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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

/ like to succeed Gen, Mackenzie in command
Of the department of Texas-
Judge Dunno, of Tallehasse. recently
made count by the Pope, owns l64,O
acres in fernando county, Fla, and ha'
formed large Catholic cDlony.
Ex-Gov Blackburn, of Kentucky, ha'
been perfecting arrangements to open PR
waite asylum or sauitarium IN LOUISVILLE 1ol
the treatment of lunatics and inebriates Hs
10 . very skilIful doctor.
Two Of the five Confederate generals arr
still living. Joseph E. Johnston and r u. T.
Beauregard- The confederates had twenty
one lieutenant generals and of these nine ara
are still living. james Longstreet, WADE
ID. ID. Lee, A. Z. Stewart. Jubal Early, o
q. Buckner and Joseph z. Wheeler.
Mrs. W. II. II. Murray is reported to have
begun practising medicine in New Haven
~here she has fitted up house near wooster
Green With furniture taken from her former
home On the parior wall hangs large
crayon portrait Of Mr. Murray and Oil paint
inxs of the two horses in which he once fook
great delight, Abdallah and Star of the South.
Patti denies that she was kissed by the
Governor of Missouri, and says: Il do NOT
like kissing even on the stage. The men
rumple nv dresses and if have flowers in
my hair or in my bosom they fall out. And
thew embrace you, and you have to look
pleasant while you feel as if you wanted {"
discharge them from the company for their
clumsjnsss" She added that General Sher-
man once tried to kiss her, and she ran away
Minister Morton's house in Paris IS GER
tainly an improvement on past American
ministerial residences in Paris. For years
the United States Minister kept shabby OH
cial apartments on the second floor over a
laundry and grocery store. In order to
reach this striking and dignified resort one
had TO pass up between the entrances to the
grocery and laundry. Minister Morton lives
10 an elegant mansion on the Arc de Triom-
phe, where he dispenses generous and lavish
hospitality.
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Presidential.

The friends of Mr.. Blaine having be-
come impatient at his persistency in refus-
ing to be candidate for the nomination
for President. are taking the liberty to go
ahead. in many localities. without his con-
sent. 10 presenting his name as candl-
date. A conference was recently held al
Washington which took steps to promote
his nomination. Mr.. Blame gave mem
bers of the conference who consulted him
the same answer that he has given 10
everybody. that he does not desire to be
nominated.
Fayette county in Pennsylvania, the first
county in that State to elect delegate
TO Chicago, pronounced overwhelmingly
in favor Of Blaine. Resolutions were
passed approving the administration OF
President Arthur as wise and conservative,
fayoring protective tariff, designating j.
X. Ewing as the choice OF Fayette county
for delegate TO Chicago, and also the fol-
lowing:
That se pledge our earnest united and hearty sup
port TO the no minees OF the next national republi
convention but we declare the first choice OF the
republicans OF this country to be Overwhelmingly IN
favor Of the Hon James q. Blaine; and of this fact
advise the delegates 10 the district, state, ana
national convention. and demand that they act ac
cordingly.
A report of the meeting says: 1.-The
mention of the name of Blaine was greeted
with great applause. and the resolution
was passed without dissenting vote.
Seldom has such enthusiasm been seen in
a convention here. 1t IL confidently pre-
dicted Blaine could carry this county 10y
10000 majority"
General Grant has been interviewed in
relation to the nomination. He declares
that Arthur or Blaine will he the nominee
Arthur cannot secure the delegation from
his own State in favor of his nomination is
generally regarded rs fatal to his
prospects.
A New Yorker long resident in Cali
forna sends the Philadelphia Press the
following careful survey OF the Presidential
field
SAN FRANCIsCo March |, 1884.
You Eastern Republicans make grea
mistake in admitting If not, indeed, pro.
claiming. that whichever party carries, New
York will win the presidency. II is not true
OF the four presidential elections that have
occurred since the war. the democratic party
have carried New York in two of them, and
vet the republican party elected their presi-
dent every time In the eight guberuatorial
elections in New York since the war the
democrats have carried five. the republicans
but three. while the democratic majoritie,
have averaged far higher than the republic
can majorities. With good management, tbs
republicans ought to carry New York thi.
year, but it is safer to look for an election
independent of her vote. We shall be NOR,
apt to have New York's vote if we don't neet
it
Here is a calculation, which some paper,
in this State have d~elt on with satisfaction
II 10 assumed that any acceptable candidate
will be able to carry the following States
Their electoral votes are given:
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

