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WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, How. 16.-65cretary McCul-
loch today issued the following circular to
customs officers:
The unlading in the United States Of old rags
shipped from and after the goth inst Ifrom foreign
ports or countries hereafter known to be IN
fected with contagious epidemic diseases is here
by prohibited. France and Italy, and all Mediter-
ranean and French ports declared to be infected
within the meaning of this order Old rags gathered
OF Daled in infected ports or countries or shipped
from other ports or countries are also prohibited
from being unladen and old rags shall be loaded
at any port of the United States except a certif-
cate OF the United States consular officer at the
port OF departure that such rags not gathered
Or Daled at or shipped from any infected place,
sedes No lao of August 80. 1884 and No 1872 of
october 20, 1884 on the same general subject to
shipments made after the date specified, and will
remain in force until further notice. This order
Will not be construed to allow the unloading of any
cid rags except upon the general permit of the local
quarantine or health officer. The Marine Hospital
Burean is Informed that the cost of disinfecting
rags abroad by the boiling process is So ton.
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THE CIVIL SERVICE LAW.
Will h be Repealed Under the New Ad-
ministrations-Enterv with Commits
si0ner Eaton.


WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-Hen. Dorman B.
Eaton, president of the Civil Service Commits
sion, in an interview today in regard to the
probable effect of Cleveland and Hendricks
election upon the maintenance Of the civil SER
vice law, is reported to haze said: IT think
we shall have an administration absolutely
democratic in policy, but whether with mem
ber representing those without whose votes the
Democratic party would have failed, will not
guess But the civil service act will be re-
peaed either at the coming session or during
this generation. Gov. Cleveland and states
men of his party would oppose any attempt to
repeal It. Republicans as body would also
resist, and the Senate would defeat soch an at
tempt The rules will not be abolished, aud
they Eill be enforced under the new President,
but not fear with such enlarging breadth of
application and such moral support from the
party in power as would have been the case
certainly had President Arthur been re-elect-
cd and probably had Mr.. Blaine succeeded
great struggle over the reform issue in the
Democratic ranks is tolerably certain. The
statesmen OF that party-Bayard, Pendleton,
Lamar, Garland, Carlisle, Randall Cox, Nor
rison. Tucker, Hewitt, Willis and Others each
of whom has already spoken and voted for the
civil service act, will stand by the new Presi
dent in its support; but many worthy Dem
ocrats and all the sdemagogues, spoilsmen aud
rabDle OF the party will be against it. The
Republicans will stand together for the act
and rules anxiously waiting for the Democrats
to ruin themselves by their abrogstion. The
President will lead the reform element of his
party and his clear convictions, his high sense
of duty, his courage and his strength of charac-
ter will secure a victory. There is no public
man in this country who has a higher sense of
the moral obligations of an official life, or who
Is more certain to Withstand mere partisan and
selfish appeals than Governor Cleveland, and
this isa great element of his power and of his
popularity too as the people now feel.
Many officers outside of the rules and some
within will doubtless be removed for no very
good reasons, but SO far as possible Governor
Cleveland will prevent mere political proscrip-
tions. He cannot attend to everything, and
much will depend on the members of his cab
inent and especially on the Postmaster Gsner-
al II there are, as it is charged, some officers
who haveI used their influence to enforce as
sessments and neglected their duties and vic
lated the proprieteslof their stations to engage
in party warfare, the fate they have challene-
ed may very likely await them.
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THE OLD WORLD.
News by Gable from Different
Countries.
FIVE HUNDRED CHINESE PRISON.
ERs BEHEADED.
Bloody Encounters Between Chris
tians and Mussulmans.
More Internal Machines Discovered in
London.


