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The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Pending Pension Claims.
The number involving arrears is 14S, ,S1a
The Cape Henry Quarantine.

HHt ONpe ENeHFy 4uHFdUtIHts
The Treasury department has decided not to
yield to the wishes of the British shipowners
and a few brokers of Baltimore to remove the
quarantine at Capes Henry and Charles. The
rigor as to all infected or suspected vessels. An
additional reason for maintaining it is a report
received last night that a ship was spoken at
sea, making way for Baltimore, with number
of nAaaa If nall nov on hoard
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Negro nEurderess Hanged.

colored, was hanged here to-day for completely
in the murder Of her husband, in February
last
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Certain Haytien Ports Closed TO Foreign


New York, Sept. IA Collector Robertson
to-day received communication from the
Haytien consul informing him that the ports
of Mirajoane, Jeremie and Jacmel are closed
to foreign commerce, and requesting him to
refuse to grant clearances for these ports.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Close Of RnI,imore,s FcstiynI.

BALTIMORE, Sept. 14.-The procession of the
mystic pageant, closing the 0riole festival OF
1883, took place tonight. The city was decor
ated elaborately. Flags, streamers and ban
ners of every device waved from fagstaffs.
windows, and wires suspended from house
tops on opposite sides of streets, and miles Of
almost continuous platforms were erected
above the sidewalks on each side Of Baltimore
and Eutaw streets, while the crossings we're
covered with parti-colored bunting and flags.
The sidewalks were occupied by moving
mass Of people, many thousands in number,
from all parts of the land. Shortly after eight
O'clock the procession was formed and moved
in two divisions through the principal streets
to the Academy of Music, where floats were
dismounted and the procession dismissed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
AMMAN AGITATED.
Three Days Battle Between the
French and Black Flags.
Heavy losses Sustained by the Ar-
namese.

LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch to Reuters
Telegram Company from Hong Kong, dated
today, states that battle has taken place be-
tween the French forces and the Black Flags,
lasting eight 1hours. The engagement took
place between Hanoi and Sontay, near the Red
River The forces are reported as having lost
two officers and fifty men. The loss of the
Black Flags is estimated at between 800 and
600 men. Hanoi Is the town where the French
have been holding their garrison since the pre-
vious engagement at Sontay, awaiting rein
forcements. 1t is probable from the tenor Of
the above dispatch that the Black Flags, whose
headquarters are at Bao Mimi, to the north
east OF Hanoi, determined to recapture Sontay
from the French, who have kept gunboats
there the last fortnight, and while en- route
from Bac Mimi across the Delta we're met by
rrencn roIee'sent from Hanoi to intercept
thom, the above pautru Dvi-.- -l->--aszalt-
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
French accounts of the battle state that on
Saturday the 1st of September French forces
from Hanoi advanced to within II miles OF
Sontsy where the enemy was found in case
mate forts, upon which the fire OF the French
had no effect. After three days hard fighting
the French troops. aided by a heavy fire from
the feet carried the enemy's works at the
point of the bayonet, capturing two towns and
two Black Flag standards. The French loss
was two officers and fourteen men killed, and
three officers and 40 men wounded. After the
victory Admiral Bouet withdrew his feet to
Hanoi to await renforcements leaving three
hundred men TO hold the captured towns.
The French naval force at Tonquin under
Admiral Bouet comprises the ironclads Bayard
of guns, the Atlante OF II guns, the Triom-
phante of eight guns, the cruisers Anna Nate &
MVffiO. zach CARVING two the nDOata
Lynx and Vipere, each carrying four guns,
and the Faurare, the Leopard and the Surprise
each carrying two guns. There are four sloops
carrying an aggregate Of seven guns, and four
dispatch boats carrying an aggregate OF four
teen guns. Two torpedo launches are also at
tached TO the fleet
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
THE DOMINION.
The Recent ssEnvasion. ;,

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 14.-With reference to
the alleged kidnapping of Switzer, the deserter
from the United States army, by American
soldiers on British territory, on inquiry at the
Governor Generals Office, Through which all
correspondence with the imperial government
must pass, it is learned that the matter has not
yet been forwarded to England or to the Brit
ish minister at Washington, to whom it would
more than likely be referred.
Gift from the Princess Louise.
Princess Louise has donated picture of her
own painting to the Dominion National Gallery
as memento of her residence in Canada. The
picture is at present on exhibition in Boston.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
NEW YORK.