Robert Bonner. of the New York Ledger.
is estimated to be worth from seven to ten
millions of dollars,
General Diaf will probably be the Liberal
candidate for President of Mexico at the
approaching election.
De Lesseps often sleeps for twenty-four
hours at a stretch. and then goes a wh9le
week without even a moments doxing.
Mr.. Herbert Spencer, having been asked
to stand as . liberal candidate for member
of Parliament for Leicester, writes declining
to abandon his work for political career
Gen. D. o. Howard is going to Europe on
. four months leave of absence. He would
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Send or call fer descriptive circular.
w. RAYMOND,
$40 Warrington Street, Boston.
d0t

Extract from a private letter receix-
ed by ]. N. Wade Of this city:
Three Of the family have been
sick with colds, but a few doses
Of that TOgus Cough Mixture you
sent US has cured them, and I
am taking the rest of the bottle
for my weak lungs. We have
never had any other medicine
that did SO much good.
Mrs. GEO. F. WADE.
East Perham, We.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13
State of Maine.
COUNCIL CHAMBER, [
Augusta, Mar 8, 1884.

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Augusta, Mar 8, 1884.
The undersigned, Committee of the Executive
Council, appointed In accordance with the following
Resolve OF the Legislature approved March "A. 1883.
hereby "solict proposals from Cities towns and indi.
viduals as an inducement to the location of q new
insane hospital"
"Resolve for the appointment of q committee of
the Executive Council to solicit proposals for the
location of q Insane Hospital.
Whereas, The insane hospital is now full and over
flowing with patients, and has been enlarged from
time TO time, that II will be necessary to
tablish another insane hospital; therefore,
Resolved, That the governor and council appoint
a committee from their own number to solicit pro-
posals from cities. towns and individuals an in
ducement the location of said hospital procure
plans of said hospital and estimate OF the of
the same to consider the best method for the state
to adopt in its construction, and any other matter
legtimately connected Herewith, and submit a re
port upon the whole matter to the next legislature
during the first week OF its session.
Sach proposals" sealed, and with the nature Of
the contents endorsed envelopes will be received
up June goth, 1854, by the Secretary of State Au
gusta, Maine
NICHOLAS FEssENDEN,l Committee
JOHN L. SwASEY, of
SlI.AS c. HATCH. Ex. Council,
marsd-eodSm
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

The only state in this list about which
there could be doubt is Indiana, but it must
be remembered that we have carried Indiana
at every presidential election since 1860.
except one. The doctrine of chances, il we
did not have more substantial reliance is.
therefore. overwhelmingly in favor of the
republicans carving Indiana.
The aggregate vote of the Electoral Col
ieges is 4ol. The successful candidate
must therefore, have pol votes. The above
states will give the Republican candi
date 1872 votes-nine short of the requisite
number. Concede to the democrats. for the
sake of argument, the best chance for New
York and the certainty of New Jersey. what
then? Here stand California and Nevada
with eleven electoral votes. Both states may
be classed as doubtful. There is only one
man named for the presidency by either
party who can, in the Judgment of both par
ties. certainly carry California and Nevada,
and that man is James c. Blaine of Maine.
With the vote of California and Nevsds
added TO the 1872 above. the republicans
would have sos-or two votes more than the
number necessary to elect. l, is said that
Blaine might lose Connecticut. That is no,
probable: at least il is no more probable
than that he would carry West Virginia OF
the tariff issue.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

OFFICE OF Insurance COMMISSIONER, ,
Augusta, Mar. sth, 1884.
TO THE PUBLIC.
The commissioner has reliable information tina;
certain cooperative assessment life and a,ciien,
insurance associations attempting 10 transact
business in this State in violation of law. AMONG
Others the Peoples Benefit Association of Masss
chuseits. and United States Mutual Accident Asso-
citation of New York.
The law provides severe penalties. applying TO all
persons. who assume to set solicitors or agents
fer any company or association that has secured
license TO do business in this State.
The public cautioned against all persons solicit
ing insurance OF kind. who unable to exhihi,
an agents or brokers' license from this department
froefs OF the violation of the insurance laws OF
Maine, should be sent st once to this Office that
promp, enforcement of the laws may be secured.
ORAMANDAL SMITH.
Insurance Commissioner.
mariofkwlm
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Election Notice.

