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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-07-05
Campaign Notes.

The Republicans of Foxcroft and Dover threw \
line campaign flag to the breeze Wednesday eve
ming, and organized Blaine and Logan club. Hon.
j. Manchester Haynes Of Augusta and Hon. A. q.
Lebroke of Foxcroft made stirring speeches. MANY
prominent men were present from adjoining towns.
and the meeting was an enthusiastic one The Ro-
publicans of Piseataquis county will give a good
account of themselves in September and November.
The Republican nominee, James G. Blaine N
probably the best man for the place which he baa
been chosen to fill by the unanimous vote Of tho
Republican States. He is the best man throughous
the whole country as politician of mighty power-
as wise statesman, and az a whole combining ana
most lifting qualities for President of the United
states OF any one man holding any position before
the public.-Church Union.
If any Western candidate is to be selected IL In
more likely to be Thurman than anybody else. The
Hoadly-Payne combination will find it harder to op-
pose him, in great convention of Democrats than
to set him aside by buying caucus majority in an
ONO legislature. The Democrats of the pocket
Dook variety want no such candidate. But the
Democrats who have Democratic ideas, if they dare
to put up anybody who represents their principles.
may, perhaps, lind it easier to unite upon Mr..
Tribune.
Chalmers says Blaine has a fighting chance in
Mississippi.
The Ohio crowd are hardly worth mentioning.
They go to Chicago to trade and decker putting for
ward Thurman and Ward as "decoy ducks, and
making mask battery of the name of Tilden. They
are at bottom neither for Payne nor Hoadly. me
prevailing dynasty in Ohio is a purely Boss and
Brag affair Its idea is to throw itself where the
most good can be secured to it, Louisville
Courier journal.
But say that, if you believe in good, honest pol-
1tcs if you are not too holy and consider that all
the duties of the citizen to pay our taxes YOU
will help make politics better. Let me saw to Won
that there is good deal more honor and highmind.
edness in public life than people give credit for.
Criticism is right; but because man ia mt nndo,
examination, IL Is no reason WHY he shoud he corn.
1emned. we want College men In politics Ifyou
think politics should be be ter 90 We in and make
Inem better. Yes, you say; Shut we cannot be a
part OF a caucus" Why not? IL is a BODY recoe-
hizeu IN our government. You are not worthy OF a
plaee IN the councils of the nation unless Won bear
us burdens. Our country will go to ruin not until
Ine people think it is too mean to be sayed-C}ov
Robinson of Massachusetts.
To put it very mildly, Gen. Buffers chances ara
today equal to those of any other candidate for the
nomination. What is better, they are daily grow
ing stronger. The people are in motion-Boston
The alleged weakness of Mr., Blaine has sbo,ru
the weakness of the Democratic assault upon him
aud this has strengthened the forces mn is favor
ana as his strength has increased go it will ncresas
from the present point to the close of the camnaS
Hartford Courant. N" P''S"'
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INDEPENDENCE DAY.
HOW HIT WAS CELEBRATED I'm
PORTLAND.



Yesterday the weather was exceedingly fav-
orable for Independence Day. The sun was
bright, the skies clear, and an east wind blew
not too strongly, and brought the trace of
health in its breezes. The night previous had
been one of the noisest, if not the noisiest Port
land has known for the past quarter of a CEN
tury- Pistols, cannon crackers, and common
fire esackers banged and sputtered from before
midnight of the third until the changing of the
bells at sunrise, and fish-horns added their un-
earthly shrieks to the general pandemonium
Why the day from sunrise to midnight is not
long enough for all the noise that seems to be
necessary accompaniment to patriotism,
without taking in the whole night previous, is
a mystery.
The easa@ aims began to pour their living
freight Vs.o the city early. The Grand Trunk
did NJ sing as many as usual since Barnum's
show NED to appear at Lewiston today
But Il ddition to those from the neighboring
villages to witness the city attractions, came
Six car loads Of excnrsionists for Harpswell
and seven for Old Orchard Beach. By ten
O'Clock the streets were filed with people in
holiday attire, and all the various catch
penry affairs, together with the refreshment
stands, reaped harvest. City Building and
old City Hall were neatly decorated by the
city, the Falmouth Hotel front was handsome
ly dressed, and citizens generally, as well as
the shipping in the harbor, displayed their
flags Nor should we forget Millett & Titles
window, which was fittingly arrsyed.
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THE FANTAsT.Cs.

