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The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

The new bark "Onaway' will be launched
from the yard of Loring, Chadsey " Cobb to-
day, Tuesday 21st, at high water. The On
away measures upwards of 900 tons, and is
owned by Capt Benz. Webster of Portland
and others, Capt. Harlan Prince, one of our
successful Yarmouth shipmaster, is to CON-
mand her. She will be towed to Portland inn
mediately after launching and lay at Central
wharf to receive her sails, &C., previous to go
ing to Boston to load. In style of construc-
tion and finish this vessel is of the very first
class. The joiner work was done by Curtis &
Soule, spars by Benz. Chadsey, iron work by
Nicholas Roberts, painting by III. B. Hitch
cock and boats built by Edward Seabury, all
Yarmouth parties. She was rugged by f. A.
Palmer of Bath. and is fitted with the Provi-
dence capstan windlass and six inch Russell
pumps, both attached to double acting eight
horse power engine. She measures 166 IL
feet ON the keel, Sc feet beam and 20 feet,
depth of hold. The after cabins are finished
elegantly in mahogany, ash and maple beryl,
and satin wood, lined off with gold, and are
credit to the joiners and painters employed in
finishing them. w. b. A.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Peaks Island.

The island steamers carried down large
numbers yesterday to witness the exhibition
given by Prof Riley, the great swimmer, and
several thousand people were gathered on and
about the wharves as Riley, at about quarter
to O'Clock, dove into the water. Mr.. Riley
has magnificent physique, his chest and
shoulders in particular showing great muscular
development. He was attired in a handsome
natatorial costume, which displayed his figure
to advantage. He accomplished the feat of
swimming mile in twenty-seven minutes;
consumed ten and one-hah minutes in "rub-
bing down" afterward; then walked a mile in
nine and half minutes, and afterward ran
mile in six minutes-thus performing the feat
of swimming a mile, walking mile and run
ming mile within an hour, and had seven
minutes to spare.
The Boston Juvenile Opera Company gave a
very pleasing entertainment to good audi
ence i'd the pavilion. They play cinderella,
or the Glass Slipper" and the company en-
braces many good singers as we'll as actors.
Greenwood Garden, also, received as usual, a
liberal patronage.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Brief Jottinrs.

oAACA oObeAA66s
The Eleonora passed the raft of logs off
Hyannis Sunday.
The steamer Hercules with coal to the
Grand Trunk. vessel to Ryan & Kelsey arriy-
ed yesterday.
Fine and hot yesterday. Mercury $50, $50,
75o; wind southwest. Shower in the after
noon.
The contract for piping the Chestnut school
house has been awarded to Kenneth McDon-
aid for $425
Several boys were arrested yesterday for
stealing fruit from Thompson & Hall.
The Grand Army men estimate that the
department will make 5000 to $500 by Thurs
days reunion.
There were five intentions of marriage re-
corded at the city clerks Office during the past
week.
Now that the lobster season is over, our lob
ster dealers are shipping large quantities of
founders to the Western market.
The Portland companies, headed by Chand-
ler's band, will be off for Augusta this morn
ing.
A fishing schooner arrived here yesterday
forenoon having as part of her cargo three
large sword fish that were captured in trawl
"a thing that really happens.
Mary A. Carr, a little girl was bitten se-
verely en- the arm Sunday by dog owned by
Martin T. Flanagan, who lives in Monument
street. The dog should be killed.
The Peters edition of Chembinis Missa Sol
ennis, has been received by the librarian of
the Haydns and can be secured by the
members on application to him.
The fine steam yacht Startled Fawn, arriy-
ed in the harbor yesterday morning. She is
on her way east and stopped here for coal.
The Startled Fawn is one of the fastest if not
the fastest steam yacht in the country, having
made twenty-six miles an hour on her trial
trip.
Yesterday afternoon sign 80 feet long,
bearing on black ground, in large gilt letters
the words "Grand Army Hall" was raised
and fastened across the front of the new quar-
ters on Congress street occupied by Bosworth
Post, Grand Army of the Republic.
At Hewes' Art store may be seen fine por-
trait of Rev. DR.. Champlin by Miss Skeele,
the well known artist. The likeness is said to
be perfect. the flesh tints are good. the hair
and beard, soft and elastic. ana the position
easy. The portrait has received many praises
from judges.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Lumber and Ice.

