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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-02-29
Domestic Markets.
By Telegraph.y


New YORK, Feb 28.-Flour market-receipts
IL ,538 bbls exports 3349 bbls; without important
change; good and choice grades held drm a lex export
Flour, No 2 at 35G3 00;Sup. Western andiState
at 2 S6003 40 common to good extra Western and
Common to choice White Wheat Western extra at
6 $500 go; fancy do 60@7 co; common to good
extra Ohio at 4U@6 90; commoa to choice extra
good to prime 1906 70: choice to double extra
do SO@6 95 including 800 bbls City Mill extra
5 35@5 40: 500 bbls No at 35@3 90; 100 bbs
8 so; 300 bbls Winter Wheat extra at 409
90; 4,6o0 bbls Minnesota extra at 40G6 80.
Southern -four quiet; common to fair at 45@4 90;
good to choice at 7096 so. Rye Flour is steady.
Wheat receipts 1000 bush; exports 146, I'll bu;
SPECULATION quiet; spot lots A@1s lower and dull;
sales LIE, 900 bush spot;No Red at OSgl o31a:
No 2 Red at 1901 1874 in eley; No Red State
l 221a; No White State at 22h. Rye firm.
Barley strong. Cern-cash No 129M higher;
others steady with fair export demand; speculative
bush sales 204 900 on spot: No at 6O12 @60s4 c;
No at 6z14c elev; White Southern 63967 Oats
on spot No at A0c; White do at 43c NO at 4os4
do White at 44c; No at 41c; White do Acc; Mixed
Western at 4l@42c; White do S4947; White State
and crushed 7Tsc granulated IL &c; G 55s @5s4
Extra at 5Ts @61s White do at 614@6$sc; Vel
low at 6ss@518c off at 61a96s4c G; standard
at 7971sc; powdered TIA Contec. A at rs Cubes
7s4c. Petroleum-united O0M. TaIlow firm,
Pork is wholly nominal in absence of trading ;mess
quoted yesterday on spot at lo OO4lS 20; clear
back at 20 20. Beef quiet. Lard opened 100L2
points lower closing trade less active contract
grade spot 70; refined for continent 10 10: A al
10 20. Butter is firm; State at 10000; Western
at $685.; Elgin Creamery 36c. Cheese firm; State
12014s4 Western fiat at IL 15@13c.
Freights to Liverpool weak; Wheat y steam 1s4
CHICAGO, Feb. 28.-Flour steady. Wheat lower
February 81 14@921sc, closing 9lSsc; No 2 Chica
go Spring at Ola @93c, closing 921ac; No 3 do al
S0G82c; No 2 Red Winter at / 00@i OF. Corn il
easier at 521s@531ac. Oats are weakerat 3214c
Rye firm at 581 1ac. Barley dull at 63c. Pork lower
at II 75a17 80. Lard is easier at at 4099 40
Bulk Meats in fair demand-shoulders 80; short
ribs at 10; short clear 8 80.
Receipts-Flour IA 900 bbls, wheat $4,000 bush
corn 222, 900 bush, oats $4,000 bush, rye 6,oOC
bn, barley 25, 900 bush.
Shiprnents-F4our 16, 900 bbls, wheat 16 COO bu
corn 100 900 bush oats II 900 bush, rye AT 900 bu
barley 10000 bush.
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THE PACIFIC BANK.

