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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-05
NAINE DISPATCHES.
MR.. BLAINE IN NEW YORK.
The Center of Attraction at the Metro
pOlitan Opera House.

New YORK, Dec. 4.
The Sun says: Batteries of lorgnettes
were leveled at the gray bearded bright eyed.
man who sat between two fashionably dressed
ladies in box SO on the second tier in the
Metropolitan Opera House last evening. He
was Hon. James G. Blaine. He wore full
dressed suit. His immaculate shirt front
was surmounted with black tie. The lady
on his right was Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins and
the one on his left was Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
The colossal figure of Mr.. Stephen Elkns
loomed up in the back of the box near that
Of the Tribune editor. Mr.. ID. o. Mills sat
behind Mr.. Blaine who talked with very
much vivabity and frequently gesticulated
to the ladies. Every now and then he got
up and shook hunds with visitors from other
boxes. He seemed to enjoy the opera very
much and applauded occasionally. When
the performance ended he went to Mr.
Elkins' house. He had many visitors during
the day, and he went to see Mrs. Senator
Hale, who is at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Be-
fore attending the opera he dined at the Mile
house with Mr.. and Mrs. Elkins. He will
see Henry Irving tonight and will go to
Washington tomorrow.
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SAD DEATH.
Miss Rushby Dies Among Strangers and
Refuses to Reveal Her Identity.

NEW YORK, Dec. 4.
The friends of Miss Lydia E. Rushby are
deeply distressed at the circumstances of her
death among strangers at Derby, Conn.
They say her motive in refusing to disclose
her identity was undoubtedly desire to
spare her friends anxiety on her account
and that she kept up this self-sscrificing
concealment until she became unable to tell
who she was had she wished to. Miss Rushby
went good deal into society, when she was
younger, and was very popular among her
friends. She WIS vivacious. entertaining.
and full of sympathy. Her full, rich voice
was one of her greatest charms. For some
time previous to her death she had been WIS.,
iting one of her most intemate friends, Miss
Lucy Elms, at Birmingham, Conn.
She returned to this city to do some shop
ping for Mrs. Elms, and on Thanksgiving
day started to go back to Birmingham. Her
friends say that when she stepped from the
cars at Derby depot. encumbered as the was
with bundles, she slipped and violently struck
her head against the platform. An abrasion
was made over the left eye. When she re-
covered consciousness at DR.. Joslin's house.
she did not wish her friends to know of her
condition, and refused to reveal her identity
ously i'll, and her physician prescribed
chloral, From that time she took the drug
in large doses. Her relatives and friends
deny in the most emphatic manner that she
was ever addicted to the use of liquor in any
form, or that her fall at Derby was due to
intoxication.
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WOMAN's SUFFRAGISTS
Hold an Interesting Meeting In Provi.
dence.

PROVIDENCE, Dec. 4,
The annual convention of the Woman
Suffrage Association was continued in the
State House this morning. Mrs. Elizabeth
Beels Chase is the president of the associa-
tion. Mrs. President Chase called the
meeting to order and delivered an address
of welcome. Mrs. Lucy Stone then delivered
an address of considerable length. Mrs. b.
Anthony spoke, giving number of cases
from her own experience going to show that
petitions of women are of no account and
are sometimes treated with scant courtesy or
open contempt by law-making power.
Why so little has been done is because we
are powerless. helpless and disfranchised,
1t is not from lack of education, brains or
capacity, but in consequence of disfranchise-
ment.
Rev. Chas. w. Wendte, of Newport,
spoke te some length.
Letters were read from Elizabeth Cady-
stanton, who expressed her sbelief' that the
movement was progressing Ssnd thei speedy
enfranchisement of women seemed at hand |;
Congressmen Hoar and Lsng of Massachu.
setts who expressed sympathy with the
cause, and from Margaret Bridge of England,
in which she writes that the prospect Of the
success of suffrage in England are prom
ising.
At the afternoon session there was an
enormous attendance. VIM. Lloyd Garrison
reviewed the history of the anti i-slsvery agi-
tation applying its lessons to the suffrage
movement
Mrs. Mary +. Eastman spoke in criticism
on the remarks Of Fred Douglass that 1t was
for one who was struck to return the blow
and that woman could plead her own cause.
The concluding session, held this evening,
was largely attended and very interpstinu
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-12-05
NEW YORK REPUBLICANS.
Meeting OF the Republican County Conn
mittee-Section . Adopted.
New YORK, Dec. 4,

