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GENERAL NEWS.

A warrant has been issued for the arrest of Col.
Nelson Plato, collector of customs of Corpus
Christi, Tex. He is charged with being defaulter
to the government to the amount of 81 700.
Plato asserts that the deficiency be satsfacto-
rily accounted for.
Hon. Hester Cymer died in Reading, Pa died
suddenly of paralysis yesterday morning, aged 81
years. He served in the State senate six years
was Democratic candidate for Governor against
Geary in 1866, and served in Congress from Berks
District from 1878 to 1881.
The New York park commissioners are required
by order of the court to answer to charges of
cessive expenditures for labor, supplies, etc.
Philadelphia dispatch says that Bishop Simp
sons condition has chaged for the better.
In the Congregational Convention at St. Adams
VT, yesterday, special committee made report
deprecating the running of Sunday trains which
was adopted and committee appointed to pre-
cent the matter before the Legislature.
The annual session of the Merrimack Valley, N.
H., Sunday School Convei ton held in Pena
cook yesterday. Resolutions advocating stringent
enforcement of the prohibitory law and favorinf
the formation of law and order league were
adopted. ~
Two suits involving $4,000 were instituted al
San Antonio, Tex, Wednesday against Grant &
Ward and James u. Fish of New York. Berge &
Co. of Galveston, debtors of Grant & Ward, have
been attached.
Ship laborers at Miramichi. N. B., where &c
vessels are in port, are on strike because they
fused to work with sailors in loading vessels.
j. D. johnson, well-known journalist and orig
inator of the song, 81 he Drummer Boy of Shiloh,
died yesterday in Louisville. KY, aged AZ.
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A Sleepless Night.
Experience of WaIkefnl Man Trying 60
Count Himself 10 sleep. tl
San Frnncisco Bullstln.l

(San FRANCISCO
One night when had retired at my Usual
hour, about 10 O'Clock, thinking sleep was
ready to go to bed too, found was labor
ing under mi0tske. Sleep wanted to re-
main up a while longer. My thoughts got
to wandering, and thought it really got to
be time that was asleep. But sleep eluded
me. was taking too lively an interest In
the mining industry. You can't lay hold Of
sleep bodily as you would seize hold of a
pump-handle. 1 would lie on my right side
while, then on my left, and didn't feel
good on either. felt tired-had been work.
ing too har1 in the mines. Then l would
draw up my knees, next coil like a dog. Still
sleep did not take pity on me aud go TO roost
on my weary eyellds. The clock struck -
and heard the chickens eIoE. l was glad
to know they were awake, and there was
something beside myself that couldn't sleep.
Counting myself 10 sleep occurred to me. !
began.
When the clock struck / I had 1900
counted. That didn't seem TO be much aud
l wondered If l couldn't do better than that
in the next hour. l set out in the direction
of 2 o'clock, counting little faster. The
clock struck 2, and had put 10, 900 together
from l to 2, making $4,000 in all. [ now be-
gan to think how many could count by 3
O'Clock If l got down to business. l turned
loose. AS struck l had 1900, lacking
about an inch, which traversed before the
sound of the strokes died away.
was getting warmed up to my work, and
wanted to wake up a fellow in the next
room and bet him that eonld get u, 900 by
daybreak or O'Clock. didn't wake him,
though; he was a stranger and large. l
threw off one of the blankets aud sped away
to o'clock. As tolled off had so close
to IL, 1000 that l claimed it. 1t was allowed
to me by the referee. could feel my heart
beat with excitement as l threw off another
blanket and started for the next station.
When the clock struck l wanted a few
hundred of having $4,000, but by a squirt
| counting about 100 to each stroke of the
clOek-14, 900 was reached, making $1,000 co
far There was only au hour left in which
to count 1900 to make the $1,000 that l
was struggling for. But my blood was up
and would t:y it.
As swung away on the final heat threw
off from the bed the final blanket and IN
buttoned the collar of my nightshirt, was
perspiring freely. | came laundering in on
the home stretch, straining every nerve to
make $4,000. As the clock struck and the
rosy dawn peeked in at my window, lacked
a hundred or two of the II 900, but skipped
up to it on the last stroke. 1t was no en-
bezzlement; nobody was paying me for
counting, and the counting 1 was doing
didn't belong to anybody.
[ arose from my couch to begin the duties
Of the day. didn't feel rested; felt more
| like l had been trying to head off runaway
calf. Counting may do for thin sort Of
pastime; it is cheaper than billiards, but as
an excitement to arouse sleep cannot rec
| ommend it,
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ONLY FIFTY PERSONS SURVIVE THE
MASSACRE.
Forty Persons Drowned by a Water
Spout.
ABYssINIA TO SUPPRESS THE
SLAVE TRADE.

