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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-01-25
MAINE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.

AUGUSTA, Jan. "a.
A bill 10 amend section so, chapter, II, of
the revised statutes, relating to location of
school houses, came up for amendment and
was laid on the table. 1t was for verbal
epgrossed.
A resolve was passed to be engrsssed, under
suspension of rules that any revision or ad-
jsstment of the national tariff which shall re-
duce the present duties on lumber imported
into the United States from the Dominion of
Canada. and at the same tims retain the exist
ing protective duties upon iron, sugar, rice aud
other necessaries of life, is an impoitic, unjust
and destructive discrimination against the
leading industry of the State, and asking the
Senators and Representatives in Congress to
use all honorable means to prevent the change.
On petition of certain Odd Fellows asking
that property and charity funds beIsexempt
from taxation, leave to Withdraw was re-
ported.
The committee ON judiciary reported bill
to amend chapter 73, section 26, of.the revised
STATUTES, providing that in case deeds are re-
corded in the wrong county or lost, certified
copies Of the same may have the same effect as
the original.
Unfavorsble reports were made on the fol-
lowing orders:
For removal of stones from the highways
To protect property of towns.
To incorporate certain associations.
The following bills were reported favorably
For the employment Of teachers by superin-
tending school committees and supervisors of
schools.
To enable the State superintendent of schools
to hold teachers meetings.
To enable the receiver Of the American
bank of Hallowell to close the affairs of the
bank. t.
foreign mission society.
The following bills were presented:
To change the insolvent laws
To incorporate the Rangeley Telephone and
Telegraph Company
To abolish imprisonment for debt except in
cases of frand.
In relation to testimony in suits where each
party is an executor or administrator.
The following orders were presented:
70 amend the statutes to afford better pro-
lection to life in case of fire in all structures
used for public purposes.
Authorizing the finance committee to assess
| State tax OF four mills on the dollar of the
valuation of 1882, for the years 1883 and 1884.
A bill was presented to prevent deception in
sales of butter and cheese. 1t imposes fine
for offering for sale any substitute for pure
butter and representing it as the genuine
article.
The following were passed to be engrossed
Bill to incorporate the Northeast Harbo
water company.
To authorize the Pepperell Manufacturing
Co. to increase its capital stock.
To authorize the Eastern Maine Railroad
company 70 extend its line, and for other pur
poses,
Resolutions relating to the tariff
To incorporate the Free Baptist Woman
| Missionary Society
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Suicide by a DISCARDED Lover.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. 24.-William G.
Haywood, a filer, 25 years old living with his
mother, shot himself In the head on the steps
of the residence Of Thomas Sawyer in Syca-
more street this morning and died instantly.
He had been engaged in conversation with q
young woman whom he had asked to marry
him. Beywood had been for some time anx-
ious to marry EHie Mckay, domestic en-
ployed George W. Millard, who lives in the
house with Sawyer. This morning he called
at Millards house and pressed his suit The
girl refused him and fed from him in terror at
the sight of his pistol. Mrs. Millard attempted
to order him out Of the house, when he de-
clared that he would see the girl again, and
drawing his weapon rushed past Mrs. Millard
and after the girl. The domestic took refuge
in Mrs. Sawyer's apartments and Haywood
found himself In the rear yard and shot him
self in the right temple. His mother says that
he has been much excited about the Mckay
girl and depressed at her refusal to marry him.
He was q young man of steady habits, and had
assigned his pay for this week TO his mother.
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MINOR TELEGRAMS.

Mayor Fitzgerald of Troy will forbid the pro-
posed glove fights between Sullivan and Co
burn and others, advertised to occur there
Monday.
Hassonyer 8 Britain, hardware merchants
Of Philadelphia, have failed. Liabilities $780,
900.
The Railway Bank a. Delhi, N. Y, has
failed and Seth Fl. White, the principal own
or, has made an assignment Liabilities $685.
600.
Kate Judd of Boston was arrested yesterday
for fring the Weaver villa at Newport She
confessed and was held in $4,000.
George s. Marye, we'll known California
capitalist, died suddenly yesterday morning.
Hon. james Patrick, Sr., the oldest jou al
ist in Ohio, died Tuesday, aged 81. He was
father-in-law of Joseph Medill of the Chicago
Tribune.
Capt. Waterheuse, one of the persons in
ju ed in the Southern Pacific disaster, is dead,
AMI one of his children is dying. The other in
jured ones are doing we'll.
Stewart Bros, proprietors of Wiltshire,
Frankfort, Pa, have failed. Liabilities 800,
000
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.ASSACHUSETTS.
The polpear Telephone Epio,ned.