New YORK, Dec. 4.
There was large attendance at the repub-
lican county committee meeting tonight. A
new constitution was to be adopted and ii was
thought there would be trouble when section
2, article was reached to be passed upon.
This section read, in substance, that the fun
damental test of the right of any person to
be enrolled shall be that he voted for Blaine
and Logan, unless prevented by sickness,
absence or other unavoidable causes. Isaac
Dayton spoke against the section. He re-
ferred to the "dreadful calamity which had
overtaken the party and posterity." "Can
we," he inquired. task the people to support
the machine or machinery which have been
so disastrous to the partv?' He was called
to order and left the hall. Col. James NJ.
Varnum urged that no man should be driven
out of the party for all the voters were need
ed. The words "Blsiue and Logan" we're
changed to''republican presidential electors, -
and the section was adopted. Twelve arti-
cles were adopted when it was found that no
quorum was present, most of the MEM
bers having gone home.
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A BIG CLAIM.
Made by Some Nova Scotia Parties
Against the u. 3. Government.

HALIFAX, Dec. 4.
About the time of the American revolution
Peter Tufts emigrated from England to
Massachusetts and settled on the sight of the
present city of Maiden, where he acquired
by possession and purchase a large and
valuable portion of the ground now covered
by the city. He left only one child, the
greater number of whose descendants now
reside in Nova Scotia. After a number of
years of peaceful enjoyment and occupation
of his property he temporarily left it, and
his descendants claim and say they are
prepared to show that he was lost in a mer-
chant vessel owned by the American patri-
OTIS. The property, however, was confisi-
Gated by the government and has since been
sold, built upon and occupied. The gov
ernment claimed the right of confiscstion on
the assumption that Tufts had become a
loyalist and had gone to the province to re-
side. The claimants consider that by prov
ing their case as above stated they can have
the cOnfisication set aside and claim the value
of the property from the government to which
its present possessor will in such event have
TO look for redress. A lawyer of this city is
acting on behalf of their heirs here and in
the States, and intends taking active pro-
cee1ings in the matter. lie says that the
statue Of limitation does not apply in this
case and anticipates no particular difficulty
in sustaining his case. The property now
amounts to very large fortune, and the
claimants, being long-lived race and num-
Der of minor claims in the States having been
bought up, the claimants will not number
over so. They include branches of rhe fam
lily residing in Tufts Cove, Dartmouth, Wolf
boro, Horton and vicinity.
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HALLOWELL.

The Hallowell Granite Co have
opened a new quarry near the road at their
ledge, where they are taking out some very
excellent stone. which will be great deal
more handy to get at. They are cutting tive
large sheets of granite, each lS n. in, long,
IL II. In. vide and l #. 4 In.
thick. FOR coverings to q tomb, being the
largest fiat stones ever cut there.
They have recently made great improve
ments on their office at the quArries, making
il correspond in finish with their office build
ing in the city. They are not employing ~
many men At the quarries on cutting stone, ~
usual.
John II. Lord shot q coon In the woods,
Wednesday. that weighed "a pounds.
The entertainment given by the young folks
of the Baptist society, Tuesday evening, was
well attended and highly satisfactory. We
understand that they cleared about eco fer
the cause Of missions.
No clue to the depot burglary has yet bees
found.
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vERMONT's LOSS.
One OF the states Most Distinguished
Men Dead.

RUTLAND, VT, Dec 4.
Hon. Seneca NJ. Dorr, the past twenty
years a resident Of Rutland died at his home
last night, aged GA years. Judge Dorr was
born in Chatham Center New York. He was
prominent free soiler in the days before the
war, and became one of the founders of the
republican party. He has represented his
town and county in the council of censors,
both branches of the legislature and served
two terms as County Judge. His career as a
legislator was notable and of value to Yer.
mont,tfor it was largely through his personal
efforts that railroad taxation was brought
about, the State reform school built and the
biennial system adopted. Judge Dorr was
influential in developing the great marble
interests Of Vermont and was q business
man of such standing and integrity that many
private trvsts were placed in his hands year
after year. His widow and four children
survive him. The name of the former, Mrs.
Julia c. X. Dorr is familiar TO all readers OF
current literature.
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fall River Manufactures.