PARIS, Nov. 15.-The daily record of deaths from
cholera since the outbreak in this city is as fol
lows: First day, /; second, 14 third, 33; fourth,
So; fifth, 80; sixth, 80; seventh, 81; eighth, 75.
Total for eight days, 46o-a daily average of 58
nearly.
PARIS, Nov. 16.-During Saturday there were
" deaths from cholera in the city and 10 in the
hospitals. Between midnight last and 9 o'clock
this evening there have been four deaths in the city
and IL in the hospitals. Two deaths from the dis
ease occurred at Parles to-day.
ToULoN, Nov. 16.-Four cases of cholera have
appeared on board the man-of-war Amival du
Perue. and one of the officers who was stricken
with the malady has died.
Home Rule for IRELAND.
BIRMINGHAM, Nov. 16.-Messrs. Justin McCar-
thy, senior and junios, members of the House of
Commons, addressed the National Irish Club, at
their meeting to-day. Justin Mccarthy Jr, deliy-
cred the inaugural address as president of the club
During his remarks he said that the Irish members
of the House of Commons would not rest until they
had parliament on College Green, Dublin which
he prophesied they would have within five years.
Justin Mccarthy Sr., said that three of the most
influential members of the Cabinet had declared in
favor Of the principle of home rule in Ireland, and
he believed the English Parliament would affirm
that principle before five years had passed.
Another Scare i'm London.
LONDON, Nov. 16.-Twenty-four bombs we're
found in an unused shed in Stoke Newington, Lon
don, and all fell into the hands of some boys who
used them as playthings One of them was placed
in fire and exploded, wrecking house, and an
other one exploded in the street when thrown by
boy. The bombs bear no government marks. The
police recovered 13 of them and actively engag-
ed in making inquiries regarding the mystery. The
bombs were taken to Woolwich and will be exam
ined today.
The Cruelty of War.
LONDON, Nov. 15.-The Shanghai correspondent
Of the Times telegraphs that he has learned from
European source, dated Hal Phong, Oct so, that
the Annamite auxiiaries of the French army had
beheaded 500 Chinese prisoners at Kep Bac LIE is
not occupied by the French. The French have
fortified Kep, Dong 'Tien and Kevang- Yen on the
Northern edge of the delta. The French will re-
quire large reinforcements in order to recommenee
operations. Several hundred of the soldiers were
sick and had to be left in the transports during the
recent campaign. The losses of the French during
the last few weeks have been 500 men.
Religious War.
Advices from Baku state that early in November
conflicts between the Christians and the Mussul
mans, lasting two days, occurred at Salian. Fire
arms were used on both sides, and many persons
were killed. The police were utterly unable to
restore order. The Governor of Baku has gone to
the seat of the disturbance.
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1883 it will again be called into power. Walker
B a!ne has gone to the national capital. Mr..
Blaine leaves for Washington the middle OF
next week, where he and his family will spend
the winter. He has leased a house on Farra-
gut square, known ss the Sargent House,"
and will shortly resume bis work on the second
volume of his Twenty Years in Congress"
1t was his intention to have resumed his labors
in the preparation of the volume Immediately
after the election, but they were interrupted
by the official count The volume will be rea-
dy by next June for publication. Its prepara-
tion, lie says, Will be vastly easier than the
writing of the first volume. The profits ofsthe
work promise to be larger than that of any
ublisheddQring the present generation.
The fruits of Gov Cleveland victory, SO
FAR as Maine patronage is concerned, are likely
TO show an army of aspiTants for place. The
proce ssion has already commenced TO form.
There are over 500 postmasters in Maine, and
there will probably be at least two or three
candidates for every postoffice, with hundreds
OF applicants for clerkships. Then there are
the custom houses, the internal revenue and
pension otncea, and other government positions
which are to be filled with new men. And
the upshot is that the army of spoils hunters IN
Maine must number several thousand when
the roll call is beaten Many of the Demo
cratic leaders give it as their opinion that when
the Iederal ofhCeS fall into their hands Maine
will be swung from her Republican moorings
two years hence, and return to her old position
OF ysars ago as a Democratic State A report
has gone out from here that ex-Go7. Plaisted
is booked for the pension Office in this city.
This is not true. Gen. Plaisted is not a candi-
date for any office under the new regime.
Eben +. Pillsbury, formerly of this city bat
now of Boston, it is said, will be q candidate
for the cfhce. He held it brief term during
Andy Johnson's administration. Col Charles
b. Morton, a newspaper partner OF Gen. Plaiss
ted. has been named for the postofice in this
city and from present appearances has the in-
dorsement of his party for the place.
The Blaine campaign headquarters here are
closed, and its flag, whicn has been proudly
floating in the breeze for SO many weeks, has
been hauled down. The Cleveland headquar-
ters still remain open, and the boys are eagerly
awaiting their forthcoming celebration, when
they intend to paint the town in ths brightest
of vermillion. This evening they went up to
Waterville to take part in the big jollifcation
that took place there
The fact has not been made public that Col.
Fred Grant, son of Gen. Grant, was compet-
itcr for the position of assistant quartermaster
in the regular army, which appointment Col.
Frank e. Nye of this city, graduate of West
Point, has just received.
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THE PLENARY COUNCIL.
Hts Second Solemn Session, Held Xeste
day in HnItimore, Md.

