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The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Pine street Quarterlv Conferenoe

llO ObEEGL NkQhIbGIty OCuLbT6nGGs
The fourth and last quarterly conference for
the current conference year was held at Pine
street Methodist Episcopal church, this city,
Monday evening, Rev. g. J. Clark, Presiding
Elder, in the chair.
The usual routine questions were put and
answered, eli showing that the various depart
ments Of the church had been we'll worked
The benevolent contributions are considerably
In excess Of what they were last year, and the
current expenses are already about met. The
following is the closing sentence of the pas
tors report:-"In conclusion the pastor is hap
py to return thanks to God for his grace and
guidance during the year, and for the mani
festation Of His spirit in the great work Of con-
verting twenty-six souls, and in the strength
ening and upbuilding Of many Others; also to
return hearty thanks for the constant, uniyer-
sal and prayerful co operation Of the member
ship during tho year, making It one of the
most pleasant Of hs life'
The various committees on the benevolent
and other causes were appointed. Beides, the
| following gentlemen we've elected as trustees
and stewards:
Trustees-F. A. Smith, j. M. Greenough, j.
| I. Small, N. s. Fernald, u. M. Eastman q. A (.
Staples, 9 X. Ladd, G. NJ. Abbott A. j. Pet
| tengill.
| Stewards-G H. Cushman, n. Waierhouse,
| s. Patterson, E. M Knight, E G. Berry, y.
| M. G. Dunn, A. A. Niekerson a. r. Sawyer,
| j. M. Bennett
The following resolve was presented aud
adopted universally by rising vote
| Resot1ed, That the thanks OF this quarterly
| conference be presented to Bishop E. G.. An
drews for his good judgment in selecting and
appointing Rev. J. NJ. Williams as our pastor
| the present conference year. and that the Pre-
siding Bishop at our next annual conference,
| be requested to r5appoint Bro. Williams as our
| pastor for the next conference year
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
No Change in the rdo,,or ,aw,


glance at the public laws passed by the
last Legislature reveals the following facts in
relation to the liquor law: Chapter q Of the
Revised Statutes (Which relates TO the liquor
law escaped an amendment. Inasmuch as l53
public acts were passed the chances we're
against any chapter, particularly long one
like C. q, escaping, as there are but 143 chap
ters in the statutes. Then again, If yor reckon
by pages, the probabilities of its escape were
still less, as the average indicates a repeal or
amendment on every seventh page and C. q
has twenty-seven pages.
During the thirtyone sessions OF the Legis.
lature-from 1851 70 1S8l--forty liquor laws
have been passed.; and from the former date
the law has, with the exception Of the follow
ing years, been annually tinkered- 1852 1854
1857, 1860, 1861, 1866, 1876, 1873, 1879.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Real Estate Transfers

The following transfers of real estate in this
county have been recorded at the Registry Of
Deeds:
Portland-Patrick Moran to Michael Mu!-
herD, lot of land.
Mary E. Witham to Adrianna Barker land
and buildings
Ursla T. Gushing to Mary e. Witham, lot Of
land.
Cape Elizabeth Barbara McDonough to
Ann Swinson, lot OF land.
Samuel Haskell to Barbara McDonoagh, lot
Of land.
Deering --sames A. Colley to Deering Land
Company, lot of land.
Gorhsm- Samuel Thomas to Adeline p.
Moses, lot OF land.
Baidwin-Appleton N. Burnell to Arthur P.
Burnell, land and buildings.
straightforward Decker to Charles II.
Decker, land and buildings.
Freeport-Eben J. Moore to Merrill G. Keay
lot OF land.
Brunswick-Francis q. jordan to Aaron v.
Metcalf, lot of land.
Isaiah Jordan to Esther A. Brett, lot Of
land.
Methodist Episcopal Church to Joshua Luf-
kin, lot OF land.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18