FALL RIVER, Mass. Dec. 4.
For some time past Fall River manufac-
turers have been considering some methods
of opening up trade for goods and thus
relieve the stagnatioR Of the market and re.
duce the accumulation of goods. Several
years ago, during a similar depression in the
print cloth market successful attempt was
made to open trade with the South American
states, and for several months large and
fairly profitable business was done, but
revival of home trade caused the abandon
ment Of the So. American venture. Now
the attention of the manufacturers has been
directed to Mexico as likely field in which
to extend their trade, and an agent will start
for Mexico this week to investigate the
report.
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AN INDULGENT JOURNALIST
Finds il is as Well to Keep His Secrets
to Himself.

BosToN, Dec. 4.
Judge Blodgett today rendered decision
in the case of James P. Frost and Daniel P.
Sanders of the Boston Daily Globe. arrested
on charge of contempt of court, in refusing
TO discover to the Grand Jury the source Of
certain recent information regarding an old
murder case in this city. The Judges decis-
ion is in effect that the facts of the case did
not, in his opinion warrant the commitment
of journalists for contempt, as the question
was narrow one and resolved itself down to
the question whether or not the gentleman
should divuige the names of persons who had
given them information. The decision was
awaited with great interest by the journalistic
profession.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
New York Produce Market.

NKW YORK, Dec. 4.
FLoUR-Recepts, 1900; exports. SEQ; sales, a..
500; No. 2, 90 275; fancy white Western, extra,
80 q 90; common 10 good, 270 as %; good v
choice, 3 so q 5; City mill extra, rs -;
superine,2 30 80; st. Louis extra, 20oa %;
winter wheat extra, a7e 1900; Minnesota extra,
Q IS a 8 25.s
wHEAT-Receipts, 1900; exports. pe.i42; sales.
1000; No. q red, 20; No. q red, stl; slevassT
No. Red State. 20; No white state, u.
RYE-nornial.
BARLEY-sasier.
CORN Receipts $3.50 bushels; exports. se,ess ;
sales, $4,000; spot No ., 4ol; No z, 81.
OATs-Receipts 2s00; sales, $4,000; No 3, SA;
do white, q; No .. slI q sll; do white. S2l . a;
No !. %; do White. IS Mixed Western. 32 -;
white do, 34l . aok; white State, asl ~.
SUoAR-Cut loaf and crushed q a aei; EranulateA.
q; white extra q, % abi; yellow. n q 81; moaM,
PErRoLEUM-United, ~ bid.
TALLOw-easier.
BEEF-steady.
PORK Mess spot. Il 7S a IL 90; clear bach,
II co.
LARD-aue q 10; refined. 7b5.
BUrrER-hrm.
CHEEsE-quiet.
Freights-hrm.
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HARD TIM ES.
Reductions IN Wages and the ShuttIng q
Down of Mills.

PIrTsBURG, Pa, Dec. 4.
The new mill of Zug & Co. closed down
last night until after the holidays. Today
the employees of the old mill were notified
that work would be suspended this evening.
The reason assigned was the scarcity OF
orders. About 1900 men are thus throw q
out of employment
The guide and sheet iron departments Of
Singer, Nimick & Co.'S mill, employing about
100 men, have closed down indefinitely. The
piece workers in the Keystone Bridge Co 4
works were notified today that their wages
would be reduced on Jan. lst, Is per cent.
1t is probable that similar reduction will be
ordered in all departments,
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FROM GARDINER.
Quarterly Convention of the Reform
Clubs.

GARDINER, Me-, Dec. 4.
The quarterly convention of the reform
clubs of Maine met at the Good Templar
Lodge room Wednesday forenoon. December
Sd. Delegates were present from all parts of
the Ssate, and interesting audiences assem-
bled at each session during the convention.
Most of the day Wednesday was occupied in
chosing officers and the revision of the By
Laws. Stephen w. Townsend, of Gardiner,
was elected president, and Albert Howard of
Augusta, secretary. 1t was voted to hold
the next quarterly meeting at Auburn
During the session of Wednesday evening
and Thursday the time was occupied by
various members in making short speeches
The committee adjourned finally Thursday
evening.
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AN EXCITING CONTEST.
Who is TO BE Senator From New York.

