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The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
A GOOD FINISH.
Fourth and Last Day of the Coun-
ty Fair.
Excellent Races Witnessed by a Large
Orowd-Awards Yesterday.

The rain of Thursday night, II it made the
track rather heavy in the forenoon yesterday,
did away with the nuisance OF dust and made
comfortable the ride to the Park. The at
tendance on the exhibition was good through
out the day.
The adjourned meeting of the Cumberland
County Agricultural Society was held on the
grounds at 10 o'clock yesterday forenoon. The
following was the order of business transacted:
Records of the preceding meeting read and
accepted.
Mr.. Fred Fox was elected to audit the ac-
counts of the treasurer.
On applications for lifesmembership tickets,
made previous to the meeting, it was voted
that applicants have the advantage Of the old
fee of $5 for life membership.
Voted, that the fee OF life membership
against Mr.. d W. Coolidge be cancelled on
account of uncalled for premiums
Voted, to make Mr.. Lorenzo Knight OF West
brook life member on account Of services
rendered at this exhibition.
Voted, TO confirm the vote OF Sept. list 1882,
whereby the fee Of life membership was raised
from $5 to $40.
Voted, to adjourn sine die.
AGRICULTURAL HALL.
1t has been decided to remsve Agricultural
Hall from its present rather inconvenIent loca-
ton. 1t will be brought up on the line Of the
street, and 100 feet added to its length This
will give total length to the building of 200
feet. There are to be quarters finished off for
the officers, and further improvements of the
interior are contemplated.
An incident of the forenoon was the escape
OF some sheep from Gen. Mattock's pen, and
their rapid return under the care Of two of
the Collie dogs dispatched in pursuit.
There was considerable dissatisfaction with
the awards of premiums on Town Teams, as
reported in yesterdays paper, and yesterday
forenoon the committee decided finally upon
the following:
@. W. Morrill,, Windham, 1st.
I. l.. johnson, Gorham. I'd.
Lorenzo knight, Westbrook, Sd.
Each team consisted of ten yoke.
OTHER AWARDS.
In the other departments the following are
the premiums:
Northern Spy Koxbury Russell, English Russet,
Yellow Bellfower. received 1st prems.
G. P. Trickey, Stroudwater, on varleties Ducness
of oldenburg, Golden ,Russet, Tolman Sweet, re-
Milton Over. Cape Elizabeth. best collection, 5S
plates st; on Red Astrachan, list:
John NJ. Adams, Desring, FAN Harvest, LIST,
S. r. Sweetser. Cumberland, Baldwins, list;
Franklin Sweets, 1st best collection, 26 plates
I'd.
Nonsuch, Rhode Island Greening and GIayenstein,
1st premiums.
Committee Granville NJ. Stevens, Sumner C.
Rand.
TABLE VEGETABLES
Thurlow Bros, squash peppers, 3D.
Howard Scammon, Scarboro'. Beauty OF Hebron
potatoes, Sd.
g. 4. Gould, Cumberland Mills, yellow Danvers
onions, LIST.
Committee-Mathias Libby, Samuel Dingley.
The Fair has been very successful one fin
ancially, we are glad to announce, and its sue
cess, with the improvements to be made in
buildings, etc. assurance of still more salts
factory exhibition another year. An increased
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
First Appointments ina the War Dcpart-
ment Under the New Law.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14-The first appoint
ments in the War Department under the new
civil service regulations were made yesterday.
Secretary Lincoln selected Benjamin Il. Kel-
ler OF Pennsylvania and Edward N N.sBrown!of
New York TO fill two vacancies in the $1,000
grade in the Adjutent Generals office The
Civil Service Commission certified four names
for the first vacancy, and Benjamin f. Keller,
who was first on the list was selected, From
the three remaining names, together with
another certified by the Commission, the sec
ond selection was made. The second in rank
was not chosen because he was from the same
State as the first, and SO No. proved the
lncky man. There ar Q seven other vacancies
in the War Department. and acquisitions will
be made upon the Civil Service Commission at
once to fill them. There are two more vacan-
cies Of the $1,000 class in the Adjutant Gener-
ais office, one in the Surgeon Generals Of
fee, one in the IPaymaster Generals Office, a
vacancy in class in the signal office, and one
in class 1 and one in the $1,000 grade in the
Quartermaster Generals Office In every case
where vacancy has occurred in a higher
grade promotions have been made until none
exist in the $1,000 grade, excepting in the two
instances in the signal service and in the
Quartermaster Generals office. 1t is thought
that similar promotions will sbe made in these
offices before the acquisitions are made.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE SOUTHERN GALE.
Many Disasters Reported-The City of
AtaIanta Safe.

WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept. 14.-The steam
or Raleigh arrived here today from Baltimore,
having encountered terrific gale off Hatteras
She had her boiler started and smoke stack
blown away.
BALTIMORE, Sept. A. The captain and
crew of the schooner Frank Atkins, New
York to Port Royal, which was abandoned in
sinking condition from the effects of the late
gale, were brought to this port today by the
steamer American.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The brig Charles A.
Hoard of Yarmouth, N. s., for st. Croix, re-
ports very severe weather September 7, had
her maintopmast, gaff topsail and royal carried
away and the second mate severely Injured.
On September 10 Charles Erickson, seaman,
was lost overheard. Ship Valparaiso, from
San Francisco, arrived today with six feet of
water in her hold, having sprung aleak dur
ing the recent gale.
WILMINGTON, N. c., Sept 14.-Steamer
City of Atlanta, Charleston to New York, for
whose safety grave fears have been felt, was
tcwed into Smithville last evening by the
United States revenue steamer Colfax. She en-
countered severe gales off Hatteras during
which the engine room was deluged and fires
entinguished She had seven feet of water in
her hold when taken in tow.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
business Failures.

BDDEFoRD, Sept. 14.-Frank NJ. Cation,
druggist, has failed. Liabilities, $500; assets,
$1,000.
ST. ALBANs, Vt Sept. 14.-Another failure
is announced here to-day, that of f. l.. Brain
erd, grocer. This embarrassment grows out
of Lawrence Brainerds transactions. 1t seems
that several years ago Lawrence Brainerd, as a
member of the firm of f. L. Branerd & Co.,
issued that firms paper to the amount of $50,
600 and put the avails into the Norwood Lum-
Der Company. Instead of taking up the notes
be renewed them from time to time keeping
the interest on them paid. This morning Re.
ceiver Rich, on behalf of the Trust Company
attached F. l.. Branerd's stock to secure the
amount of the notes. K. L. Brainerd's 8 person.
al and firm debts made from these notes, do
not aggregate more than $200
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A Mysterious Tragedy.

ASHLAND, Pa, Sept. 14.-Wm. Runyan, a
farmer, and his wife were found dead in bed
to-day at their residence at Millville, Columbia
county, with their throats cut from ear to ear.
They had apparently been dead about a week.
1t is thought by some Runyan killed his wife
and then committed suicide, while others
think the couple were murdered by party of
tramps. knife was found in the bed There
place. The couple had lived happily together.
Runyan was 20 years of age and his wife 20.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
The RiYerdaie Disaster.

The Riverdaie Disaster.
Three of the coroner's jury investigating
Riverdale explosion unite in verdict censur-
ing the engineer, Daniel w. Taulmau, and
United States Inspector Alexander Cauldwell,
but the others find them blameess. ALI agree,
however, that the boilers had become weakened
by internal oxydation from the unusual ex-
posure to the corrosive action of the feed
water; that the United States law is not suffi-
ciently mandatory in its requirements as to the
usual examination of boiler, so far as it may
be practicable, and that the pressure test alone
is insufficient in its period of application, fall
lacious and pregnant with disaster.
Hugh ,. Hastings Funeral.
The funeral of Mr.. Hugh j. Hastings will
take place at 8 O'Clock tomorrow morning
from st. Leo church, East Twenty eighth
street. The pail bearers will be President
W. Il. Vanderbilt, Hugh j. Jewett, Jay
Gould, Samuel Sloan, General Thomas 7.
Eckert, Jenkins Van Setback, VIM. G. Weed
of Albany, n. Y, Isaac England, j. Nelson
Tappan and John Hoey. AT O'Clock this
afternoon private services were held at Mr..
Hastings late residence, Willowhurst, Mon
mouth Beach, at which the Rev. Elliott d.
Tompkins of Long Branch oficiated.
Jesse Hoyrs viii.
NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE contested will
case of the late jesse Hoyt, whose estate was
valued at several million dollars, was before
tuO ouIEOSdbo tO-u1y dua OH OEu0E WAS lSSuou
requiring the executors of the will to show
cause why the motion for an allowance of
900 to the widow and daughter of deceased
should not be reargued. The executors have
had charge Of the estate about one year and
have not returned an inventory of it. An Or
der was made to-day requiring them to file
their inventory on or before the 18th inst, or
in default to show cause why the attachment
should not issue.
New YOrlk,s Commerce.
The imports of dry goods at the port OF New
York for the week ended to-day were $2,473,-
932, and the amount marketed 50 837 161. The
total imports since January were $91 ,691 ,018
against $99, ,669, 800 for the same time last year.
and the amount marketed 500, ,457 813, against
$98 ,156,S33 for the corresponding period in
1882
Sf4O,OOO Lost i'm BroolsIyn, N. ".
New YORK, Sept. 14.-Fire this morning de-
stroyed the Brooklyn felt hat works of VIM. A.
Bogin & Co., at 299 to 301 Park avenue, and
the Novelty straw hat factory owned by Chas.
e. Everett, Hall street and Park avenue,
Brooklyn. Loss $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE American PomoIogical Society.