Mr.. and Mrs. Henry st. John Smith have
sailed from Liverpool for Halifax in the Sar-
matian aud will probably arrive in Portland
the first of next week.
The many friends In this city Of Samuel K.
johnson, who was formerly an engineer on tho
Portland Steam Packet Company's boats, will
sympathize with him In the loss OF his wife.
Mrs johnson was 80 years OF age. She was
Miss Charlotte Bucknam of Falmouth.
G. Benjamin I. Chase OF Bridgton has been pre-
NOTED one grade in the pension office at Wash
ington.
Mr. W. w. Fay, OF the senior class OF Ban
gor Seminary, has received unanimous call
TO the Trinitarian Congregational church OF
Castino
Mrs. Ernst L. Lee Of Calais is the possessor
OF several pages of manuscript written and
signed by John Howard Payne. the author Of
"Sweet Home" 1.-THE manuscript is in the
form OF a letter on the subject OF founding a
magazine, and was addressed to John II.
Winthrop, ESD President Mercantile Library
Association" II was written in New York
under date OF January 11th, 1889. 1t was
found during the war in house in Newbern,
n. G., and brought to Calais by Rev. Joseph
Lee, then private In the 10th Massachusetts,
Regiment.
President Lord, OF the Boston and Maine
and Superintendent Furber arrived In town
by the p. M. train yesterday and are at the
Preble House. They stated they came on
some little matters for the road. 1t is thought
their visit relates to looking over the situa-
tion here in order ia see what reduction OF
force could be iudiciously made under the
lease of the Eastern.
Rev. J. Il. Day, for the past two years OF
Temple Street Methodist Episcopal Church,
Boston, has been transferred from the New
England to the New York East Conference, to
succeed DIR. Chapman at st. Pau's Church,
New York city. On the eve Of his departure
for his new pastorate large number of his
recent parlshioners surprised. him by filling the
parsonage and presenting him beautiful gold
watch, valued OF nearly $780,
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Almost A Riot.

Yesterday afternoon party of hoodlums
composed of a man named Joyce, another
named Berry, james Welsh, George Murray
and Thomas O'Neil came by Fletcher & Co. IS
on Union and Commercial streets, and saw an
Gil barrel standing at the door. Joyce seized
the barrel and made off with it followed by
the Others, and pursued By Mr.. Geo. Fletcher
and one of the clerks. On York stree. the
hoodlums saw they were pursued and, turning,
deliberately assaulted the two pursners. 1t
was lively affair for some time In which
stout blacksmith took hand On the Fletcher
side, and the hoodlums got rather more than
they wanted. A search was made for police
man and Officer Steele was found who, at first
doubted his right to arrest a man as he was on
the night force, but finally sezsd Joyce and took
him to the station. Some of the gang return
cd and pitched into Mr.. Somers, the junk
dealer, upon which he knocked down one of
them. Officers Field and Garland, who had
been off on special duty with the Marshal for
about twenty minutes, returned but the men
who attacked Somers had gone
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Brief J. .tings.