ALBANY, N. Y. Dec. 4.
The Evening Journal says that it appears
that Hon. Jos ID. Warren is in race for
the senatorship. The significance of this
is that it takes President Arthur out of con-
troversy, in person, at least, for whether
Warren is 70 serve as bis proxy is not re-
vealed This is another manifestation of
the wise and conservative action of Presi-
dent Arthur. The spectacle of the President
of the United States engaged in hot contest
for the senatorship of his State would not
be edifying or pleasant. At present the
outlook is that Messrs. Morton, Evarts.
Depew, Warren. Hiscock and Russell will
all be in the list when the legislature meets
with some of the strongest old stalwart and
halfbree on Morton's side. There is a
a stronger following for Depew than has
been expected. An obediant corps is led by
Warren if he decides to stay in the race.
The remainder is scattered between the
other three candidates.
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FoREl,sN NEWS.
HOUSE OF Com MONS.
Discussion on the Articles Prin,ed IN
the Unued Ireland.

LONDON, Dec. 4.
In the House of Commons today, Lord
Fitzmsurice, under foreign secretary, stated
that the recognition by England of the
African International association was now
the subject of negotiations.
Henry Campbell Bannermann, chief secre-
tary for ireland, replying to the question
whether or not the government would prose.
cute the authors of the articles in the United
ireland inciting to crime, said the govern.
ment was awake to the evil of the articles
referred to, but that he doubted the wisdom
of giving fcticious Importance to the paper by
prosecuting.
VIM. O'Brien. member for Mallow. and
editor of the Ucited Ireland, jumped to his
feet and declared that the chief secretary was
making an attack on him. The speaker
declared 0'Brien out of order and called the
next question. 0'Brien resumed his seat,
shouting that this was another sample of
British fair play.
In the House of Commons Mr.. Ashmead
Bartlett gave notice that he would call the
attention Of the House to the desparing re-
marks made by Prince Bismarck in the
Reichstag yesterday on Gladstone and his
cabinet,
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THE HAND OF DEATH
Still Grasping the Unhappy People of
Virginia and Kentucky.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Dec. 4.
correspondent of the Courier Journal
sent dispatch last night, from Mt. Pleasant,
Harland county, KY, stating that the scourge
in Eastern Kentucky. is fully as frightful as
had been intimated in previous dispatches.
In Harland county there have been 200 deaths
them from flux. The correspondent estimaes
that in Kentucky counties he has visited.
Harlan, Bell and Knox, the total number of
deaths is 1000. He thinks the disease has
been more deadly in the Virginia counties TO
the east and one or two Kentucky counties
north of the district named. In Letcher
county, Ky, the disease is reported as sweep
ing away whole families at q time.
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Ice Houses Burned.
NruARx N /

NEWARK, n. j.. Dec. 4.
Two ice houses and part of the main
brewery buildings owned by c. Fergenspan
were burned today. Loss $4,000. Herman
Scharpenburg and Gotllieh Schnalzricht
were vanishing vat in one of the ice
houses and the yarnish ignited from the
lamp and set fire to the building The
flames quickly spread to other builnidgs.
Scharpensburg was horribly burned and it is
thought that he cannot live Schnalzricht
was also badly burned. Several fremen
were injured bv the falling of the roof of
one of the ice houses.
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SERGEANT KELLY's TRIAL.
A New Indictment Found Against tn,
Prisoner.

PORTLAND, Dec. 4.
The second trial of Sergeant Kelly com
menced in the United States district court in
Portland, Thursday afternoon, H. d. Had
lock defends Kelly this time. United States
District Attorney Lunt has mol pressed the
old indictment and new indictment has
been found for the same cause. The testi-
mony will be nearly the same a, at the former
trial as but few witnesses are called and they
will probably give nothing of especial in
terest.
The indictment passed at the last term, on
which the jury disagreed, was remitted to
this court and mol pressed. Upon Kelly's
arraignment upon the present indictment,
Counsellor Hadlock interposed a special plea
of former jeopardy. The plea was moi
argued.
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FROM BlDDEFORD.
Election of Officers OF the Baptist state
Home Missionary Society.