Ets Second Solemn Session, Held Xestet-
day in Baltimore, Md.
BALTIMORE, Nov. 16.-To-day the second
solemn session of the Catholic Plenary Council
was held at the Cathedral in this city. There
being no procession in the streets as in the
opening day there was a marked decrease of
spectators as compared with that which gath
cred in the immediate neighborhood. On that
occasion at 1880 a. m. archbishops, mitred alb
bolts, semnarian, heads of religious orders
regular and secular clergy, formed in line in
the hall way of the residence, and then passing
through the garden attached, entered the sane
tuary of the Cathedral by rear door OF the
ediice. Archbishop Gibbons the apastalic
delegate closed in the rich vestments of his
office and bearing bis mitre occupied the throne
on the gospel side of the sanctuary while the
other dignitaries were grouped around in their
full cononcals. Pontifical high mass was cele-
brated by Archbishop Williams of Boston.
The music was of high order. 1t was rend-
cred by two choirs, the first composed of the
official chanters of the council of forty semir-
Grabbing bomposed OF eighty voices, the reg
ular chorus of tbe two Caleelian choirs of the
Cathedral and ST. James, and here was also a
double solo quartette. The sermon was deliv-
cred by his grace the Mos5 Rev. VIM. Helder
archbishop of Cincinnati his subject being
"The Priesthood He took for his text the
10th verse of the 18th chapter of St. John, 81
have chosen you and appointed !you that you
go forth end produce fruit and that your fruit
remain"
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THE FLAMES.
GeuldsborO, N. O.. scourged by Fire-Less
VIII Exceed $25O,OOO.

GeuldsborO, N. e.. scOurged by Fire-Less
VIII Exceed $25O,O0O.
GoLDsBoRo, N. c., Nov. 16.-Fire today de-
stroyed 25 of the leading business houses in
this city, including the extensive machine
shopa of W. f. Kornogay & Co., the Messen-
ger printing office and building, together with
several large stocks Of merchandise and
quantity of cotton. The total loss will exceed
$3.50, ,000 The fire was started by several boys
smoking cigarettes near lot of cotton. The
total insurance may reach $l5o,eOO.
An Oil Mill burned.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, Nov. 17.-Private tele-
grams from A rkansas City report the burning
there this morning of the Eureka oil mill. The
loss is fully $125,000 The mill was insured
for $79 900, and was owned by Little Rock and
Memphis parties.
An Incendiary Fire i'm Brunswick, Ga
Loss 100000.
SAVANNAH, Ca, Nov. 16.-An incsndiary
fire at Brunswick early this morning, originat-
ing in Frselander & Co. warehouse, Destroy
ed portions of two blocks and the whole of two
others. Loss 100000; insurance SOS, 800.
Many families were burned out. The fire was
brought under control at 5 o'clock. Flames
ran over the water supply, forcing the
f1remen to seek a new supply and delaying
them in their efforts. The sweep OF the fire
was generally through the town from north
west to southeast. A negro named Steve
Wright, was burned in Putnam's stable while
trying to save property. Forty buildings were
burned Negroes are suspected Of being origi-
nators of the fire, as they reluctantly rendered
aid in lighting the flames or in saving goods.
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ON A GOLD BASIS.
Radical Change in Hawaiian Currency
Foreign Coin Excluded.