Interesting Decision of the supreme
COurt-The Case of James M. Shute, Jr.
BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-The Supreme Judicial
Court for the Commonwealth has overruled
the exceptions of the defendant in the suit
brought by James M. Shute, Jr., vs.. the Pacif-
ic National Bank, which was to recover on
three certificates OF deposit of 81 600 each,
held By Mr.. Shute., The bank defended the
sut through Mr.. Linus M. Price, the receiver,
and the claim was that the certificates were
Offset by promissory notes given by William
81. Nichols, to whom the certificates we're orig
inally given, and by him assigned to Mr.
Shute. Nichols Endorsed each of the certif.
Gates to the plaintiff, who received them for
valuable consideration, and, as the plalntlf 8
evidence showed, without notice of any ln-
trinity, soon after their issue; but the defend~
ant had no notice OF the transfer until March
IS, 1882, when the plaintiff demanded payment
thereof. The defendant asked the court to
rule that the certificates OF deposit declared on
by the plaintiff were promissory notes, payable
on demand, within the meaning of Puollc
Statutes, chap. II, sec. IA, and that the amount
due upon the two notes declared upon In set
off should be set off against the claim OF the
plaintiff. This ruling the presiding judge de-
clined to give, to which refusal the defendant
excepted. The jury found verdict for the
plaintiff IN the sum of $3,17450; and the De.
fendant, being aggrieved, presents this Dill OF
exceptions, and prays that the same may be al
lowed
The rescrpt of the Supreme Court Is as fol-
lows: Exceptions overruled. The certln-
Gates OF deposit are not promissory notes within
General Statutes, chap. SO, sec. 10; Pubic
Statutes, chap. ", sec. ID.
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ofboard in his own boat ours being stoVa
when we were dismasted, he found us In
starving condition, we having been ten days
on an allowance Of two ounces OF bread and
one Of beef per man, per day, and very itua
more for some time before. We had been
catching and eating drift seaweed for some
days before in our endeavors to allaY the awfui
pangs OF hunger and give Us little strength
as we were completely worn out in our en-
deavors to keep the vessel afoat in the dread
ful hurricanes we encountered, both before
and after we were dismasted.
We lost our spars and sails and water tanka
in terrible hurricane on the I'D OF December
off Cape Spear, at O'Clock, In which hurri-
cane the brigantine Blanche, OF St. Johns
Captain Halrey, which supplied us with pro.
visions eleven hours before, foundered. We
would wish to call attention to the heartleass
ness displayed by masters Of steamers, two In
particular, one of which passed quite near IN
the daytime, answered our signals with MS
ensign, but steamed away without attempting
to come to speak TO us. The other We per-
ceyed Just at dusk; he came so near that We
could hear the beat OF his engine, and although
quite dark could distinguish men on his decki
but although we burned our distress lights and
hailed him repeatedly, he paid no attentions
but steamed right away.
After we lost our spar we managed to rig
masts and patched the remnants OF our sails
(although in the midst OF binding snow and
hail, with sails and deck frozsn.) We shaped
course lOr the MeStohn lsiAhus, Ws1
which place we had accomplished a distance
of $50 miles, experiencing severe gales Q.
wind and tremendous seas, which threateno0
to engulf the ship, we not having sail TO keep
away from the sea. This would asauredly
have been the case had We not contrived 20
heaVe the vessel to with a hawser with oeek
barrel attached out on the weather bow, 70
keep the ship head to the sea, and tkcs pre-
vent the enormous seas from beating In her
stern, which was the case with the unfortunate
brigantine Blanche. Even as it was, there Is
not the slightest doubt that but for the superior
build OF the vessel and her wonderful strength
we should not now have been alive TO tell the
tale.
When taken off by the Excelsior we wers
50 days out, and completely worn out In miAd
and body, and unable to endure much more
hardship, and our deaths would have been .
matter Of few days. We believe that under
God we owe our lives to Captain Hatswells
whom we shall never forget.
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steam purposes, were all used up. Mr. Sar-
gents bill was then paid. The certificates of
Mr. Swift and Mr.. Green that the coal was
dirty were made on March Sd, after the coal
was nearly all consumed in all the buildings.
It would have been impossible for Mr.. Cole
who certified that the coal vas unscreenedi to
be sure of his assertion, for he made the ex-
animation October 26 when the coal was hfst
put in, and he could not know then whether
the coal was dirty or not. The mayor consid-
cred that the opposition in large part to the
payment of Mr.. Sargent's bill arose from in
sufficient reasons, and the majority OF the COM
mittee voted to pay it. The bill ought to have
been paid when presented. Mr.. Sargent was
deemed to have fully filled his contract, with
the exception of the small matter OF the insult
icient screening, which was made good by
him.
Owing to the fact that coal is cheaper in
July and of better quality than that mined
later, the mayor suggested that the fuel be put
in in midsummer, The advertisement called
for Schuykill, hard, white ash coal, because
that is more suitable for steam than Lehigh
COAL asthe results of this years consumption as
compared with the last will show.
What Mr.. Sargent Has 10 Say.
The Advertiser of yesterday also contained
the following report of what Mr.. Sargent had
to-say:
The reporter also called on Mr.. Sargent who
confirmed what the mayor had said in every
particular. he denied that he had ever made
the remark attributed to him. that he felt
obliged to purchase the coal Of Mayor Deering.
fearing that otherwise he should have trouble.
He said that the mayors statement about the
price paid for the coal in Philadelphia was cor
rect. Mr.. Sargent said he regarded the trans
action simply as matter OF private business
and thought he had right to purchase the
coal where he pleased. He said that before
the contract was awarded to him he had had
no conversation with the mayor and there was
no mutual understanding between them. The
coal furnished was Of the first quality.
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Rise. - Fall.
LATEST MARINE NEWS.
A Hard Passage.

