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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-02-26
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
HOUSE.

1LOODE.
AUGUSTA Feb. "a.
bill was presented from committee relat-
ing to mining property, exempting the same
from taxation; also bill TO further provide
for the construction and maintenance of
bridges.
Ought to pass was reported on the bill per-
mitting intermarriage of persons of different
races.
The same report was made on the bill to re-
establish solitary Imprisonment in the State
prison.
The same report was made on the bill max
ing it more certain that insurance companies
shall publish statements.
TIE following bills were passed TO be en-
crossed
To authorize the Ellsworth and Deer Isle
Isle Telegraph Company to extend their wires.
To regulate the practice of medicine
Mr.. Strout, from the committee on fisheries
and game, reported ought not to pass on
bill an act to prevent the taking of
black bass, trout and salmon in the Saco
river, and all lakes and streams tributary
thereto in the counties of York, Oxford and
Cumberland
The following were finally passed.
Resolve authorizing the appointment Of
commission to attend the National Mining and
Industrial Exhibition at Denver, Colorado.
resolve making an appropriation In favor of
the Female Orphan Asylum of Portland.
Resolve IN favor of the Maine State library.
Resolve making an appropriation for the
Penobseot tribe of Indians for the years 1883
and 1884
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PRICE THREE CENTS.
Railroad Notes.


Locomotive No. 101 of the Eastern Railroad
has new style spsrk-arester. The smoke
stack Is straight up and down, having no
swell or bell-muzzle of any kind; and all the
smoke and cinders from the furnace pass
through water before eaohing the outer afr,
Wnicn oil course obv all danger of fires
oeing set or eyes put out by cinders from the
locomotive. The reservoir is opened at the
end oil every run and cleaned out.
The Kennebec Journal understands that the
proposition Of uniting the Boston and Maine
and the Maine Central under one management
is being considered, thus making common the
interests of the two roads 1t is believed that
this will be the final result. Mr.. r. w. Cram
now general freight agent of the eastern d-
vision, is prominently mentioned as tho man
who will be appointed assistant superintend-
ent on the Maine Central, If such an appoint
ment is made.
The Boston Transcript of Saturday SAYS:
Eastern RAILROAD stock has been very firm of
late, at 46 bid, while at the beginning of the
year it stood at 80. We understand from a re-
liable source that the joint committee ap-
pointed to consider the relations OF the East
ern and Boston and Maine railroad companies
have agreed upon the terms of lease Of the
Eastern to the Boston and Maine, and have
signed memoranda papers of the lease 1t
now only remains for the higher powers to rat
ify the lease. The terms are substantially
those discussed for year past.
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Margaret Mather Seriously III.
NEW YORK.
A Futile Attempt to Produce the Passion
Plau

A Futile Attempt to Produce the Passion
Play
NEW York, Feb 24.-An attempt to pro-
duce the Passion play tonight at the so called
residence of Salmi Morse, in the presence of a
large number of invited SPECTATORS as pre-
vented by police captain Williams, who arrest
ed Mr.. Morse after portion of the first scene
was enacted. The audience sympathized with
Mr.. Morse, and the curtain was rung down
after the classes had sung s'ballelujah chorus
At the police station Mr.. Morse was bsiled in
$500, to answer to a complaint of giving the
stical performance without license.
Dinner OF the Saturday Night Club
The February dinner of the SATURDAY. Night
Club came off tonight Among those present
were Governor Butler OF Massachusetts, VIM
Belden, George r Blanchard, Austin Corbin,
Chauncey NJ. Depew, VIM. Fl. GuioD, Thorn
as L. James, Steele Mackay, Hermon o. Ell
richs, John a. Starii, j udge Stanley Matthew
Courtlaudt Palmer, Julian Hawthorne, Judge
John FitZ, Professor Morton, David Dudley
Field and Judge Tourgee. Gov. Butler made
a speech in which he said he disapproved of
the custom of making after dinner speeches.
He preferred the republican simplicity of
former times He thought the world was i'm
proving as it grew older. He emembered the
time when q night session of Congress could
not be held bet ause members had all sdined." >"
DE said that we had also improved in our style
OF oratory, and gave humorous mimicry of
oratory of 40 years ago, which excited hearty
laughter. Speeches were also made by Judges
Matthews, Tourgee and others.
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STATE NEWS,
cUMpEnLASp COUNTY.