Foreign Coin Excluded.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Under date of Oct.
25 1884, the Postmaster General of the Hawai-
ian Islands wrote to the United States Post
Office Department IS follows: "The Hawaiian
government, having been authorized By legig-
lative action, is now engaged in changing the
currency Of Ibis kingdom by withdrawing all
foreign coins, leaving only Hawaiian and
American coins in circulation. These coins
withdrawn are now being transported to the
United States mint in Saa Francisco, where
they will be sold for their bullion value, and
United States gold coins Will be received in
exchange for circulation in this kingdom The
total amount Of this deprecated coin is abeut
$7500O0, portion of which has been already
transported to the mint 1t is hoped by this
change to bring our currency to the same ba-
sis as that of the United States, Dec. 1, 1884,
having been fixed as the date when the new
system takes effect, it is further hoped that
exchange on the United States will decline
from its present high rate of per cent to its
former rate of 1 to II per cent premium"
Nov. l, writing on the same subject, the Ha-
waiian Postmaster General says: "The rate
OF exchange has suddenly declined from q to
q per cent. The firm determination of this
government to resume tho gold basis on the
LIST of Dscsmber has caused our bankers to
abandon their efforts TO keep up the rate"
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MAINE.
ChiId's Mv,teriou, Dea,y,.

HARRINGTON, Nov. ia six months old
child Of Elbridge Vining of Avon, being left
for short time with its insane mother, was
found dead in bed Thursday morning. The
coroucr's verdict was that the cause of death
was unknown.
A Prominent Auburn Mnn Bead.
LEWISTON, Nov. 15.-Charles E. Smith, OF
Auburn died Tonight, aged 3S. He has been
in the Maine Legislature, and occupied many
offices Ia the city of Auburn. He vas highly
respected.
Democrats Celebrating.
GARDINER, Nov. 15.-The Democrats cole
brated TIE election of Cleveland and Hend-
ricks tonight by street parade with bands of
music, Examinations and fireworks.
Died from His Injuries.
BANGOR, Nov. 16.-Stephen L. Sawyer of
West Bampden whose skull was fact1red Wed
nesday evening at the Democratic celebration
in this city, by being struck on the head by q
missile, died last evening.
Fire i'm ThOmaston.
THoMAsToN, Nov. 16.-The buildings of
John S. Turner, occupied by Miss N. j. Add-
son for a store and residence, were destroyed
by frs at 2 O'Clock this morning. Loss on
buildings, twelve hundred dollars; insurance,
eight hundred. Miss Addison lost goods and
furniture valued at fifteen hundred dollars;
insurance thrae hundred.
AUGUSTA.
It is said Mr.. j. o. Smith will probably sue
ceed Mr.. Frank e. Nye as insurance commits
sioner.
n
The e. NJ. G.. Seminary at Bucksport will
close the fall term Tuesday. 1t has been a
very successful term, and the school ia con.
stantly increasing in attendance and pros
perity.
BAR HARBoR.
Mr.. Geo. A. Barron has secured the contract
to bnild at Bar Harbor $4,000 cottags for DIR.
cottages are to be built on the Eagle Lake and
Cleistone'roads, the former for Mrs. Wilkins
of Philadelphia.
The unoccupied house on Centre street
CorinDa, owned by A. g. Grand and formerly
occupied by Mrs. G. A. Varney was burned at
one o'clock, Thursday night. 1t was probably
the work of an incendiary. 1t was being fixed
for rent. Loss not estimated.
HoULToN.
Tire Maine State Grange, Patrons of Hus-
bandry, are to hold their annual meeting at
Houlton, Dec 10th and 18th.
HALLowRLL.
Tne walls of the new boilding of the Maine
industrial School for girls are up and workmen
ara now engaged in putting on the roof. 1t is
expected that the building will be completed
the present season.
The ice houses on the river are nearly all
empty, notwithstanding the low prices of ice
which prevailed, and the ice companies are
preparing for their winter campaign. One
feature of the past season has been the demand
for Kennebec ice at low prices, while there
was none whatever for pond ice. The river is
exceedingly low just now, but ice men are con-
fdent that heavy rains will yet fall before ii
closes up. Low water is not favorable to the
quality of ice.
MECHANIC FALLS.
A brakeman on the local freight had one oi
his heels crushed at this station Friday morn.
ing He fell between the cars while attending
to ais duties. He is from Bethel
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An old negro named johnson. living near Clinton,
MISS, attempted suicide Friday night because Of
the election OF Cleveland and Hendricks. He cut his
throat and will probably die. When found he gave
as reason for the act that he preferred death to
slavery.
Fire Saturday night at the hospital for the insane
four miles north of Oshkosh, Wis, destroyed tho
boiler house engine room and laundry, but no part
OF the main building was touched. All Of the pa
tients were got down on the first door for safety.
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NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Class Day Orator. at Dar.mou,h College.