sion of the American Pathological Society the
Marshall P. Wilder medals were awarded to
Marshall P. Wilder of Boston, the founder, for
collection of pears; Minnesota State Horticul-
tural Society, for apples and grapes; E. Satter.
thwait, Philadelphia, for peaches, apples and
grapes, and J. H. Ricketts,, Newburg, N. Y.
for seeding grapes.
The association to-day elected the following
officers: President, Hon. M. P. Wilder, Massa.
chusetts; first Vice-president, p j. Berckmans,
Georgia; secretary, W. j. Beal, Michigan
treasurer, B. G. Smith, Massachusetts.
At the meeting this morning reports of the
committees were read, and an interesting dis
cusson was had on the best method of cult.
waiting apples. The horticultural show closes
this evening. 1t has been one of the most
successful ever held.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

New YORK, Sept. 14,-The Senate sub-com.
mittee on labor and education to-day received
communications from number OF persons
containing statements of their views on the
labor question. Among these were Edward
Atkinson, M. Kranskopf, a dramatic author,
VIM Lawrence, President of the Association
OF American Economists of Washington, and
others.
The first witness was j. A. Emerson, colored
who advocated the adoption of system of
postal savings banks in this country similar to
those in London.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Convicted of Distributing an Obscene
News paper.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept 4.-W. Montross, of
the New York Police Gazette, was to-day con-
victed of distributing obscene pictorial news
serve twelve months in the chain-gang. Sever
al weeks ago Montross Game here BY order OF
the proprietor of the paper n AIMED to make a
test case under the law passed in 1878. The
proprietor is here and the trial excites much
interest. The presiding judge stated that hs
would impose the full penalty, because the de.
fendsnt was seeking to get q foothold for pa
per which has been suppressed for five years
The case will be carried to the Supreme Court
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
A Chicago Scandal.

CHICAGO, Sept. 14.-Rsfned circles here are
still excited over the disappearance of DR.. H,
Webster Jones, one OF the most skilful physi-
clans in the West, and Miss May Alexander
Bigelow, woman of some literary fame. A
despatch to the Tribune from Quebec says that
DIR. Jones, in company with lady and little
girl of five years, whom he registered as his
wife and child. arrived there on the 1st of
August and sailed for Liverpool on the 4th.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
RIOTOUS MINERS.
BLOODY Battle at n Pennsylvania Mine
A Woman and Child Shot Doad.

READING, Pa, Sept. 14.-A special from
Hazeton says fearful riot took place yester-
day at coal mine on the upper Lehigh. A
number of miners were discharged aud threat
ened to destroy the company's property. The
constabulary were scalled out and terrible
fight with pistols occurred. A woman named
Harding was struck by ball and instantly
killed. A young girl six years old was also
instantly killed. Police Captain Hines was
shot through the hand. Nine miners were ar
rested and eleven revolvers found on them. A
number of men were slightly wounded and
several officers were badly hurt in making a
final charge in capturing rioters. One miner
took refuge in his house and fred at the Off
GERS. They returned fire and rallied and cap
tured their man. Finally quiet was restored.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Postal Notes StOlen.-A Warming 10 Post
masters and the Public.

CINCINNATI, Sept. 14.-The posl-ofice at
junction City, Perry county, Ohio, was broken
into last night and the safe robbed of all the
postal notes of the office, numbered consecu-
lively from to 500, the first six notes having
been issued. The thief also took the punch
and office stamp, thus securing an entire equip
ment for issuing postal notes. The public are
warned against receiving, and postmasters
against redeeming any postal notes issued from
junction City, Ohio, of the above described
numbers.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

Published every day Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
AT 81 EXCHANGE ST., PORTLAND, Me.
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Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at 200 q
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and 90 cents per square for each subsequent inser
tlon
Address all communications to
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The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
POLITICAL.
New York Repu uoiicans-DeIegates Elect
ed 90 the State Convention.