Cloudy yesterday morn ug, partially clear in
afternoon. Mercury $50 at sunrise, 49o at noon,
400 at sunset; wind south.
Officer Stover has been changed back TO the
day police force and Officer Harmon to the
night force, as formerly
A little daughter of Officer Steele was badly
bitten in the ear by dog this we, k.
The coverings were taken off the fountain
in Lincoln Park yesterday.
The George Warren estate on State street
was sold by F. O. Bailey & Co yesterday after
noon to George Brock, Esq. for the sum of
S14,900 and taxes. 1t is understood that Gen.
John Marshall Brown was the real purchaser.
The property Of the Whitney shoe and
gater company Of this city has been attached
by the creditors.
The twelfth section of the telephone switch
arrived yesterday and four new subscribers
added to the Exchange.
We would acknowledge a pretty bouquet Of
May flowers-the first of the season-pussy
willow sprigs, geraniums and partridge berries,
picked by Walter y. Adams Of Cape Elizabeth.
The fair and supper to be given hy the
ladies circle Of Pine street church this after
noon and evening at the vesiry will be well
patronized.
1t is reported that the residents in the
vicinity of Pine and Bracket streets, have
subscribed all but S4O0 for the lot on the
corner.
The Custom House will be closed Fast Day.
The Committee on Public Buildings have
elected Mr.. Cook engineer Of the City Build
ing. The other officers to be elected by them
go over until the next meeting.
Art gallery in conjunction with Pine street
church will be open all day Fast Day.
There will be a game Of base ball on the
horse car ground in Deering tomorrow after
noon between the Deering Red Stockings and
picked nine Of this city. Game called sharp
at 3p.m.
The steamers of the Forest City Steamboat
Company will leave at and a. m. and 215
and 6.10 p. m. till further notice.
The cargo landed from the Brooklyn will be
sold at auction Friday morning.
The man who stole Amory Rogers lap-robe
stole another from G. j. Walker Monday
night. Yesterday Officer Garland recovered
the robes where they had been sold at Cool
idges, and the fellow was fined $40 in the
Municipal Court yesterday.
Ihere was Drlght llghg III the olrecton Oh
Ferry Village last night as if from fire.
Probably some of the residents we're burning
brush.
The steamer Peruvian, Capt. Richie of the
Allan Line, arrived at 2.30 p. m, from Liver
pool yesterday, via Halifax the 10th inst. She
had very pleasant passage and brought rs
cabin, q intermediate and 92 s.eerage passen-
gers and full cargo
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Superior Court.

TUEsDAY.-John I. Palmer " Joseph W. Burn
ham. Action of assnmpsIt to recover sS3 for SER
vices physician in attending the brother of the
defendant, Charles W. Burnham, in his last Illness
The plaintiff alleges that the defendant employed
him, and it to the defendant only that he gave
credit. and that the defendant promised TO pay him.
The defendant denies the employment. He claims
that he only acted the messenger of the brother
that the plaintiff never sought to charge him until
he discovered that he, defendant. had money, while
Charles was poor. The defendant acknowledged
that at one time he offered to pay the plaintiff fifty
dollars towards the bill as a gratuity on his part,
and to help his brother. There is also one item in
the bill for a visit to this defendant individually
which the defendant admits and offers to de default
ed for $3.50. Jury out when Court adjourned.
G. NJ. Seiders for plff. NJ. P. Frank for deft
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
a Portland Vessel sunk.

The schooner Lizzie Thompson, Capt. Nc
Keon, sailed from Portland five weeks ago
mackereliDg, and had full cargo Of mackefel-
She was en- route for New York. When off Cape
May lightship, in heavy fog, Monday fore
noon, she suddenly collided with the steamer
Nachocchee and sank Immediately. Capt.
McKeon and crew Of sixteen barely escaped
in boats and were brought to New York yes.
terday moruing, saving nothing but the
clothes they wore A 20O-fathom seine valued
at $1,000 was lost with the vessel. The crew
were sent home yesterday. The Lizzie Thomp-
son is owned in this city by Charles Dyer aud
Others. She was bought from Newburgport
parties several years ago, and is worth, with
her fittings, some $4,000. She is not insured.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Death OF George Jewett.

