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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-12-06

Mr. Isaac Walker. in his work on Dress, says
the first worn by man was In lOOO H. ~ anu
consisted OF linen cloth around the loins ana tle -hi
of leopard on the shoulders. In those days u h1h
take man many minutes 10 ump into us clothes "nsn
lie was aroused by alarm OF lire at midnight Twas
very unOstentatOus costume. but the weher VI ss
skin had To catch the leopard we'd rather pay taiioF
bills-fNOrrstOMn Herald
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
The Post Omee..

The patrons of the post offices at Cumser-
land Mills, salary 1921, and New Gloucester,
salary $3.50, in Maine, have petitoned the post
master general that the present postmastee bs
retained. These petitions were forwarded by
the Republican incumbents.
The patrons of Scarboro post office have Pc
titioned against proposed change of site.
The patrons of the North Windham and
North Yarmouth offices, have petitionsd for
the retention OF the present postmssters.
The following Democrats have made sppli-
cations for appointment as postmasters in Cum
berland county:
Portland, So, 1000, John j. Lynch. j. s. Palmer.
0tisheld. S92 Chas. +. Hancock.
Sebago, S263, Ed. l.. Parr.
South Windham, $3.50, f. H. Freeman.
North Bridgton, $780, H. @. Ktmball.
North Gorham, $3.50, G. W. shaw.
Knightville, $780, Joan S. Dyer, Geo. c. Mount
fort.
Gorham, s94o, s. K. johnson, Theo. D. Ed
Harrison, s437, M. Jordan.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
ON THE ROLLERS.


The Alameda at Bath was once more the scene
of a polo contest Saturday night after a rest Of
three weeks. The newly organized Bijous appear
ed, with Hammett In the cage, Smith, Dunn, Will
hams and Foster in their old places and Tommy
Cotter of the Walthams first rusher. On the
Alamedas Morse played goal and Lincoln in Rob-
erts place. Cotter got the first rush and Dunning
the first goal in minutes. The same order took
place in the second goal after " minutes play.
The third rush fell to Vaughan and after 10 min
utes play, Dunning secured the goal and game. The
game was exceedingly roughfor lockwood.
BENEFIT TONIGHT AT PORTLAND EINK.
Tonight the employees at Portland rink will have
benefit. Mr.. John Trott. the pleasant ticket
agent, Mr.. Claude Leayitt, who has charge Of the
skate room, and the skate boys will share the re-
ceipts of the evening and there should be large
crowd present. For attractions there will be an
exhibition of fancy skating by Jack McAndrews,
alone worth the price Oh ana s an m S
tion to general skating should draw crowd.
AT THE BIyoU.
Tonight at the Bijou there will be ladies' skate
check complimentary party; tomorrow night oc-
ours Manager Whittier's benefit; Wednesday,
ladies' floral party, which occasion ladies will be
presented with bouquet and skates will be free.
Thursday polo game between tne B1ous ssiT ano
and Saturday, ladies' skate check complimentary
party.
NOTES.
For Manager Whittiers benefit Tuesday night, in
addition to the polo game between the Bijous and
W. f. TBS, and the exhibition of fancy skating by
Prof. Caviss, there will be exhibition Of aero
batic feats by Ney and Creary. Skating will be
continued until IL O'Clock. Tickets should be OBJ
tanned at once as they are having ready sale.
Complimentary or package tickets will not be re-
ceived.
The Lewiston rink will be reopened this week un-
der the management of three Massachusetts, par
ties. one of whom we understand is w. Z. Carter,
of the Woburn Skating Academy. new polo
team has been organized including several of Mas
eachusetts' best players. They will endeayor to
make it the strongest in the State and contemplate
entering summer league.
The Tauntons have won the second medals in the
League, defeating the Somervilles in tie game.
new league has been formed in Massachusetts.
composed of the Woburns, Bay States, Globes and
Peabodys. They will play four games in every Sc
ries, two games In each rink, two games per week
for i've weeks. The prizes will be cash purses,
500 and $50. The games will be limited to half
hour, the clubs winning the most goals in that
time to be declared victorious.
The Falmouths went to Richmond Saturday night
and played the club of that place, defeating them
in 15 minutes by three goals to /. The features of
the game were the remarkable stops of Pickett in
the goal, and of Mclean and Burns OF the Fal-
mouths.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
BASE BALL.
PoRrnANDs 4; BRocKroNs s.