People of northern cline do not take kind
ly, as general thing, to burlesque street
parades any more than they do to fancy dress
balls. They haven't the romantic nature of
the South. They are intensely practical, and
as soon as they get on a mask and borrowed
plumes they generally want to 90 and hide
their heads. OF course there are exceptions to
every rule, and there was one exception to
this, the year the fantasies were under the
charge of Hosea Robinson, George Churchill
and Samuel Chadwick. Then the display was
almost pageant, and the hits were well con-
ceived and capitally executed. This year a
great deal was expected, but the expectations
were scarcely realized. The procession num-
bered about 100 people, divided into cavalry
and infantry, and the special features in car
rlages. The costumes ranged all the way from
regular military uniform to the rag-tag of a
FalEtaffian army. Some of the political hits
were fair. The Cumberland Centre Band
headed the procession, which passed over the
published route.
The following without doubt deserved the
prizes:
1st-Plumed knight and friend, N s. Fernald,
$75.
2d-French Riding Master and Pupil, Phil Hunt
3d-Girls we left behind, Harry Nickerson, s25.
4th-Magazine, I. L. Best, SIG.
otn-Emigrant Team, unknown, $40.
The judges for the city government were R.
5. Rand and VIM. e. Carney. For the citi-
zens, VIM. Allen, Jr., Samuel Waterhouse
and Chas. A. Staples.
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sUBURB AN NOTES.
Game EIiznhefh.

cape Elizabeth.
The farmers report small hay crop on the Cape
this year.
The Town House Corner Band gave an open-air
concert from its band stand on Wednesday evening.
This band has been under the instruction Of Mr..
Frank L. Collins and is making good progress.
Ferry Village.
The steamer Henrietta, which once piled between
Portland and the islands, is locked on the West
side of Railway Wharf, where she has been torn to
pieces Except the hulD and her machinery taken
out. She is to be thoroughly rebuilt consequently
she will be raised foot higher and the old boiler
will be replaced by a one.
The following are the officers elected by Ocean
View Commandery, No. 244, United order Of ths
Golden Cross, at its regular meeting:
Noble Commander-E Edward j. Harmon.
Past Noble COMMUNICATIONS r. Henley
Vice Noble Commander-Mrs George W. Orne
ards. -
ards. ~ --'--
Treasurer-Hezekiah H. Pittee.
Noble Prelate-Silas W. Pierce.
Herald-Noah B. Knight.
Marder of the Inner Gste-BIrs. NJ. S. Small.
Warder OF the Outer Gate-Albert A. Cole.
BOwery Beach.
Wednesday the pleasure barge "wawonaissa,''
"Forest Queen" getty BELIEF "Zephyrus' and
champion" conveyed to the Two Lights the st.
Lawrence street s. S. Society, to the number Of
nearly two hundred. A basket picnic with hot
cotee was served on the grounds after which the
MAZE auuts INDUCED In spirited game of base ball.
while others of both sexes went Gunner fishing or
sought the cool retreats OF the shady grove and dis
cussed politics and theology. The children were
profuse in their expressions OF gratitude for being
admitted TO the towers, over hundred of whom
were shown into the eastern light.
farties coming here frequent bring baked beans
as a part OF the picnic commssariat In this party
we noticed dozen or more small muslin bags con-
tanning perhaps pint each of uncooked ''yeliow-
eyes" These at intervals were passed through tho
company at lively rate, many animated contests
occurring for the momentary possession of soma
particular bean bag. The writer would be sorry to
be accused of not knowing bean - but he must
tAAis 1nonIlef Uelore. When the Company departed
near sunset the station grounds that in the morning
were so clean and tidy looking, were strewn with
straw paper bags, pasteboard boxes and can't say
now many baskets of fragments of "loaYes and
fishes"
Rev Alpheus Turner. the new Bowery Beach pas
tor, is not only successful fisher of men, but he
evidently knows thing or two about the old Simon
Peter method. Thursday morning he came over to
the Lights with about a hatful of clans and per-
suaded one OF the assistants to take him out fishing
In less than two hours he returned to land having
exhausted his stock of bait and caught thirty nice
Goldfish.
The farmers are all complaining of the lack of
rain Many have resorted to irrigation, by carting
water from their wells to moisten the parched soil
and thirsty vegetation
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THE FIREWORKS.

