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The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25
GENERAL NEWS.

Charles Butter, the wife murderer. who escaped
from the Coluhbia City Ind jail week ago was
arr ested Sunday near Woodburn 15 miles east of
Fort Wayne Ind, on the Wabash railway.
The Democratic State Central Committee of
Rhoie Island, has filled the vacancies left in the
and E. German, by the nomination of Elisha
Matthew of Burrillyille, Lieut. Governor and Fran
els L. O'Rielly of oonsocket. Attorney General.
The Massachusetts aonse yesterday defeated the
bill providing that wife beaters shall be publicly
VIII pped.
The liabilities of r. Peaslie g. Son, boots and
shoes, Havrhill, Mass, arc S3',, 900.
d.. Heald & Son of Boston, provisions, have
failed.
A. j. Dunn and John Dunn Jr. aged 20 and 1S
respectively were drowned by the capszing OF surf
boat in coming ashore from The stranded brig Au-
gusta on the west side of Block Island, at p N.
last evening.
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MTHE COmMANs.

LONDON, March 24.-ln the House Of Com
nous today, Hon Anthony Ashley, uuder col
onial secretary stated that Spaniards boarded
the American ship Marianne Nattebohm,
which stopped few weeks ago at Gibraltar for
repairs, on the belief that she had anchored iD
Spanish waters bat az soon as they found they
were mistaken they left the vessel. This state
ment of the case was considered satisfactory
by the government and they did not intend to
press the matter further
Gable Notes.
An election for a member of the deputies
took place Sunday at Castres in the depart
ment of Tarn, France. M. Abriel, monarch
ist was elected.
Lawes, the sculptor, against whom verdict
of e., 600 was rendered for libeling Mr.. Belt, a
fellow sculptor, mas presented petition in
bankruptcy.
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A sensation as sprinfleld, III.

chicago, March PA despatch to the
Daily News from Springfield, ILL.,, says that
while Governor Hamilton was in his office at
the State House this afternoon, bullet
crashed through the window in the executive
mansion. man at work in the vicinity as
serts that the shot was fred by a boy pigeon
shooting, but from the fact that an occurrence
precisely of the same nature preceded it q
short time ago there are spprehensions OF q
plot to assassinate the State executive.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25
THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable From Different
Countries.
lin THE sNunAN.

LONDON, March 23.-The latest Egyptian
advces indicate that the whole country south
of Berber Is in revolt. Rebels have surround
ded Knartoum on all sides and cut off all COM
municstion with that city The situation of
Gen. Gordon is considered seri ous but not
alarming. Two messengers have been sent
from Berber to Khartoum carrying concealed
Iet6ers.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

MILWAUKEE,. March 3d. Serious floods are
reported from Darlington and Cslsmine, Lay.
fayette county. The Pecatonea river has
flooded both towns, and people have left them.
Railroad communication has been stopped.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25
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Procaedna to open the probate Of the will Of the
late Jesse Hoyt the millionaire, was begun in New
YORK city YESTERDAY before the surr gate Mr.. Hoyt
a. tba tt1e of his ueatn left an estate yalued ~
absnt .iehs or ten millions. The proceedings ara
brought on behalf Of Mary Irene Hoyt, daughter OF
the deceased,
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, March 25.
The indications for New England are
fair weather, Westerly winds. and nearly
stationary temperature.
METEORnT 0aIoAr, RFp0RT
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THE PORTLAND e. OGDENsBURG
RAILROAD.

Hearing ON ihe Application fer the APP
pOintment of n Receiver-A Statement
BY Hon. William L.. PuInam-Testi-
HHony of Officers of she COmpany-Presi-
dent samuel j. Andersen Appointed
Receiver. with Authority TO Raise $3.50
600 10 improve the Property.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

The trial of suits against the collapsed Augustin
ian -avings bank, opened in Law ence Mass, yes
terday. Archbishop Williams testimony occupied
the day.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

The Gorham N. II. postofice has been made a
presidential one with . salary of 81, 200.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

The following have been chosen as delegates
to the Republican State convention at Bangor,
S. W. Junkins, B. F Rogers, Joseph Bragdon
and George W. CuTrier.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

BIDDEFORD.
Tue Biddeford Times says that Messrs. j. o.
Ross and A. Pare are to start a French weekly
paper in that city next month.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25

