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The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
POLITICAL.
Greenback State Convention

WLLIAMsPoRT, Pa, Aug. 30.-The Green
back State Convention was called to order here
this afternoon by T. p. Rynder, chairman of
the State committee. Committees on organi-
Zatiou and platform were appointed and retired
and the convention was addressed by Thos. A.
Armstrong, of Pittsburg. The attendance is
only moderate.
Thomas Armitage. of Pittsburg, was made
permanent president. f. P. Rynder, of Al
toona, and Capt. A. T. March, of Erie, were
nominated for auditor general and State treas
urer respectively f. p. Rynder was elected
State chairman.
The platform holds that the recent repudia-
ton by the people of the heavy weight trade
dollar proves that moneyis the creation of law
without regard to the material used, and insists
theat the Government should alone issue it
without the intervention of national banks;
characterizes the payment annually of S10,-
600 in interest to bondholders as a crime, of
which both the old parties are alike guilty;
charges that for the past twenty-one years leg
islation has been controlled by the money in
terest of the country; reasserts spposition to
monopoly in transportation and telegraph
which it claims is an outgrowth of monopoly
in money given to banks; denounces monopoly
In land, and demands that the unearned grants
to railroads be revoked; favors national bu-
reau Of labor, and denounces the present pro-
longation of the session of the State Legisla-
ture for partisan ends.
The tariff plank is as follows:
We hold it the imperative duty of the
national government to place on such import
ted merchandise as is or can be readily pro-
duced in this country such tariff as shall at
least sequai the difference in the cost of the
capital and labor employed in such production
here and the cost of the same in the cheapest
competing foreign nation; and we charge the
bankers of the United States with causing the
reduction of duties on imports by the passage
of revenue law through the last Congress for
the purpose of relieving themselves of the
payment of taxes.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
MINOR TELEGRAms.

Lord Coleridge and party left Fabyan's yes
terday morning by special train at II o'clock
and arrived at the top of Mount Washington
at 1870. They remained there for dinner and
then left for the Glen House.
Steamer Britannia, from Marseilles, reports
a cyclone August 2oth, during which steward
Modul was killed.
A naval court martial, to try seventeen naval
cadets charged with haZiDg the fourth class,
met at Annapolis yesterday and adjourned till
to-day.
A Free Thinkers convention began at Roch-
ester, N. Y, Wednesday morning.
A fire at Petersburg, Indiana, Wednesday
destroyed the principal square. Loss $4,000
II. @. Redman and Alexander Redman are
on trial at Statesyille, N c., for the killing Of
their uncle, John W. Redman, last spring.
The case is of remarkable interest and there
are over fifty witnesses.
Among the friends of Lieutenant Greeley,
there are grave fears that the little colony as
Lady Franklin Bay is in a precarious condi-
tioH, and unless the relief sent this year
reaches them they will perish.
Senator Anthony of Rhode Island Wednes-
day night suffered a brief attack OF illness,
attended by vertigo, but seemed fully recov-
cred yesterday.
A. Martin, lumber mill owner. New Or
leaus, has failed for $4,000.
Eleanor and May Vail, aged respectively Is
and 20 years, the daughters Of Lewis d. Vail
OF Philadelphia, were drowned a. Key East
near Oceon Grove, N. j., while bathing yes
terday.
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The Yuehf Mystery.

NEW HAVEN, Ct, Aug. 30.-Andrcw Snow,
Jr., son of Capt. Snow OF the schooner Alice
Ridgewsy, said this afternoon that gross injus-
tice had been done to himself and his father
in the reports circulated in regard to q man
supposed to have been Joseph Bartlett, one Of
the crew Of the i'll fated yacht Mystery. He
says their schooner was heavily loaded and
contained four men. In going out Of the bay
their vessel stood between Hen and Chicken
reef and Gooseberry Neck. About mile dis
tant the unfortunate man was seen on the rock
holding up both hands and waving his hand
kerchief. 1t was impossible to reach him a.
no small boat could live in so heavy sea and
even il a boat could have been launched 1t
wonld have been useless as the man would
have been washed away before he could have
been reached. Mr.. Snow emphatically denies
the story Of Masonic signals having been given
by the man on the reef, as neither his father
nor himself were Masons and would not have
known Masonic sign II it was given. He
says they promptly reported the matter to the
party ON board the yacht Iolanthe aud TO sever
a other persons He has in his possession .
letter from a member Of the Sargent family
exonerating him from all blame. He feels
deeply the imputations made against him.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
NEW HAMPSHIRE.
The Celebration at Portsmouth.