Early in the evening the slope of the West
ern Pro nenade was covered with men, women
and children, eager to witness the fireworks,
which were exhibited on the plain below. In
fact, the people came out in nearly as large
numbers as they did when the sham fight
occurred in the same place about three years
ago.
From sunset till long after dark the flights
OF the parachute rockets, tourbillons, Anglo
Japanese bombs, meteoric shells, bengolas
gaussions, Roman candles, and Anglo-Japan-
ese mines, all in different colors, brought forth
cries of applause from all sides. There seemed
to be Kissing of rockets and other aerial
works continually, but when such grand de-
vices as the Trojan shield, the Turkish cross,
The Day We Celebrate, and the American
Eagle were exhibited cries of appreciation
burst forth from the threats of thousands.
The thick fog which enveloped the city at
the time was unfavorable from the first for a
very bright illumination, and the long grass
under foot was wet, but the exhibition ap-
peared to be a success. Chambers Band
seated on an elevated band stand constructed
for the occasion, interspersed the display with
patriotic airs and helped to make the evening
a lively one
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Forest Fires.

A Patten correspondent of the Bangor Wing
says forest fires are doing immense damage in
that section. A large fire between the head
OF the Alegssh and st. John rivers has been
burning for three weeks and must be DESTROY
ing many millions OF timber. Another fire
between Greenville and West Branch Penob-
scot commenced about week ago and is now
running with terrible force. On Sunday an
other fire was started on Wassattaquoik, about
the West side Of Township and Range 8, ard
is now sweeping the timber North in that sec
ton. The air in and about Patten is full of
clnders and ashes, and the smoke is so dense
that view OF the country North and West is
excluded. Road makers, while at work some
eight miles above Patten Village, in Hersey
town. on Saturday evening, left FIRE burning
that they had kept up to smoke the flies off
while at work, and during that night it got to
running, and on Sunday morning burned up
the crop of grain and potatoes of Charles viii
let, and 1t was with much difficulty Mr.. Wilet
saved his buildings. These fires are being fed
by the large tracts of blown down timber of
the gales of last Fall, and the roaring of the
fire and leaping flames, as witnessed by night,
is something terrible and grand. Unless there
is rain very soon, many towns now valuable
for their timber must be entirely DESTROY ed and
worthless
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OLD ORCHARD BEACH.
What Press Reporter Discovers in His
RambIes.
OLD ORCHARD. July 4. 1884

OLD ORCHARD, July 4, 1884.
The Fourth" was observed in quiet manner
here, though last night about 12 o'clock the bells
we're rung as an amusing pastime for the night
Waterman, and to the great disgust of many of our
gu.s.s.
W. C.. Thomas, Esq, of Lewiston opens Troy
laundry with improved machinery next week.
W. j. Meader, Esq, of Augusta is at the Ocean
House.
Some patent swinging reclining chairs adorn the
piazza of the Lawrence House.
Quite number of the sterner sex went to Lake
Se6ago to day to view the boat between Conley
and reemer.
A large number of people have arriving during
the past few days, and the station during train
times now presents an animated scene.
A litter of white mice in front Of store door IL
drawing consider able attention,
The Sea Shore House had forty-one arrivals yes
terday and as many to-day which now gives this
beach.
Hon. Amos L. Allen of Alfred. ex-Clerk of Courts
of York County, was seen on the beach to-day in
wick, A''1 - A'N'1 w.
The Aldine which caters more for permanent
patronage already has several guests who have
taken quarters for the season.
number of pleasure yachts spread their sails Ia
The Old Orchard, Sea Shore and Ocean House or
chestras all arrive on Monday next.HOps will 6e the
order at each of these hotels every evening during
the season. The Hotel Fiske orchestra comes to-
morrow night, when the first hop will take place.
A large party Of merry picnickers were here to-
day from Lewiston, including few of the G.. A. r.
Post of that place.
young man from Biddeford, while riding this
morning on the steps of car on the Old Orchard
Beach railroad, and carelessly throwing himself
about, was struck by a switch and knocked from
the car. Otherwise than being little dazed and re-
eeiVng few bruises he escaped without serious in
Jury.
Mr.. W. A. Kimball, passenger travelling agent OF
the Mt. Desert line, is registered at the Ocean
House.
Among the many prominent people who have
gagged rooms at the Sea Shore House for the season.
may be mentioned Geo. b. Culver cashier Of the
First National Bank of No. Granville, NY, and
Oak Insurance Company, of Hartford Conn., and
family; j. n. Murdoch, member of the General
Assembly of Massachusetts, and wife, and Hon. A.
p Carpenter, Judge of the Supreme Court of New
Hampshire.
About three hundred excursionists came down
from Biddetord this afternoon. Fl. b. NJ.
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THE SAILING REGATTA.

