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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-03-27

A highly successful fair. held by Richmond
Lodge, No. Sc, I. o. o. f., was closed Friday
night after a session OF three evenings The
attendance throughout was good, the hall be-
ing packed the last evening, and the results
very gratifying, something over S7Co net being
realized, with which it is intended primarily
to refurnish the lodge room. A stage perform
ance constituted part OF each evenings enter
tainment, that Of the first being a concert by
home talent; Of the second a variety minstrel
show, finely presented and Of the third even
ing mock initiation, after which ball was
given by Kennebec Encampment, the dancing
being kept up until near daybreak Saturday
morning. Numerous prizes were given away,
on admission tickets and otherwise, and a gold
headed cane was awarded TO tho most popular
gentleman I. J. Southland, Esq. being the re-
cipient. Miss l.. M. Thomas received the sill
yer cake basket, voted TO the most popular
lady clerk. Taken as a whole the affair was a
great success.
Deputy Sheriff Hodges seized twenty gallons
of liquor at the NJ G. II. r. freight house. and
three packages OF the same from Hoyt's ex-
press to-day. PEN.
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FOREIGN.
Trial of Members of the Armagh
Assassination Society.
Another Story About the MysterIou.
Number One.
More Explosives Found In the
Quirinal in Rome.

LONDON, March GA great review and
sham fight OF volunteer troops took place to-
day In Brighton. The weather was fine and
cold, and favorable for the movements Of the
men. About 10000 were engaged.
The Queen Attends Grandchild's Ban
tism
Queen Victoria was able to day to attend the
baptism Of the infant daughter Of the Duke
and Duchess OF Albany
Trial Of the Armagh Conspirators.
BELFAST, March 26--The trial OF members
Of the Armagh Assassination Society began tc I.
day, Judge Lawson presiding. The evidence
OF an iniormer will be introduced by the prof.
ecntion for the purpcce OF showing that the
murders were planned by the society, and doc
nments supporting this charge will be produc-
ed.
Another story About Number One"
The Freeman's journal declares that enc
One." whose name ia Tyner, was in Dublin
until the first day James Carey was examined.
lie then managed TO reach Bremen by way Of
Hull. From Bremen he proceeded 70 Havre,
and thence 70 New York He was a member
OF one Of the London volunteer corps.
Vice Admiralty OF Germany.
BERLIN, March 25-The Emfsro refuges to
accept the resignation OF Vice Admiral Balch.
Gen. Won Caprivi. the newly appointed chief
OF tho ministry of marine, has requested
permission TO remain in his former command,
owing to opposition 70 his appointment.
Treaty Between Germany and Mexico.
A treaty Of commerce between Germanv
and Mexico has been submitted TO the BundeE-
rath 1t secures the safety Of the retail trade
and freedom Of the property Of Germans in
Mexico from forced loans or war charges.
Denial OF Persiloffs Death.
Sr. PETERSBURG, March 26.-The reported
death OF NJ. PeEsiioff, formerly director OF
post offices, who attempted suicide Monday, Ia
not true.
Eruption OF Etna About over.
CATANIA, March 26.-The eruption of Mt
Etna appears about TO cease.
Three earthquake shceks accompanied by
rumbling, have been felt at Blanca Villa, a
town on the declivity Of Mount Etna. There
is great panic and the people are building
hut9 in the open country, fearing the town Is
TO be destroyed.
More Explosives Found in Rome.
ROME. March 26.--Another bottle containing
explosives, has been found near the Quirlnal.
Several arrests have been made.
Burning ofaSwiss Village.
GENEVA, March 26.-The village OF Saint
Autoa in Tyrol, YVES burned to-day.
Englands Attitude Towards America.
LONDON, March 2g.-The Telegraph consid-
ers as prep6 stsrous the report that the govern
ment has sent menacing note to Washington
in regard TO the utteranccs and writings Of the
Irish dynamite party in America. 1t says the
United Statcl Governments attitude Of indif-
ference at the rawlings OF these men is the same
as that which England has always adopted
towards exiles taking refuge in this country.
Increasing the London Police.
The Press Association says the proposed ad-
dition 10 the detective force of London will
take the form OF a Political police similar 10
those In Berlin and Paris.
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Parson Literary society.