PORTSMOUTH, n. H., Aug. 30.-Fewer peo-
pie we're here today than yesterday, although
strangers were numerous on the streets. The
engine company from Newburyport arrived to
day. The Haverhill band and hremen sere-
handed Mayor Treat and were entertained by
him. Thousands of people from the interior
went to the shore to witness the sea which
never ran SO high before in August. Today's
programme was interesting, comprising trials
Of fire apparatus and rowing matches. The
steamers played first, occupying position on
Market square and playing up Congress street
The prizes were S100, S75 and $50. The prize
was taken by Richard Vines Company, No. l,
of Biddeford; second by Torrent, No. ], Nash
us; third by e. A. Straw Company, Methuen.
The contest Of hand engines and hose COM
panes then took place, followed by contests
between engines without apparatus for special
prizes. The boat races occurred on Plscataqua
river over two mile course. The first race
was between ten-oared war boats from the
United States ship Portsmouth, and was won
by the third cutter in 10 minutes. The second
race, for 4-oared boats, was won by Dixon and
Goodwin, Lynch and Burke second, time 19
m. g.. In the third race, for dories, f. w.
Hidden took the first money, A. j, Jameson,
second time Ism. In the fourth race, for
6-oared boats, four started the gig of the
United States ship Portsmouth, Ellsworth coz
swain; the wbaleboat of the United States
ship Portsmouth, Bartholomew coxswaip: a
picked crew, Schrider coxswain; fishermen
crew, Hennessey coxswain. Hennessey's boat
took the first money, Schrider's second; best
time 16 minutes
Dartmouth College.
HANOVER, Aug. 30.-The fall term of Dart
month College opened today. The size of the
new CLASSES will be about as follows: Dar.-
month College, 70; Chandler Scientific De-
partment. 25; New Hampshire College of Ag
riculture and Mechanic Arts, 10.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

METEOROLOGICAL.
INDICATIONS FOR THE NEXT TwENTY-FoUR
HoURs.
WAR DEPT OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, d. @.
August 81, A. M.
For New England,
Fair weather, north to west winds, stations-
~ or rising barometer and temperature.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
A warm wave has made an appearance in
the Northwest and will reach the Atlantic
coast on Sunday. The barometer is highest in
Tennessee, and the Ohio valley and lowest in
the extreme Northwest. The temperature
has remained nearly stationary in New Eng
land, the Middle, South Atlantic and Gulf
States, and risen in Tennessee and the Ohio
valley. Northeasterly winds prevail in the
New England, Middle, South Atlantic and
Gulf States, southerly in Tennessee, upper
Missouri and upper Mississippi valleys. Local
rains, followed by clearing weather, have fall
en- in the Middle Atlantic States. Elsewhere
generally fair prevails.
Fair weather is indicated in New England,
Middle and South Atlantic States, Tennessee,
Ohio valley and lower Lake region Friday and
Saturday with slightly rising temperature.
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FIRES.
The Nova scotia Fires.