PoRTLANDs A; BROCKToNs s..
saturday afternoon the first league game to be
played here this season was contested by the
brocKtons and Portlands In the presence OF about
1oou people, The steady rain of Friday night had
put tne grounds in bad condition and in some plac-
es In the out field the water stood two three in
cnes deep. The Brocktons are q good looking
SET OF men and they can play ball well. Their field
ing Is excellent, only being made outside
Oh Inc battery. Willis pitched for the visiting club
Mcuunnigie, the Brockton's captain, plays ball in
tne western STYLE disputing the decisions of the
umpire and carrying on long arguments. Portland
audiences do not Ike this sort of thing and Mr..
McGunnigle won a areputstienland name in short
order. Kicker" will not soon be forgotten here.
The Bsocktons went to the bat first. They failed
to score, leaving McGunnigle and Howard on
bases. In the second inning Cudworth got the first
and went out at second, Shaw made a safe hit, but
Rudehan going out on strikes and McGunnigle at
first, completed the inning with no run. The
Brocktons got nothing in the nextItwo innings but
in the fifth. Hawes, Howard and Tofiing scored
after Rudehan and McGonnigle had gone out.
Hawes and Tofiing took first on balls and Howard
made safe hit. Bignel also struck safe, but went
out at third base The visitors added cphers to the
score board for two more innings. but in the
eighth Tofhing and Bignen made runs, which COM
pleted the scoring
Barnes led OF for the Portlands with a safe hit,
oxley took first base on balls and scored. Barnes
going out on third by Anniss hit to short stop.
Pope and Phillips were out and Annis was left on
third base. No run was made for the home team
in the next two innings. In the fourth, Annis and
Philips hied out, Pope scored, and Wheelock was
out on second after making safe hit In the next
three the club failed to score, but number of base
hits were placed to their credit Barnes and Pope
made runs in the last two innings and Wheelock's
hy over the fence in the eighth brought in two men
and gave him home run. as was supposed. but
after delaying the decision 1or some little time, the
umpire sent the men back on foul. This decision
raised some discussion and the spectators appeared
to be about evenly divided in their opinion as to its
exactness.
The game was one of great interest and excite
ment and plays byPope and Rudehan were literally
Is not up to the max snd III a sng -
tone.
The snora ;s folIoxvs,
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
Feeding Eskimo Dogs.
Adventure of N Little Lad with stnrvtna
Wolf i'm the Wild Nsrth.
Lieut.. schwatha In NAV st. Nicholas.

Lieut. Schwatka In May st. Nicholas.
The duty of feeding the dogs is often In
trusted to the boys, and it is no easy work.
The most common food for the dogs is wal
rus skin, about an inch to an inch and
half thick, cut in strips each about as wide
as it is thick, and from a foot to eigh-
teen inches long. The dog swallows some
of these strips as he would snake; and It In
so tough that when he has swallowed about
twelve pieces, it is no great wonder that he
does not want snything more for two days.
Sometimes they ut the food up into little
pieces inside the igloo, where the dogs cam
not trouble the a, and then throw it out on
the snow; but this is not altogether q good
way, for then the little dogs get 1t all while
the big dogs are fighting, for these big burly
fellows are sure to bave an unnecessary row
over each feeding. If pieces too large to
swallow at gulp are thrown out, the large
dogs get the food; and so, between the big
dogs and the little dogs, the Eskimo boys
have hard time making an equal distrlbu-
tion among the animals.
One winter night, / remember, while on
our sledge journey, returning to North Had
sons bay, Toolooah was feeding his dogs
with no one to help him. He was on his
knees near the igloo door, and throwing the
bits to the various dogs, the heads of which
were crowded In the entrance. One big dog,
after it had received its share, having driven
all the other dogs away, seemed determined
not to leave. Teolosah grew angry, seized
his stick and rushed out after 1t to settle
matters. Bot he came rushing back even
faster than he went out, seized his gun hur-
riedly, and as hastily was gone again. Be-
fore we could surmise what it meant shst
was heard, and in a few seconds more Too
looah came crawling in, dragging a big wolf
black mouth in a way that made us shudder.
This was the big dog Toolooah had been
feeding, but it did not understand the Gus
toms Of the Eskimo dogs well enough to
know that it must stop eating when only
half satisfied; and this ignorance cost it It's
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
THE BICYCLE.
THE MoosEHEAp TRIP,