Col. George Jewett died at his residence, 80
Pleasant street yesterday, after protgaoted
illness OF soma months at the advanced age of
IS. He was born in Portland, in 1895, gradn-
ated from Harvard college and practiced law
for some years in Bowdoinham, when he was
magistrate. He held commission of colonel
in the militia about 1899. He was son of
Joseph Jewett, a naval commissioner Of this
port, and native of Newburyport,
Mass, who came to Portland before the rsYo-
luton with his brother James Jewett and Rev.
Caleb Jewett, A. NJ, d. D. They were great
grand sons of Nehemiah Jewett, President of
the Colonial Assembly of Massachusetts, in
1869, whose father Eon. Joseph Jewett a Rep
resentative to the Royal Court, came from
Yorkshire, England, about 1852. Col. George
Jewett was brother to the late Hon. Luther
and Hon. James Jewett, both collectors OF u.
S. revenue of Portland, and of the late Major
General Joseph Scott Jewett of Portland, who
commanded the 5th division of Gov Fairfied' S
troops in 1889. He was first cousin to the late
Hon. Jedediah Jewett who was collector of U !.
S. revenue of Portland, and Mayor of The city
in 1856, and also to the late Judge Henry jew
EFT of Texas, father OF Ex-Governor Jewett Of
Colorado. The deceased was unmarried, but
leaves as his nephews and nieces, Col. James c.
Jewett of New York, DR.. w. S. Jewett, Mr..
r. P. Jewett, Mrs. T. Forsyth, Miss Mary ]
Jewett and Mr.. George Fl. Jewett.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

Last evening there was temperance meet
Ing at the Mission. The hall was filed by a
deeply interested audience, and during the
evening many stirring and interesting address
es we're made by those who had been redeemed
from the evil influences Of rum, and after a
very pointed address by the Rev. S. +. Pear
son, eight names were added to the pledge.
This evening Rev. w. A. S. Smith with his
co!ored band Of Tennessee cabin singers, will
conduct concert for the benefit of church at
Gambia, Central Africa.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

Portland correspondent of the Boston Jour
nal says the past winter has been very pros
porous one about this port, and the export
trade presents some very large figures, owing
to the business transacted by the Allan and
Dominion steamships. The week before these
boats made this their winter harbor the exports
amounted to only about $4,000, but the Iol fol-
lowing week they increased to 1904 600 The
heaviest weeks business amounted to Ss41 900
and the smallest was S152,0O0. The total ex-
ports for the past six months amount To ahout
S0,0OO,OOO, and have been of the most varied
character, embracing about everything essen
Lial for the sustenance and enjoyment of life.
The lumber shipments have themselves.
amounted to about 7 600, 900 feet.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
The Bethel.

Mr.. Southworth, out seamen's chaplain, de-
81 res to thank the friends Of the cause he re-
presents for the aid and encouragement they
have given him, specially for papers, books,
magazines, &C., which they have contributed,
by which he has been enabled to supply the
large demand for reading among oar sailors
and fishermen. He desires still to be remem-
bered and solicits good reading Of every sort.
If any one, who does not bind them, has any
odd numbers or otherwise of Harper's Month
ly. no matter how old, he would be very glad
to receive them. He has bound and sent to
sea some eighty volumes of that work in his
325 Libraries.
Drop a postal to z. Southworth, 108 Newbury
street. and he will gladly go for the literature.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
The Debt on Pythian Hall distinguished


In 1878 when the knights of Pythias leased
their present elegant quarters in Pythian Hall,
II was necessary to 60 to considerable expense
in order to fit up the rooms. The Pythian
Hall Association was consequently formed and
the sum of $500 raised for the purpose indi-
Gated by issuing bonds, to run twenty years,
which were taken by Munioy and Bramhall
Lodges, then the only two in the city. Since
then two other fourishing Lodges, Pine Tree
aud Ivanhoe, have been organized, and to
them had been awarded their share of the
debt. Three hundred dollars had been paid
from the principal, reducing the gross sum to
$500, giving each Lodge $500 to assume
Lately the trustees finding that each Lodge
had large surplus, advised the extinguish-
ment of tho whole debt and the cancelling of
the bonds. This was agreed TO and Wednes-
day last the trustees, together with the COM
mittee from each lodge, assembled, the money
paid, and the bonds formally cancelled, so
that now the Pythian debt is extinguished
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

AT the annual meeting Of the Firsh Parish
church Monday afternoon, tho following Off
GERS were elected
Moderator-Lews Pierce
CIerk-Thomas Ii. Haskell
Treasurer and Collector Charles G.. Haines
Assessors-F. Barrett and A Cummings.
Parish Committee Samuel j. Anderson, +
II Jordan, Henry st. j. Smith.
The usual appropriations were voted.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Municinal Court.