ed to the state Convention.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14.-The Republican pre-
liminaries for election of delegates to the State
Convention were held here tonight, and pass.
ed off quietly. All Republicans who voted
the Garfield electoral ticket in 1880, were en-.
titled to vote whether members of RepaDli.
can organization or not This opened the field
to many more Republican voters than hereto
fore, and increased the vote in most of the dis
tricts. Among the delegates and alternates
elected, are VIM. Dowd, Ethan Allen, Edward
S. Pierrepont, Whitelaw Reid, Anson G. Nc.
Cock, Michael Cregan, Daniel G.. Rollins,
Jhauncy M. Depew, and Joseph Hart There
was some opposition to Hart on account of his
connection with the mo ey letter."
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
SPORTING.
Ross will Row COnley ON Certain Cor
dittons-A Masch Between Ross AMI
Courtney Possible.


Courtney Possible.
NEW YORK, Sept. 14--In reply to the chal
lenge of Peter II. Conley of Portland, Maine
to row Wallace Ross FIVE miles for $500 sid
the latter today announced that he would &C
cept on the condition that Richard X. Fox b.
the final stake holder, also have the naming O
the water and appointing Of referee. Ross ha
deposited 800 with Mr.. Fox while Conlel
has put up the same amount with the Argus o.
Portland, Me-
In regard to the offer of James keenan, ol
Boston to match Charles e. Courtney to row
him five miles, Ross says il Mr.. Keenan, viii
send on 500 forfeit to Richard K Fox be will
arrange match with Courtney and wager
$1,000 against $1,000 on the result.
The sodus bay Regatta.
SoDUs PorNT, N. Y, Sept. 15.--Teneyck,
Riley, and Lee have already arrived to take
part in the regatta here on the Goth and 2ist
insts. Hosmer, Teemer and Dabinett are the
latest entries received. Hanlan, Courtney,
Ross and others are expected to arrive on to-
morrow and Monday.
Granite state Park Races.
Dover, N. H. Sept IA. The fourth day Of
the Granite State Park races was well ai.suss .ss
&C. sd a. Tha mihns 2aa e. asaf q Lowell tis, as
driver Of Minnie g., Sayward Hill of Brock,
ton, had a foot badly crushed and received
other injuries in collision.
Exciting Race Bitween Hay Geuid's and
MIR. Tilden's Yachts.
New YORK, Sept. 14.-On her trip up the
Hudson, Wednesday evening, the Atalanta en-
countered the Yosemite, with Mr.. Tilden on
board. Great rivalry has for some time exist
Cd between these two yachts, and race was at
once commenced For several miles the ace
was even, but finally the Yosemite forged
ahead, and when she dropped her anchor off
Greystone the Atalanta was several lengths be-
hind. One of the engineers of the Yosemite,
in conversation with reporter yesterday,
said that the boilers of the Yosemite were test
ed at 100 pounds, and that during the race
steam was allowed to raise to ITO pounds. Mr..
Tilden greatly enjoyed the excitement of the
race, it is said. Mr.. Gould on the other hand,
pounds on the boilers of the Atalanta, although
they b ave stood 130.
The baltimore Walking Match.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-The following is the
score of the walking match at II o'clock to-
night:
Hart. ............ ....,..............37
Panchot ..... ....... .....-..........5oS
Ellison ........s...........o4o
Races as Narragansetf Park.
PROVIDENCE sept. l4.--Ihe Narragansetb
Park races were resumed to-day, some 1900
people being in attendance. In the unfinished
race of Tuesday for a purse of $1,000, 2.24
GLASS; Howard Joy won; best time, 2.214. In
to-day's regular races the first race being for a
purse of $500, Zoe B. won; best time, 2.24.
The second race, for special purse of 5000,
Director won; best time, 2.19t. The third
race, 2.33 class, was unfinished.
Base Ball
At phia-Cleveland 5, Philadelphia
1.
At Providence-Providence 2, Detroit /.
At New York-New York A, Buffalo /.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15

WASHINGTON.
The sale of Bitters.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE Com missioner
of Internal Revenue last night, after confer
ence with the Secretary of the Treasury, ma
terially modified the spirit of his order relative
to the sale of bitters. The modified portion Is,
that bitters made for medicine can be sold by
dealers as such without the taking out of a
special license, provided that it is intended as
a medicine, The decision is rendered in re-
gard to St. Louis firm. The application of it,
of course. Is general
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Funeral of am Orig;u,I cx.,.s;sr

