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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
RESISTING AN OFFICER.
A Norridgewock sheriff's Exciting Ex-
perience.

Last Tn ursday, says the Somerset Reporter,
Deputy Sheriff Baker of Norridgewock drove
up to Starks to take a six year old boy on a
writ of ieplevin. The boy was the son of Mrs.
Giles of New Sharon, and was in the care Of
Mrs. Faran, who had become greatly attached
to the lad. The officer was mpanied up
to within few rods of the house by the moth
er, who kept out of sight SO as not to create
any suspicion as to what was in the wind. Mr..
Baker alked. into Mrs. Faran's house and
made known his business, and was as promptly
told that the boy was not on the premises and
besides could not be taken alive if he was.
The officer began a search and soon found him,
when the woman demanded the officers
authority. The writ was read and as he was
folding it up the woman grabbed the child
from the officer. Baker grabbed about the same
time and then came hand to hand set-to.
The infuriated woman grabbed for the officer s
hair but fortunately for him he IS bald-headed
and she got no hold.
About this time the mother of the child
drove into the yard and the officer made for
the carriage with the child in his arms yelling
for dear life. Mrs. Faran then caught the
horse by the head and attempted to upset the
carriage out Baker seized the reins and pre-
vented it and then by vigorously plying the
whip drove out of the yard. Just as they
were reaching the road sister of Mrs. Faran,
Harriet e. Chapman came to. the rescue and
she caught hold of the horse intending to de-
tain him till other reinforcements arrived,
which came to hand in the person of Milford
Chapman, her son, but not until she had been
obliged to reinquish her hold. Baker gave
him smart cut with the whip aud drove off
victorious with mother and child.
The officer got off without o scratch and on
his return very properly went before the grand
jury and had the whole tribe indicted for re-
sistipg an officer.
Yesterday Sheriff Baker returned and ar
rested Mrs. Faran and brought her here to
court where she gave bonds Harriet Chap
man was in bed, either sick or pretending to
be- and was not disturbed. Her son could not
be found.
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TWENTY FIVE WOUNDS.
Further Particulars of the Strange MUIR
der near Oxford, lind.

OXFORD, Iud., via Cincinnati, O.. Sept. 27.-
The horror at the murder of Ada Atkinson in
creases. She was the daughter of Cephus At
kinson, wealthy farmer, living two miles
from here On Monday, Mr.. Atkinson and his
wife went to their farm at Atkinson Station,
and left at homo their two daughters, Lucy,
about Is years of age, and Ada, not yet 10, a
bright and handsome girl. About in the af-
ternoop, Lucy mounted her horse and rode to
Oxford, where she remained until nearly 5.
When she returned, she went through the low
er part of the house, calling her sister by name,
then ran up stairs and threw open the he'd
room door. There, weltering in pool OF Ter
own blood, lay the body of the unfortunate
girl. With wild cry the sister fled down the
stairs, out of the house, screaming at the top
of her voice. In the garden she was stopped
By an old man, who has been an attaehe of the
place for years. He held her and tried to quiet
her, and finally succeeded in getting from ber
an account of what-she had seen. A passing
neighbor was sent TO Oxford, and the alarm
given. Crowds of excited people fiocked to
the scene of the murder. telephone mes
sage to Atkinson Station apprised the father Of
the horrid death of his daughter. Mounting
his horse, the old gentleman spurred to his vio-
lated hearth. The news was conveyed as gent
" as possible to the poor mother, whose health
is already broken from grief at the loss Ct her
elde.t daughter, Emma. lt is thought she
cannot survive the shock and sorrow. She
was conveyed home in phaeton later in the
evening. A preliminary examination was
made as soon as che crowd could be got out of
the room. The examination revealed the fact
that there had been no struggle. The body lay
face down, with the right arm doubled up un-
der it. The left was thrown over the head
The work was evidently done with large,
dull knife, for the wounds, % in all, were all
of them rough and jagged. The jugular vein
was severed, and the large artery was cut. A
cut across the abdomen let the bowels pro-
trude There is absolutely no Glue to the muir
derer. Robbery was not the motive, for moth
ing had been disturbed. Mr.. Atkinson offers
$1,000 reward, and the county will offer $500.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
100000 SHORT.