New YORK, Sept 14.-Three firemen of the
steamer City of Berlin were arraigned to-day
for smuggling about $1,000 worth of laces,
which they were endeayoring to sell when de-
tectad and arrastAd
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Expee,ed Cau for Bonds,

Secretary Folger said this morning, when
asked If the report that he contemplated call
ing twenty millions of three per cent. bonds
some time this month was true: 81 am having
needed and may issue call, but as yet cannot
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
MASSACHUSETTS,.


A'iS"Ptcu HsVUUery MT SUa1tH HFFHI1IHgHalH
SOUTH FRANINGHAM, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE
man who was shot last night while breaking
in the store of G.. q. Fowler, and who now
lies in critical condition, gives the name of
Joseph Burnett, an employe of Bridges & Co.
here. On his statement Officers Cotton and
Phinney this morning arrested fellow board
er of Burnett named Timothy Lyons, an en-
ployee of the city Of Boston, as his associate in
the attempted robbery. This morning Judge
Esty visited Burnett in his room, when Bur-
nett pleaded guilty to a charge of breaking and
entering and his case was continued till to-
morrow. Lyons case was continued until Sep
tember 30, and he was placed under bonds OF
$4,000, in default of which he was taken to East
Cambridge Jail.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
ILLS 90 Shut Down on Account
nf r.nxfr NUnGaR

LAWRENCE, Mass, Sept. 14.-Owing to low
water in the Merrimac river all mills in the
city will shut down tomorrow and resume par
TALLY on Monday in all. Unless the river rises
they will be unable to continue operations for
more than few davs
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15

IF EATING WE'RE A FELONY

IE EATING WE'RE A FELONY
IT COULD NOT BE MORE TERRIBLY PUN
ISHED YHAN BY THE TORTURES OF INDI-
GEsTIOE. WHY ENDURE THEM? EVERY
DYSPEPrIC KNOWS, OR OUGHT TO KNOW,
THAT TARRANT's EFEERvESCENT
SELTZER APERHENT is A SPECIFIC
FOR THE COMPLAINT. WHY THEN SUFFER?
IT is SHEER FOLLY. SOLD BY ALL DRUG
GISTS. sep6Th, ,S&T2w
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15

+. X. Beaudry of Montreal has sued Bradley
Barlow OF the Southeastern Railway for $15,-
766, due on q note.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
Discouraging Reports from Western
e.

SPRINGFIELD, Sept. 1.-THE Republican has
received crop reports from all sections of west
The loss on tobacco in Hampden, Hampshire
and Franklin counties is fully $150,000. Corn
fodder has also been much damaged by frost,
and fruit and vegetables have suffered Potatoes
have generally turned out we'll Rye, oats
and grass are average crops. There is little or
no rowen Corn is below the average Buck
wheat has been killed by frost and drouth APP
pies are scarce. Pears and plums are plenty.
Grapes have done we'll except where damaged
by frosts. Pastures have dried up, and there
is little fall feed.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
The Louisiana Loltery Under the Ran.

The Postmaster General to-day issued an or
der to all postmasters forbidding them to pay
money orders drawn to the order of M. A.
DauphiH, or to deliver registered letters ad-
dressed to him. Dauphin is at the head of the
Louisiana lottery.
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15
SPECIAL NOTICES.
special Notice,

0oAT, pant and vest makers wanted immed late
~ ly. FERNALD, No. 2 Free street, corner of
Cross. sep12snd1w
The Portland daily press., 1883-09-15

Gen. Fl. j. Hunt, commanding the depart
ment of the South, was to-day placed on the
retired list, having reached GA years.
Postmaster General Gresham will go to Iowa
to attend the reunion of Crocker's Brigade on
September 26th, in which he was an officer.
The brigade lost eleven hundred officers and
men in the war,
Lieutenant Drake has been ordered on special
duty, in connection with the new cruisers, at
Bay State Mills Boston.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
NUMBER 81.
share. Ins.rrlsusa.