N EhHfO EassA&es
BOSTON, Feb. 2S.-Captain J. 2. White, of
the schooner Blanche Allen, with hemp to
Thierbault Brothers, vessel to Arthur Sewal1
& Co., from Progresso, Mexico arrived this
morning, after a long and one of the hardest
passages On record. The vessel left Progresso
February 5sh, and about 100 miles southeast of
Cape Hatteras experienced strong northwest
gales. From Hatteras to Boston the passage
occupied nine days. February Goth, $50 miles
southeast of Sandy Hook, the first mate, F.
w Costello, of Richmond. Me-, was struck by
block, breaking his leg, and SO disabling
him. Two other men were taken sick, leaving
only three men and the second mate to bring
the vessel TO Boston. In the South channel q
severe gale was experienced On the 23d, the
glass going down to 1929, and carried away
the fore gaff The captain reports the pas
sage the most severe experienced during five
years he has been engaged in the Mexican
trade
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WASHINGTON.
Regrets of the Czar at Minister Hunts
Death,

Regrets of the Czar at Minister Hunts
Death.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2S.-Mr. De Struve, the
Russian minister, called on Secretary Frellng'
huysen yesterday and read to him the follow
ing telegram from the minister for foreign
affairs of Russia:
10 the Russian Minister, Washington:
The Emperor instructs you to express to the
President and to the government of the United
States the sincere regret which the death OF MT;
Hunt causes his majesty. have no need to add
that the government and Russian society are much
affected bv this loss, GIERS.
Mr.. DE Struve having expressed wish to
communicate in person this telegram to the
President, Secretary Frelinghuysen accom-
panied him TO the executive mansion, where
the President after hearing the message OF the
Emperor replied in substance that the tidlngs
of the deaIh of Mr.. Hunt were received Dy
him with great sorrow, and that he felt tne
deepest sympathy with Mrs Hunt ana the
afflicted family; that the kind and feeling
message of the Emperor and government was
very grateful to him, and would be appre-
ciated by the people of the United States.
German Liberals Pleased.
Speaker Carlisle has received letter ad-
dressed to him personally by several of the
most pI ointment members OF the Liberal party
in the German Reichstag, expressing their ap-
proval of the action taken by the House OF
Representatives as token OF respect Tor the
memory of the ,ate Herr Lasker. The letter
expresses the hope that tho two nations may
develop and continue their friendship. Among
other signatures are those OF V. BunseD, who
visited America last Summer, and Frederick
Kspp, formerly lawyer of New York. mem
ber of the Liberal party.
Work in the Navy Wards.
On account of the exhaustion of appropria-
tion, the chief OF the bureau OF construction
has telegraphed to all navy yards to suspend
work under that department until further or
ders,
The Public Debt.
Tha Treasury Department has issued war
rants for about $11 100000 on account of pen
sions during the present month, and it ia
therefore expected that the reduction of the
nublc debt for the month will be less than
usual. ~,,.- r.,
Tn the Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Ciaioo today. a motion was made for the ap.
neintment Of commissioners to take testimony
viz: Frank NJ Copeland, at Boston, Mass.
Amos Moves, at Newburyport Mass' Lewis
N. Partridge at Stockton, Me.
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THE STORM.

Telegraph Wires Frustrated in Beston.
BOSTON, Feb. 28-The storm has very nearly
isolated Boston geographically. Many tels-
phone wires are down, crossing Western Union
lines in the city, and thus interrupting COM
munication The load of snow and sleet has
also broken many telegraph wires In all direc-
tions outside the city. Little can be done in
repairing the damage until the storm ends.
Forty-fve wires between the main Office, 100
St ate street, and the Old State House are
prostrated.
The city is in almost total darkness tonight
owing to the withdrawal of the electric lights
by request of the mayor. The storm had
caused numerous fire alarm, police and tele-
graph wires to fall upon the electric light
wires, and the mayors request was made with
view to preclude any possibility of serious
accidents to telegraph repairmen who might
be brought into contact with the powerful
current.
Twenty-Thrce Inches of Snow in Dover.
N. HI.
DOVER, N. H., Feb. 28.-Snow commenced
falling Tuesday evening and has continued
since then scarcely without an interval. The
storm has been worse to-day, fakes very large
and melting rapidly. Total now fallen %
inches
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AN AWFUL EXPERIENCE.
Rescue of the Master and Crew of the
Schooner Nora Bailey After Weeks of
Hunger and III Hardship-Eatins senweed
Mans Enhumanify 10 Mantle Kind
Captain of the Excelsior.