The Payson Literary Society celebrated
their lith anniversary by supper at the Fall
mouth Hotel last evening.
Previous TO the banquet the committee ar-
pointed to devise ways and means to increase
the interest and attendance as their regular
meetings made their report, which, after
some discussion, was laid on tho table.
The supper did credit 10 the management OF
the Falmouth, and was followed by speeches
and toasts from the members, Mr.. G. t.
Morse officiating as POSTMASTER. Mr.. d, p.
Perkins read an original poem and Mr., II. w.
Thompson favored the company with finely
delivered defamation. This society has been
productive of much good to the young men OF
this city, and It is to be hoped 1t will continue
TO flourish.
The following were the toasts offered at tho
supper:
The Payson Literary Society--C. r. Lewis.
Tho Executive Committee--J. II. Morse.
The Constitutional b. Duran
Poon--D L. Perkins.
Our Married Members--E. W. Kent.
Our Dramatic Element-F w Thompson.
Our Scientific Interests-~A. b. Morrill,.
Our Poltics-J. II. Marrett
Supper Members~W III. Thaxter.
Absent MembcrG- III. L. Jones.
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NEW YORK.

Decision in Favor of the Western Union.
New York, March 25.--Judge Wallace, in
United States District Court, today, denied a
motion to set aside lease of the Gold and
Stock Telegraph Company to the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company
The Jeanette Survivors.
The remainder of the Jeanette survivors
are expected to reach here tomorrow. They
will be- met BY Chief Engineer Melville and
before the Jeannette board, which will be re-
convened for the purpose Of examining them
relative to the DeLong-Collins difficulty
Funeral of John G. Dale.
The funeral of John G. Dale, agent of the
Inman Steamship Line, took place this morn
ing. 1t was attended by all the steamship
agents, the St. Georges Society, committees
from the produce and other exchanges, Mayor
Edison and British Consul Edwards The re-
mains were inferred in Greenwood.
The American Exchange in Europe.
At a meeting today OF the stockholders of
the American Exchange in Europe most Of
the old board of directors were re-eiscted. Inc
new directors are Thomas L. james, dsorge
r. Blanchard. William A. Camp, New YORK !
w. w. Crapo, New Bedford; Charles a.
Nichols, Springfield, Mass. All the officers
were reelected.
Stowaways Suit.
Capt. Irving and Chief Officer Barrett OF
the steamer Republic we're arrested today on
civil suit brought against them for $4,000
damages by Thomas Douse stowaway who
had been rescued from the wrecked steamer
Glamorgan, aud WHOM they detained on
board the Republic on suspicion of being one
of the parties implicated Ia the Phoenix Park
murders. Both prisoners were bailed in
$1,000 each
The Vanderbilt Bali.
The much talked of fancy ball Of Mr. and
Mrs. w. X. Vanderbilt occurred tonight and
was grand affair.
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ICE FIELDS.
spring Perlls Of Transatlantic voyaging.

Spring Perils Of Transatlantic voyaging.
HALIFAX, March 2G.--Vessels arriving re-
port on the banks Of Newfoundland vast fields
of ice, some of them hundreds OF miles in
length and unknown width. The captain OF
the bark Ecuador reports that he was in and
about ice for over three days. Several times
he was obliged to heave to- For whole
night he was surrounded by fields Of Ice,
grinding alongside his vessel and threatening
every moment to break through the plaDkiDg
Of the ship. Finally, to escape, be had to un
the vessel back to the eastward and take a
more southerly courEe. He then passed with
10 a short distance Of the field One Of bis
boats was sms5hed up and come chain plates
we're carried away during heavy weather. His
vessel also sprung some Of her yards and car
ried away few sails. Hes sides were badly
ehafed by the ice.
Captain Brown Of the bark Lepreaux expert
eneed very rough weather on the passage from
Liverpool. On the banks he passed tenormous
quantities OF ice and icebergs. One vast field,
which the captain thinks was over eco miles
long, was iudented with bays, and resembled
a vast frozen country. He was almost two
days Ia passing it. At time he was within
half mile Of icebergs.
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BUSINESS TROUBLES.
Failure Of a Large wool Houge.

Failure Of q Large Wool House.
BOSTON, March 26.- The suspension is an
uounced of the well known wool house Of
Harrington & Simonds. Liabilities approx
mately stated at SIS, 5,c90 and it is understood
the firm will settle in insolvency and not re-
sumo business.
~ Failure Of Paper Manufactures.
PITTsBURG, Pa, March 26.-Markee & Sons
of this city, the largest paper manufacturers in
Western Pennsylvania, have made an assign
ment Liabilities are about SzC0, 600, assets
nearly 81 10000. Heavy failures in the West,
general depression of trade and Improbable
Investments caused the failure.
Other Failures.
QUEBEC, March 26.-Gibb, Laird & Co.,
wholesale grocers, have failed for S1co,c39.
CANAL DOVER Ohio, March 26.-J. L. Ed
wards & Co., proprietors of the rolling mill
here, have failed for $4,000.
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poatmaster aeneral Howe,a neath.