There was large number of the friends of
the Portland Yacht Club gathered in the club
house, at the end of Custom House wharf,
yesterday morning to witness the sailing re-
gatta, while there was also large gathering
on the wharves of those interested in the sue
cess of the boats that did not belong to the
club. The races were sailed under the les of
the Yacht Club, and were under the charge
of the regatta committee, Messrs. Frank L.
Mosely, FL. R. Virgin, I'll. P. Larrabee and
W. 81. Stevens. All the yachts made flying
start, the first class at IL O'clock the second at
lilo, and the third at 11.20 a. N. The wind
was rather light from the east at the start, but
freshened later. In the first class there were
six entries, the Casco, Clarence, Willie, Cor
stance, Marie and Grace. They all got away
well together, in the order above named 1t
was very pretty race, as will be seen by the
appended time table. The prizes were won by
the Casco, Willie, Constance and Milly.
In the second class there were six entries,
the Flirt, Annie, Starlight, Bulldozer, Dart
and Cupid. The course was 81 miles. The
prizes were won by the Cupid, Starlight, Dart
and Bulldozer.
The third claas, or race for Hampton boats,
were won by the boats whose sailing time is
given below.
The following is the official time fable.
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IRISH sETTERs-A pair of Irish Settlers
l. thoroughbred, ten months old, for sale. W.
ORMSRY Oak Hill Scarboro. je24-4
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The Roxbury, Mass, artillery yesterday cele-
brated the Tooth anniversary of its formation.
Ten Eyck won the single scull race at Oak Point,
N. Y, yesterday. Time, 24m. 12s.
big fire is raging in Montreal. Nineteen houses
are already in ruins.
The formal presentation of the Bartholdi statue
to the United States government by France
took place in Paris Friday. M de Lessons made
the speech, and Minister Morton replied.
Six hundred representatives Of the ounty DEM
ocracy left New York for Chicago yesterday by
special train.
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LAWN TENNIS.

The lawn tennis tournament was witnessed
at p. m. by many friends of the game,
and was a very enjoyable feature of the day.
The contestants showed great skill. In the
singles, Mr.. Fessenden won two sets, Mr..
Prindle none. In the doubles, Messrs. Carpen-
ter and Prindle vs.. Messls. Brewer and Fes-
senden, the latter won two sets, and the
former none. Mr.. Fessenden won first and
Mr.. Prindle second prize, and Messrs. Fessen-
den and Brewer won first prize in the double
The games were for best in three sets. Chand-
ler's band furnished excellent music.
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Incidents and Accidents.

A loan named Thomas Howard, who be-
longs at Falmouth Foreside, was standing IN.
der large tree near the circus tent at Deering
yesterday afternoon, when large dead limb
fell and struck him in the groin. Mr.. Buck,
the hack driver, brought the man to the police
station in this city, and from there he was
conveyed in Rich's ambulance to his house.
He was about % years old, and sad he had
family.
A little son of Mr.. Perez Burnham, who re-
sides on Carleton street, had a pocket. full Of
crackers. They caught fire in some wav and
exploded, burning the boy badly about the
bowels
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BASE BALL,
PORTLAND REDS, 16; COMMERCIAL

PORTLAND REDS, 16; COMMERCIALS, o.
Yesterday afternoon, very interesting game
was played on the Western Promenade, be-
tween the Portland Reds and the Commercial
team, for the prize of 800 offered by the city.
The Reds won the toss and took the field. The
Commercial boys scored once in the first in
ming, but were unable to score again until the
fifth. The sixth, seventh and eighth innings
yielded them seven runs, but during this time
he Reds had made two or more runs each ins
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THRILLING EXPERIENCE.
Capt. Hall of Schooner Carrie Bertha
Narrates his Passage 90 New York Hn a
Terrific Gale Off the New Jersey Coast

