The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-08-22
MASSACHUSETTS.


600 has been placed upon the property of Mr..
Heald of the commission and brokerage firm
OF Merrill &s' Head OF Lawrence, at the in
stigation of VIM. p. Harvey & Co., of Chica-
go, with whom they have done business. This
has led to the rumor that the former firm had
suspended but they claim that this is untrue
and that the attachment was merely the result
of misunderstanding as to their respective
accounts, which will speedily be settled by the
courts.
A Defaulting Cashier surrenders Himself
kirkland w. Fitch, the defaulting cashier of
the Second National bank of Warren, Ohio,
whose whereabouts has non-plussed the West
ern authorities for some time, arrived in Bos-
ton early Sunday morning. He went to one
of the leading hotels and, during the day, ap-
peared 10 suffer severe mental trouble. On
arising yesterday morning, after passing
sleepless night he decided to give himself up
to the police which he did this afternoon. He
mentioned his name and said that he was
wanted in Warren for embezzling $4,000
from the Second national bank of that place.
He seemed to have suffered much from
Sticken conscience. He lost the money in
stock speculatiens. Warren officers were
notified and he will be returned without
requistion.
Suspension of Joseph #. Paul a. Co.
Joseph f. Paul & Co., lumber dealers cor
ner Harrison avenue and Dover street, have
suspended payment with liabilities probably
in the vicinity of $4,000. The suspension was
a surprise both to the creditors and to Mr..
Paul himself. Ii he had received payment on
bills due him the past few days, he says there
would have been no suspension, and he be-
lieves his embarrassment will be but tempor-
ary. He has notes coming due in August to
the amount of from $4,000 to $1,000, and the
total amount of cash needed to carry him
through the difficulty is roughly estimated at
$50, 900. The suspension is really forced from
a cause wholly independent of the lumber
business, and that is My. Pauls connection
with the Boston Sewing Machine and Cabinet
Company. The lumber business itself in an
excellent condition. Not SO large transactions
have occurred as last year, for trade generally
is dnller in this line, but for the last six
months especially the business of Mr.. Paul
has been in very satisfactory condition. 1t
is yielding good profit now, and it is his
boast that he never was in business year yet
when he did not make money. But the sew
ing machine enterprise IS the cause of the pre-
sent trouble. Just three years ago the Boston
Sewing Machine Company was organized.
Mr.. Paul was induced then to put in $4,000.
Subsequent needs of the company led him to
make the $4,000 up to $4,000, aud that in
time became $4,000 before enough money had
been put in to set the company on its feet 1t
is just now beginning to get its machines on
the market.
A meeting of Mr.. Paul's creditors will be
held early next week, and he hopes to be en-
ahled to continue business at his present Office
No accurate statement of assets and liabilities
it yet available.
Patriotic Bostonian.
j. B. Gardner, a wealthy citizen of Boston
recently deceased, provided by his will that
large sum of money, bonds and other securi-
ties, aggregating in value 1881 600, should be
turned over to the United States treasury to be
used in helping pay the national debt. The
bequest has been received at the Treasury De-
partment and by direction of the register was
to-daay placed to the credit of the patriotic
Donation"
Smith the Forger.
Boston, Aug. 21.-Irving B. Smith arrested
in Portland for forging trade mark and labels
of the Royal Baking Powder Company, reached
here to-day and was turned over te the chief of
the district police to await the arrival of Off
GERS from Cleveland, Ohio, where he is under
Indictment. Smith has but little to say about
the charges against him and is willing to go to
Ohio without requisition.
Joel p. Whitney.
The many friends of Joel Parker Whitney
of Boston will be glad to learn that he cannot
have been killed in serving the writ of eject
ment at Estancia Rancho, New Mexico, as he
IS at present in London attending to the busi-
ness of the Bonanza Development Company.
The article in question refers to his younger
brother, James G. Whitney, agent of the COM
pany in New Mexico, and 1t is subsequently
ear md that he is not seriously wounded.
Death by lightning.
Ll1TLFTON, July Zl.-A heaVy thunder
shower passed over this town at about 7 o'clock
Monday evening and resulted in the death of
Mr.. W.. III. ID. Crane, a farmer living in the
southerly part of the town. Mr.. Crane was in
his his barn cellar making ducts to drain
therefrom the water which had gathered
there during the shower, his hired man being
engaged on the barn floor milking the cows.
Suddenly there came heavy peal of thunder,
accompanied by sharp lightning, the concus-
sion being so great that the cows WINGED and
beloved, while the man, who was also badly
frightened, started for the cellar to find Mr..
Crane, whom he discovered lying on his back,
the hoe which he had been using lying near
him. He was quite dead 1t was evident
that he had been struck by lightning and died
instantly. There were no marks found upon
his body, however, and no dscoloration has
resulted. Mr.. Crane was a man about forty
five years old, intelligent and of excellent
standing in the community. He leaves
widow.
The Oldest Inhabitant.
GLOUCESTER, Aug. 21st-Mrs. Rachel Dol
liver Stevens, the Oldest inhabtant OF Glou-
cester, died this morning aged 79 years, six
months and five days. She was the widow Of
Cyrus Stevens and daughter of Abraham
Sawyer. She retained her faculties in re-
markatle manner until within year or two.
Mrs. Stevens was an aunt of Samuel e. Sawyer,
Esq. for many years merchant in Boston.
Fish Arrivals.
To-day's fishing arrivals at this port number
Is, namely, two from st. LawrenceBay with
100 bbls. mackerel, six from Eastern shore
with 100 do, nine from Grand, Western and
Georges Banks with 427, 900 lbs. Goldfish and
$4,000 lbs halibut and one from Cashes with
1000 cusk