Business has been moderately good in the
port of Bangor the past week, although the
movement of ice was not SO lorge as the aver
age for several weeks past For the week end
ing August 10th, the ice shipments aggregated
1O,262 tons. The movement for the week end
ing Saturday, August 18th, the shipments ag-
gregated 4,665 tons. The shipments of lumber
this week foot up 46 cargoes, or about 100000
feet. The principal oreign exports were 6S, :
900 fruit boxes and 5000 feet of deals to Sor-
rento and Castellsmare, Bay of Naples Italy;
$4,000 feet of long lumber to st. Johns, N. f.;
$4,000 shingles to Santa CRUZ, WI.
The foreign imports were $4,000 bushels salt.
from Bonaire, w. l.; 1000 tons coal from syd-
ney, G. B.; 1913 tons coal from Joggins, N. S
This coal is for the new pulp mill of the Pc
nobscot Chemical Fibre Company at West
Great Works, whittier it will be transported by
rail.
Among the domestic receipts were 1,112
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
RAILWAY NOTES.
The Monson Railroad.

The Monson Railroad is nearing completion,
and it is expected the road will be ready for
the running of trains by the first OF September,
although there will be considerable ballasting
to be done after that.
The line is six miles in length, and runs
from Monson Station, so called, on the Bangor
& Piscataquis railroad, to Monson village,
where a neat station Eouse has been built
Three additional miles of rails have been pur-
chased, and it is understood that branch tracks
will be extended into all the leading slate
quarries during the fall. The road has not
proved very difficult to construct, and the
largest cut has been only from three to four
thousand feet of earth and rock. About seven
hundred feet of pile bridging has been neces-
sary through bog near the upper end.
The road is twc-foot gage, and one locomo-
tive, two passenger cars and ten fiat cars are
now on hand at the lower end of the route.
The cars were manufactured by the Laconia
Car Company, and ten more fiat cars are to be
made Tor the line at the same establishment.
The laying of rails has commenced and about
half mile is now all laid. The present week
will be busy one laying rails The crew of
men number 100. about one-half of whom are
Italians.
Messrs. @. Fl. & R. W. Sawyer are the con-
tractors who have had charge of building the
line. W. M. Brown, G. E., son OF. .Superin-
tendent Brown, OF the Bangor & Piscataquis
railroad, was civil engineer. William Esta-
brook win probably have general management
OF the road after the running of trains COM
mences. The ballasting will not be done by
the contractors, but by the railroad company.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

Every piece Of goods
i'm this department is
marked down to close
out before removal.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
MUSIC AND DRAMA.
CINDERELLA.

CINDERELLA.
During this week the Boston Juvenile Opera
Company will present "Cndrella' at the Pa
vilion, Peaks Island. Take the boats at Gus
tom House wharf
The wardrobe of the company is fine, the
singing good, Mr.. De Forest very funny as
Clorinda, and little Romain very bright for so
young child.
THE BRYANT CONCERT.
A telegram was received yesterday morning
from Miss Henrietta Beebe of New York, says
ing that it would give her great pleasure to
sing at Miss Bryants concert on the 10Th.
Miss Radecki, the celebrated Russian pianist
has also very kindly volunteered to assist.
Every seat in the church that is to be sold is q
good one, so that all who are so fortunateIas to
The committee have decided not to sell chairs
to be placed in the isles Gas requested); and af-
ter the seats are all sold, tickets for standing
room only can be obtained.
NOTES.
Mr.. Frank M. Norcross closed Saturday with
Messrs. Tompkins & Hill, and on the Both inst
ne VIII JON Attn the company supporting Mr.. Red
riage" on the New England circuit.
The Bijou opera company from the Bijou
Theatre, Boston. will begin tour of four
weeks October 10 through the principal cities
OF New England, under the management of
Messrs Rork & Bachert. The company and
opera will be the same as begin the regular
season at the Bijou Theatre. The company
will comprise the following artists Miss Janet
Edmonson, Miss Clara Poole, Miss Rose Stella
Miss Blanche Correlli, Mr.. w. FL. Fessenden,
Sig. Carlo Brocolini. Mr.. Gus Kammerlee
with two or three other principal artists yet to
be determined on. The intention is to repro
dnce as nearly possible the performances
given in Boston throughout the tour, and every
effort will be made to bring about this result.
A two weeks season at Booklyn, N. Y, fol-
lows the New England tour, and then the
company returns to Boston for the winter.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
A Mnnstar Turtle