Tuesday afternoon Samuel d Luce OF Bruns-
wick, formerly OF Bath, was found on the ice
atont Efvfr ynfoouiDg Urfug6 uUTpIrus UDrIsfr-
tion, having been stricken with paralysis. He
died Thursday. Mr. Luce has not been 10 good
health since the railroad accident at Revere,
he being on the wrecked train and sustaining
quite severe injuries,
LINCOLN COUNTY.
The g. A. r. post at Damariscotta held a
fair last week and cleared $1,000.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
A peculiar and nearly fatal accident occur
red at Calais Thursday morning on board the
schooner Mary L. Newton. Gas was generated
in the hold by two fires which were left burn
ing over night to warm and dry the vessel
The capita and crew were only saved from
sufocatiOn by the mate, who in a state of be-
wilderment rushed on deck and fell over tha
rail, thus attracting the attention Of some per
sons, who saved him and awoke with difficulty
the other occupants OF the cabin. All are do
ing well at present.
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During the debate on the capital pun
ishment bill, Mr.. Hale of Portland adj
vocated the restoration of the death penalty
for wilful and malicious murder.
Mr.. Robinson of Readfeld spoke against the
bill, arguing the sacredness of human life,
and that the government had no right to take
the life of criminal.
Mr.. Donovan of Biddeford followed in an
argument against the bill, claiming that neith-
er necessity nor expediency required 1T.
Mr.. Eaton of Camden took the floor in op-
position to the bill and moved to amend If the
bill was to pass SO that chloroform shall be
administered to those about to be executed
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MINOR TELGRAMS.

There were three ballots for Senator in the
Michigan Legislature Saturday bat no cholce
Ocean steamships arriving at New York re-
port immense fields of ice and unusually heavy
weather
Every school house in New York is TO be in
vestigated to see that its means OF egress are
sufficient
A suit for $40, 600 has been brought against
the late Newball House proprietors, at Mil
Waukee, Wis, by John Gilbert, the actor
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An Alabama. Claim

PHILADELPHIA, Feb d. Testimony was
taken today uy Alabama Claims Commissioner
Nlckerson 10 the claim of the schooner Sarah
A. Boice. The vessel left Boston Aug. 10th,
1864, for this port, and on the TO lowing day
was captured by the Tallahassee and scuttled.
The crew was parolled. The vessel drifted
ashore at Jones Inlet, L. l., where she was
found dismantled and nothing left but her
hull. The claim is for repairs, depreciation
&c, amounting to $l2 1864.
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The Lost on the Ashuelot.

WARRINGTON, Feb. 25-Secretarv Chandler
received tonight the following telegram
from Bear Admiral Clitz, Commanding
the Asiatic station at Hong Kong, giving the
names OF the lost on the United States Steamer
Ashuelot:
George Valentine, George Ashton. Fritz
Lachenbach, ST. Leger Crane, William q or
an, Benjamin Wohlrab, William Bronson
Andrew Scotland, Sum Shing, All Kind. All
Dora.
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THE PRESS.
MONDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20.

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS TOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FouR
HOURS.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. @.
Feb. 26, / A. NJ.
For New England
Slightly colder fair weather. nortbwesterlv
winds and higher barometer.
Oautionarv signals continue at Section 7 and
Eastport, aud cautionary off shore signals from
New Haven to Portland
SPECIAL BULLETIN
Inc severe storm which was in the Lake
region yesterday morning has passed eastward
over the ST Lawrence valley causing snow and
ram from the Lake region eastward to the At
lantic coast followed in these districts by clear
ing weather and brisk OF high westerly winds.
Fair weather prevails in all the other districts
with colder north to west winds in the Misss-
siopi valley and Lake region. The tempera-
ture has fallen in Northern Minnesota which it
is below zero. The is 81 feet inch at Cairo:
rise one inch. Rivers have risen inches at
ST. Louis, 8 inches at Shreveport, inch at
memphis, inches at Vcksburg, 8 feet at
Nashville, 8 feet at Augusta, and fallen 8 feet
at Cincinnati feet at Louisville. The floods
Will increase in the lower Mississippi during
the next ten days.
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Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate have
been recorded:
Yarmouth-Frances e. Harding and Thomas
Mitchell to Richard Harding, landand build
ings.
Gray Warren II. viRton to Sloan Lodge.
lot of land.
Harrison-Fidelia Gray to Elsie A Peabody,
lot of land
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Heavy Storm on the Coast.

