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The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
GENERAL NEWS,

The Philadelphia and Re sding Coal and Iron
Company's Bear Valley shaft found to be on
fire yesterday morning. The vein is perpendicular
and it is impossible reach the fire. The mine will
.robaby have to be flooded. The loss will be
heavy.
The Empire spring at Saratoga has been sold
at auction Tor $50, 1000 The purchaser was John
Foley of saratoga, who bought it for himself and
the Congress spring it that springs most for
midable rival, but its bnsines has not since been
pushed. The new proprietors propose vigorous
policy.
In the District Court at Pittsfeld. Mass yester-
day Judge Tucker sentenced VIM. Cavenagher to
80 days in Jail, and Michael and Peter Tashey and
Edwin Flaberty to 10 days in prison for throwing
mud and stones at Republicans marching in pro-
cession, october 10th.
Secretary Frelinghuysen is quoted in Washing
ton paper saying: $50 far that article (refer-
ring to publication in the New York Tmes) refers
to The relations of PRESIDENT Arthur and my daugh-
ter, it is without any foundation whatever"
The Harper's Ferry property, including some of
the buildings which were the scene of the j, I'm
Brown raid, have been sold by the government for
$25,U0O.
at ST. Louis, No, were almost destroyed by fire
Wednesd4y night. Loss nearly $50 900. Two en-
ployes and fireman were badly burned.
Joseph Casesu, aged 16 years. was arrested at
for attempted felonous assault on his nine-year
old sister.
In New York CITY last night escaping gas caused
death by suffJcation Of Daniel Flynn and an un-
known man called "Pete' at The formers resi-
dence, 3o Cherry street.
terday to exempt the pension prize money of
soldiers sailors. or property purchased herewith
from taxsti ,n while in the pensioners hands.
The African NJ. E. Sabbath School Convention Of
the Bethel a. NJ. E. church in Providence, r. L.
yesterday.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
Aquatic.

MURPHY's RIPLY TO BUcKLEY's CHALLENGE.
In reply to the proposition of John P. Buckley Of
this city John j. Murphy of Boston says he
will now row Buckley race Of one mile straight
away on Charles river, one week from signing
articles, for trophy 10 cost 500 or upSards, or
he will row the race at Portland In three weeks,
the prize to be gold watch valued at ss0n. He
says that his proposition to Charles river is
desirable, as Buckley understands the course per-
fectly vel but as he (Murphy) has never rowed in
Portland harb IT, he would need two tn 90
weeks 10 get accustomed to the course. If neither
of these propositions suits, he will meet Buckley
whenever he desires, and sign articles for new
race, to be rowed in the spring. But he desires
that if is to be ro~ed this year, Mr.. Buckley
will answer as soon as possible.
THE DIRIeo REGATTA.
The fall regatta of the Dirigo Boat Club, which
takes place next Monday at 8 p. m. sharp,
promises to be of considerable interest to the mem
bers of the club and those interested In quatic
affairs generally. Two races, a four-osred and a
doube-scul contest will close the rowing season of
this interprising organization. Six gold medals,
four for the winners Of the four cared race have
been offered and interesting contests are looked
for. 1t is the intention If the club to nauQurato
the season of 1885 with grand spring regatta
about the 30th of Nav on which occasion the club
intend to give the boating public series OF four
cared, double ami single scull contests.
The club received a dispatch last night that the
Bowioin Club would be here Monday and row tho
winning four-oared club of the Di'igos. The
will probably be mile, with turn, from Browns
Wharf. The folloaing crews from The DiIigo Club
will probably compete:
Four-oared race-lst crew Marx Davis James
Duffy, Mar in Greely, Hugh Sweeney. I'd crew
Double scull race-John Willitms and William
Prinn. Dan Anglin and Mike Manning
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
FINANCIAL.
The Private Banking House of HI. ID.
Cooke 81 Co., Washington, Suspends.