PHILADELPHIA, July 3.-The brig Carrie Bertha
OF Portland, Me-, arrived here with cargo of ice
from Bath and Capt. Alvin B. Hall gives the follow
ing account of his thrilling experience:
I'VE sailed from Bath, Me-, June 21, and had
line weather tor four DAYS. On June 49, when off
Barnegat, N. j.. the brig was struck by terrific
gale, which carried away our foresail and manmast
We got the vessel under close sails The gale CON
tnued all day. At p. m. we sighted deep laden
two masted schooner running towarp us before the
wind with an American flag, union down. in the
rigging. AS she hove to under our lee, saw her
crew try to launch their boat but they were so ex.
cited and did it so bunglingly that the boat was
Immediately swamped. They had no other, and
ordered my crew to get large boat from the top
OF the forward house. The crew of the disabled
schooner caught it, and we plainly saw seven or
eight men jump into it and cast off. We then tried
to rescue the crew in the boat, and wore our brig
around, intending to run down to them. We work
ed Tor over an hour, but the man on the schooner
seemed to have completely lost his head and drove
us away every time. Night coming on, we left them
TO avoid being run down. The next morning we
saw vessel which might have been the same
schooner, but she was so far away we could not
make her out. We thought her name was William
Hnpper, and she seemed to be loaded with coal
Ihere is no such vessel recorded as the William
Hupper, but Capt, Hall no doubt saw the schooner
Mary ": Hupper, Capt. Messervey, which cleared
from Baltimore on juno 81, with coal for Boston.
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Bridgton Celebrates.

Bridgton celebrated the 4th very creditably
by ringing of bells and salutes, parade of fam
TASTES, procession of the various fraternal or.
CARNATIONS, trades-people, ETC., reading of the
Declaration, Grafton by Rev. Il. Bernard Car
penter of Boston, regatta, and a brilliant dis
play of fireworks in the evening, The peonle
OF the town and its suburbs were out in force
and Bridgton was decked in its gayest attire.
the programme OF the committee was success
fully carried out in every particular.
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FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS-.
SENATE

WASHINGTON. July 4.
After prayer by Bishop Andrews the Declaration
of Independence was read by General McCook,
Secretary of the Senate.
Mr.. Hale submitted a report of the conference
committee on the deficiency BILL stating that there
were % of the Senate amendments on which the
conferees were unable to agree.
The Senate further insisted its amendments
and reappointed the same committee on conference.
The Dill to grant Pc nsion to the widow of Com
modore Watson was taken up and passed.
The an endment to this BILL offered yesterday by
Mr.. Van Wyck, to make all pensions to widows $l2
month instead of So, was laid on the table.
number Of other pension bills were passed,
widow of General E. o. G. Ord, I'd.
The Senate then went into executive session, and
when the doors were reopened took recess until
At the evening session message was received
from the House, announcing concurrence in the
conference report on The river and harbor bill.
The Senate agreed to the reports of its own con-
ferences the other bills, and then proceeded to
consider the postal telegraph bill.
After some discussion the bill was postponed I'M
TIL the second Monday in December.
A bill was passed to establish bureau of naviga-
Iion In the treasury department. under commits
sion of navigation.
The Senate then went into executive session, and
at l0.55 took a recess till 10 tomorrow morning.
HOUSE.
The House met at 10 o'clock this morning in
continuation of Thursdays session. The confer
once report on the Dill TO c0nsOdate the bureau OF
military justice and corps of judge advocates was
agreed to.
The House then resumed consideration of the
Senate amendments to the Mexican pension bill, but
the want.of quorum was disclosed. Roll call
followed roll call in succession on motions to adj
Journ and for calls of the House until ]. 80 suhen
Mr. Randall of Pennsylvania presented the confer
ence report on The general deficiency appropriation
bill. 1t announces agreement on all the amend
ments in controversy except twenty-three. The
House refused to recede from its disagreement with
the Senate amendments, and another conference
committee was ordered. The conference report on
the river and harb0r bill presented and agreed
to. (Ihe bill calls for 1889 100 an increase of
$l $50 over the amount originally appropriated
by the House.)
Fibustering against the Mexican pension bill
continued until 4.45, when the House took recess
until evening.
Evening Session.
Consideration of the Mexican pension bill was re-.
sumed at the evening session, but on taking vote
upon the question OF concurrng in the sixth Senate
amendment no quorum voted.
MIR. Holman of Indiana submitted the conference
report on the legislative bill to % Senate
amendmeAts which are still in dispute, and the
House after insisting upon its disagreement and re-
appointing conference committee, adjourned until
. a. m. tomorrow.