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circumstances seem to point to Brown. others
seem Just as strongly to point away from him:
To q Boston Journal correspondent Brown
made the following statement:
II am an old man, nearing 80. had no
good reason for shooting Wood We have had
some trouble, bat wouldn't have killed him
for that. He had been many times to my
cabin and played cards and drank cider with
me. Wood had an ugly disposition and every
body knew it who had anything to do with
him. There are now stuck up at different
places on his farm notices forbidding every
body to 20 on bis land. Wood used TO say that
he wanted all the berries and all the game on
bis land. He used to take a cudgel and
threaten hunters who went into his woods for
game and he has been known to shoot their
dogs. There were more than fifty men that he
had driven off in that way and every one OF
them got madder with him than 1 ever did.
When things were like that IL Is pretty hard
for an old man like me to be pitched into and
accused of shooting Wosd. am no coward.
1 wouldn't run If saw the Sheriff with .
rope to put around my neck, for Know am
innocent. / am poor man, but have got
friends, and they say they will defend me-"
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The Golden spike Driven-The Road
Completed.

The Golden spike Driven-The Road
Completed.
NEW YORK, Aug. A.-Despatches received
by Mr. Villary and Mr. oakes, OF the North
ern Pacific Railroad. this morning, at the Mills
building, announced the completion OF the last
gap on that road between Helena and Messou-
la, NJ. Il. The work Of laying the tracks was
started at each Of the above named points, the
working parties meeting, the last rail being
laid and the road completed at Avon, fifty
miles west Of Helena. Mines miles and 800
feet were laid yesterday, and is considered
great feat in railroad building. The work was
completed two days ahead OF the time allowed.
the company announce that ON and after to-
day they are prepared TO take freight and pas
senRers from st. Paul and the lakes through to
Tacoma, w. T., and Portland, Oregon. At the
latter point they connect with the Oregon Rail-
road and Transportation Company to San
Francisco, all points ON the Pacific seaboard by
steamer and by rail for points in the in
terror of abe territories. Mr.. Willard will leave
this city the latter part OF next week for Avon,
where golden spike will be driven and a gem
eraI jollification held ON Sept. Sth next. A
train of thirty cars Of wheat will leave Walla
Wslls at once for Minneapolis This is quite
remarkable circumstance, indicating the posi-
bility Of shipping wheat by all rail via North.
ern Pacific, distance Of 17l6 miles.
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The Colby Railroad Bill.

The New Hampshire House of Represents
tives spent the whole session Of Thursday
discussing the Colby railroad bill. The debate
was somewhat acrimonious in its character,
and insinuations were made that money was
being used to influence members to vote for
the bill. Among the statements pointing in
this direction was one to the effect that
rumor prevailed on the street that a member
had been offered 5000 to vote for the bill.
The first motion offered was one providing
that no more amendments to the bill be re-
ceived until the thirty already pending are
disposed Of. The motion was rejected. The
only Important action Of the day was the adop-
tion OF an amendment offered by Gen. Briggs
providing that before any corporation can con-
summate lease the Supreme Court shall pass
upon the public exigency therefor. The vote
was tie, and the Speaker cast his vote In the
affirmative.
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FOREIGN.
The spanish Minister a. washing.