KENosHA March 26.-Postmaster General
Howes illness was the result of a severe cold,
contracted BY walking half@ mile through 4
bad storm at Green Bay last Sunday, which, ,en
his arrival at Kenoaha, Monday developed into
pneumonia. DIR. isham Of Chicago was called
In, aud, under his care, Mr.. Howe improved,
but Saturday night change for the verse en-.
sued, and the absent members of the family
were sent for his daughter arriving from
Washington at III o'clock Sunday forenoon To
that hour he was conscious, but his mind wan
dered after that, and at 30 p. IN. he passed
away without struggle. The funeral will
take place AZ Green Bay, but no arrangements
have yet been made.
WASHINGTON, March 26.-The massive mar
Bile columns at the entrance OF the Post Ofiics
Department building we're heavily draped with
mourning to-day. In honor Of the late POST
master General, and groups of employees were
engaged IN discussing the sad event In all
parts Of the building. His death has cast a
visible gloom over the entire department
Acting Postmaster General Hatton has issued
the customary official order announcing POST
master General Howe's death, and ordering
the flags Of the depar tment displayed at hale
mast for thirty days, and the department closed
on the day OF the funeral; also ordering that
the department be drarsd In mourning thirty
days, and the post offices throughout the coun-
try be closed on the 18th, the day of the fuuer
al, between tho hours OF aud 5 y. M.
The President this afternoon issued an exec
utive order announcing the death OF postmas-
ter General Howe, aud directing all the exeou-
tive departments 10 be closed Wednesday, the
2Sth inst, the day Of his funeral The Secre-
tary OF Stats also addressed an appropriate let
ter TO the members OF the Cabinet
The official party which win attend the fu-
neral OF the late Postmaster General Howe
left here az $50 this evening 1t consisted OF
Secretaries Teller and Lincoln. Senator Hill,
chairman OF the Senate post office committee,
First Assistant Postmaster General Hatton,
and Col. Jameson, superint sndent OF the rail-
road mail service. Accompanying the party
were the young son and daughter OF Col .Totten
and Major Safely
Secretary Chandler was TO have gone, but
feeling slightly indisposed concluded not TO
make the trip. Neither the STATE nor the Ma
Wy Depart meDt will be represented at the fu-
neral. Tho party will take special car at
Baltimore, aud expect TO reach Chicago at s
o'clock on Wednesday morning.
The death OF Postmaster General Howe has
upset the Presidents plans for his trip to Flori-
do. He was to have started Wednesday next,
but the date OF his departure has now been
indefinitely postponed.
MILWAUKEE, March 26.--The funeral OF the
late Postmaster General Howe will occur at 3
o'clock Wednesday afternoon. The services
will be held at the house OF his nephew, Col.
James y Howe at Keuoshn, after which the
body will be taken in a special train 10 Green
Bay. Gen. Grant will probably be present
Kenosha Is In mourning, and the post office Is
heavily draped
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ARRIVAL Of the Rrooklvn.

The Dominion line steamer Brooklyn, Capt.
Gibson, from Liverpool direct, arrived at pm
yesterday. This steamer had on board $50 pas
sengers, bound for the West and Manitoba
On her arrival here special train was made
up by the Grand Trunk road and dispatched,
in charge OF Mr.. Charles Dawson, of the Do
minion line, who acts as interpreter. Mr.
Dawson speaks the English, Swedish, Russian,
German ana Danish languages fuently.
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/. A. r. A.

The /. A. II, A. Easter ball at City Hall
last evening was q great success There were
172 couples marched into the hall, The even
ing commenced with ine baud concert by
Chandler. There were IS DANCES and the floor
was well managed by I. II. Gately with T. j.
WEIGH, M. @. McCann, Henry Walsh, Jas.
HOLLYWOOD, James o'Brion, b. e. McDonough,
j. j. Lappin, T. P. Lynch, P. B. Hughes. Ed
ward Daley, as aids
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RECOVERING THE DEAD.