BEFORE RECORDER DYER.
TUEsDAY.-Charles Furgerson. Larceny. SEN
fenced to the Reform School.
Edgar Owen and Archie Elliott. Larceny. Dis
charged.
VIM. Davis. Larceny. Sixty days in county Jail.
Lewis H. Whitcomb and Edward Parker. Fast
driving. Fined S5 and costs
Dennis Kuday. Open shop. Fined SO and costs.
Chas. g. Proutt, James Gilmore. John McGin-
ness, james McCullock, Albert Dunn, Lewis W.
Whitcomb. Edward Parker, James Neary. fntoxi-
cation. Fined So and costs.
John Brown and Annie Bro Sea and sciz-
ure. Appealed
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
wac AZ Exhihition.

There was good attendance at the rooms
Of the Society of Art in Motley Block yester-
day, and great interest manifested in the ex-
hibitlon Of etchings. To any one fond of pic
tares, 10 the popular sense, an hour or two
can be most agreeably passed in examining
the collection, while as an art-sducator, no
better examples could be afforded.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

The above shows conclusively that "Ceve-
lands Superior" is a strictly pure Cream OF
Tartar Baking Powder. IL has also been
analyzed by Professor johnson OF YalO Col
iege DR. Genth OF the University OF Fennsyl-
vania President Morton Of Stevens Institute;
VIM. NJ. Habirshaw, II. g. s.. Analyst for the
Chemical Trade of New York, and other emil
nent chemists, all of whom pronounce IL abso-
lutey pure and healthfnl--hau's Journal Of
He0Uh
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

Farm in Saco, Situated on Buxton
Road, 2 l-2 miles from Post Oiice.
MIX Farm, viii sell the whnIe or part.
For particulars enquire OF BENNETT
BROS. Stable No. Thornton Av., or Oh
A. ID. BENNETT, on the premises. ,,
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
o.noyni BnIsIug Powder. ;,

Cream OF Tartar
BicaTbonate OF Soda
Carbonate of Ammonia
Tartaric Acid
Starch
Available carbonc acid gas 1910 per cent.
equivalent TO 1862 cubic inches Of gas per or.
of Powder.
Ammonia gas 053 per cent. equivalent to
10.4 cubic inches per OF. OF Powder.
NorE.--srhe Tartafic Acid was doubtless in
troduced as free acid, but subsequently COM
bined with ammonia, and exists In the Powder
az Tartrate OF Ammonia.
E. G. LOVE. Pb. d.
NEw YORK, JAN'y 17TH, 1881.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
New York and New England Ronds

New York and New England Bonds.
The Maverick National Bank, Of Boston,
offer some great bargains in bonds OF the above
named road, as per advertisement in another
column. The company state they have exam
ined the property and the security offered by
the mortgage and have no hesitation in recon-
mending the bonds as a safe and secu re invest
mani
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

THE damaged grain and peas in bulk on
board the steamer Brooklyn will be sold at
auction by f. o. Bailey & Co., at 10 O'Clock
this morning Steamer Express leaves Grand
Trunk wharf at $50.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Anns,nI Meeting.

FaiH adjourned annual meeting OF the s9eleiS ior
a. the Prevention OF Cruelty to Anim9ls VIII DO
held at 9. y. Rdon's office, Mutual ldfe lnsurahSe
building, April 2lst, 1888, at p. M 70 eiec. on
GERS for the ensuing year, and any other vesiess
retary. aplSdtd
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18


KEARNEy says the Chinese must go; but,
before they go, we wish to inform them and
everybody else that Adamson's Botanic Bal.
sam continues TO win the day In curing coughs,
colds, and all difficult breathing Price 80 and
rs cents. Trial bottles 10 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Second Parisl, .