City Clerks Office, Augusta, Me-, Mar. 10, 1854.
To the inhabitants of the City of Augusta qualified
to vote according to law
You a hereby notified and warned TO assemble at
your respective ward rooms in said city, Tuesday
the 18th day OF March, A. ID. 1884, at 10 O'Clock in
the forenoon, then and there to give in your votes
for Mayor, there having been choice for that
Office at the regular election holden Monday. the
10th inst one of the three candidates baliofted
for having received majority of all the cast
as is required by the city charter.
The polls will close at O'Clock, P. NJ.
marl2lt I'd II. +. BLANCHARD, City Clerk.
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Mr.. NJ J. Green, z. NJ. at North Buffalo,
Pa, states his feet were badly frosted and he
suffered also with pains in the head. which
st, Jacobs Oil, the great psin-releiver, COM
pletely cured
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

Not case of rheumatism, not case of
neuralgia, not q case of lameness, not a case
of pain or sprain-not one-has failed to GO
when attacked by Thomas Eclectric Oil.
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-03-13

Every lawyer. every minister, every stump
speaker. and every singer, are loud in the
praise of Adamson's Cough Balssm.
mari ld&wlw
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
GOOD sLEIGHING AND SKATING.

When Gabriel Case arose yesterday morning
there was snow on the ground; and Gabriel threw
business there was for when the had reached the
zenith the air was vocal with the sound of bells and
there was a great demand for Gabriel's mountain
dew and rye. The road was firm and hard beneath
the horses hOofs and rang to their tread the air
filled with sunbeams and chilled by the frost, and
the great stoves in Gabriel's and BarTy's houses
gIowed invItingly through the window-panes.
Among the sleighers were Ned" stokes behind his
favorite team, lyman and Belltiower; Colonel Law
renee Kip driving Lady Griswold Rufus Compton,
dodging the snow-balls from the hOofs of his chest
nut team; David Bonner and his sorrel team;
Phoenix and his horse King William; John Mur-
pby. speeding the bay gelding Frank; Isadore
Cohnfeld with Make Cobb and Helene; joe
Murphy and the horse Steve Maxwell John j.
Quinn with Nellie Quinn, and NJ. j. Duff behind
John j.
Nearly $4,000 persons visited the large lake in
the Park, and all day long the ring Of the skaters
steel against the smooth surface of the ice made
music.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
GETTING A LOAN ON A GOLD BRICK

Henry Waterford, alas "Joe" LatOn, at the JEFF
ferson Market Police Court yesterday, on a warrant
issued by n Dutchess County Justice of the Peace.
waA charged with swindlng DR.. Thomas H. kruse
Kruse received letter, purporting 10 come from
Talbot & Co. of San Francisco and introducing
William johnson, alias Ward. Dr. KTnse came to
New-York and saw johnson, and arranged to meet
johnson and Walter ord at YOnkers, III November
They then said that they wanted t0 get a loan and
would give as security brick of gold Three bOr-
ings were made in the brick and, the doctor sup
posed the dust was taken TO an assayer. who found
that il stood 90 per cent. The doctor then gave
johnson and Walter Ford 81 900 and took the
supposed gold brick Subsequently he discovered
that the brick was alloy. and almost worthless.
Ever since then the ctor has been endeayoring TO
find his swindlers, but IN vain. Recently however
he heard that Walter Ford was at the Occidental
Hotel aud he secured the swndlers arrest. Justice
Patterson decided that Walter Ford would have to
be taken before the Justice who issued the war
rant.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
GARROTED BY THREE MEN.
A MUsIC-DEALER ROBBED OF $500.
ANOTHER BOLD HIGHWAY RoBBERY-No CLEw TO
THE CRIMINALS.

ANOTHER BOLD HIGHWAY RoBBERY-No CLEw TO
THE CRIMINALS.
The report of another highway robbery in the city
reached Police Headquarters yesterday. KoDcrt
LIE F6vre, proprietor of music store at NO. %
East Thirteenth-st., was waylad in the street on
Monday evening by three men, who seized HIM
from behind, stfed his cries and robbed nun OF
$500. Detectives sent out by Inspector Byrnes 10
descr,ptIon of the robbers. Mr.. lie Fevre is a
Frenchman of middle age. small IN stature, anu so
near-sgbted that he cannot distinguish tnc iaIe y.
n friend across street He closed his store about
2 D. m on Monday, after placing S3Oo IN pank
notes in his pocket. The money was intended LOT
a business acquaintance, and he chose 10 carry IL
in order to save the expense OIL sehang y @ 10 ,le
short distance from his store ne heaIu tne TaPid
footsteps of men wi were following HIM. lie did
not turn as they drew near: Suddenly S ne was vas
on the sidewalk. One rutfan kept his hand over
Mr.. lie Fevre's mouth, while another caught hold
of his throat with vice-llke grasp. The music
dealers hat was thrust over his eyes. He could not
cry out aud his struggles TO free himself from the
ruffans useless. The third man rapidly tore
open Mr.. lie FevTe's coat and searched all the
some loose change had been taken the highwaymen
released the FTenchman and ran swiftly away III
different directions.
Mr. LIE Feyre got up and shouted for help, but
the street was nearly deserted and no one answered
his call. After walking about two blocks he met
policeman. When told of the robbery the police
killed" 1t was the opinion of the police that the
thieves were watching Mr.. lie FevTe when he
counted out the money in the store, but ne sau hat
he counted the money ne yoaG ana aGG Sve the be- poe any
description of the robbers on account % ~. od nis
defective sight. The only clew which the detectives
the fact that in one of Mr. lie Fevres pockets were
some five-franc silver coins issued IN France III
the time of the Empire These coins were taken,
and is supposed that the thieves may have sold
4ha,n 10 nnAa
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
BOARD OF EDUCATION COMMITTEES.