The spanish Minister at Washington.
MADRID, Aug. 24.-The official organ of
Spain, the Correspondence de Espana, says
that the office OF minister of Spain in WASH
ington, vacant on account Of the death OF
Senior Barca, will not be filed for some months
yet. In the interim the legation will be put Ia
charge OF Senior Dupuy de Lorne, the charge
d'affaires, who has hitherto displayed much
tact and intelligence.in the performance OF his
duties.
ireland.
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Dr. Connolly and Pat
rick Connolly brothers, have been arrested at
Bruff, County Limerick, Ireland, on the evil
dence Of an informer. They are charged with
being connected with a murder conspiracy.
Documents were found on the prisoners show
ing that the conspiracy was aimed at the lives
OF Mr.. Clifford Lloyd and others.
A Socialist Causes Trouble.
BERLIN, Aug. 24.--At meeting of working
men, held at Munich, Germany, last evening
Socialist deputy Herr Vollmar, made q
speech. The police interfered to stop the
meeting, and wounded several persons who
resisted their action
Cetcwayo Gathering nm Army.
LONDON, Aug. PA despatch from Dur
ban says Cetewayo is gathering around him =
constantly growing force OF armed followers.
The Cholera Decreasing.
aLHAANDhlA, aug Ahoio Woho 20
deaths from cholera here yesterday. No
deaths from the disease were reported at Cairo
yesterday. The cholera is decreasing In the
provinces.
The Obsequies Of Count de Chambcrd.
FRoHsDoRF, Aug A.-Count De Ohambord
remained conscious to within few moments
Of his DEATH There will be no public funeral
service at Frohsdorf. The obsequies will be
celebrated at Goritz week hence
Rebellion i'm AfRhnuistnu.
LONDON, Aug. 2i.--A despatch from Smila
says that general rising Of the Ghilzais
against the Ameer of Afghanistan has oc.
Cured. The insurgents are under the lead OF
Mushkiolum
LONDON, Aug. 24.-Sir Stafford Northcote
Will probably, on account OF poor health, re-
sign the leadership OF the Conservative party.
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YELLOW FEVER.



PENSACOLA, Aug. 24.-There are no rev
cases Of yellow fever among the marines at
the Pensacola navy yard. lone new case is re-
ported In Warrington.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.--The Surgeon GEN
eral has telegraphed to Commander Welch at
the Pensacola navy yard authority to employ
five policemen to make a house inspection at
Warrington and Woolsey, and says that all the
yellow fever cases should be sent to quaran-
tine, across Pensacola bay. The following
Telegram TO the Postmaster General from Act
ing Postmaster L. Sollee, of Jacksonville, Fla.
has been received at the Post Ofice Depart
ment:
'The Board of Health of this city, in view
of the existence OF yellow fever at Pensacola,
Fla, respectfully request that you order all
mail matter from that city fer this point to be
separately pouched, and confer authority to
have the same fumigated at Baldwin, Fla.
PENSACOLA, Aug. M,--Later reports state
that Mr.. Owen and Paymaster Brown are sick
with the prevailing fever, at the navy yard, and
that Theodore Rush, quartermaster, is decd.
The people of the naval reservation are being
surrounded by Gordon, and having heard
nothing from their appeal to the Secretary OF
the Navy, they have issued an appeal to the
nuhlic for haln
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Gala Day at Old Orchard.

The grand gala day at Old Orchard next
week will end with the grandest illumination
ond the finest display Of fireworks ever at
tempted at any watering place in New Eng
land. The fireworks purchased at an expense
of $1,000 will be displayed from the water.
Hotels and private residences will unite in a
grand illumination.
Six noted bands will play in concert during
the day and evening, among them Chandler's
oil Portland, Glover's Of Auburn, and Dover
Cornet Band of Dover, N. II.
There will be grand yacht race at p. M,
under the supervision OF the Portland and
Saco Yacht Clubs off the beach. The course
will be triangular one. $500 in prizes-three
classes. Dory race at p. m. At 9a m. will
be the grand parade Of the carnival pageant.
There will be band and military escort; also
special attractions at the mammoth skating
rink
His Excelency Gov Robie and staff will be
present.
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STATE NEWS.
HANCOCK COUNTY.

