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The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

ing it locked, broke it in. They found Mrs
Rathbone dying on the bed, welteripg in her
blood. Col. Rathbone lay on the floor bleed
ing from five different wounds. A six-shooter
with three empty chambers, and dagger
covered with gore were found near by. Doc
ors were summoned Immediately, but Mrs
R4thbone died without being able to give an
account of the deed. Col. Rathbone was able
to reach the bed, and immediately became in
sensible. When he afterward became con-
scious he appeared not to connect himself with
the crime. He seemed to believe that a
stranger had committed it. The neighbors say
that Col. Rathbone lived on most affectionsts
terms with his family.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Daily News says that Mrs. Rathbone was
buried on Friday, the funeral being attended
by many American and English friends OF the
family, The same correspondent says that
Col. Rathoone may recover.
HANOVER, Dec. 29.-Colonel Rzthbone is
still alive, and, though Inflammation of his
wounds has set in, the doctors think he will
eventually recover. He now lies in the city
hospital A legal adviser has been engaged
for him tonight in accordance with instruc-
tions from America. From narratives heard
today, it is clear that Colonel Rathbone, labor
ing under the delusion that his children were
TO be taken away from him, had intended to
kill them, and that Mrs. Rathbone really sac
ritced herself TO save them. Colonel Rath-
bone has been suffering from certain kind Of
insanity for long time past, and 1t was we'll
known to his wife and family. The case is
one of deep psychological interest.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
GENERAL NEWs.

Gen. Hancock and party arrived at Los An
geles, Csl., Friday. On Monday he will go 10
Wilmington, where he dimes with Gen. Phiu-
eas Banning. On New Years day public re-
ception Will be held at which the military, fire
department and civic societies will turn out.
William Behrman, aged IS. and John Palm
er, negro, have been arrested for the murder
Of William Kirk, ia Cincinnati, o. Both
have confessed their guilt. Joseph Palmer in
his confession says it was agreed between him
self and William Behrman to kill Kirk for his
money, the one striking him the first blow TO
have $50 in excess of the other.
Ten prominent clergymen and physicians of
Lancaster, Pa, have been criminaly prose-
cuted by the citV Board of Health for failure
to make the regular quarterly reports, as re-
quired by law. One of the physicians is pro-
eeded against fer concealing small pox pa
tent. The arrested partiespropose to make
test of the law.
Thomas 81. Wheeler, paper stock dealer,
committed suicide Saturday morning by shoot
ing himself at his residence in West Haven.
Conn, with an old fashioned rife the ball en-
teriug the heart. Business difficulties is attrib-
utek as the cause, he being unsuccessful the
past year, Wheeler leaves o widow and six
children.
Miss Kate Claxton, the well-known actress,
obtained Saturday in the United States Circuit
Court in New York, an injunction restraining
Michael Herrn ann, proprietor of the National
Theatre, from producing the play known as
the "Two Orpbaus.' The plsintif claimed
TO be the owner of the play, having purchased
it from Messrs. Shook and Palmer.
Saturday night two hundred armed men
made raid on the Jail at Vicksburg, Miss,
seized and lynched three prisoners charged
with the murder of the Pcsey brothers. Ar
other prisoner resisted the party and was shot
dead.
By an explosion of gasoline yesterday, in the
house of Cnas. E. Stiles of Atkinson, Kan,
the dwelling was burned, his wife and child
perished in the flames and he was seriously
burned.
John Mccarthy Scully of New York, a well
known Irish nationalist was found dead in his
bed yesterday morning, of heart disease.
AS the sheriff and jailer of Walla Walla, W.
t., were inspecting the cells the last time for
the night, Friday, they were assaulted by two
condemned murderers who knocked them sense
less with bricks they had secreted. On the
iaior showing signs of recovery they took q
knife from his pocket and hacked him to piec-
es. They then fed. The whole country is in
arms.
Wallace Ross sailed from Halifax for Eng
land yesterday to prepare for his race with
Bubear on the Thames in March.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Serious State of Affairs in Lawrence
REflI.
LAWRENCE, Msss., Dec. 29.-The condition
OF affairs at the Washington Mills is assuming
a serious aspect. Some 140 looms employed in
the manufacture of gents suitings will be
stopped as soon as the warps at present on
ham are used, thus throwing 200 hands out Of
employment. Already nearly $50 have been
discharged and a gentleman conversant with
affairs at the mill states that he would not be
surprised if one-third the production ceased
within TWO weeks Should this occur over 500
persons will be unemployed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
House and Home.
some Nice Ten Dishes.