AS Capt. Augustus Spofford and family
seated themselves at the tea table in their
house one dav recently, crash was beard in
the sittipg-room, which caused immediate in
vestigation IL was found that a rifle oal hid
pierced the front door, also the sitting-coom
door, breaking the inside knob of that door,
and, glancing, struck the stove with force
sufficient to f1atten the bullet. The family bad
not been absent from the sitting-room three
minutes, and hid this occurred before they
left the result might have been serious indeed.
The Portland daily press., 1884-03-25


would cost thirty-fve thousand dollars.
At this peint the Court took recess until
half-past two o'clock.
At the coming in Of the Court in the after
noon, General Anderson said he should prefer
to have the coupons of the first mortgage
bonds paid rather than use the money for the
repair shops.
The Court said he did not feel justified at
this time to provide for the payment of those
coupons out Of money raised on the receivers
certificates or in providing for the pay ment OF
anv existing Indebtedness but those can be
paid out of the earnings of the road when the
receiver has got them in his hands.
Judge Walton said Mr.. Fellows Of New
Hampshire, counsel for the complainants in
the bill pending in the Circuit Court of New
Hampshire, was present and he had understood
him to say at recess that he did not think as
at present advised, the creditors whom he rep
rssents would object to General Anderson be-
ing appointed receiver, and such a decree be-
ing made as he, the Court, proposed to make
which was IN substance to authorize the issu-
ing of certificates to the amount of two hun
dred and fifty thousand dol ans, with which
| the road should be put In safe running con-
dition, the track relsid with steel, the two
| bridges rebuilt aud the purchase OF two new
| locomotives, aud that be should be willing to
| join with the complainsnts before Judge Low
| ell in recommending such a decree.
Mr.. Fellows said that was so as he was at
| present advised but there were senior counsel
| in that case and he could make no agreement
| in the matter which would bind them or his
clients but such decree met his appreciation
| and Judgment as at present advised.
| Mr.. Putnam said that Col. Wildes,o one of the
| Railroad Commissioners was present and would
| testify as to the condition of the road but the
| Conrt said he was satisfied upon that point
| and needed no further testimony.
| The Court said he should appoint General
| Anderson, receiver, upon the filing of the con.
| sent by the trustees under the first mortgage
/ and would fix the receivers bond at thirty
1 thousand dollars.
As to the compensation OF the receiver it wal
! stated that the presidents salary was FORMERLY
five thousand dollars. but as the road became
more and more embarrassed IL was reduced ,un
til today he was receiving twenty-five hundred
dollars with the interest on certain liabilities
! which, however, had not been paid lately
The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-12-18
A whiting Crank.

A nervous Individual, opening and
shutting the blade of 4 pocket-knifc in
an excitablc manner, attracted Il aticket-
collectors attention at the Market street
ferry-house last night.
s.Do YOU see that man?" asked the
collector. well, he is getting impa-
ticnt, and if the boat don't arrive in
two seconds he will be hunting around
for something TO cut. They would hack
the ferry-house to pieces in q month S
time" he continued. ''if we didn
watch them. No sooner does man
possess knife than he commences to
whittle, and the frenzy that siezes him
is equal to the desire that comes over a
person to leap from high elevation to
death below.
There are all kinds of persons who
have a mania for this sort of vandalism,
from the swell armed with his pearl
handled knife down to the tramp with
his bone-incased. tobacco-smelling Bill
" Barlow.
Then there is the romantic mono
maniac who. as soon as he sees nice,
smooth surface. thinks that the name
OF his best girl should be engraved
there. One Of the latter kind drew his
knife Oh the Did ferry house one night
The company had taken steps to stop
the destruction and inca<ed the rails
with IRON The lover. however. found
a bare spot. and. taking a knife from
his pocket, began 10 scratch the name
of Maud. He worked on the name
with great soberness. and when he was
about to finish it YOU should have seen
the smile which lighted up his face. He
seemed oblivious 10 ihe existence oil
anyone except Maud. just then Capt.
Thompson caught sight of him. He
quickly seized big hickory stick, and,
rushing over to the hopeful lover, dis
PEELED his sweet dream with one remark:
Here, whittle ON that The present
hard-pine construction of the ferry
houses makes it more difficult for cut
tiers, " said the collector. Nearly all
of our trouble'used to come from peo-
pie who buy knives from street 'fakers.
This timber" referring to the girders
on. the slip. '.will turn those 25-cent
blades every time. The dudes. there
fore, find it more profitable to whittle
tooth-picks than it is to cut ferry.
houses. ."-Phiiadelphia Times.
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Viewing an Iceberg.

