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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-12
schemes Concerning the Navy.


The Senate Naval Committee today decided
to urge the adoption Of three amendments to
the Naval Appropriation bill, namely: That of
Mr.. Jones of Florida, appropriatiDg 100000
to bald one gunboat of an experimental type,
not to draw more than IL feet of water and
have speed OF fifteen miles an hour that
offered by Mr. Vance, exempting from the op-
GRAFTON of the acto of August 5, 1882, the naval
cadets who had completed their four years
course at the Naval Academy previous to its
passage; and the amendment proposed by Mr..
Rollins. looking to reduction of the person
mel of the navy.
Union Pacific Railroad.
The Attorney General has informed the Sec
rotary of the Interior that the case of the Un-
ion Pacific Railroad Company has been placed
in the hands Of Solicitor General Phillips, who
will take proper steps for the recovery of the
share of the net earnings of the road claimed
to be due the Government
Miscellaneous.
Nineteen cadets were found deficient at the
recent semi-annual examination of the Naval
Academy at Annapolis They will be allowed
to resign.
Commodore G. FL. Baldwin has been COM
missoned to be a Rear Admiral from the 31st
of January, 1888,
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New YOrA stOcl. and Money MARKET.

(By Telegraph)
NEW YORK, Feb 10.-Money on call loaned be
tween "a 313; closed at 2; prime mercantile paper
at 5@6. Exchange steady at 4.S21s for long and
4.9ssl for short
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EAST MAINE CONFERENCE SEMINARY
Public Meeting Of the Senior Glass

The present Senior class held public meet
ing in the Seminary Chapel Friday evening"
9th inst The following programme was Oh
served.
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Ras,on Produce MARKER.

/ SE,sssEEs's EEs's22isisa sa sIi a6Vaiaee of
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-03
IRIsHMEN IN CONVENTION.
The Land League Merged in the Irish National
League of america.

The Land League Merged in the Irish National
League of AIneriea.
The land League Convention met in Phila-
delphia on the 10Th ult and after much debate
decided to merge that organization in a Ma
tional League, to form which general conven-
ton had been called for the Goth inst It was
accordingly
ResoEued, That in response to the call for Irish
American National Convention to be held in this
ball tomorrow, and in view Of the prospect that
the deliberations of that convention viii result in
the union OF all patriotic Irish bodies the con-
tinent, which fayor the present Irish policy in q
new organization supporting the national ieauge
Of Ireland the delegates TO this convention attend
in q body the sessions Of said Irish-American Ma
t1onal Convention and assist in promoting the
union
Among the distinguished persons present
Were Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart Parnell, the mother
Of Mr.. Parneil, and Patrick Eagan, the famous
agitator. During the whole of the days pro-
eeediDgs at every mention of the name of Par
nell there was tumultuous applause, and one of
the most interesting features was the fattering
testimonial to mis- mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Stewart
Parnel. ALFRED in a suit of deep mourning
aud bowed with the weight of years, she was
escorted up the main aisle by several ladies
and gentlemen, the delegates cheering as they
advanced. On reaching the stage she was for
mally presented to the convention as the mother
of the great Irish leader. O'Donovan Rosa
not seem to take much interest in what was
going on. Following the dissolution of the
Land League, the general convention met on
Thursday, and after q discussion lasting two
days, perfected the organization of the new
body to be called the Irish National League of
America. 1t includes among its factors all the
distinctiyely Irish societies of the country, in
Guiding the Gamma Gael and the Ancient Order
of Hibernians upon platform modelled upon
that adopted by the Irish National League of
Ireland in Dublin last autumn. The officers
elected are Alexander Sullivan of Chicago
president; John 0'Byrne, Of Cincinnati, vice
president; Rev. Charles 0Reilly of. Detroit
treasurer, and an executive committee of one
member from each of the States and Territories
and the Canadian provinces. A long preamble
and resolutions were adopted setting forth the
injustice Of the cause pursued by the British
government towards Ireland, and pledging the
League TO use all legitimate means TO secure
the amelioration Of its condition and the recog-
fition of its rights. The resolutions contain
no aliusion to dynamite.
Patrick Eagan, ex-treasurer Of the Land
League of Ireland, and Thomas Brennan. Sec
rotary of the Irish National League of ireland,
left Philadelphia for New York on Monday.
They viii spend few days there reorganizing
the Land League branches into the new Irish
National League Of America.
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Society of the Army of the Potomac.