The Second Parish and Plymouth Church
society VIII mite on FGst Day 10 a union SER
vice IN the Second Parish church OF II O'Clock.
Rev. DIR. Seward Of Plymouth church will
preach. All are cordially invited.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

f. o. BAILEY s. Co., win sell valuable
lot of land on the corner of Danforth and
Bracket streets at 8 o'clock to-day See no.
tice in auction column.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

ADVICE To MOTHERS WINsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the lit
tie sufferer at once; it produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pain, and the
little cherub awakes as bright as button"
1t is very pleasant to taste II soothes the
child, softens the gums allays all pain, relieves
wind, regulates the bowels, and is the best
known remedy for diarrhea, whether arising
from teething or other causes Twenty-Five
cents bottle.
decd WSM&wlv
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Soldiers Monument Association

The Little Women are determined to make
the third Of May day to be remembered.
They are to have regular May-party with
the crowning of the queen and dancing round
the may-pole such as we read Of In story
books. Then the High School Cadets are to
give drill and very little girl viii dance
the Highl and Fling. We advise all, both
old and young, to obtain. tickets early. That
they are also busy with their fair, will be
seen by the following additional names Of con
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

81 need thee every hour" is what physi.
clan writes who is administering Adamson's
Cough Balsam as the best remedy for the
coughs Of his patients. Trial size 10 cents.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
wsM&w1y

One of the Greatest Luxuries.
is pure and fragrant Toilet Powder. To our
lady readers we recommend j. & E. ArKN-
SONS Rose, White Rose and Violet Powder.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
crew az shin oracle safe,

Oi0M OA oLiP OAHSAo 3tAGs
A telegram has been received in Bath stat
ing that the captain and crew Of the ship
Oracle, lost off Cape Horn, are safe in yalpa-
raiso
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Great Bargains in Hosiery.

10 unprecedented Bargains Ladies' Chdrens
which began the week. add today Ladies' Hose
seams. Ladies' Unbeached Hose out
ed go Both above could be sold readily 81 ls cts
Salc today at O'clock
Ao 100 dozen rs cent Coets in all Sizes so cts yards
of good cent I6 l.2 inch Linen Crash
Ladies' will do well to be Lse Gloves
kinds next Friday Prices not exceed half their value.
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
a.als4-a-@-a-a-a.
Notice.

DISTRICT or MAINE,
Portland April II, 1883.
EDURSUANT TO the Rules of the Circuit Court
Il Of the United states for the District OF Maine
notice Is hereby given that Edward Woodman Of
Portland, has applied for admission an Attorney
and Counsellor OF this Court.
A. II. DAVIS,
Clcrk of the U. s. Circuit Court:
aur19 d3t#
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

A FOUR Year Old Colt. Sound and kind; broken
IN to harness. n good driver. Can be seen py
calling on @. A, HAYDEN, stevens Plains Me;
apis uot
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
no Let.

ENRENCI roof house, rooms, furnished or nm
y furnished, 81 Quebec Street, all modern i'm
provements, good neighhorhood, heated with hot
water. Apply on the premises.
apr1S dtf
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
AUCTION SALES.
UNDERWRITERS SALE.
Damaged Cargo from SIS. BROOKLYN. For
Whom it May Concern. -o-

g1tHE following merchandise landed in a damaged
Il state from Steamship Brooklyn viii be sold by
auction on Friday, the goth inst, at 10 a. M, at
Grand Trunk Railway Warehouse No. 2.
(JBBO rs cases Spo0ls
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18
Apprentice Wanted.

apr18
The Portland daily press., 1883-04-18

Charlie Collins in Reward" The sale of
seats for the drama to be brought out next
week by Bosworth Post G.. A R., at CITY Hall
will commence at Stockbridge's on Thursday
morning. Seats can be secured from that day
for any evening of the narfnrmanca