One of lEOnsrers Produce Shippers Miss
iHg-The story of His Misdecds.
MONTREAL, Sept. 27.-Last August an Eng
lishm an named G. j. Dewey came here from
Liverpool and commenced business as pro-
duee shipper from the bast houses all over Eng
land, ordering goods and he got all he wanted.
He raised $4,000 from the Molson Bank on
the strength of bills of lading on shipments of
goods, and his drafts were duly honored when
presented to Liverpool. The next shipment
was on the 18th inst, aud he got advances
from the same bank of $4,000 ALSO on bills of
laling. Whether these advances will be met
by shipments is still in doubt but from other
developments there are great fears that the
bank will lose the whole amount as it has been
discovered that Dewey has passed forged bills in
Boston and New York, for advances there to a
laage amount, one bank ia Boston being taken
in to the extent of $4,000, and the agents of a
Bristol produce house in New York for over
$4,000.
A produce merchant in London, Ont, was
also defrauded out of 1000 whole cheese in
boxes for which he holds for the goods securi-
ties on New York. The total amount of the
absconder's frauds will reach at least 100000.
Detectives are after him and large reward
has been offered for his arrest He is supposed
to be in the Eastern States.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
SPORTING
The Piftsburg Regatfa-Luther, Hamm,
ConEey and Teemcr the Winners Yester.

PIrTsBURG, Sept 27.-On account of high
wind today's races we're not begun until $50
p. m. Luther and McCaffrey, who rowed a
dead heat in the veterans race yesterday,
started for the deciding heat but McCaffrey
sprained his arm and did not finish. The race
was given to Luther.
Hamm, Griffin, Riley and Briceland started
in the first trial heat for professionals. Hamm
led at the quarter mile, with Griffin second
and Riley third. Before the half was reached
Riley and Briceland passed Griffin. Hamm
led by five lengths at the turn. On the home
Hamm came in length ahead, with Brice-
land and Griffin half mile behind. Time,
% minutes.
The second heat between Byrne, Pietz,
Meniger and .Conley was won by latter with
Meniger second a quarter OF mile astern.
Time, 81 minutes.
Teemer, Lee, Casey and Gaisel started in
the third heat, Teemer leading to the finish.
At the quarter Lee was second, Casey third
and ten lengths ahead Of Gaisel. Down the
three-quarter stretch Lee frequently spurted
but Teemer maintained his lead and at the
buoy was ten lengths ahead. Gaisel did not
turn On the home stretch Lee reduced the
gap but finished three lengths behind Teemer,
With Casey 80 lengths behind Lee. Time.
2050.
The remaining heats were postponed on ae-
count of darkness.
Races at beacon Park.
Boston, Sept. 27.-At Beacon Park today
the track was in very good condition and the
attendance excellent J. S. Campbelrs stall
lion Richball took two more heats and won
the PAGERS race, unfinished from yesterday
time, 217. Florabelle secured second money.
The purse was $1,000, divided.
In the three-minute class, Pilot Knox was
the winner in three straight heats; time 30
For special purse of $1,000, divided, for
Clemmie g., j. B. Thomas and Wilson, Glenn
mia g. was the Wiuuar. time Y. 20
The bay stallion Gushing was trosted to beat
2.30 but did not succeed, making the mile in
2.373.
Two lady riders, Misses Peck and Maran-
tlls, contested two halEmile heats, both Of
which we're won by Miss Peck in So and a.
Base Rail.
At Boston -Bostons 4. Clevelands /.
AT Providence-Buffal 4, Providences 2.
phia-Chicagos g. Philadelphias 3
At New York-Detroits 10, New Yorks 2.
At Hanover, N. Ell. The athletics sports at
Dartmouth concluded with a close game of
base ball between the Live Oaks of Brattle-
boro and the Dartmouths. At the close of ths
eleventh inning the score stood: Dartmouths
8, Live Oaks 2.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
The Kicker and the Hopper.