I think everybody likes new dishes for tea.
It is always pleasant 20 have variation on the
every day fare. These receipts are used by
Mrs. Lincoln in the Boston Cooking School,
and have been we'll tested.
MELTON VEAL.
Take any cold veal, either roast or boiled
chop 1t fine and season to the taste with salt,
pepper and lemon juice; add two or three
tablespoontuls OF cracker crumbs and moistsn
with soup stock or hot water. Take one-third
the amouRt of finely-chopped ham, seasoned
with mustard and cayenne, and a spoonful or
two of the cracker crumbs, and moistsn as you
did the veal Butter a mould and line it with
slices of hard-boiled eggs Put in the two
meat mixtures irregularly, so that when it
is cut it will have mottled appearance; press
it closely aud steam three-quarters of aa hour.
Set away TO cool; when you wish to serve re-
verse il from the mould, and cut in thin slices.
This is very nice dish for tea, aud q capital
way OF using up bits of veal that cannot other
wise be utilized
SWEDISH ROLLS.
One pint Of milk which has been soalded
ana set to ccol until it is lukewarm; one half
cup of butter warmed with one-quarter Of 3
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
The Kittery Gurder-Blaney VIII Prob
bly, Plead Eusanity,
AUBURN.

Mr.. John Kimeall, pastor elect of the Uni-
versaist church in Turner, will be ordained to
the ministry at Auburn Thursday.
The installation OF Rev O. A. .Gaydes, par-
tor of Elm street Uniyersalist church, Auburn.
will take place on the evening on Jan. 3. Ser
mon by Rev 9. d Il. Eaton OF New York; pray
or by Rev. d. I. Stevens; charge to pastor,
Rev. j. 2. Weston, D D.: right hard of fell
lowship, Rev. G. G. Hamilton: charge to the
parish, Rev. w. R. French.
BRUNSWICK.
A meeting of the General Committee on In
struction of the Maine Pedagogical Society will
be held to consider its futurs work at Bruns-
wick, to-day and tomorrow. For 1884 this
committee consists of chairman, and the
Chairman of the Subordinate Committee on
instruction 1t is constituted as follows:
Chairman, Thomas Tash, Portland: Prof. II,
L. Chapman, Brunswick; Language, Hon. W.
j. Corthell, Gorham, Reading; Prof O. Il
Smith, Brunswick, Mathematics; Supt. G.. t.
Fletcher, Auburn, Geography; Prof. L. l..
Paine. Bangor, History; President, NJ. O. Fer
nald, Orono Moral Instruction. The plan of
future reports to the Pedagogical Lociety on
the subject here represented will be fixed upon
at this meeting.
The Congregational Society at Camden, is
about to extend call to the Rev. Mr.. Leland
of Boston.
DAMARlsCoTTA.
Rev. c. V. Hanson of this place, has been
sick for week past, he is now better
EAsTPoRT.
The Eastport Sentinel is to be enlarged soon.
LEwIsToN.
The Lewiston journal reports that during
the thunder shower of Thursday evening 2
number Of ladies experienced severe mental
shocks, ono laky in Lewiston being so seriously
affected that she tainted. A lady in an burn
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Ashore on Conanicu..

PROVIDENCE, Dec. pa dispatch from
Wakefield, R. l., says: A new three-masted
schooner from Bath, Me-, bound for Rockland
for a cargo OF ice for Pensacola, rau aground
on the Conanicut shore about 8 o'clock this
morning, opposite the place where the steamer
Rhode Island was damaged few years ago on
Whale Rock. The captain of the schooner left
this morning for Providence for tugboat, and
the vessel may bs'taken safely Of il the Wind
does not freshen into gale.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

ESlugger Sullivan created disturbance in
Denver, Col. Saturday, where ne had given
an exhibition. He engaged In an alteration
with Pete Mccoy, who smashed chair over
his head. Then Sullivan seized lighted kerr
osene lamp and hurled 1t at Mccoy who dodg-
ed, thus averting serious result. The City
Marshal then iutsrfered, when Sullivan start
cd 70 assault him, but instantly took ths Mar
shal's advice to stop, he foreseeing the eonss.
quence
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
RAILROAD MATTERS.
Transfer Facilities a. Na.hua.N.