Months ago the three-masted schooner Nora
Bailey of Bath, Me-, left st. Johns, N. F.,
heavily laden with fish, for Sydney, G. b., and
has never reached her destination. Instead
she was driven about in the cold, northern
seas by terrific winter hurricanes and after be-
ing out month, started to return to st. Johns.
This. however, was made impossible by more
gales and then the crowning horror of sea-
sufferings-lack of provisions-stared the
sailors in the face. The British brig Blanche
was spoken soon ofterward, and from her was
obtained a small supply o. food. Then arose
another terrible storm in which the Blanche
went down ana the Nora Bailey was further
disabled, being completely sheeted with ice.
She was then headed for the South Atlantic,
the maeter hoping to be able to make the
Western or Canary Islands. 1t was long
way, and the wearied, half-starVed sailors
were scarce able to get about decks, suosisting
the while on beggarly allowances OF bread,
with shred of beef, and eating seaweed. AT
least after all hope had been given up by
friends at home, the ten men OF the Nora
Bailey were rescued, and now the captain, ID.
W. Baker, has written the following graphic
account of their awful experience:
We, the captain, officers and crew of the
abandoned schooner, Nora Bailey, of Bath,
Me-, U. S. A, Numbering ten bands) desire
through the columns of the Boston Advertiser
10 express our SEoob SEdbiLuu6 TO cant. j. E.
Hatswell of the schooner Excelsior of Brix.
ham, England, for his great kindness and
humane conduct in boarding us at midnight
on the 18th of January, and rendering us ali
the assistance in his power in the shane OF
provisions, and by his thoughtful lness and
kindness relieving us in mind and body, and
afterwards in taking us on board his ship and
landing us at Gibraltar Capt. Hatsweil hal
already been the recipient of two silvermedals
awarded to him for like acts of mercy. When
boarded by Capt Hatswell, he having come
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THE OLD WORLD.
Another Lcs of Explosives Found in
London.
Reported Engagement Between Gen. Gra.
ham and Rebels UncOnhrmed.
EERHEANY.


BERLIN, Feb 2S.-At State reception yes
terday, the Emperor William expressed warm
thanks to the Grand Duke Michael of Russia
and the special Russian deDutation, who had
come in the name of the Cxsr to felicitate the
Emperor upon the 10th anniversary of his
lnuestiture with the Russian order of st.
George
Emperor William gave State banquet in
the evening in honor of the Russian visitors.
Ihe Emperor had previously bestowed on the
Grand Duke Michael the Gordon of the Order
OF the Black Eagle which the latter wore. The
Emperor proposed a toast in honor of the Czar
speaking in the French language. He said
Il am anxious to express to your highness how
much am touched at the attention of the
Czar in having remembered the anniversary of
my receiving the order of st. George after I
had fought in the Russian army in the Kaluga
regiment, of which am colonel, under the
eyes OF my father. am profoundly touched
Dy this Hattering souvenir. 1 desire your high
ness, together with the officers selected for this
mission, to be the interpreters of my grateful
sentiments toward the Gar. 1 drink to the
health of the Gar.
The Grand Duke Michael presented to EN-
peror William an autograph letter from the
Czar and baton OF Russian field marshal set
in diamonds.
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MASSACHUSETTS.

PLYMOUTH, Feb. 2S.-The jury in the case Of
Nourse We. Packard, where the plaintiffs hus-
band was killed by the falling in of the mill
were out from three o'clock yesterday after.
noon until two this morning without being
able to agree and were discharged this morn
ing on coming into court. In the case of
Foley ard Slattery of Sonth Boston, found
guilty of highway robbery of Jason Hersey.
counsel for the defence claim that they have
obtained important evidence showing conclu-
sive proof of their innocence. If such is shown
new trial will be ordered.
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A NOBLEMANs PARK.
Purchase of the Island of Orkney for
Huufiuu GSr0uud.

Hunting Ground.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb 2S.-The American
line steamship Pennsylvania arrived from
Liverpool yesterday after stormy voyage of
13 days, bringing among her passengers 80
Scotch emigrants from Orkney, an island to
the north of Scotland. Their land has been
purchased by an English noblemsn for a
country seat, and all of the inhabitants were
given sum of money and passage ticket for
this country. In this manner the nobleman
obtains complete control of the whole island,
which he will devote to hunting and to his
horses and dogs. It was expected that the en-
tire company would come together. but the
rest will be brought over by the steamship
Ohio. Those who came, started at once for
North Carolina, where they will found new
colony.
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FIVE LIVES LOST.
sad Affair a, a Fire I'm. New York.