A kicker known to the world at large as
Stubbornus attended a strawberry festival
one evening at which some grass-hoppers
acted in the capacity of brass band. The
auditor, with whose hind legs 1t is danger
GUS to meddle, remarking that it would be
more proper were the performers called
"grass band," asked where they obtained
their talent for music.
''Well," replied the hop gatherers, 1--WE
played croak-ay for several seasons and fed
IN nothing but dew"
"Nothing but do? Well my master is
so confoundedly poor that 1 have fed on
nothing but do all my life. AS for croquet
1 never played that at all. don't even
know how. Where shall learn?n
'Ask Jupiter"
''All right. Let us brayr replied the
beast with sickly smile, as he sought his
early grave. The post mortem examination
showed that he died of brsy-in' fever,
brought on by excess of humorousness.
Moral: Do not be a MULE. X. Bangs,
in life.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.
The indications for New England to-day are
fair weather in the southern portion, local
rains and partly cloudy weather in the north
ern portions, southwest to northwest winds,
stationary or slight fall in temperature, falling
followed by rising barometer.
The weather bulletin says the barometer is
highest in the south Atlantic states aud lowest
in the St. Lawrence valley. Clear weather
prevails throughout the United States except
in the extreme northern portion of the Lake
region, New York and New England, where
light showers are reported. Warmer south
west winds prevail in the Southern, Middle
and New England States and Ohio valley and
southwest to northwest winds prevail in the
Lake region and Northwest, with cooler wealth.
er on the northern portions of those districts,
the temperature being below freezing in north
ern Minnesota Cooler and generally fair
weather is indicated for the New England,
Middle Atlantic States, Ohio valley and lower
Lake region on Saturday with frost in the
northern portion of the Middle States and
New England. The temperature will rise
slowly in the upper Lake region and north
west Saturday.
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RAILWAY NOTES.
Maine Central.

At q meeting Of the Maine Central commit
tee, held at Watervlle on Tuesday, the 1Sth
paper was drawn up and forwarded to George
O. Lord, President OF the Boston and Maine
Railroad, asking that that road appoint
committee OF conference to consult with the
Eastern and Maine Central railroads in rela-
tion to perfecting business arrangement be-
tween the roads, which would be profitable for
each. President Lord replies to this saying
that he will lay the Maine Central paper be-
fore the directors of the Boston and Maine, at
their next meeting, and will advise them to
anpoint the committee of conference asked for
by the Maine Central.
A stockholder in the Maine Central Railroad
informs the Boston Journals representative
that 1t is expected the negotiations between
that road and the Boston and Maine regarding
consolidation will fail. The terms asked by
the Maine Central are more strenuous than
the Boston and Maine will probably grant. In
this case the future condition of the three roads
Will depend upon the action of those who
secured the present injunction restraining the
accomplishment of the proposed lease of the
Eastern to the Boston and Maine 1t is said
that there are many persons among the
Eastern stockholders opposed to the lease of
that road who favored the passage of the
Colby bill by the New Hampshire legislature.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
FOREIGN.
ParneI Reported shot-Report Afferward
Proved Untrue.

ParneI Reported shO1-RepOrt AfferwaPd
Proved Untrue.
LONDON, Sept. <27.-It is reported that Par
nell has been shot, but it needs confirmation.
Inquiry is now being made as to its correct
ness.
LATER.
A despatch from Dungarvin, County Tyrone
states that covered car containing party Of
Parnellites was fred into, but the occupants
were not hurt. This probably explains the
rumor that Mr.. Parnell had been shot.
Rradlaugh 10 Demand His seat in the
Commons.
LONDON, Sept. 27.-Mr Bradlaugh has ad-
dressed letter TO Sir Stafford Northcote, de-
claring he will again demand his seat in the
House of Commons on the reassembling oi
Parliament, and charges Sir Stafford North
cote with causing all the mischief that has
grown out Of the continued violation of his
rights.
French Advices from the Red River
Country.
PARIS. Sept. i27.-Advices from French
sources dated Ha Moi, September 10th, state
that the Black Flags have abandoned Sontag
and the villages of Pkung Lugne and Day
an have retired to the left bank of the Red
river. Several mandarins have given in their
submission to French authority through Nj.
Harmand, the French Civil Commissioner.
The French forces will undertake no offensive
operations until the arrival OF renforcements
from France. There is no mention made of
the reported defeat of the Yellow Flags by the
Black Flags.
A National Celebration.
NIEDERwoLD, Sept. 27.-The inauguration
of the national monument to Germania takes
place here tomorrow with imposing ceye'
monies. Emperor William, accompanied by
German sovereigns, princes and generals ol
the late war will attend. Count Won Eulen
bprg will deliver the oration.
Foreign Notes.
The journal de st. Petersburg regards the
situation in Bulgaria as dangerous.
M. Challemel Lacour was expected to return
to Paris yesterday, and will resume the duties
of Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Two French transports have sailed from
Algiers for Tonquin with 1000 troops.
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The body of Mr.. Foster, drowned the 18th /,
was recovered yesterday at Kittery.
Stephen Grant, the missing Kittery man, is
reported to have been found at York.
The annual NEE ing of the Maine Unitarian
Conference will be held at Castine, October g
The Governor and Executive Council were
in session Wednesday, transacting routine bus
mess for the most part. They adjourned until
October 9th.
with st. Marks church in Augusta, December
LIST, to become Rector OF st. Luke's church in
Germantown, Pa.
One day recently, Mrs. Cornelius Murphy Of
Oldtown, caught in Moosehead Lake, a salmon
trout which weighed 81 pounds. This is great
fishing for lady, the trout being probably the
largest taken in Moosehead this season.
Among the fishing party were Hon. Joseph
Smith and wife of Oldtown.
A. G. Carr, the Winthrop apple king, says
that "this seasons apple crop is twice as la rye
as anticipated four weeks ago. Farmers have
either deceived or have been misinformed in
relation to the crop. asked Winthrop farm
er the other day how many apples he had He
replied % or 30 barrels. 1 looked over his
orchard and offered to buy them for 80 barrels
He refused to sell a Boston man engaged in
the apple trade, informs me that there are
plenty of apples in the country to supply the
market" The yield is very uneven however
others are bare. The late gale will diminish
the yield, as large quantities were blown from
the trees and will be valueless for winter
keepers.
Tuesday night last week the down train from
Burnham, when a short distance below Brooks
station struck jigger and some lumber that
had been left across the track. The obstruc-
tions were thrown aside by the engine, which
was itself thrown upward several inches by
force of the collision. The locomotive luckily
struck fairly on the rails again with no seri-
GUS result. One James Bowen who lives in
the northern part of Belfast, was next day ar
rested on complaint of John McTaggart oi
Brooks, section man, and was before Justice f
A. Greer of Belfast. 1t was shown that res
pondent was in the vicinity at the time; that
he had lately had difficulty with some of the
train men, and that the shoes which he had on
fitted the tracks made by the person who plac
ed the jigger on the track. The justice
thou ght there was probable cause and bound
Bowen over in $1,000, to appear at the Supreme
Court. Failing to get bonds he was committed
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
FARMERS FESTIVALS.
Ossipee valley Fair-Baby show The
Raccs.