A salt water turtle, weighing 500 pounds was
captured Sunday at the mouth of the Spur
wink river by two brothers named Jordan. 1t
seems the monster got tangled in the nets these
men had set and they fastened to the turtle
and towed him ashore. Yesterday they brought
him into the city and sold him to Capt. How
ard Knowlton, for his garden at Peaks Island.
The price paid for the turtle was $50. So
broad is the shell of this monster that four
boys found room to stand thereon and the turtle
was strong enough to crawl along with this
load
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

tons coal and 800 bushels corn. The arrivals
numbered 56, and the clearances 60.
There is good prospect of all the ice in
port being shipped, except perhaps few poor
stocks. Considerable of the ice goes South.
The ship City of Boston, recently cleared,
takes $1,000 tons to New Orleans, La. About
10000 tons has been rendered wholly or par
TALLY unmerchantable by FIRE this season.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

Messrs. Winship and McGlinchy have made
arrangements with the celebrated oarsmen
now rowing in regattas throughout the coun-
try, and on Tuesday, Sept. 4th, will be wit
messed the grandest aquatic event at Lake Ma
ranocook that has taken place In this State.
Positive arrangements have been made with
Hanlan, Hosmer, Ross, Riley, Teemer and
others to row at series of races to take place,
which will attract thousands to the Lake.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

We begin now t0lsee the necessity of
making very low prices to close out
such a large stock and have marked
everything down In this department.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Nominations by the Governor.

Nominations by the Governor.
The following nominations have been made
by the Governor:
Justices of the Peace and Quorum-Preston
s. Houghton, Lewiston; George f. Whidden,
Presque Isle; William G. Clark, Lincoln; John
j. Watts, Brooks; Andrew A. Skinner, War
rem; Charles A. j.. Farrar, Auburn Horace
B. Hartman, Casco; James B. Getchell, Unity
Plantation.
Notaries Public-J. Foster Perciyal, Water
vile; w. FL. Fogler, Belfast
Register of Probate of Pscataquis County
Wainwright Cushing, Foxcroft.
Inspector of Fish-Wiliam Ell. Shurtleff,
Portland.
Fish and Game Wardens-H Horace b. Har-
men, Casco; w. r. Goodwin, Stetson.
Officers to enforce the law for the prevention
OF cruelty to animals-William B. Lapham,
Hiram Reed, Bugusta.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Diamond Island Association

Wednesday, the 22d inst, the Diamond Is
land Association will hold meeting and bas-
Island. The object of this meeting is to bring
to the notice of people interested in island cot
tages the unrivalled beauty and advantages of
Great Diamond Island for summer residences.
Hot coffee, baked beans and bread will be
served at the new restaurant at o'clock p. M
The steamer will leave Custom House wharf
at Q and 10. 20 a M u M and n m
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

A physician who is sojourning at Higgins
Beach created considerable excitement the
other day when his pet dog fell into we'll
about twelve deep by pjunging in after the
'purp." One woman, in frantic effort at
rescue, pitched heavy basket down upon the
struggling disciple of Esculapius. Man and
dog we're finally drawn to the surface not much
the worse for the plunge.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
18th Maine Regiment Association.

Arrangements are completed for the reunion
at the Auburn Spring House, Lake Auburn,
Wednesday, 22d inst A meeting will be held
at Army and Navy Hall this evening to re-
ceive members who may arrive from one of
the Cities Members and invited guests will as
semble at the Eastern depot Wednesday morn
ing in season to take the 8.15 train for Lewis
ton via Maine Central railroad. Returning
by special train to leave Lewiston at 5 O'Clock
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
CITY ADvERT1sEnrENrs.
City of Portland.
IN the Year one Thousand Eight Hundred an
Eighty Three.