The Dolbear Telephone Epjoined.
BOSTON, Jan. 24.-Last spring in the United
States Circuit was heard before judges Gray
and Lowell the suit of the American Tele-
phone Company against Amos Dolbear ct al
for an alleged infringement Of patents on the
Bell telephone. An opinion in the case has
been rendered by Judge Gray, who grants q
temporary injunction against the Dolbear pa
tent. He takes ground that the latter is an in
friDgement as to the main principle of apply
ing the electric current to the transmission of
articplate sound.
Dartmouth College Alumni.
BesToN, Jan. 24.-Tbe annual festival of
Dartmouth alumni in Boston and vicinity was
held here tonight. George A. Msrden presided
at the post-prandal exercises. Considerably over
100 were present. Among the speakers were
Mayor Palmer, Prot. S. G. Brown, Hon. W.
A. Field, Hon. William Allen, Hon. R. R
Bishop. G. H. George, Rev. Wm. B. Wright
and others The following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing year:
President WalbridgesA. Field, '55
Vice Presidents-Caleb Blodeett, '56; Will
liam B. Wright, 81; Cecil F. P Bancroft, 80;
William 81. Halle, '56.
Secretary-Alfred S. Hall, '73.
Treasurer-Charles @. Tirreil. '66.
Executive Comnttee-The President, Sec
retary and Treasurer, ex-ofico: Abraham B.
Coffin, '56; Lewis g. Farmer. '72; George W.
Morse, SO.
Committee Oh DinHer-Joseph G. Edgerly,
'67; Geo. A. Msrden, '6l; Melvin o. Adams,
ri.
The Tigers Ball.
The annual ball of the Veteran Tigers
Boston Light Infantry took place tonight in
the Massachusetts, Charitable Mechanic Asso-
citation Hall. Fully 5000 people were present
and 800 couples participated in the grand
march. Music was furnished by a consolidated
band of nearly 100 performers. Among the
distinguished guests were Lieut.. Gov. Ames,
Secy. Peirce. Gov. Buffers entire staff sMayor
Palmer, representatives of nearly every mill
tary organization in Massachusetts and of the
regular sarmy and navy. From outside the
State were Gov Littlefeld of Rhode Island
and members of his staff, Adjt. Gen. Beal of
Maine, Adit. Gen. Ayling of New Hampshire,
and representatives Of the Amoskesg Veterans,
Worcester Continentals, Old Guard of New
| York and 23d Brooklyn Regiment.
Conductor Arrested for ManslauRhter.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 24.-Conductor Eugene
| T. Hosley, of the New Haven and Northamp
ton Railroad, who ran the freight train which
! collided September 10Th with wild freight on
| the State road, killing three men, was arrested
| at West6eld today for manslaughter and taker
to Shelbourne Falls, where he is to be ar.
| raigned.
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THE DOMINION.
The Montreal Ice Carnival.

MONTREAL, Jan. "a. To-day opened suspic-
iously so far as weather for the carnival is con-
cerned. The trains from all quarters were
crowded with strangers. The curling hosoiel
was resumed in the harbor. The mayor hav.
ing proclaimed half holiday, business was
suspended this afternoon and the citizens gem
orally turned out.
The sleigh parade, in which citizens gener.
allo and cabmen united, occurred on the prin-
eipal boulevard and was an immense turnout
two to three thousand well-equipped sleds be-
ing in procession. The ice palace. illuminated
by electric lights, was opened this evening,
1900 members of snow shoe clubs marching in
with lighted torches.
Endewmsnts for Dalhousie College.
HALIFAX, Jan. A.-George Munroe, Q New
York publisher, has endowed three new tutor.
ships in Dalhousie College-LatiD, Greek and
Mathematics at $1,000 per annum.
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Maine CORPORATIONS.