Cooke 81 Co., Washington, suspends.
WASHINGTON. Oct. % = rhe private banking
house OF FL. D. Cooke g. Co.. displayed the
following notice at the usual opening hour
this morning: lowing to our inability to
meet pressing demands, we deem it better for
the interests of all concerned to suspend 9em
porarily." Reports received in Wall street,
New York, say that Fl. D. Cooke & Co., of
Washington, failed owing to outside specula-
tions. They have been promoters of the Flor
ida Canal Company and the Washington &
Ohio Railroad, both of which have been heavy
drawers on their resources. The liabilities are
$40 900, due to individuals in Washington.
The assets are made up of securities of an in
definite period. The firm has not done any
stock business for some time. Grosbreck q
Schley. their New York correspondents, closed
their accounts some months ago. There are
no creditors in New York. The firm of H. d.
Cooke s. Co. consists of H. d. Cooke of WASH
ingIon city, and A. G. Campbell of Kansas
aud Utah. The latter was not in Washington
today, aud Mr.. Cooke remained at his resi-
dence all the lmorning. From John Corson,
the confidential clerk of the house, it was
learned that the t tai Indebtedness of the firm
IS $4,000, OF which amount $4,000 is fully
secured.
The liabilities are nearly all due to WASH
ington creditors, there being only few thou
sand dollars due to creditors in Baltimore aud
Chicago. The Indebtedness to all Wash ngton
bankers is abundantly secured. Mr. Ccrson
says there is every reason to believe that the
firm will be- able, with the aid of some indul-
gence as TO time, to pay all liabilities in full.
A later despatch says that the firms lisbili-
ties in January were 100000, but they had
been steadily psyiD them off since that time
until they are now reduced to $4,000 The
firm has at last reached a point, however,
where the remaining assets prove to be nm.
available for immediate use in the market,
and can be realized on only by good manage
av,A - for oh
The firm had no interest in the Washington &
OHIO railroad, although Mr.. Campbell indi-
vidually purchased ohe-third of it for some
$94 900 at the receivers sale year or two ago.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Launches MT bath.

BATH, Me. Oct. 23-LauEched at l. It.
Chapman & Co.'s yard this afternoon, the fine
ship Albert G. Ropes OF New York. Her di-
mensions are: Length, 25S feet; breadth, "A
feet Z inches; depth, 2S.75; tonnage, 246O72.
She is owned by the builder, Albert g. Ropes,
and Capt. D. Fl. Rivers OF Stoneham, Mass,
will command her. The ship is of extra strong
build, heavily fastened and built for the Cali.
fornia trade. The lower masts are in, aud she
will he ready for sea in two weeks She will
load at New York. The vessel has fine cabins
OF foreign woods. Her total cost is 1926, 900,
and is the largest ship launched in Bath.
Mkt month John Mcdonald will launch
the 25S3 ton ship Henry 3. Hyde, the largest
ship huilt in the State.
Sale of the Wrecked Schooner Conn
mnnder.
PRoviNCETowN, Mass, Oct. 23.-The hull of
the wrecked schooner Commander was sold at
auction this afternoon as she lays on the beach
at Race Point, with five chains and anchors,
for $65; spars, sails rigging. etc, 1927; total,
1922. About 5000 pairs of heading have been
saved and probably will be reshipped.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
RAILROAD NOTES.
Maine Central.


The new railroad bridge across the st. John
river at St John, N. B., which is to connect
the Intercolonial Railroad with the New
Brunswick, M line Central and connecting
roads, Is fast approaching completion. While
10 st. John Monday the Boston Journals rep
resentative was enabled to examine the extern
sive Improvements that have been made there
during the past year to obtain through railroad
connection betS cen the EASTERN Provinces and
the United States. The bridge, about which
SO much has been said, is located over the falls
at the mouth of the river, and has an elevation
of 80 feet above the water. 1t will be, as the
PRESS has said. Of the cantilevsr principle,
with main span Of 450 feet. but with a total
length Of more than double theee figures. The
Dominion Bridge Company of Montreal, which
is furnishing the iron for the bridge, has de.
layed the contractors in their work, and at the
present time has only delivered the iron grid
ers, which have already been placed iu posi-
tioD, 70 far as it can be done till the arrival Of
the cantilevers, when the bridge builder says
it can be completed in nine days. The New
Brunswick Railroad Company has already
completed the piece OF road to connect its main
line with the bridge, but the Intercolonial
2silroad Company have good deal yet to do
before their road between the bridge and the
st. John station will be ready for the running
of trains. The piece Of road this company has
been Obliged to build is about q mile and
half long and Of very expensive character.
Quite portion of it crosses tide water at the
Portland end of the harbor, and has been made
practically an iron bridge the whole length,
with iron supports and girders, The balance
of the distance is composed OF deep cuttings
and filings, the former requiring a large
amount of rock TO be crt from the lodges along
the Portland shore, but with the present pro-
eress of the work the road can be rapidly pre-
pared for the running Of trains.
Minor Notes.
President jackson of the Maine Central will
return Monday
President Anderson Of the Portland & Og-
densburg is visiting Boston.
The Ogdepsourg has been steel-railed from
Portland to Fabyan's, and new bridge has
been put in at Conway Centre.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
GENERAL BUTLER.
His Speeches in Massachusetts-Thc Par
sons SIandeP Denounced.


