The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-12-22
MAINE.
Description of a Handsome vessel-ship-
building Notes.

Description OF n MHn1sOzne NesSes--SEaFp-
building Notes.
Especial to the Press1
BATH, Dec. 2l.-This morning Houghton Broth
ers new ship servia was towed to sea on her ay to
New York where she is to load in the Sutton line
with general merchandise for San Francisco.
Capt. j. H. Snow of Bath takes her to New York,
at which port Capt David. Gilmore of woolwich
will take charge of her upon his arrival from Hull,
England, in the sumatra, one of the Houghton
ships of which be is in command.
This ship is owned by j. Warren Houghton, H.
L. Houghton, f. P Houghton, Amory Houghton,
S. j. Meeker George Manson and F. Patten of
Bath and E. L. Carter, Woolwich. Her measure
ment is 231.1 feet length, Ali width, 18.1 depth,
S.3 height, of 1S66.57 gross TONS and metalled
the stocks. She is built strong the best of
oak hard pine and iron and thorough workman
ship can make wooden ship, and is of uncom
monty graceful model, with lines that indicate fast
sailing qualities and carrying capacity we'll.
Her cabin has fine style of finish, capaeious and
elegantly fitted rooms, with every modern conven-
ience and notably table in the main saloon is
large gilt-edged, costly-covered Bible. With her
graceful hull, tall taperng masts, neat and we'll
proportioned spars, a handsomer ship probably
never went out OF the Kennebec river.
AS is usual at this season of the year the ship
builders are holding up somewhat in laying addi-
tional keels. but about every yard is doing some
thing in the way Of smaller craft The outlook for
a demand for ships for the Pacific trade is not
particularly brilliant, with wheat freishts at 20
shings at San Francisco and little or no offerings
at that figure. r.
Bowdoin College.
BRUNSWICK, Dec. 2l.-The fall term closed this
noon and winter term commences January 9Th.
Ex-President Chamberlain contemplates spending
portion of the winter on his orange farm in Flor
ida. He will return in season to take the seniors
in constitutional law the last half of the winter
term.
The Literary Society intend to engage the SER
vices of Weaden Phillips to lecture to them some
time during the next term. W.
sagadaEaoc Criminal Matters.
[To the Associated Press
BATH, Dec. 21.-The grand jury rose today and
reported II indictments. Among them are the
following: Daniel Wilkinson, for murder Of Pc
liceman Lawren ,e; Lewis E. Hopkins and Lorenzo
H. Turner for the murder of "Indian Joe'' Denny;
Joseph G. Trott, assault with intent to kill. The
balance were liquor cases, etc.
Death of Hon. George .. Wiggin.
RooKLAND, Dec. 21.-Hon. George S. Wiggin
died this afternoon after brief Illness, aged rs.
He was one of Rockland's most prominent citizens.
He was first elected mayor in 1885, holding that of
ficte till 1867, His labors as mayor during the
war won him much distinction. He was elected to
the Legislature in 1874, and has filled many inn
portant municipal offices. He has of late years been
a successful manufacturer of lime.
Taken for "A Blockade Runner.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21. Captain Watts, Of the
schooner S. j. Watts of Thomaston, reports THAI
while in the bay of Port au Prince November 28th,
his vessel was boarded by the crew of Haytien
man-of-war and his papers demanded. These being
found satisfactory he was allowed to proceed The
leader of the party announced himself as Captain
Cooper, son Of Rear Admiral Cooper Of the United
States navy, and said he had been engage by the
Haytien government to break up blockade running.