The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-08-12

diamond was found on the person of George
Bax ter of New York, arrested here Friday for
picking pockets; also discovered $500 watch
and chain stolen by the same gang from Ed
ward Farrar of Keene, N. H., at cottage at
Pine Point. Nothing else vas recovered as
woman in the gang got off with other valu-
ables
The Marauocook Rally
WINTHROP, Aug. 11-Great preparations
are being made for the Republican rally at
Maranocook tomorrow. Various stands are
being erected for speakers in different parts of
the grove. Among the distinguished gentle
men expected are Hon. James G.. Blaine, Gov.
ROBBIE, Senators Frye and Hale, Congressmen
Reed, Dingley, Milliken and Boutsile of
Maine, Gen. Swift of Massachusetts, COL
Plammer of Dakota. Gen. Grosvenor of Ohio.
Hon. VIM Gibson of Ohio, Hon. Emory
Storrs of Illinois, Gen. Hall of Mime and
others. Ex-Gov. Conner will preside. This
will be the opening monster rally of the cam
paign in tho State, and indications point to
very large gathering.
bar Harbor News.
BAR HARBoR, Aug ia large party left
by the Sebenoa this morning including Col.
Lowdon Snowden, Col. Samuel Bell of the
District Court of Philadelphia, DIR. Jas. W.
Jessop, Stats Senator, Connecticut; DIR. Nc
Viokers of Philadelphia. At the last moment
Mr.. Blaine drove down with his wife and
went aboard with Col. Bell and Col. Snowden
for Augusta.
Mrs. Blaine, Walker Blaine, Phillips
Brooks, Mrs. Gen. George B. Mcclellan and
daughter were among the guests at the recep-
ton at the "Edgmere," the cottage of j.
Arthur Beebe of Boston this afternoon
The Mt. Desert branch brought very large
crowd tonight.
An Alleged Embezzler Arrested.
LAWRENCE, Mass, Aug. 11.-William W.
Lydston of Lewiston, Me, who has lately con-
Quoted the International Hotel at South
Lawrence, was arrested Saturday at the re-
quest OF Marshal French of Lewiston and re-
tarned to that city to answer to a charge of en-
bezzlement. Lydston two years ago received
legacy of $4,000, but owing to his interest in
horse racing and its attendant evils he has
managed to dispose of nearly if not quite the
whole amount.
Sacrificed His Life for His Brother.
RICHMOND, Aug. 11-As the tug S. J. Macy
was towing a schooner opposite Iceboro yester.
day afternoon four men in row boat at
tempted to board the schooner. The boat was
overturned and Lyman Small, aged about 81,
was drowned. The body has not yet been re.
covered A younger brother OF Small was
with him and he infested upon his brother be-
ing aved first and thus sacrificed his own life.
Am Engineer Blamed.
BANGOR, Aug 1.-THE coroners jury on the
case of the negro who was run over by the
cars near South VIM THURSDAY, Aug 7th,
had that said negro was run over by the train
while going upon the track; that Charles H.
Sampson, the engine driver, could see said
negro when three-fourths of mile away, but
run his train at rate of 30 miles hour until
within 100 yards when he could first see that
the negro was lying there, They found Mr.
Sampson negligent and careless in hot slowing
his train when first seeing the object upon the
track so that he could have stopped before
reaching him.
Maine Veterans en- Route to Bangor
BosroN, Aug. 11.-One hundred and fifty
members OF the Maine Veteran Association of
Massachusetts, left for Bangor tonight on the
steamer Cambridge to attend the reunion with
their Maine brethren tomorrow. They were
escorted to the steamer by Post Z, AR.
mr.. Blaine in Augusta
AUGUSTA, Aug. 11.-Mr. Blaine returned to
Augusta to-day from Bar Harbor. He was ac
companied by Col. A. Lowden snowden and
Senator Eugene Hale. He goes to Marano-
cook tomorrow.
AUGUSTA.
Mr.. Jedediah Thomas of Gardiner was an
pointed constable for Kennebec county TO en-
| force the provisions Of The prohibitory law by
Gov Davis four years ago, aud his term of
ONCE has just expired. A petition is presented
| for his reappointment and hearing ia to be
| given In the council chamber Sept. 10Th.
ETNA.
AT Etna the camp meeting Of Spiritnalists
| opens in BusWelPs Grove, August 29th and
| continues ten days. This seasons meeting, it
| Is expected, Will have the largest attendance
| heretofore known in the history of Spiritualism
in the State The speakers are IS follows:
| Hon. Warren Chase, California: Abby N,
Durham, Boston, Mass Prof j. r. Buchau-
an, Boston, Mass; Capt. Ii. III. Brown, New
M NofR NY MsT rh f. D. Bradbury, Fairfield,
Mrs. Mary e. Thompson, Rockland.
LEWISTON
Senator and Mrs. Frye arrived ia Le wiston
Saturday from Squirrel Island. Mrs. FRYE is
getting better.
IN GENERAL.
MI. Enoch Chase, the eldest inhabitant of
North Adams, Mass died GU Friday at the
age OF 80 years. He was soldier in the war
of 1872, went from Maine more than sixty
years ago, and saw the town where ne lived
grow from struggling village of few houses
| to its present size.
Charles G. Leland will contribute curious
papsr to the September Century, on the Leg
ends OF the Passama gu ddy. Il will be Illus
trated by drawings on birch bark, by a QUAD
Indian. Mr.. Leland has spent a number of
years in studying the legends of the Algonkin
Indians, which he regards as superior in the
subtle charm of the myth to the ,,,ahrche,a Of
| Scandinavia and the Teuton ord Az rsaIt -