sons SIander Denounced.
TAUNTON, Oct. 23.-ln a speech here todoy
General Butler spoke as follows: "They say L
last: DIR. William Everett? A bo.teI? No,
net bolter, for he said the Republicans left
him and the Democrats came up and joinod
hands with him aud the other mugwumps.
Think of the great Democratic party as a tail
TO the mugwumps." He said he was growing
better as he grew older. He cautioned his
hearers not to mind what was said about
throwing votes away by voting for the third
party, and asked what tho Democrats had
away votes. His whole speech was
rambling and disconnected and showed
either that he was very tired or had become
somewhat confused. There was considerable
enthusiasm throughout and he was loudly
cneersd as he drove to the depot for Fall
River
NEW BEDFORD, Oct. 23-Gen. Butler ad-
dr. ssed an audience of 1900 in Liberty Hall to-
night:
He first paid his compliments to the press saying
that all the good things it said ABOUT him were
true wei as the bad. He denied the dispatch in
q Boston paper to the effect that the Peoples
party. had ne to pieces Ia Connecticut and said
that rascal by the name of Pa, sons had writer
tier alleging that he (BuJler) has sold the party
out. "Ihis was because would not give money to
the editor of the Natl NAL Visw to organize a
fusion party in the South" said the speaker "Mhv
should organize party in the South when 1 find
it bad enoug ID to organize party wheIe have
fl ee ballot aud fair count? Mr.. Parsons thinks
have sold out to Baire because he could not sell out
to me. He didn't care Tor the Presidency Tor bet
ter or for worse. His name would live long in
history than some of the presidents Mr.. Hayes
for instance. His work was for the cause of The
people ana to see that the wrongs caused by
monopolies were righted." Most of Gen. Buffers
speech contained nothing new.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
POLITICAL.
A Democratic Candidate Forced Out of
the Fight.

tnc EAkMts
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23.-At late hour last
night Wm. N. HiTst, Democratic Candidate for
City Controller, Withdrew from the ticket in
let or to the Democratic executive c c,mmittee.
Mr.. Hirst is at present the Controller, and was
nominated to succeed himself. His private
financial transactions with friend year ago
afforded room for charges of forgery against
him, which have been widely published in the
present campaign. Mr.. Hirst says in his letter
Of decllnaton that, although he has denied
the charges under oath and exposed the mo-
tives which Influenced their authors, he feels
seriously impaired; and, seeing that tue sue
cess of the Democratic ticket, local and nation
81, is imperiled, he resigns the candidacy with
which his party honored him.
Gov. Boutwell, the Republican Meet
log i'm Wall street.
WASHINGTON, Oct. Ex-Governor Boutwell,
says that the Republican meeting in Wall
street was the largest political meeting he ever
attended, and he has made speeches now In
twelve Presidential campaigns. He thinks
that there can be no possible donbt of the cleo
tion of Blame and Logan.
Will support the Democratic Nominee.
ITHACA, N. Y, Oct. % The Republican
Congressional Convention of this district to-
day unanimously endorsed the Democratic
nominee, Hon. John Arnot Of Elmira.
Reu-ing Rally at Beecher's Home.
NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-fho BROOKLYN Acad-
emy of Music was packed tonight with 5000
people on the occasion of the Blaine rally.
Hon. VIM. NJ. EVarts was the orator of the
evening.
OhiO's Election.
COLUMBUS, o., Oct. 23.-The net plurality
on the Congressional VOTE according to the
official returns, Is 19, ,158. In last nights des-
patch McKinley's majority was given 500 short.
NOtes.
The Session Journal is informed thai Mr..
Moody, the evangelist, who has not voted for a
good many years, has made his arrangements
this fall to go to Northtield, Mass, (his home)
in order to vote the straight Republican ticket
Nov. 4th. He believes that the election to the
Presidency OF man of the ascertained char
acter of Cleveland, will be an incalcula able in
Jury to the good morals of the country.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
CITY ADvERTus Em ENTs.
I'm tbe Wear of Cur lord, Que Thousand
Eight hundred and Eighty Four.
AU Ordinance Relating 10 Wood.
en Buildings.