AEsAhsAor rAcAHtASs AZ nashua, N. Ezs
CONCORD N. H., Dec. 29.-In the matter of
the question of transfer facilities between the
Worcester, Nashua and Rochester and Con-
cord lines, at Nashua, the board of Railroad
Commissioners after a full hearing have
through their clerk made formal report, in
which they make such recommendation as
will remedy all difficulties and afford accom-
modations which the public ask for.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 29.
For New England. cloudy weather, with
sncw and rain, northwestery winds nearly
stationary temperature and lower barometer
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
wBELEsTON CHURCH.

The annual renting of pews and sittings in this
church viii take place on MONDAY Evening Dec.
3lst, at ~ O'Clock, at The church. ALL whether
present pew-hoders not, desrous of obtaining
seats are invited to be present at that time. The
thoice will be decided by competition. The church
win he open and the committee in attendance dur
ing the afternoon Of The 3Ist inst, to give informa-
tion to any who may call.
Dec. "A. h, 1883. dec2Sd2t
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
MAINE.
Fire ias Belfast.
Special to the Press.l

BELFAST, Dec. 29.-on Friday night the
barn of G. o. McKenney & Son on their farm
in Belfast was burned. In addition TO ther
stock Of hay, &c., ia the barn at that time,
they also lost their hack which was placed
therein for storage for the winter fully insured
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted bv the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY.

TERMS: Eight Dollars Year. To mail subscrib-
ers. Seven Dollars Year, if paid In advance.
RATES OF ADVERTISING: One inch Of space, the
length Of column, constitutes square
Sl.50 per square, daily first week; rs cents per
week after three insertions or less 81 OO continu
ing every other day after first week, so cents.
Half square, three insertions less rs cents; one
week, $I.00; $50 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-thifd additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs" and "AUCTIoN
SALES, $500 per square per week. three insertions
or less. l.bO.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

ya"Oh dearl" exclaimed Mrs. Henderson whom
she read Of the disaster of the city OF Brussels,
"and was going to have new carpet next
fully high"
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.

Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50 a
year; if paid in advance, $500 year.
Advertisements inserted IN the "MAIEE STATE
PRESS (Which has large circulation in every part
of the State) for 81 90 per square for first insertion
and 90 cents per square for each subsequent inser
ton.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING co.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

Thursday night, gang of roughs travelled
thirteen of the new Richie street lamps Sew
eral shop windows were also broken in, and the
glass in the windows of the railroad shops suf-
fered, while every pane was broken out of the
windows on one side OF a passenger car in the
yard.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

Parties in Portsmouth,, N. H., have purchas-
ed controlling interest in Chase's pond, in
York, and will introduce water into that city
from the pond.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
BIDDEFoRD's MYSTERY

Large Quantity Of 7nman EEair and
Blood Found wpon One of the Streets
Suspicious of "a IEarder-The Police Re-
ticens Abous the Matter.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

who was knitting asserts that the knitting
needles burned her fingers Telephone bells
rang in office and dwelling. At one of the
corporation blocks, where a telephone is in
use, the landlord says that ball of fire darted
out of the wire blackening the ceiling
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31

The Baptist church of Livermore Falls has
presented their pastor, Rev. e. s. Small, with
an elegant silver ice pitcher.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
Fires at RIattavvamlkeag.

BANGOR, Dec 29.-This morning houses at
Mattawamkesg occupied by A. ". Scott and
John G. Fiske, were destroyed by fire. Loss
1920; insured for $4OO. VIM. j. Minoher's
house was also burned; loss $1,000; insured for
$500.
The Portland daily press., 1883-12-31
TO REMOVE STAINS FROM cAnrErs.

10 hEAIONH y oIAIN5 FHOM UAHfEI5.
There is no housekeeper bat finds herself ex.
ercised at some time in her life, over ugly
stains and grease spots in carpet They srs
trial to the thrifty, orderly soul, but hero is
remedy in which she may find relief. A mix
ture which is excellent for removing these
stains and spots, both from carpets and cloth
ing, is made of two ounces of ammonia, two
ounces OF white CASTLE soap, one ounce Of
glycerine, aud one ounce OF ether, cut the
soap fipe and dissolve in one pint Of water over
the fire. add two quarts Of water snd the other
ingredients This should be mixed with
water in the proportion OF a teacupfnl to one
ordinary-sized pail Of 1stsr.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-07