The Nova Scotia Fires.
HALIFAX, N. s., Aug. 30.--The forest fires
along the bay shore in Annapolis county have
caused much destruction. Eleven houses and
barns, two bridges, a saw mill and other prop.
erty were destroyed, and number of sheep
were killed. The inhabitants in some cases
were surrounded by fire and narrowly escaped
with their lives The fires were started by
parties who were clearing land.
Fire i'm Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug 29.-Fire this evening
in the large four-story factory corner OF Third
and Cumberland streets caused a loss OF
$4,000. The building was owned by Hugh
and Peter Young. The other sufferers are
Gilmore & Morris, worsted goods; Garner &
Co.. shawls; Lee & Bowers, knit goods; and
Joseph Murphy, woolen goods.
A $4,000 Fire at Dubuque.
DUBUQUE, Iowa, Aug. 29.-The boat store
and general offices Of the Diamond joe line Of
steamers were burned this murning. Loss
$4,000 The warehouse of the Norwegian
Plow Company adjoining was damaged $1,000
Elsewhere.
The dry honse of the Duluth (MinD.) Lnm.
ber Company was burned yesterday morning
Loss S25 600.
F. B. Hemingway's canning works at Clin
ton, Iowa, were burned yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
The Lowville, N Y, chair factory was
burned yesterday morning. Loss $4,000.
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Ruilyond smn.hup.-No Live. Los,.

press train on tue Philadelphia & Atlantic
City railway (narrow gsuge,) which left Phil
adelpbia this morning for this place, was
thrown from the track at Pleasantville, by a
loose switch which swerved after the engine
had passed safely over it. The baggage car
was turned upside down and four passenger
cars completely wrecked. No person was
killed, but about 80 sustained injuries. Among
those more seriously injured were Detective
Houghton, Conductor Lee, e. S. Lippncott,
George DeHaven, aud Mrs M. A. Scott of
Philadelphia. 1t is believed that none of the
injuries W i'll result fatally.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
NEW ENGLAND POST OFFICES
Comparative statemsnt of their Receipts
for tho Twslvem0nth.


WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.~-The statements of
receipts for the fiscal year from the post offices
in New England, outside of Boston, In which
the free delivery system is In operation have
all been received at the Post Office Department
with the exception of Manchester, n. H., New
Haven and Meriden, Conn, and Providence,
r. l., the reports from which offices have not
yet been made up for the last quarter. OF the
fifteen Offices from which returns have been re-
ceived all but two show a falling off in re-
ceipts for the last quarter from those OF the
preceding quarter. This deficiency amounts in
round numbers TO $4,000 at Augusta, $500 at
Bangor, $1,000 at Bridgeport, $400 at Concord,
$1,000 at Fall River, $4,000 at Hartford, $1,000 at
Lawrence. $4,000 at Lowell, $1700 at Lynn, S160
at New Bedford, $500 at Springfield and $500
Worcester. The apparently excessive falling
off at Lowell is accounted for by the fact that
the receipts for the first quarter OF 1883 ex-
ceeded the receipts for the last quarter Of 1882
by about $4,000, which was abnormal from
some unknown cause. The offices showing in
creased receipts for the last quarter over the
preceding one were Burlington, VT, increase
800, and Portland, Me-, increase $780, The
following table'exhibits the receipts from the
offices named for the fiscal year sending June
80, 1883, and June 80, 1882, respectively:
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

ST. LOUIS, Aug. 30.-A despatch from JEFF
ferson City says that nearly 1000 soldiers of
the Confederate and Union armies are in at
tendance at the ex-Confederate reunion which
began there Tuesday morning. After q fine
parade through the principal streets the Mayor
delivered an address of welcome, to which
Gen. John s. Marmaduke responded. He was
followed by General Gordon Of Tennessee, the
orator Of the day
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NOT Candidate,

LOUISVILLE, KY, Aug. 30.-The Hon. j. s.
G. Blackburn has made known his intentions
regarding the speakership to Col. j. Stoddard
Johnston, editor of the Frankfort Yeoman.
He said: II am not candidate for speaker. 1
have made my intention known to my friends
and you are authorized to make the announce
ment public" Mr. Blackburn said: "After
mature consideration, have consented to be-
come candidate for United States Senator,
and you are authorized to announce me as
suCho
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