Be it ordained by the Mayor Aldermen and Com.
mon council of the City of Portland in City Coun-
ell assembled.
Section 1.-No building, the exterior walls of
which shall be in part or wholly of wood, shall
hereafter be erected in this c within the limits
bounded by Commercial street on the South; Frank
lin street on the East; Cumberland street on the
North; and High street on the West.
Section 2.-No building shall hereafter be erected
or enlarged within the limits mentioned in section
unless the root of building shall be cover
ed with meal slate or gravel, and the cutters made
of or Ii ef with metal.
Sec ion 3-No building shall hereafter be erected
and no building heretofore erected, shall hereafter
be enlarged any of the wharves within said city
unless the walls of such building, next any adj
joining building. shall be made Of sheathsd with
brick. one or iron, nor unless the root of such
bu ldng shall be covered with metal slate or gravel
and the GU ters made of or lined with metal
Section 4.-No building, The exterior walls of
which shall be i'll part wholly of wood shall here
after be erected enlarged within this city with
out permission from the Mayor and Aide men.
Section 5.-Any building hereafter erected or en-.
larged in violation of he provisions of this ordinance
shall be deemed ub.ic nuis 4nce and it shall be
the duty If the City Marshal under the direction of
the Mayor and Aldermen to cause the same to be
moved forthwith.
Section Gall ordinances or parts of ordinances
inconsistent he' ewith are hereby repealed.
c ion 7-This ordinance shall take effect when
approved
Approved July 10, 1894
oczudlw MARQUIS F. KING, Mayor.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
RUYON MARGINS.

This method of operating in stocks is now almost
universally adopted by the public. and is of much
advantage as it permits of operations on the part
of tho who dnd it difficult sometimes to pay for
outright and carry large blocks of stocks.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
A KIND ACT.
ny James G.. Blaine in Behalf OF Poor
Irish Soldier.

BY James g. Blaine in Behalf OF a Poor
Irish Soldier.
- Special dispatch to the Boston journal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-Patrick O'Gorman
was young Irishman who left his native land
IN 1861, and went to Boston at a time when the
Government needed men for it's armies He
Immediately enlisted, and served faithfully in
the field until desperately wounded. He at
last SO far recovered as to be able to do light
duty, and was transferred to the Veteran Re-
serve Corps, in which he was promoted to the
rank of Sergeant. After the war was over he
was honorably discharged from the army, but
his wounds untitled him for manual labor and
he sought some light employment in the Gov
ernment service. For many weary months he
sought in vain. He hid Joined the army De-
fore gaining legal residence in the United
States, or being naturalized and there WAS no
representative in Congress upon whom he had
claim of voting constituent, as thousands of
other brave soldiers who had been disabled
had. Sergeant OGorman and his family were
in great need, and he had become almost dis
couraged, when his deserts and necessities
were one day made known to the Speaker of
the House of Representatives, who immedi-
ately wrote to the head of one of the Govern
ment departments as follows:
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,,
Jan. 49, 1875.
Sir-May request with earne stness and urgency
that you will appoint Patrick O',iorman messen-
ger or watchman in your department? He
pat lotto and brave soldier and bears ON his body
the marks of honorable and heroic service during
the late war. He is now needy and has claims
which should be the first recognized and the last g
nored. sincerely yours,
(Sgned) j. G. BLAINE
This note is now on file in the Tr. asury
Department, where Sergeant O'Gormsn was
given employment soon after its date, and
remained until his death five years ago.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
Womnn,a Na,IonnI Chri.linn Ilnion.

ST.. LOUIS. Oct. 23.-The Woman's National
Christian Union last night elected the follow
ing officers: President, Miss Frances e Will
lard; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. Caroline
B. Bael; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Mary A..
Woodbridge 4 ;sAssistant Secretary Mrs. l.. M. N
Stevens; Treasurer, Miss Esther Pugh, with a
Vice President for each State represented.
The superintendents of departments made re-
ports on different subjects, after which several
brief congrAtulatory speeches were made aud
the convention adjourned.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union
resumed its session this morning. The report
OF the work among foreigners was read Thir-
ty Thousand pages OF German literature have
been put in circulation and distributed in va
rious states and new superintendents have been
appointed in several states having large Ger
man, Scandinavian and Dutch populations
The report Of the treasurer showed the receipts
for 1888 to be $7s86 and the expenses S685l.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
sUBUR BAN NEWS.
Deering.