Ex-senator Sharon was intsrvisved
In Chieaso Saturday In references to his
arrest previous to leaving San Francisco.
He denies tht ,hero was any cause for
the arrest. and Gays that It is nothing
moro than . fascinating scheme,
and that will not be blackmailed cut
OF q dollar. With reference to the
charge of borrowing 100000 from
Aggio Hill he sAys:
iThAt Is lie out n whole cloth. I
never borrowed cent from the woman
in my life; and As,for making coa-
tract to marry, am q pretty old hsh
and that kind Of bait won't catch me."
As to the charge Of adultery the ex-
Senator says:
Adultery, rs defined by the laws Of
the State Of California, must be open
and notorious. really don't know
anything about the charge at all. It is
false. base, and libelous, and originated
with man whose character Is black
AMI low But as l was saying, this
woman was invited to leave the house.
and she did leave. That Same even
Ing, just before was leaving for WASH
ingtoD, Nelson came into the hotel to
demand money from me for the wo.
man. 1 told him to send her around.
and he said she would not como and
thatif didn't give up, rs she had no
character TO lose, she would make Il
warm for me. I simply told him to
get ont, and then the next thing
knew. was arrested as I WAS going to
the train. 1t was shameless. scandal
Gus proceeding. and some one u,Dy have
10 suffer for it."
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
a Nien.PeInt er LnW.

A curious suit has been brought in a
New Jersey court, having its origin in
tho depriving OF Ave Cinnamon Of tAAir
queues when committed to the s .
Prison. They claim damages from )
State by virtue Of q clause in the Goa
stitdtion which guarante-- ~ -i',ht Of
every person to worship Almighty
God in a manner agreeable to the die
tates OF his own conscience" The
question hinges on the definition of the
word almighty God," a. ths Hsathen
claim that the wearing OF q pig-tail 10
part of their religion, and depriving
them Of it is an interference with the
inestimable privilege sauiraniCd by
the Constitution.
This is q nice point Of Law, and It
will devolre upon the attorneys for the
prosecution to prove what the trainers OF
the Constitution lad In mind when they
usedthat term. It is doubtful II tho com.
bined wisdom OF the whole State cam
determine to the satisfaction of n
jury what construction should be
placed on the term, as it Is somewhat
vague and indt tfnite.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
GeneraI Conner sued.

William w. Derby, real estate dealer,
has begun suit against General Patrick
Z. Connor, OF Eureka, Nevada. for fore
closing mortgage in the West DiSis-
ion Of Chicago for $l5e. 900. General
Connor claims to havo been the victim
of sharp transaction in which II. II.
Honore anl Derby were combined
against him. Tho summons was served
In the Palmer House rotuuda at 10
O'Clock Saturday night, while Connor
was talking with some friends. The
amount involved would render the case
OF suficitnt Importance. but when the
character OF the defendant is taken in
to consideration, It is doubly SO. Pat.
rick E. Connor is none other than the
General Connor, who. during the war,
had command OF the entire Utah Dis
trict, comprising the territory between
the Sierra Nevada mountains and the
Missouri river, ana under whose charge
were $4,000 men. The Plaintiff Is a
T..
COuuor was interviewed By Time re-
porter and gives in substance the fol-
lowing account of the transaction:
General Connor, several years ago.
owned tract OF land near Salt Lake
City. Duiing his absence the proper
ty was jumped by English capitalists,
who located q mine on it and in a short
time realized 81 ,0Oo, 600. The General
commenced suit for the recovery OF the
property, and Mr.. Honore, hearing Of
the suit, offered to trade certain prop
eIty in Chicago for Connor's interest
in the suit, and showed certificates OF
several real estate dealers OF Chicago,
testiiyins 10 its value. There was. how
ever. n claim ngainss the Chicago prop.
erty for SI44, 500. Mr.. Derby, who
owned the properly gave General Con-
nor deed and took mortgage for the
Sl4I 800. On examining the properly
Connor found he had been swiudled,
and offered to deed tho property back
to Derby II he would release him from
all obligation. This Derby Ngreed to
do. bu; put it off from time 10 time and
finally commenced snit rs stated. Gen.
rral Connor claims that tho whole
transaction was accomplished by fraud.
and ho will employ the best legal tai.
ent in Chicago and fight the thing to
the end.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
sHAnoN,s rnnunLEs