The Bodies or tho Victims OF the Braid
wood Nine Disaster Brought TO the
Surface.
BRA,pwooD, Ill, March 26.-The town Of
Diamond was tilled yesterday by over 2c00
people who were, brought there by the report
that the bodies Of the miners who were buried
By the accident In in the mine, February 10,
had been fornd
Al midnight nine bodies were brought TO the
seriaee. Daring the search on Saturday
thorough examination OF various PASSAGES
wade. While on the south work of the mine lie
party came acFoss trap door partly imbedded
IN the caved roofs. Bursting open this door
the party made an entrance into the passage in
spite OF the black damp, and discovered not far
ahead two bodies, both lying upon their faces.
Proceeding further, two more were found upon
huge piles of soapstone which had dropped
from the rcaf. Without removing or In wgy
touching the bodies the party relreaied before
the black damp which was coming upon them,
TO the main shaft, where they were raised 10
the surface. When it was learned that SIX
bodies were found the Diamond mino officials
made active preparations to get the searching
party into shape so that as soon as darkness
came they could 20 down and speedily remove
the bodies already located.
AT o'clock tn the evening tha Marty eeeref.
ly prepared for fhe journey and were lowered
70 the bottom. Proceeding to where the bodies
lay they were placed upon canvns stretchers a md
borne 10 the mouth Of the main shaft, where
they were 10 remain until midnight. At mid
night two great soft coal torches were lighted
and the party below instructed TO send up the
hrst body, which was done, and it was borne to
the morgus. II was placed upon tho floor and
the people allowed TO pass around and view the
dead, IN hopes that some one would be enabled
to identify the corp5e. Nearly half the crowd
phssed by when a small boy 10 looking into the
box recognized the features and cried out, at
Is my father" The childish Identification
proved correct. IL was the body OF Paddy
Wall, the faco In a horrible condition, the flesh
red and white and the scalp badly bruised
The other bodies were then raiesd and two of
them identified as WIN. JOHNSON and John
Huber. Two parties OF men we're at work all
day. working their way through the immense
piles lof soapstone that had fallen from the
roof and blocked the way. The searches have
fortunately been attended by 20 serious disas-
ter. though, II 10 said there is great danger
Twenty-Five bodies have thus far been re-
covered from the shaft, but the work Of idanti
hcation goes on slowly.
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ST.. LOUIS, March 2G.-The case Of Russell
Brown, who while on spree in January, 1882,
robbed and murdered his aged grandmother,
wife Of Gen. Doris, was called to-day and
that Of McGlew, companion, indicted for the
same offense. District Attorney stated he did
not believe the young men intended to murder
their victim and proposed to accept plea of
manglaughter to which penalty Of 10 years
imprisonment Is attached. The judge ex-
pressed great surprise at this proposition and
after deiiberation refused to allow the plea.
The trial was then begun. Brown has very
influential connections.
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STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK County.

HANCOCK COUNTY.
Eugene J. Swan of Franklin has employed
during the winter thirty hands in quarrying
and cutting granite, and about one hundred
men in his numbering operations He has al.
ready hauled Is 90 logs lin number) 1900 cords
OF staye wood, and an immense quantity of
shiugle and lsth stuff, hardwood, etc Mr.
swan ON ms about 600 acres of timber land,
and has well lsquipped mill for manufacturing
lumber. He is a large shipper of every yarie-
ty OF rough and manufactured lumber and has
contracts TO furnish lumber for twenty build
ings the coming season. He furnishes large
quantities of lumber for Sullivan, Bar Har-
Dor, Hancock, Lamoine and other places along
the coast, by small vessels, besides his ship
ments by larger vessels TO Bo1toD, New York,
etc.
KNOX COUNTY.
As soon as necessary funds can be procured
an effort will be made TO secure a new trial
for Nathan T, Hart, convicted of the murder
OF Mrs. Meseryey at Tenants Harbor
KESSEBEc COUNTY.
Richards s. Co. Of Gardiner have decided to
build over their paper mill near the site of the
one burned some time ago. and make several
other quite extensive additions TO their proper
ty In that section.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
jeremiah French died in Bangor Sunday at
the age OF 81 and three months. For many
years he was a prominent shipmaster and was
widely known.
Chas. T. Ware, the horse thief arrested in
Bangor last week, was Saturday given into the
custody of a Hallowell officer and the prisoner
departed for the kennebec in the charge Of
that official on the train that evening. Ware
entered the Maine State Prison April 10th,
1878, from Sagadahoc on n three years sem
tencs.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
Messrs, Wolf s. Reessing, having obtained
the control for term Of wears Of blueberries
on the lands of William Freeman in Cherry
field have leased the buildings formerly occu-
pied by the Castine Packing Company aud are
making preparations TO carry on an extensive
business during the coming season.
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HARTFORD, March 26 Sunday III commem-
Grafton of the hundredth anniversary of the
election OF DIR. Samuel Seabury, first Bishop of
Connecticut, 2 special thanksgiving set forth
vices throughout the diocese At the COM
memoration services at Woodbury. today the
Holy Communion was celebrated and addresses
made by Bishop Williams and others.
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Northern pacifio Lands.