NEWPORT, r. l.. Feb. PA severe storm
has prevailed in this vicinity since early morn
ing and heavy sea has been running. Steam
or Old Colony Of the Fall River line enroute
from New York put into New London at 3
O'Clock this morning and arrived here about
445 p. m. The French steamer Vile de Cearo
Rio Janeiro for Boston, put in here this morn
ing for ahelter
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The following are the closing quotation. stoc
HORTON Proauec NInrke,.

BOSTON, Feb. z4.-Ihe following were to-days
quotations of Butter, Cheese, Eggs and Potatoes:
Butter Choice fresh Western creameres at 30
G3Sc; fall made creamery at 2S 1850; old dairy at
2O925c; and common grades dull at 15dl7c: and
fresh made Western lade at 2O622c; receipts OF
new mlch dairy are gradually increasing. and sales
at 81 al soc y fb choice grades of Butter steady.
Cheese St 13Gl4c for schoice. 1WdlZ1sc for fair
and good, 6D9c " fb for common; moderate demand.
Eggs-seIIng at % Se30c for Northern, Southern
and Eastern.
Potatoes-demand is steady; Eastern Rose at yO9
95c; Northern r. SO and PrOlhcs at SO q 9Oc; Peer-
766S0c ID bush.
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Small Pox In Leadville.

DEvER, Col, Feb. "a Small pox appears
to be getting the upper hands of the authori-
ties at Leadville, where the public schools
have been closed and new pest house is being
built. The alarm is becoming general, also in
the surrounding towns. Some of them are es-
tablishDg guarantees. Denver authorities
are using every precaution to prevent its APP
pearance here and have been successful thus
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by TELEGRAPH.
MAINE.

The Penobscot Closed Again.
BANGOR, Feb. 24-The Penohscot river is
again closed to navigation below Bucksport
and steamer Katahdin, on Saturday, came
only as far as Bucksport
A Policeman Absconds.
d. j. Colson, member of the police force
has disappeared from the city, leaving his
wife and six children.
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Tive ro1nattcs Poisoned

SYAuNToN, Va, Feb. 24-Five inmates OF
the Western lunatic asylum were fatally pois-
awaits cben,icaI anaiysis The tbeory S ,st
q patient or some one placed fatal drug in
the medicine cups after they had left the doc
tor and before the attendant received them.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL


Portland Daily Wholesale Market.
PORTLAND, Feb. "a.
The wholesale market is without feature and
prices are well maintained, particularly on our.
for which article there is good demand and at full
prices. Hog products continue firm and steady with
fair trade. Sugars unchanged at 9ssc for granu
lated and sac for Extra C. Potatoes are steady.
me following are to-oay's Quola lations of Flour
Graia. ProvisIons. &c.
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BOSTON, Feb. 25 Tho Swift-Brooks comet
was found last evening at Harvard observatory
and the following position was obtained Feb.
24th: 7h., 13m., 49,, Greenwich mean time,
right ascension, 23h., I'm, 23s.; declinatioD,
north 3Odeg., 27m., 44s. Owing to haze the
physical characteristics of the comet could not
be observed.
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PORTLAND. Feb. "a.
Received by Maine Central Railroad, for sortlsnd
SO cars miscel anoous merchs ndise for connecting
roads 1f6 miscellaneous chandise.
Miscellaneous merchandise received by the Port
land g. Observation-Disclosures 20 cars.
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(By Telegraphl
CHICAGO. Feb 4.-Hogs-Reeeipts Ia, ,uOo head; "a
sbinments 46O 70 head passably active; mixed . 20
Cd6' 90; heavy at S5G7 4Oi light NJ zVao W,
Gattle1Receipts 5000 heae shipments 4,sooi
market slow; exports at IOeo soi sgooo 70 eeoiee
SHINING at s zoos SO; common TO tair at 2OG
4 "a. stoekers and feeders 2o94 IS.
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uecision in one Of the sprarue Gases