A special town meeting i'll be held next week
to take action in regard to the removal of part Of
a horse car stable which projects into the county
road according to the survey of Mr.. Jordan, about
four feet and five inches; also TO consider the mat
ter of sewerage at woodford's. rhe town has 70
sew vt present, and The question is of consider
able Importance to the health If the people in that
vicinity.
Owing to some Misunderstanding, which the re-
porter could not ascertain, the meeting announced
the interest of St. John and Daniel, did not take
place.
scarborO.
A stone bridge will be built the coming Spring
across the "New River" near the West Scarboro
station. Mr.. George W. Carter has taken the con-
tract for $780,
The rink at the Correr is being well patronized
by the young folks the present season. 1t Is open
Tuesday evening of each week.
Saccarappa.
After lingering illness of some two years Ham
nah, wife of Mr.. Ivory Hez slton. died at her homo
on Spring street, Saccarappa, Monday, the goth
name was Thompson, and she a native of San.
ford, where she was born Oct. 49, 1898, making
her Just SO years Of age last Sabbath She was the
mother of eight children. six of whom are now
living. Two younger sister, survive her, Mrs.
Lydia Stanley Of Harrison. and Mrs. Nabby Anise
moDy took place at her late residence yesterday at
IL o'clock a. m, Rev. E. Martin of the Methodist
Episcopal church officiating. She was one of the
Oldest residents of the town. She moved here with
her husband aud two children Sc years ago. A
valuable life, we'll spent and honored was hers.
She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church in good standing.
Ferry Village.
The anniversary of Seaside Lodge, No "a, I. o.
G. T., was pleasantly observei with appropriate
exercises, Wednesday evening of this week, at its
hall on the hill.
One of those national flags on Sawyer street will
cease floating in the breeze after the 4th OF Novem
her. Il is the one with the name of Cleveland and
Hendricks inscribed upon it,
The following is list of The officers of the Demo-
cratic club o ganized here the other eN eBiuy:
President-tieo W. Stone.
First Wee President WIN. Gardiner.
Seco d Vice Pre- ident-Seuben LOring.
Third Vice Presideut-J hn G. Allen,
Treasure -Herbert rhur5en.
Secre ary William Gardner.
Mr. 10 eph Mason and Mss Sadie McKenney,
employees Of the Sentinel, have taken their
vacation.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
AID THE CAUSE.
An Appeal for Funds by the National
Republican Committee.


NEW YORK, Oct. % The following circular let
ter has been issued from the headquarters of the
Republican National Committee:
NEW YORK CITY. Oct. %.
Dear Sir The closing struggle for the continued
policy of which the Republican party is the expo.
Lent and under which this country has pr.spered
30 marvelously, is before us. It promises to be a
seve one, demanding not only the most earnest
and iLtei gent effort of all who believe that these
pri ciples a. essential to our highest prosperity,
but requiiing also prompt and liberal contributions
from all who desire their continuance. We have
achieved notable triumph in Ohio and made i'm
p0rtant gains in West Virginia which adu 1t to the
doubtful states. The struggle will now go on in all
the sta es, more especially in New York aud Indi-
ana an it will be desperate one with enemy
our fidancial Institutions continuance of our indus
trial policy and all the great achievements of our
party at stake.
To maintain these principles and to conduct this
canvass to a successful issue, invite cOHtribu-
tions to the legitimate expenses of this closing
large. We therefore appeal to those Interested in
success tor prompt and lib raj contributions.
We ask you not on to forward us your own cOntri-
button but to urge upon your friends to ioin with
you and all will be promptly acknowledged and
faithfully applied
TO any flee holder of the United States who may
have doubts ofithe lawfrlness of contribute gl our
committee we desire to say that no member Of this
committee is in the service of the United States,
and The ton or insnuatOn to the contrary
tanned in the circular issued by the President of the
civil service reform association and ohe is false.
Contributions be made to the undersigned with
out any fear OF violating the called civ service
Act" REQUESTING liberal and immediate response,
| am very respectfully,
B. F. JONES, Chairman.
The Portland daily press., 1884-10-24
THE DOMINION.
SNOW storm inOarario.

TORONTO, Oct. 23.-Snow fell in various
parts OF Ontario this morning. AT Brussels,
the ground is covered to the depth Of six inch
es aud it is still showing. At BAysville and
Seafortu, two inches OF snow lell.
On the Track of the Montreal Dynamiters
MONTREAL, Oct. 23.-Iuformation has today
been communicated to the authorities, in con-
nectiOn with the Qaebec explosions, showing
that the act was Committed by enemies Of the
contractor on the Parliament buildings. A de-
tective here has obtaiued evidence OF an ex.
partner of the parties implicated, who will
swear that he was approached some time ago
aud asked to participate in the job, which he
refused 10 do.