The Augusta correspondent of the Boston
Journal says that since 1920 about 5000 corpo-
rations have been organized in this State;
since 1876 under a general law limiting the
capital stock at not less than $1,000 and not
vver S50O,000. To fscil tate the formation of
such companies three or more persons are now
allowed to associate themselves together, by
written articles of agreement, for the purpose
OF carrying on any manufacturing, meehani-
cal, mining or quarrying business. Under
these liberal laws corporations have been Or
ganized for purposes that afterward proved
unremunerative, and then been allowed to
pass out of existence, until at the present time
there is no way Of ascertaining how many are
still alive. An examination of the records in
the Secretary of States office shows that of
the 5000 organized, $40 were for the purpose
of manufacturing, Sc were navigation COM
panies, 72 granite, 4S ice, 175 railroad 1888 in-
surance, 434 oil and mining, lat bridge and
ferry, 33 telegraph, % stage, 80 canals and 104
savings banks. The balance were for various
minor purposes, as varied as one could easily
imagine. The law requires that annual re-
turns shall be made of the stockholders to the
secretary OF State, but to a certain extent it
mas not been complied with, ard as no re-
quirements exists.for sending out blanks and
notifications it has at least become difficult 10
tell what and how many are delinquent in this
respect. During the past two years, however,
SUITS have been entered against some known
to have violated the law in this respect, and
blanks and notifications have been sent out
from the office OF the Secretary of State, so
that in 1881 returns we're obtained from 425
companies, and in 1882 from $50. Prior 10
the former year about $50 returns were re-
ceived. IL is probable that two-thirds of all
organized are now dead, but there is no way
OF ascertaining that fact or of obtaining list
OF the live corporations For this reason the
Secretary advises the Legislature to appoint
commission or legislative committee of legal
ability and business experience. whose duty it
shall be to ascertain the correct status of the
innumerable corporations organized in the
State, and he recommends he enactment of a
law for the surrender of the charters OF de-
funct companies on equitable terms, providing
fer recorded list of live corporations, direct
ing the Secretary of State to furnish blanks
for returns with an abstract Of the law re-
quiriRg them. and de claring failure to make
seasonable returns a forfeiture of chartered
rights
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THE PRESS.
METEOROLOGICAL

METEOROLOGICAL
INDICATIONS FOR The NEXT TwENTY-FouR
HOURS.
WAR Dept OFFICE CHIEF SIGNAL
OFFICER, Washington, D. G.
Jan %, l A. M.
For New England.
Cloudy weather with light snow, winds mostly
westerly, stationary or higher temperature fol-
lowed by rising barometer.
SPECIAL BULLETIN.
The barometer is highest in Manitoba and
lowest in the st. Lawrence valley. General
light snow has fallen in the Northwest Lake
region Northerly winds prevail in the North
west, northwesterly in the Lake region else
where mostly southwesterly.
There has been great fall OF temperature
in the upper Missouri valley and general rise
in all other districts. The cold wave is central
in Manitoba and will extend over the Northern
StafaS
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
Review Of Portland Wholesale Marker.
FOR THE WEEK rNnrNa Ian "a

Review Of Portland Wholesale Market
FOR THE WEEK ENDING Jan. "a.
The situation generally is promising, although
there1s no great activity exhibited in any depart
mont. hrmer feel ng has been developed in the
West on Grain and Provisions, and the market here
is very stiff with an advance in Corn Oats, Sacked
Bran and Pork Bacls. The crop prospects at the
South favorable for another large yield of Bread
stuffs. In California the outlook was never better
Tho English country markets are reported
to be turn desrer for Wheat. In Drugs and
Dyes we have no new features to note; the market
is steady with only moderate business doing There
is frmer tendency in Seeds, with higher prices for
Timothy, Red Top and Clover. Rsisins are firmer
at previous prices. Tea and Coffee are both quiet
but last weeks quotations are maintained Mo-
Asses is steady and the stock of good grades of me-
dum ID reduced. Fish firmly held at full rates
Potatoes are higher under the influence of light re-
ceipts; small lots Of good stock command / 90 %
bush. Butter is dull and tending downward.
Eggs arc without change. In Oil, Boiled and Lard
have advanced 1c. Hay is steady and the supply is
quite large. Coal continues steady and firm with
good retail trade. No business Of any Importance
has been done in Coopersg ,he market is depressed
and lower prices will be noticed on Sugar City and
Sawed Shocks. Other quotations remain about the
same as q week ago,
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Cruelty on shipboard.