VTTTNnpeople are always ON the look
HnIRI ssout for chances to increase
MI Htheir earnings, and in time
become wealthy; those who
" 1NAdo not improve their oppor-
tunities remain in poverty. We offer big
chance to make money. We want many
men, women, boys and girls to work for us
right in their own localities. Any one can
do the work properly from the first start
The business will pay more than ten times
ordinary wages. Expensive outfit furnish
ed free. No one who engages fails to make
money rapidly You can devote your whole
time to the work, or only your spare mo-
ments. Full information and all that is
needed sent free Address
STINsoN & Co., Portland, Maine.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-07

The Larrick House rooms are large and
comfortable, and well adapted to families or
individuals who may wish to secure board
The tables are always supplied with the
best the market affords, and every attention
paid to the wants of guests.
Conveyances and careful drivers can al
ways be secured at this house. Charges
moderate july29m3
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-07

Nothing in the history of the New
World is more wonderful than the
growth of our industries. In thirty
two years the number of manufactur-
ing establishments have more than
doubled, and the capital invested is
now five times what it was in 1850.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-07
BY Universal Accord,

BY Universal Accord,
AYERS CATHARTIC PILLS are the best
of all purgatives for family use. They
are the product of long, laborious, and
successful chemical investigation, and
their extensive use, by physicians in
their practice, and by all civilized ma
tons, proves them the best and most
effectual purgative Pill that medical
science can devise. Being purely veg
etable no harm can arise from their
use, and being sugar-coated, they are
pleasant to take, In intrinsic value
and curative powers no other Pills
can be compared with them; and every
person, knowing their virtues, will
employ them, when needed. They
keep the system in perfect order, and
maintain in healthy action the whole
machinery Of life. Mild, searching and
effectual, they are especially adapted
to the needs of the digestive apparatus,
arrangements of which they prevent
and cure, if timely taken. They are
the best and safest physic to employ
for children and weakened conStitu-
tions, where q mild but edectual
cathartic is required,
For sale by all druggists.
Stephens City star. (Stephens City, Va.) 1881-1883, 1883-07-07
Furniture and Sewing Machines.
FUNK 4 BAY

Manufacture all kinds Furniture order consisting Paror and Cham
Der Suits Dining Room and Kitchen Furniture Spring Bed Bottoms Mat
fact everything kept well furniture establishment
Mirrors Chomos Picture Frames always hand We for the
LIGHT INNING DOMESTIC SEWING MACHINE 1t stands
the head 1t the Simplest ghest Running Durable
Also THE
We keep full lire Sewing Machine Attachments such Oil
Needles &C. All kinds of Sewing Machines repaired.
the place. MAIN south Winchester Va
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-14
wEDNE Y,NovEMB

want TO give the farm to my sons
Henry and James; Just put that down
But said /, YOU can't do that. Mrs.
Norton; the farm isn't yours to give
away
"sThe farm isn't mine,' She said,
in voice decidedly stronger than be-
fore.
"'No, the farm isn't yours You
have only life interest in it
"This farm that I've run for goin'
on forty-three years next spring isn't
mine to do what / please with itl
Why not, Judge? I'd like to know what
you meanp'
"Why, Mr.. Norton, your husband,
gave you a life estate in all his prop
erty, and on your death the farm goes
TO his son John, and your children get
the village houses"
Sand when die John Norton is to
have this house and farm whether I
will or no?''
.Just so. 1t will be his. !"
'''Then l amt going to die," said the
old woman, in clear and decidedly
ringing and healthy voice. And so
saying she threw her feet over the front
of the bed, sat up, gathered blanket
and coverlid about her, Strengthened up
her gaunt form, walked across the room
and sat. down in great chair before
the fire. The doctor and came home.
That was fifteen years ago. The old
lady's alive to-day. And she accom-
plished her intent. She beat John
after all. He died four years ago, in
Boston. and don't know what will be
left. But whoever comes into the farm
house when she goes out it will not be
John. And since Johns death the
farm has been better kept, and every
thing about it is in vastly better con-
dition for strangers than it would have
been for john - From a. Lonesome
Lake Papers" IN Journal Of Commerce.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-14
Insulting an Agent.