President Walker yesterday announced the COM
mittces of the Board of Education. The fol blowing
are the chairmen: Jacob ID. Vermilyc, finance !;
David Wotmore, teachers; +. W. Devoe, buildings;
+. J. H. Tamsen, supplies Henry Schmitt audit
ing; Eugene II. Pomeroy, sites and new schools /;
William Wood, course of study and school books (;
W. j. Welch. school furniture; William Wood,
Normal College; Il. G.. Beardslee, evening schools /;
Jacob II. Schiti, cOlored schools; William Belden,
warming and ventilation; Gilbert II. Crawford. by
laws, electionsan qualifications; David WetmOre,
Nautica School; William NJ. Ivins, animal report;
Edward Patterson, nomination Of trustees; andGi
bert II. Crawford, executive committee of the Col
lege of the City of Ncw-YOTk.
The distribution of the amount appropriated by
the Board of Estimate for this year reported by
the Finance Committee, but action was deferred
until next Wednesday. The several items do not
vary much from those presented to the Board of
Estimate Superintendent Jasper presented the
report of attendance for December. There were
139 go scholars enrolled with average daily at
thndance of 20, ,5l7, being a gain over December,
1882 of 3,601 on the enrolment, and $50 on the
attendance The average attendance at the even
lug schools last month was 6,420.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
NEW CITY COIIRT EMPLOYEES.

The justices of the City formerly known as the
Marne) Court met yesterday and removed John
Savage, chief clerk; John A. Shea, deputy clerk {;
Thomas J. Miller, assistant clerk; Stephen Hays.
stenographer; John Klein, interpreter; and Eugene
Soullyet, John O'Bren and John Barry. court Off
GERS. John Reid the equity clerk, was promoted to
he chief clerk; ex-senator Ferdinand Eidman was
made General Term clerk, Thomas Carroll, record
clerk; William Guy, ,stenograPher; William Henry
II. I. Burgoyne and Louis Schlamm conrt attend
There arc six Judges whose politics are as follows
Granville p. Rawes, Ernest Hail and 5. Bnrdette
Hyatt Republicans; Edward Moran, Irving Hall
Democrat Charles j. Nehrbas, German Democrat.
and David McAdam Independent Democrat. The
Republicans have heretofore been unable to obtain
anv of the patronage OF the Court, although they
Browne took Office he was more complasant, and
the result was a determination to have general
"shaking-up" as one of the judges phrased it. and
weed out a number of the old employees, thus
making room foI friends of the more recently elected
Judges
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17

man who drove the cart. while Farrell was the one
who made the assault upon Mr.. Church. The third
robber is known to the police, who expect 20 cap
ture him soon. Mr.. Church will 60 to Philadelphia
to-day to identify the prisoners
eyed to be concerned in the robbery of Mr. Ruperts
collector three years ago, but he escaped conviction
Soon afterwards he stole mans watch I'D tne
Bowery. and was sent to prison. HIS term expired
only few months ago. James Titterington mas
been in prison several times. About two m9nths !i
ago lie shot in the leg on the east slde OF tne
John Dwight & Co.. whose superintendent was
the victim of the robbery, are manufacturers oi
carbonate of soda and saaratus.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Typothete dinner In Metropolitan Hail.
Funeral Of Charles Delmonc0 in st. Leo Church,
0:30 a. m.
Dinner Of General Society Mechanics and Tradesmen,
sieghortner's, evening.
Democratic meeting in the Everett House, evening.
Meeting OF Northern Pacific Railroad Directors.
NewYork and Ontario reeevership case before Judge
Wallace. a.
Eastsde propertyowners conference with Mayor
Edson
g. A. r. conference in schilllng Hall.
Inquest In Lu Ling murder case.
I. c. Farrers lecture before Long Island Historical
Society. -,
American Society Of Civil Engineers, No. l27 East
Twenty-thirdst.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
1s THE wHEELBAPROw FOR sALEi