CAIRO, June IL. The government has just
received news confirming the report of the fall
OF Berber. The despatch says that the garri-
son fought with great heroism. They kept up
a deadly fire on the rebels until their ammuni-
ton was exhausted. The rebels discerning
the cause of the cessation of the fire from the
garrison, charged the works and fell upon the
Egyptian soldiers in overwhelming numbers.
hand TO hand fight ensued but the Egyptians
being greatly outDumbered soon succambed to
the rebels. The captors then massacred all
the remaining soldiers and nearly all the citi.
zens of Berber only so persons surviving the
massacre Hussien Pasha Khalifa, the COVER
nor, was badly wounded during the fight but
his life was spared and he is now held prisoner
by the rebels. 1t is stated that 10000 Arabs
have started for Dongola determined on
capturing that place.
New North Pole Expedition Proposed.
LONDON, June 12.-Several officers of the
Russian navy have submitted to the Russian
government plan for an expedition to the
North Pole in sledges from the New Siberian
Islands. The Times, commenting on the plan,
says: "When we remember the obstacles the
Jeanette party met in their escape over the
route proposed in the above plan we are very
doubtful of its feasibility"
Dynamiters' nIisdeeds.
PARIS, June 1.-THE Irish American dyna-
miters will act independently of James
Stephens, the ex-Fenian head centre. 1t is
expected that the next attempts at destruction
sBill be made against the bridges and wharves
of London.
The Matin this morning states that the Clan
Nagael had meeting last Friday and planned
preparation OF fresh outrage in London.
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Worth Remembering.

The speeches of Mr.. Blaine in Maine and of
Senator Harrison in Indiana, with the brief
and unmistakable order of Mayor Low in
Bro oklyn, relieving every employe OF all fear
claration of more than thousand leading cit
liens of Massachusetts, of all parties that they
will vote for no representative in Congress
whose character and record did not promise an
earnest and aggressive action for reform, are
all unmistskable signs of public conviction
and purpose which will certainly have their
way. !. Mr.. Blaine pronounced plainly
for some kind of reform, and Mr.. Blaine said
in detail that he should be glad to see every
Federal officer, however honorable his position,
appointed for specific term, during which he
specified, proved, and recorded, and for subor-
dinate officers he thought that seven years
would be a proper term of office-Harper's
Weekly, Sept %, 1882.
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A Good Joke.

"Mr. Limburgerstein, have got conuI-
drum for you: Why does dogs like music?"
Ivy does dogs like music? Dots a hart
Won, Mr.. Schmied, said Mr.. Limburgerstein.
81 gives dot oudt."
Because they wear brass bands around
their neck"
"Ach pecause-brass bands-roundt der
neck. Dots the best ever heard. 1 will got
dot off ON mein bruder Jacob"
"Jacob, hef coDundrum for you Wy does
dogs loaf music?"
az gives dot oudt pretty quick. Wv does
dogs loaf musc?l asked Jacob.
"Pecsuse-pecause"- here Mr.. Linn
burgerstein almost exploded with laughter
"pecanse dey wear brass collars around der
neck"
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! West virginia Rank Closes ms poors
NEW YORK.
Army of the Potomac.

New YORK, June IL Tho Society of the
Army of the Potomac had banquet at the
Oriental Hotel, Coney Island, tonight. The
the Potomac" lev. Henry Ward Beec6er;
"City of Brooklyn" Mayor Seth Low; 1.-THE
State of New York; Gen. III. W. Slocum;
"The Army" Gen. Geo. B. Mcclellan; 1.-THE
Volunteers" Gen. (ex-Governor) Chamberlain
of Maine; "The Bench and Bar" Judge CAL
vim E Pratt; "The Press" Andrew Mclean;
"Women of the War;" Gen. Charles Devens
Jr. The orator of the day was Gen. Horace
Porter; poet of the day, Hon. John Savage.
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Telegraph Troubles.