AS already announced, the annual Reunion
of the Society of the Army of the Potomac will
be held in this city, on Wednesday and Thurs
day, May 16 and II.
The Grafton viii be delivered by Hon. Mar
tin Maginnis, of Montana late U. s. volunteers,
Army of the Potomac, and the poem by Mr..
George Alfred Townsend, {" GATH of New
York, in the National Theater. The head
quarters of the Society viii be at the Riggs
House, (adjeining THE TRIBUNE 0fice.) The
celebration viii occupy two days, substantially
as follows:
Wednesday, May Is, IL a m,--Parade by the
Regular troops, District militia and veterans.
1:30 p. m.-Meetings of the several corps as fol-
lows: First, Fifth and Ninth Corps, Riggs
House; Second and Third Corps, Wormley's !;
Sixth and Nineteenth Corps, Ebbitt House. and
Eleventh and Twelfth Corps, Arlington House.
Quarters viii be announced at the Riggs House
for the other corps and Army Of the James as
soon as applied for 3 p. m.-Business meeting
of the Society in the National Theater. Even
ing, s p. m.-0ration and poem at the National
Theater, and remarks by prominent officers
present
Thursday, May II, viii be given up to visit
ing places of interest in and about the capital,
and trip to Mount Vernon. z p. m.-Banquet
at Abner's Restaurant.
The following are the special rates to and
from Washington by the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad:
Baltimore, $1.e5; Relay, $3.50; Annapolis
Junction, 5000; Ellicott City, $3.50; Laurel,
$3.50; Sykesville, $2l5; Mount Airy, $500 !;
Frederick, 1928; Hagerstown, 1906; Point of
Rocks, $l.75; Harpers Ferry, 1920; Shenan-
doah Junction, $3.50; Martinsburg, 50; Hynd-
mann, 1878; Reyersdale, $3.50; Garrett So;
lockwood, 1885; Confluence, 1913; Connells-
vile, 5000; Uniontown $1,000; Mt. Pleasant
$10.95; West Newton, $1145; McKeesport,
$12.15; Port Perry, $l225; Braddocks, $12.35; ;
Johnstown, $10.15; Hancock, $685. Cumber-
land, 500; Keyser, 81; Piedmont 1920;
Oakland, $500; Rawlensburg, 1910; Newburg
1855; Parkersburg s1335; Pennsboro', 1920;
West Union, Sl2.10; Clarksburg, $11.10; Graf
ton, $1Q15; Fairmount, ST. Warrington,
$11.75; Cameron, $13; Moundsville, $13,35 !;
Wheeling, $13.35; Charleston. $2,75; Winches-
ter, $3.50; Strasburg $3.50; Mt. Jackson, $615;
Pittsburg, $1275; Bellaire, $685.; GAINESVILLE,
$14.75; Quaker City, $1485; Cambridge, S15.35;
GAINESVILLE, S15.35; Newark, $16.35; Columbus,
$17.65; Junction City, $3.50; Mount Vernon,
$16.35; Lexington, $685. Mansfield, $16.35;
Monroeyille $16.35; Sandusky, $685.; Tiffin,
$1735; Fostoria, $17.70; Deshler, SIS; Hol-
gate, $18.45; Defiance, $ls.65; Auburn juno
ton, $50; Garrett, Ind, $40; Woodstock, $3.50 ;
Harrisonburg, $3.50; Staunton, 1885; Chilli
cothe, $1z; Cincinnati, $3.50; Avilla, $2035;
Milford Junction, $21.65; Shelby Junction,
$16.35; Chicago Junction $685.; Walkerton
Junction, $685. Chicago, $2335.
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%. Any interment provided for by the provisions
of this act shall not be made in cemetery or in any
cemetery or plot used exclusively for the burial Of
the pauper dead. The grave Of any such deceased
soldier, sailor or marine shall be marked by head
stone containing the name of the deceased, and, if
possible the organization to which he belonged
in which he served; such headstone shall cost not
more than fifteen dollars and shall be of such de-
sign and material shall be approved by the board
of supervisors and the expense of such burial and
headstone as above provided for, shall be charge
upon and shall be paid by the county in which the
said soldier, sailor or marine shall have died; and
the board of supervisors of such county is hereby
authorized and directed to audit the account and
to pay the expense of such burial in the same
ner in which The accounts OF such officer shall be
charged with the performance of such duty as
above provided shall be audited and paid
as This act shall take effect immediately.
This bill was enacted at the instance of the
Memorial Committee, of which Major John Ell.
Walker is chairman, Joseph L. Follett record
ing seer etary, and David J. Ellsworth CORE
spending secretary, and it was largely owing
to the efforts of Commander L. e. Mclaughlin
and Senator John c. Jacobs at Albany that it
was promptly passed. The committee suggest
that Post Commanders throughout the State
should confer at once with the supervisors of
their respective counties in regard to the exc
cution of the law.
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The Second carns Club Reunion.

