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The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
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There is coincidence, which appears to
have the nearer connection of cause and sf-
feet, In the very low water in the wells and
springs, and the uncommon prevalence Of
typhoid fever. This is not a strange thing,
since it has been frequently noticed The
sources of typhoid fever, so far as they have
been discovered, are from drinking water
which is contaminated from emanations
from sewers and from privies and water
closets, which has been used by typhoid pa
tients. The most frequent cause is from
drinking water, and it has been noticed that
some localities in the country are liable 10
visitation every year, and no other account
can be given, except from water drank.
This is the more probable explanation, from
the fact that typhoid fever is less common
In the cities, where there is a water supply
which is general and under inspection, than
in the country, where the contamination Of
the wells is little attended to, rShey being fire.
quently near privy or barnyard or cess
pool, from which the water is poisoned.
When typhoid fever appears in city
where there is a general source Of water
supply, it is common wherever the contain
mated water is used for drink, and, where
there are several sources of supply, the dis
ease will be confined to those who use from
one, while the takers from the others will
perhaps be wholly exempt. Four or five
years ago there was small community
within mile of Newburyport where there
were eight cases of typhoid fever, several of
which were fatal, and all of them were Of
persons who used drinking water from the
the same well. OF course, where the flow from
source is small, any poison in the water will
be more concentrated, and so the disease
will be more likely to appear.
In most maladies which afflict mankind
the people of cities are greater sufferers than
the people of the country. The city people
are more closely huddled together, they do
not get milk and vegetables and other agri-
cultural products so fresh as the country
man, but there is more care in the water
supply that it shall be wholesome and un-
contaminated, even if it is not always pala-
table, So it comes about that typhoid fever
is more disease of the country than of the
cities, and that it is especially prevalent
Wien the wells are low, and the contami-
mating matter is less diluted than in ordina-
~ times.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
GENERAL NEWS.

The heavy rains have given sufficient water
power to the different mills of Manchester, n.
H., which have been idle some weeks. They
started up yesterday morning.
At an individual clay pigeon match in Wor-
cester, Mass, yesterday for the State cham
pionship, H. W. Eager of Marlboro scored 49,
and E. S. Ford of Springfield.
At Lexington, KY, on Sunday, a wind
storm blew down the Cincinnati Southern
Railroad CompaDy's engine house and took
off the roofs of several buildings. No lives
were lost.
Colman Brothers,, wholesale clothing, New
York and San Francisco, have failed. Liabili-
ties estimated at over 100000.
The rush for the new two-cent postage
stamps in New York city was entirely unpre-
cedented. In one hour yesterday morning
100000 of these stamps were sold at wholesale
at the windows of the general post office.
Charles Webster, young man working for
D. H. Morse of West Randolph, VT, shot him
self Sunday evening and died Immediately.
Disappointment in love was the alleged cause.
Insanity is hereditary in his family.
There was an unusual rush for the new two
cent postage stamps in Chicago. yesterday, and
up to noon $780, 900 had been sold.
The town of Pawtuckes r. l., the largest
town in the county, yesterday voted for the
second time to reject city charter, by 400 ma
jorty.
St. John Lodge, T. and A. NJ, of Boston,
celebrated the 150th anniversary of its organi-
zati0n as Masonic body, last night.
Fire last night in Coenburg & vau-
pills piano factory, in West 23d street, New
York, caused loss of $21, 800
Tho city council of Worcester, Mass, last
night voted to increase the salary of the mayor
from $500 to $2500, to take effect January
l, 1884, and to send the city engineer to Eu-
rope to investigate the plans followed there in
the treatment of sewerage.
1t is understood that r. Stockett
Matthews will decline the nomination for at
torney general which was given him by accla-
nation by the Maryland Republican conven-
ton on Thursday last. His extensive practice
time.
Patrick Ryan was arrested in New York
yesterday on a charge of robbing a post Office
In Milford, Conn. This is the first in series
OF arrests to follow and will end in the break
ing up OF gang that has been operating in
Massachusetts AID Connecticut, where ever
thnty offices have been robbed.
The jury in the Willetts murder case, ON
trial at Glen Falls N. Y, came in yesterday
afternoon with verdict of not guilty.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
WINGED SMUGGLERs.
ZOO in Value Transported
by Carrier Pigeons.