PROVIDENCE, R. /, Feb. 24.-In the case Of
VIM. j. King & Sons V. the Quidnick Co.. on
a petition of defendants for a new trial, the
Supreme Court today dismissed the petition,
This is one of the Sprague cases. Gov Butler
argued the case for the Qudnick Co.
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MASSACHUSETTS.
Funeral of President ohaano,,rne

Funeral of President Chadbourne.
SPRINGFIELD, Feb. 25.-The funeral of DIR,
Paul A Chadbourne was held at the First
church in Andover this afternoon. Rev. VIM.
Emerson conducted the services. Enlopistic
remarks were made by ex-President Stock
bridge, Prof. Griffin of Williams College. and
President Seelye. DIR. Seelse made the closing
prayer and INr Emerson pronounced the bene
diclion. TheremaiDs will be taken to Will
Jamestown for burial tomorrow.
Shoe Factory Closed.
BRoCKToN, Feb 25.-Isaac S. Emerson's 4
count of an attachment of $4,000 placed by
Gardiner Kingman as secority for notes agers-
eating $4,000 Emerson claims to be able TO
pay in full if allowed to continue BUSINESS. One
hundred and twenty-five hands are out of en-
ployment.
Margaret Mather Seriously Ill.
Boston, Feb 25.-Margaret Mather, the
actress. whose engagement at the Park Theatre
was cancelled on account of her sickness il
very seriously i'll at the United States Hotel
with pneumonia. Last night she suffered
much from very high fever, her Temperature
reaching 103. Tonight Consultation of ply :
scians was held. They think the critical point
has been passed, but can give no opinion re-
gardiDg her possible recovery.
Cotton Mill Burned.
NORTH ADAMS, Feb 23.-The old Mallev
cotton mill Gu Green river here was burned
this morning. Loss $4,000 Insurance., S44,-
Seventy persons are thrown out of emplo,
ment 1t was the Oldest mill in the country,
and owned by the late Dr. Paul, A. Chad
bourne and Key Danforth. Probably incen-
diary
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Senator Tabor of Colorado gave an elegant
banquet at Willard's Hotel Saturday night.
A Milwaukee, Wis, despatch says the lia-
are $l36 900.
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Ncw Yerh stocl. and NIoney Nlarket.

(By Telegraph)
NEW YoRK, Feb. 24.-Money ON call loaned be-
tween 3L9 a 1; closed offered very easy 2ia; prime
mercantile paper 5,@6. Exchange steady at 4.S21e
for long and 4S5ls for short.
The following are to-days closing quotations OF
Government Securities:
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rIoKINas. ETC.


The following quotations of stocks are reported
and corrected daily by Woodbury. g. Moulton I'm en-
bers of the Boston Stock Excnange) corner OF Mid
die and Exchange streets.
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Germany and the vatican.

ROME, Feb. 25.-Divetto says the dissatisfae-
tion existing in Berlin regarding the attitude
OF the Vatican has been increased on account
Of the exorbitant claims of the curia and that
all tends to the belief that negotiations will be
suspendel.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.
Published every day Sundays excepted by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING CO..
Ar 81 EXCHANGE ST.. PORTLAND, ME.
THE MAINE STATE ppCSsr

is published every THURSDAY MORNING AZ az 6o a
year, II paid in advance at $500 yeas. - S-'0 ;"
phATEs OF ADVERTISING: One inch OF epacc, the
lengtn oi column, constitutes square"
$1.bo per square, daily first week; rs coats pe-
week after three insertions or less 81 90; oontiiu-
Ing every other day after first week, so eonss.
nan square three insertions or less, IS centsi
one week, LOO; 30 cents per week after.
SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
Under head of "AMUsEMENTs'' and HAUCTIoE
SALES, $500 per square per week; tk2Be inser-
Gons or less. 81 80.
Advertisements inserted in the "MAErs STATE
PRESS (which has q large circulation in ev0ry part
of the State) for @100 per square for Gr9t insar-
tion, and 80 cents per square for each vSsequent
insertion.
Address all communications to
PORTLAND PUBLISHING 90.
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French Authorities REFUSE to Assist the
English Police.