THE MOoSEHEAD TRIP.
The Globe says there is much interest being man
Tested among wheelmen regarding the proposed
tour to Moosehead lake, Maine, next July, under
the management of r. A. Elwell of this city. Many
names have already been handed In as members of
the party. Among those already pledged to go are
f. d. johnson of Brockton, who is the only wheel
man, except Mr.. Elwell, who has been on all the
,aowneast" a. tours; Sanford Lawton, secretary of
Ine springfield club; O. II. Lamson OF this city; W
ID. Mccormack of the Citizens club of New York
A. y. Marsh of Springfield and many others, The
oown-east tours of previous years have not proven
Si. as tney might, owing to the poor
aition OF the roads, but for the coming trip route
mas been selected that will take IN far better roads
and In other ways the manager has ayailed himself
oI Oh former years to add to the comfort
ana enjoyment OF his party. In nearly every town
along the route preparations are being made for
some Kind OF an entertainment for the Wheelmen-
palis, receptions, races, excursions, etc.
THE oYcLoMETER FIGHT
AS has been previously mentioned MIR, C. H.
Lamson OF this city has invented a cyclometer for
measuring the distance traveleduby bicycle. 1t is
constructed on the cam principle and Mr.. Butcher
OF Boston has patented that 1t is claimed works
on the same principle. An item appeared In a
@ noston n Paper week ago to the effect that there
SETTLE VINO had the best claim to the idea. The
owners Oh the Butcher meter have a patent but It
Tn u ulneIent IN make from the Lamson meter. Mr..
Lamson mas applied for patent on his but has not
yet received 1t. In the same paper with the item
aDove quoted, was an item to the effect that firm
N boston had enloined all dealers against selling
Mo Mr Iason arns analr as it was Infringement.
49, Laneon writes the paper that no legal actions
n.e Deen taken. He also said in conversation that
an interference case had been entered at the patent
, Wy tne preprietors of the other meter and it
sestied. SET, He is confident that he has proofs that
WILL ueciue the matter in his favor.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
GEN. GRANT.
Feeling i'm Good spirits-The Swelling in
the Throat Increased.

Feeling i'm Good spirits-The Swelling in
the Throat Increased.
NEW YORK, May 9.-After his dinner to-
day Gen. Grant felt in first rate spirits, and
partook of his luncheon with an increased
appetite. He rested for while and then re-
sumed work on his book, which he kept up for
nearly two hours. The swelling in the throat
has very perceptibly increased, though the
pain remains about the same. DR.. Douglass
will remain all night as usual
NEW YORK, May 10.--Gen. Grant slept Iuly
seven hours Saturday night, and when the
four doctors Of the staff met 10 consultation
this afternoon they found the Generals coDdi-
tion was. il anything, improved, but the car-
oerous spots were unchanged.
DIR. Barker sails for Europe this week, and
this was his last consultation before going
When about to leave, be bade the General
goodbye and said: "When I come back in
the autumn, 1 shall expect to find your literary
work finished to your satisfaction"
"You don't expect to find me, though, do
you," said the General.
81 shall hope to, anyhow" responded DR..
Barker, as he went away,
DR.. Shrady said the two new cancer epots
had not perceptibly increased since Wedues-
day. AT 5 O'Clock this afternoon Gen. Grant,
attended only by Harrison, left his house and
walked to Sixty-seventh street anu back His
pace wss more brisk than during any previous
walk, and on his return he mounted the steps
with as little evidence OF WEAKNESS as on
previous occasions OF exercise.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
Peter Lunsden.
The Scotch Sportsman Who Is Now GuR
ming in Afghanistan.
FrOm smalley's Letter to the Tribune.)