NEW YORK, Oct. 1.-Capt. Donohue, the
customs officer at Ogdensburg, N T., has un-
earthed AM extensive scheme of smuggling.
On Wednesday, Sept. 5, j. II. Clavering,
young farmer living near Rensselaer, Falls, IS
miles from Ogdensburg, brought into Capt.
Donohue's office a small package of diamonds
secured in quill He also brought with him
pigeon filled with bird shot. He explained
that he had shot the bird that morning. On
examining his prize the young man found at
tached to the left leg small roll, securely tied
with silk. Investigation showed this to be the,
large part of turkeys feather filed with glis-
tening stones. These he believed were dia-
monds. An expert jeweller, after careful ex-
animation, pronounced the stones genuine Gia-s
monds. A bird fancier declared that the bird
was carrier, or homing pigeon. Capt. Dono-
hue Immediately set out to discover aud arrest
the smugglers, but without success. 1t is be-
lieved tnat the frauds have been carried on for
the past two years, as the pigeons, in order to
be thoroughly trained to return home, must be
raised on the premises The scheme, as un-
derstood was to despatch about once week or
ten days covey of IL or 10 pigeons loaded
with diamonds. 1t is estimated that the total
amount smnggled is between 100000 and
$800,000, and the loss to the government, is 10
per cent. of this amount, the present duty on
diamonds The three lots of stones captured
are estimated to be worth 81 100.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
FOREIGN.
The TrouhIes i'm Canton.

LONDON, Oct. 1.-The Standards Canton
dispatch reports that the Chinese Viceroy has
written!an official note to the English Consul at
Canton complaining of the result of the trial
OF Tidewater Logan as being miscarriage of
Justice. The Consul points out that the real
cause of the Viceroy's complaint is that the
prisoner was fairly tried instead of being con-
demned to death unheard. Business is entire
~ suspended in Canton and the Chinese are
leaving the city in great numbers.
Irish League Meeting.
DUBLIN, Oct. IA National League meet
ing was held at Tipperary yesterday. Five
thousand persons were present. Speeches
were made by Messrs. Kenny, Mayne and
Lawry, members of Parliament. A dozen
priests were in attendance.
Terrible Railroad Accident.
NAPLES, Oct. IAN accident occurred on
the railroad near here to-day. A train was
thrown from the track and five persons killed
and forty injured.
Foreign Notes.
A despatch from St. Petersburg states that
the Nihilists have issued circulars demanding
that the Russian government shall put a stop
to the cruel treatment Of prisoners, especially
women. and enjoining the greatest caution up
ON all Nihilists in consequence of recent ar
rests.
Fifteen thousand steel and iron workers
employed in the counties of Glamorginshire,
Wales and Monmouthshire, Eng, have struck
against reduction of 10 per cent. in wages.
The employers urge that in view of English
and Amerlcin competition they must either
close their works or reduce wages
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
York County agricultural Society.

The following is the programme Of the York
County Agricultural Society which commences
its exhibition in Bildeford on Tuesday, Octo-
ber 10th, and continues three days: Exhibi-
tion of fancy articles in City Hall.
First Day-Exhibt;on of neat stock, sheep.
swine, poultry. Also breeding mares and colts
draught oxen, etc.
A special premium offered by the President
OF the society, will be contested for by bows
under IL years, for the best pair OF trained
steers and colts.
Second Day-Ploughing match, exhibition
OF stations, matched horses and gentlemen's
driving horses.
Sooety's premium of SIG to the best horses
raised end always owned IN York Connty. IS
to first, to second, to third.
Purse No. of 800, for horses that naver
third.
Third Day-Purse No. of $3.50; free to all
third.
Purse No. of $50, for horses that never beat
800; S15 to first, 10 to second, 8 to third.
Purse of $40 for the foot race free TO all; SO
to first, to second. Two professionals have
been engaged to make the race certain.
The hall will be open Wednesday, Thursday
and FRIDAY day and evening, for the eAhibi-
tiun Of such articles as are generally shown
There will be a Baby Show in the forenoon
of the third day. For the prettiest baby. Q
wears or under, 81 to first, so to second, 81 to
third.
Music will be in attendance on the grounds
the second and third day,
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
A Stable for the Blue Grass Trot-