Chronicle reporter interviewed
William n. Nelson who has charge OF
the case OF Aggie Hill versus William,
Sharon. NeIlson seemed TO express
some anxiety to he interviewed, and
showed what purporis to be marriage
contract between the ex-senator and
Sarah AllheA Hill, and also letter
written by Mr. Sharon to the plaintiff
dated Senate Chamber. Washington,
JAN, "a, 1881. which begins my
Dear Wife," Now we venture the
prediction that the whole thing Is n
fraud. conceived in sin md born in in
iquity. in which an attempt is made by
designing parties TO eItort money from
man Of great wealth, and we arc con.
fdent that time will provo that our the
ory is correct. The fact that tho ex-
preston II, Senator William Sharon, +"
occurs in the so-onlled marriage con-
tract. gives the whole thing away, as It
is preposterous to suppose that any
man occupying the position OF United
States Senator would be guilty Of such
gross egousm ns to use his official
title in purely private, business tran
saclion.
Again, II the plaintiff IL. a. sho
claims. the legal wife Of the defendant
she would have commenced her suit ns
Mrs William Sharon, and not as "Aggie
Hill" furthermore the ex-senator
would never have been snilty OF the
indisoretion OF addressing as "My
Dear Wife," woman who was occupy
ing the equiyocal position OF q wife
Sub Rosa. as is admitted by the parties
who are prosecuting the suit. Tho Oh.
ioct in waiting until Mr. Sharon was
on the eve of leaving the city for tho
east 10 apparent, as it would give tho
blackmailtrs an excellent opportunity
10 work up the case and create SYM
pRLhy for the plaintiff during tho ab.
Eence OF the Senator, aEd by exhibit
ing so-called letters, marriage contracts
&c, produce such current OF public
opinion as would compel the defend
an. to silence his prosecutors with n
few thousand dollars hush money. In
this, however, they reckoned without
their host, as Mr.. Sharon ha, expressed
his determination not to be black
mailed out Of dollar. md Mr. Nelson
will be obliged to turn his attention to
some more feasible project to raise
tho wind"
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
VIII ba LYnchcd.

A Denver. Col dispatch CT Sept. 10.
says: Henry Mosier. diidS Moore who
murdered James knight and j. II.
wepzel, on the prairie tLroo miles from
Cheyenne, last Tuesday night. his oh.
ject being to secure $5S in tho ross s.
sion Of wenzel, was to-day arrested a.
Louisville. this State. lie msde no re.
sistaucc, said he Ind TO die but once,
nnd predicted that lac would not live
Ave minutes aitor he reached Cheyenne.
He expects TO be lynched. The great
es, indignation Ia manifested, and his
prophecy will probably be FULFILLED.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23

The loyal press 10 very jubilant over
the fac. that Senator Logan severely
rebukcd and threatened Sitting EMIL. u
Sioux chief. with Imprisonment in the
guard house the other day. The chiefs
ofrense was that ho accused the Sem.
tctial committee Of drunkenness. We
will bet our last nickel that he Was
right, and II our renders will remember
how much whisky, etc, was required
when tho American Congress went TO
bury Garfield, they Won't question the
fact aa stated by Mr. Sitting Bull
Pomeroy's Democrat.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23

The birthday uf rorforio Diaz was
celebrated in tho City OF Mexico on
Saturday with great enthusiasm. The
streets wero gay with bunting, and
flags were fon,ing on public buildings
and private re,idences. There was q
procession Of tho national schoois and
societies at nighe Thousands OF peo-
pie q the best class took part in ser
,nnde to DiaE. The approaches to the
house wera crowded ut midnight. La
Republican. the organ Of DR.. Romond
Fernando. nominated Dinz for Presi-
dent. Tbs indicates n powerful fol-
lowing. Fernandez will support Diaz
for the next term.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
CONDENSED rELEGRAMs.
The police Of Neu York nre no,i,.