IN the Year one Thousand Eight Hundred and
Eighty Three.
A N Ordinance relating to the protection Of the
IA Public Grounds of the City.
Be 1t ordained by the Mayor, Aldermen and Com
mon Council of the City of Portland in City Coun-
Gil assembled as follows:l
Section l.-No loaded dray, wagon, cart or other
vehicle, shall be allowed to pass over or through the
roadways or grass plats within any of the parks OF
pubic grounds belonging to the city. without the
written consent of the Mayor or Chairman Of the
Committee on Cemeteries and Public Grounds, ex-
pressly given therefor.
Section 2.-No person shall cut, mar, deface or
destroy any seat or stand, or any other structure
erected by or belonging to City of Portland in or
upon any street. promenade park any of the pub
lie grounds OF the CITY, nor dut, deface destroy,
or carry away any tree, shrub plant within such
parks or public grounds.
Section 3.--Any person violating this Ordinance
shall be subject to penalty of ten dollars for each
violation thereof.
IN Board Of Mayor and Aldermen, august G, 1883.
Read and passed to be Ordained and sent down
for concurrence
Attest J.w. DEERING, Mayor.
IN Common Council, Aagust 6, 1888.
Read and passed TO be ordained in concurrence.
Attest SAMUEL b. KELSEY, President of
the Common Conncil.
Approved August o. 1888.
J.W. DEERING. Mayor.
GEO. C. BURGESS, City Clerk.
augl7 DIV
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Personal.

a.
Steamer Sebago has discontinued trips over
Sebago Lake route on account of low water.
The Boston and Maine Railroad Company
have nearly completed the laying of the
double track from Old Orchard to Portland.
The track will be ready for travel this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. E. Mcdowell, Mr. and Mrs
j. A. Kendall and Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Woodbury. leave on a Raymond excursion
party to-day for Niagara Falls.
Col. Carroll d. Wright, Chief of the Massa-
chusetts bureau of labor statistics, was in
town over Sunday, visiting his old brother
officer, Major Ira Berry, Jr., at Trefethen's
Landing lss He He returned to Boston yesterday
afternoon.
James ii. Buck, well known to all our busi-
ness men, at one time connected with the firm
os Perley and Russell, died yesterday morn
ing. He was about 45 years of age and un-
married. He was a member of Ancient
Brothers Lodge and Eastern Star Encamp-
ment of Odd Fellows, and was also Mason.
David f. Libby, the hackman, died at his
home on Paris street yesterday, aged so years.
He was member of Maine Lodge of Odd Eel
lows and of the Odd Fellows Relief Society
yesterday morning from his late residence on
Newbury street, and was escorted to the
steamer for Chebeague island by his fellow
members of the Portland Longshoremens'
Benevolent Society.
The health of Judge Nathan Webb has been
steadily improving for the past week. He is
still at the Kearsarge House, North Conway.
Capt. Bradford of the Tennessee has been
visiting in Concord, n. h.
Passed Assistant Engineer W. A. Winslow
has been detached from the naval academy
and ordered to the Tennessee. Passed As
sistont Engineer L. w. Robinson has been de-
tached from the Tennessee and ordered home
preliminary to an examination for promotion.
Rev. E. E. Bacon at Saccarappa Sunday
gave sermon of much power before large
gathering at the Congregational church, select
ing the subject, "What constitutes
Christian"
FL. Clay Wood, o. S. A., and Mrs. Wood,
Prof and Mrs. Cherriman of Nova Scotia were
at the Falmouth Hotel last night
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

HIGH-cLAss OH PAINTNes.-Embrace a
golden opportunity which seldom occurs On
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, at II a. m.
and p. M, f. o. Bailey & Co., 18 Exchange
street, will dispose of by auction valuable
collection OF high-class works of art, without
reserve or limit. Many artists of renown are
represented in paintings of unusual merit,
elegantly framed
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
STATE NEWS.
ANpRoscoeaIN COUNT,