General Witherss principal stable is kind
OF horse cathedral This is by no means COM
mon. Many fine animal, almost as much
the pride nd.pet of its owners familyIas IL they
were of Arab stock, is led out from but shabby
quarters. The stables of the region are clean
and wholesome, but do not incline to fantastic
elegance of adornment such as are growing in
favor among ourselves in the Northern cities.
Here the light strikes down upon us through
colored glass windows; the whole interior is
faced up with hard woods; and the floor Of
the principal aisle, or nave, strewn with soft
straw for exhibiting the PAGES of the animals
upon, could not be neater if it were that of
drawing-room. The main dimension is 155
feet, and this is crossed by a transept Of 100.
The stalls are toward sixteen feet square. They
have outer as well as inner doors for egress in
case of fire, and these are never kept locked.
Little or no fancy iron-work in the way Of sta
BILE fittings is used, wooden racks and managers
being preferred. Wide open spaces over the
partitions and transom ventilators carry of
odors. The clean hay is piled in mows above,
and the corn and oats slide down by traps into
convenient bins. Then there is a place for
sulkies aud road-wagons, harness room and
harness-mending room, and great collection
OF the Notwithstanding boots and weights
used in breaking in the trotter. Near by lit
tie courtyard is reserved as hospital, and in
it stand few animals awaiting dolefally the
end of their woes.
81 am no great believer In veterinary doc
tors" says our host. "They kill more than
they cure. / blanket my patients, protect
them from sudden extremes of the weather,
and give but little medicine. That is my sys-
tem."
Visitors sit comfortably in chairs in the ca
thedral-like-stable, and the horses are brought
out before them.--W. III. Bishop, in Harper's
Magazine for October.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
Rosh Hashanah 5644.
Opening of the New Year of the Hebrew
Calendar.

At the setting of the sun on Sunday began
the first day of the month of Tishri, which
opens the year 5644 OF the Hebrew calendar.
Yesterday was kept by the Jews throughout
the world as one of the great feast days, and is
the opening OF the holiday season of the Jew
ish nation. To-day their places OF worship
will be open, the chapters of the Pentatsuch
relating to the festival will be read, and the
ancient rite Of sounding the Shaphar will form
prominent part of the services, the rams
norm being made by the rabbi to Sound the
three calls nsed in ancient times to denote the
time OF the new moon, and the calls to divine
service aud to assemble for war. Special homo
services are also held by the heads Of the fami-
ly. The following Saturday is Sabbath Teshu-
bah, or Sabbath of sorrow. Ten days after the
new year the great Day Of Accommodation
Kippur-will again fill the synagogues with de-
vout worshippers; but this will be day of
fastirg and prayer, not of feasting and reioic-
ing. Atonemeut day falls this year upon Oct
~. Five days from this fast, on the 10Th Of
Tishri, or Oct. II, begins the Feast of the
yabernaeles, known as the Succoth, and the
time of harvest ingathering. The day Kept In
commemoration OF rejoicing of the Low-Sim-
chat Torah falls Spon Oct. %, or Tishri, %.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
A Chinese Burial.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. Hog Chuck, Chi
naman, who died in the almshouse on Wednes-
day last, was buried yesterday with interesting
ceremonies. The bottom of the casket was
filed with Chinese coins, and the body was
covered with peculiar Chinese perforated pa
per with lettering on it. At the grave the Rev
Mr.. Lyle repeated the Lords prayer in Chinese
and English, after which a number of ribbons
which were bound about the body were remoy-
ed and thrown upon the coffin. The casket
was then lowered, and while the ground was
being shovelled upon it the Celestials cast
meats, rice, tea, baked dough, roast chicken
and black bottle among the dirt. On the
way to the grave Chinaman seated beside
the driver threw rice and paper along the
ground traversed. Ten thousand people Wit
messed the ceremonies at the grave. 1t was
intended to have had some service in the
Church of the Epiphany (EpiscopaD, bat the
crowd was so great that it was impossible to
get into the church. Mayor King refused to
allow the New York Chinese band to go into
the procession, and the police stopped the fire
ceremonies in front of the house from which
the deceased was taken.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
Barnum's Chapter Of Accidents.

