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The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
The Ship Alert Burned at Sea.

New YORK, Dec. 27.=Capts Park, of the
ship Alert, which was burned at sea Nov.
IA, as before reported, came as passenger on
the steamer Maraheuse, from Para. He makes
the following report: The ship Alert, OF Bos-
ton, sailed from New York Oct. 25, for Shang-
hal, with cargo Of 10000 cases Of OIL and .s 9
crew of IS persons, besides the captains wife
and child. All went we'll until the morning 81
Nov. 1sr, in lat. SOC 40' N, long. 29o 10' W.,
where The trade winds were lost aud heavy
weather prevailed. At 10 a. m. rain fell In
torrents accompanied by vivid flashes Of
lightning, and few minutes later Cash of
lightning struck the foreroy yalmasf, which was
carried away to the yard, cutting some OF the
running eigsing and taking q large piece out
of the foreroyal. Tho shock felled the men to
the deck. An examination discltfed nothing
out of place, except few small splintet6 CT
wood that came from aloft, at the foot OF the
foremast. At 1880 a. M, smoke was seen
coming from the fore hatch which was cover
cd with tsrpaulins. On lifting the hatch
eutfocating smoke arose. AT once ordered wa
ter to be p6ufed down the hatch. 1t was i'm
possible for any on6 to get below the deck. The
smoke soon drove the men from the hatch.
Then ordered the matches to be put on and
caulked down, which was done in part, when
shortly afterward they were blown of BY
tremendous explosion. The flames reached as
high as the foreyard, and the heat became in
tense. at once prepared to leave the ship.
We were provided with three good boats.
These were loaded with water and provisions.
Each person was allowed to take some cloth.
ing. At 1890 O'Clock, one hour from the time
the FIRE was discovered, all were shoat in
choppy sea, such as IL common in those lati-
tudes. In the meantime the ship was mass
OF flame; and continued to burn late at night,
when she foundered. caused the three boats
to be msde fast to one another, and in this po-
sition we lay, awaiting some passing vessel.
At q. m on Nov 18Th, steamer's light was
seen bearing down upon Cs 1t belonged to
the French steamship Coate Etie of Havre,
for Pernambueo. we were taken on board.
We arrived at Pernambuco on Nov. 18th.
When tas steamer Grst saw us, she was 80
miles off, and thought at Arst the light of the
burning ship was from whaling vessel, but
her crew decided to bear down on the wreck.
When our ship was burned we were 1000
miles from Cape st. Rogue, which, in the
light winds prevailing in that latitude, would
have taken us many days or weeks to reach.
The captain, his wife and boy came home,
leaving the officers and crew in charge Of fhe
American consul at Pernambuco. The Alert
was 1.099 tons register. She was built in Bos-
ton, and was owned by Littlefeld & Sons, Of
that city,
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
GENERAL NEWS.

The street car drivers in New Orleans struck Sat
urdsy, and of the five lines running to the Expos-
tion grounds only two are running.
g. B. Simmons of Louisville Ky. local treasure rer
of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad left that
city Christmas day. His accounts are S34 ,698
short.
Pasuet the Toronto, Ont, in6del. who was re-
Gently paralyzed while denying the doctrine Of
eternal punishment, died today.
A drunken man named Collins, fourishing two
knives and shouting like mailman, in Morristown,
Pa, Friday night frightened Mrs. Mary Rogers so
badly that she died three hours afterwards
The mercury dropped to zoo below zero in Con-
cord N. H., Saturday morning.
The Blake Opera House block, the handsomest
and largest in Racine Wis, was burned yesterday.
The building was occupied as opera house, hotel
and stores. Every room in the hotel filed with
guests, and the upper story occupied by the
wants. All the inmates have been accounted for.
The building which was erected in 1882 at a cost
Of 100000, is total lose; insurance $4S 900.
A fog of such depseness prevailed last night on
the Sound that the New York & New Haven steam
boat had not dared to leave Ne Haven at midnight.
Walter Henry, the keeper of an Akron, Ohio,
liquor saloon, beat his wife death night last
week. Threats of lynching are made Henry is in
Jail.
A FIRE, Friday night, in car shed of the Santa
Fs Railroad Company at Topeka, Ks, destroyed
seven cars and coaches.
Bradstreet's Mercantile Agency reports IL 800
business failures in the United States in 1884.
against 1e 209 in 1888, with liabilities of S240,-
OOO,OO against $l76, 600, COO last year.
A steam heating pipe burst Friday afternoon in a
cigarette factory in New York city. The 400 girls
at sork became panic stricken and several were
seriously hurt in a scramble for the door.
young man named Robinson accidentally
shot in LsMonte, No., during tin pan serenade to
newly married c. uple Friday night.
A scranton, Pa. despatch says it is learned tha
H. 8. Ball. who committed suicide there, lived at
osWego. N. Y, and was lawyer by profession.
Hen Thomas A. Hendricks vice president elect
has concluded TO deliver the annual address before
the Yale alumni and graduating classes at COM
mencement on June %, 1885.
Steamship India, which arrived at New York
from the Mediterranean, Saturday brought the
remains OF joel I. Hart, the noted Kentucky
sculptor, who died at Florence in 1877. His body
is brought back at the expense of the State of Ken
tucky and will be inferred In the State cemetery at
Frankfort.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29