HANCOCK COUNTY.
The Bangor Commercial says great many
tourists are now leaving Bar Harbor. The re-
cent heavy failures in Wall street have been
the means Of recalling many of the wealthy
New Workers. Several tourists, who have been
living in style and were very wealthy, were by
this sudden blow deprived Of everything. The
season will be shorter than common, boarders
who were expected to stay long September, are
leaving now.
KNOX COUNTY.
Gen. Tilson has put up about 10000 cans OF
mackerel at Hurricane this season. He Is also
canning Goldfish and hsddock.
PESoBscor COUNTY.
A lady walked thirteen miles to attend the
reunion of the First Maine Heavy Artillery in
Bangor. Her husband belonged 10 this regi-
ment, but on account of wounds received In
battle was unable 70 be present. Being In Door
circumstances they do not keep team, bat she
was so anxious to see the old comrades of her
husband that she came the entire distance on
foot.
sAaADAHoc COUNTY.
The grand jury at Bath did not return any
indictment against the editor OF the Bath In
dependent, who was complained Of for libel in
copying Mark Twain's article in the New York
Times rejecting on Capt. @. Q. Duncan, the
shipping commissioner.
SOMERSET COUNTY.
The new Methodist church in Fairfield was
dedicated Wednesday and Thursday. wednes
day evening sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Hoyt, Of Skowhegsn. Thursday forenoon
a sermon by Rev. o. 81. johnson, Of Jay. In
the afternoon the dedicstoiy sermon was
preached by Rev. G.. e. Hayden, of Portland,
and in the evening a sermon by Rev. Mr.. Mead
which closed the exercises.
FORK COUNTY.
The annual cattle show and fair Of the Bux-
ton and Hollis Agricultural Society will be
held on their grounds Oct. I'd, Sd and 4th.
A little girl named Bertha Mason, OF South
Berwick, got kernel Of corn In her throat .
few days ago and has been great sufferer
since. The doctors say she cannot recover.
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WASHINGTON.


Pension Agent Disbarred for swindling.
WASHINGTON, Aug. an. w. Fitzgerald,
Washington pension agent, has been dis
barred at the Pension office. The trouble was
Illegal fees. After getting all he legally could
out OF his clients, he would send them formid-
able looking packages with &C. o. D."
charge OF $40 and express fees The pensioner
would suppose that the package contained his
money, and pay the amount demanded, and
ind nothing inside except dunning letter.
Fitzgerald seems to have done this ON o con-
siderable scale, for numerous complaints have
come in. He had quite number of clients ia
Maine, and some have been swindled in the
way described above.
The senate Committee ON Labor and Edu-
eatien.
P. III. McIogan, representative OF the Chicss
go Trades Assembly In the federation of trade
and labor unions in session in this city, testi
fed to-day before the Senate Subcommittee
on Labor and Education. He said there were
twenty-four trades represented in the trades
assembly, embracing IL 600 workingmen. The
witness said that he had been greatly benefit-
ted by trades unions. He was now receiving a
dollar day more than before the formation of
unions in Chicago. The witness was opposed
70 the convict labor contract system. Higher
wages tend to produce better and more intel
ligent class Of citizens, and the general feeling
among laboring men is that capitalists are try
ing TO grind them down. Nj. ID. Connolly, a
printer, President OF the Trades Assembly of
Cincinnati, spoke against the employment OF
children Of tender years.
William c. pollmer Of Cleveland, a cigar
maker testified that In 1880 the cigar makers
sf CLEVELAND were getting from so 20 81 a
week. A union was organized and wages
were raised to an average Of 50 week. Mr..
Pollmer did not think 1t for the interest OF
morality that men and women should work
together in the same shop, and the trades I'M
ions were now sndeayoring 10 bring about re-
form In that respect.
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RAILWAY NOTES.
Franklin and Negantic Route.

Pennington held its second town meeting
Wednesday afternoon. The committee ap-
pointed at the previous meeting, reported
through Its chairman Mr.. David a. Knowlton
that as KingHeld has voted Its town aid to the
Franklin and Megantic Route 1t was inex.
pedient for Pennington to take any action In
the matter. The report was accepted and
adopted unanimously. After speeches in re-
gard 10 the proposed new railroad from Farm
ington TO North New Portland, by Hon.
Francis f. Butler, and b. Farrar, Esq, and
others, the meeting adjoarned sine die.
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. A TIRED THIEF.
Caught Reclining in Pew in a Lewiston
Church.