ANDRosCoGGIN COUNTY.
AT last accounts, $4,000 of Lewiston City
bonds OF the last lot called in had been re-
deemed. Most of the bonds were evidently
held by the farmers and business men of An
droscoggin county. Nearly double as many of
the bond have been passed in at the Lewiston
city treasurer's officer as have been returned
from the National Bank of Redemption in
Boston. Farmers step in occasionally with o
bond in tin case and redeem it. sIn most
cases." says the city treasurer, "they don't
seem particular about redeeming it. They
would rather have the bond and don't know
what to do with the money.
ARoosTooK COUNTY.
Ten shingle machines are kept busy at Van
Buren, and the monthly output is 100000.
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Harpswell can fairly claim to be on the in
crease. Its latest boom is likely to take it
fairly out Of its boots and raise its population
If not its pride. A colony of Boston people,
will be started in the spring, Mr.. S. B. Har-
mon of Boston, formerly OF Lewiston, has re-
Gently purchased eight acres OF land of Mr..
Geo. Bibber, and will begin in the spring the
erection OF fifteen cottages upon the premises
The price paid was $1450. The cottages can
be filled at once with Boston people. Mr..
Harmon will build large boarding house and
conduct the same himself. the inhabitants of
the cottages taking their meals at the board
ing house and rooming in the cottages.
HANCOCK COUNTY.
Thursday evening the house of John Con-
nors, Bar Harbor, was entered by thief, who
took from desk in the dining room $175 No
clue to the thief as yet. Something over 500
was left in the pocket-book which contained
the money.
Bar Harbor is now booming and the hotels
there are fllsd to overhowing. The Rodick
House has at present about seven hundred
guests.
"A letter was received at the post office in
Ellsworth Friday, addressed to "Honorbell
Hugh Jane Halle. Ellsworth post office, Han
cock county, Maine" The letter was mailed
at Togus.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
An Augusta man sent $5 for patent cleo
trical appliance for lighting houses which
was advertised in the papers. He received in
a init hinI,x
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
ACCIDENT az Old Orchard.

A serious accident occurred at Old Orchard
Monday night. team driven by John L..
Peavey of Boston, collided with that of Mr..
Broyer of BiddefoId. The occupants of both
teams were thrown out, and Peaveys left arm
was badly sprained, and Broyer's knee badly
injured and his back and head bruised.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Lonrshornnan,s Picnic.

The Longshoremen's Benevolent Society will
give picnic at Lake Sebago Wednesday,
There will be lots of games, beautiful prizes
offered and rowing regatta. which will inter-
est everybody. The entries for the regatta will
close at 1880 to-nigh at Longshoreman's Hall.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in this
county have been recorded at the Registry of
Deeds:
Brunswick-Lydia A. and Albion Farr to
Della Southland, land and buildings. Consid-
Grafton $3.50.
Bridgton-Beniamin T. Knapp to Joash O.
Knapp, land Consideration 81.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Portland Mechanic Bl,,es.

At the election at the armory of the Me-
chanic Blues last evening, Captain Davis pre-
siding, Charles S. SWEET was elected LIST Lieu.
tenant in place of Lieutenant Miliken, ap-
pointed Adjutant of the 1st Regiment.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

Peavey Bros base ball club of Boston will
play the Dirigos at Presumpscot Park next
Saturday afternoon, Aug. %. The manager of
the Dirigos extends cordial invitation to the
ladies to attend the game on that date. A
sharply contested game may be looked for.
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

The old established firm of A.. N. Noyes 81
Son, Exchange street, had on hand fine stock
of stoves, tinware, and the celebrated Magee
furnaces. splendid opportunity is offered
the public to procure bargains by applying az
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
NEW ADvERTHsEmENTs TO-DAY.
DR.. o. Fitzgerald.

Natures wondurful Physician and Surgeon,
will visit Portland, at Falmouth Hotel on
Monday and Tuesday, Aug. 20 and 81, when
he will examine all who may call on him, and
illustrate that deep and marvellous insight in
to the human system which has mystified the
most profound medical minds of the age. All
examinations free. aug1S-3t
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
Accidents.

Deacon Wyman of Cumberland was thrown
from his wagon at Cumberland Centre Satur
day, and had several ribs broken
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

IF you are troubled with rheumatism, neu-
ralgis, asthma or catarrb, get Pine Hygenio
Mattress, manufactured and sold by J.H.
Gaubert, 1899 Middle street, Portland, Me.
auo01 1tf
The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21
J. f. FERRIS,
Manager for Me. & N. H.
If and If.

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If you are costive or dyspeptic, or
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If you are wasting away with any
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If you sick with
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Nervousness, you will
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If you are frequenter. or a resident
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Intermittent fevers-by the use of Hop
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If you have rough, pimply, or sallow skin, bad
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That poor, bedridden, invalid wife, sister, mother
or daughter, can be made the picture of health by
few bottles of Hop Bitters costing but trife.
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The Portland daily press., 1883-08-21

Enterprising local agents wanted in this
town for an article that is sure to sell; live
druggists and grocers preferred. Address Hu-
miston Food Preservative Co., 70 Kilby Street,
Boston jy30-daw1m