At regular meeting of Saccarappa Lodge,
Friday evening, the following officers were
elected for the ensuing tsrm:
N.G.-C. A. NJ. Weber.
V. GA. l.. Hawkes..
Rec. Sec.-W. V. Harmon.
Per. Sec-C. l.. Andrews.
Treas.-W. W. Cutter.
Trustees-C. G. Woodman, j. W. Warren, A. +.
SkilliDgs.
Agent-C. B. woodman.
At the session held Saturday evening the
following officers of Ivy Lodge were elected
for the ensuing term:
N.G.-Milton Higgins.
V. G-Mrs. Marah K. Brown.
II. S.-Mrs Lizzie b. Spaulding.
f. S.-James Nj. Mason.
Treas.-Mary f. Pagan.
Trustees-Henry p. Cox, I. Frank Jones, Mrs.
Julia G. Davis. Mrs. Esther E. Higgins, Mrs. Eliza
f. Frye.
At the session held Saturday evening the
following officers OF Harmony Lodge wers
elected for the ensuing term:
N. G.-George L. Fogg.
V.G.-,John y. Dennis.
r. S.-Freeman t. Merrill.
P. S.-Nathaniel G. Cummings.
Treasurer-Jehn V. Bradley
Trustees-Wm. A. jacobson, Jacob W. Robinson,
Manfred NJ. Riggs.
Agent-Wm. K. Bohannon.
Presumpscot Lodge of Falmouth paid fra
ternal visit to Harmony Lodge during the
evening.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Henry Ward BeecheF Refers TO the Disaf-
fectiOn monE His People.

IcCuOm n among khAn Ee0plca
NEW YORK Dec. 2S.-Henry Ward Beecher, af-
ter he had concluded his sermon in Plymouth
Church today, touched upon the dsaffection which
existed among some of his congregation caused by
his action in the late campaign. He alluded to bis
forty years pastorate and said that he mixed
did not know how far the trouble had spread, but
only learned it from the newspapers. If there
were any pew-holders offended he did not know
them. He had hoped the Republican party, which
had done SO much for the nation, would get wisdom
but he was bitterly disappointed. He would have
shed tears of JOY il thai party had put in its plat
form welcome to the South and made ono of its
great candidates Southern man. From a convic..
tton as deep be ever had, he enteredHthe can
vass, and when he went into anything he never
went in by halves. He cared nothing for lite repu
tation influence if the country might not live to-
tion he did everything wisely he would not say that
he made no statement he would now make in bet
ter light, he would not undertake to say. He said
that his congregation should have had confidence
enough in him to not have taken impetuOus
speech making special plea and distort its appli-
beavers were concerned, he looked upon them with
unfeigned admiration. There were mistakes and
errors, and he was sorry for them and apologzed
He did not want any dissa isfed person to sneak
away; let him come to Beecher's face and tell him
he is dissatisfied and Beecber would bless him. In
relation to pew rents, he did not care if they
diminished. He had lived on a salary of 81 500
when he 1rst became pastor, and il necessary
could live upon 1t now, IL there was a majority
in the church, or a strong minority, who no longer
wanted him, he would go, and if the great majority
wished him to stay he would die with them and
nothing would drive him away. II he stayed his
congregation would have to receive him, not on
pitchfork, but In the palms Of their hands.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
Boston's Tax Payers.