LONDON, Feb. 24.-The News learns that
the French authorities have declined to assist
the English police who have gone to France to
track persons implicated in the Phoenix Park
murders. The police have guarded the house
of Forster since his recent speech in the Com
mons attacking Parnel.
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LEGISLATIVE NOTICE.

fNHERE will be Getting of the Finance commit
II teeon tuesday,. Feb 27 at 2 O'Clock D M in
room No. 6, State House for the purpose of hearing
all parties int crested in petitions from he several
cities and towns of the State claiming a reimburse
ment of State Tax OF $50, and on ali petitions for
a reduction of val aluation
B. THATCHER, Clerk of committee
Augusta, Feb %, 1888. snfeb24itd
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People down in Waldo county evidently
have an exalted idea of Senator Rust, in spite
of his political idiosyncrasies. A short time
ago, during the recitation of the class in Eng
lish literature at the Eastern State Normal
School at Castine, one young lady, who resides
in town near Belfast, was asked to name
some of the most prominent writers of the pre-
sent century, byron, Tennyson, Longfellow
and VIM. NJ. Rust" was the ready response.
This goes to show that a prophet is rot always
without honor in his own country.
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Rni,rond Receipts.


PAYSANDU, SA. Bark Albert Shultz -349 049
ft lumber, 5000 box shocks.
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Threats to Bow Up the Kremlin.

ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 24.-It is stated that
letters have been received by the authorities
conveying threats to blow up the Kremlin at
Moscow, where the Gar is to be crowned. A
search was made, but nothing indicating prep
arations for the destruction of the palace was
revealed A close watch is being kept, and
the public are not allowed to enter the build
inU
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WY NNU~eAs W NSApSAAc hAMEmots
The following quotations are wholesale prices and
orrected daily by Storer Bros. q Co.. Dry Goods,
Noolens and Fancy Goods. 144 TO 152 Middle streets
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Miscellaneous,

Mr.. Dolpha, the new Senator from Oregan,
has arrived in anticipation of the possibility Of
an extra session of the Senate.
Senator Ferry of Michigan is reported to be
seriously i'll at his hotel here.
No attempt was made to bring up the anti
poygamy bill this morning. q The opposition
to this measure is more formidable than was
expected.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

lepzo snd1w
CAUCUSES.
Cape Elizabeth.
The Republicans of Cape Elizabeth are reouested
to meet ia the rown Hal on Wednesday Feb 2Sth
1883 at 3 O'Clock p. to Iut in nomination tick
ct Tor Town Officers to be supported at the annual
town meeting. March 5, 1858
Per order Town Committee
Cape Elizabeth Feb. z3d 1888.
WestbrOO4K.
The Republicans of Westbrook are requested TO
meet at selectmens Office on Thursday March 1st
az o'clock P. m to nominate candidates for town
officers for he ensuing year.
Per order Republican Town Committee
Westbiook, Feb. 24th 1883.
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HALLOWELL.

At a meeting of the members of the South
Parish on Thursday, the vote of previous
meeting whereby they refused to instruct the
building committee to go on with build
ing the new church. was reconsidered and
they were instructed to complete the outside
of the church according to bids and estimates
made, which amounts to little over $4,000.
provided they can get contract to have the
inside of the audience room finished up
according to the plans for $4,000, in addition,
which they will have DO trouble in getting as
estimates have been made on it for a little
less than that sum. Thus we NAV yet hope
to see the work going on this season.
There will be preaching tomorrow in the
Baptist church by Rev. James McWhinnie of
Portland, and in the Congregational chapel
by Rev. E. F. Davis.
Mr.. +. j. Day who has been one of our
leading business men in times past has been
in failing health, and Oh account of brain
trouble, it has been decided by the authorities
to send him to the insane asylum, where he
can be under the care of those that make the
treatment Of such diseases specislity.