Capt. Thomas Coffin, of the schooner Alzena
OF Harrington, was bound over by Commits
sioner Gibbons in Philadelphia Monday, for a
summary hearing before Judge Butler to an
swear the charge of beating Edward Sum-
mers, seaman, on the head and arm with an
iron bar, in November last, while on voyage
from Boston to Barbados. Summers said he
was at the wheel at the time, and the only
possible provocation he had given the captain
was failing to use the nautical afix "sir' in
replying to the captain.
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FROM THE ISTHMUs.
he $4,000 Robbery-The Whaling

The $4,000 Robbery-The Whaling
Fleet.
PANAMA, Jan. A.-There are some new de-
velopments in the recent $4,000 robbery. In
the correspondence taken from some Of the
arrested persons it appears plot was formed in
Barranguila last year to purchase q small
steamer in New York, take her up the Magda-
lena river and capture the first heavy remit
tance of bullion and valuables coming from
the interior to the coast
The American whaling bark Josephine OF
New Bedford arrived in the bay The morning
of the 11th. She has been on a cruise in the
Arctic ocean, called at San Francisco for orders
and left the heads on Nov. oath She will land
her oil (about ITO barrels sperm and 400 whale)
for shipments to New York, and then return
to the southern whaling grounds.
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Hon. j. Warren Merrill has authorized the
President OF Colby University to offer. upon
certain conditions, to students needing aid,
whosmay enter the University next year, a
special prize. This prize is to be given to the
one who, upon competitive examination, shall
be found to be exceptionally well fitted for col
lege. The prize will be sum, which added
to the ordinary University prize, will secure
an annual income of $1S2, or S728 for the en-
tire four years course. The design of the
prize is to enable young man to earn his way
through college by scholarship and character
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SHOCKING BARBARITIES.

Natives OF New Guinea.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 24.-Information is
received at Brisbane, Queensland, that large
three-masted schooner has been lost at the
mouth OF Fly river. New Guinea, and the crew,
II in number, killed by savsges, their heads
being cut off and distributed umoug tie ma
tive villages. Capt. Pennafeather, of schoon-
or Pearl, made search but found only lot Of
wreckage, with nothing to identity tho vessel
His party was attacked several times by ma
tves. One old woman confessed that the
crew had been murdered. G pit. Pennafeather
burned the native villages and destr Dyed their
M
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a Government Appropria
Cauina in OF a Mine,

WILKEsBARRE, Jan. 24.-An extensive cave
in took pls CO this morning in the Delaware
and Hudson mine in the second ward of this
city. On the surface cracks are visible for
acres in either direction. A number Of houses
have settled down from six inches to two feet
alarming the inmates SO that they have fed
for fear of further danger. The CAVERN has
taken place under the surface and no less than
twenty acres are reported down. At this writ
ing (noou) the mine is fill with gas and it Is
impossible to gain further particulars. No
one injured
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SENATORIAL ELECTIONS.
No Choice In Michigan

~sN ~ASASO AZ IaACAAedA'
DETROIT, Jan. A.-Two fruitless ballots to-
day for Senator.
Senator MCPHERSON Reelected.
TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. "a in Joint session
to-day, Senator MCPHERSON was reelected on
the first ballot.
No Choice in Minnesota or Nebraska.
ST PAUL, Jan. 24.-Three ballots were taken
for Senator without result.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 24-Two unsuccessful
ballots were taken for Senator to-day.
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THE CIMBRIA.

HAvRE, JAM M.-Steamer Bavaria has ar
rived here from a cruise near the scene Of the
disaster to the Cimbria The search was fruit
less.
HAMBURG, Jan. 24.-Four tugs have re-
turued from further search for passengers of
the Cimbria this morning. They report that
they saw nothing.
LONDON, Jan. pa rumor which has been
eurrenI here that Capt. Hansa of the Cimbria
had been saved and brought to London by q
passing steamer, is discredited. ;The agents Of
the Hamburg-American Line here have teIe-
graphed to Gravesend and can hear nothing
confirming this rumor.
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BLEACHED C0rroHs.