to look out for Abram Nesbi,t, the l6
yenr-oid son OF the President Of the
Second National Bank Of Easton.
Pa, Young Nesbitt is said to DO heir
to $500. 900.
The steamer VIM. Harrison. from
Hull to Boston. during fog on Satur.
day morning, ran into the steamer Pro-
lessor Morse, for New York. The Har-
iison vas cut TO the waters edge, but
the Morse, being iron. was upinjured.
At the Providence races on Saturday.
the greatest interest OF the day was
centered in the attempt OF Jay Eye
Sec TO beat his record OF 2:li for a
purEe of S2.0O0. Betrotied his warm-
ing h' at in 2:Zo. ana when the trial
came, he made the most remarkable ex-
bibition Of trotting ever seen on this
track. His time to the first quartz
was 3 seconds. 10 the ,hsH Ia lj:6H
three-quarters. l:39. and finished in
2iOH. He went over the entire course
without skip or a break Of any kind,
aud when he came under the wire
showed no signs Of distress. The spec
tators standing in their seats cheered
loudly MS the pluciy little Aver came
down the home stretch. having equalsi
the best time on record within q half
second.
The Corean Embassy arrived a,
Washington an Saturday. and were re-
crivea by Mr.. John Davis, Firs, As.
sistant Secretary Of State, and Ensign
Foulk. Of the Navy, who were assigned
by the President to extend ciyiliiies to
the visitors.
Nrs. Mark Hopkins has PURCHASED
for Sl97 600. the Latham property at
Meulo Park.
Ross offers to row Courtney for 81.
2O2 Ross to put up $1,000 against
Courtney's 81 900.
George Eckert, son Of n prominent
Democratic politician OF Kingston, n.
Y. has be n convicted on charge Of
seducing the daughter OF a Mabletown
farmer, under promise Of marriage.
A woman nonr Cleveland, Ohio, last
week. gave birth to = child having
two heads. four arms. four legs and
one body, all perfectly formed. The
infant monstrosity never brenthed.
The session OF the New Hampshire
Lcgitlnturo Which closed on Saturday
morning, was the longest ever held in
the State. The members ench are en-
titled to IO2 days pay, cad it will re-
quire 100000 to foot the bill.
WhiteIaw Reid, Chancey NJ. Depew.
and Joseph Hart have been chosen as
delegates to the New York Republican
Convention. Joseph Hart Was the pub
Usher Of "rrutL" ut the time the Gar.
Gtld-Morcy LITTER vas Gr,t made pab.
lie.
At Ail,n.own, Pa, Harry II. Kuri2,
the son Of wealthy Philadelphia
lanker. was engaged to be married to a
daughter Of Judge Longaker. the belle
Ct the place. Extensive preparations
were m ,de for tho wedding, cards OF
invitation were issued and the ceremony
WAS to take place last Thursday,
when the young man Suddenly became
Insane, the wedding was broken up and
he unfortunate vonlI-be groom was
taken to tho insane department OF the
philadelphia Hospital.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
A Rib Story.

From learned aud dignifed eJ-
change the following is taken. "a rib
measuring three and one-hRlf feet in
length was found recently on Step,oe
Butte, Idaho. Il is doubtless from the
body Of one Of an extinct species Of gi.
gnntic hsrbivorous mammnlia that
rosmed the hills thousands and perhaps
tens Of thousands Of years ngo." Now
that Is nothing wonderful. II was
only n year ego that plain. every day
sort OF Pittsburger took unto himself
a rib FIVE feet eight inches long, and
with red hNir. But lie knows better
than TO call her "herbiverous nam.
malta" or to intimate that sho ron,ned
over these Kills even fifty years ago.
bismarck Tribune,
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23

The Hartford Courant aays there
have boon In tho United States since
tho 9th Of May last, mp to September
81, s27 recorded cases OF wives quit.
ting their husbands in company With
ne!ghbors apd hired men; 239 husbands
have abandoned their wives to enjoy
tho society Of unmarried persons; 81
white girls, undCr 20 years Of age, have
mntricd mon Of African deacont; rs old
men. averaging 81, bnvo Olopod With
widows. and 20 minors have married
widows. grass widows and old maids.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23

Our exchanges state ihst ,here arc
rumors Of change OF timc on the Cen.
trail Pacific. There seems to be need
OF change 81 time uniess trains can
make better time than has been the
rle since the last chaugc
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23

The report OF The cs=.missiou Of I'm
migration for the State Of New York
slows that 800. .7io ernigrouts landed at
the port OF New York from August 80,
1882. 70 June 80. 1889. inclusive.
The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-09-23
rho irI,nsplnr oonlro-er.y ene.elna

Tho triansnInr oonlroveTSy eneAgIng
the atten,ion Of the Reno Gazette,
Eureka Sentinel aud vireinia Chronicle
wna brought about by the disch,rge Of
Dr. IL. ergst,ih. Assistant Superin-
tendent OF the 1naanc Asylum, No
harm can resdlt ftom just criticism ot
the peoples servants,
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