Booth, who has been playing at
the Park, New York, has conceled her engage
ment for the present, and came on on Friday
TO be with her husband Mr.. Booths youngest
brother, Joseph Booth, who resides in New
Jersey, also came on on Friday. The kindest
sympathy has been expressed by Mr.. Booths
many friends at home and abroad.
LATER.
Junius Brutus Booth son of the old trage-
dian Booth and brother of Edward and Wilkes
Booth, died tonight at Manchester -by-the-
Sea.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Lawrence Mills Resunins Work

LAWRENCE, Sept. 1.-THE water in the Es-
sex Company's pond has risen four feet since
Friday noon, having been held over Saturday
and Sunday. All the mills are in full opera
tion except the Duck, which is one-third stop
ped also 200 hands are out at the Everett mills.
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New York, Sept. 17.-President Arthur re-
maned at the 9th Avenne hotel daring the
earlier norton of the day. He will receive
the Corean Embassy tomorrow and Thursday
morning leaves town probably for Newport.
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The new consolidated Electric Light Com
pany of Maine have taken charge of the works
in this city on Plum street, in the rear of the
Falmouth Hotel, and are inaugurating extern
sive improvements. They will shortly have
upwards of two hundred lights in Portland
Messrs. Golf and Gurney of Boston were in
town yesterday in consultation with President
Thomas land other Maine directors as TO the
business of the company in this State and the
work is to be pushed forward energetically.
The following is list of cities and towns in
Maine to be supplied with electric lights Of
the consolidated company, and for which CEN
trail lighting stations have been contracted for
with the American Electric and Illuminating
Company of Boston using the American" or
"Thomson-H Houston" system of electric arc
lighting: Portland, Lewiston, Auburn, Au-
gusta, Saco, Biddeford, Bangor, Bath, Bar
Harbor, Rockland, Gardiner, Waterville, ELS
WORTH Hallowell and Old Orchard Beach, the
latter place having been supplied with COM
plete 100 light plant during the present sum-
mer which was pronounced by all who saw it
in operation as being one of the most complete
stations of its size in the country.
The New York Electrical Review of the 18th
inst, the leading electrical newspaper in this
country, thus alludes to the business of the
American Electric and Illuminating Com pany
OF Boston, which will be of much interest to
the people of this State. The Review says:
AS we are about to go to press, the news
reaches us that the American Electric and
Illuminating Company of Boston has pur-
chased the franchises and business of the Ar
noux Electric Lighting Company of Portland,
Me.
Though we had no reason to expect this il
is by no means a surprise, and we shall be
greatly mistaken if the people of Portland
have not reason before long to congratulate
themselves upon the entry into their city OF
the American Electric and Illuminating Com
pany. The Thomson-H Houston system, which
will replace that formerly in use in Portland,
is founded upon correct Interpretation of GER
tain natural laws The lights iS generates are
constant, economical, and efficient, and those
who have once made use of them are 10th to
have any other
The rapid progress now being made by the
American Electric and Illuminating CompanS
may be said to be due to two causes LIST. The
possession OF an efficient light; and I'd, the
means OF intelligently introducing it. The
strldes made by this company in public favor
ana the means employed to start it upon the
hlgh road to success, will furnish interesting
ana at tne same time instructive reading, not
only TO those who are about to organize elec-
tric nghtng companies, but also to those who,
having mistaken the by-paths of temporary
applause for the great highway of permanent
success, are now witnessing the decline OF tue
Undertaking from which they had expected SO
much,