PHILADELPHIA, June 12.-The superinten-
dent of the police and fire alarm telegraph
this morning took possession of the wires of
the postal telegraph company strung upon the
city's poles on account of the failure of the
company to comply with the terms of the ordi-
nance passed last February. This ordinance
permitted the company to run two wires on
the city's3 poles, on con dition that they should
be placed underground by May LIST.
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THE DOMINION.

Euchred by "a Marriage Association.
HAMILTON, Ont, June 12.-John M. Web
Der, vice president, and Walter B. Weber,
secretary and treasurer of the Mutual Mar
risge Aid Association, have been arrested at
the instance of several Belleville and Nepaucie
parties who paid in several thousand dollsrs
without obtaining any return.
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HEAVY RAINS.
Cause Destructive Floods i'm the Allegheny
Valley.

S'"H''O UOtEFo NAUVUs IN inc AHeBnoHy
Valley.
PITTsBURG, Penn, June 12.-Points along
the Allegheny valley were visited yesterday
by the heaviest rain storm known in many
years, causing the most destructive floods
since 1865. At Brooksville, Pa, water
spout burst and ia less than two hours the
creek rose ten feet and became seething roar
ing torrent, The rapid rise gave mill men no
chance whatever to save property. The dams
at North Fork, Bryant & Wannought's and
the Hitch mill gave way, carrying away lum-
Der valued at $4,000. Two bridges were
washed away and many small buildings were
demolished.
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THE FLAMES.
Serious Fire In BOston-Nine Firemen I'm
iured.

Serious Fire In BOstOn-Nine Firemen In
jured.
Boston, June PA serious FIRE broke ont
at LIS this afternoon, in building Nos. 1872
154, 1876 and 1853 Congress street, occupied by
Balderston & Dsggett, agents for the National
and New Brunswick Rubber Companies The
flames have spread through the upper storios
of the large building, and the loss will be
heavy. There is insurance of $4co,C3o on
stock and 1876, 900 on building.
By an explosion of naphtha nine firemen
were more or less injured. Three were taken
to the hospital, and the others were carried to
their homes
LATER
The fire was very stubborn. and 1t was not
until late in the afternoon that it was regard
ed as under control. At late hour tonight
the engines are still PLAYING on the smoldering
ruins of the upper stories. The entire loss by
fire and water aggregates 100000, on which
there is an insurance of $685., 0c0. The build
ing is damaged $10,Cc9; insured. Balderston
& Daggett were carrying an unusually heavy
stock.
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WEATHER INDICATIONS.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
The Indications for New England today are
local showers followed by clearing weather,
winds shifting to northerly Cooler weather
and higher barometer.
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
f1127P MI
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THE INDIANS.
Chostaws Committing Depredations.

Fort SMITH, Ark, June ia band of 100
well-organized robbers, mostly Choctaws, are
committing depredations in Indian Territory.
During recent fight with officers two of the
band were killed and several captured, includ.
ing five women. The militia will endeavor to
break up the gang.
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Queen Victoria is about to place in the hall
at Balmoral life-size bronze statue of John
Brown, havinglalready erected monument at
the head of his grave in Cretahi churchyard.
The execrable English in which he is held up
to the public in her journal will also serve to
perpetuate his memory.
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WASHINGTON.
A BLOW at silent speech Maker

RSHHNHHs ROONHH 1LHHHHkCASa
WASHINGTON, June 12.-Senator Vest sub
mtted to the Senate today an amendment to
the legislative appropriation bill to provide
that no honey shall be paid ont OF the Treas
ury or from any public fund for printing in
the Congressional Record any speech which
has not been actually spoken or delivered in
either the Senate or House.
Facts and Rumors.
The President today signed the bill proyid-
ing that newspapers weighing less than four
ounces shall be carried through the mails for
one cent.
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LATEST MARINE NEWS.
Launch, attain

BATH, June ~. = Adams & Hitchcock
launched this afternoon the schooner Henry
P. Mason, 9i6 tons, designed for general trade,
She is owned by the builders and others Of
d.
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SOUTHAMPTON, L. L., June 12.-Steamer
Bermuda, from the Windward Islands, with %
passengers, during fog this morning, went
ashore at Amaganzstt. She is in good condi-
ton and is expected to get eff at high tide.
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The Collector at Corpus Christi an Alleged
Defaulter glr