At 12 o'clock we went below, and had
just got through dinner when the cook
put his head down through the scuttle
and told us to come on deck and see
the finest sight we had ever seen.
where away, cook?" asked the first
man wheSwent up. ''On the larboard
bow" And there lay floating in the
ocean, several miles off, an immense.
irregular mass, its top and points COW
cred with snow. and its center deep
indigo color. This was an iceberg, one
of the largest size, as one of our men
said, who had been in the Northern
Ocean. As far as the eye could reach
the sea I'M every direction was of a deep
blue color, the waves running high and
fresh and sparkling in the light; and in
the midst lay this immense mountain
island, its cavities aud valleys thrown
inte deep shade, and its points aud pin
nacles glittering in the sun. All hands
were soon on deck looking at it, and
admiring in various WAYS It's beauty
and grandeur, but no description can
give any idea of the strangeness, splen-
dor and real sublimity of the sight. Its
great size, Tor it must have been from
two to three miles in circumference al 4
several hundred feet in height; its slow
motion, rs its base rose and sank in the
water, and its high points nodded
against the clouds, the dashing of the
waves upon it, which, breaking high
with foam, covered it's base with a
white crest; the laundering sound of
the cracking of the mass, and the
breaking and tumbling down of huge
pieces, together with its nearness of ap-
proach, which added slight element
of fear, all combined to give it char
acter of true sublimity. The main
body of the mass was. as have said, of
an indigo color; its base was crusted
with frozen foam, and, as it grew thin
and transparent toward the edges and
top, its color shaded off from a deep
blue to the whiteness of snow. 1t
seemed to be drifting slowly toward the
north, so that We kept away and avoid
ed it. 1t was in sight all the afternoon;
and. as we got to leeward OF 1t the
wind died away, so that We lay to quite
near it forthe greater part Of the night.
Unfortunately, there was no moon. but
it was clear night, and we could
plainly mark the long. regular heaving
of the stupendous mass as its edges
moved slowly against the stars. Sew
eral times in our watch loud cracks
were heard, which sounded as though
they must have run through the whole
length. of the iceberg. and several pieces
fell down with~a Numbering crash,
plunging heavily into the sea. Toward
morning "a strong breeze sprung up,
and at daylight it was out of sight
NeSO York GraDhic
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Children in the Studio.

A great many little children come to
my stndio to have their portraits paint
ed. II they are old enough to talk and
ask questions, they wish to look at my
easel and at my palette. The easel is
movable shelf to hold the canvas on
which the picture is painted, and a
frank, by turning which you can raise
or lower the shelf.
Then the palette is thin mahogany
board with hole for the thumb, so
that may hold it easily and handful
of brushes as well. On my palette 1
put fourteen colors. squeezing them out
of little tin tubes, in which they are
put up and.sold to artists.
When the palette is ready and the
canvas on the easel, l am ready to begin.
At first, perhaps during the first sitting,
only play with the little child, or get
his little sister or brother to play with
him until see some natural or pretty
movement that is picturesque. l like
best to paint two children together, be-
cause that seems to me the most nat
ural way. So soon as have seen a pO-
sition that like, / persuade baby to sit
in little chair made fast on a table
throne we painters call thigh
enough for me TO see his face op-
posite mine, while / stand and walk
backward often, TO get the right view
of baby and of the picture. / have to
keep two things, in mind: first, to
paint the portrait; secondly how 80
amuse the baby. If he is very little.
we generally make believe that l am
horse. tie the reins around my
waist and baby drives me. When 1
wish to see him laugh, L caper about
like a very wild horse; sometimes am
an omnibus horse, and stop every min
ute to take up passengers, and wheDev-
er we stop run to my canvas and try
to get in good touch. Sometimes, if
baby will Keep very still for two or
three minutes, reward him by being a
saddle-horse, and take him on my back
for gallop about the studio. All this
does not seem to leave much time to
paint. and that is just the difficulty. Ii
Imade baby sit in his chair, tired and
worried. he might look cross, and his
papa and mamma would find my por-
trait ugly. They would say had not
''caught his sweet expression" and
other people wOuld not ask me to paint
their children. That would be very
bad for me; therefore. be it ever so diff
ficult to romp and play and paint all at
once,1 have learned that with patience
II can be done.-Anna Lea Merritt, IN
st. Nicholas for December.
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/ walked into the office of Scri6ncr's
Magazine some years ago with manu-
script. DR.. Holland looked at it and
paid me $125 for it. was rejoiccd at
the chance of seeing myself in such re-
spectacle print. The next month
bought the first copy of the magazine
a hallway to hide my bushes, and
was not there. The next month / bought
it again, expectation still soaring. The
production was still unaccountably de-
next, ditto, ditto, ditto. At the end of
the year it had cost me $5 in cash and
1926 in disappointment. 1t was the
rosy month of May, 1874, when first
walked in so hopefully and out SO joy
ously. Ten years have since sped
and l have been gazing through the
magazine for my ambitious contribu-
ton ever since. In hasn't appeared;
yet the magazine has constantly im-
proved. have spent the 1925. Step
ping into the fentury office some two
years ago | mentioned the little matter
TO Mr. Glider. He sent youth to ran
sack the massive caverns of the estab-
lishment, and out of the midst of twen-
ty delinquent tons he dragged forth my
manuscript, somewhat unkempt and
disheyelled, but evidently ready for
business | tried 10 imagine how many
thousands of times it had been read
and thoughtfully replaced. lit will
fall into its predestined niche in due
time," said Mr.. Glider, smiling. Next
time l go in there l am going to ask
him to give it to me SO that / can sell
it to the Harpers.-W. 4. CroTM in
Mag York World.
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Ex-senator Henry G. Davis, though
wealthy and railroad President, never
rides in Pullman palace or sleeping
coach when travelling, but takes seat
in the ordinary coach.
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Antique Furniture.