Class Day Orators at Dartmouth College.
HANOVER, Nov. 16.-At the meeting of the
Dartmouth seniors last night class day speak
ers were elected as follows. Marshal, G. P,
Weeks, Manchester; Assistant Marshal, r. 8,
Currier, Barre, Vt; Orator, Thomas Leigh,
Jr., Hsllowell. Me-; Poet, j. o. Chellis, New
port, n. e.; /; address to the president, W. j. @.
Wakefield, Ludlow, Vt. address to campus,
J. II. Weston, Windsor, Vt; address to old
chapel Nathan Washburn, Mddleboro, Mass. ;
Ivy address, j. d. Phlbr ok, Gambia, N. Fl.
chronicles, Samuel Hudson, Nahaut, Mass /:
Ode, John B. Hodgdon, Rochester, w. Fl.
Prophecies, II. A, Hubbard, Camden, n. Fl.
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AFTER THE STRIKE.
Counting the Losses from the Hooking
Valley TrOubles-An Aggregate of S4,-
OH 900.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 15.-The Columbus Board of
Trade to night heard the report of the committee
appointed to investigate the losses sustained from
the strike in the Hooking Valley since June 27.
The loss of trade to members OF the board and to
coal companies amounts to 81 $50 900; the loss to
business men outside of the board is $3.50 600; the
loss to the railroads centreing here is $4,000,
and the loss to the furnaces in the valley S225,-
600. The aggregate loss is $4 Oh 900, and OF this
it is estimated the loss to the city OF Columbus is
So 511 600
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Suits were instituted in Chicago Saturday by
Eastern creditors against the firm of Wolff Bros,
recently failed, charging fraud The claim is urged
that the firm confessed Judgment to the extent Of
$23O,OO0 in favor of relatives and other parties
which did not represent any legitimate indebted
ness. They ask to have the judgments set aside
and sued out ne exeat to prevent the judgment
creditors from leaving the State.
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POLITICAL.
An Election 10 be Contested

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 16.-The friends of
Hon. Carleton Hunt who, according to the
returns, was defeated for Congress in the first
district by Mr.. st. Martin, state that contest
will be made ON the ground of fraud, claiming
that they have proof of voting dead men and
non-residents, and ballot-box stufing in the
4th and 9th wards.
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INDUSTRIAL MATTERS.

Reductions in Taunton, Mass, Mills.
TAUNTON, Mass. Nov. 15.-The workmen In
the spoon asd fork department of Read s.
Barton have been notified of a shut down ev-
cry other week. Notice of general reduction
at the Whittenton Mills, to take effect On the
24th, has been given. 1t is thought that the
average will be 10 per cent.
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GRACEFULLY AUeUgEsOEs.
Hxr. Blaine Bows 90 the verdfct-The
Race for the SpoiEs

AUGUSTA, Nov. 15.-Mr. Blaine regards the
result of the official count in New York as
practically settling the presidential ques-
ton. Postmaster Manley, who has been on as
intimate terms during the campaign with Mr.
Blaine as any man in the country, received
this afternoon telegram from New York an
nouncing the completion of the official can
vass in that city, and informing him that the
plurality for Mr. Cleveland in New York State
would be 1887. This, while unofficial, said Mr..
Manley, is practical settlement of the presi-
Dental controversy, Mr.. Manley further said
that Mr.. Blaine accepts the result very cheer
fully, and has 30 regrets growing out of his
connection with the campaign He feels that
he made a good fight, aad he gracefully bows
to the verdict Of the American people. He be-
lieves the Republican party will prove true to
its grand past, and will increase in strength
with the coming years. He expects that in
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NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-Schoouer Edward R.
Emerson, from San Pedro, Mexico, which has
arrived at this port reports that Nov. Sd, about
8 y. M; in lat. 800 49,, long. 19o 12', passed
close to a wrecked vessel with the mainmast
standing, apparently schooner or brig of
about 275 tons, and evidently lumber laden.
Gould not make out her name and saw no per-
son on board