BALTIMORE, Sept. 1.-THE funeral took
place here on Monday OF Mr.. Christian fred
erck Witther, aged 88 yeas. He was a sur
vivor of Company Three, First Battalion of
Grenadiers, Colonel Van schoop, British army
He served through the celebrated Peninsular
war, and was badly wounded at Waterloo.
There was very large attendance at the OBJ
lian
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15

CHESTER, Penn, Sept. 14-The San Diego,
an iron steamship, built at Roach's for the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company,
was launched yesterday. The vessel is 346 feet
in length, 40t feet beam, % feet depth Of hold,
and of 2 800 tons burden. She is intended for
the Pacific coast trade.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
MAINE.
Biddeford Corporation Meetings

Biddeford Corporation Meetings.
BIDDEFoRD, Sept. 15.-The stockholders of
Biddeford corporations met in their counting
rooms today and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year:
PEPPERELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY.
Clerk Burton H. Winslow
Treasurer-George Dexter
Directors-Thomas Wigglesworth James
Longley, George f. Fabyan, John A. Banch-
ard, George Dexter, Chas. p. Bowditch, Hen
ry s. Grew
LAooNIA COMPANY,
Clerk-Burton II. Winslow.
Treasurer-George Dexter
Directors--Thomas Wiggleswortb, James
Longley. Chas. L. Thayer, George f. Fabyan,
George Dexter, John A. Blanchard Henry s.
Grew.
sAco WATER POWER COMPANY.
Clerk-Thomas Quinby
IreaSurer-Geo. Dexter
Directors s-Thomas Wigglesworth, James
Longley, Geo. +. Fabyan, Chas. l.. Thayer,
George Dexter, John A. Blanchard, Chas. p
Bowditch.
Phippsburg's Tax Collector Short i'm Ris
Accounts.
BATH, Sept. A.-Albion Dickinson, tax Ecol-
.lector OF Phippsburg is found two thousand
dollars short in his accounts. He has decided
lao AcoA SoeotO w tuO oonA hAiu uiS uOuusmoA
will make up the balance. Mr.. DickinsonEhas
departed for Oregon.
prom our Exshangesl
The Board of Missions of the Episcopal
Church of Maine, has been in session In Au-
gusta this week.
At special meeting of the city council at
Bath, Wednesdaylevening it was decided to
make an addition to the police force and to in
crease their pay. No further developments in
regard to the murder of Policeman Lawrence
have been made.
citement in a hotel by smashing a window and
mounting the roof in light attire. He was cap
tured after some difficulty and fonnd to be an
old offender. He was sent to Wiseasse. jail.
Hon. John B. Hill, formerly law partner
of Judge Appleton of Maine, bas now. reached
his eighty-sixth year, and is residing at Ma
SOD, Mass. Mr.. Hill was classmate of Ralph
Waldo Emerson at Harvard College, and they
corresponded for more than fifty years with
each other The town history of Mason was
compiled by Mr.. Hill. His eyesight, Is quite
good. He does not use glasses.
Rev. William Walker has resigned the pas
torate of st. Peters church in Rockland and
st. Thomas's church in 3Thomaston, (Episco-
pal) having accepted call from church at
the South.
The dry house of A D. Starbird of Freeman,
was burned Sept. 9th, with all of its contents,
some 10000 dowels. Loss $500 to $500; no in-
surance.
The Augusta assessors have adjusted the tax
of the Edwards Manufacturing Company fix
ing the valuation at 100000, in obedience to
the will of the people.
Mr.. Rufus Bates of Solon committed suicide
last Friday by hanging. A writing was found
pinned to his clothing giving his age, 27 years
and months, also directions in regard to his
burial and how to dispose of his property, con-
sisting of a few hundred dollars in notes and
money, but gave no cause for the rash act. He
went away in the morning and not returning
home at dinner, search was made, which re-
suited in finding his body hanging by the
neck in the barn.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Erands in tha Sale of fsrimher Innd.

The commissioner of the general land office
has discontinued for the present the sale of
timber lands on the Pacific coast ON account
of the frauds that have come to light. Con-
separate tracts of timber land in California,
Oregon, and Washington Territory at $3.50
per acre. The fraud consists in the proeure-
ment by one person of large number of such
tracts through the cooperation oe others, who
purchased them only TO transfer them to him,
in clear violation OF the spirit Of the law.
Frauds of q similar character have been dis
covered in connection with entries of coal land
in Colorado. The land offices there have been
directed to suspend action on coal land entries
until the matter is investigated.
Pending Pension Claims.
The pension claims pending in the Pension
Office on June 80, 1888, are distributed among
the States as folloys.