"No." said well-known furniture
dealer few mornings ago; ''you are
entirely mistaken If you think that the
demand for antique furniture Is less
than it used to be a few years ago. Ii
is also mistake to think that there
has been a mere craze for antique
designs; the demand for old furniture
has been steady one for dozen Years
or more. Perhaps there was greater
call for it about the time of the centen-
nial, but then this demand was moth
ing new. All of our oldest families
before that time as they have since.
as ever. This is why say there is no
craze A craze dies out soon. but
the desire to buy antique furniture. is
one that will exist for many years.
''HOw do we get all these Old-fashr
iOned clocks. desks, etc? | will tell
you. We have a large number of peo-
pie securing the country all the time.
They go through these old New Eng
land towns, and make the farmers and
other people search their homes and
bring out whatever is valuable to us.
Then again we sell on commission. A
person brings an old-fashiOned clock,
and tells us what he wants for it. We
put it in with our stock and sell it on
commission. | can tell you one fact
about this business that YOU may not
know, and that is that Boston is the
great center for antique things in the
eastern states. Nearly everything of
the sort in New York City goes from
Boston. Prices are much higher there
than here. Some New York firms come
here and buy our goods at our regular
retail price, take them to New York.
and sell them at profit that some
times reaches as high as 40 or so per
cent. There are some old clocks that
we are selling for about $50; in; New
York they would bring $75 easily.
..Yes, there is good deal of antique
fresh from the factory. We have lots
of it in the store here. We don't try to
conceal the fact that we make it our
selves, though many people think that
we are committing fraud by passing
off a bogus article on the public. We
don't do this at all; we tell every one
whether the thing is hundred years
or a hundred days old. Many persons
prefer new furniture made in imitation
of the old to the antique itself. The
price, too, is just as high, and some
times higher. Here are two tables that
look just alike. One was bought up in
New Hampshire, and the other was
made here about a week ago. We can
afford to sell the old one for $50, while
we have to ask about $50 for the new
Oneh
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Cur --latest DISTINGUISHED
Visitor.
REV. MOTHER MARY FRANCIS CLARE
The NUN OF KENMARE

The people of the United States cor
daily welcome to these shores theRev
Mother Mary Frances Glare. who
comes on a philau'h"'rjc mission
Her name has been kunWn to them
long As that of II woman who devOtes
her life to doing gooI. She comes
among people who appreciate the
efforts of Christian charity.
Miss Cu-sack entered the religious
life twenty-five years ago. She has
become distinguished during the time
stated in literature and philanthropy,
and zeal in religion. As To the first of
these, the propaganda has recognized
the worth of her books, which are read
widely by Catholics in this country.
1t is stated that the only one of h, r
mum erous productions which has been
pirated is the " Life of St. Francis. !"
For all the rest she has been properly
compensated by American publishers
Her philanthropy does Infinite credit
to her heart and her principles. She
lived in the Convent of Kenmare
twenty years, during which disaster
not infrequently overlook the poor
people around her. On these sad occa
sions she spent her days and nights
in the relief of physical and mental
suffering. Her eminence in the re
ligious life and her active esympatheti
charity were recognized in the private
interview granted her by Leo NIL,
the only one ever granted by a Pope
to female. Mother Glare now re-
sides in England.
Her business in this country is to
collect means TO assist her in the
for girls in England and Ireland,
AS she has been successful in
hegiuning anu maintaining schools
for the poor, her efforts in the dire; :
prosper. Her plan is To teach girls
feminine arts, as sewing, and so forth
cooking and domestic work, and 10
those who have an aptitude for such
pursuits, setting type, telegraphy
nursing, and teaching, in connection
with the principles of the Catholic
faith and the ordinary branches OF
school instruction. Since landing the
Nun of Kenmare met with an accident
She fell upon entering church in
New York, and was immediately
driven back To her hotel
She comes to the Ca Ia ,lic of this
country more as a friend than as 6
stranger. Her Looks and the knowl
ige of her good works have preceded
her. Indeed so great is h reputation
in the United States that she has teen
left legacies of considerable value by
certain of its citiZe Is.
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SIP e ER'S
POR UGLL GRAPE WINE.

UNFERMENTED GRAPE JUICE.
Used in the princi Ial Churches forthmmunion
for Females. Weakly Persons and
the Aged.