In q circular recently issued at Cambridge
port Mass, the following officers of the Second
Corps Club, Army of the Potomac are an
nouneed: President, General Nathan Church,
Ithaca, Mich. Viee-Presidents Major General
Nelson A. Miles, u s. A.; Colonel J. Henry
Sleeper. Boston, Mass. General Thos. w. Ea-
gan, New York Secretary and Treasurer,
John d. Billings, CambridgepoFt Mass
Executive Committee: General j. Z. Curtis,
Buffalo, N. Y; General Thee c. Ellis, Hart
ford, Conn; Colonel Geo. f. Hopper, New YORK ;
General Jas. A. Beaver, Bellefonte, Pa; Cap
tain Benz. III. Child, Providence, Z. l. Corps
Historian, General Francis a. Walker, Boston,
Mass
The annual meeting Of the club will be held
in the city of Washington, May Is, 1888 Head
quarters will be established at Wormleys, and
the meeting of the Society viii occur at the
same place at 1:30 D. m. sharp, in order that it
may close in time to join in the business meet
ing of the Army OF the Potomac Society, which
is called for three o'clock at the National
Theater. Preparations are making on grand
scale for the entertainment of the veterans, in
Guiding trip to Mt. Vernon on the 18th, and
all members of the Club are urged to make q
special effort to attend. Generals Hancock,
Humphreys, Couch, Barlow, Miles, and other
prominent officers are expected to be present at
the meeting. General Francis A. Walker, the
corps historian, has Signihed his intention of
being present, and Will make report of pro-
gress in his work. Round-trip tickets can be
had at the price of one regular fare and q third.
By the rules of the club, any person who served
in the Second Corps and was honoFably dis
charged therefrom, or who still continues in the
United States service, can become member on
payment OF Sl.00 per year. The treasurer viii
be at headquarters at an early hour ON the 18th
to receive the annual dues and distribute the
ribbon badges TO members of the club. Mem
bers are particularly requested 10 extend this
notice among their old comrades The club
usually has the largest meeting of any of the
corps societies Let this year be no exception.
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A Nsn Soldiers, RuriaI Law b New ror..

The g. A. R. Memorial Committee of Kings
county, New York, have issued a circular an
nonneing the passage by the State Legislature
of the following act, amendatory of the act of
1881 in regard to the burial of deceased ex-
soldiers, sailors or marines:
Section ]. Section one OF chapter two hundred
and three of the laws of eighteen hundred and
eighty-one, entitled AN act 10 authorize the burial
OF the bodies OF any honoraby discharged soldier
sailor or marine who shall hereafter die without
leaving means sufficient to defray funeral ex-
penses,' is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows:
l. II shall be the duty of the board of supervisors
in each OF the counties OF this State to designate
some proper authority, other than that designated
by law Tor the care of paupers and the custody of
criminals, whoshall canseto be inferred the body of
any honorably discharged soldier sailor or marine
who served III the army navy of the United States
during the late rebellion, who shall hereafter die
without leaving means sufficient TO defray funeral
expenses, but the expenses of such funeral shall
not IN any case exceed the of thirty five dol
lars. In case the deceased has relatives or friends
who desire to conduct the burial and who are un-
able or unwilling to pay the charges therefor then
the said SUM shall be paid TO them or their repre-
sentative by the county treasurer upon due proof
of the death and burial of any person provided for
by this section.
Section 2. Section two of said act is hereby
amended 80 as to read as follows:
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1ue following Is the teNE OF NOiOlei LEWIS
Mefrilps farewell order to his command, which
we repubIish at the request of some of his old
comrades:
HEADQ'R REGINKST NERRTLL's HORSE,
EXCHANGE BNREACRs No l.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, Sept 70. 1855.
General Orders. No 45.
After four years of service we are about to separ-
ate, never all TO meet again Fer four years you
have nobly done your duty, and honestly earned
name for courage, endurance and sOidieriy disci-
pine surpassed by none in the service This you
take with you, and when as p.ray-haired old men
you come to tell other generations the glorious his
tory OF tins war, YOU can have the proud pleasure
OF telling them thai you did not fail IN your duty
In the hour of danger, and that you belonged 70 a
regiment whose backs the enemy never saw and
whose eolors never knew defeat
have seen You grow from the raw recruits Of
1861 into the splendid veterans of 1855 and say
with pride that finer soldiers and better never
drew sssber and while regretting with you all to
dissolve the many warm ties which have steadily
grown up in four years of common dangers, suffer-
lngS and gtoTies, bid You God speed 70 your
homes. You have done all and more than your
country could fairly claim Of you, and have done i
eheerf1lly and well; and now, with a long list Of
hOnoFed dead and eolOTS covered ali over with the
names OF your battles you can go home feeling
that nothing, YOU could have done was left undone
- w t-oeltes % yOs.lsc4NsS ana S0f Siiii-
dren, and that you may claim fun soldiers share
IN the glory of the final crushing out OF this con-
spiracy against the life of your country.
But in the mingled pleasure and regret Of thus
parting let Us remember our dead comrades fallen
SO glOriOusly. When we think Of the warm vel
come and joyous faces that await US, let not for
get the fearful eyes and sad hearts that look and
long for those who viii never eome-Of the wives
mothers and children who VIII look on your re-
turning ranks with breaking hearts at the thought
that the one they had hoped to welcome is not
there-and remembering this remember what we
owe them. The blood Of our comrades was spilled
for the honor of our country, and we who came
out unseathed shared the glory won by them. Let
those they have left behind be our care wherever
we can find them: and never while we live let it
be said that they lacked kindness we could do
them.
And now. good-by A hearty God speed you,
and bless you and yours Go home, and be as good
citizens as you have been soldiers. By your con-
duet cast the tie IN the teeth of those tho have said
that the soldiers were become corrupt and demon
allzed Show them that you are better citizens for
having been good soldiers; that you have learned
81 lesson of orderly obedience to law and faithful
discharge of duty which the cowarClly shiTks who
have slandered you would do wen TO learn from
you.
Again, g'od-by. May you live long and happily
to wear IT, laurels you have so fairly and hardly
won!
LEWIS MERRTLL.
Colonel Regiment Nerrills Horse,
and Brevet Lieut.-COl. u. 5. A.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-03
Vacancies in the Army.

