The Portland daily press., 1883-09-11
MASSACHUSETTS.
The heather Failures.


BOSTON, Sept 10.-The present aspect of af-
Iairs is not very promising for any startling de-
velopments in the shoe and leather failures
THIS week. Last Saturday afternoon the advis-
DRY committee Of the creditors of Q. Clement
neid meeting at the office of MIR. j. e. Far
rar, on Bedford street, to consider the follow
ing proposition of settlement submitted by Mr..
Element: ITO pay on all claims % per cent. on
the dollar in notes, endorsed, payable every
SIX months, combined with five per cent. on
tne dollar In his own notes, payable every
year-making total of so per cent. on the
dollar" The members of the committee
failed to agree on the recommendation of the
proposition to the creditors, but no decisive
action was taken, and the proposition will re-
ceive further consideration at an early date
In conversation with Mr.. Clement this morn
ing that gentleman expressed the wish that an
early and speedy settlement might be effected.
Two experts are now buBily engaged in the ex-
animation of the books of +. Shaw & Bros.
When their labors will come to an end it is i'm
possible for even them to say. The advisory
committee Of the creditors of @. III. Ward is
engaged In the examination Of the books of
that hrm the accounts OF which are found in
many eases to be so identical with the ac-
counts OF X. Shaw a. Bros that the progress
becomes necessarily slow. In this case it is
equally impossible to set any definite date of
the next meeting Of the creditors. All things
taken into consideration it is without doubt
safe to predict that quiet will reign in shoe and
leather circles during the remainder of the
present week.
Not Startling if Trne.
BosToN, Sept. 10.-The Herald will say
that there comes from Maine a we'll authenti-
Gated story that certain local Democratic
leaders recently called upon MIR. Blaine at
-Aagnetas and were confidentially informed by
him that in his (Blaine's) opinion II Governor
Butler could secure reelection in Massachu-
setts this year he would inevitably become the
Democratic nominee for the Presidency ane
be elected. Mr. Blaine added he himself was
stances be in the field for the Presidency next
year.
LAWRENCE, Sept. 10.-Judge Choate today
refused to admit the Augustinian Society to
insolvency, ruling that depositors in savings
institutions are not creditors of the society.
The Whale Fishery.
PRovINoETowN, Sept 10 There arrived
this afternoon the whaling schooner Ellen
Rizpah, Capt. Dunham, with 30 barrels of
sperm oil. On July 18th Emanuel Nelson,
one of the crew, native of the West Indies,
fell from the masthead and was killed.
Arrivals from the Grand Banks.
For the week ending yesterday there were
eight arrivals from the Grand Banks with
about 10 900 quintals of Goldfish All report the
gale as very severe on the Banks.
Dwelling Consumed-Narrow Escape of
the Occupants.
NORTH ADAMS, Mass, Sept. 10.A two-sto-
ry dwelling house, with its furniture, barn,
two horses and one COW belonging to Thomas
HALEY in Monroe were burned last night, and
the occupants barely escaped The fire had
consumed portion of the bed clothing before
they discovered it. Mrs. HALEY was badly
scorched. The loss is $2500, and the insurance
$1,000 in the Mechanics OF Hartford