CORNISH Sept 27.-At the third and last
day of the ossipee Valley fair the show Of
fruit, stock and farm products was said to ex
eel the State fair at Lewiston, and there was
the best show of fancy articles in the ladies
department ever exhibited in Ossipee Valley
At the baby show twenty-one babies werelin
line, four of which received premiums as Tit
tie beauties
The race for purse OF one hundred and sew
enty-five dollars was won by Emery Fear
naught; second purse was won by A. B. Park
er. The excitement was intense. The faii
has been success fir ancially and otherwise.
North Kenncbec Agricultural Society.
WATERvILLE, Sept 27.-The North Ken
nebec Agricultural Fair commenced here to-
day with fine showing of blooded stock and
horses. A farmers levee and the show OF
products was held at City Hall this evening
Tho attendance has been light at the fsir
grounds. Some fine trotting is expected to-
morrow.
Bristol Agricultural Society.
DAMARrscorTA, Sept. 27.--The Bristol Agri-
cultural Society closed three days fair al
their grounds at Bristol Mills today. 1t has
been in almost every particular the most sue
cessful exhibition ever held by the society,
and the attendance and the exhibits have been
very large; the show of stock was unusually
extensive and fine, and OF fruit and fancy arti-
cles were noticeable. Purses for draft cattle
were special features of yesterday and today
Eastern Maine Fair-Gsoy. Robie Visits
the Grounds and Makes Speech.
BANGOR, Sept. 27.-The third day of the East
ern Maine Fair opened with fine weather and
big crowd on the grounds.
The grand trial of pulling oxen and horses
on the drag, open to competition from any part
of Maine or the Provinces took place in the
forenoon. The teams competing were f. /.
Drew, Cape Elizabeth, John Mornson, East
CorintL; F. o. Rogers, Newburg; M. Dearing,
Buxton ;-Hewes, Bangor. F. 7. Drew won
the first prize, dragging load weighing 92oO
pounds twenty-five feet; Mr.. Deering's team
was second, pulling the load sixteen feet.
At II o'clock Gov Robie, accompanied by
Councillors Hatch and Bolster and Ex-Gov.
Davis appeared on the grounds and the Gov
ernor was introduced by Hon. j. P. Bass, Pres
ident of the association, being received with
cheers. He made brief speech.
The races on Maplewood track this after
noon were witnessed by eight thousand people.
The ESQ class was won by George O., of Bel
fast in three straight heats; Surprise second;
Dominion Boy Sd. Best time 2.33la.
The 2.36 class had two starters, Gray Nose of
Gardiner and Aroosiook Boy of Dexter, and
was won by Gray Nose. Best time 2.315.
The gentlemen's driving race was won by
Frank p, owned by F. W. Berry of Belfast;
Gladstone second; Malcolm third. Best time
248 81.
The hurdle race was won by Lorillard of
Fredericton; Jack of Trumps of Halifax, I'd.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia., Sept 27-Nearly 400
veterans attended the reunion of the Crocker
Brigade Yesterday. Gen. W. W. Belknap presid-
ed. Postmaster General Gresham, Gen.
Streight of Washington, Gen. Macarthur, Gov.
Sherman and others made speeches. A dra-
matte scene was the presentation of the battle-
flag of the 10th Iowa Regiment to its old COM
mander Gen. Saunders, by ex-Confederate
Gen. Govan, whose command captured the
flag before Atlanta, July %, 1868. Govan said
that should war again occur, ex-Confederates
would be found fighting with ex- Union soldiers
under the old flag. The reunion closed with a
grand banquet tonight
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-09-28
GENERAL NEWS.