Barnum's Chapter of Accidents.
Mile. Selesia, one of Barnum's lady chariot
riders, met with very bad accident Friday
evening, during the hippodrome ace, at Mil
waukee. While driving rapidly around the
ring, the chariot, in which the young woman
was riding, struck canvass support and she
was thrown out and severely injured. The
pole made deep cut across her forehead, from
which the blood flowed freely. Her injuries
are pronounced more serious than were at first
supposed, and they may terminate fatally. The
show was marked by a number OF bad acci-
dents.
Two heavily loaded street cars were coming
from the show grounds when collision occur
red between them. One of them ran off the
track and tipped over Three people were Sc
riously injured, one probably fatally.
During the same evening a tiger escaped
from cage and almost caused panic. After
taking survey Of the exterior surroundings
he leaped to the ground. An effort was made
to urge him to return to his quarters, but 1t
failed, and as the keeper approached, the beast,
with an angry snarl, spraDg to the roof OF an
adjoining cage, thence TO the center Of the
tent, and again to another cage containing sew
eral lions, striking the bars with force that
made them crack and the huge wagon to Quiv-
or and tremble. In moment the lions were
in a rage and their roars excited the other an
imals. The din was deafening. There was .
rush, and bad results might have ensued had
not the ferocious beast been lasseed by one Of
the COW boys with the circus, as it prepared to
spring into the crowd.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
The California Powder explosion.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The explosion in
the California Powder Works, situated near
Pirole, on the Central Pacific Railroad, on Fri
day, took place in the mixing room. The i'm
mediate cause will never, probably, be known,
as all those engaged in the room, comprising
40 Cinnamon and one white overseer, were
blown to atoms. Scraps of their bodies are
being picked up in different directions at a
distance of quarter of mile from the scene
of the disaster The only white man killed
was the overseer of the mixing rooms. This
makes the third explosion in these works,
which are reckoned among the largest on the
coast, and which employ 20 white mon and
1856 Cinnamon
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
WEATHER. INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Oct,

WASHINGTON, Oct 2.
The indications for New England to-day are
fair weather, followed by local rains, variable
winds, shifting to soutaerly, falling barometer
and stationary or rising temperature.
The weather bulletin states that storm of
considerable energy is central in the Missis-
sippi valley, and moving eastward. The tenn
perature has fallen in the New England and
Gulf States, and has risen slightly in the Ohio
valley, Lake region, Mississippi and Missouri
valleys. Local rains. have fallen in Tennessee,
the Ohio, Mississippi and Missouri valleys.
Sonthwesterly winds prevail in Tennessee, the
Ohio valley, aud the Lower Lake region, and
southerly winds in the Gulf States. Else
where the winds are variable. Local rains
are indicated on Wednesday in New England
and the Middle Atlantic States, followed by
clearing weather. Clearing weather is indi-
Gated for the Lake region, Tennessee and Ohio
valley on Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
THE sToDDARD LECTURES.
Brilliant Opening of the season in
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Special Despatch to the Press.

Especial Despatch to the Press.)
New YORK, Oct 1.-The Stoddard lecture
season opeded very auspiciously tonight at the
Academy of Music, Brooklyn. Mr.. Stoddard
gave for the first time his illustrated lecture on
Madrid and Lisbon before an audience of over
two thousand. The speaker was enthusiastic
cally welcomed by his Brooklyn friends, with
whom he is very popular. The lecture was
greatly admired and was admirably illustrated
with views SO fine as to call forth long and
loud applause. The entire occasion was graft
flying success
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
National Cotton Planters, as.os;,,;ou