In Boston, last year, 1900 persons paid $1,000
or more, each, as their portion of the public
tax; this year ths number OF persons whose
bills exceed that sum is 2513-the enhance
ment largely owing to tbs increased rate Of
tax. A tax bill of $1,000 represents S5S, 900 in
property. The numbsr paying only poll-tax
is 81 745, leaving 1867 as the number of per-
sons resident in Boston who pay the entire tax
on real and personal property. while 80, $50
paid nonresident or business tax in Boston.
There is one ,orporation-the Boston and AL
bany Railroad-paying over $125,000 in taxes;
five persons or corporations paying more than
$50, 900; six more than $4,000; nineteen more
than S25, ,000 forty-1ine more than SIS 900;
eighty-eight more than $1,000, and 278 more
than $4,000. Individually, f. L, Ames pays on
81, 100000; John l.. Gardner 81, ,314 ,000 Eben
d. Jordan and Charles Marsh $1.1S0,000;
James L. Little $1,10O,000; j. Montgomery
Sears So, 3,5O30O0; Quincy A. Shaw 81, ,1S0, 900;
Arioch Wentworth $l,150,000. There are
numerous trustees that pay large taxes, of
cnuraa
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
FROzE TO DEATH.


Terrible Experience of 1--WE Colorado
Lab0rers.
DENVER, Col, Dec. 28-A week ago last
Tuesday n r. Smith and Elbridge Forsyth
started with two teams from Dotssro TO load
with wood at Coffee Pot Springs. That night
q storm came on, which ragged with undated
fury for week. Sunday, as they had not re-
turned, relief party started out from Dot
sero, and after struggle through the drifting
snow and furious gale of wind, found For
eyth half dead from hunger and cold, and so
weak that he was unable to move When
they asked for Smith, the famishea man
pointed TO bank of snow some distance away
and gasped: "He died yesterday morning"
and Boys, you are too late for either of us"
The white mound was examined and Smiths
body was found half covered with snow and
frozen hard. In Forsyth's clenched hand was
a scrap of paper on which he had written with
his benumbed fingers brief word to his wife,
as follows
Dear Addie,-We cannot live another night.
want you to have everything.
ROACH FORSYTH.
He was carried to Willow Springs and cared
for. His feet are badly frozen and he will be
crippled.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
GEN. GRANT.
A Report that All q is Private Property 10
10 be ssId 10 Meet the yanderbilt Jndg-
memt.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2S. = A Republican
reporter saw several prominent gentlemen of
this city to-day with reference to the news re-
ceived here from New York that all Of Gen,
Grants Personal property including his swords
and medals, the presents received by him
while abroad his pictures, his two farms and
his houses in this city and st. Louis are to be
sold to meet the judgment held against him
by VIM. n. Vanderbilt. Among those inter-
terviewed we're WV .Corcoran, Gen. Beal and
Gen. Van Vlet, all old friends of Gen. Grant.
Gen. Beal said that he had not heard any of
the details OF this story of the Vanderbilt
Judgment and inventory Of Gen. Grants
effects. He said that he received letter
from Gen. Grant recently in which the latter
said that he was in very poor health and that
on Friday last he received one from Fred
Grant in which he said his father was confined
to his room and his condition was such as to
alarm his family.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 2S Gen. Sherman,
Geo. w. Childs and A. J. Drexel will hold O
conference tomorrow at Drexeps banking
house for the purpose OF devising ways and
means to assist Gen. Grant out of the pressing
financial difficulties in which he has become
involved under the judgment entered against
him in favor of VIM. Fl. Vanderbilt. General
Sherman came here from New York last night
for the purpose of consulting the gentlemen
named on the subject
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
WASHINGTON.
Facts and Rumors.