AT present there are about sixty vacancies in
the grade Of second lieutenant in the army
The class which graduates at West Point con-
tains iitty-tgo members. Even should all Of
them pass the examinations, there viii still be
few vacancies to be filed by appointment
from civil life. Acknowledgement Drum has
issued an order for the instruction of such
persons as may desire to become candidates
First, letter must be obtained from the Secre-
tary OF War authorizing the applicant to be ex-
amined; second, he must be over twenty-one
years Of age and under twenty eight years and,
third, he must be of good physique, good moral
character, and not addicted to Intoxicating
liquors. An applicant having these prelimi-
nary qualifications viii be examined in most
of the branches taught at West Point, and if he
passes satisfactorily he win be recommended
for appointment.
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Reanlon Of the Thirteenth wisconsin.

The annual Reunion of the Thirteenth Wis
consin veteran volunteer infantry viii be held
at Evansville, Rock county, Wis, on Wednes-
day, June s, 1883. Addresses are expected
from Colonel w. P. Lyon, Governor Rusk and
others. In connection with the Reunion, f. s.
Sutphen Post will hold a grand Campfire and
barbecue. Every member of the regiment is
urged to be present, and a cordial invitation is
extended TO ell old soldiers 10 join with us in
renewing the associations and memories Of the
war. The committee in charge are: Dr.. Q. II.
Smith, chairman, S. ]. Baker Dr. J. NJ. Evans
Captain A. M. Randall, w. p. Clarke, secretary.
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m. smarte.t Pc b ysw -.


B. ". Prescott IS the owner Of large Enasti6
dog, which possesses q great degree Of sagaeity
and intelligence. One day recently domestic
employed in his family went into the woOd-shed
for some wood, and in returning dropped
stick, which the dog picked up in his teeth,
and, walking up TO the stove, deliberately
placed his paws on the hearth and placed tina
stick IN the stove as well as any person could
have done it. On another occasion young
man, in passing through main street, accident
ally dropped his handkerchief and passed on
and entered his house. The dog, which must
have seen the incident, picked NJ the handker-
chief and proceeded to the door which ths
young man had entered and, after making his
presence known by several raps, the ycung man
opened the door and the doc presented hl-a
with the lost article.
The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1883-05-03