VIcKsBURG, Oct. 1.-The National Cotton
Planters Association of America will hold its
convention in Vicksburg on the 21st of Noyem-
Der, instead of the 14th as previously pub-
lished. The Governors of the cotton manu-
featuring States of New England as well as
the Governors of the cotton growing States
have been officially requested TO appoint two
delegates from each county of their respective
States. A letter has also been written inyit-
ing the participation OF all the cotton ex
Changes. These measures secure Thoroughly
representative con vention of the entire cotton
producing, handling and manufacturing inter
ests of the Union. s&xs
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02

WASHINGTON, Oct. l. Inquiries from many
persons as TO whether they could be compelled
to pay for newspapers sent to their address
without authority have called for the following
ruling from the postoffice department.
"The liability of party to pay for Dewspa-
pers must be determined by rules applicable to
other contracts. When publisher without
request from party, either expressed or i'm
piled, sends paper, the mere fact that the
party addressed takes that paper from the post
Office does not of itself create liability to pay
for it. 1t takes two to make contract and
one party without the consent of the other
cannot make him his debtor''
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
Ohio Crop Reuorts.

COLUMBUS, Oct. 1.-The October crop reports
OF the State board of agriculture, based upon
returns from about 600 townships, give the fol-
lowing: Wheat 25, ,50S ,296 bushels against 45,-
450 00Olast year; Oats q 2l4 066 bushels against
19 1866, 900 last year. The corn condition COM
pared with October 1st, 1882, is rs per cent.
Probably total OF about 6s,OO0,0OO bushels
against 98, 600 last year. The damage by
frost was very severe in the northern half of
the State and light in the southern half. Other
products are below the average except pota-
tOAHl
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
scnrboro' and Cape Elizabeth Fair.

Next Wednesday and Thursday the eighth
annual exhibition of the Scarboro' and Cape
Elizabeth Farmers Association will take
place at their fair grounds at Pleasant Hill.
Scarboro'. There is a prospect of most sue
cessful time and there will doubtless be crowds
in attendance. There are many reasons for
believing that this will be the last exhibition
by the towns combined
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS.

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The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
MEXICO.

Black Small POx DepopnIates a Town
Twelve Hundred Victims Already Re-
ported.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-News comes from
Mexico that in Tapachula, State OF Chiapas,
a panic reigps on account of the great NOR
tslity caused by black small pox. The town
has population of 10000 and 1900 have al
ready died of the disease. Decomposition set
in in many cases before death.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
Miscellaneous.
THE INDIANS.
Threatened Trouble with Chippewas-Set-
tiers Ask for Military Protection.

Tiers Ask for Military Protection.
CHICAGO, October 1.-At st. John, in the
Turtle Mountain settlement, the threatened
troubles between Little Shell, chief of the
Chippewa Indians, and the government sur
veyors sent to define the boundaries of the re-
stritced reservation have assumed a serious
aspect. The settlers have requested Com
mandant Conrad to send troops from Totten
for their protection An official telegram from
Washington authorizes Cortez Fessenden, sur
adjust the difficulty. Little Shell promises
not to interfere with the survey but is however
reinforcing his band by lodges of Crees from
the Woody Mountains. He has married into
the Cree nation and wants them to secure
lands on the reservation and distribute part of
the Congressional appropriation of Sic, 900, to
which none but fall blooded Chippewas have
legal claims
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
Railway Matters.
NewstleaIers Organiziug.

NEW YORK, Oct. Three newsdealers or
ganizations in different parts of the city held
meetings tonight and decided to charge three
cents each for the Herald, or not to sell 1t at
all. They also made preparations for partici-
pating in tomorrow nights great parade and
mass meeting in Cooper Institute.
The Portland daily press., 1883-10-02
THE SENATE COMMITTEE.

NEW YORK. Oct. 1.-Mr. Partridge, of the
Produce Exchange, testified today before the
Senate subcommittee on labor and education
as to corners, or gambling as he characterized
it, on the exchange. Nearly 1000 of 5000 mem
bers OF the exchange, he said, were gamblers,
and the law of supply and demand had moth
ing to do with this speculation.