Senator Hale will give dinner party in
honor OF Mr.. Blaine next week.
The District Commissioners have granted to
the Ancient and Honorable Artillery the
right to come With arms into this district to
attend the dedication of the Washington mon
ument February 22d.
The Navy Department.
Secretary Chandler has issued general or
der to all employees of the Navy Department
with regard to the absence of any provision
Tor their payment after December 31st, in
which he says that the naval service must bs
lawfully maintained without such appropris-
tiona. All officers and seamen of the navy will
continue to perform their respective duties un-
der existing orders and their pay, and emolu-
ments will constitute lawful debts of the
government All necessary contracts and pur-
chases for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel,
quarters and transportation for the current
year will be duly made and vouchers will be
issued therefore, but holders must be informed
that payments depend upon future appropria-
tlons for the purpose. Civil employees will be
allowed to continue on duty where the work in
which they are engaged is necessary to the
maintenance of the naval service, provided
they stipulats that they work voluntarily. Ia
such cases they will be given certificates
stating he time and character of such SER
vices and that they were voluntarily rendered
without contract or agreement, and that the
holders have no claim for compensation unless
Congress shall make an appropriation there
for. No services OF employees not appropriated
for will be accepted after Dee. 31st except un.
der the foregoing stipulations.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
THE SPANISH TREATY.
The President will Net Withdraw the
Document from the Senate.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 27.-0ur State Depart
ment and the Spanish government are in constant
communication, through the Spanish legation here,
in regard to the Spanish reciprocity treaty. The
Spanish government has cabled its willingness to
make some further concessions in regard to tne
rates of duty upon sugar and tobacco, to be admit
ted from Cuba and Porto Rico into the United
States under the treaty. Some notifications of
these rates may be agreed upon by the representa-
tives of the two governments before the Senate
meets again. They might very easily be if the
sugar and tobacco men would present practical
suggestions 10 that end, with substantial Snanimity
within day or two. But, as this is scarcely prob
able, it seems more likely that no change will be
proposed to the Senate until the objections OF Sem
ators to the provisions of the treaty have been
formally presented. Secretary Frelinghnysen de-
MED to-day the current report that the President
proposed to withdraw the Spanish treaty from the
Senate soon it reconvened, for the purpose Of
substituting new treaty more favorable TO the
United States. He said that, while changes might
be made in the treaty, should valid objections be
raised to it in the Senate for the present State
Department contemplated none. There would bo
no difficulty in making any changes that might
seem practicable without delay when the proper
time should come. The State Department thinks
that the treaty will gain friends during the holiday
recess. when members Of the Senate and others
have opportunity to consider its provisions care
fully.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
Summary Justice Dealt Ont 10 a Train
WreOker.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.-Last Friday Jor-
dan Parker (colored) and his son Daniel were
arrested at Purvis Station, charged with hay
ing placed an obstruction on the North Eastern
railroad track, wrecking the train aud causing
the death by scalding Of Engineer Turner and
his fireman. A despatch from Mobile last
night reported the lynching of Jordsn Parker
by mob near Highland Station, and the
Times Democrat this morning prints long
account Of the lynching, showing that the
confession was extorted from Daniel Parker, q
mere youth, by thrusting his hands into the
flames in hot stove and keeping them there
until they we're burned to a crisp.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
NEW HAMPSHIRE.


MT. WASHINGTON, N. H., Dec. 28.-Ysstsrday
morning while the temperature in the valleys in
this vicinity from 80 to 200 below zero the at
mosphere was still that it was 100 above on Mt.
Washington. The wind today has been blowing
10 to so miles an hour, and for a short time this
evening 1t was 120, when the signal service ane-
mometer was blown away. The temperature today
has been 37o above.
james Richard Carter, of Carter, Rice & Co. of
Boston. made the ascent over the railway track
from the base to the summit today in two hours
and twenty-eight minutes.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
LATEST MARINE NEWS.

Accident TO tRae Schooner Harriet Mayo.
GLoUcEsTER, Dec. 27.-The schooner Har-
rlet Mayo arrived yesterday afternoon from
Calais with lumber. She has bsen week on
the passage She was driven off to Georges,
but arrived in good condition. When she was
hauled into the wharf she sprung aleak and
filled. She probably grounded On log.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
ing will probably be begun week after next, If
the weather continues favorables
4ANcrnn1,nI

VANCEBoRo'.
There was a slight accident on the Maine
Central railroad at Vanceboro', Thursday
night. One locomotive was backing from the
main line on to side track and another came
along on the main line at a very good rate of
speed, striking the first one in the rear The
tender of the head locomotive was badly
smashed and the front of the other one was
also seriously damaged. One of the brakemen
named j. Bell, was also reported as injured.
The mon on neither Of the locomotives OBJ
served the approach of another engine.
wALDonoRo.
The house of Alonzo Sidensparker was
burned Friday night. No insurance.
IN GENERAL.
Mr.. Thomas W. Holder of Boston, who died
last week from the effects of an overdose of
chloroform, was at one time a member of the
famous 7th Regiment of New York, from
which city he came 10 New England. For
several years he was clerk on the Sanford line
of steamers, and will be long remembered in
the river towns of the Penobscot, where he
leaves many old friends,
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
At the annual meeting of the above societ,
the following officers were elected, viz:

President-Beuj. Kingsbury.
Vice President -Fredericb Fox.
Secretary-M N. Rich.
Treasurer-Dan Carpenter.
DirectOrs-Chas. W. Belknap, Edmund Dana ,Jr
Geo. A. Harmon, oren Ring, Thos. G. Loring.
The list Eas accidentally omitted from our
report Of the meeting Published in Saturdays
Press. A vote of thanks was extended to the
retiring officers for their faithful LAHORE.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
Raae RalI.
A correspondent Of the Sporting Life In this cit
writes as follows under date Of Dec. 18th:

writes ss follows under date of Dec. 18th:
The question of base ball has but little interest
excepting among the management of the rival
clubs. 1t is rumored that the Portland manage
ment have secured and signed tho services of
Wheelock and Watson for their battery. Even
with such players they will have to play ball for all
they worth to beat the coming team of the
Portland Lesgue Base Ball and Athletic Associa-
tion. The names and positions of each of the plsy-
ers in the League club will soon be made public,
when their friends can predict as to their
a League club. One thing is certain that the stock
Of the League ASSOCIATION is about all taken and
after deducting expenses for repairing grounds,
which are to be much larger than the Portland
grounds, there viii yet be LETT in the treasury su-
cient aud enough to guarantee players Of the
League club their salary, We predict great sea-
son Of base ball in Portland for the season of 1886
and viii satisfy most everyone to the support cf
two clubs, whether we can really do it or not.
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
The Cattle Business in New mexieo.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 27.--Col. Max Frost, register
OF United States lauds, whose Office is at Santa
Fe, N. M, speaking iof the duIlness OF the
times in the West, says that cattle raising
Is the only thriving industry at present. "New
Mexico" said he, 'has now as many cattle as
it needs for the growers interest. People
there are going out OF the sheep business be-
cause there Is no longer profit in it, owing to
the tariff on wool. We cannot compete with
the Australian article. The valuable
land in the territory has been taken up by the
influx otssetters, which, however, has not
been so great this year as it was In 1885, as the
water rights are becoming scarce. Trouble is
likely to eDsue over this water right auestion.
A league has been formed to prevent cattle
from being driven on ranges without the water
right, and cattle men will enforce this for their
own DrOtectiOu
The Portland daily press., 1884-12-29
A Singular Accident.
ALBION.

The large twc-story building owned and oc-
cupied by T. K. Hussey as general store and
for the manufacturing of clothing, was burned
to the ground last week. Nothing was saved
MIR. Hnssey had an unusually large stock OF
goods on hand having 100 bbs. of choics -four,
wooden goods, swing machines, etc., destroyed.
Mr. Silas Hussey loses pair of double har-
nessss and single one. Insurance about
$4,000.
LMNGToN.
Mr. R. III. Braekett's family at their home,
with several OF their neighbors, had a Chris
mas tree which proved very enjoyable occa-
sion to them all. After distributing the pres
ents which were numerous and some of them
quite expensive, an oyster supper was served,
after which the party listened to recitations
from Miss Lizzie Greenlaw and Miss Alice
Maud Bracket. The remainder of the eve
ning was employed in playing the different
old tasionsd games, and at II o'clock the party
bloke up and went home wishing each other
many happy returns of merry Christmas.
RoCKLLND.
A projecti is on foot TO build telephone line
from Bath to Rockland, striking Wiscasset
Damariscotta, Waldoboro, Warren and Thorn
| aston.
RICHMOND.
The ice companies are all at work scrapug
| the Snow from their fields, and getting them
ready for the coming harvest. The ice is of
| fine quality, and is now from six to ten inches
| in thickness, The work Of cutting and hous-
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Five hundred japanese are being brought over
from Japan to work on the railroads in course of
construction in British Columbia, take the place
of Cinnamon. Within the past few weeks there
has been considerable exodus of Chinese to their
dred last week.
The city solicitor of Philadelphia gave an opinion
Friday that the charter of the Philadelphia and
Northern Rairaad Company, which is to construct
but that the company will be liable for all and
sequent damage arising from the construction Of
he