BIDDEFoRD, Dec.
The State Home Mission Society of the
Free Baptist denomination, met today at
Saco, and chose the following officers:
President-E. ID. Wade, Dover
Vice Presilent-Rev. c. f. Penny, of Au-
gusta; J. Q Adams, Lewiston.
Treasurer-Rufus Deering, Portland.
Executive Committee-Besides the above
Revs., j. w. Parsons, j. C. Osgood, S. w
Cook.
Portland.
The address was delivered by Rev. J. @
Adams.
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Two OF a Kind.


NEW YORK, Dec. 4.
Riverhead lies in great excitement over the
elopement of the wife of Rev. w. A. Downs,
pastor Of the Methodist church, with G..
Mitchell Terry. a wealthy farmer of that
place. Downs last night resigned his pastor
ate because of his disgrace. Mrs. Downs
left two children behind. 1t is believed the
eloping pair have gone to Florida TO meet a
sister of Terry, who lett her husband and
four children two years ago and eloped with
Capt Penny of Riverhead.
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NEW YORK MYSTERY.
Police Believe They Have a Glue to the
Crime.

NEW YoRK, Dec. 4.
The body ai the woman found in the ash
heap under the Carleton House, has been poe
itively identified and public interest is inten-
sified, and the authorities are using every
means to penetrate the mystery which at pres-
ent envelopes the affairs. 1t is the belief Of
the police, based on information received
from her sister. that the woman was on her
way to her brothers place Of basiness, ~
Nashua street, and that she was forcibly taken
into the Carleton House cellar through some
entrance not determined, and there esulted
and murdered.
Her sister AYERS that she never drank and
was of highly moral character, but thinks she
might have strayed into the neighborhood
where the remains were found. Her husband.
1t is said, also disappeared about nine months
ago, The police are confident they will be
able to ferret out the perpetrators Of the crime
and are said to have several persons under
surveillance.
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A Household Neceseity."
Nodern.SCienCe
md SkePEiCiSm=

What has Skepticism done FOR the world2
Nothing but to suggest doubts II has even
suggested that Rheumatism cannot be cured.
Skepticism Is as bad as rheumatism.
What has Science done for the worldi
A good many things; for instance, 1t has
shown that Rheumatism can be cured
It has shown that Neuralgia can be got nd OF.
Modern science haspruvedt that Rheumatism n
blood disease, and has provided ATHLoFBoROS
as the remedy which can completely cure IL
1t has proved that although the Old doctors
failed TO overcome Neuralgia, ATHLOPBoRos can
reach IT, and eradicate II from the system
II has proved that though these tormenting
diseases were so slow and obstinate, they can
be overcome In q little while by means OF
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Powder Explosion.

LYNCHBURG, Va. Dec 4.
The powder magazine of the Virginia Mil
itary Institute at Lexington exploded last
night. 1t contained 500 pounds of cannon
powder and the explosion was terrific. The
windows of the institute were shattered and
the lights put out and houses in Lexington,
a mile away, were shaken to the foundation.
Five cadets who were dismissed on Tuesday
were supposed to have caused the explosion.
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SENTENCED FOR PIRACY.
The Mate of the Julia Baker to Spend
Eight Years IN Prison.

New YORK, Dec. 1.
Henry George, the mate of the vessel Julia
Baker of Boothbay, whose captain died in
Southern waters, and who assumed the COM
mand and pioloted the vessel into Fortune
Island where he sold the cargo and appro-
priated the proceeds, was convicted recently
of piracy on the high seas. He was sen.
fenced in New York, Thursday, to the State
prison for eight years.
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Franklin County Grangers.

FARMINGIoN, Dec. 4.
The Franklin County Grange met with
North Pennington Grange today. The fol-
lowing officers were installed for the ensuing
year
Master-C. v. Pinkham.
Overseer-H. A. Thompson.
Lecturer-D. II. Knowlton.
Steward-A. H. Thompson.
Assistant Steward-J, F. Niles.
Secretsry-M. c. Hobbs.
Treasurer-J II. Merritt.
Chaplain-W. E. Morse.
There was a large attendance. 1t was
voted to decide the question of permanently
locating the comfy grange at Pennington at
the March meeting.
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Launch of Q. $. steamer. Boston.

CHESTER, Pa, Dec. 6.
U. ). Steamer, Boston, was successfully
launched at Roachs shipyard today. A large
number of naval officers were present to wit
ness the launch. The Boston Is 2S6 feet over
all ;270 on water line; AZ foot beam; 2S foot
depth of hold; displacement, $500 tons.