Qrom Smalley's Letter to the Tribune.)
Sir Peter Lumsden is probably as good
man as could have been found for the difd-
cult post he holds on the Afghan frontier.
A hard-headed Scot is the description his
friends delieht to give of him. He il fifty
six years old; the son of a soldier and him
self a soldier from his youth upward. His
life has been spent in the east. He served
during the Indian mutiny, then in the China
war of 1860, where he contrived again to
bear share in all the multifarious fighting
that went on. Then he rose to be major
general in the Indian army and member Of
the Indian council. In the latter capacity
his experience of civil affairs was wide.
Since he has been in charge Of the Afghan
boundary commission, the government have
leaned on him with complete confidence, and
there is but one account of the completeness
with which he has justified it. He journeysd
to the scene of his labors by way of TifiIs,
leaving London at the beginning Of
October, meeting that Russian fire-brand,
Prince Dondoukoff Korsakoff, en- route,
breakfasting with hint must have
been a grim meal-and arriving on
the Afghan frontier by the first Of
November, the appointed date. General
Zelenoy, also, he met as he Travelled. This
Russian commissioner, instead Of going on
with him, betook himself to st. Petersburg
for further orders; step which, followed
as 1t was by his unexplained and prolonged
absence, ought, l think, long since to have
opened English eyes to Russia's real pur-
pose.
Sir Peter Lumsden none the less entered
upon his work; spent five months amid the
SHOWS and almost Artic cold of those Gen.
trail Asian hills, surveying the whole country
between the Murghab and Heri-Rud. His
armed escort does not exceed 400 men. Like
the mighty sportsman he is, he relieved his
labors with the theodollte by much shooting
of pheasants. His private letters describe
the sport as better than anything known In
England. His reports to the government,
meantime, were models of soldierly and d.
plomatic correspondence. Terse, lucid, and
always to the point, say those who have
read them. He states facts, expresses his
opinion on them, never argues; gives re-
suits and not processes, accepts the full re-
sponsibility of his view, and stands ready at
any moment to act on them. Over the Az
ghans he speedily acquired an influence, and
even won the confidence OF that most sus-
picions of peoples. Between him and the
fire. e-eating Muscovite colopels descending
through the desert upon Afghan lands there
IL perhaps but one point In common. They
may both be trusted to give good account
OF themselves when it comes to fighting.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
Munjey Water supply.

To the Editor of the Press:
The Communication of the Portland Wster
Company to the Committee on Fire Depart
ment, published in the PREss Of ESaturday,
May 9th, certainly contains indications OF in
improve the poor and unreliable supply OF wa
ter to the top level of Munjoy Hill. This in-
tent and the efforts made by the company to
carry it out will be duly appreciated by all
residents of that portion of our city. But the
Communication does not accurately state the
position assumed by the petitioners In some es-
sential respects. Since the frst introduction
of Sebago water into this city, the supply to
the higher levels of Munjoy has been far from
adequate, varying greatly during the course of
each year, so that many times we have been
at the mercy of confagrstions should they
happen. and it has been almost an everyday
experience to be annoyed by failure of water
Tor domestic uses. This has been the case
with the Munjoy section of the city beyond
any other.
At length, the past winter, after an unusu-
ally severe water famine, the feelings of the
people found expression in the petition refer
red to in the communication. The petition Is
addressed to our city government, and asks
that application be made to the Portland Wa
ter Company to meet its contract with the city
tosfurnish the amount and volume OF water
needful to supply the higher elevations Of
Mnnjoy Hill.
Section first of said contract is a covenant
with the city, without charge, to furnish &C all
times to public buildings, school houses, and to
extinguish fires, etc., such amount and volume
of water as May be needful.
Section third contains special provision for
Bramhsll and MuDioy hills. The language of
the contract is: "a RESERVOIR, or reservoirs
shall be constructed on BrGn1hoH or Munjoy
hills of the capacity of 10000, 900 gallons and
the higher elevations Of BrdnshaU and MI1joy
shall be supplied by q stdnd-pipe, or by grQuitd-
ton directly from the nloin," etc.
The petition follows the substance Of this
section, and asks for supply by stand-pipe
reservoir, or By such other contrivonce as may
be expedient. The petitioners did not proceed
blindly, but believed, and still believe, that il
necessary the company should run an untap-
ped pipe to Mupiey from some point beyond
the city limits.
With relation to the waste of water in tho
city, the figures given by the company are, II
accurate, astounding. Nevertheless, the terms
of the contract make it plain that it was con-
templated in the beginning that the heights of
the city might have to be supplied by special
means. With our average water pressure,
when anything, at ten pounds, we are certain
ly not guilty OF waste on Munjoy. We shall
await the new arrangements and hope for their
success. M. A, r.
Portlsnd, May 9th, 1885.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
MUSIC AND DRAMA.