William Bowe a tailor in Whitebal-st, has
wheelbarrow for sale. 1t is not worth much not
nearly so much as coat for which the Wheel
barrow was left as hostage by the purchaser of
Tuesday and. after selecting coat worth 81,
said he would leave the wheelbarrow, now i'll front
of the store if Mr.. Bowe would look out for 1t till
his return The man inadvertently "a took the coat
with him, saying he was only going as far as the
Produce Exchange. Time passed, and fearing the
wheebarrOw would be stolen, Nj Bowe took IT in
his shop TO keep it till the owners return. He has
IL vet and seems likely to keep it: Yesterday, when
a friend went in TO inquire if he could Duy the
wheelbarrOw, Mr.. BOwe became exceeding wToth.
He is in no mood for joking.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
FIRE-PROOF MATERIAL.
RESULT OF EXPERIMENTS BY THE BOARD OF CN-
DERwRITERs.

RESULT OF EAPERlMENIS bt ihb pNNA@ -
DERwRITERs.
The New-York Board of Fire Underwriters IneO
Yesterday the principal part of the proceeuiuss'
aside from an unfinished discussion OF ta1a.i93n, 9a
being report of some experiments conouceeu ~ %
the direction Of the Committee on surveys, ~ aod
gard to the ire-proof qualities OF the mnieIIai
In the partition walls of the Hudson Kver ha,I- dn
road stores. The experiments were nreacSce Of
members of the board, surveyors and hreneh' n
building. ten by ten by. nine feet, had been
erected OF Enn Which hdoW }hGSe boc known as
terra-cotta and the fourth side was VI
blocks taken from the stores, when hSe ho
TpssG% pTsGYEgSS Sented TSe badSs was erected
in severely cold weather and was exposed 20
frost rain and snow for a week. On the DAY oI the
experiment the thermometer averaged
( fire was started by Captain Hull of the Fire In;
surance Patrol; hard woodand petroleum beingused
to create an intense heat After raging Tor colsiu
eraby over an hour the walls were suddenly coo1Ga
by p0werfnl streams of water The most noticeable
effect of the water was to soften the inside OF the
wall so that it could easily be penetrated WIN q
kicking from the inside with the bottom OF the
heel. The conclusions of the committee were aS
follows
M That wall OF said mburnt blocks II perfectly
ia eona TO an ordinary twevench brick wall In
rc-heat resisting quality, but that against le acTn % W ~
fire and water combined 1t Is inferior 10 Orich wall vi
to porous terra Gotta"
c21 That on account of the great liability OF the
Joining being defective, VIC consider heaVy eoes& & vi
g,r
iron beams where they Join with the wall necessary ior
absolute safety against fire.
C3l That while said blocks developed hre-resisting
ability equal to anything that was claimed Tor IL by the
uaties introducing or using it, much depends opon me
uoitv of the composition used in such blocks being reay
re-proof (which can never be told by outside eXalha
ton OF the finished block, that your committee % dee9a "a
the of any unburnt block material too recarOus 10
favor its Introduction where burnt blocks can be used ms
well. -, -,
The result of these experiments will probably
have considerable influence ON future ratings by
fire underwriters.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Ghsey Bouse-senator d. M. Sabin, OF Min; In
A r. Goshom, Of Cincinnati Hotel Brunsteiek-Con;
gressman Robert r. Ht Of Illinois Ns1 iors dS hoss
General I. Waltha OF Mississippi ana s.s.e
Judge George Kennedy, of Syracuse and eICongress
John W. Gambler, OF Boston: .fJh ArenM ho'es
Charemagne Tower, Of PHILADELPHIA PARK Arsnse
Hotel-Sandford Fleming. OF Ottawn, Canada. HoD
man House-Charles W. McCune Of Buffalo BreUoofT
Hotlse-R NJ. Pusifer and f. b. Haskell. of The Boston
Herald Hotel 81. Aare-state Treasurer X A. MAX
well, Of Albany.
New-York tribune., 1884-01-17
MISERIEs OF TENANTS IN ELIZABETH.

Excitement among renters of property in Eliza
beth over the forced payment OF taxes s!lll con-
tinues. The constables, in the case of widow who
refused payment, seized two wagon-loads OF house
hold goods, and having sold one load for sum suf-
1cent TO satisfy the claim, returned the other III
seems that the disputed tax is required 10 pay
judgmen4 in suit on the city bonds, about the le-
gaity Of which there was so much litigation ana
dispute. Persons not paying are said 10 be liable
for contempt of court From one row OF tenements