AT little past o'clock Thursday morning
as gentleman was passing the church OF st.
Peters, in Lewiston, on his way from the fire.
he was hailed by woman living in q house
across the street, with the cry that men had
broken into St. Peters church and were in
there at that moment. The gentleman, re
turned across the street and awoke the priests
OF the church living near by. The church was
open, and the burglar was found laying at full
length in pew, with his shoes off and his bur
glarizing tools and implements strewn around
him. The party pounced on him, and in spite
of strenuous resistance on his part, captured
him, and holding him down, sent for the po-
lice. Officer Clifford living near by was called
out, and the thief was given over into his
charge.
When the light was brought to bear upon
the fellow he was found TO be man OF per-
haps fifty years OF age, ragged, unkempt aud
dirty and with a look that passes as ''criminal"
in the category Of adiectives. Officer Clifford
turned out his pockets and looked 10 see what
he had been doing. He had entered the church
on the Bartlett street side by the window
nearest the tower, having broken the window,
unfastepen the catch and pushed the window
up sufficiently for to accomplish an entry. He
had near him when discovered fle perhaps
foot long, sharpened at on end, bar Of iron
also about foot in leng tn with a round head
He had stove open the poor boxes of the church
had abstracted the money and had tied It up
In his handkerchief and was evidently about
ready to decamp. The boxes are made Of thin
cast iron and the heavy head Of the iron bar
had been used to smash In the sides, The Off
Ger also turned out OF his pockets large num-
Der Of new handkerchief two or three purses,
made af buckskin, with clasps and a momo-
randum book containing two dollar bill. The
handkerchief contained S1727 In silver uickes
and pennies collected from the boxes that he
had smashed. =
On his way TO the station he took occasion to
remark that he had got out OF worse places than
this and he also confidently warned the officer
not to think che was fool because he was
snail enough to get caught" He was before
the Court Thursday forenoon and pleaded
guilty and was ordered 10 recognized $500
bonds His name, he says is Ferdinand Hack
er. He is fifty years old, resident of St.
Johns, tramp by profession and has been
soldier. He arrived In Lewiston, he says, on
Wednesday and got on TO the poor-box nickes
latter he struck the town." he says that an
other man was with him whose name was
Craig, and that Craig and he divided the mon-
ey and that the former had just climbed out of
the window
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MAINE.

w. A. N

YARMOUTH Aug. A-The Cumberland Dis
trict Lodge Of Good Templars met with the
Joshua Nye Lodge of Brunswick yesterday.
District Templar knight presided. The FORE
noon was devoted to general business and the
afternoon to a public meeting, at which there
were speaking by b. G. Torsey, G. W. @. 1. OF
Maine, ex-Gov Perbam and others Judge
Kingsbury presided.
DEERNG, Aug. "a -Sagadahoc District OF
Good Templars, which met at Bowdoin Thurs
day, was large and interesting session A..
Baker, District Templar, presided. The day
was devoted to routine business. RESOLUTIONS
were passed declaring strongly in favor OF
constitutional amendment. The session con-
cluded in the evening with large public meet
ing, at which there were addresses by b. O.
Torsey, G. W. G. T. of Maine, Rev. A. I'll.
HaDscom and others.
Preparations for Carnival.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Aug. A,-Great prep
parations are being made for the carnival to be
held here Aug. 31st. There will be fireworks,
a general illumination and yacht races, $500
cup having been offered by e. Fl. Goff, OF Bos-
ton. Gov. Butler, in his yacht America, will
be here.
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SPORTING.