TIoKINGs, ETC.
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Brighton Cattle prarke,.
For the week ending Wednesday. Jan

For the week ending Wednesday, Jan. "a.
Amount of stock at market 1853; Sheep and
Lambs l0699; Swine 21 ,515; Veals As: horses 66;
number Of Western Cattle 1238 Eastern and North
ern Ca tie. Mich Cows, &C.. 22S.
Prices of Beef Cattle y 100 fb. live weght-Ex-
ira gu lity at z O0d7 %; first quality at 8 OOa
8 S71s; second quality at 0OG5 S71a third quail
tty at OOd4 81 "a; poorest grades of coarse Oxen
Bulls. etc., 3 00d3 8713.
Brighton Hides 9lSe y ib; Brighton Tallow 81s o
" 10; Country Hides, light at Ga 61a heavy S181a
" tb Country Talow An td5c d h.
Calf Skins 120l21sc D fb;Sheep and Lamb Skins
at SICd1 20 each.
Mich Cows-Extra S55@$SO' ordinary S2nGbO;
springers s. GS-P head: farrow cows Sl56S3O
Good Cows sell better than poor grades.
Veal t)alves-in fair demand; prices 3;G71ac y ID
live weight.
ssswine Western Fat Hogs at es4 G714c y fb live
weight; Store Pigs in light demand at t0i0c y ID
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PASSING BOGUS COIN.
A Serious Charge Against q Prominent
Man


NEWPORT, VT, Jan. "a. IS. NJ. Fields. one
of the prominent business men of this place
was arrested last evening by special agent OF
the Treasury Department for passing counter
felt money, chiefly silver half dollars. Mr..
Fields is the owner of the opera house here,
and well-known railroad contractor He
has been kept in close confinement at the
Memphremagog House since his arrest, where
the members of his family have been allow ed
to see him, but only in the presence of the de-
tective. When arrested he attempted to throw
paper into the fire, which was recovered and
found to contain several of the counterfeits,
which are Of the date of 1874. 1t is rumored
here this morning that the bogus money came
from den just over the Canadian line. The
accused claims that the money was received
from Canada in payment for rent, and that he
passed it innocently. The greatest excitement
prevails here over the case, and much sympa-
thy is expressed for the invalid wife Of the
accused.
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Charged with Embezzlement.

NEWPORT, VT, Jan. M.-Early yesterday
morning, A. McMasters, agent of the Canadian
Land and Trust company was arrested at St
Johnsbury, having run away from Scotstown,
P. O., charged with the embeZzlement of funds
amounting to $4,000. He was brought here
by the sheriff and afterwards committed to
IrasbLrg Jail.
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INCREASE
CHEAP OCEAN TICKETS.

A LII desiring to send for friends in the Old Coun-
IN try will save money by buying their prepaid
storage tickets at the General Ocean Steamship
Ufh e, No. % Exchange Street. don't mistake the
number) at the sign of the big Locomotive at pre-
sent reduced rates by theCunad and other fast first
class mail steamers coming direct across ocean,
on the warm Gulf Stream route, thus avoiding ali
dangers from ice and icebergs. l can sell prepaid
steerage passage tickets from Queenstown, London
don, Bristol, Cardiff and Galway. $24.OO; Ham
burg. Antwerp, Havre Mannheim, Amsterdam Rot
terdam, Paris, Bremen and Har ngen, $27.0O;
Copenhagen. Christiana, Christi ,sand Bergen
Trondt jem, Goteborg Malino, $28 20; ch ldren un
der IL half fare. Sterling and Scandinavian ex-
change at low rates. j. l.. FARMER, Agent,
jan 24du % Exchange st.
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The Virginia Railr DAD Accident

CINCINNATI, Jen. M.-The reports from the
Key ser, West Virginia railroad accident OF
yesterday give the following names of persons
killed: Harry Baldwin, fireman. VIM. Lyons
and James McGettigen, brakemen. Martin
Welsh, engineer, died soon after from iDjur-
les. The injured are Daniel Bradley, fireman.
James Doten, engineer, George Gereken and
and Solomon Gross, brakemen.
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The Swindling Doctor.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. A.-A requisition
form the Governor of Massachusetts was re-
ceived here this morning for DR.. Charles L.
Blood, arrested in this city several days ago
for swindling. The prisoner was taken before
Judge Ludlow, who signed the warrant for
his return but gave directions that the accused
should be given an opportunity to consult
counsel before being placed in the custody oi
Boston detectives.
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ss,ee at the Boston Brokers' Board ian "a
New YorL sloeh ANA w oney Market.

(By Ielegraph.)
NEW YORK, Jan. 2+.-Money on call loaned be-
tween and a; closed otfel ed az 2; prime mersaa-
tile paper at 51aG6. Exchange steadv at 4.82M
for long and 4.S6 for short. Governments weak and
generally " lower State bonds neglected. Railroad
bonds irregu
The transactions at the Stock Exchange sggregst-
ed 485, 900 shares.
The following are to-Iay's closing quotations Of
Government Securities:
Init hand Qz