Sad Affair al a FlFe lh1INeW urH'
New York, Feb. 2S.--A fire broke out short,
" before 4 o'clock this morning, on tne thlro
floor of the frame building 326 Stanton street
The floor was occupied by Cornelius Van Ri
per, his family consisting of his wife and
three children, and N. Connolly. Mr. van
Ripper and his three children were suttocateo
and burned to death. His wife jumped from
the third story window to the sidewalk, and
was instantly killed. The loss to the building
is trifling. The cause Of the fire is unknown.
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Temperance in Iowa.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb 28.-In the Senate
yesterday, the temperance question was taken
up, and the opposition led off with denuncia-
tory speeches., the Greenbackers being espe-
cially severe regarding the Donnan bill, which
they declare does not go far enough The OPP
position declares that the bill does not prohibit
distilling for export, but that brewers have no
such chances.
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nruraer nnd suiciae.

received here from Ridgway, a neighboring
village. that J. o. Berch yesterday shot and
killed his wife, from whom he was rece ntly
divorced and then killed himself. The trouble
which resulted in tfe shooting arose over the
possession of their child, which the court had
delivered into the custody of the woman.
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THE DOMINION.
The Government Alarmed at The Mani
tOha Disturbauces,

toba Disturbances.
OTTAWA, Feb. 27.-Sir John Mcdonald was
closeted nearly all the afternoon with Mauito-
ba members of Parliament regarding the situ-
alton in the Northwest which is causing the
government considerable alarm. The govern
ment has received several kilograms from
Winnepeg of an alarming character, and it is
stated tonight that, anticipating trouble
among the disaffected white settlers, it will
equip small military force up there, ready for
any emergency that may require their inter-
yentiOn.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.
WASHINGTON, Feb. %.

WASHINGTON, Feb. %.
The indications for New England are
colder weather, preceded by light SHOWS, high
northwest to southwest winds and rising bar.
meter.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
[11.27 P. MI
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A New Euterprise n, Texas 4.

GALVESTON, Tex, Feb. 2s.-An immense
furnace for smelling iron ore was lighted yes
terday at the East Texas Penitentiary This
is the first enterprise of this kind in the State
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WORK OF THE FLAMES
Di,a,,rOu. Fire in Richmond,

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 2S.--The Richmond
cedar workshop, opposite this city, on the
Manchester side Of the river, was burned TO-
day.. The loss exceeded $4,000. stars
shuck factory was also consumed. Loss Sl50,- ,
600. The cedar works insurance was S60,OOO
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ENGLAND.

LONDON, Feb. 27-The Times referring to
the explosion at the Victoria Railway stallion,
says: 1T is clear that we have to deal with
one OF those cowardly outrages whereby Irish
men imagine that they are furth ering the
cause of Irish independence. We have in our
midst set of cowardly desperadees who are
not ashamed to abuse their freedom by reck-
less attacks upon life and property. The lead
ers of the Land League will do we'll to exerG
their influence with the dynamiters to repress
outrages since the British, however long suf-
fering, will not indefinitely permit the murder
OF innocent persons, but may supplement the
lmperfection OF the legal machinery with ex-
ceedingly unpleasant reprisals upon Irishmen
whose presence they now tolerate" The News
says: There Is no reason to fear that the dag
tards have the power or the opportunity to in
hict really serious injury upon the nation.
Their real object is to keep up state of irrita-
ton and alarm which is profitable to them
selves and friends"
The Standard says: "Fenian warfare at l
O'CLOCK In the morning upon travelling bags
and portmanteaus and to the alarm of half a
dozen railway officials may have awkward re-
suits for the perpetrators, but it will cert anly
have no effect upon the British Constitution =
The Telegraph says: "The outrage proves
the necessity Of improving the detective de-
partment.'
Col. Maiendie, Chief Inspector of Expo
sives, that there is no doubt that the ex-
plosion at the Victoria station was caused by
nitro-glycerine.
LONDON, Feb. 25.-The police have discov-
cred large quantity of explosives underneath
the Charing Cross Railway station.
In the House of Commons to-day, Sir Will
liam Vernon Harcourt, stated that a third in
fernal machine had been discover at the
Paddington Railway station. The machine
was Of American manufacture and contained
dynamite.
Messrs. William Walker & Son, seed crush
ers at Kings Lynn, have failed. Their liabili-
ties are believed to be heavy.