SARATOGA, Aug. 24.-The weather Is clear
and warm, the attend ance fair and the track
fast. The first race, three-quarters Of mile,
was won by LOTUS, Richard Loud second and
Transit third. Time LII Ia.
The second race .one mile and seventy yards,
was won by Apollo. Referee second, Pope Leo
third. Time LAT Ga
The third race, one mile and 500 yards, was
won by Boz Sedan, Bonnie Bird second and
Barnum third. Time 216 IL.
Ruse Ball.
At New York-New Yorks Q. Philsdelphias
At Detroit-Detroits s, Clevelands 8, game
called at end of sevth inning inning on account
OF dhrkness.
At Chicago-Chicagos 4, Buffalos /.
At Observation-Disclosures 3, Bostons /.
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THE MINNESOTA CYCLONE.


ST. PAUL, Aug. 24.--Further accounts OF the
tornado at Rochester, MINI, say that at $40
o'clock Tuesday evening, the southwest quar-
Ter OF the heavens assumed sickly greenish
unit which changed to copper color, then to
bronze. 1t was noted that an inverted cone
with height seemingly immeasurable and
murkiness that was appalling, with the speed
OF cannon ball, came down the valley at
Silver Creek. When within half mile OF the
city OF Rochester Its roar could be heard, and
II was fully 800 feet in the air. 1t rose and In
Its whirling mass were trees and stones, ami
mails and debris OF every conceivable descrip-
tion. The dome of the court house melted
from view, trees were snapped, twisted off ,and
lifted bodily into the air, with tons of earth
clinging TO their roots In fifteen minutes the
monster had disappeared. BY 8 O'Clock the
save as broken by the groans Of the wounded
ana dying. All night long, BY the light OF
iaaterns, citizens from outside the city toiled
70 render succor to the distressed. BY sunrise,
those Of the wounded who had friends, were
taken TO private houses, bat the majority were
taken To large hall on Broadway The
wounded were in horrible plight generally.
cut and bruised about the upper part OF the
body, and childish faces were seen with
wounds so ghasty that even the physicians
IL Is believed that the cyclone formed about
six miles south OF Dodge Centre, small town
10 the adjoi ming county, and travelled from
tho west, in a northeasterly direction. passing
kassan and through Rochester on the st.
Charles river In Winona county.
Thursday morning dawned bright and beau
tiful. AT an early hour strangers began to
pour in from all directions, and by noon the
streets OF Rochester were crowded with surg
ing mass af humanity. Eleven bodies we're
inferred in Oak Road Cemetery during the ai-
ternoon,
The Storm Elsewhere.
Details from the surrounding district show
that the cyclone swept over territory 60 miles
In length aud about miles wide, leaving in
its path nothing bat ruins. To form an idea
OF the loss, one has only to estimate the value
OF all the improvements that had been made
in the section visited by the cyclone, and
which are all gone. The loss in Rochester is
now estimated at $3.50 600.
Andrew johnson, farmer nine miles sonth
OF Rochester, was severely injured in the wreck
OF his house, and died to-day. Reports from
the town of Salem, indicate that considerable
damage was done In that locality
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Brideton.


A pleasant musical entertainment was given
Miss Nellie z. Gibbs at the residence Of her
father, Hon. G. E. Gibbs on Thursday even
ing, complimentary to Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. Stud
ley, director Of the Boston Ideal Company.
The following was the programme:
PART FIRST.
Duet-Trust her not. Balfe
Misses Ada and Emma Kennard.
Ballad-Winds that watt my sighs TO thee .........
Mrs. w. A. Pratt.
Song-The two Grenadiers. Sehumann
MIR. j. L. Aborn.
Plano Solo Tsmbonrin ....Bafiii
Miss Annette G. Gibbs.
Song-Come, my Darling. .............. Paladilhe
Mrs Ada b. Kennard.
welsh Song ......-.....-...-..- .,.....Mr. Davies
PART SECOND.
Duet-In the cross glory ........ ............Abt
Miss kennsrd and Mr.. Aborn.
Piano solo Faust...-.......... -..Arr. by Studley
Mr.. s. L. Studley.
Song-O loving heart. .6ottschalk
Miss Kare w. Kimball.
SoDg-The Little Musician .............. Bishop
Mr.. Aborn.
Piano solo--CanEonetfa. ........ ...... Jensen
Miss A. Isabel Fogg.
oong-he&reS- .......CoWen
Miss Nellie E. Gibbs.
4rlo-nsst thee--... sonArt
Misses Kennard and Gibbs, Mr.. Aborn.
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C.. III.
GUPPY
J.
& co.
Successors to Guppy, sKinsman u
Alden.
mar3l eodu
CHINA.
A Threatened Uprising-Ali Europeans In
Danger.