CoRPus CHRISTI Tex, June pa warrant
has been issued for the arrest of Col. Nelson
Plato Collector of Customs of this port. de
is charged with being defaulter to the Gov
eminent to the amount Of $17OO. Plato as
serts that the deficiency can be satisfactorily ac-
counted for. 80
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IIebcutdblOuss Is. SLlleo
The following awards were given:
Bashful mana. f. Gilbert
Fat MANN. P. Tobey.
Musician-R E. Atwood.
Mustache Man-C. A. Scott.
Ponyist-C. w. Harlow.
Popular man-Miss Mary Emerson.
Dude &C. I. Walter
Honest man-G. A. Goodwin.
Witty man G. A. Washburn.
Smoker-B. A. Cushman.
Man OF few words-F. S. Forbes.
The class then left the chapel to plant the
ivy. The tablet was uncovered and the band
played while the class was planting the ivy.
The tablet is fine piece of workmanship
back ground and surmounted by an ivy branch.
Upon it are the raised figures 1885,"
The ivy ode with music composed for the
class of "a by Homer A. Norris was then
sung.
IVY ODE.
By d. c. Washburn.
Rich, glossy and bright the Ivy's green leaves,
And its branches are rugged and strong;
Firm, twisted and close is the web that it weaves
As its climbers creep slowly along.
1t clings the last where its roots have once been
And age but enriches and deepens its green.
Rich, glowing and bright is strong friendship true
And its grasp is as lasting as steel;
Its words weave their meshes around all we do,
As the years from our life's spool unreel.
And firmly it clings with its strong, youthful hold
While age but enriches its bright, FURNISHED gold.
Then bury our Ivy's roots deep in the earth.
Let US cherish each shoot as it twines;
For the Ivy shall symbol our friendships true
worth
AS its roots in our hearts it entwines.
And higher and higher its branches shall 60
While years in our friendship no changes shall
know.
OFFICERS.
Presdent-A. B. Morrill,.
Chaplain-W.V V. Whitmore.
Marsbal-W. B. Small
Curator M. Nichols.
Committee-C. A. Washburn, C. A. Scott W. V.
Whitmore.
Excellent music was furnished by the COL
lege band and the Mendelssohn quartette.
The commencement parts have been an
nounced as follows:
valedictory-Adam Deeds, Jr. Sandwich, N. H.
Salutatory-Miss E. A. Dudley, Northwood N. Fl.
Classics d. L. Whitmarsh, Pennington, N. II.
Psychology and Logic-1st., w. d. Wilson, West
Liberty, West Virginia; I'd, Harrison Whitney,
Harrison.
Natural Sciences LIST, W. H. Davis, East Poland;
I'd, f. S. Sampson, Auburn.
Modern Languages-1st, Miss Kate McVey, Lew
iston; I'd, Miss H. Ms Bracket, Lewiston.
Rhetoric and English Literature-1st, E. r.
Chadwick, Weeks Mills; I'd, Miss E. L. Knowles,
horthwood, N. H.
Matnematics-1st, C. S. Flanders, New Hampton.
y. H.; I'd, Miss A NJ. Bracket, Lewiston.
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SPORTING.

League Games.
AT NEW YORK.
Phiadelphias' 20 o o 0 o l.
New Yorks.. o o O 0 O. o
AT DETROIT.
Detroits ...........0 o O. Il 2 s. 8
Chlcsgos. ...........1 0 / 5 0 o 0 O. z
AT BUFFALO.
Buffalo -. ........0 o Al O ] 90 < 6
Clevelands. .........O o 0 0 o o o. o
observation-disclosures postponed on account of rain.
Other Games.
AT PROVIDENCE.
Browns ............3 20 o o 2 3 Ola
Dartmouths. 80. 30 0 o o. D l. 8
At New York-Metropolitans 4, Toledos 8.
At Observation-Disclosures 3, Brooklyns 2.
At OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Il, Indianapolis 8.
At Pittsburg- Cincnnatis 5, Alleghenys z.
At Observation-Disclosures A, Louisvilles A; 10
innings and drawn.
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Report of the Fall of Berber Com
firmed.
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BATES COLLEGE.
Ivy Day Exercises -COmmencement Parts.