INDEPENDENCE, Aug. 3O-The first of " Be-
ries of joint debates between Gov. Buren, r..
ernor of Iowa, and Hon. l.. G. Kinne, the
Democratic candidate, was listened to by be-
tween 1000 and 5000 people here yesterday.
Gov Sherman advocated protective tariff
and espoused the prohibition plank of the Re-
publican platform Judge Kinne denounced
Democrats Of IJwa was never in favor of free
trade. He was opposed to prohibitionr
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
Earthquake Waves Felt ON the Pacific
Gonsr,


Censr.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30.-The following has
been received by the superintendent Of the
coast and geodetic survey from Prof. George
Davidson, assistant superintendent at San
Francisco, CAL.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 49,
Earthquake waves commenced on Sancelito
tide gauge at o'clock on the morning of Aug.
9th. They had increased in hight and were
still exhibited yesterday. The hight OF the
waves were one foot and the time about forty
minutes between crests.
1t is supposed than these waves were caused
by the earthquake that destroyed AMER and
other towns in Java on the 9th of August.
There was similar occurrence ou the 23d of
December, 1854, when the town of Simonda in
Japan was DESTROYED and Russian frigate in
the harbor overwhelmed. The waves were
recorded on three coast survey tide gauges
then used on the Pacific coast. Disturbances
of like character were also recorded on these
gauges in August, 1868, when a succession of
small earthquake waves broke upon the coast
of Peru, destroying towns and landing a
United States war vessel high and dry. The
rate at which such waves move across the
ocean and also the average depths, of the ocean
may be computed from such tide gauge
records,
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The EngIi.hmnu LiIse, she View.

GLEN HOUSE, n. H., Aug. 3O.-Lord Cole
ridge and party assembled Mt. Washington by
railway to-day and had most splendid weather
and were able to see Mt Monadnock, distance
1G4 miles from Mt. Washington. Lord Cole
ridge examined the minerals, the system of
taking observations of the weather committed
to memory the names of the principal noun
taiDs and considered the scenery OF unpars-
leled grandeur and magnifcence. He de-
scended to the Glen House, where he was the
recipient of marks of respect from numerous
guests of the hotel, and will leave here for tho
North.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
American rn.,i,u,e Of Arehi,.c,..

PROVIDENCE, Aug. 30.-The American In
stitute of Architects elected officers this morn
ing as follows:
President-T. N Walter.
Treasurer-O. p. Hatfield.
Board of Trustees, ex-officio-H. NJ. Cong
don, A. j. Bloor E. T. Little, Napoleon Lee
brin.
Committee on Publication-H. HaHolly,
Charles Cropsy, I. M. Clark, j. Macarthur,
Jr., G. @. Mason, Jr.
Committee on Education-Prof w. r.
Ware, " Clifford Kicker, Henry Van Burnt,
Alfred Stone, William A. Potter.
Secretary flor Foreign Correspondence.
NJ CLARK
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Secretary Folger, accompanied by General
Sunerintendent Kimbsll of the Life Saving
Service, arrived at Cleveland yesterday, on
the revenue cutter johnson, from a cruise on
the upper lakes. Secretary Folger drove to
Gen. Garfeld's tomb. He leaves to-day for
his home in Geneva, N. ", and expects to
return to Washington next week.
The Spring Lake ice house was burned at
Vincennes, Ind, yesterday. Loss $4,000.
The st. James Hotel at Girard, Kansas was
burned Wednesday night. Several guests
were injured by jumping from the windows.
Hon. John Nice, member Of the New York
Assembly and a prominent Republican poll
tician, died suddenly of heart disease at East
Buffalo Yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
DENMARK.
The Czar Of Ru..ia Traveling.

COPENHAGEN, Aug. so--The Czar and Gar
ina of Russia have arrived here. They were
received By the King of Denmark and the
King Of Greece on board the royal yacht. This
morning their msiesties were taken ashore
and were escorted to the royal palace by the
principal civil and military authorities and
assembled at the landing place and along tho
route to the palace and warmly cheered the
imperial visitors. They were received at the
palace by the Queen Of Denmark, Princess Of
Wales and the brilliant court.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
LATEST MARINE NEWS.

New BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. 30.-The bark
John Rowland, of this port, is reported aban-
doned in the Arctic Ocean.
MONTREAL, Aug. 30.-The captain and Off
GERS of the friaate Vsndslia were entertained
at ball and supper last evening by the Mon
treal Yacht club.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

FLerS. ILL.,, Aug. 30.-Edward f. Joslyn shot
Miss Ftta Rnckinpham dead in her room This
morning and then killed himself. They had
been lovers. Joslyn was a nephew of Judge
M. L JoslyD, Assistant Secretary of the In
terror.
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New ORLEANS, Aug. 3O.-The grand jury
IN their report suggest as a sanitary measure
tha crematory be established under the di,
rections of the officers of the Charity hospital
for the purpose of burning the bodies of per-
sons who die of contagious diseases
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
Plsaso Raise your Quarantine.

PENSACOLA, Aug. 80. The board of health
today adopted resolutions requesting the health
authorities of neighboring cities and towns to
raise their quarantine against Pensacola as
there is no reasonable causes for continuance
OF the same
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
The zimmerman proposition Dsfea,ed

HARRISBURG, Pa, Aug. 30.-The Senate de-
feated the zimmerman proposition to submit
the question of the appointment of commit
tee Of ten citizens by a strict party vote. The
Republicans voting against the proposition and
the Democrats in its favor.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
Runaway Cashier Cnp,ured.

CLEVELAND, o., Aug. 30.-Sylvester G..
National Bank of jefferson, Ohio, and III. L..
st. John, his assistant, were arrested here to-
day on the charge of stealing $4,000 of the
banks money. The defalcation was discover
ed last December and they fed to Canada. On
returning they were found and captured
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

The receipts from the four offices for the
three-quarters ending March 81, 1883, for which
fall reports have not yet been completed, are;
Three-fourths of tho Whole fiscal
fiscal yearl1883. year 1882.
Manchester ........... $780, S32, 800
Meriden. .............. 23,219 28,61S
New Haven. ............. 93,651 115,649
Providence. ..145,38o 102,809
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High Tide Long ISLAND

HUNTERS POINT, L. J., Aug. 30.-There
were extraordinarily high tides at Rockaway
Beach this morning. Bathing houses were
swept away and Ruland's Hotel was fioated
Damage was done to buildings all along the
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31

A call for Republican State Convention in
Trenton. N. j., on September 10, was issued
yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-31
THE COLBY BILL.

after Hard Fight it Passes the Houses
The Senate Refers it to the Railroad
Committee.
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SPORTING.


LEWISTON, Aug. 30-The second annual
races for horse breeders stakes at the State
fair park today in starters 79 and so, two start
ed. The purse was one by q. Fl. Nelson's bg,
G. Fl. Time 3.03 $40 1-2 Macmillan second.
In the three years old race four started. Won
by Kusicks B. q. Bloodmont. Time, 800 IA,
801 IL
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SARATOGA, Aug. 3U.-The first race, three
quarters of a mile was won by Brad, Carson
econd and Monarch third. Time-1.15 IL.
Second race, the Baden-Baden handicap, for
all ages, three miles. General Monroe won in
gallop, Nellie second. Time-536 Ia These
two were the only starters.
The third race, one mile and one furlong,
was won by Pope Leo; Harry Gilmore second
Vera third. Time-1. SO 3-4.
Rase Ball.
At New York-Bostons 8, New Yorks 3.
At Buffalo-Buffalos 9, Detroits 4.
At Chicago-Chicagos 9, Clevelands O.
At elphia-Providence IL, Philadel-
phias 8.
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NEW YORK.
Northern Paeins Excursion.

NEW YoRR, Aug. 30.-The Northern Pacific
excursion party started from this city for Chi
cago last evening in three divisions. one by the
Pennsylvania railroad, one by the Erie, and
the other by the New York Central. Special
Pullman cars were attached to these trains and
placed at the disposal of the guests