LONDON, Aug 24,-The greatest alarm Is
felt by Europeans in the Chinese interior over
the attitude Of the natives, which is extremely
threatening, not only to the French but to all
foreigners. The news of the repulse OF the
French in Tonquin has spread amongst the ma.
tives almost as rapidly as the telegraph could
carry it to Europeans, and the result indicates
the truth of Marquis Tseng's prophecy that If
hostilities broke out in Anam they would be
resented in China against all Europeans, since
the natives could not distinguish between a
Frenchman and member Of any other race Of
Europe, and were in DO mood to do SO If they
could. The walls of Canton have been pla-
carded with calls upon the people, printed in
the Chinese characters, calling upon the popu-
lace to rise and repel the "barbarians," !" to kill
slanebter and put them to death. The Eng
Iish occnnants are very anxious, and the Brit
ish l' consul % has appealed to the commodore of
the fleet at Hong Kong, who has forwarded a
gunboat and marines to Canton.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-25
TIE MAINE STATE PRESS.
METEOROLOGICAL.

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FouR
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, ID. @.
August 25, A. NJ.
For New England,
Fair weather, winds mostly northwesterly, ris-
ing barometer, stationary or lower tempera-
ture.
SPECIAL BULLKTIN.
The temperature has fallen in New Eng
land, Middle Atlantic States, Tennessee, Ohio
valley and lower Lake region, and risen
slightly in the upper Lake region, upper Mis-
sssippiiand Missouri valleys; elsewhere it has
remained nearly stationary. Northerly winds
prevail in New England. Middle Atlantic
States, Tennessee and Ohio valley, and south
erly winds in the upper Lake region, upper
Mississippi and Missouri valleys; elsewhere
the winds are variable. Generally fair weather
prevails in all the districts.
Fair weather is indicated in New England
and the Middle Atlantic States, Tennessee,
Ohio valley and the lower Lake region on Sat-
urday and Sunday, with nearly stationary
temperature, followed in the last named dis
trcts by slowly rising temperature.
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A Bnniser Found suiI,y,

KANSAS Cry, Mo-, Aug 24.--An interesting
Court, at Wyandotte, Kansas. John Hards &
Co., BANKERS of Olathe, Kansas, failed recent
ly, with $4,000 liabilities and merely nomi-
nal assets. John uardis was indicted under
recent statute. making it felony for a banker
to receive deposits knowing his bank to be in
failing condition A change OF venue was
taken to Wyandotte, and yesterday the defend
ant was found guilty upon the first of five pr @
sentiments. The extreme penalty is five years
imprisonment.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Dartmouth CoiIcre.

CONCORD, n. H., Aug. 2i.-At meeting OF
the trustees OF Dartmouth College here this
afternoon, Hon. George w. Nesmith OF Frank
lin, President Bartlett and Hon. O. w. Stanley
OF Manchester, we're elected trustees Of the
New Hampshire College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, on the part OF the board. The
subject of appointing professor for the head
OF the law department soon to be established
Ia accordance with the provisions of the Joel
Parker legacy was discussed, but no action
was taken thereon. A large amount OF routine
business was transacted.