The veterans of the Wyoming artillery, one
of the most famous of the Pennsylvania
companies, celebrated the twenty-seeond ami
versary of their mastering into the service at
Ninth regiment armory, Wilbesbarre, Pa, on
the 18th ult Thenanes of those who answered
to the call were 1. N. Leach, Butler Di!ley,
A. G. Montanye, A. L, Hoover, D. e. Conner,
III. N. Gordon, o. A. Parsons, l. E. Finch, c.
T.. Haney, John Jenkins, s. Rhoads, James
Turner, b. f. Louder, j. J. McDermott, Wm.
johnson. Charles Hay, G. b. Metzger and A.
Frauenthal. There were a number OF invited
guests present, and the event passed off very
pleasantly.
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wertA Ten Times It's subscription Price.

rF0fs ute Sttc@Scstrstse Ia Ealt2.i
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE an eight page fe1y-six
column paper devoted entirely the interests q
our exsoiCiers, y the best paper OF class ever
published IN the United States, and hiss, since i
started IL lss4 Fun rs circulation up 10 30 ~ sub
seFbers. and announces It's determination to run Is
up TO IC9,eoO IN a few months. Il is q paper tkas
Ought 20 Be read BY every man who stepped - tha
music of the Union during the dark days of the
late war. Its pages teeHl with interesting sketches
by those who bore Inc orunt Of the battle and sui
Tered a thousand deaths IN so-eallsst military prls
cns In the South. tt gOes 20 every state end ferrI
tory in thc Union. Illinois furnishing she lraest
list of any enc state, the number Of subscribers
being 5,2lL us circulation IL she est exceeds by
far that in AIRY other section OF the american cOnI
nent. Long may Il wave and Hghs Tor hsga who
has borne the battle and for bis widow and
orphans" Al other papers of this class sink into
utter i0sisRihc2ace when compared to this mighty
engine ct destruction 10 the enemies Of the Union
soldier it IS worth ten times the sutseTi pticn
price. which IS one doIlar per anauLa.
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Davis, expressing regret at his inability TO be
present. In Savannah, Ga, the day was marked
by an entire suspension Of business. Large
crowds were at the cemeteries decorating the
soldiers graves. Ten thousand people were on
the streets in Atlanta, Ga, and speeches were
made by Captain Harry Jackson and Captain
John Milledge.
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Confederate Memorial DAY.

Southern Memorial Day was observed on the
26th ult. in number of Southern cities. In
Montgomery, Ala, there was AZ immense ton
course at the cemetery, where poem was read,
followed by an address By Mr.. Alva Fitzpat-
rick, and the reading Of q letter from jefferson
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Being Valiant Service.

Iron he Hillsboro to- Saturday. Herald
THE NATIONAL TRIBugn, published Mt Washing
ton city, welcome visitor to thi8ofee TO care
for HIM who has borne the battle and for his widow
and orphans, 10 the motto of THE TRIBUNE and 1t
l. certainly doing valiant service. Long may THE
TRIBUNE wave.
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An enchanting little trip is from Naples to
Capri. For this there is an hours ride to Castela
Mare where it is wise to pause and make
donkey trip to the Queens palace on top of a
high hill overlooking the bay and the plain to
the south of Vesuvius. A more ridiculous
experience it is hard to imagine. The donkey is
small and nirnble, and his vehicle is something
between q baby-coach and goat-earriage, and
the driver, well-nigh as strong as his beaStie,
trots beside you all the way, hopping his brow
with his sleeve, but drawing out fine ban
dana handkerchief to dust "Macaronis" knees
whenever the slippery road brings the willing
fellow down. 1t may happen when you get
near the top that compassion will lead you To
walk while, to let Macaroui rest and get
breath; but In that case the driver will mount
in your place. and wonder at your stupidity.
The palace is delightfully."- placed, aud from q
chestnut grove near by you get an expansive
view OF Che plain whore Pompen is buried, and
the modern Italians are building even nearer
to the volcano than their buried ancestors did.
Then you come tearing down hill ut break-neek
speed, the driver dohng his hat at every shrine,
and stirring up every donkey You pass to bray
his loudest,-Macaroni being too much blown TO
utter sound, and in a couple of hours from
the time OF starting you are back at the station,
paying a few cents extra for Macaronis groom,
and feeling sure that for that brief period You
have returned to your tenth year. Then comes
an enchanting drive to Sorrento, and then an
experience peculiar to the region The driver
conducts you to the Marina" and q padrone"
appears. The Marina is an institution not yet
wei defined, but the padrone is an individual
about whom there is nothing vague. He owns
boats and employs sailors, and demands four
teen francs for conveying q party of four from
Sorrento to Capri The guide-book warrants
giving twelve, aud the spokesman offers ten.
ScoIn and amusement meet this proposal, and