New YORK, March 26.-Negotiations be-
tween an English syndicate and the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company for the purchase OF
been practically concluded. The syndicate.
which is represented ia London by Barring
Brothers, and in this country by Lee, Hiepin-
son 81 Co, of Boston, has purchased 4 .0OO. 900
acres OF the company's land east OF the Mis-
souri,, at S3 an acre, TO be paid for in preferred
stock OF the company at par This will retire
Sl2,0O0,000, or about 50 per cent. of the ont
standing preferred stock Of the company. The
syndicate also purchases for cash. at about the
same price per acre, about 100000 acres west
OF the Missouri river. The money is to be ap-
piled to the REDEEM ption of bonds
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MAINE.
Banoor,a M,,n,cinal onaoers,

Bangor's Municipal otacers,
BANGOR, March &c, Tho aldermen and
conncilmen met IN joint convention at City
Hall this forenoon. Mayor-elect Cummings
was sworn in aud delivered brief inaugural.
The election of subordinate officers followed
and resulted as follows:
Marshal-W +. Reed.
Clerk-Nictor Brett.
TreaSurer--S. l.. Crosby.
Solicitor-Thomas W. Vose.
Agent S ?. Bradbury.
Street Commissioner-A. I. Rollins.
Chief Engineer Of Fire Departmental Otis
Maddocks.
Death OF Rev. j. S. Swift.
FARMMaroN. March 26-Rev. j, S. Swift
died at his house in Wilton this morning, aged
about 10, The deceased was the founder Of
the Harrington Chronicle, author of several
town histories and other literary works,
founder of the Wilton Record, senior editor OF
the same At the time of his death he was a
preacher OF the Free Baptist church. He was
widely known and universally respected
Accident on the New Brunswick Railway.
Fort FAIRFIELD, March Pa wheel on a
car of the down freight train broke on Satur-
day at Muniae Bridge, breaking down the
bridge and pFecipitaiing seven or eight ears
loaded with potatoes and starch into the
stream 20 feet below Loss Sscoo. No one
hurt.
Serious Accident.
BELFAST, March a6.-Samuel Manson of
Munroe to-day fell through seuttle and
received injuries liable to prove fatal.
Two Mills and Tannery Burned.
BANGOR, March ga fire at Alton Sunday
evening destroyed the shingls mill, saw mill
and tannery all owned by j. Fl. Weber &
Son. The fre is supposed to have caught
from hot box in the machinery of the
shingle mill. Loss estimated from $4,000 to
s5c0o Insured for S2Tco
Chief Justice Appleton.
BosToN, March 26.-Chief Justice Appleton
Of the Supreme Court OF Maine occupied
seat beside Chief Justies Morton and the
other members Of the Supreme Court Of Massa-
ehusetts to-day.
Kittery Town Meeting.
PORTSMOUTH, \. H., March 70 AT the an
nual town meeting in Kittery, Me-. to-day
the Republican officers were elected. The
steam ferry question was indefinitely post
poned. The appropriation was the same as
last year.
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California Mining. g.ssoels..
Chicago Live slock NIarket.

(By IelegTaph.)
CHICAGO. Meh. 26.-Hogs-Receipts 900 head;
shipments 1900 head. Sc higher: mixed at SOG
g; heavy 45G7 80; light at s5@7 so; skips
Cattle-Reeeipts 4, 100 head; shipments 2OOO;
limited demand; good TO choice shipping at OOG
40: stockers and feeders 1O65 90
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THE J. B. B. CHECK.

Judge Bissen Says He Did Receive a
Check from Dorsey.
DENVER, COL, March 26.-The following
telegram was received here to-day;
TO Hon. j. B. BelJord.
ceive a check OF $1,000 OF Dorsey.
[SignedI II. M. TELLER.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 26.-The April circu-
lars Of the prices OF the harbor trades issued
today by the Reading Coal CO., show a dc
crease Of 10 cents per ton in lump, steamboat
and broken, 30 cents per ton In egg, 20 cents
fot, in nan
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LABOR TROUBLES.
strike of cIaar Makerg.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. March 26.--At secret
meeting Of cigar makers last night q commit
tee reported that the manufacturers would not
accede the advance COT 81 per 1000, and the
men determined to go on strike May /. Let
ters we're read from New York, Chicago and
Philadelphia, stating that strike would un-
doubtedly follow there.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE

Portsmouth as q Steamship Terminus.
PORTSMOUTH, March 26-TTo gentlemen
from Montreal visited this city and the navy
yard on Thursday. 1t is reported that they
weresprospecting as to The feasibility Of making
Portsmouth the winter terminus Of the Allan
Steamship Line.