sTOcKBRIDGE COMPLIMENTARY
The concert tickets for the concert complimenta-
ry to Mr. Ira Stockbridge. will be sold at m to-
day, the numbers being given out at am. Our cit
izens should give Mr. rStockbridge packed house on
this occasion only account of the efforts he has
made to present splendid line Of entertainments
but also account of the talent which will appear
on this OCCASION comprising w. Fl. Fessenden, the
TENOR Lichtenberg the violinist Miss Rose Stewart
soprano; the Germania and Temple, and Phiomela
Ladies Quartetts.
NOTES.
The Haydns will give the oratorio of "Saul" next
Wednesday evening.
Raymond will appear at Portland Theatre in his
new piece "For Congress-"
Carrie Swain win be here in lead, the Tomboy''
next week.
Bosworth Pest netted 5000 from the performance
of the Yankee Artillerist.''
Mr.. Joseph Wheelock will support Miss Fanny
Davenport in Fedora playing Lorls during her
Hon. George II. Boxer, adthcr of Francesca da
Rimini" has just finished another play for Mr..
Lawrence Barrett. 1t is entitled "Glaucus',
and is founded on Bulwer's ''Last Days Of Pom
-peii.'
Mr.. James O'Neil and Stetson's monte Cristo''
company will begin today fortnight's tour on the
eastern circuit.
Edwin Booth and Nine. Ristori supported by the
latter's English company. appeared in Macbeth
at the Academy of Music New York, Saturday
night before the largest audience that ever wit
messed dramatic representation in that city. Ev-
cry seat anu aisle were occupied, and over 300 peo-
Ristori recalled several times at the end of
cry act. and cheers were mingled with applause.
The receipts were over $4,000. Nine. Ristori sails
for Europe on Wednesday.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
The Sea Serpent Within the Gold
en- Gate.
[san Francisco Post.l

There is much excitement along the water
front in this city and on the opposite side of
the bay. The great sea serpent, with which
many newspapers readers are familiar, has
arrived and is lashing the waters of the har-
Dor with his 60-foot tail. There is no mis-
take about it this time. J. P. Allen of the
Bank of California and other gentlemen re-
siding in Alameda have seen him, and that
settles it. According 10 Mr.. Aliens state
ment, he and the others were standing at
the stern of the ferryboat Garden City on
her $50 trip over one morning, and when
the steamer was at point between the Ala
media wharf and Goat island black mon
ster was suddenly seen to lift a 10-foot neck
out of the water, surmounted by head re-
sembling that of serpent and crowned with
two huge horns. The mouth, which was
open, must have been two feet wide. and
displayed rows of sharp teeth. The monster
carefully surveyed the passing steamer, and
then dived, at the same time bringing his
tail, which must have been so or 90 feet
long, up into the air and then down upon
the water with whack which sent the spray
and foam Is or 20 feet into the air. he re-
peated this performance several times at in
tervas OF a few seconds, and when last seen
was making bee line for the Alameda baths
off which some fishing foats we're anchored.
On arriving at this city, the gentlemen
spread the news, and an active lookout has
since been kept for his appearance.
The Portland daily press., 1885-05-11
NEW YORK.


English Men-of-War i'm American
Waters.
NEW YORK, May 9-The British man-of-
war Garnet which arrived of Tompkenville
last Sunday morning, presumably for the pur-
pose of watching tie Russian Strelock, weigh.
ed anchor this morning and cleared for Sandy
HOOK at ll.30. apparently eastward bound.
The commander, it is said, had received sealed
instructions from the other side The Cana
de-, the other British war ship, is also prepar-
ing for sea. Today, she was ccaling from
canal boat which was moored alongside.
Health officials at quarantine think both the
Garnet and Canada are to meet in some by
port before weeks time. Others think the
Garnet IS bound home via Halifax. The Sire
lock still lies in the North River, and no pren-
arations are being made to get her to sea.
The Barthoidi Statue ON its Way TO
America.
The committee appointed By the Chamber of
Con nerce to receive the commander and off,
GERS OF the French ship Issre, which IL now
on her way to this country with the Bartholdi
statue, met this afteSnoon and decided to ten
der banquet and an excursion about the har-
Dor to their guests. President Cleveland and
Cabinet, Gov. Hill, Gen. Hancock, the French
minister, and consul general at Nsw York,
Secretary Whitney, Commodore Cbsudler'
Mayors Grace, and Low, and Senator Eyarts
will be among the invited guests and probable
speakers.