Hon. 2. G. Ellis. president of the First Ma
tional Bank of Fairhaven, VT, and formerly
associate judge of the Vermont court died
Wednesday night.
The Republicans opened the campaign in
Boston Wednesday evening. The customary
meeting 10 ratfy the nomina ions OF the con-
vention was held. So great is the interest in
the present canvass that fremont Temple was
crowded to its utmost capacity, and there was
an overflow meeting in the Meionian. Mr..
Robinson spoke in both halls The other
speakers were Ex-Governor Long, General
Banks, A. w. Beard, Col. W. H Hart, A. e.
Pillsbury, Charles Foster and Charles W.
Slack.
Lord Coleridge left Chicago for St. Louis
@sesterday.
A San Francisco despatch says yellow fever
has broken out at Lspaz The heat is intense
and the people are fleeing in all directions to
escape the fever.
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THE CoLoRED RACE.
An Address Adopted by the Convention at
Louisville,


LOUISVILLE, Sept. 27.-The National Colored
Convention have adopted an address in which
they say: We do not ask for any more class
legislation; we have had enough of this, but
we do believe that many of the laws intended
to secure to us our rights as citizens are moth
ing more than dead letters In the Southern
States, almost without exception, the colored
people are denied justice in the courts, denied
the iruit of their honest labor, defrauded of
their political rights at the ballot-box, shut out
from learning trades, cheated out of their
civil rights by inn keepers and comm on carrier
companies, and left by the States to an made
quate opportunity for education and general
improvement.
The address says of the failure of the Freed
mans Savings Bank: 1T is a marvel of our
time. It was established by the Government,
and the Government in appointing machinery
to close the insoveDt institution, violated the
United States Statutes on bankruptcy, and
should. therefore, reimburse the creditors of the
bank"
The address also contains the following: GAS
race struggling and contending for our polit-
ical and civil rights, we are not unmindful Of
efforts of Ireland to gain her rights, and we ex-
tend to our irish friends our pro found sympa-
thy and besl wishes. We earnestly desire the
abolition of the chain gang convict system and
the admission to trade unions of men our race
and to employment in commercial pursuits.
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RAILROAD MATTERS.
The Western Rate War Continues with
No signs of "a Truce.

The Western Rate War Continues with
No Signs of Truce.
CHICAGO Sept. 81 There was but little
change today in the railroad war, except that
the Chicago and Eastern Illinois made 81
raid on its day trains, retaining the 5-cent rate
for the night trains, where the pIrchase of
ticket for sleeper is compulsory. The Kan
kskee was hurt only on the Layfayette route
Their line runs direct to that point, and the
rate is $780, This was not changed this
morning. 1t is likely that as far as that one
place is concerned the Kankakee line will
meet the low rate, and perhaps go it consid-
erably better by evening. The Chicago and
Eastern Illinois road is attending strictly to
Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Dayton
and such points, and does not care for the new
cuts made by Pan Handle people. The Scent
route, under the terms announced to Indianap-
oils, was continued this morning by that line,
and none of the other roads have met it yet
Each agent contends that, whereas, his line
was not we'll known before, this war will ad-
vertise it. The lack of settlement of the
troubles grows fainter and fainter each day,
and only as the chances that this war will ex-
tend soon to such eastern points as to call for
action on the part of the eastern trunk lines is
there much show for cessation of the war