Ivy Day Exercises commencement Paris.
LEWISTON, June 11th
Ivy day was celebrated today by the junior
class. The exercises were of unusual interest
and upwards of three hundred persons attend
ed them.
The college chapel was hastily decorated for
the occasion. The chandeliers were adorned
with flags. The window back of the platform
was handsomely draped with garnet bunting
and English ivys adorned the walls The
speakers desk was also covered with garnet
bnDting-the college color-and upon it was
placed an ivy plant of circular shape. Within
the green circle were the figures "'S5" finely
wrought in buttercups-the class color
The class formed on the campus, and head.
ed by the COLLEGE band, marched to Hathorn
Hail.
The following programme was then presen-
ted
Music.
Prayer ...................W. V. Whitmore
Opening Ode.
Oratlon .......,......F. A. MOrey
Music.
Glass Ode.
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Other Games,
THE OLD WORLD.

News by Gable From Different
Countries.
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Doesn,t Mesilnte Regardinx Mis Duty.

We notice that some OF the papers are spec
Cabot Lodge will take. Mr.. Lodge went to
Chicago, fought his fight msnfully was one of
the two men who wrote the platform, and has
never for a moment hesitated regarding his
duty. He will support the Chicago ticket
Boston Journal,
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-03-24
FOR BOSTON DIRECT.

CABIN PASSAGE $50 90
EXCURSION 35 90
STEERAGE. u 90
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Wolves in Italy.


A horrible occurrence recently happen
ed at a village near Sora, in the
PrOvincef of Caserta. The village lies
among the spurs of the Apennines, where
the scenery is very wild, and wolves are
still known to exist. Some women be-
longing to the village had gone out to get
wood, when they were surprised by three
or four large wolves, whom famine had
driven down from the mountains. Two
of the women were attacked and thrown
down by the savage animals. The others
fed, crying for help, but were followed by
one of the wolves, which had just seized
a young girl by her dress when wood
chopper appeared who had heard her
cries. Then ensued a terrible struggle
between the man and the wolf. The
arm Of the woOd-cutter was torn, and
although he wounded the animal with his
his axe it would have gone i'll with him
had not another wood-cutter arrived on
the spot. The latter, with a well-aimed
blow, dispatched the beast, and several
companions having now assembled the
party went in search of the missing wO-
men. They were found dead, terribly
mangled and half eaten by the famished
wolves, who took to flight on the ap-
proach of the searchers. One of the wO-
men was the mother Of four children and
the other was the mother of girl of 10.
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Emerson and PhiIIips.

LJostON LetteF 70 XIuTL|OFU COuFuUt.
Mild man as Ralph Waldo Emerson
was, he resented Wendell Phillips attacks
upon personal character with feeling
such as was shown by few of his contem-
poraries. Mr.. Phillips and Mr.. Emer-
son being both Boston boys, and in the
Latin School at the same time, and also
sympathizing with each other in the early
days of the anti-slavery struggle, were on
rather intimate terms of intercourse
thrOugEPmuch of their lives. The placid
philosopher was probably led to wonder
at the Vehemence of manner
of Mr.. Phillips on more than one occasion.
Mr.. Emerson never had controversies
with any one himself. He simply
stunned the society of those who were not
cOngenial. You may remember his quiet
remark when he was once represented by
a clergyman of the orthodox faith as the
incarnation of evil because of his lack of
agreement with evangelical sects in his
theological views. "Our friend seems a
very earnest man." he is reported to have
said. But Mr.. Emerson did break with
Mr.. Phillips. The latter went to Concord
in one of the Butler campaigns and
uttered violent philippe against Judge
HOar. Emerson heard it, and after the
address was over, when Mr.. Phillips APP
preached him to take his hand as usual,
it was declined with dignity and firmness.
There was never any intercourse between
the two men after that. They met not
frequently, but when they were thrown
into the same company MIR. Emerson de-
clined all intercourse with one who he
said had been So unfair and unjust in his
treatment OF his friend Judge HOar. His
language was still stronger than this, but
perphaps It is not gracious to quote it at
the present time.