When a Detroiter removed to Denver
eight or ten years ago and went into the
grocery business he naturally bethought
him of insurance. One morning he
called at the Office of the Great Con-
solidated Insurance Companies" and
asked of dapper little man who sat
reading a paper if the President was
in.
Eyes, / am the man." was the reply.
"And is the Secretary herep'
81 am the man, also"
Perhaps you are likewise the Treas
urer?"
al am, sir. And to prevent further
loss Of time | will add that am also
the board of directors, actuary, adjuster
and cashier"
Then you are the whole company"
Certainly, sir. We have tried it
both ways and we find that these West
ern people want some one to shoot at
when an Insurance company doesn't toe
up. BY consolidating everything into
one man it makes great saving of am
munition."
What are your assets and liabili-
tiesp''
'sWhAt!''
The question was repeated.
''See here, stranger, said the aston
ished agent, '.you must be a tender
foot! When it is known all over Col
orado that I'm raking in about 50, 900
per week from my three saloons and
two poker-rooms, the idea of asking
about liabilities is an insult. l don't
want your risk, sir. Good-day, sir!''
Detroit Free Press.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-11-14

aa
and they liked it. But unfortunitly
about a hundred wich got in heavy
loads Saturday continood injudshusly
all mite Saturday, all day Sunday, and
clear through Monday mite Toosday
they wuz so bilin full ez to be incapable
nv gittin to the poles at all. Their con-
dition wuzn't diskivered till haf-past
five Toosday afternoon, and we hadn't
time to haul EN- all up and vote EN-
efore the poles WIZ closed. But we he'd
majority enuff.
It is diffikilt to gage the eggsact
amount of likker wich is safe to give O
voter, ez stomachs vary so, and then yoo
are in fix with EN- anyway. Eff 700 re-
fuse EN- when 700 think they have enuff
they are liable to go over and vote the
Republican tikkit, and if yoo give EN-
too much they may not be able to git to
the polls at all.
1t looks ez tho I shood git my post
offs agin. PETROLEUM V. Massey,
(Exultant).
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Italian Doctors.

Physicians have. like judges of the
criminal courts, no social position and
no knowledge of medicine, according to
our ideas. They are, as a rule, far be-
hind the age. They still cling blindly
to bleeding-unless they have changed
during the last few years-and weaken
their patients by the old system oi
dieting. have seen cases conducted
with such ignorance of the commonest
laws of nature as would make any OF
our physicians faint with horror. Heat.
starvation and dirt are their general
remedies for almost everything. In
cases of scarlet fever-which are not
common. however = they order the
doors and windows to be carefully shut,
that no breath of air may get to the pa
tient-absolutely drawing the bed-cur-
tains around them: forbid washing o.
any description, even to the hands and
face, and no change of bed or body lin
en- during the entire illness.
There is one malady prevalent in
Italy which / sincerely believe to be
produced, nine times out of ten, by
their doctors. and that is military fever.
Unless patients symptoms in the be-
ginning of an illness indicate the disease
very clearly, the doctor, on the princi-
pie of "when in doubt play trumps," +"
pronounces it "miliare:n but thera
being no eruption, which is an evidence
of that disease, they regard it as sup
pressed, and so, very dangerous. They
then proceed to produce a rash by COW
ering the poor sufferer with as many
blankets as he can bear. excluding every
breath of air from the room canning him,
so to speak), and then forbidding any
nourishment saving the weakest of weak
broths. Now, as this special fever is
usually brought on by overheating, and
consequently should be treated by a
cooling system, they succeed in pro-
ducing the disease in its full glory, rash
and all, and they then set about curing
1t, which. of course, becomes doubtful
undertaking, so weak is the patient from
heat and fasting.
A friend of mine, spending a few
weeks in Florence, waS taken i'll with
what proved afterward to be an internal
cancer. She sent for Doctor Z,
one of the most noted of the Florentine
doctors. 1t was August and very hot,
and his orders were not only to shut out
the air and cover herself with blankets,
but to remain entirely immovable-not
to stir hand or foot. She carried his
wishes out faithfully for twenty-four
hours-not even raising her hand to
brush fly away-and then, becoming
nearly crazy with nervousness and
weakness, she sent for an English ply
sician. If you had seen his look of hor-
ror when he came into the rooml
"Open the window" he almost
shouted; ''take off those coverings; get
right up, and lie on the sofa, In a
week you will be able to go on to
Paris"
And in a week she did go on to
Paris.
The Italians love medicine, and have
the greatest faith in it. They take it
not only for every little ailment, but
after fit of anger or grief.-Century.